Divisadero Health Haven

I like that Health Haven is close by with great Gluten Free and Vegan options. But there are two reasons why I go here:
–Dr Bronners Rose Bar Soap. Although priced a dollar or two higher, I can’t seem to find this particular scent anywhere else.
-‘Pet Haven’ section of the store. It’s much cleaner now and organized (which I appreciate because it used to be dusty and a lot of items were expired).
The owner is very friendly and answers questions that I ask in regards to ‘natural remedies’.
I understand why he is trying to sell products marked at a higher price point (with Bi-​Rite being a competitor). But I think if it were more reasonably priced, the turn around would be much more profitable for this business.
I look forward to shopping here and feel good about supporting a family owned and operated store!

This place is filthy, and crowded. It’s also overpriced. Seriously? A waste of time, and a waste of my patronage.
I won’t recommend this place.

There are many reasons I didn’t enjoy my visit to this store: The store felt dingy, with ancient-​looking shelf liners curling up on the shelves, and dust on the container lids on the lower shelves on the left near the front door. The doorway to the pet food area was incredibly narrow with items around it protruding out into the space so as to make WHEELCHAIR-​ACCESS very difficult, if not nearly impossible. The older male employee at the counter (who may have been the owner?) never once asked me if I needed help finding or retrieving anything in his store. But okay, I can generally take care of myself.
But the real kicker for me? This rude so-​and-​so actually moved his body in between me and the back of his store when I started going back there, informing me that that area of the store was too narrow for a WHEELCHAIR or other mobility device, so I shouldn’t go back there. Note, he did NOT offer to help me find anything back there. He didn’t just offer a gentle warning and then let me go back there on my own to see if I could in fact maneuver through that area (and I think I’m probably a better judge of whether or not I can than he is, I have a bit more experience in that department than an able-​bodied person who doesn’t use a mobility-​assistance device). He physically placed his body between me and the back of his store in an effort to actually stop me from going back there.
I’ll repeat this part, too: Never once did he offer to help me find anything in his store, ask what I was looking for, or otherwise assist me.
In short, to this man, I was a liability, not a customer. And so if I could give him negative stars, I would. It’s humiliating and dehumanizing to be treated in this way.
Since the product I came into this unfriendly business for isn’t carried anywhere else locally in San Francisco, in the future, I’ll be ordering it from Amazon. I will never give this man a penny of my money. As far as I’m concerned, local businesses with this type of bad customer service can’t go out of business too soon!

Really love the selection and products in this store, but a lot of this stuff is highly overpriced. They want $ 16 for Dr. Bronner’s castille soap, which is $ 11 almost anywhere else. Most of the natural/​organic home products and personal products are also at least %20−30 overpriced. I want to support local business, but not at this price point.
I don’t live in the Neighborhood, so I can’t say I’ll be coming back soon.

health haven took a chance on this neighborhood long before it was called NOPA and before development changed the streetscape.
it’s truly sad to see bi-​rite across the street jam packed and health haven forgotten and empty – when his prices are better on many goods.
if you live here, DO shop also at Health Haven, don’t forget those that provided organics in an area that was once a food desert. yes, there once was little food options on divis
excellent owner, local. support HIM

A bit expensive, but amazing random selection of gluten-​free, organic, and vegan foods. Also have good organic toiletries and even a Boiron selection. Great independent shop, nice owner. They have gluten-​free fig newtons! Never seen those before.

I’m a firm believer in the health benefits of probiotics —
. I think they can do wonders for helping with digestion and just overall health. Unfortunately I don’t really eat yogurt, I don’t always feel like shelling out for kombucha, and I have had my fair share of pickles and and sauerkraut as of late. Rather than constantly trying to seek out food probiotics — I prefer to take a daily probiotic capsule with my meals. It’s easy and it seems to work.
I usually go to Whole Foods to stock up — but after an event last night — my co-​worker and I decided to try Bi-​Rite for some groceries instead. Bi-​Rite focuses more on foods — rather than supplements and such — so I dashed on over to Divisadero Health Haven — conveniently located across the street. Health Haven’s selection of natural products ranging from food, to beauty, to vitamins is impressive. I was a fan of the warm light and their later hours instantly.
The man behind the counter noticed that I was in a rush and asked if he could assist me finding what I needed. I told him I was looking for probiotics and he grabbed a bottle behind him and revealed that that brand were the most popular in the store. I scanned the ingredients quickly and decided I’d go with them.
So quick. So painless. And I’m all set.
Though Rainbow and Whole Foods probably have a bigger selection when it comes to things such as supplements and vitamins — Health Haven is wonderful for those last moment needs — when you don’t feel like braving the chaos of long grocery lines.
Trust.

Great neighborhood market couple a years ago they had a renov. and it is way better organized and carries more produce and goods. I promise you can find all recognizable health food/​special diet/​vegan/​organic brands in addition to some local Bay Area goods. like that delicious cookie dough…
I like to buy my toiletries here… or Green Earth up the street… anyway, good market to pop in for a grab and go healthy lunch! very nice cashiers…

I actually really like this place. It is the closest grocery store to me and satisfies everything I could possibly really need that a.) I forgot to get at Whole foods or Trader Joe’s or b.) I need everything but I got an amazing freaking parking space in front of my apartment and there is no way I am going to move it until street cleaning… and I’d rather pay a little more for my stuff and get it at Health Haven…
The owner is very nice, the produce looks great (I always get the bananas), three twins ice cream in the back, organic cleaning products, a very large amount of organic/​natural beauty products and my favorite thing: it has a big pet supply room. I can get my pups wellness food here when I am in a pinch… and its not even that much more expensive then petco.
Only downside, if you just want one or two things, bring cash. There is a minimum purchase for debit and credit.

The perfect little neighborhood market. You obviously won’t have the variety that is offered at Faletti’s but you do get the personal experience and good quality products. The owner Ted is so nicely, always smiling, and calls me by my first name every time I go in. I will always support them!

Cute store in my neighborhood that provides a surprisingly large selection of healthy foods, produce, wine/​beer, and Eco-​friendly body and cleaning products.
While it’s a little too pricey to be my main source for grocery shopping, I’m still in there at least once a week to grab an item or two that I don’t feel like trekking to Rainbow or Trader Joes for.

I like this place because:
It’s not Falletti Foods
The people that work here are very nice
They have a pretty good selection of most everything
They have a somewhat respectable produce selection
A couple things I would like to see them stock:
More daily bread (from Acme, etc)
I’d give them 5 stars but for the bread selection. Actually, I take that back I’m going to give them 5 stars anyway.

Selection is certainly good and I’m disappointed that I cannot stomach shopping here anymore.
I feel we need to stress shops in divisadero to move beyond existential value. It is no longer good enough just to carry organic products and not be fallettis. Not for me anyway.
A block’s walk away is something I hold dear, but seeing markups of 100% woven into my shopping cart is no good (ex. my final purchase here included mouthwash that is 98% above what you can get it for, and all other box products I bought were at least 25% up). Sadly, it took a $ 45 purchase of a few things to finally wake me up.
As a general population, we should stress shops to keep markups at a reasonable rate. Even if we can afford to be unconscious about pricing, I’d rather not live in a neighborhood where only the most well off yuppies can afford.

I love buying my healthy «junk» food here! Their cracker shelf makes me weak in the knees — sesame, rice, even RANCH rice crackers??? And they carry the somewhat hard to track down Fantastic Foods Sloppy Joes. I don’t buy my produce here, but after I’ve picked out my naughty healthy snacks, I can be found cruising the aisle in front of the cash register for the right bath additive to bring home for the evening.
Man, I need to get a real bad habit.

I really like this store… BUT YOU CAN NEVER REACH THEM BY PHONE!!! aLWAYS BUSY!!!
Get off your phone so your customer can phone ahead to see if you have an item in b4 walking over there and being disappointed if it is out!
This is a walking neighborhood and city… parking sucks on Divis!

While walking around the neighborhood the other night, we stopped in here.
We were happy to see it was dog friendly, and that they had a pretty good selection of quality dog and cat foods and products.
The guy working there, (I think he was the owner) was really friendly and nice.
For a smallish store, they had a great variety of items.
I ended up buying: whole wheat panko, dog poopy bags, and a small bag of bulk low fat granola.
My only complaint about their bulk products is that they don’t have nutritional content listed. Ingredients are listed, and the specific name of each item, but that’s it.
Several other markets I’ve been to have all the nutritional info, (calories, fat fiber, etc.) listed on the front of the bulk bin. Had this place had that, I probably would have bought more of the granola, and maybe even a few other items.
This is a great neighborhood market, and they seem to be open later than other nearby markets.
If I lived in the neighborhood, I’d probably stop here frequently.

I love this place because:
1.) It’s a block away from me!
2.) They have everything that regular grocery stores do not-​large selection a plus!
3.) They have a bunch of different ethnic /​hard to find foods!
4.) Its an option thats NOT Falletis!
5.) Oh gosh, wash the produce off and eat it already!
Suggestions:
1.) Gallons of milk-​growing girls need their calcium!

A+ for being the friendliest lil’ health food store on Divisadero.
I often find myself getting off the 21 at Divis. to run in and grab things I just remembered I needed while on the way home. Agave Nectar. Organic Cocoa Powder. Arborio Rice. Coconut Bliss Ice Cream. You know, the random, but important stuff that your local grocery store wouldn’t have.
I do agree with other Unilocalers that their produce leaves much to be desired, while organic, the greens tend to look a little sad.

Wow!
They sell Wysong Uretic here — just what my precious kitty needs to keep her health issues at bay.
They also have a ton of other high quality pet food brands, raw food, canned food, kitty toys and scratchers + kitty litter.
To top it all off, the owner is the nicest guy ever and has a ton of pictures of animals up by the register. I can really tell they put a lot of thought into what type of food they want to carry for pets.

One of the reasons I like this neighborhood is how there’s not one, but two great natural food stores on Divis. I kind of feel bad that Green Earth is closer and I neglect this place.
Everytime I go the same person is behind the counter. Super nice and super polite. Always playing great music. They have a big (relatively) pet section. Personally I love the shelves along the counter that have all the healthy junk food.