Potash Bros. Market

Summary:
Location gets five stars, Food gets four stars, Price gets three stars, and Service gets four stars,

Details:
I've been to two of the Potash Bros. locations - this one, and the one on State Street.  My review of both would be the same, but as this location hasn't had a review yet, I don't want it to feel left out.

The Hancock location is pretty super secret.  I've been working (as a contractor) in the building for four years, and only first heard about it about a year ago.  Based on rumors among my team, you can only get to the 44th floor through the freight elevator, and you need to either a) be an employee or resident of the building with a security badge, or b) ask one of the security personnel in the lobby level to let you up.  I've never tried asking the security personnel...always been lucky to hitch a ride on the elevator with another working stiff during the lunch hour.

For such a smallish grocery store, I'm always surprised at the volume and variety of food.  It is a full-service grocery store, from fresh fruit to frozen foods.  You really won't find generic brands here though, at least none that I've seen.

The best part (for me at least) is the deli.  It's so hard to find a real deli downtown.  And I love fresh salami...the fresher, the better.  Momma always told me to stay away from foul-smelling salami.   Good advice for anyone.

The deli serves Boar's Head meat products...very tasty, kinda pricy, but worth it given you're paying more than $10 for a sandwich, drinks, and chips most anywhere in the area anyway.  There are other meats and deli items too...potato salad, macaroni salad, other salads...they also serve full-size deli pickles, and who doesn't like a big pickle?  The ladies at the deli counter have always been friendly, and always give me a pickle spear even though I order the big pickle.  I guess they think I just look like a guy who can handle a lot of pickle.

If you're in the neighborhood and feel like a fresh deli sandwich, I'd suggest trying to get up to the 44th floor, or try the location on State (it's not too far of a walk from the Hancock).  Also note that there are no places to sit at either location, so you'll need to order to go.  I'd stay away from the "deli" in the basement of the Hancock...more on that in another review.