Supermarket Showdown: How Does Roche Bros Compare to Other Markets?
We price tested seven supermarkets in the eight Boston neighborhoods Patch serves. The result? Trader Joe's is cheapest (though you won't find rotisserie chicken there.)
Supermarkets — they're big news in Boston. Last year's controversy in JP when a Whole Foods replaced a Latino market led to arrests. This year, Charlestown is embroiled in a debate about Whole Foods taking over Johnnie's Foodmaster. In West Roxbury, there hasn't been a "supermarket debate" in a long time as folks seem to be happy with Roche Bros and Shaw's. At the heart of these discussions is whether we, as Bostonians, will have access to affordable food. To test prices, the Boston Patch editors each went out to various supermarkets in our respective neighborhoods on Thursday, Sept. 6. Here's our shopping list: In some cases, prices had to be approximated due to some stores not carrying a specific item (in the case of Macintosh apples) …
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Robin
9:07 am on Saturday, September 22, 2012
Consider getting your produce at local mom/pop stores like Baysweets in West Roxbury limited amount of produce but variety of Middle Eastern product and great sandwiches -cookies-desserts. Doubi brothers in Roslindale square. Produce at 1/2 the price at the large supermarkets. Variety changes. They also carry different Middle Eastern products. Also try the Greek Market on Washington St. in WR. more ›