BriarPatch Co-op Reviews

Lots of cool stuff. I always pop in when in the area.

Excellent produce, excellent service, sanitized, well organized

If you're looking for health foods this is a great spot, but it isn't cheap by any means. The hot food section/deli has a great selection of pre-made healthy delights, guaranteed to satisfy.

Hot lunch bar and made to order deli was incredible popular with the locals.

They had a vegetarians lasagna (musaka) it was very tasty. And the house rosted veggies are always good. No gross stuff just real food.

Everyone makes everyone feel welcome here. There's a great selection of foods. All of the people that work there are FANTASTIC. I appreciate each one. MaryLou has been working there, probably since I first started shopping in Grass Valley, a few decades back. Whenever I have a question, I always receive an efficient answer and I'm so grateful for this wonderful customer service. Of course I missed the salad bar and other things during this covid-19. It was one of the best salad bars anywhere.

I like the spices and harness that you scoop out of the big jars and save a lot of money.

Love the Briar Patch! It's a sweet little health food store with a very good selection of organic produce, nice well-stocked bulk section, great hot and cold food bar and deli with all kinds of food treats, smoothies and fresh juices plus. There's inside and outside dining. Really great little healthy food store!

This place rules! Really excellent salad bar. Huge selection of high quality beauty products. I'm very happy to have found this spot for healthy products and food. Also very clean bathrooms for a pit stop.

This is a full-service, very successful, well-established food co-op. Much more organic & local than Whole Foods, with everything you need: local, organic produce & flowers, healthy meats & seafood, bulk foods, hot meal & cold (salad) bar, deli case, hot & cold sandwich bar, coffee & tea, grab-n-go, inside & outside dining areas, local concert tickets, etc. Our favorite place to shop, with friendly staff and great people watching. Supportive of the community and constantly evolving based on suggestions from the owner-customers. Recently expanded parking lot with solar structure, electric vehicle charging stations coming soon.

I love when I have to go shopping and I get to go to BriarPatch! I always bring my son here, and they have the "banana club," where kids get a free banana, orange, apple, or carrot that they can eat in the store. This keeps him happy and occupied. BriarPatch has the absolute best quality food in every category, especially produce. I love the bulk section. The deli and hot food bar is great.

Vegan chocolate chip cookies, whatever , just take my money and hand over the baked goods.

friendly environment, love seeing kids playing music out front. thank you for keeping the arts alive.

Huge selection of bulk hurbs. Super friendly staff. The prepared food is amazing. I haven't found something I wouldn't eat again yet. There are benefits to being a member but no negatives for not. Which is nice if you don't shop often enough to warrant the cost.

Good selection of clean food, good service, community minded.

Exceptional hub of community and healthy lifestyle.

Nice staff. Excellent selection of products. The hot bar prices are really high. They didn t ask our permission to spend our owner s dividends. We hardly get any back anymore.

I love this store! Awesome variety of natural foods with a beautiful produce selection.

Great store! Fresh organic produce, clean store friendly staff.

I love this place. For years and years, Whole Foods was my go to for healthy shopping. Now that I'm on the West Coast, BriarPatch is the place to shop! I will say that everything here is uber-expensive, so be ready to separate yourself from your money!!

This store is amazing. Staff is super friendly with great selection of organic products!

BriarPatch is consistently our go-to for groceries! Their fresh and organic staples, friendly staff, and support of local wares and produce keeps us coming back!

My FAVORITE place to shop! The staff is just wonderful and the service is GREAT!

Love shopping here. Good food and friendly staff. Once asked where to find the non organic bananas and was told that the only non organic produce was yucca root. Go figure.

Came here to pick up a roasted chicken for my best friend who's sick and saw a lot of other really nice stuff and ended up buying some peanut butter cookies for myself they were very good.

Pretty good co-op with the standard selection of higher end foods, nothing incredibly unique. Slightly higher prices like most co-ops if you're not a member.

Great produce and a great playground for health enthusiasts. But definitely be ready to pay..

Great selection of organic and local food and products. They expanded their parking.

Amazing place to shop for organic/natural foods, beverages, produce and supplements
Great customer service too!

Love this little gem in the hills! They have everything no matter what your lifestyle needs are.

What a great co-op grocery! It has all the things. All.

The only ding against it is crowds, which includes parking. It's a madhouse. They need more cashiering stands to handle the long lines. But that's because they have an excellent product including their prepared foods. Prices can be steep, but that's expected with this market of organic etc.

If you buy everything you need here you'll spend an arm and a leg, but it's the only place around the area to find healthier, humane meat options.

A wide variety of organic produce and healthful foods. Fantastic selection of bulk herbs

This food coop is really connected to the community! And this grass roots coop can compete with any large grocery store on quality, selection and services available! If you don t want to shop for food while you are hungry, definitely go to the cafe/deli inside and enjoy! Get a sandwich made to order and cup of Love Buzz coffee for a pick-me-up. And to top it all off the service is always friendly and top notch as well. The staff is always very helpful and courteous.

Wonderful store very welcoming and delicious food bar

Best choice in a wide range of quality and healthy foods.

This was my first visit to the co-OP and I was impressed for being so far from the city.

Great store ...variety of foods and fun place for lunch

You want organic real food, and local? This is the place.

Even though it always has an odd smell, they have great keto snacks.

Thank you for having such fresh food. Thank you for requiring masks during COVID. Really appreciate you all!

My favorite grocery store! I drive all the way from Marysville to shop here because they have the best organic produce at the lowest prices I've found in the area. They also have a wonderful self-service food bar, a yummy deli counter with numerous mouth watering prepared entrees and sides. And at the butcher's case, they have salmon cakes that are to die for. There's even a little coffee bistro, bakery and a cafeteria area to eat and relax in. The food is so fresh, the atmosphere so alive and the employees are always friendly, cheerful and at your assistance if needed.

an amazing variety of food and necessities with an amazing working environment, everyone is so helpful and kind.

Excellent for hard to find nutritional supplements. One of the best deli's in the area. I find myself eating here often.

I bought a piece of tres letche cake, dated may 28, 18 and was shocked that Briar Patch didn't throw it out but instead charged $5.99 for this! It was a hard gummy mess. I was on my way out of town so am out the money. Shame.

Quite the market. Plenty of quality products. Heavy on the organics.

Best ever! Not only do they have all the best things you could find anywhere they make custom yum to order better then can find anywhere else...

Absolutely the best deli! Also wonderful organic local veggies. Love this co-op

Love this place. I can find any ingredient I need for a recipe no matter how exotic. Everything I buy needs to be organic for health reasons and I can get everything I need all in one place. I love that even household items.are competitively priced and environmentally friendly.

Its not as great as you first think. No different than any other store - prices range from good to obscene. The produce quality is above avg. but at times disappointing. I think they could do a little better with fresh herb selections. Some of their bulk items are way below standard especially the olive oil from Berkeley is horrid. Overall a decent place to shop but no competition keeps Briar Patch from excelling.

Awesome local Co-op that's been serving our community for years!

I like the salad and hot food bars. Fresh and tasty.

Great place to shop and work always a stop when it's time to do some food shopping

I love this store and have just started going there. The food being cooked there smells wonderful and the quality of food is awesome. You can even get locally grown meat there! Recently I've gone to a raw diet and they have everything you need. Love it! Sure it's pricey but I believe worth it.
My only complaint is that I feel uncomfortable there it seems cliqueish. People are rude and pushy and make you feel unwanted there. Sometimes even the cashiers, mainly the younger ones. But the ladies who work in the supplement areas are wonderful. I will still come to this store, I just wish it was a bit roomier so you don't feel you are always in someone's way. It is very tight in there.
But thank you for such wonderful good food!

The food is a little expensive, but it appears to also be better quality. We just wandered through to see it and will likely go there the next time we are going for fresh vegetables. They have a lot of bulk grains. Also meats and stuff. A small whole foods is the best way to describe it

Very over priced! In fact ridiculous! Sprouts has much better prices and selection. The butcher department is clean, but I can't get past the prices. Won't be back.

Great food, great people and an overall healthy attitude!

You will find a wide variety of organic foods, spices, and bulk items. Very laid back and interesting atmosphere.

A relaxing place to grab lunch. Outside seating is nice with free, local musicians most times! (they play for donations)

It was amazing how much we saved and how good the food their is. The employees attetude was very good and costomer service is very good.

Covered any grocery needs and has a delicious hot bar and other redily available food.

Fantastic selection of organic foods & great deli too! A bit high priced.

Always go here for groceries. great organic good selection and very reliable.

Nice organic grocery. Overpriced as most of organic grocery stores are. The glam of purchasing high-end food items and wearing ultra-hipster clothing to parade around the store seems a little excessive. But again, it is California, home of illusion. Bottom line, when I do shop here, I pay more money for a better product than in commercial grocery stores