On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:08:55 -0800, "Kent" > wrote:

> For general grocery items, our Lunardi's is maybe a bit cheaper than our
> local Safeway. Our price for dried cannelloni beans was about $1.$.69/lb or
> so.

Not over here. Lunardi's here is in the Molly Stone range, maybe
more. Tower is now Molly Stone, but it's still the same size as the
old Tower Market. They kept Tower's meat department and improved the
deli section, but I rarely shop there.

> Most of our ongoing items are purchased at Costco, so I can't accurately
> measure that. . They weren't organic, however. Their sale produce is much
> better and well priced compared to Safeway. Of course most of our produce
> is purchased at the Berkeley Bowl.

Sale produce? Well, I did like the variety of Berkeley Bowl. Nothing
like that on my side of town. My Safeways have excellent produce
(maybe it's because of the Asian demand for freshness), just not the
Berkeley Bowl type of variety.
>
> We couldn't live with Safeway meat ongoing. Yellow onions have been at
> $.89/lb!!! That Rancher's Reserve, is a bunch of USDA select, is disgusting.
>
We've had good luck with Rancher's Reserve. You pick and choose.
Apparently, we've chosen well.

> Where do you get meat in SF? We used to go to Bryan's and the CalMart. Are
> they still there?

In Laurel Village? As far as I know. That's across town for me. We
have custom butchers over here on Taraval and now on Ocean.

> Are they pricey?

I'd say they are in the Lunardi's strata. They aren't one block away
from Pacific Heights for no reason. Not a first choice, but I'll go
to CalMart for something I can't find elsewhere... like sorrel.

> Lunardi's USDA Choice Standing Rib was $8.99/lb yesterday. More than Costco, but not bad.

We just buy that at christmas time, when it's really really cheap.


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