Constantino’s Market

Wasn’t aware that I needed to ask to have the things I paid for placed in a bag. I know a lot of the traffic here is made up of students who have backpacks to carry things, but maybe offer to bag things regardless considering that’s your job? Lazy and rude is a bad combination.

I am a doctoral student, and once, after looking for a change of food, walked to Constatinos’ for some salad. I got a good selection, but after eating, realized the olives had gone bad. Ergh… I think the salad bar should be shut down!

Convenient for CWRU students but super expensive, especially compared to other markets (ex: Dave’s). Don’t like the idea that Constantinos tries to rip off undergraduate students. Small average selection. Nice and friendly staff.

Constantino’s is very good at finding a location in need of a quasi grocery store. Unsurprisingly, its prices are the furthest thing from competitive. Name a staple grocery item, and I will tell you an item at Constantino’s that is overpriced by 10−30%. If the prices are going to be that high, the selection should be even better. Merely being in a convenient location where there is no other grocery-​like store does not mean we should be gouged. I have never found a fair price on anything there and have also always left the place feeling ripped off.

Very fine grocery store absolutely have pretty well what you need only thing I found that at the store if they have a hot food tray and never happened and stirring their food the groceries are good also. Very fine assortment their salad bar needs improvement half the time its been in there for a week otherwise it’s a good grocery store

If Trader Joe’s and your local corner store had a baby– it would be Constantino’s. It’s cute, kitchy and has a killer selection. Each time I come to town I walk over to pick up half and half for my hotel room and end up with a bag full of «stuff» that I didn’t know I needed until I was shopping. From produce to hot foods, organic, GF, fresh baked goods– you name it, Constantino’s has somethign to suit everyone!

This place is in an amazing location because it is perfect for walking if you live in the Circle. It was moderately expensive, but for convenience sake as well as a pretty building, honestly I think it’s worth it. I wish the parking lot in back was bigger because there are lots of other business around and it fills up quickly, especially during the school year.

This market is definitely more expensive than your average grocery store, but I enjoyed shopping here for some lunch items. We wanted to enjoy a meal outside and the market has several prepared foods. They have some pasta salads, a salad bar, wraps, veggies and fruit. I actually really enjoyed my hummus and veggie wrap! It had a little too much hummus, but it had fresh lettuce and red peppers. We also got some organize lemonade that I would stop in to get again on a hot day. They have some of the staples as well. It’s well organized and I’m sure it’s nice to have a grocery store on campus for those who go to school at CWRU. Definitely worth checking out when you’re in the uptown neighborhood!

Let me start my review by saying I live nearby this place so it’s very convenient for me to shop here. I probably stop in about 3 times a week maybe more. I think it’s great that Uptown finally has a grocery store for the students and residents of the 44 106. Upon entering this place I notice it is super clean. This is very comforting to me as a consumer. I needed some beer and they have a great selection the walk in cooler is awesome! The beer is really cold and very affordable. So I grabbed a sixer and decided to pick up some food for the week. Now this is where the store falls short and only gets a 2 star rating. The prices here are really high. I guess they do this because they figure the students don’t really have anywhere else to go so they can get away with it. Milk and eggs, chicken, vegetables and such are a real rip off. Now I’m gonna tell you what really makes this place suck. The cashiers. They ID me every time I go in there even though I’ve been 21 since 1992. Use some common sense PLEASE !! This holds up the line and is ridiculous. Especially when they know my face from my frequent trips there. The cashiers often talk amongst themselves and use profanity in front of the customers. This is unacceptable! Then after they ring you up they yell at you to put your basket away. That’s not my job. At other stores the bagger does this. This place doesn’t even have baggers, they make the cashiers bag everything. With the high prices you would think they could pay the help more $$ and then hire better employees. This place could be so much better but I guess that’s what you get when you live in Cleveland proper. No wonder Cleveland is the butt of jokes to the rest of the country. It’s just one big ghetto. I feel sorry for the students who pay good money to go to school here and have to fear for their lives walking home at night. But I guess I’ll keep going to Constantino’s just because it’s so close. Even though I feel like I got ripped off every time I leave there.

When I came to Case 3 years ago, Uptown didn’t exist and a convenience store was the closest thing to a grocery store. When Constantino’s came along, shopping became much easier. Suddenly, the convenience store became less convenient.
Now this place doesn’t have the widest selection of goods, but they are so close to the dorms that it doesn’t always matter. They certainly don’t provide much for the poor college student, however. Their prices are higher than what you would find at any other grocery store. With that being said, they are perfect for a last minute beer run, or if you need some contact solution and are too blind to drive somewhere! I mainly go there for the convenient grab’n’go meals that they have, which are quite tasty!

Expensive, but nice for Case students. It is a very healthy market and they don’t sell a lot of junk food. They have a nice salad bar and other ready to go food that is good because you don’t have to wait in line if your in a rush. You can eat upstairs. The staff is professional and the store is clean. Needs more variety to me. I only go if I really don’t have any other options.

Constantino’s Market
1278 W 9^th St, Cleveland, OH 44 113
Seems to me a *little* pricy. Fresh fresh produce. Nice selections on the hot bar and salad bar. Nice beer and wine selection. It is a fun upscale experience. Constantino’s also has a large eating area with wifi upstairs with one or two small conference rooms. Parking can be an issue but there is a nice sized parking lot behind with an entrance on E.115^th off of Euclid ave. I think it is a pay lot but I’ve never figured out how it works. Caters to a health oriented and college crowd which *can* be mutually exclusive. There are tables outside if you want to get something prepared and eat outside in good weather and people watch.

Way over priced, some of the items are TWICE as much, and I’m not even comparing to Marc’s, but Whole Foods! I’m sure they do fine they as they can monopolize on the area of students from the surrounding three schools.

Constantino’s is perfectly positioned to monopolize the local food market. The nearest other supermarket is ~2 miles away and up a huge hill. This allows Constantino’s to price their selection however they want. So, don’t expect any bargains or sales.
Also, Constantino’s is limited in selection by the small store footprint. They have all the things you’d expect to find at a supermarket (though a bit biased towards healthy/​local/​free trade products) but for any given thing there is precisely one kind of it. You want Ravioli? There’s one of that. Peanut Butter? One size. Chicken breasts? One (or maybe two) brands.
So let’s talk about the good things about Constantino’s.
Although the selection is not very deep, it is *broad* enough that we have generally been able to find what we go there for.
Their selection of beers and wines is second to none in the CWRU-​campus-​area. [They have one tiny shelf of hard liquors at the back of the store — expect mediocrity if this is what you seek.]
They sell prepared foods — chicken wings, pasta bowls, beef stew, etc. — that are a good supplement to shopping (go there for the groceries and pick up dinner as well).
And, of course, it is mighty convenient.
To sum it up in a hijacked quote: Constantino’s is the supermarket CWRU needs right now, but not the one it deserves.

I think I only like the idea of this place due to convenience. Most items are a little pricey for my taste and I can’t bring myself to come here often. Of course, it depends on what you’re buying and what you’re used to paying. It’s all relative.
The beer selection is wide and varied and they do have the essentials that would press me to come here quickly on my walk home from work. It seems like their fresh prepared food options are good too, so I’m not opposed to giving those a try.
Generally, though, I’d rather drive to a grocery store that won’t hurt my wallet so much. Granted, the Case population will benefit greatly from this snazzy little addition (along with all of the other uptown additions). I’d just rather go to a market in Little Italy if I’m going to walk somewhere for my beer or milk.

Man, I seriously wish they had opened earlier and not one week before I graduated from Case. We severely needed a grocery store in the area, and Constantino’s would have been perfect. The price isn’t awful, especially when you compare it to other local grocery stores, like Dave’s or Giant Eagle. The fact that they have healthy, quick fast food options is a plus. So is their beer variety. I’ve had their brown rice veggie sushi, and it was delicious!
They would have done much better if they opened in the middle of the year, rather than right at the beginning of the summer when most students are gone. I guess you can’t rush construction though.