Originally Posted by
DetroitDad
Zacha, although it looks run down [[needs paint and landscaping) on the outside, the grocery store on Warren and Saint Antoine is nice. I have met many of the owners and managers who work there, and they are all good people who are really investing in the region. I would say that place competes with the best of them, and is comparable to a suburban Foodland or [[formerly) Farmer Jack's.
A mile or so up Warren you have University Foods too, at the corner of Warren and The Lodge. Then you also have the Foodland near Lafayette Park. Actually Downtown, you have Trolley Market, which has been slowly growing, and now houses a post office. For fresh produce, Eastern Market is also just a skip and a jump away.
Detroit has decent grocery stores, but they aren't mega chains, and honestly, I kind of like it better that way.
Now, Detroit Mom loves her Meijer, and is thrilled there will be one a few miles away soon. She said she didn't like our grocery stores because there is no u-scan. She told me this awhile ago, while I was bagging the groceries for her while she was ringing up a purchase at Meijer. Detroit Mom, I love you [[I know you lurk a little here), but why are we doing this? Other grocery stores will bag and ring up your groceries for you, sometimes even help you out to your car with no extra charge!
I look at Detroit as a good stepping stone into living a truly urban lifestyle, until the city improves more. You'd be surprised how many suburbanites stress over parallel parking, navigating radials and traffic circles, driving on one way streets, heavy city traffic, using parking meters, etc.. You can call B.S. on that, but I swear to you, they just aren't accustomed to it all, and really get stressed out over all that stuff. I can't even imagine some of them in New York or Chicago.