The Beer Cave - Downers Grove

We splurged recently when we bought meals for neighbors isolated with Covid. The pot roast dinner w mashed potatoes and green beans was delicious. Beef was a bit fatty, but the flavor (with mushroom gravy) was delicious! We can 't always 'eat like the rich people eat ' but it was very tasty and we will return. But wow, my wife bought pizza dough but we ended up going to Mariano 's for the sauce because she felt the Standard Market price was obscene! The service folks are excellent, the store aisles and displays were spotless and the attached restaurant was full of eaters who looked happy! And their meals smelled wonderful!

What a wonderful market with so many cooked and ready to eat foods. The quiches were so delicious and made from scratch. The sushi bowls were good as was the sashimi. Great service except for some younger employees who were texting non stop on their phones instead of responding to customers requests. Overall outstanding market.

While in Chicago I was trying to do shopping and stores to find some of the items that I can't find in Florida. I had some stores in mind that I didn't get to but I did find a few things while traveling about. I was hanging out with my friend and they suggested going here as they carried a good variety of things in the realm of what I was hoping to find. When we got here they exclaimed about how much this place had changed since they were last year. They used to have a huge bakery as part of it which is gone now and now contains a lot more grocery items. We did find a lot of great things and we both made purchases. One thing that we were both a bit excited about was finding Quisp cereal. It was one of my favorite cereals when I was younger and it has become near impossible to find anywhere. They picked up a box for their wife who also really enjoys it. They have a really nice selection of wines and cheeses, just not the ones I was hoping to find. We were also hoping to find some coleslaw to go with dinner but they were already all out of it. This was not an issue as we did find quite a few other items worth purchasing. The store is very large and easy to shop. They also have two restaurants attached and I would love a chance to try them. The people that work there were quite friendly and the checkout was very efficient. The one product line I was really excited to see in the store was Amish country popcorn. I'm a big fan of their products and have used several of them. I generally shop them online but if I was local I would come here to pick up some of the items they have available. If they had had a wider variety I probably would have picked up a few things.

THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE GROCERY STORE, NOT THE ATTACHED RESTAURANT For well over a decade Friday and Saturday nights were go out to eat (or order in) nights. After recently crunching the numbers, we realized how much we spent on all that restaurant food! So Friday switched to grocery store meal pick up night. Standard Market is THE PLACE for picking up packed and complete fresh made meals. Their packs feed the whole fam. Enchiladas and rice, grilled chicken, veggies, and potatoes, teriyaki chicken, taco kits, a variety of tasty soups, and more. Round the corner and you can pick up some awesome hot foods at the deli. Their pizza is well beyond what you would expect from grocery pizza, with a chef popping pies fresh from the oven behind the counter. There's hot chicken, a wide variety of deli salads and foods. Now if you want to be bad, round the corner again and you'll see a gourmet looking dessert case. There's also an epic butcher section, freshly made sushi, that wine and cheese shop. More fun to stroll than Whole Foods, with an emphasis on fresh gourmet selections and attention to detail. And unlike Whole Foods, you can still find your fave grocery brands here like Coke, Pepsi, etc.

My go to place when I do not have time to make dinner myself. Just pick up a bag, and off you go.