Go Grocer

Great little healthy grocery market!!! Awesome hard to find little snacks and stuff to eat when you want to lean to the healthy side.

Very convenient when I don’t want to deal with Jewel and their assorted shenanigans. It’s a tad more expensive than a standard grocery store, but that’s to be expected. You pay for convenience. I also find their prepared food selection to be very good.

This place is really cool it has really interesting options and is like a hybrid of a high end specialty store and a ⁷⁄₁₁.
Its expensive but i understand why. If i walked past it i would probably walk in frequently.

Its a mix between a Trader Joe’s and a convenience store. Its really expensive and the selections is limited. However, it is immaculately clean and the employees are waaaaay happier/​better than 7 – 11.

This is a fun store to visit because it reminds me of NYC bodegas. I love the guys who work here. They are very friendly and very helpful. The only problem I have with this place is that they break apart 6 packs of Three Floyd’s Zombie Dust and sell bottles for almost $ 4.00 each. I know this is a hard beer to get and it is delicious. I am just surprised that Three Floyd’s would allow them to up charge so significantly for the beer. They would never allow Binny’s to do that…

High protein chicken salad, grapes, an ice tea and some candy for $ 12 on the way to northerly made my night. The convenience was great and their selection of cheeses and craft beers was awesome! This spot is literally the BUSINESS! Perfect for a picnic and the staff was oh so very kind and didn’t forget my fork :) The chicken summer salad looked amazing too, but I can only eat so much.

CORNER STORE
This is a convenience store. You really don’t come here to do all of your shopping but you do stop in to grab what you need during times of emergency. Does everything in here cost a little more? Yeah but that’s the price of convenience.
When I first stopped in here I was starving because I had not had lunch and it was the afternoon already. I wasn’t looking for a full meal but just a small snack to carry me over to dinner. So I grabbed a banana and a container of grilled chicken. I was actually excited to see the chicken as an option. Not many small stores would carry something like that but it was perfect for me. I was really happy with my selection and it carried me over until I had dinner later.
There’s liquor here, which makes everyone happy. The staff is also super friendly. When I’m in the area and I need something quick this is my GO TO store plus I know I can grab a small protein boost without making it a heavy sandwich. So if your in the area and need a few items this is your place. There’s a ton of residential high rises in the area and I’m sure this place does well. Where you gonna go when your out of drink? The most convenient place!

I found this spot after going to Panozzo’s and finding out that they were closed for construction. This place has local and and organic items which pleases me. They are a little on the pricey side but to me not significantly pricier than some of the items I generally get at Whole Foods. I like that I have the option of shopping here if needed. The staff was pleasant and the hours work for me. I really enjoyed the chicken salad made with Boarshead chicken. I will definitely be returning.

Go Grocer serves as the only convenience store in a 3 block radius. You could walk to Jewel-​Osco or Trader Joe’s on Roosevelt, but Go Grocer would be my first stop if I needed something immediately.
They are well stocked with the most urgently required items for your kitchen — which I needed when I moved in a few blocks from them. They are open till midnight, always a good thing. They have bakery items, homemade chocolate, a good selection of tea and some coffee, cereal, pastas, sauces… all that stuff. For a small store, they have a surprising selection of alcohol.

So… the prices are JUST STUPID. You pay for CONVENIENCE and if you’re too lazy to walk another 3 blocks to an actual larger grocery store, then .well… YOU PAY. And, I am guilty of loving convenience, so I spend way too much $$ here.
The staff are all wonderful. Very friendly, both the daytime crew and the evening crew. They have a pretty nice wine selection and on occasion will even have wine tastings, which is pretty cool for a small, little (upscale) Grocer.

Pricey — no kidding! I got four things for $ 10 — six eggs, one bunch of green onions, one carton of SoSlender soymilk, and a tiny avocado. Cute little grocery with a decent selection — but I won’t be doing my major shopping there on account of the prices.

It’s a little pricey, but they have a nice selection of shelf-​stable foods — think higher-​end cereal (Puffins! OMG) and pasta and such. It’s a good place to pick up milk or a bottle of wine. Not so good if you’re expecting more than that.
Also — note that they do have fresh, cheap coffee and scones in the morning. Great fuel for your walk to the train.

This place is fine — they more or less have what you need but you will pay a hefty price for the convenience factor. When it’s not snowing or prior to 11 p.m., i make the trek over to Jewell, but if you’re making pancakes and find yourself with no eggs and no neighbors who are awake, this is a legit place to run in for something quick. They have a pretty good selection of booze and also have bags of ice on hand, so if you’re having a party, it’s an easy place to run and grab something you forgot.

I like that there is an option in the neighborhood to buy local products like Metropolis coffee and more gourmet items that might not be sold around the corner at Jewel. There is a nice wine and beer selection too which helps to fill a void now that WineStyles and Sam’s have shut their doors. What I’m not crazy about are the prices. I thought I’d pick up some apples or an avocado when I popped in for a bottle of wine but was completely turned off when I saw the price ($ 0.99 for an apple). Yes, I know we pay for convenience, but if the prices were even a bit more affordable I’d be more apt to shop there on a regular basis!

If Whole Foods is AKA «Whole Paycheck» it would be fair to label the Sky Grocer «Paycheck-​and-​a-​half»
((that’s only IF you can find more than 3 – 4 items you would even want to purchase from this place))
Why is everything so damn expensive?
Their selection isn’t even all that…
Take the hike to Whole Foods — their prices are more reasonable than the Sky Grocers.
…or… keep begging for a Trader Joes in your neighborhood, South Loopers.
On another note, when I walk into a «boutique» «neighborhood» grocery store that is charging me out the ass, I expect friendly customer service… at very least, a smile.
I was not greeted when I walked through the door.
The lady working at the grocery (who happened to be the only person in the store besides me) didn’t even acknowledge me.
This same lady didn’t speak to me until it was time to tell me the total of my goods, AND she never thanked me.
psssh. never again.

So happy this placed opened last summer. I was sick of people asking me for change at the BP. Even had a guy say «Saw you got some change» when I was leaving once.
Anyway, of course they are a little pricier than large grocery stores, but the fact that I can go there safely at midnight is worth the extra bucks to me. The quality of the items carried is nice and when you’re in the middle cooking something and forgot an ingredient, like pasta, it’s nice to run downstairs and grab it within 5 minutes.

A great option to go to when I am too lazy to walk to Jewel. I have found myself many weekends running over there in the middle of my husband making breakfast looking for some eggs, potatoes or syrup.
I was pleasantly surprised that they had some gourmet and organic food. A really nice touch.
As well, they have a nice selection of beer and wine. The person working there when I went to buy wine seemed to be pretty knowledgeable and she was good at choosing a wine for me when I told her what I needed was something cheap that won’t make my head hurt :)

Sky Grocer moved into the building within the last 6 months. It’s really nice to have. It’s not too expensive for certain items but for other items it is really expensive. They have a great beer selection and the booze is reasonably priced.
However, if I didn’t live in the building or directly across the street I probably wouldn’t shop here.

You know the drill: quite the markup for convenience. But to its credit, the produce all looked fresh, the shelves were nicely stocked and organized, there is a fair selection of wine and beer (Delirium Tremens in a large bottle, oh my) and vegetarian items (vegan cheese and cookies). Employees were friendly and helpful, and the store is open until 12 a.m. during the week. They also sell coffee if you need some assistance staying up until 12 a.m. during the week. Score!

So i was pretty excited when this place opened a month or two ago — I live right across the street and i think the neighborhood needed a little bit of competition to the jewel on roosevelt —
honestly i got kinda sick of the seedy types of characters id run into at the BP an jewel parking lots, and i never really feel up to walking all the way down there at 10 or 11 pm when i’ve got a case of the munchies or need something to drink.
sky grocer is great — definitely not a place to do all your grocery shopping as its organic * aka pricey * — but they have an AWESOME beer selection, they carry some really cool potato chips and different types of chocolate, and they have great fresh veggies. If you need to grab a snack on your way home or pick up a 6 pack with friends, i’d recommend this place. I give it 4 stars instead of 5 because i’d say that it’s got about 10−15% premium on prices compared to the local Jewel. (not on everything… but 10 bucks for marinara sauce? come on!)
all in all worth a visit.