Outpost Natural Foods

I come here for the café only. The coffee, beer, sandwiches are good but anything else is so overly priced I can’t believe people really shop here. I mean the «special» is 1lb of strawberries for $ 5.99? I guess I just don’t get the whole organic locally grown thing

I tried their ‘all natural’ sushi. It was the worst sushi I’ve ever had in my life, for the first time ever I feel ill from one of my favorite foods. They use brown rice and its no longer sushi at that point. Both the texture and taste were completely wrong. Imagine eating raw fish and quac with oatmeal.
Whoever had that brilliant idea, just no.

One of four locations, the Mequon store is about the size of a Walgreen’s but packs a lot in to a small area. The selection covers just about everything you could expect to find for your regular shopping trip, though you won’t see many familiar brands in here. It’s nice to see some alternative shelf items with more local signage and descriptions that advertise products with a purpose. Much of what you find here is recycled packaging, fair trade and sustainably grown and harvested.
The appearance of the store is well kept, though this is also to be expected since the building itself is just over a year old. It’s also a testament that there are always cars in the parking lot, even though the location is a ways down from the main Mequon business hub.
The service is generally very good, though the café is liable to leave you waiting if you show up in the middle of lunch or dinner and expect to be the only one with that idea. It’s a busy place, and while the food is worth the wait, you should also be ready to hang out for a minute. It’s definitely not fast food for your watch or your wallet.
I do enjoy shopping here, and it’s easy to get lost even in the small building thanks to the variety of interesting goodies along the shelves. It’s definitely worth it to keep an eye out for employees in case you have questions. (Wait, this jerky is buffalo meat? Why is there snot in my kombucha? What on earth is that and how do I cook it?)
I would have rated but decided to compensate since unfortunately some disgruntled employees decided to take out unrelated grudges here. Download the Glassdoor app for employment reviews and leave Unilocal for evaluation of services, please.

Very cool, locally owned store. Kinda has a Whole Foods/​Trader Joes feel to it, but I do like the fact that it is owned by the employees and not franchised out. Prices are decent. It’s nice to see a lot of vegan, gluten-​free items. I also like the fact that they have other things than just food & drinks. They also have medicine and other painkillers should you need it. Their coffee selection is great as well.
I wouldn’t shop here regularly, just based on some of their prices, but it’s a good place to check out every so often.

Nice place to shop but don’t ever work here. They act like they care about their employees and are different from a big chain store… but they’re exactly the same. So glad I left when I did.

The food is great but don’t ever apply there. It may be a community oriented place but it is run like coorperation. No wonder why some reviews say the service is lack luster, management refuse to schedule appropriately to meet the quality service requirements. Whenever a problem is brought to management, it is swept under the rug. All anybody cares about there is a pay check. there is plenty reasons why this café has so much turn over. Glad I left.

If you’re here during the lunch hour, you have a 50% chance of finding me eating my favorite sandwich in all of Milwaukee — mozzarella tomato. They slather it in this pesto that is out of this world good. You want it heated up — trust me on this. The cheese gets barely melty and makes it just messy enough to be fun.
In addition to your mozz tomato sandwich, you need to order a small kale kiwi apple juice. Now I know that just sounds way too healthy and you don’t think it will taste good. TRUST ME. Order it. It’s the same price as your morning starbucks and is a million times better for you. They juice things better than other natural food stores in the area. No grit — no leftover vegetable bits — just yummy juice.
To make sure this lunch isn’t TOO healthy, in the refrigerated section where you order your sandwich, track down their little oatie cookie sandwich. It’s two homemade oatmeal cookies with a cream cheese filling. Sometimes you can even find them with a raspberry filling. If they have the raspberry filled one, get that one. SO YUM.

Sometimes I like to travel between the different Outpost locations, including Mequon. This one is an easy bike off the Interurban/​Oak Leaf trail, if you make an afternoon of it.
The café is one of the highlights for me. They have several beers, ciders and even kombucha on tap. Have a seat and enjoy a fresh salad, sandwich or even a pizza — hot from the wood oven. Unlike the Silver Spring location, Mequon has a butcher counter. They also have an impressive selection of coffee and tea to choose from.
They do not seem to have as large of a selection of beer and wine as the other Outpost locations, but the choices they do have are solid staples.
Fun Fact: I love the gift selections here; whether books, jewelry or soap. My earrings and earmuffs from Outpost fetch some of the most compliments when out and about!

Wow — what a great addition to the area.
I’ve been working by this location for several years and have been living nearby for the last couple. This store is a huge addition to the grocery store and fresh food scene in the area.
I’ve been here a handful of times lately and all of my colleagues visit here frequently for lunch now. I’ve shopped a few times and then ordered from the café.
There are bike racks to lock up your bike, electric car charging station, bistro tables to sit outside, and raised garden beds just all on the outside. Once you walk in your are greeted by the welcome counter and start off by the hot food section where you can sit down and eat.
The store is huge compared to their other locations yet is considerably smaller than your national or regional chain stores. You walk through the produce section first that leads you back to the dairy and meat department at the back of the store.
The staff here is super helpful when it comes to finding something, asking for recommendations, and just overall friendly and easy to talk with. I ended up joining since they were doing a promotion to become a member and happy I did.
The bulk section has tons of stuff that you can get on the cheap so definitely check that out. They have a beauty section, a performance (supplements, etc.) section, and a book with gardening sections.
Yes, you’ll pay more than at a big box store yet this is locally grown, organic food that is supporting the local economy so it is well worth it. Plus the quality of the food is amazing here.

I’ve been back several times since. The service is still lackluster at best but the soups and hot bar choices don’t disappoint. Great variety in the prepackaged items, and it’s great to be able to pick up a few groceries or bulk items at the lunch hour.

Bad form Kellie C to give this one star because your sandwich took too long on Day 2! :)
I am not focused on the sandwiches, but value and amazing selection of organic foods. Its quite awesome if I do say so myself. We love it and are so happy its close to home.
Buying organic or locally sourced doesn’t have to be more expensive. Having said that, getting in the right mind set that spending 25% more on healthy food with no pesticides going into your body should be completely worth it. Its like $ 20 more on the grocery bill, which is a drop in the bucket compared to how much we as a society spend on meals out or «odds and ends».
Love it!

There are indeed food options in Mequon, but Outpost rounds out my choices when I’m in Ozaukee County. It’s no secret that I love my co-​op (yep, I’m an owner but here are like 18,000 of us cuz, you know, it’s a co-​op), but they outdid themselves on this location. I stopped by during their first week which is always a dangerous thing to do, but they did really well. I did see some familiar staff faces from my ‘home’ store, so I’m guessing they called in the troops to help with the store. It was very busy but staff was pleasant and attentive. What I’m really excited about the stone oven (yay pizzas!) and local beer on tap. I admit, you can take the girl outta’ Milwaukee but you can’t take the Milwaukee outta’ the girl ;-) I really liked the produce department and there seemed to be more bulk food options than at the other locations.

…When you visit a newly opened business on day 2, you have to have some understanding, some empathy regarding the training that is going on, etc.
As described re other Outposts, there is a nice variety of fresh, non-​GMO, organic foods and there is a small restaurant/​bar. This is a nice new, welcome addition to the area! The store is nicely designed with great signage to help shoppers with quickly locating items, e.g., the aisles have street names.