Yesterday, California’s largest Whole Foods opened in Cupertino, California - a few miles North of San Jose. I went to this place today, and it is absolutely enormous.
Basically, just think of any normal Whole Foods, and imagine each department expanding by a factor of 10. The wine section is huge, and the store features a large japanese food section with freshly prepared teriyaki bowls, yakitori, and pre-made sushi. There are also large buffet sections for ‘world’ cuisine, salads, soup and chili.
Hmmm, what else? There is a cafeteria-style restaurant, and a large area for food samples. They also have an oil tasting area, and a training area where I think they give cooking classes.

There is also a clothing section which is surprisingly large. They have lots of hippie clothes made of random organic threads and stuff - I mean, that’s kind of a waste of space in my opinion - who really buys clothes from Whole foods?
I went there for lunch today, and got some of their fried chicken. I got two fried chicken breasts and some rice - a generous lunch but nothing out of the ordinary. This meal, however, cost $11, which was a total rip off.
That’s one thing about Whole Foods - it costs to eat organic shit. And I’m not really convinced that it’s worth it.
I would suggest waiting a week or so before you visit, however. Yesterday during the grand opening it was so packed I could not even find parking. Today, it was still packed and generally uncomfortable to navigate - even without a cart.
In any case, if you’re in the area, you really need to see this place. It is awesome to shop there - and their selection is excellent of course.
