3rd-party sign outside (vegan options vary) at Sunnyside Market in Calgary

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Small, family-owned health food market providing local, organic, and natural products. Open Mon-Sun 10:00am-6:00pm.

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2 Reviews

First Review by Keith_Thode

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Sonny246

Points +829

Vegan
21 Apr 2019

Strange Health Food Store

Few good things about this place: first, they have several vegan items in the fridge/freezer section like ice cream, tofu, pizza etc. your standard vegan finds in even a grocery store. (Prices seem cheaper than some of the other health food stores). Second, often there are vegan items in the bakery including these apple-oatmeal-coconut type cookies that I really like! Third, there's a sticker on the outside of the building that seems to indicate anyone is welcome to use the washroom, which, if that is the case, I love! because that capitalist BS about 'washrooms for customers' isn't radical, classism isn't radical.

Main issue: this store is quite tiny and there isn't much vegan selection in the store, it has a bulk section, fridges/freezers, shelf-stable isles and produce, so a little of everything but nothing remarkable.

Most annoying thing: they have a sign outside for their bakery that states "Plant-Based Comfort Food" from the company "Tumeric." When I went to inquire about these dishes they pointed me the sign that read "Lamb Curry," which I was confused about because Lamb isn't a plant. The Market told me that the Bakery is a separate company (even though they ring up orders for them) and they don't know about selling Lamb as plant-based food. When I spoke to the folks at the Bakery they said their vegan option was grains (e.g., barley)... I asked if they had vegan protein to substitute for the animal protein they seemed taken aback and went silent then eventually said,"no, sorry."

Pros: Vegan baked goods

Cons: Tiny vegan selection, Unaware of basic dietary language

3rd-party sign outside (vegan options vary) at Sunnyside Market in Calgary

Avatar Keith_Thode

Keith_Thode

Points +712

Vegan
19 Sep 2015

Not one of the better stores in Calgary.

For my taste, the food counter and the store didn't offer much to me as a vegan.

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