Kowalski's Lyndale Market

I can't speak to the contents of the entire store, as I was there for the artisan cheese and I found it the instant I stepped inside. The cheese counter here is large and fantastic, with a wide variety of both domestic and international cheeses. I greatly appreciated that they had two heaping baskets of small pieces of cheese--perfect for trying new cheeses while keeping the cost down! I found lots of things to buy. The checkout was fast, the cashier incredibly friendly.An important note: this was a very busy place at midafternoon, and the parking lot was packed. As we left, I realized we'd been lucky to get a spot as we had. By the signs in the lot, they have issues with people using their lot to instead visit the Starbucks next door.

Love this kowalski's!Has excellent food in deli and meat dept!Excellent customer serviceLove the ambiance.Love the deli!Bakery as well!

I love this Kowalskis, and not just because it's so close to my house. It is definitely one of the smaller kowalskis in the city but the smallness is what I love about it. It's big enough to have a good variety of groceries without being too large and overwhelming. The deli has high quality lunch meats and cheese and a hot food section. The soup bar always has a very good soup selection. The salad bar also has a section where you can make a burrito bowl. And let's not forget the olive bar!

I love this Kowalskis. What I like about this location is the store size, it's not so big that it takes forever to get around. Because of the size you can do all your shopping in a short amount of time. Their produce is always fresh, not like the wrinkly old stuff you see at Target. They also have a nice Salad and soup bar, or if you prefer there is a havea hot deli as well. Also up stairs is a lounge, but pretty much is a young kid hang out area though. One down side about shopping here is you'll pay a bit more, especially for any sort of specialty item. Oh well that's what you get for convenience. Update: So Kowalski's totally added an awesome cheese counter. All the cheeses are laid out very nicely. It makes it slightly nicer to pick out your fav cheese.

I stopped by and ordered platters for my summer poolside event and I was not disappointed. The platters were ready when I wanted to pick them up and they were just perfect. The sweet bar tray, dipped strawberries and veg tray were all just fine. Just make sure you allow enough space in your frig for the high plastic covers the trays come with....if you are short on space I recommend you might transfer some items to your own serving pieces and cover with wrap like I did prior to serving.

As you walk in you're greeted with a huge display of flower bouquets. You really don't have to go to nurseries with these around. The fruit and veggie aisles are on the right like most of the other stores. I was looking for cotton candy grapes but they weren't available. It's California grape season. I got some Fairlife filtered milk, which is great for the lactose intolerant. It's one of the few stores that carry that brand. I stopped for the pretzel hotdog buns. I couldn't resist the thin maple rolled oat cookies that they bake on site.They had Jonny Pops on sale but not the 2 chocolate ones which I thought strange and annoying. Still I picked up a coconut one. At the checkout someone runs right up to bag and carry it out. In this neighborhood it has a co-op feeling.

I don't like Kowalski! It is too expensive for no reason! I stopped by here since it way home. I wanted to buy the salmon which is normally $9.99 at Whole Foods but here it is $18.99. What a ripoff. I asked what the difference was and the guy behind the counter said that it must be a different seller Whole Foods purchases from.The bread I bought is dry. The flax muffins are no good. Trying so hard to be gluten free and completely missing consumer taste buds. I don't like shopping here. Way too overpriced when competitors such as kinds and Whole Foods offer better deals and even fresher produce.

Well I've been trying to eat at home more but I sure miss reviewing restaurants. I guess this Kowalski's market is kind of my restaurant now. And mt partner and I are the chefs......and the dishwashers..and the line cooks..and the hosts... ha ha. Anyway this is a pretty good little neighborhood market. Sometimes when it's busy I want to rip my hair out and scream at everyone but what can you do? Not their fault everyone wants to spend 90+ seconds picking out their tomatoes....all at once... ha ha. Haha well the deli's pretty good too and the people behind the counter are always always always friendly. One time my Rao's arrabiatta tomato sauce was opened and moldy on the inside but again what can you do. I just threw it in the compost. Ha ha ... ha. Seriously though i'm pretty pleased and they have these little bread onion things..go over by the donuts and the breads and you'll see them if you're not too late. They are to die for. It's like a little bread circle with some onion and cheese i the middle. I always am trying to buy one "for the hike" or "for tomorrow" or "for x y z" and I just eat it immediately when I get home because it's so dam good thanks kowalski ~~~~

I go here several times a week to grab my lunch since it's walking distance from my home office and also buy a lot of my general groceries here despite the high prices. I have always been impressed with the quality of the food, the level of service and the general convenience of this location so have been willing to pay extra. However, today was confronted by a security guard accusing me of stealing and eating soup. Because I eat the soup right away I do not put a cover on it and had a spoon in it. Unbelievable I spend thousands of dollars in this store yearly and I get accused of stealing. I encourage management to look at your security cameras to see if indeed this was the case! False on all accounts!!!!! And then I see him go to another manager and reiterate, I was stealing soup, after confronting me in a public place around all the other customers. Completely humiliating and embarrassing. Security should be cracking down on the repeat offender pan handlers and the grifters that barely let you get in the front door without getting accosted. I will start taking my business elsewhere as Tradewinds is right down the street.

As a disclaimer, this is only the second Kowalski's location that I have visited. Firstly, this business is located on a high-traffic street and has hopelessly inadequate parking. Minor traffic jams can be caused when patrons simply want to park or leave. As other reviewers have noted, the store is not well lit and the prices at this location are often shockingly marked up. I used to liken the wares as to Aldi merchandise at Whole Foods prices, but on consideration, the prices can make Whole Foods look like a bargain, especially when taking into account the quality differential. People who live or work in the immediate vicinity of the store might find the convenience of shopping here appealing, but those traveling here from any distance to speak of may want to reconsider.