Central Coop

After my initial skepticism, I've come to like this grocery store quite a lot. (Conflict-of-interest disclosure: I'm a member.) The produce is excellent. The bread selection, both the daily and the plastic-wrapped or sliced kind, rivals what I was able to find at the long-extinct Nature's in Portland in the '90s. The ice-cream options (dairy-free and dairyful) are all delicious. (Well, I've tried most, not all.) There's a brand of miso soup that's consistently mind-blowing. And the other day I counted 11 varieties of pectin-free and gelatin-free plain yogurt, a few of which I first tasted here. (As a comparison, while I was on vacation in New York, Massachusetts, and Maine for three weeks this past summer, we spent most of a day, driving from town to town, and found only one. (No wonder so few Turkish people, percentage-wise, whose US experience is the East Coast, stay.) Also, the magazine selection is pretty decent. That is, it's very good in terms of the political, economic, and socio-political variety and maybe relatively limited but well-curated for the arts (Maggot Brain, New Noise, Hi Fructose, Adbusters, and a few others). I would appreciate a little more science content than a psychology title or two, and less woo, but nobody's perfect. (Feel free to fill in the ambiguous [grammatical] subject either way. As my views change, both meanings are becoming valid.)

This was my first time in. Great products. The tone in this store is so much different than Safeway. Everyone was so happy here. I didn't get any snide remarks for my questions. Employees were eager, chipper, and swift to assist. I'll be doing most of my shopping here from now on. I like to support jobs that create happy employees. Also, they accept fresh bucks.

I just relocated to Seattle from the East Coast; I’ve stayed at so many hotels, been to so many coffee shops, and food stores. I have food allergies galore, that just appeared in my 40’. This store is AMAZING! From the customer service, to the food, and even their drip coffee; it’s all outstanding!! I had no problem finding help, they have a selection beyond my dreams including all my allergies. This place is a complete delight, employees, management, stock, cleanliness, A+ to all! I was having such a bad day and no exaggeration, this beautiful spot completely changed my day to a wonderful one. I want to mention, people talk about expensive, and I thought the prices were extremely reasonable; if you’re looking for quality, I promise you will get it here!! Thank you Co-op…. Finally excellent coffee, a company that stands behind their words, and customer service that is impeccable, and truly lost in this world; thank you for showing me it’s not!!!! A+🥰

You can trust that they won’t carry GMO or super processed foods here. They hold high quality standards in the produce & bulk sections and have always been my go-to for spices & teas. You can find speciality items as well as local goods here & I really appreciate their bulk sections. It’s hard to find any stores these days with bulk spices, grains, flours etc and it really makes a difference. <3 love this co-op thank you for all you do! We moved out of the city and will go out of our way to stop in here when we drive through because of the promised quality