A small crowd gathered for the opening ceremonies outside the new Interbay Whole Foods at 8 a.m. this morning. Then the doors were open and shoppers were invited inside.
Many in the crowd were connected to the store and there was no rush of shoppers waiting to get inside. A few folks did grab shopping carts and began to load up. The Interbay Whole Foods employs about 140 people who seemed eager to show off their new store to shoppers. 
The shopping complex anchored by Whole Foods has slowly filled up with other retail outlets. The Magic Dragon Chinese Restaurant is now open along with Peet’s Coffee and Tea, Subway and a dry cleaner.
Whole Foods decided to build a smaller store in the Interbay Urban Center than originally planned and the space next door is still available for lease.
5 responses so far ↓
1 vanderleun // Oct 13, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Well, it's easy to see that the impact of Whole Foods on the current Queen Anne savings rate is going to be catastrophic.
2 Name // Oct 13, 2009 at 1:07 pm
If there were transit down the west side of the hill, they might get some of my money. But there isn't. As it is, I can't imagine trying to haul groceries on the 15 or 18; they always seem to be crowded.
3 Name // Oct 13, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Just back from Whole Foods, and with a lunchtime crowd it was packed! Long but moving lines for checkout. Employees do seem eager to please. Glad it's here – I just wish it were bigger!
4 Alex // Oct 15, 2009 at 10:25 am
Whole Foods is over hyped and over priced Trader Joe's is better and cheaper even Metropolitan Market is cheaper. And all that with a fairly obnoxious CEO who is anti union and anti health care . I'll spend my money elsewhere.
5 Alex // Oct 15, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Whole Foods is over hyped and over priced Trader Joe's is better and cheaper even Metropolitan Market is cheaper. And all that with a fairly obnoxious CEO who is anti union and anti health care . I'll spend my money elsewhere.