• Mother's Market

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Orange County based group of natural foods grocery markets. Stocks a variety of products from nutritional supplements and vitamins to fresh fruits and vegetables to household cleaning aids to bulk staples as well as packaged foods. Deli, salad bar, and juice bar inside. Open Mon-Sun 7:00am-10:00pm.


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5 Reviews

First Review by ElleCrysTALL

Monila

Points +603

Vegan
30 Mar 2023

I love this grocery store - so many vegan options!

I come here at least once a week, they have so many vegan options. Also items that are not easy to find can be found here. A grocery store with “healthier” options that can be a little on the pricier side. I love that they have hot ready to eat vegan foods and well as cold items and grocery items. They also serve smoothies, coffee, and foods in their cafe and sell vegan self care products like soaps and lotions.

Updated from previous review on 2023-03-30

CorvairForum

Points +116

Vegan
26 May 2019

Very slow

Food is just ok. Don’t come here if you’re in a hurry!

Pros: Lots of options

Cons: Very slow service

Chia

Points +3635

Vegetarian
15 Feb 2012

Awesome Place to Shop and Dine

I had been here many years ago and was totally delighted to return. Here's my Mother's Market review.

What a refreshing breath of air this store is! There is such a great variety of vegetarian and vegan foods served in the cafe as well as the deli. There's also a coffee bar, juice bar, in addition to the grocery store that carries a range of fresh fruits and vegetables, supplements, bulk food, and much more. The variety here is definitely more vegetarian-oriented than Whole Foods Market, and the atmosphere is inviting, fun, and relaxing.

I wish there was a Mother's Market in Los Angeles.

Pros: great variety, good food, positive vibes

SonjaCPA

Points +5270

Vegan
01 Oct 2010

small packed store

I stopped in to grab some lunch, but took a look around while I was there. It's a small store, but the aisles are packed. It seemed to have all the basic vegan stuff for sale. I didn't get a chance to check out the cafe, but the deli area didn't have many things marked vegan. It was more veggie than vegan oriented. I ended up getting one of the pre-made packaged sandwiches and a bag of chips. The vegan chicken salad sandwich was filling and pretty good. While it probably can provide for all your shopping needs, I prefer the larger Mothers' locations which are easier to navigate around.

Pros: deli and cafe area, easy parking

Cons: small, sells meat, dairy and eggs

ElleCrysTALL

Points +21

Vegetarian
30 Apr 2008

Come for lunch, stay and shop for dinner, fun time

Where to begin, market or kitchen? Well, the store name lists market first, so why not.

I like Mother's as a grocery store. They tend to have obscure items I have not seen anywhere else, including my deodorant! Not all locations have the same products, but they will do a store transfer and call when it comes in. Some items are a little pricey, but others are bargains, even considering my brother works at a competing natural grocer and receives a substantial employee discount. The staff tends to be awesome, really helpful, and some cashiers make amusing announcements over the intercom at night. Most are quite knowledgeable and informative. My only gripe is the lentil nut loaf dinner from the deli case has gone up significantly in price and is not always available. Occasionally, I find cold food marked half off because it met the sell by date, but anything is good another few days.

The kitchen is different somehow. There are so many menu offerings, choosing what to eat has been the most difficult decision all day both times I went. The tempeh ruben was good, and the lemon caper veggie cutlet was great but the sauce was almost too strong. Many items have a vegan alternative. Side options are a bit lacking if you see the deli case, brown rice or plain yogurt are not exactly appealing. Both meals with tax were just over $9 each I believe. Not too bad considering most produce is organic and grown locally. Service in the kitchen has paled in comparison to the retail store though, my orders both had the wrong side brought to me, and my water glass tends to remain empty. Still, there are several other things I intend to try.

My only other disappointment is that there are regular mainstream chemical air fresheners and paper products in the restroom, if I am putting good in my body I want the same in my environment. I mean, they sell the natural stuff in the store! Otherwise, Mother's is pretty great

Pros: Market staff SUPER helpful, Will transfer or order item not in stock, Variety of classes, demos, and lectures

Cons: Kitchen service lacking in comparison, Chemical bathroom spray and soap




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