Comments on: YES! Organic Market in Petworth (Georgia Ave. and Taylor) To Host Job Fair Monday Looks Close to Opening

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:30:30 +0000

I have followed Yes! since it was Home Rule Food many years ago (on Columbia Rd.). The owner has always impressed me as honest, intelligent, and quality minded. I’m glad to see him expanding and being successful.

The new Georgia Avenue location is awesome. If you are observant, you will find good prices. The sushi deli is great and I’ve found the taste is better than in the average stores. I understand that the cook is a professional sushi chef which you often won’t find at other upscale stores.

A recent find was the seaweed salad and the California (etc.) rolls. A frozen dinner I picked up (Tandoor Chef Chicken Curry) was out of sight!.

By: Pennywise

Pennywise — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:58:21 +0000

Anyone know if this market sells good steaks?

By: Craig

Craig — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:26:40 +0000

This is exciting! Petworth is in dire need of options. Giant is slightly too far away for walking, and the Safeway…don’t even get me started, but I’m so glad to hear someone else pointed out the “stinky” problem. It’s absurd that you have to hold your breath to shop.

By: joe rivera

joe rivera — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:40:06 +0000

My name is Chocolate and I love viejito of purple shirt…

By: JL

JL — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:30:15 +0000

The building this is located in is rent-controlled; if you make more than $41K per year, you aren’t eligible to rent there. Something a little weird about an upscale market selling $8.89 gallons of milk (not making this up) in a low-income housing project.

By: m.e.

m.e. — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:05:29 +0000

i bought three tomatoes at the farmers market in penn quarter two weeks ago, and they cost me….tada….$8!!

that’s what i get for getting so carried away by their beauty and ripeness. gotta watch the price per pound. a nice big tomato often weighs about a pound.

so i don’t buy the steak….and i cut the wine with something fizzy–”atkins sangria” is diet orange soda with red wine. sounds worse than it is.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:37:38 +0000

“In fairness, their wine and beer prices are reasonable.”

Interesting… I bet that has something to do with there being dozens of other nearby places to buy beer and wine and very few other places to buy fresh produce / feta cheese / tofu. Sigh.

By: 12th and W

12th and W — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:33:09 +0000

I hear you, Geezer, but when _everything_ is a couple of dollars more than than Giant or Trader Joe’s, it just starts to seem pointless. Feta – $6 instead of $3. Crackers – $5 instead of $2.50. Tofu is a buck more. I could go on. In fairness, their wine and beer prices are reasonable.

By: Geezer

Geezer — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:59:29 +0000

Try to support them the best you can – shopping at new businesses is critical for the vitality of the neighborhood. But, if you find certain products way overpriced, ask the manager why this is the case and if the answer is unsatisfying, tell them that you will take your business elsewhere if price gouging continues. But give them a chance. Small businesses often have to charge a bit more for some items, that’s just the way it is. If shoppers always go for the cheapest items for every purchase, then don’t complain when your only shopping option is Walmart.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:52:06 +0000

I think it is really a shame that Petworth will now have as 2 options for grocery shopping: 1) the Yes market; and 2) the Stinky Safeway

Talk about opposite extremes with nothing in between. What about a Harris Teeter, Trader Joe’s, or decent Safeway or Giant? Even a Whole Foods would serve the neighborhood a lot better.