Sprouts

[BarTopDancer]

Sprouts (http://www.sprouts.com/) popped up in my area. They're newer to SoCal. The ad was so similar to Henry's I thought they changed their name. Turns out that Sprouts was started by the nephew of the man who started Henry's. There's some interesting family gatherings for ya.

I wasn't that impressed but it will make a good substitute for Henry's if Whole Foods takes over and changes them (if the buy-out takes place) into Whole Foods (which I don't care for that much). Henry's produce seems to be fresher and the store layouts more conducive to shopping. Or maybe I hit Sprouts on a bad day.

Has anyone else shopped at Sprouts yet?

[katiesue]

They opened one in Vista. I wasn't super impressed either. It seemed to be basically a Henry's. Nothing wonderful to make me drive out of my way to go there.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Haven't seen these guys yet, but this reminds me, our Fresh and Easy (http://freshandeasy.com/home.aspx) opened. Pretty cool, more on that later.

[katiesue]

A Fresh and Easy opened here but it's no where near me. Looks interesting though. I may just have to go check it out.

[BarTopDancer]

Fresh and Easy looks interesting.

The one negative about where I am living is there isn't much around. There is an Albertson's basically next door but I'm a Ralph's gal. Thankfully(?) there is a Trader Joe's basically next door to my office and a Henry's I can hit either at lunch or on the way home.

[katiesue]

One nice thing about the area I live in - we have everything fairly close. Ralphs, Vons, Albertsons, BevMo, Trader Joes, Henry's, Jimbos (similiar to Henry's), Costco, Target, and lots of other stuff. I only need to go more than a mile or so for mall type stores. Otherwise it's all really close.

[BarTopDancer]

I forget that I live about 2 miles from the Irvine Spectrum. They have a giant Target. And a Chipotle. It's better I forget how close I am.

[Not Afraid]

Tesco USA! There's supposed to be one nearby at some point.

Sprouts, I've never heard of.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Ooh! Fresh and Easy about to open in Hollywood.

[Disneyphile]

I like the Fresh & Easy concept! I'll have to check out their store. :)

[Peachy Keen]

Ooh ooh ooh I LOVE Sprouts!!!

[BarTopDancer]

Thought I would bump this.

Sprouts has all sorts of yummy summer fruit on sale for really super cheap, so I decided to give it another shot.

The quality has really improved. It may be the time of year (summer vs. winter), but I'm impressed.

I also found a Fresh and Easy fairly close to me. I need to check them out soon.