Most grocery stores offer some sort of dining-in options. Some go out of their way to make them attractive and comfortable restaurant-like experiences--the best example in our neighborhood is Harvest Market. Others are more minimal--I'd say that our Walmart and Kroger at the 2920 and Kuykendall intersection fit in this category. One of my favorite places to eat, period, is lunch at any Whole Foods--a great selection of things you can't find anywhere else.
For a time, the Kroger Marketplace at Rayford seemed to be trying for better than minimal. We
had deli food from there a few times when they first opened and it was
pretty good--the fried chicken was better than at most Krogers. Seating in the place is the opposite of flashy, but usable.
But the
last time I went it was a big disappointment. No BBQ, really nothing
on the steam tables except some picked-over baked chicken, green beans,
corn and long-suffering mac and cheese. I went ahead and ate some to
dull my appetite ahead of shopping. The chicken was edible but the skin
was really chewy. The sides were overdone. I went to get a drink from
the fountain and found it was not working--no sign to that effect, and
it doesn't look like they will make an effort to fix it. This was on a
busy Saturday at noon so one would expect a bit better. The staff had
to pull stuff from the store and heat it up for their lunch. I'll
continue to shop at the store, but don't bother with the deli at all, unless it improves significantly.
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