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Vegan-friendly
Opened 1973. A small market selling a ton of vegan products, including food and supplements. Staff are friendly & helpful. (Also sells meat & meat products.) Used to also be the home of the vegetarian Shine Cafe which moved next door and turned all-vegan. Open Mon-Sat 9:00am-7:00pm, Sun 9:00am-6:00pm.
12 Reviews
First Review by gr8vegan
TreeHugger44
Points +111
Everything your vegan heart desires. - Edit
Great spot for stocking your fridge and pantry or grab and go picnic items. They carry all kinds of vegan refrigerated and frozen foods, snacks/cookies/crackers, cheeses, yogurt, sauces, and other packaged foods. Also gteat selection of organic and locally grown produce, bulk food bins, vitamins, toiletries/ soaps, etc.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-08-20
Cons: Sells meat , dairy, eggs.
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Laurenbdoeslife
Points +910
Nice array - Edit
It feels like a mini Whole Foods, stocked up with lots of vegan products and a bit expensive. I was very excited to see a locally-owned company’s bars there, Well Bean. I usually can only find them online! So that was the highlight for me.
Read morePros: Good selection
Cons: Expensive
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mcromeen
Points +608
Fantastic selection of vegan items - Edit
This small store has TONS of vegan items. We were amazed by the selection. Highly recommend if you are staying in an in a place with a kitchen that you'll be doing your own cooking (Airbnb, RV, cottage), or need snacks for the beach or your road trip.
Read morePros: Excellent selection of vegan products, Next door to Shine Cafe, good service
Cons: small store
Guest
CarolineVegstar
Points +218
Vegan options galore - Edit
We found more than enough options for snacks and treats while visiting Cayucos! Great to have a plethora of vegan goodies.
Read morePros: Every vegan milk you can imagine , Yummy snack options and spinach vegan naan , Vegan beauty products
Guest
dancingvegan
Points +853
Located next to all-vegan Shine Cafe - Edit
While I was waiting for my order from Shine Cafe I walked into this store. It was very organized & neat. They have tons of vegan products which was awesome for a small store. Staff were pleasant also. They do sell meat and products that contain meat, but not a lot.
Read morePros: lots of vegan products, cool area
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VeganChatLady
Points +206
Small well stocked store - Edit
Cozy store with small selection of produce, lots of frozen vegan items, a variety of vegan/GF cookies/treats in the refrigerator case. Definitely enough to tide you over. Look for great local kombucha made in SLO.
Read morePros: Nice variety , Friendly staff
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Luckystar7
Points +43
Great vegan options - Edit
This store is filled with amazing vegan options. There are so many package free and eco friendly products. Great little grocery store next to an amazing café.
Read morePros: Many vegan options , Foods and baskets , Eco friendly products
Cons: Sometimes expensive
Guest
HealYourDisease.com
Points +1322
Love This Place - Edit
Great local and regular products. Very friendly staff too.
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TataVislevskaya
Points +123
Great range, but Whole Foods is cheaper - Edit
I love this little shop with friendly stuff and awesome range of healthy food. But I can definitely recommend you Whole Foods as a market with more reasonable prices for some products.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on Friday January 25, 2013
Pros: friendly stuff , excellent range
Cons: overpriced
TataVislevskaya
Look, I do not live in USA, and I do not want to care about who and how to get my dollars. my desire is just to get the products at a reasonable price, that's all. If I do not get it, then just go to Whole foods. I do not think you have a right to read my morality.
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Dai4Hay
Points +86
I hate being honest but…. - Edit
I can literally buy something here and then find it at another store for 2 and 3 dollars cheaper!! Thats insane to me! I have come here since 2002 and they have always been this way and not the friendliest staff (for some reason they are only nice to who they choose to be nice too, a lot of days I won't even get a simple "hello"). Overall they have always disappointed I hate to say. I only went in there so much because the cafe used to be inside in the back. I would recommend making the drive to SLO, you'll spend less even with gas money accounted for. I'm sorry, i do wanna support local businesses but I can't if it breaks my bank and adds $20 - $50 more to my total.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on Monday June 01, 2015
Pros: health food store
Cons: price, staff, no/low gluten free vegan
Guest
fiddletunes
Points +33
Great little shop - Edit
Sunshine Health Foods has become one of my favorite places to shop. They have almost everything I'm looking for, including lovely fruits and vegetables, plus the wonderful Shine Cafe in the back of the store. The store is very small with narrow aisles but they've made good use of every square inch of space. It's loaded with goodness.
Read morePros: good selection, great produce, friendly staff
Cons: narrow aisles, closes at 5 pm
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gr8vegan
Points +2363
Great little Health Food Store - Edit
For such a small place you can find just about everything you need. The produce here is the real stand out (aside from the AMAZING Shine Cafe in the back). The store seems to be stocked with a half a dozen employees all super nice and friendly and helpful. It can't be larger than a 4 car garage, though, but its very popular. We grabbed some goodies for the road after an amazing meal at Shine.
Read morePros: produce, service
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