Strack and Van Til

i LOVE my Stracks.....long an Indiana tradition...and now i find out Chicago Yelpers have been enjoyin the great prices and service we have been getting for years, with the Stracks on Elston...i was reading reviews of that one and im glad to see all the Yelpers up that way are loving it as well....one thing i was laughing at though was 50% of the reviews from my north side buddies was how they all thought the name was very funny for a grocery store....its the last names of two guys that went into bizz together..... Mr. Strack and a Mr. Van Till...... how people think  that is funny for some reason cracks me up....

now back to MY Stacks :-)    large parking lot.....the cool little community message board right inside to put up flyers about your garage sale, church dinner or lost kitty..... a manager usually standing right there as you walk in.....always with a welcome

very clean and wide aisles....first stop is when i walk by the deli to munch some samples they put out everyday.... crab or 7-layer dip...yumm....a huge selection of meants an cheeses to choose from....hot food for takeout.....one drawback here though is the fried chicken looks a light light brown, not the dark crispy skin that makes fried chicken what it needs to be.....

seafood counter just past the deli....they will even fry up your fish for you, no extra charge....nice selection but some fish looks like it has seen a better day.....the only reason to go down the street to Jewel....

super produce prices and selection....check out the freezer there, a small farm up in MI, flash freezes thier own fruit and you can get it here....

good selection of ethnic foods.....thier selection of bottled salsas is amazing...the usualls that all stores sell plus  Frontera Grill and Ditka's to over 20 different varieties from small companies from Mexico, Texas and all over the country.....

meat dept is good along with prices......pork shoulder for your BBQ on sale alot for 99 cents a pound....and one of the only places ive seen tri-tip sold.....they call it sizzle steak and the week of this review its on sale for $3.99 lb.... thats craziness :-)   ask them for a tri-tip roast and grill that thing...yummi in my tummi......

the bakery is just ok, nothing special.....but free cookies alway handed out to the kiddies.....and they do make a good in house italian bread..

its just really cool store and everyone seems to want to go out of thier way to help you.......