From our sister site, MyBallard, here’s some info on the grand opening of Take 5 Urban Market, including giveaways and a drawing for prizes from the market at the corner of 8th Avenue NW and NW 70th Street.
We stopped in last night for dinner. Perched on the stools along the window, we enjoyed their daily dinner special (roast beef, veggies and mashed potatoes), toothsome mac-and-cheese and a zesty pulled chicken sandwich. For more store info, including their menu, here’s a link to the market’s site.
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1 Anna // Feb 3, 2011 at 12:57 pm
Super bad experience! I WAS a regular at Urban Market as I enjoy supporting the local businesses in my neighborhood and a regular for my afternoon coffee and Veggie (always loaded with too much butter) sandwich. The food isn’t exactly health orientated here. Usually in such a hurry, I had never had the time to browse around at (poor prices anyway) their wine. Tonight I did, and when I got up to the counter to check out with my Odwalla drink… the owner? (tall gray haired man) shockingly asked me if I had put a bottle of white wine in my bag?! Of course I was completely shocked as he then asked me to open my bag for him to have a look. Due to the fact that I’ve gone there repeatedly, I would have assumed he might recognize my face… since he was the one who had checked me out! I’d actually sat there for hours doing work on my laptop. I now realize I should have called the police. Instead I politely opened my bag so he could see I hadn’t taken anything from their shop. My home is just around the corner. The last time I was in there I saw an old fellow colleague and just imagined if someone I had known would have witnessed this event.. I would have been incredibly embarrassed. It’s not as if I look like a shab… I was wearing tennis shoes, but dress rather nice compared to the normal everyday person in Seattle. Fyi: Buy your wine/snacks elsewhere.. if you’re out of sight of the owner’s view for five seconds, he may then ask you to open your bag before checking out. Can you believe he then tried to take my money for my drink… of course I refused and left his ridiculous shop immediately. Are you kidding me!!!?!! He should have given it to me after all of his hassling + a sincere apology and a bottle of wine to boot! This is the strange part.. I never laid one finger on any bottle of wine! Take 5 Urban Market… hire someone who can actually SEE, or invest in a store camera instead of a paranoid old guy behind your counter! BOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Everything in here is WAY overpriced too.. I will never support them again. Btw: The Choice Deli And Grocery on 8th Ave Nw has a way Bigger wine selection, NO drama, and much better prices. They will absolutely get my business if I do not have time to run to PCC or Ballard Market!
2 Jeffrey // Feb 4, 2011 at 8:32 am
I agree with you 110% Anna. This is the wrong way to gain clientelle and start off a business – so let the customers read & decide if they want to take 5 out of their day to support this kind of biz & to possibly be stunned by the paranoid owner making false accusations! She said she has supported this place since she moved into the neighborhood and LAME!
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