Mariano’s

The grilling station at this place is pretty much the most incredible thing Ive ever seen in a grocery store. Its nice to have a new place that actually tries new things instead of places like Jewel. Theyre building a new location much closer to me but for the time being I plan on going to this location a few times a week and avoiding my local Jewel.

My wife and I shop at Mariano’s as our main grocery store and have never had any complaints regarding the products or the service. Today though, I was extremely impressed by one of the workers. It is currently roughly 5 degrees in Chicago and I had my 2 year old and a cart full of groceries. In order to get my son into the warm car, I left my groceries in the cart and started loading him into the car seat. The «Cart collector,» who must have been freezing in the cold to begin with, came by and loaded my groceries into my open trunk without even a second thought. I know it’s not a big deal, but it’s the small things that makes shopping at Mariano’s a more pleasant experience.

Gorgeous store very well-​kept and organized! I left a bag of groceries in my car when I left the other day they wrote down everything that was in the bag and let me go back out and pick it up off the shelf the next day

Just lost my business — Awful, awful customer service. They are a glorified Jewel, if that. Staff there think they are better than the customer. Do yourself a favour– if you care about the quality of food you feed your family. Go to a real market with friendly attentive staff that know their product and care about your shopping experience. Even management could care less.
Maybe it is a good thing that Kroger’s bought them out. But again, a different glorified Jewel store.

I come to this location for hot food during my lunch break from work. I have one question though: whose mama is in the back of this store making this delicious food?!
I mean, this is a serious question.
Every single thing I’ve tried from the fried shrimp to the mashed potatoes to the pot roast to the fried chicken to the baked chicken has been delectible. I can’t even… like all fresh and hot and reasonably priced though? And the seating area with that huge fiddle leaf fig tree is so nice.
I’m not trying to entice more folks to stand in my way as I try to stuff my container full of food but, if you haven’t had lunch or dinner at Mariano’s…don’t start now, ok? I’ll take care of it.

Love this place and MATTHEW the sushi guy in particular! He takes awesome care of his customers and makes killer sushi. Oh yeah… the store is great as well.

The frozen section was alright
BUT the spices, cheese sections are amazing plus the warm foods and baked goods sections are fantastic
I recommend the chocolate chocolate covered donuts totally awesome.

Lovvvee our Westchester location … They have the best service … Especially the guys at the grill, oyster bar and the ladies at the wine bar… (We are not fond of the hot salad bar)… It’s our to go place every Friday and at least 2 during the week …

The bakery is to die for. I LOVE their cupcakes. The most wonderful buttercream
frosting…
I also LOVE chicken salad. theirs is the BEST.
Flowers? Every other cart has flowers. they are so hard to resist. Beautiful arrangements — gorgeous flowers !!!
The produce section is second to none… Beautiful presentation, lovely selection, and
everything looks garden fresh.
The fish department is amazing. WHERE else can I buy Chilean Sea Bass? Nowhere I know!
Live music? WHAT a great idea… Tunes to hum along to – and set the tone for
a really wonderful experience all around. Mariano’s is my NEW favorite place to shop…
Samples? Bring them on! Love it!!!

This location has become my go-​to store for regular grocery shopping and now also special event catering and floral.
I recently had a party of about 40 ppl and ordered these items: chicken milanese, mac and cheese, oriechette w/​oilve oil and garlic and parm, grilled veggies, handmade meatballs regular size and sausage and peppers. I would recommend their hot foods to anyone — and if you want to try first everything is either avail at the hot bar daily, or the deli «take home complete meals» section. Very good but I ordered the oriechette cold, instead of hot — PLEASE order it hot, or heat it at home it is SOOO much better that way. For 40 ppl I paid around 400.00. I had plenty of leftovers as I always over order and had a few no shows — not bad, considering.
I find their prices are comparable to that of a Meijer with their generic brand being Roundy’s. Roundy’s is pretty solid in all types of items. I find it cheaper than Jewel. They carry all major brands, they have a nice floral dept, bakery, GREAT butcher, good selection of produce and organics, a tasty quality sushi bar, an oyster bar with beer tappers, and a wine bar. Their butcher and seafood depts will grill or steam all items for you while you shop, for free — same as other stores and a HUGE perk if you are picking up lunch or dinner on the fly. They have always cooked everything to perfection for me.
Also, all employees at this location have been very helpful. Baggers aren’t so bad either.

Jewels and whole food had a baby… they named it Mariano’s
–Grilling Station — Buy your food right there and get it grilled for free. How cool is that! I’ve tried it a few times and loved it.
–Maple Bacon Donuts — Do we really need to go over this?
–The BAR’s– A lot of things that impresses me about this place I’ll admit I don’t use, mostly all the different bar’s Sushi, Oyster, Wine, Oil/​vinger etc) It’s like those’s added features in the car that you don’t need but want.
A little expensive here and little cheap there. Basically all grocery stores play this game.
I’ll head over to Pete’s if I’m just getting fruit and veggie’s.This isn’t Binny’s beverage depot, however Marian’s do have a better beer/​wine selection compared to other grocery stores. I don’t recall being able to pick up a frozen pizza at Binny’s

I’m here every week! This is really a 4.5 star rating ONLY because sometimes by the end of the day the fresh produce section looks a little sad. Also, check your receipts since I’ve been incorrectly charged several times. Otherwise great staff, great food selections, and fun classes!

Aw shucks! Oysters that is! Yep, they have a nifty deal of $ 1.50 oysters between 3 and 5 p.m. My Dad gets such a kick out of this. I try to take him when I can. It’s a small little bar in the rear of the store but their oysters are legit, the employees shucking them are super nice and you can get a beer or a cup of chowda with your oysters. Fun times!
I think this Mariano’s deserves 5 stars for their oyster bar and the fact that they offer Bloody Mary classes! Yep, how cool is that?
Every employee here has it going on with customer service. But, sadly I have to deduct one star because their deli department is slow as molasses! If I see more than two people in line by the deli I blow it off. Other than that, this Mariano’s is the best one I’ve been to!

Very solid Marianos. Large, clean, great selection.

I can’t believe I’m about to get all «gushy» over a grocery store. But I am. I admit it. I drank the Mariano’s Kool-​aide, and now I’m a believer.
This store is amazing. Not just for grocery shopping, but for a grab and go meal, or a sit down glass of wine. They even let you have a glass of wine while you do your shopping! Hello?!? Like wheels on a suitcase, why did it take so long for somebody to think that up?!? Genius.
After dealing with the pitiful excuse of a grocery store known as «The Jewel», this is a godsend. But aside from the grocery part of it, I’m very impressed with the meal options, especially when you’ve worked all day and need to grab something. The soup bar has 8 – 10 different delicious soups. The salad bar is amazing. They have a smoothie/​juice bar where you can get a healthy concoction whipped up right in front of you.
But I believe the best deal is the $ 6.00 meal deal. You pick your main from about ten different choices, including a delicious salmon, various chicken breasts, meatballs, pork tenderloin, etc. Then you add two sides to it for a total of $ 6.00. My favorite is an Asian broccoli kale slaw, although I had a delicious sun dried tomato kale salad as well. $ 6.00 is cheaper than eating at many fast food places, and the quality of the food is outstanding.
I work long hours and try to eat well, but it isn’t always easy. But with this new Mariano’s in the neighborhood, it’s going to be a lot easier. Thank you!

Honestly, I am not impressed that much with Mariano’s «Fresh Market». I feel Pete’s is where it’s at. I only went because it was closer and I didn’t want to go to Jewel because of their lack of freshness and over-​priced items. Well, it was practically the same experience as Jewel, except the ambiance was a lot nicer.
First, they trick you by placing all the organic items first. When I did a circle, I kept noticing repeat items then looked over to see «Organic» section. So I put all the organic veggies back because I’m not paying extra out of my pocket and got the regular veggies. Another thing, this is why I stopped going to Jewel and this is why I won’t come here often either. They want to charge more for crap that is not even fresh. I was making soup — I couldn’t find any fresh celery, when I got home pretty much all the celery was bad, I couldn’t find nice looking chives, the bananas I got were soggy and they were in the non-​ripe stage which I like because I don’t like soggy bananas. The only nice/​fresh veggie I found was the packaged carrots! I did not like the meat selection — they had huge portions (6 chicken breasts) for like $ 11 – 13 when I only needed two chicken breasts. Also, the quality of the meat did not look as nice as Pete’s and Pete’s has way cheaper prices on produce going as low as $ 5 – 8 on meats with nice portions. Lastly, I got french bread to go with my soup, they had about 5 sticks out and all of them were borderline hard.
Lastly, I found the store to be pretty confusing. They had ethnic isles, but all the ethnic foods were mixed together so like they had pasta near Italy, but the next isle over they had more pastas that were listed under a different country. So confusing, just put all the damn pasta’s together so I can compare prices!
The only good about this store is that the ambiance is very fancy — they have a live piano player playing music which is nice. I like the variety of deli options. They have a deli for everything! Cupcakes, meats, pizza, coffee, fish etc. It would be a nice place to pick up lunch or dinner. They even have a seating area to eat. It’s very clean compared to most grocery stores — I usually don’t buy from deli’s but these look so clean, I would go for it. The prices are reasonable, but not cheap as Pete’s as far as produce is concerned.
Overall, I wouldn’t mind shopping here if I don’t want to take the drive to Pete’s. I would much prefer this over Jewel. Although, the freshness is the same as Jewel, the shopping experience is so much better. They definitely have more produce options than Jewel and about the same as Pete’s.

I have absolutely no complaints about the new Mariano’s in Westchester. While looking for a good place to meet up with a friend to catch up over a cup of coffee and a snack, I discovered Mariano’s. I felt a little strange at first telling my friend that we would be meeting up at a grocery store, but I did not regret my decision in the slightest.
Wonderful aspects of this Mariano’s:
+ Prices are reasonable! Some of the prices were even better than Trader Joe’s. I picked up organic free range eggs and plain organic Greek yogurt for a competitive price, which is not something I was expecting.
+ Ample seating in a little café-​like area among the many food options
+ Fresh food options, including breakfast, coffee, oysters, wine, and wood-​fired pizzas. Yes, please!
+ TONS of free samples! I had a substantial afternoon snack with the many options, including different olive oils (yum, chocolate balsamic), breads, butters, etc.
+ Very friendly and helpful staff. Everyone seemed like they were in a good mood and were happy to answer my questions (or offer free samples).
+ It’s clean and pristine.
+ I had no issues parking near the entrance in the parking lot.
I look forward to returning and recommending this location to my friends. Thanks for giving me an excellent impression of Mariano’s!

Am I really writing my 300^th review on a grocery store? Well, I guess I am. One of my best friends happens to be a bread man who delivers to various Marianos, so hopefully he’ll be proud.
We spent our Friday date night going to the grocery store, folks. Cuz that’s what it’s come to. But y’know what? Mariano’s is actually a pretty cool place to hang out. This particular store has a wine bar, an oyster bar (with happy hour specials) as well as a sushi bar, hot bar stations and a variety of other things.
I suppose we should’ve bought our groceries for the week while we were there, but truth be told we were too distracted by all the non-​grocery areas that we completely forgot. Oh well. I’m not really super-​impressed with Mariano’s produce, but luckily they have enough other impressive things to make me forget about that too.
My first experience with Marianos was with the Elmhurst store, which opened about a year and a half ago. The new Westchester store is pretty much laid out exactly like Elmhurst, except they have the aforementioned oyster bar, a bbq area, Crumbs Cupcake counter, and wine bar. (Really? No wine bar in Elmhurst? Do they not know their customers or what?)
Since I’ve never seen one before, I decided to try some of the BBQ and got a few ribs to sample. The sauce was nice and caramelized, and had a nice tang to it. By far it’s not great BBQ, but it’s good for grocery store BBQ. My wife got her favorite quinoa salad and a few things from the deli. After my meal, I got a small gelato from the Vero café. Coconut. And just so you know, even the smalls are huge and more than enough for one person. I didn’t love my choice, but should’ve sampled it ahead of time. The friendly counter folks are more than happy to allow freebie bites.
I was going to get one of the Crumbs cupcakes, but that was a comedy of errors that just became ridiculous. The poor kid who works that counter also works the popcorn area, and the machines are SO LOUD he couldn’t even hear me. We played a game of «Who’s on first» before I finally gave up and walked away without my cupcake.
So overall it’s a really nice store with lots of great options for a quick meal. The grocery prices are fair, and the food is fresh.
Oh, and they will grill your meat or seafood for you right there in the store. That alone is worth making a trip.

I like the Mariano’s in Western Springs quite a bit, but the newly opened (November, 2014) location in Westchester is on a whole different level. Impressive amenities include a Sushi Bar, an Oyster Bar, a BBQ counter and more of everything you’d expect from a Mariano’s.
I found the selection of olive oils and balsamic vinegars to be extensive enough that I may not be tempted to visit Eataly in Chicago quite as often. The seafood and meat counters had great variety and appropriate prices (sale prices seem to be quite good).
They had a truly excellent selection of BBQ sauces, including the Dinosaur and Blues Hog brands (first time I’ve seen them around here). Likewise the hot sauce selection was great — they have the excellent local Co-​op brand, as well as Dave’s and Nando’s Peri-​Peri, another highly regarded brand I haven’t seen around here before.
There are many imported packaged foods/​condiments at this location, as well as a decent (though not top tier) selection of imported cheeses.
The space is really beautiful — from the tall glass wall at the front of the store, to the backlit shelves in the health section — it all works to make for an upscale feel. I have the feeling that many people in the area will drive a few extra minutes to go to the Westchester Mariano’s. This is destination grocery shopping.

This new store was like the Disney of grocery sites! They took the former Dominick’s site and made it insanely huge and updated. This site puts the western springs site to shame! They offer even a wine, oyster, and BBQ bar inside. I almost want to go for a date here! You could probably have a really nice time
They are staffing the place accordingly, so even though it just opened and is super busy, I only had one person in line in front of me and found a parking spot easily (the poor employees have to park a few blocks away– but still give service w a smile!!)
Mariano’s has everything, especially the specialty items, which is great. It’s upscale, as are some of the prices, but you can find a good deal if you take the time!
Strong start, keep it up!!!