Your Dekalb Farmers' Market
Decatur, GA 30030-2219
Phone: (404) 377-6400
- Cross Street:
- DeKalb Industrial Way
- Hours:
- Daily 9am-9pm
Editorial Review for Your Dekalb Farmers' Market – by Michael Longshore
The Scene
A popular destination for serious home cooks from all over the metro area, this friendly farmers' market/gourmet grocery store combines dumbfounding variety, high quality and extremely reasonable prices. Come early or late to avoid the crowd.
The Goods
Pig trotters, 50-pound bags of sushi rice, rosy Black Angus filets, French butter, and cheeses from around the world are just a few of the varied items you'll find. Look for in-house baked bread, a solid selection of wine and beer as well as a small cookbook section. It's no place to shop for staples unless you need to stock up on green tea and organic breakfast cereal. However, some international cuisines--Mexican, for instance--are surprisingly underrepresented. But whether you're shopping for a big dinner party or just putting together a weekend cookout, you'll find that prices here are significantly lower than any of the highbrow competition.
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Insider Tips
Save TimeGrab a shopping cart in the parking lot. They don't store any inside.
Know Before You GoBring your old milk jugs and phone books. The Market has a large recycling facility attached to the main parking lot.
The ExtrasGrab a quick (and cheap) meal at the cafeteria. Get as much as you want: They weigh your tray and charge you by the pound.
User Reviews for Your Dekalb Farmers' Market
12/23/2007 Posted by atlantaguy333
I've been shopping here for years and wouldn't think of shopping anywhere else. The baked goods, meat, and seafood are the freshest that you can find here in Atlanta. I also had the experience of a funny smell in my baked goods a few months ago. Some of the other reviews say it smelled like fish or a chemical smell. I don't know how to describe it but I haven't noticed it here lately. So, if anyone is interested I talked to some of the bakery and cheese employees and they said that the market recently changed all of the plastic that they use to pack all of the cheese and baked goods. And I haven't noticed the smell since in any of the cheese or baked goods. Sounds like it was the plastic that was causing the odd odor.
Pros: everything is bought direct from the source around the world
Cons: spent all of my money
09/06/2007 Posted by atlgirl3929
Let me just say that I love the Farmer's Market. It's a straight shot up on Ponce: it has very reasonable prices, an extensive range of produce (local and organic), and lots of imported items. I enjoy making the trip out every weekend to get a better selection than Whole Food's at half the price. And the atmosphere is great, reminds me of the markets we have when I lived in New York. However, for some reason there is a weird smell which permeates all the baked goods. I don't know if it's fish, or what it is, but EVERY time I have attempted to purchase some sort of freshly made product there...cheese, muffins, cookies, bread, there has been this really weird smell and taste that seems to have seeped into everything. The last time, it affected the muffins so badly I had to throw them away, they were inedible. I'm not sure what causes this or how to resolve it, but it's pretty nasty and unappetizing. I know the food itself is good, because when you order something from the cafe it's delicious. So in a nutshell; check it out for the produce and the packaged items, but beware (sadly) all the delicious looking baked goods and suspect cheeses.
Pros: Huge selection, great prices, local and organic produce
Cons: Strange smell and taste seeps into some foods
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