I love Giant Market. When I lived in Lancaster it was such an occurrence for me to visit and shop weekly. Since moving to Philadelphia I found limited Giant Markets. However I was surprised to find not just a Giant Market but a Giant Heirloom Market snd was blown away with their quality and fun.
Giant Heirloom that I visited with Sip on What and Phillyfoodgal is located at 1002 N. 2nd Street in Philadelphia. We had an amazing time and we found some amazing things to help you get ready for the New Year Celebrations!!
Giant Heirloom has some of the freshest produce you ever needed. They take great pride in presentation, cleanliness, and convenience! Being on 2nd street allows for them to be convenient to assist those who need a quick in and out and don’t want a traditional grocery store experience. Plus there’s so much more that will make you want to grab what you need but stay for the experience.
So what is this experience you ask?
One I have a video to give you a walk through but here’s the snap shot of what you need to know!
- Great food selections and order
- Amazing Wine and beer selections
- Made to order hot foods and desserts
- Free Wine tastings
Great food and order
You have a party coming up maybe even for your New Year celebration and you want to impress. You want to make a great cheese board. Giant Heirloom has your whole cheese board section ready to go. No more running around trying to gather the items when the items are looped together. When they designed the store they kept in mind how real people shop. So the benefits of having food in order to how most think is more important these days to help people be on the go but efficient!
Plant Based
No disrespect to other grocery store chains but Giant Heirloom has the biggest inclusive Plant Based selection. I know a lot of folks will transition when 2020 hit. Now you can have everything you need in one spot. I checked it out and trust me it’s official! I don’t have to spend time in several aisles looking for items when the items are altogether ready taking the guess work out of my experience. If convenience is what you seek, Giant Heirloom is your spot!
While you’re shopping does your grocery store have a kombucha on tap section? No?! Giant Heirloom does! I love the fact that there are a lot of local offerings as well. Keeping items local helps to boost the economy of our own communities! By the way the Giant Heirloom on N. 2nd street has the top sales of kombucha out of all the Giant Heirloom! Way to go!
I also love the make your own Oil and Vinegar station!
Ain’t nothing wrong with dessert right?!
Now I personally would flip my experience by heading to the basement first than make my way up! Why? The basement is where the greatness is!
Unlike a creepy basement the Under Ground is where it’s at! You can make DIY mimosa, a wide selection of beer and made to order food!!
First of all you know they had me mimosas! You get orange, cranberry juice, sparkling water or filtered water complimentary. You can mix with White Wine, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, White Zinfandel, Or Sparkling Wine for your mimosa! That’s a great selection if you ask me.
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To begin you get a wrist band that calculates how much wine or beer you get. It’s like an open tab of sorts. You can go back and once you maxed out on your Wine and beer that’s it. The tap out is on 32oz of beer and about 16 Oz of wine. Also the selections are quite impressive.
So still not impressed?
Let’s eat!
So what’s a few drinks without some great food! You can order your food and eat it in the Underground and make it a fun time with family or friends. Or if you crave alone time like myself don’t judge me when you see me downstairs sipping and minding my business alone either!! You can do it all!
From pot stickers, to cannolis Giant Heirloom has your request ready! Everything is made to order and it’s amazingly good!
Oh and there’s free WiFi so you can even sit downstairs do a little work and sip too!! Just make sure you have your identification as it’s swiped. No expired licenses will be accepted and ALL get carded!
Games Anyone?
I love old school video games and I really love going to the arcade. Now you get the best of both worlds! Oh and let me mention the games require no quarters to play it’s free!! Not to mention a little Scrabble and a little Jenga!
So I know you’re about to head out and prep for the New Year Parties and you might have forgotten a few things-go and grab your beer, wine, etc. in the Underground. You can grab boxes and bottles of whatever you need!
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Pictured from left to right; Elle, Cherryl, me and Laura!
Thank you Giant Heirloom for an amazing time. You know I’ll be back! I might bring the kids and my husband or I might not-either way I’ll definitely will be back!!
Thanks Laura for an amazing tour! You can tell you love what you do! You made my entire day!!
Thank you Carol Zutski for letting me know about Dark Horse wine and La Marca Prosecco! As an avid wine drinker they get my stamp of approval!
You can catch the video tour on my Instagram!
Thanks to my girls Phillyfoodgal and Sip on What y’all rock! Let’s bring in 2020 on an amazing high night! In case you’re reading this today in real time they are open until 9pm so you don’t have to worry about not being able to grab your last minute New Year items!!
So stop on in socialize if you like, have some alone time, grab your food on the go, or have some wine, beer and food you will not be disappointed!
All of the checkouts is self checkout so you can use cash, credit or paying apps such as Apple Pay. This worked for me since I forgot my wallet and that seems to be a trend for me! You can call ahead for your deli orders and have your veggies and fruit precut to save time at home as well! Let’s not shop harder but let’s shop smarter!
Happy New Year!
