Forest Hills Foods ~ Community Hub
Forest Hills Foods is THE Local Gathering place for snacks, coffee, lunch,
and your weekly groceries. Located at 4668 Cascade Road, at the
intersection of Forest Hills Drive and Cascade Road in Grand Rapids,MI
Forest Hills Foods is more than a grocery store. It has become a fixture
in the community. We have been frequenting this store for over 30 years
and have seen its grow from a small local grocery to its transformation into
a community center place.
It is a friendly store with just about everything you could need.
The grocery store is small enough that you can get your groceries in about
20-30 minutes, if you don’t run into any friends, which is just about impossible.
On a recent visit for a quick pick up of some fruit, we saw our daughter’s
former teacher, a fellow golfer, one of my clients (and a fellow golfer), and a
former neighbor. So much for the quick trip to the store!
The groceries are always excellent. They have organic & local produce,
a fresh meat & fish department, a great wine & beer selection, fresh, locally
roasted coffee available, fresh flowers and many specialty items.
Besides the groceries, they have a bakery, a pharmacy, a local bank
ATM Machine, a Deli, a Soup & Salad Bar and Cafe with WIFI, of course.
The soup & salad bar and deli are always busy at lunch. They also have
a US Post Office branch at the customer service desk which is very handy.
It seems we are there about every other day buying stamps or mailing a
package. The Foods will also cart your groceries out of the store and put
them in your car for you. This alone brings many customers back. In fact,
about the only time the parking lot is empty is when they are closed.
Let me tell you a little story about “THE FOODS” that gives you a glimpse
into its popularity. When we first moved to this community back in the
late 70’s, my wife went to get groceries. We had 2 small children and had
just moved – you can imagine the chaos in our life. Well, she had a whole
cartload of food to restock our larder and when she got to the checkout,
she realized she had run out of checks. For you young uns’, this was before
credit cards and cell phones, she was near tears as she told the check-out
lady she had no checks and would they hold her groceries till she went home
and got one?
The kind lady at the check out said, “OH, that’s OK. You can bring it in
when you have time.” and continued to check her out. Handed her the
receipt, asked her to check in at the service desk, and that was that.
She was flabbergasted!
Well, let me tell you, they won a loyal customer that day.
(And yes, she took a check to them right away.)
If you move to our area, I can promise ~ we’ll see you at The Foods!
Forest Hills Foods Photos by Bonnie Westbrook
I have not received value or consideration for advertising Forest Hills Foods
on my blog or stating my testimonial.
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