Fresh Thyme Farmers Market- Lincoln Park

Category:	Grocery Store
Address:	2500 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60647, USA
Phone:	+1 872-210-3010
Site:	freshthyme.com
Rating:	4.7
Working:	7AM–10PM 7AM–10PM 7AM–10PM 7AM–10PM 7AM–10PM 7AM–10PM 7AM–10PM

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Reviews 31

Tricia daily

I love this store. They have a big variety of supplements with better prices, than similar stores,lots of sales and coupons too. Food prices are much better too and theyre organic as well. Theyre kinda like a cross between a Marianos, old market look, and a Whole Foods. Nice friendly employees, easy parking, big lot. They have a little cafe type area and outside the store they actually have a service center for bikes. Air and tools for minor repairs!! Never seen that before. Did I mention they have great sales. So much more affordable. I hope they stick around.

tara jones

Nice, clean, well maintained (for now anyway since its newer) grocery store with a good selection of "natural & organic" foods. Similar to a Whole Foods with aisles of natural personal products and dry goods, but much smaller and FAR more reasonable prices. Great meat department and produce section. Good weekly sales that keep us coming back. They honor their prices when tags are misplaced and were willing to exchange some produce that turned unexpectedly overnight.

Wilma Washington

I always recieve excellent, friendly and professional sevices. The staff is always knowledgeable if l have questions regarding supplements and vitamins. I love that the staff is multi-cultural and everyone appears to enjoy the work they are doing. Always a fresh selection of meat, dairy and produce. Keep up the great job and l will continue shop with you!

Bryan Lassner

Good selection of produce and bulk items. Lots of sales plus you dont need to sign up for a card like you do at Jewel or other markets. There is a wide variety of supplements if thats your bag. Could use a better selection of cleaning and household products, but I guess space is a little limited. In house baguettes were disappointing.

Eli Brown

Probably the best full on grocery store in the area. Lots of prepared food, bulk items, good store brand, fish counter... kind of like a Whole Foods but with normal food too and normal prices. Even have store brand seltzer, for those trying hard to find some at a good price in Chicago (East Coast expats).

Daniel Holder

The parking is is usually easy and generally isnt too crowded. The staff have always been super nice, and the pastries are amazing! That said, Ive found theyre not always stocked on some items I need... otherwise, a broader and more consistent inventory would make this a solid 5 in my book!

Erin RavenSkye

This is like Whole Foods, but without the WF price tag. Very affordable, good quality items. Good produce selection, limited shelf stock. You arent going to find your favorite brand here, go to Jewel for that...if you want a great selection of fresh meat, dairy and produce - come here.

Raeleen Kao

Great prices for fresh produce, made in house nut butters, olive oil bar, and bulk trail mixes and items such as their carob/raw cacao/fig cubes. I LOVE that they offer 1 free healthy snack like fruit for children and they also have a large selection of natural hygiene products.

Matt Arnold

Incredible selection of fresh produce at great prices! Very impressive variety of bulk dried fruits and nuts as well. Produce seems to be their focus, so other items are a bit pricier than elsewhere, and selection is somewhat limited for packaged food and household goods.

M Moran II

Very professional, kind and extremely polite staff. Really love this neighborhood healthy grocery store. No fluff like at the other bigger over priced competitors. I wish they expanded to more store in the Chicago-land area. Very kid friendly store too!

Heather Austin

It is a fun place to shop. Has a neat balance of brands and some nice quality foods. I cant afford to shop there all the time (I have a very small budget) however, they are fairly priced for the quality they offer. I have not shopped for bulk there yet.

Ute Rowley

Great prices on organic produce and products. Huge selection of vitamins and very informed staff. One of the few places where you can find a nice selection of wild caught fish and more healthful meats. Elk, Bison, goat...etc, all in the freezer section.

Meagan McKinnon

The Aldi of Whole Foods/Marianos. Lots of "Fresh Thyme" generic items at great prices, great organic selection and high quality produce. Awesome sales. *Almost* reminds me of Publix, as much as any business can possibly try to achieve that.

Justin B Newman

Lovely store. Helpful and friendly employees. Selection is sometimes narrow (dont expect 30 varieties of shredded cheese), but overall selection is broad. (Lots of different whole cheeses). Sausage is made in house. Massive bulk section.

Danielle Fox

Their produce was old, greens had brown/yellow spots, or needed to restalk many fruits and veggies, overpriced fresh and frozen produce. For the price, I would rather go to Wholefoods...at least they always have fresh fruits and veggies.

Iisse Hernandez

La gente es muy amable y encuentro muchos especiales y cosas k no había encontrado en otras tiendas

Doris DC

Free food for kids. Peanut butter bar. Olive bar. Great deals! Less priced Whole Foods. I went to Arizona and they had sprouts. I wished we had something like that here. Sure enough, they open fresh tyme and I am in nostalgia.

Matt Gross

Terrible coffee selection, no local brands and their own brand is sub par. If youre into good quality coffee buy it from somewhere else. Otherwise great selection on produce, bulk dried fruit and good meat as well.

Erica Escobar

Great selection ofor healthy items.Vendors were available to answer questions. Love the organic and natural items. Friendly staff. Only issue I have is not labeling certain salad bar items ingredients (allergies)

Dan Hartman

Fresh Thyme is a smaller grocery store, so you might not find everything on your list, but what they do have is pretty amazing. Their produce is top-notch, and the prices on their bulk food selection are great.

Valerie N

So glad this came into the neighborhood! Great interesting assortment and their produce is awesome quality and great prices. The staff could not be nicer and i am always surprised the store is not busier.

Lucie Schulz

Great supermarket with high quality produce and a lot of organic options. The first store that trully cares about eating healthy - therefore you cant find your traditional sodas, candy or cookies.

Wes Siepiela

I love this place! So much good, healthy food, and prices arent crazy expensive! Staff are very friendly, and the deli folks usually know my weekly order before I even say it. :)

Jay Bly

A wonderful selection of organic items and A fast and friendly staff. I particularly enjoyed the prepared foods. They are always made it wonderful and reheat beautifully.

Brendan Carey

I like the selection and cleanliness of the store. The staff is pleasant as well. A bit pricey but you get good quality and portions so overall this is my go-to shop.

lady wed

Fresh beautiful fruit. The place i shop for fruit they always look good and the strawberries always taste sweet. Wonderful not to mention always clean and meat inside.

Ray Galuszka

Really interesting product selection here. Might be a little pricey but you should still check it out, there are some products here other grocers dont carry.

Steve Sobel

Great food options with an interesting and unique selection of groceries. A bit on the pricy side for some items, but a good selection overall.

Miguel Meneses

Every time I come here they have what i need and the staff is friendly and helpful. Prices are right. And they have plenty of organic products.

Cristin Zaragoza

Its really a great option in the area if youre sick of Marianos. They have great produce and a fantastic selection of healthy and organic items.

Phaedra Leslie

Carries more gluten free and vegan varieties than many other organic grocery stores. I on my wish it were closer to home (south side).