New Seasons Market - Happy Valley

Had the Blue Lotus tea I wanted and also a good bulk section.

The customer service at the coffee counter was terrible. Two different employees were rude and awkward.

This place is absurdly expensive. it blows my mind that people actually come here. Go literally anywhere else

There are happy places and then there are happy places. I'm not a foodie. I eat to live. But there is something about this place that makes me happy. Maybe it's the beauty of the produce section when it's all ready for the day or maybe it is the meat counter where they actually know the answers to my questions about meat and fish. Maybe it's the perfectly wide aisles, organized how I think, not like a corn maze, or the great smells from the deli or hot food section that make me hungry when I know I'm not, or the cheerful checkout clerk laughing because she didn't know you sell hotdogs ready to eat, but I found them. Whatever it is, and I suspect it's a little of everything, New Seasons gets marketing. It also gets that the last few years have been tough on everyone and they seem to be determined to help us out of those memories and look forward to something good. I'm glad there is finally going to be a new New Seasons close to my house and I really hope it's like this one. Do I pay a little more? Yes. But that is worth a lot to me. I don't put a lot of food in my body but when I do I want it to be good. I know a store can't make be happy. I have to do that. But being surrounded by something beautiful for a little while helps.

Now the cafe section has been cut down and you no longer have as much choice, it's just another upmarket supermarket. Good choices but pretty expensive ones