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Stanley's Fruit & Vegetables
Category: Food Specialty Food Fruits & Veggies Fruits & Veggies [Edit]
1558 N Elston Ave(between Le Moyne St & North Ave)
Chicago, IL 60622
Neighborhood: Noble Square
(773) 276-8050
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 6 am - 9 pm
Sun 7 am - 9 pm
- Price Range:
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- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
498 reviews for Stanley's Fruit & Vegetables
Review Highlights
"This is a bargain shopper's dream place (for produce."
(in 315 reviews)
"Be sure to hit up the custom olive oil bar, too."
(in 29 reviews)
"They have great prices and very good quality."
(in 26 reviews)
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498 reviews in English
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Review from Dustin C.
Chicago, IL
1/20/2012
I absolutely love Stanley's, and believe me it's not just because they're conveniently located, reasonably priced, thoroughly staffed, or elegantly quaint. It's because it has what you need and what people should be eating more of, fresh produce. Every time I enter the store it's always busy and I don't think I've ever seen something poorly stocked in their location. Not to mention there's pretty good site seeing throughout.
In all honesty, this has to be a place I go twice a week and I never spend more than $50 a week. It's worth a try and believe me you'll see instantly what you're missing. -
Review from Sara Z.
Chicago, IL
1/21/2012
I live really close to Stanley's, so I go there quite often. Sure the produce is a little old sometimes, but I live so close that I can walk over and buy it daily to consume right away.
My problem is this-
I went over the other day to buy a gallon of milk. (DON'T BUY THE MILK!) I came home, opened it, tasted it...it was rancid. I looked at the expiration date and it was supposed to be sold by the 22nd of December. The date was the 19th of January. Ick. A whole month!
I brought it back and was treated very poorly by the manager on duty. He basically accused me of lying. We got into an almost heated argument over when I bought the milk. I had a receipt, but no matter. I have never been treated like that by anyone before when trying to return a bad product. The arguing went on for almost 5 minutes. I finally left with a new gallon of milk and a terrible taste in my mouth.
As if I would buy milk, let it sit in my fridge for a month and then try to return it. Really, the milk is only $3.50...it's the principle. -
Review from Evelina L.
Chicago, IL
12/27/2011 1 Check-in Here
I love Stanleys and their ogranic selection! Even though things are typically a little on the ripe side, since its so close to my house, I don't mind to make multiple trips for fresh and cheap organic produce.
Try their olive oil and don't forget to grab fresh herbs! -
Review from Gitana J.
Chicago, IL
2/9/2012
Great store! They have pretty big organic section for much less then whole foods...I usually amazed how little I spend there and how much bags I have to
carry..only one minus that store it self is pretty small and sometimes don't have everything there, so you need to make another stop somewhere else to complete your list. Otherwise love Stanley's! -
Review from Kc H.
Chicago, IL
2/3/2012
Every time I go to Stanley's, I leave feeling like I've just won big-time. Anytime one can make a week's worth of meals for under 25 dollars is just...beautiful, especially when it's nearly 100% organic. I've been coming here for years and even though it's a bit of a hike from home now, when I'm in the city proper and needing to vege-tize my fridge organic style I don't hesitate to pop in. As long as Stanley's keeps delivering the goods for ultra low prices, I will continue being one of their biggest fans.
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Review from Weiss V.
Chicago, IL
12/24/2011
This store specializes in spectacular over-the-hill produce. Yet it is a Mecca of sorts with overflowing crowds of fervent shoppers. The only answer I have to this quandary is that when you live in Chicago, there aren't an abundance of inexpensive produce stores. Stanley's certainly has good prices for a city store, with a few exceptions. For example, when every other store was selling butternut squash for 49 cents a pound, Stanley's was still charging $1.49 a pound. They finally got wise and reduced their price to 69 cents a pound.
My daughter is a Stanley's devotee and I reluctantly tag along once a week. When she first starting shopping here she contracted food poisoning on three occasions in a short proximity of time - we attribute this to sprouts and baby greens so she NEVER buys these here - a lesson learned the hard way.
I mutter about the rotting veggies and fruit, but I have made a game out of this and actually enjoy the challenge of finding the proverbial needle in a haystack. In a stack of 400 yellow peppers, there literally may be only 10 that are not on their way out. Many times I have grabbed a pepper and it has squirted out juice from its broken, rotting skin. They should really keep wipes in every aisle for such an instance because this occurs with some frequency!
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Review from Jocelyn A.
River Grove, IL
2/9/2012
Went to Stanley's today for the first time, and was very impressed at the openness of the aisles, and selection. My son grabbed $2.98 blueberries (the big container) and my daughter grabbed a big bag of cherries, I took a back of those cute little red champagne grapes, and we headed to get our citrus on! We found Texas grapefruits for .79/lb, Florida navel oranges .98/lb, and Jonathon Michigan apples for .69/lb. The pears we got we .59/lb and the lettuce and spinach you could bag yourself. I was pretty impressed with the cleanliness of the store, no vermin spotted, or fruit flies (I really hate them) would go back in the warm weather though to see if this still holds true. Everything looks good, and kids liked the blueberries and cherries, which barely made it out of the bags, and onto the tables before they went into all the hungry mouths. This being said, I have to admit I have scarfed down more than half a bag of the Jalapeno Jiminy chips....mmmm mmmm good! Love them! Will go back, just for those! I'm going to try their pico de gallo and guacamole, as well as the hummus with roasted garlic. Come on, I spent $38, and my fruit bowl and veggie bins are overflowing with sweet goodness! We never take longer than a couple days to go thru our fruits and veggies anyway, so if something starts to go bad, GREAT! That means we're eating healthy foods! Someone once told me, "Only eat foods that go bad, but eat them before they do." Hmmm...FOOD for thought! Love this place, will be back! Parking was fine, who's afraid of a little walk!? Oh yeah, and extra SNAPS for having cute hanging fruit from the ceiling which entertained and amazed all 3 of my kids, and kept them quiet for about 4 1/2 minutes!
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Review from Jennifer K.
Forest Park, IL
1/23/2012
Wonderful place for fresh produce ~ affordable and well stocked with basics and more unique produce you wont find elsewhere.
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Review from Eric G.
Chicago, IL
1/18/2012
I drive 30-45 minutes (each way) twice a week to go here. I buy the majority of my produce including basil, rosemary, olive oil, pine nuts, and my coffee here.
This place can get very busy and getting parking can sometimes be a pain. -
Review from Mark T.
10/28/2011
Bait and switch? Deceptive pricing? Cheating customers? Yes, yes and yes.
I went to Stanley's on October 26, 2011 to purchase 20 pumpkins for a party. I pulled in to the lot and was delighted to see giant boxes full of pumpkins. I was even more delighted to see a big hand printed sign taped to the front of the store that proclaimed "PUMPKINS - .19 / LB." Nineteen cents a pound, that's awesome!
I loaded up a cart with 20 pumpkins, also picked out some decorative gourds and proceeded to the checkout. I was chatting away with my friend for a while and then glanced at the register screen.
$.79 per pound for the pumpkins is what the cashier was charging me.
I said: "Excuse me, the sign out front says $.19 per pound."
She said: "The $.19 is for the big pumpkins, these little ones are $.79."
I said: "There are no big pumpkins in your entire store, and the only sign near these pumpkins said $.19 per pound."
She and I walked outside to the front of the store. Sure enough, big boxes filled with what I guess are "little pumpkins" and a big sign that says $.19 per pound. No other signs, no special wording about "big" and "small" pumpkins.
She actually said: "You're right. Let me talk to my manager."
A few minutes later, the manager comes over and asserts that the pumpkins we selected were $.79 per pound. I expressed my dismay at the pricing listed and the deceptive way they were doing business. He stood firm, insisting upon having one sign posted near the produce, but charging a totally different price that is more than 400% more than the listed price.
So we told them "no thanks" and I told the manager that he should change the sign immediately. We left with a bad taste in our mouth for the way Stanley's does business, the way they treat their customers, and their willingness to lie to my face.
I can only wonder how many other customers didn't pay attention to what the register rang up and paid over 400% than what they thought they were going to pay. I wonder how many other items in their store are labeled with one price, and ring up with another price. I wonder what else the manager at Stanley's is doing to surreptitiously increase prices by 400%.
I'll not be returning to Stanley's ever again.
Along with this review, I'm also in touch with the Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection. -
Review from Madalyne T.
Chicago, IL
11/8/2011
Stanley's is AWESOME.
Yes, they do have produce on the shelf that has turned, or is about to turn, but if you use that thing called your BRAIN, and know what bad vs. good produce is, then you'll be just fine.
They have amazing, fantastic prices on seasonal produce. Their price per pound on organic, seasonal, and non-seasonal produce beats Dominick's or Jewel any day. Like many people have said before, if you need something specific that is not really common, you may not find it. Other side of that coin is they will have some obscure produce that's pretty cool to pick up and experiment with.
Their "pantry" items like pasta, or anything prepackaged are not a great savings, so if you are really watching your budget, shop around for those. They are not going to break the bank either.
I have found, like some other people, that they will sometimes(very rarely) advertise a price and not have that price at the register. Although it's not usually too far off, and it's STILL cheaper than what I would pay elsewhere, so... it happens.
One of the things that I absolutely LOVE is their fresh herbs that typically go for about $.98 per pack which is a SCREAMIN' deal. -
Review from Gina S.
11/10/2011 2 Check-ins Here
This place is great. As everyone else has said, a lot of the produce is on the verge, but I always walk away happy with my selections. It makes me happy that I can get organic apples on the cheap there, along with organic eggs that are barely $3.00 a carton.
Their organic section seems to be growing a bit. The organic zucchini is humongous! An old woman and I shared a laugh over it actually.
I've only recently discovered the in-house chips. I'm in big trouble the next time I go in there because multiple bags will be purchased. And I can't promise how long they will last in my pantry! So delicious.
I find it a little strange that they don't carry any El Milagro tortillas. I know it's not a Mexican mart but, come on, it's kind of a staple in Chicago. I like that they carry Sanabel pita's, and Intelligentsia. Bonus! -
Review from Natalia L.
Chicago, IL
1/13/2012 1 Check-in Here
Enjoyed shopping for fruits and vegs here. So cheep, so many varieties of everything!
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Review from Sam W.
Chicago, IL
1/9/2012
Stanleys is my favorite produce market in the city. I am amazed everytime I bring a cart full of produce up to the checkout and see a bill a third of the price of any other grocery store. Be aware some of the fruits and veggies don't last very long, but search for the good stuff and you will be happy.
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Review from Laura L.
11/2/2011
Big fan of Stanley's! This is a bargain shopper's dream place (for produce).
I understand the complaints regarding some of the items to be the major rejects, however the trick is to stick to what is in season. Everything that is in season tends to be good (though you win some and you lose some).
You can't go there with a specific fruit or vegetable in mind that you absolutely want because you could then be disappointed that it either not there or that the selection is pathetic at best (I had this experience with red onions before).
You can guarantee though to find amazing deals and leave with bags of produce under $20. Just the other day I left with 2 full bags of a large variety (pomegranate, onions, peppers, avocado, acorn squash, butternut squash, carrots, apples...etc) all for a whopping $8.07! I couldn't believe it!
I did find that the apples I bought weren't very good. But like I said, you win some and you lose some.
I love Stanley's! -
Review from Becca S.
Updated - 12/24/2011 8 Check-ins Here
Well first of all, I'm well aware of what a Grinch/Scrooge/Christmas hating person I'm going to sound like right now but I can't help myself. Flashback a few hours to Christmas Eve 2011 at 5 PM. I'm a Jew at home alone finally getting the energy to go out and buy the necessary accoutrements to take to a friend's Christmas the next day. It finally occurs to me; everything might not be open. I call my beloved Stanley's to ask if they are - and lo and behold I'm told they'll be selling me produce until 7 PM! I rush out the door (ok I mosey out the door at 6 PM) because I do NOT want to be the jerk there at 6:59 ruining everyone's lives. I'm there by 6:15. I get all my fruits and veggies, and run over to the meat counter to grab some pancetta (sue me, I like to eat my veggies with pork on Christian holidays). I dodge the woman madly mopping and the guy wiping things and stand by the deli counter. There's someone behind the counter doing...something, so I stand there patiently waiting. It's a full minute. Finally the woman mopping (who by the way has seen me and walked around me several times) finally says "we're closed". I was confused and said "Oh no! I'm so sorry, I thought you closed at 7 PM" to which she replied "yes, that's right". I was confused, like maybe I had missed the mid December extra daylight savings time? I said "It's only 6:20" and she replied "Right, we close at 7 so if we want to leave at 7 everything has to be clean by then, so we start now." I stood there for a while. It's Christmas, I get it, you want to get home to your families. I used to work at a hotel; those are 24/7/365! There's no closing early for holidays. It sometimes sucks, but that's the way it is. I argued for a minute, and said closing at 7 means that's when they stopping serving customers, but she disagreed once more and said they had to have everything cleaned up. So I left. No one on my way out asked me how everything was or if I found everything I wanted or I probably would have shared my crappy experience.
I'll be back. It's Stanley's, and you can't beat their prices, but it's such a shame for a place to rest on its laurels or perhaps not provide top notch service because they know I have very few fabulous and cheap produce shopping options in the vicinity.
Signed,
ScroogeListed in: Chicago "Musts"
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10/30/2010
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Review from Julie O.
12/20/2011
Clean with lots of parking, at least when I was here. The selection is fantastic and the prices are great. Bought more than enough produce for a veggie tray appetizer, a hot green bean dish, my version of Portillos chopped salad and fruit for dessert for 40 people for under $20.00. Try doing that at Jewel.
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Review from Sarah R.
Chicago, IL
1/2/2012 1 Check-in Here
I looooove this place! So many fruits and veggies! I will never buy produce from anywhere else again, they have everything and it's all so cheap!
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Review from Annie W.
Chicago, IL
8/31/2011 1 Check-in Here
I'm a minimalist, which means I don't like to go 2 places if I can get everything at one...which means that I pay for a lot of overpriced produce at Whole Foods each week.
On the off week when we go to the Kingsbury Whole Foods, though, we try to swing by Stanley and pick up tons of fruits & veggies - roast'm, juice'm, whatever it takes to get your vitamins!
It doesn't get any better!
I'm a fan! -
Review from James M.
Chicago, IL
12/27/2011
I've been a loyal customer for years! Every time I am amazed at how low my total is upon checkout. Produce quality is excellent. People there are friendly, helpful and efficient.
I tell everyone who moves to Chicago about this place. -
Review from Sam D.
Chicago, IL
9/8/2011 3 Check-ins Here
Grocery store-sized fruit market with an abundance of produce, ranging from eccentric fruits and veggies to a large organic section. They also sell fresh herbs, and have a sizable deli counter. Their prices on all produce is very fair, and almost everything you can buy there is super fresh.
I will say that you should plan on using whatever you buy there within a few days, as the shelf life of their produce seems to be shorter rather than longer. Nonetheless, I always leave with more than I planned on buying.
A must see if you like farmers markets or stores with diverse produce sections. -
Review from Jason M.
Chicago, IL
7/27/2011
If you shop here for produce, I feel honestly bad for you. I remember going to Stanley's once like 6 years ago and thinking that the produce was in bad shape. The other day, I didn't have time to head to Harvesttime, so I figured I'd swing in quickly and grab few things. Worst $7 I've ever spent.
Let's start with this...they had no sweet onions. Seriously. None. Could I have gotten a Spanish onion? Sure, but I wanted a sweet onion. The worst Jewel in Chicago has sweet onions. Lord.
There literally isn't one piece of produce in that store that isn't damaged in some way. It's all a little too ripe or beaten up or weirdly colored. It's awful.
There are a number of fruit markets in this city...venture to Harvesttime or Edgewater or that one place on Kedzie or Kimball or something. Go to a farmers market for the next few months.
It makes me happy that folks shop at a fruit market instead of just a chain grocery, but you're all picking the wrong one. -
Review from Melanie S.
Chicago, IL
7/6/2011
I've shopped at Stanley's off and on over the years. I no longer live convenient to it, but since it's on a thoroughfare that I traverse frequently, occasionally I will stop in for some groceries if I am going to be cooking that night.
And that's the key to buying from Stanley's because most of the produce they sell is already ripe (and sometimes rotten) and ready to use. It's not a place to stock up on produce for the week because it just doesn't keep. One time I was there and I couldn't believe they were selling raspberries for $.79 a half pint; that is until I looked at them and almost all of them were half moldy. There was a guy standing next to me restocking the shelves who saw my look of dismay and just shrugged at me as if to say "What do you expect for $.79?"
Having said that, the prices are crazy cheap, but again, it's not a bargain if you end up throwing out half of what you bought. Plan accordingly, and you'll do fine.
I've scored great deals here: fresh herbs for $.69, limes that are 10 for a $1.00, and every once in a blue moon, they even sell tiny avocados for $.25. Finding those are a major score because sometimes I can't use an entire regulation-size avocado and these are like "personal-sized" ones; perfect for a salad for just me.
Like I said, I only shop here sporadically as my produce allegiance lies with my neighborhood store, HarvesTime, but Stanley's works in a pinch if you time it just right.
ps - the parking lot is a complete clusterfluff, no matter when you go, so consider yourself warned.Listed in: It's getting hot in herre (the…
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Review from Wesley S.
8/29/2011
Stanley's is one store that overshadows others in its selection of fruits and vegetables, with, in several cases, exceptionally low prices. Quality is roughly comparable with fruit and produce in most good grocery stores. As with any such store, the shopper himself must evaluate any fruit or vegetable with regard to its freshness, ripeness, and so on. However, Stanley's might turn over its inventory more often than the average grocery store, which would be good for the shopper.
Stanley's has a full deli. It sells some canned goods and some specialty items, for example, bulk olive oil (fill your own bottle). Since I don't shop at Stanley's for anything except fruit and produce, I can't comment on the rest of the store's offerings. -
Review from Lissa R.
Chicago, IL
9/5/2011
Great selection. Super cheap. Worth the treck (unless you live close- and in that case, you're just spoiled now aren't you?).
Stanley's has all the produce you need and a small selection of meats, cheeses, spreads, etc. There's usually a large display of seasonal fruits and veggies,and everything is sold at really great prices. I just got home from the Dill Pickle where I spent $20 on probably 6 items, and I left with a near empty bag. For the same price I could've gotten a week's worth of food from Stanley's and been hawling that same bag out.
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Review from Mike K.
Chicago, IL
6/30/2011
Swoon. No, I'm not talking about "swoon" in the sense of how women react to Jon Hamm or, um, me (cough). I'm talking "swoon" as in what happens to the Cubs perennially almost every June. The produce in Stanley's does the same daily.
I think it was that Carson Kressley guy from that show on Bravo years ago who said something to the effect that it's better to have a few nice, quality pieces rather than a bunch of junk. You would be wise to heed that advice sartorially as well as when you visit Stanley's.
Yelp has 500 reviews for Stanley's, with an aggregate rating of four stars. Well, I've now visited Stanley's, and I can say that rating Stanley's four stars in the aggregate is tantamount to rating Payless Shoe Source or Chernin's four stars. Are you going to rate those establishments four stars? Surely not. Price is not everything, people.
Of course, the intriguing things about Stanley's were the prices as well as the stratospheric rating on Yelp, so I ventured up Elston to see for myself. Well, color me unimpressed.
I'm sorry, it doesn't matter how inexpensive something is if it's not going to be quality. Remember your Carson Kressley, people. There's no way I'd ever buy fruit at Stanley's, as, from what I saw, the poor little buggers are already in hospice and close to the end. Grapes? No. Raspberries? Certainly not! And I thought the raspberries at Jewel usually didn't look very good. Wow. Really makes me wistful for the raspberry bush outside our house, from which we could pluck perfectly fresh from the vine berries. And then there was the baby spinach sitting unpackaged in a pile about as high as Mount Whitney that appeared to be melting into guacamole. I believe I'll be sticking to my pre-packaged, six-dollar containers of baby spinach from Jewel, thanks.
The only things I'd go back to Stanley's to buy would be broccoli and onions. Oh, they also stock Intelligentsia, so I'd grab a bag of that as well. Sadly, it's not priced as cheaply as the produce, but you know it's worth it. And that's the point of this whole review - to buy based on quality rather than price because cheap things fall apart and don't last.
It's really just not worth it. Two stars. -
Review from Anthony M.
Chicago, IL
Where have all of the fruit and vegetable stands gone?
Stanley's feels like a dying breed but yet the keep expanding and getting bigger. In the last couple of years they have added a deli counter (prices are a little high here) and a homeade potato chip machine (there is always a bowl for free samples...the chips are pretty good...if you do not trust me check out Kevin A's review...he is installing one in his bedoom!).
They have the best prices on fruits and vegetables. I can walk out with 4 bags full and spend like 15 bucks...it would cost me 40 bucks at Jewel or Dominicks and 75 bucks at Whole Foods (if we are tallking organic).
Sometimes the Organic is even cheaper here then there regualr produce.
Please avoid this place on the weekend or after work because it is a nightmare. I expect to see some fights but people are always very pleasent to each other...it must be all of that money they are saving. -
Review from Phil O.
Chicago, IL
9/26/2011
Yes!
Much bigger selection of fruits and vegetables than aldi, amazing prices. My new favorite place to shop. -
Review from Lia V.
6/23/2011
Okay well obviously Stanley's has an awesome selection of fruits and veggies for an unbelievably low price.
But did you know they have the best hummus ever? Low cal, high flavor - get the spinach kind.
They have great salad dressings/marinades.
Try the different mustards by the deli counter (the champagne dill is my favorite) and their in house made chips are delicious!
Their breads are pretty phenomenal as well.
SOMETIMES it is actually cheaper to buy things at Jewel, just make sure you pay attention to the prices (by pound, per item, etc...)
Don't go on the weekends. It's a mad house. -
Review from Brittany C.
Chicago, IL
7/6/2011
Stanley's Love.
Best selection of in-season produce in the area and beyond.
Fair and clear pricing.
A little difficult to naviagte when busy (ie: the weekend) but small enough that it doesn't take forever either way. Isn't that a testament to its glory, anyway?
I should think so.
See you at the Fan Club meeting. -
Review from Nick S.
Chicago, IL
6/10/2011
This place is a complete steal for veggies.
I've gotten carts of groceries for super cheap, which is great considering I'm a poor college student. They have an organic section for those who shop organic. But I've been raised on good old fashion veg selections, none of this frou frou. But hey, more power to you. They would be complete if they expanded and added meats. I would've given them 5 stars if they were easier to access from my place but going there is sort of a hike. -
Review from Wendy G.
Chicago, IL
1/6/2012
Great prices. Buy some green bags to store your produce in to help it last longer, since some of the bargains are due to the age of the items. Check out their pantry items, like pasta and bulk spices, for other good deals.
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Review from Kristen P.
Chicago, IL
9/5/2011 1 photo
I love this place!
It's ginormous, and it's always super cheap. I go in there about once a week, and I'm always impressed. As a vegetarian, it's easy for my produce bill to be insanely high, but it's usually under $30 at Stanley's.
If you're going on the weekend, try to get there as early as possible. It tends to get super crowded, and the parking lot is on the smaller side. My favorite time to go is weekday mornings- it's not nearly as busy, which means I'm able to get in and out quickly.
One warning, though- don't go there expecting to find some type of rare fruit or vegetable. Or even a more common one that's fresh. I find it's better to go in with an open mind, that way I'm able to buy the cheapest, freshest fruits and veggies. Sometimes you can get a carton of strawberries for under a dollar. Other times, it'll run you $4. You never know, so be aware of that.
Bottom line, though: Stanley's is the best, and it's saved me some serious money in the past couple years. Stop by sometime- you'll see what I mean. -
Review from Heather B.
Chicago, IL
7/16/2011
I came to Stanley's with an open mind. After reading about the condition of the produce that many Yelpers encountered, I figured it was still worth a shot. And I wasn't disappointed at all! In the future, I'll just keep in mind that I absolutely HAVE to cook my veggies in time before they spoil (many wasted pricier veggies have sat around in my fridge waiting for me to cook them).
I was also delighted to see that there were a lot of other non-produce offerings for a great price.
Here is what I picked up:
-baby spinach
-cherries
-string beans
-zucchini
-8 oz fresh mozzarella
-a bar of lavender olive oil soap
-cherry tomatoes
-one lemon
-crimini mushrooms
-asparagus
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Review from Missy S.
Chicago, IL
11/18/2011 1 Check-in Here
Best place to get cheap fresh produce in the city. I have been going here for 5 years and dont think i have bought produce at a major grocery store since. Stanleys I love u
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Review from chris c.
Chicago, IL
Updated - 11/8/2011 4 Check-ins Here
They have great prices and very good quality. My only thing I have issue with is I wish they had a larger selection. This is my go to place for produce in the city.
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7/5/2011
Decent selection at great proces. There is always lots of great fresh produce at good prices. They… Read more »
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Review from D S.
Chicago, IL
1/2/2012
This place gets four stars solid. If there was any type of customer service it would probably just about get five but I do not come here for, "Hi, how are you today", or "Bye thanks for coming in". The produce is inexpensive, like a third to a half of what you would normally spend at grocery stores. There is a good selection of fruits, vegetables, dairy products, some dry goods, and a deli. I will happily pick through bins of produce to find what is good. There are also a lot of other people who do the same, so I just spend a little more time rinsing off at home, the produce, that is. As far as this place being clean? I am kind of a sanitation freak and would not even set foot in the door if I was at all worried. Bottom line...this place has great prices and with a few extra minutes, you can get really good produce.
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Review from Carolyn B.
Chicago, IL
10/17/2011
I stopped in Stanley's on a whim while running errands. It made me want to raise a fist up in the air and wail "WHY HAVE I BEEN WASTING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON PRODUCE AT JEWEL FOR THE PAST YEAR, WHY? Why why why why?" I should have listened to you, Yelp!
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Review from william r.
Chicago, IL
5/25/2011
The only negative thing I can say about Stanley's is that they will not let me move in. Though actually, I've never tried. So maybe they would. Cause they are That. Fucking. Awesome.
There is no better grocery store in the city to take parents, roommates, or dates. Everyone in Stanley's is always smiling. I've considered getting a Stanley's tattoo. Sometimes they sell artichokes 4/$1. I once danced with a stranger in delight because they had golden beets, and they have consistently had golden beets ever since.
What else can I possibly say? -
Review from Sarah J.
Chicago, IL
3/18/2011
This place is AMAZING! I can walk in here, buy full two bags worth of fruits and veggies, and pay ten bucks. TEN DOLLARS! Yeah, the stuff goes bad pretty quick, but do you really care if you are only paying fifty cents or less for each item?
And the trick with that is to get the veggie bags/containers that absorb the gas emitted from the veggies. Yes, they really work and yes, they do make the veggies last almost two weeks or longer in some cases. (And, air purifiers for your refrigerator also have been known to extend it past that.)
