Whole Foods Market

It’s almost a year since this Whole Foods has opened its doors on Mckinney Avenue and changed the grocery scene in Uptown, Dallas. Yet, this location is much more than a grocery store. It’s a wine bar. It’s a craft beer haus. It’s a farm-​to-​table lunch restaurant. It’s a takeout spot. It’s a smoothie place. It’s a workday patio sanctuary. The store is huge and houses everything from your fresh produce to florals to pet care to cleaning products to flip flops.
I just held a work meeting here over lunch. I found the parking situation to be surprisingly easy (large underground structure) and the free wifi to be convenient. I stayed for hours after ordering a green goddess juice and healthy lunch from the hot bar. The upstairs outdoor patio was a dream overlooking the bustle of McKinney Avenue cars and trolleys while the roof shaded me from the sun and the fans kept me cool. Great way to be productive while still taking in some fresh air on a Friday afternoon.

This location must be the most beautiful and most perfectly arranged whole foods on earth.
In the salad bar, every single leaf of lettuce, every piece of grilled vegetable, is perfectly arranged. The fresh bread loaves looked fantastic.
The floors are gleaming, the store looks like it’s ready for its grand opening and I am the first customer.
A very welcoming site after driving 3 ½ hours on I 35 from Austin. Bravo to the store manager and staff. I asked two questions and each person was very friendly and helpful.
My only complaint-​they were out of Tiramisu.
Jimmy’s food store was also out of Tiramisu.

4 stars for the FREE underground parking in an area that you rarely find free parking, or end up in a «forced valet» situation. Stairs or the elevator take you directly into the store.
Besides, the usual Whole Foods layout, this one boasts a coffee & smoothie bar, a cold deli bar, a hot foods bar, and a hot food ordering area that you use a computer touch screen to place your food order! To date, that menu includes burgers (your way with a wide selection of toppings), tacos (there’s a salmon one I’m dying to try), pizza, hot wings, and other items.
You can then grab glass of wine or a cold brew from the bar that, of course, has a really nice listing of beers & wine.
Oh, and in the morning, the pastries are fresh out of the oven, AND you can get a bagel sandwich or any other breakfast sandwich made to order.
There are tables, both inside and along the sidewalk outside, for you to sit at and enjoy your meal.
This location isn’t the largest one in DTown, but it is certainly one of the ones with the most interesting offerings besides groceries.
Money tip: Download the Whole Foods apps. This app offers extra discounts on items not listed in the sales flyer.

I was initially hesitant to write a review because Whole Foods is Whole Foods. I do, however, have a few observations that are unique to this particular location.
On the plus side, the store feels very spacious and open, making the shopping experience more pleasant. It’s a pretty store. The salad bar has also gotten more interesting since the first few months of this store’s opening.
On the downside, I’ve noticed some sloppiness on occasion. The bulk section, for example. I once shopped in the bulk section and noticed there were no pencils in the pencil holder. I searched the area and finally found a lone pencil sitting on top of a separate bulk bin. Misplaced, obviously. Someone probably also needs to check the salad bar every once in a while. On more than one occasion, I’ve tried to pour vinaigrette from a defective salad-​dressing bottle into a to-​go container and ended up leaking vinaigrette everywhere.
Customer service is kind of hit-​or-​miss too. I was in the vitamin section one day and was confused about the selection. I looked around to see if there was anyone around who could help, and saw no one. In contrast, the Whole Foods at the Lomo Alto location seems to have various employees stationed throughout the store to help customers with questions.
Anyway, despite the negative observations, I still give this location 4 stars because I’m a sucker for wellness and shop almost exclusively at Whole Foods.
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Minor edit: I’m an idiot. I recently realized I didn’t know how to properly pour from the vinaigrette bottle! Sorry for making a mess, Whole Foods! Love ya! ;)

This Whole Foods is in such a perfect location. It’s easy to walk to and if you’re a little further away there’s ample parking below in the garage.
The layout is simple and easier than other locations. They also have an awesome bar area and the best bartenders. Mary is hands down the best bartender. She is so knowledgeable and clearly passionate about the beers they serve, giving great customer service and providing suggestions.
This is one of our favorite ‘date night’ spots as you can grab a healthy meal and a local beer. They’ll also play audio for you if you have a certain team you’re following, which is sometimes hard to come by in the area.
Highly recommend.

Dear Whole Foods,
Even though it took an eternity to make my sandwich, it was just as dreamy as I imagined it to be, and even though I shouldn’t have, I ate the entire huge thing. You have a cool upstairs seating area where you can spy on everyone below, judging them on what they are purchasing at the checkout counter. There were people walking around the store shopping with glasses of wine, bravo, Whole Foods, bravo, you’ve cracked the marketing to the book-​club-​crowd code for a grocery store.
xxo,
Liana

Great location right on McKinney Ave. there’s a pretty spacious parking garage that is safe and well lit.
The staff is all nice and helpful. There’s a nice bar inside that serves a lot of craft beer.

Quick look rating: ⁵⁄₅ Food & Quality, ⁵⁄₅ Service, ³⁄₅ Price, ⁵⁄₅ Experience
Quick look at the positive options:
~ Location — it is close to downtown Dallas & Uptown
~ Quality of their fresh produce
~ Parking = underground, several levels (Yet, I have never had to park on anything lower than the first underground level.)
~ Knowledgable staff
~ Products that are healthier minded than ones that are carried at other stores.
~ Fish & meats that seem to come from healthier environments and treated better.
~ Able to eat in several locations: At the wine & beer bar/​area, out on the front porch, upstairs over looking the store, or even out side on the second floor overlooking the streets of Uptown.
~ Customer service is on point!
~ Love the herbs & spices area — great way to SAVE on your money. Only getting the amount you need!
~ Great flowers on hand! I’m always checking out the flowers!
~ The store is laid out in such a great way, in that you can get in and out pretty fast!
~ Fun little coffee bar
~ Every so often having the opportunity to taste some of their samplings! Usually on Sat they have vendors offering some of their products.
Negative notes:
~ It can get expensive (But you are paying for good to great quality and customer service).
~ To note: ~ Be careful if you go grab a beer or a glass of wine to drink while or before you gather your hopping items. A person’s basket on most times will get larger, and your bill larger.
My final thoughts for now:
~ Come for just the items on your list. Shop fast and get out!
Over all, I will be back!

First off, yes this Whole Foods comes with pretty good parking below the store in a garage. For the people that live far enough from it to where walking is not an option, this is certainly important to know!
As for the store, it is a solid store. Whole Foods has got that great blend of ridiculous and really neat finds. The service is helpful and the store is not too big that you feel overwhelmed.
What is really great about Whole Foods is their lunch options. A lot of it tastes really fresh and is delicious, while on some days it is a bust and there just aren’t that many good options.
And last but not least, I personally think most of the stuff there is overpriced. But Whole Foods has their followers and all the more power to them.

So I feel like an idiot.
The first time I went– I couldn’t find parking, and didn’t go.
The second time– I parked illegally.
The third time– I realized there’s an underground parking lot. Oh. Good idea.
As you might expect this Whole Foods carries Whole Foods food. All the bananas you can imagine. Artisan breads. Yadda, yadda, yadda.
The key here is that it’s a great lunch spot for all of us that work in uptown. Grab a slice of pizza, a custom made sandwich, or a ready made sandwich. They have counters for orders as well as buffet tables for self serve to-​go boxes. Great for a workday lunch. Or grab a beer if it’s not a workday. Or grab a beer because it’s a workday.

We absolutely love this place! I was seriously afraid we’d blow our bank account when it opened, but we’ve been eating there so much instead of going out to eat, we’re doin’ alright. Ha! They have the BEST salad bar and tons of easy grab-​and-​go food options. The make-​your-​own sandwich kiosks are great, although it does take a little while for your sandwich to be made. The sushi station always has tons of options. The pizza bar is decent, sometimes the slices aren’t as warm as I’d like. The bar is really nice (with beer AND wine on tap!), and you can grab a beverage to take with you around the store. There’s plenty of indoor/​outdoor seating in the bar area and on the 2^nd floor.
A few of my house favs:
— Freshly Ground Honey Roasted Peanut Butter: There’s a machine that grinds it right in front of you! — located right in the middle of the store.
— Smokehouse Chicken: located in the back by the BBQ station and on the hot stand next to the salad bar.
— Shrimp Wonton Soup: in the sushi bar — sometimes, wish they had it more often.
— Fisherman’s Cioppino: on the soup bar — sometimes, it rotates daily.
— Snickerdoodle Sandwich Cookies — cookie bar in the bakery; totally worth the calories.
Lots of gems to be found around the store! We really like the WF’s house 365 brand items to save a bit of $, especially the Pleasant Morning Buzz Vienna Roast 1lb bag of coffee for around $ ¹⁰⁄₁₁. Great coffee for a very reasonable price. I could go on and on…
I love seeing everyone walking with Whole Foods bags around the neighborhood. It definitely kicks the neighborhood up a notch!

I was in town for a friend’s wedding and happened to stay at a hotel (Le Meridien The Stoneleigh) that was literally 2 minutes away from this Whole Foods, which was very convenient for me.
Pros:
— ample parking in their underground parking garage
— selection is similar to the other Whole Foods locations
— a bar for those who want some alcohol
— outside dining patio on the second floor (there’s a fan)
— clean, well kept
Cons:
— nothing
I must admit that this location is better than some back in Houston. Highly recommend if you’re in downtown Dallas and in need of groceries.

I really like this location. No it is not the largest WF in the metroplex, but it is convenient, modern, and has a great city feel. The layout is easy to navigate and walk through, and it is bright and cheerful. It kind of reminds me of a location that I visited in Hollywood.
There is ample parking in the garage, which will lead you into the store via elevator. The bar area was cool with tv’s and bathrooms nearby. Unisex bathrooms at that. There is a cute terrace area where you can eat outside, as well as seating on the top floor.
i am sure that uptown residents are happy that WF came to this area. I don’t live there, but am there enough that I can already predict that I will shop there frequently.

Finally a grocery store within walking distance! I went here opening night and was entertained at how much of the uptown clientele were enjoying an adult beverage while they did their grocery shopping.
First the good:
Parking: Beyond my expectations, the parking was pleasantly really good and convenient. There are many spots and it’s easy to go from the parking lot, to upstairs where the grocery floor is located.
Layout: I loved the flow of the store. As others have noted, it’s not as big as other Whole Foods, but it gets the job done and definitely welcomed in uptown.
The bar: Should have mentioned this first, but the bar is always full of people looking to sample a local craft brew or wine. At times, it seems that this part of the store gets more attention than the groceries, but I don’t see anything wrong with that at all.
Lots of food options: Inside, there is a plethora of ready-​made food. In the northeast corner, there’s a BBQ station with all of the fixings. Farther down there is a bakery with delicious looking pastries and cookies. Towards the southern entrance, there is a pizzaria with a legit looking oven where you can get 2 slices for $ 6. Not bad at all. Lastly, there is a barrista station fixing up good cups of coffee.
Second floor sitting: Here you can bring your drinks and food, and enjoy the chaos that is uptown Dallas from the second floor. Really nice ambiance and a good place to chill in uptown that’s not a bar.
So and so:
The variety: I feel like the variety is great in some areas, and could be better in others. The groceries themselves are pretty good and are priced well for being in Whole Foods AND in uptown. Their wine selection is small, but it does the trick. Some bottles I saw as being priced as $ 7 over Taget, and some as only $ 1.50 more. I did appreciate that they offered some Texas wines (Becker Vineyards). However, I was just ever so slightly disappointed with their beer selection. I’m in the minority here, but I feel that they have too many IPA’s. Or if you prefer, not enough of everything esle. Space is limited, I get that, but half of the selection shouldn’t be one type of brew. I would like to see more bocks and lagers. Also, more beers for individual purchase (which could be enjoyed on the second floor).
Needs improvement:
Remember that pizza I was talking about? Well, you better get some when it first comes out of the oven, because they are not displayed under a heat lamp. My gf and I went here and bought some food to eat on their second floor. She got a couple of slices of pizza which were almost at room temperature. The pizza was good, but they need to work on the whole temperature issue. I picked up a baked potato with pulled pork from the BBQ station and was somewhat disappointed. I know I’m not at Pecan Lodge, but I was expecting more flavor, especially with the marketing reading «smoked in house». I could not taste any smoke…
Overall, this is a solid addition to the uptown scene, and I can see myself coming here often if I don’t feel like getting in my car to save a few bucks.

I am so glad that Uptown finally got a Whole Foods! It may not be the biggest Whole Foods, but it’s functional and to the point. I like the flow of the store. I also like that it actually isn’t too big. If I need more specific grocery items, I can always drive to a bigger store. But, for me to get in and out with weekly groceries, this store is perfect!
Parking is also easy. Their garage leads you straight up to the store.
I did tell the Deli Meat Dept to start offering a few more turkey varieties. They currently have two Maple Honey Turkey meats and one Smoked Turkey, without any Oven Roasted. Hopefully, that will change soon.
I love how they also have a Tap Room in the store. It definitely serves another purpose for being right in the heart of Uptown on McKinney Ave.
It’s a winner to me! But, they will have to work on some of their employees’ customer service skills. There was a leak in one of the crates in the produce section and instead of the two workers saying «excuse me» when they walked over to try to tend to it, they totally walked over us and pushed us out of the way. We can’t help it that one of their crates had a leak, but they can definitely treat customers with respect and say «excuse me».

I really enjoyed this Whole Foods; they have done a really good job of catering to the neighborhood demographics, yet they also have the ample grocery selection that WF customers expect.
Being in Uptown, the emphasis in this store is on «grab and go» healthy meals. You can get fresh pizza, bread, meat & seafood, and of course the salad and olive bar. One thing I did notice here that I haven’t seen at other WF markets is an «antipasto bar» with a selection of grilled veggies so you can make your own custom antipasto platter; look for it on the end of the prepared food islands nearest the bread.
They have a full aisle of personal care, shampoo, and cosmetics, which is really nice in such a small store; again demographics matter. And of course, a great wine and beer bar, where you can get a growler of beer to take home with you. They also have wine on tap, if that’s your thing.
Overall, I think they did a nice job of «customizing» this WF for the neighborhood, while keeping the selection and quality that WF customers expect.

Great new location! We live downtown, so we’re pretty thrilled to have a Whole Foods close enough to walk to now. And fortunately there’s plenty of parking for when we do feel like driving. I love that the trolley stops right outside, and there is more bike parking out front than I’ve seen at any establishment on McKinney Ave.
Since it’s the first week of opening, there are some pros and cons. They currently have some really great deals (half off salmon, cheap supplements) and when we visited for the first time on a Saturday afternoon there were plenty of delicious samples and several masseurs offering massages to interested shoppers. But they are still working on filling their shelves, and one or two of our favorite products that exist at most Whole Foods locations weren’t in store yet (although they said they were on order). There’s a great salad bar, a juice and coffee bar, beer on tap, plenty of stations to get pizza and sandwiches and lots of great upstairs and patio seating.
Ultimately, it’s a great location, and I’m excited to have it here!

So far so good. WF never fails to disappoint the health foodie. I have been waiting since they were building the place.
Whole foods in Uptown Dallas has long been awaited by the locals and far away dwellers alike. You would think of all the places this high-​end grocery store would be in of all places it would be here first but better late than never, right?
If you live in the area you’ll know it’s right across the street from Gold’s Gym and right next to the ZAZA hotel. I parked in the garage as there are literally no parking spots around. Very common in Uptown if you are familiar. I went around 3pm on a Saturday. I came up the stairs from the basement garage. I first got myself the green smoothie. If you are a WF regular like myself you would know that each store has their own list. Their list is my favorite by far! They have this green smoothie that has kale, spinach, coconut water, orange juice, banana, and pineapple. Made with perfection! :)
They had a lot of free samples. Plenty of places to sit and eat by the bar, upstairs, and on the outside patio. Their bar looks like a sports bar with flat screens which was kind of nice. There is a NEW addition to WF’s which is that they have THREE touch screens to order your sandwiches. We all know this technology exists but it’s finally at WF’s!
Keep in mind, it can get real busy during the week on lunch breaks and dinner hours. If you go in between then you should be completely fine.

Finally a grocery store uptown!!! Easy parking lower garage level, friendly staff, great option for lunch with the Salad Bar! beer tasting while the wifey shops ;) the clientele is all the beautiful people of Dallas

Living downtown Dallas we have no grocery store. Lo and behold «Whole Paycheck» opens a new store across from my gym, Golds, in uptown, an easy 10 minute bike ride from my house.
I came on opening day around noon.
Buttoned down business men kooky casual families and quirky aged loners flocked the space that seemed larger than I was expecting with all the needed hits — beer and wine, breads and cakes, fresh seafood, a huge salad bar and gobs of prepared take away foods.
The sandwich counter has a digital ordering kiosk, which was prudent as it was packed with a cue.
2 grilled chicken breasts, a teriyaki sweet potato slice, baked garlic and roasted fennel
was washed down with a San Pellegrino for under $ 9. That’s not much more than a Whataburger combo meal.
Dallas city central benefits from this convenient addition as someone apparently woke up and smelled the organic cappuccino of a real need.