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Now that Whole Foods is celebrating 25 years in business, I can confidently bitch about them, without worrying they’ll go out of business. Because I love Whole Foods…but I love my brother too and I complain about him constantly.

We’re eating out a lot these days, our current excuse being that we don’t have an oven in our new house. Whole Foods is a terriffic place to go, especially with our 2-year old, who like shopping carts shaped like trucks. The Glendale Blvd. location has lots of seating inside, and a big patio outside. Baby loves yogurt. But the more I go, the more I’m getting let down, and it’s ticking me off!

Chinese Fun Noodle Bowl: Noodles, broth and vegetables–that’s good eatin’ right? For $6, you think they could add one more ingredient: FLAVOR. Why do I order this dish over and over, forgetting each time how completely without taste it is? I keep forgetting never to order this one again.

Fajita Burrito : See above, insert “Fajita Burrito” for “Chinese Fun Noodle Bowl”. Here’s another $6 item that could use another 6 cents worth of seasoning. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not an over-salting, sauce drowning, ketchup eater, but I do appreciate a bit of entertainment on the tongue, at least a trailer for the feature, when I’m chowing down on my “healthier fare.” Note to self: Next time I want to order the Fajita Burrito, change order for the Chinese Fun Noodle Bowl as punishment.

Double Chocloate Brownie: Sounds tempting, right? It looks good too. I brought it home for the Mrs., who needed a little chocolate, if you know what I mean. Well she didn’t want it, and it did LOOK good, but man oh man, this was the third strike that had me running for my Typing Hat (which I’m wearing now and it looks great). The whole affair was not only drier than a $2 brownie should be, it had a slightly acidic taste, which I’m willing to admit may be due to their using better chocolate than I’m used to. Not sure. Acidy. But the kicker is the BURNT SIDE of the brownie, which really should have been shaved off. I mean come on, right? I’m an amateur, but if I crisp up the edges of a brownie, I’m not going to serve them to you…

Okay Whole Foods. I’m only giving you 25 more years to get it right, then I’m finding somewhere ELSE to shop!

By Why We Type (see more of his posts).