Erie Food Co-op

don't be fooled by all of the 4 and 5 star ratings here folks. erie's co-op simply has no competition, nothing to be compared to. the food is average, prices are high, and the customer service you get at the cafe leaves a lot to be desired.

Overall the experience was good. I did have a question and tried to ask an associate but another customer was talking to her. They both saw me standing there but neither stopped long enough for me to ask a simple question of where a certain product was. I finally walked away and found another associate who helped me.

"At the co-op, we respect everyone's very personal decision about what they eat."

This doesn't seem to add up when one takes into account the ever-shrinking the number vegan products, and find meat and dairy products interspersed.

It seems that they hold the view that all dietary decisions are equal, but some are more equal than others.

I'm ready to divest my membership of this co-op as the very apparent disdain for those who choose not to partake of animal flesh becomes clearer as time goes by.

This isn't a matter of them serving a population that is not primarily vegetarian/vegan. This is a situation where they have been reducing what they carry; actively being antagonistic towards vegans; and thinly spreading vegan options throughout cases filled with meat and dairy, whereas if they really wanted to serve the vegan/vegetarian population they would consolidate what few products carry anymore into one case instead of making us have to search through the meat.

Sadly, when it comes to vegan options, chain stores seem to have about as much as here - and the prices elsewhere are competitive.

Passing through Erie, and found this place with Google maps. SO glad we did! Best organic veggie chile I've ever tasted. Very good grocery store and cafe, quite reasonable prices. Eat lunch here! Buy groceries here!

Great products, great people. Unfortunately no high protein low calorie options for those of us that need to lose a few #

Outstanding store for all kinds of neat products you can’t find elsewhere.
Classes are very educational and right on for healthy eaters.
Erie is fortunate to have this great store!

This Co Op is wonderful it has friendly people who work there they are all very good at customer service.
So glad we have this store to shop at, wish there was one closer to WestSpringfield.

I’ve always had a good experience here. Customer service has been good to me. Great sandwiches. Good produce section. Nice size bulk section.

Best customer service. Staff are highly capable of recommending best fitting supplements for any need. Cafe has healthy, delicious food.

Great place, they have literally everything you could need and have great products for gluten allergies! Friendly staff and are doing great with precautions for COVID-19! Would recommend to anyone in the area