Seward Community Co-op

First time I went here (3/1/23)Very nice storeGreat customer service and yummy food!!Love the signage and layout!!

My partner and I are co-op members. We love having a place close to get fresh food. One of the greatest things about the co-op are the low egg prices (and they're local!), which might be surprising since prices at co-ops can be a little more expensive. The produce we get is always top notch. We also love getting meat from the meat counter because it's local and the staff are always helpful and knowledgeable. Overall, the co-op strives to be engaged in the community. They do a "round up" to the nearest dollar donation for different neighborhood organizations each month. I appreciate having a grocery store I can walk to. The only downside is that some of your typical Target or Cub Foods brands can't be found, but lots of locally made alternatives can!

I really like this coop. If I had one thing they could improve on it would be the BLUE CHEESE DRESSING at the salad bar. I'm pretty sure it's thinner than water - YUK and they don't sell blue cheese dressing, so buying our own wasn't an option. The ranch is equally as watered down, but luckily the good stuff is for sale on the shelves. Otherwise, glad they're in the neighborhood :)I just don't want to pay for - water flavored dressing by the pound

This is an inspiring location and ranks up there now as one of my favorite co-ops (you'll probably catch that on a number of my co-op reviews...I LOVE THEM)!I've been to this one twice and absolutely adored the vibe, the presence, and the happy/helpful/energetic employees that work there! This is an incredibly diverse and inviting location that just makes you want to come back over and over again to support and watch it succeed!The selection is great, the people are great, and the prices (or at least in the produce) seem to be a bit more affordable than some of the other co-ops (the packaged-processed goods are about the same as other locations).The meat & seafood department may just be the happiest meat & seafood department I've ever encountered. Kind, informative, and generous. While it MAY have something to do with being so new, so many of the employees really go out of their way to be helpful and nice. But I had also been to the Lakewinds-Richfield opening season multiple times and, while great, the Seward Friendship store seems to be living out their name and investing in great friendships.I had talked to a man at the customer service desk when they were 1 1/2 weeks into their opening and he said that they had a goal of selling approximately 90 memberships in their first month...BUT...they had already sold OVER 500 in their first 1 1/2 weeks! The support for co-ops is inspiring and such a huge testament to the fact that we are STARVING for nutrient-dense REAL foods!Just go to walk around and experience the cheeriness (& buy something that you've never tried before...they've got a fantastic variety and supply of the goods)! They're worth it and I'll be back again...and again...and again.

Seward is a great grocery store, and probably the first co-op I've ever shopped at that I didn't find annoying. Prices are surprisingly reasonable, and even specialty items aren't too bad. (Some of the bulk items are a bit pricey.)There's a lot of store here in a small space, and I can buy almost everything I need here. The produce and meat sections are small, but always seem to have what I'm looking for. Same goes for dry goods.The service here is friendly to the extreme, even by Minnesota standards. So many workers here smiled at me and my wife that he we had to buy a membership. It's like we didn't have a choice.

Food selection is decent, but the staff are awful! This was their third strike and I will never return. When checking out, the cashier gives you dirty looks and are rude if you don't follow very specific protocols. For example, they yell at you for placing the basket on the conveyer belt. When you try to hand them the basket, they become smug and say "I don't do that." So, they literally stand there and watch you empty the basket! Then, when checked out, they just stand there and look at you until you realize that, again, they won't help pack your groceries either! So, they literally stand there doing nothing while you pack everything up! It's a horrible experience.

Please start selling more meat/protein in the hot food bar again. You used to put out at least two different meat options, usually a chicken and then something with turkey, beef, etc. There were meatballs, enchiladas, lasagnas...all sorts of great things. For months on end, it has only been the same bland baked chicken. Especially frustrating on days like today when you don't put out any of the chicken wild rice soup, and the chicken verde soup was gone by the time I got there. Not everybody is a vegetarian, many, many, many of us eat and enjoy meat and it is frustrating that your hot food options are so bereft of meat. It's pretty much the only reason I go there, is to get lunch, and it is always the same. darn. chicken. EVERY TIME!You used to have more meat options...what happened???

I go to the Seward Co-op several times a week to pick up whatever I have a craving for or need that day. The selection is really the best of the best and the ambiance friendly and inviting. I always feel welcome and valued. And people like Cole who go above and beyond every time and makes me just laugh with his fun and unique humor... This is a unique treasure in South Minneapolis....

Poor customer service. Don't care how the food tastes, the staff is rude and un knowledgeable about what is available in the store.

Hey if your in the mood for obnoxious hipster hippie mash up this is the place for you! Want a onion for $3.58? Come to Seward! Apparently the Co-Op designation only means that they charge you way more than normal for everything. I thought that Co-Op was a way to purchase in a group making items less expensive, not so at Seward. Also if u want to round up, the cashiers will surely offer you that opportunity. Why not give them a additional 10-90% every time you buy something? It's not like any of us donate to good causes in any other anyway. Friendship store, more like screwing everyone over store.Hey here is a great idea let's act like we are doing something good for the community by putting a grocery store in a underserved neighborhood. Then let's charge triple what anyone else does. Way to go Seward!