Whole Foods Co-op
Coffee/Tea/Juice, Grocery/Bakery/Deli
American, Deli, Eclectic (Varied)
This co-op is one of few places to get hot, à la carte, take-out meals that are vegetarian and/or vegan, AND organic.
This co-op has a hot bar with some vegan options, a sandwich station that can make vegan options, and also a coffee/cafe section. The store offers many vegan packaged goods and also has some seating areas, both indoor and outdoor.
Between 6th and 7th Avenue East.
- (Mostly) Organic
- Outdoor Seating
- Wireless (free)
Added by Emily Allen on Aug 25 04 (updated Jul 19)
Reviews
This is a pretty comprehensive co-op with a wide range of bulk foods, vegan packaged goods (including hemp ice cream), and best of all, a hot bar and deli area with some vegan options. Duluth doesn't have too many places where you can get labeled vegan food, but this is one of them.
I had a falafel wrap ($8) from the deli, which can be made vegan by substituting the garlic aioli instead of the yogurt sauce. It was decent, but not great. The whole thing was lacking salt, and the falafel was a bit too soft (I like it crunchy). Also, using a tortilla wrap instead of pita made the thing basically a glorified veggie wrap, more than anything else.
My friend got some stuff from the hot bar, such as the pilaf, tempeh and a citrus bbq tofu ($7.99 per pound). There weren't too many vegan offerings other than those. From what I tasted, it was all pretty bland again, and needed salt and pepper, at the very least.
We finished things off with a slice of chocolate raspberry cake ($2.99), which was decent, but a bit dry.
All in all this is a solid co-op and fills a great niche in Duluth. The hot bar/deli foods need a bit more variety by way of vegan options, and also needs a flavor boost, but I'm still glad it's around.
Awesome Co-op. They have tons of great organic veggies and fruits, as well as a great bulk foods section where you can pick up granola, pasta, and almost anything else you'd want in bulk. It's a large co-op where you can pick up everything you need to keep yerself fed.
Not to be missed!
This co-op is beautiful. I wish I could shop there all the time, but I don't live in Duluth.
Look in the deli case for the macrobiotic and vegan Thai dumplings. Yummmm. Also, their falafel is delicious.
I found Sweet & Sara vegan marshmallows in the refrigerator case, too. They were a delightful and unexpected find!
I noticed a bunch of other vegan deli options, but didn't have room in my tummy to try them all!
Recently decided to check out this Co-Op as we visit Duluth often. The selection in the produce and grocery is pretty decent. We were not impressed with the offerings in the deli / salad bar area in the terms of items available for vegans. There was not even a vegan safe salad dressing at the salad bar (other than improvising a vinaigrette with the available oil and red vinegar). A lot of the "home-made" cookies looked great, but all had eggs and the one without egg had honey. All in all slightly disappointing if wanting to eat as vegan, otherwise some of the vegetarian stuff looked good.
Lots of useful vegan items, although a bit more pricey than in the metro. The down side: most of the vegan items we sampled from the deli were um bad. Although the muffins and the tempeh salad were not bad. At least you can sample items before you buy from the deli.
Love the new store! Great selection, customer service and plenty of vegan and vegetarian items!!!
Love the deli and salad bar too.
It's a beautiful co-op with vegan grocery selections not be found everywhere. I discovered and became addicted to figs while shopping here. The staff are friendly and helpful.