Homage to E&I Deli, the sole grocer at Vernon/Jackson

GIDS=Grocery immune deficiency syndrome

I have been living in this area for over a year. and there have been so much talk about having a grocery store. there are still rumors about Amish market or whole food in east coast 2 . but wishes not always come true.
Last night after I walked 4 blocks to c town to my dismay it was closed at 7:30pm.
I should know better and I should have called before.

The E&I Deli is over priced and you have no other choice but to buy from them. Of course you can do Fresh direct with their minimum selections and high$$$.

It is a major issue and not sure if something will be done about it soon.

C-Town 4eva. I am taking up their cause because of the myth that there’s “no grocery store” in LIC when that place has pretty much everything (and a oddly huge selection of weird European grainy bread products). A whole 15 minutes? Oh boo hoo. I walk to Vern-Jax for nightlife, you can walk this way if you want a bigger food selection.

Actually, if you live at Vern-Jax and want swank food, why not go one stop to Grand Central Market? That place is posh as hell… a lot easier than walking/biking to Greenpoint (way further than C-Town, come on).

I been to E&I once and found it way tiny. A lot better than Y&K or whatever it’s called now (seriously, that place is nasty)… the “salad bar” that smells like flies?

Oh and E&I are pricey b/c their rent is insane. Because their landlord charges an arm and a leg because the area is finally getting developed. And just like the overpriced condos that people buy, the groceries are overpriced b/c people are willing to pay that price.

“c-town 4eva” hahaha – I have to admit I’ve never been to that c-town. I’ve been to *other* c-towns and that’s why I never bother with the one at 21st St. I’ve also been to the Trade Fair out in As(t)lic, at 24th St & 36th Ave, and that’s about on par with the c-town.

15 mins is a long walk with groceries. It’s not a long walk without – definitely not by NYC standards.. and maybe the solution is a luggable cart. NO. The solution is an actual, real grocery store in Vernon/Jackson or Queenswest. How’s that for being more specific?

I like the name Vern-Jax. It’s better than writing Vernon/Jackson.

I work nearby and recently one of our workers ordered a Turkey Burger. She got a burger with turkey on it and was treated horribly by the counterperson/owner (he refued to make another one and called her a pain in the a**) He then said he would not make her anything anymore.

Well, maybe he didnt realize that we purchased a large breakfast order every day and went in there for lunches quite often. An easy 100-200 bucks every day he has now lost from one of the largest entities in the neighborhood. As far as I am concerned, the butcher next door is much nicer and enjoys your business. I am sure he appreciates E&I’s capriciousness as it is now putting more coin in his pocket. Nothing would make me happier than seeing their doors close forever.

What other retail does the neighborhood need aside from a grocery store? I have been looking to open up somthing on vernon for a while. I heard that Amish market is coming to EC II in May. Would a grocery on Vernon be needed as well?