Whole Foods Dining

You mean the one on Houston? I get my lunch there all the time. I'd even put it on a beautiful views list, if I had to.

I haven't been to East Village Whole Foods yet. But I will get there one day soon, especially when the weather breaks.

Uraniumfish: Yes! It's got such a great view. And, apparently, it's quite the place to go to meet someone if ya know what I mean.

@JenMac Oh yeah? I hadn't thought of that, and generally enjoyed it on days when I wanted to have some time to myself. But those big tables are definitely conducive to socializing.

For some reason I still haven't been to the one on Houston. I think it's because I'm mad they didn't finish building it before I was priced out of the neighborhood. I've been stubbornly going to the one in Union Square instead.

@BroadwayBK , I have walked by the East Village Whole Foods many times but have never stopped to go in though have had a chat over coffee and a rock hard biscotti at the Union Square Whole Foods cafe.

So I see no one has had experience with East Village Whole Foods. I am not sure when I will get down there. I am not one to lug a bunch of groceries back on a bus or train. That is simply not what I wish to do.

Maybe, if they have an option to order online, I'll do it that way. Have to look into it.

@BroadwayBK Ah, you're missing out! The one at Union Square feels so cramped by comparison. Being used to my lunchtime pleasure of sitting at Whole Foods, I once tried to eat at the Whole Foods at Union Square and hated it. Just not the same if you can't look out at the NYC streets below.

I love the Time Warner one - especially taking whole foods takeout food into the Park for a picnic!

hhusted: the whole point of the East Village Whole Foods is the dining area. It's pretty cool!

Oh, sounds great, JenMac. If it is that cool, I will definitely have to check it out sometime when it gets warmer.

@ajadedidealist doesn't the Time Warner one also have food court .. I remember eating there eons ago!

I usually just get some groceries and run whenever I stop in to a Whole Foods. Are the dining areas as crowded as the rest of the store?

Neversleeps: I think it depends on when you go. I've been there a few times and it's never been that bad. But, I think maybe I went on off-peak hours.

@Uraniumfish Okay, okay, I'll go! I actually just always forget that it's there, until I happen to go by it, usually in a cab on the way home. And it's easy for me to get there - just a short ride on the J - so who really knows what's taking me so long.