Food stores of Niles
Farmers Best Market, Golf-Milwaukee Plaza, 8526-A W. Golf, (847) 965-0260, www.farmersbestmarket.com; 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays.
Produce and grocery store with a deli counter, fresh meat and fish and a diverse mix of ethnic baked goods and food items.
Jerry's Fruit & Garden Center, 7901 N. Milwaukee, (847) 967-1440; 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays.
Long-established local market with a multiethnic mix of produce, fresh breads and groceries.
Shop & Save, 229 Golf Mill Center, (847) 803-6590, www.shopandsavemarket.com; 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 8 to 8 p.m. Sundays.
Full-service supermarket with a large stock of European and Asian goods and its own smokehouse and bakery.
Sun View Market, Golf Glen Mart, 9020 W. Golf, (847) 298-3355; 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
Wide variety of European, Latin and Asian produce, deli items, dairy products, baked goods, groceries, liquor and more.
3R's Philippine Groceries Golf Glen Mart, 9058 W. Golf, (847) 297-8400; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays.
Small, bright Filipino store offering frozen seafood such as milkfish and herbs, snack foods and Asian groceries.
Asia Super Mart, 9800 N. Milwaukee, Des Plaines, (847) 297-4949; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
Korean grocery with a butcher, fresh fish, large housewares section and a branch of Dokil Bakery.
Assi Plaza Market, 8901 N. Milwaukee, www.rheebros.com.
Supermarket selling Korean, Japanese and Chinese foods, due in summer 2007 in the former Sports Authority.
Bakersville Golf Road Plaza, 8357 W. Golf, (847) 966-0404; Korean bakery and coffeehouse, due to open at press time.
Bharat Groceries, The Park at Golf Mill, 8941 W. Golf, (847) 298-7170; 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily.
Tiny shop selling Indian basics such as lentils and rice.
Grand Mart International Food Pointe Plaza, 5740 W. Touhy.
Korean supermarket, due in spring 2007 in the former Cub Foods.
Super H Mart, 801 Civic Center Dr., (847) 581-1212; www.hmart.com, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, but the food court and most specialty areas close by 9 p.m.
Huge Korean supermarket with a food court, immense fresh produce and seafood departments and much more.
Hana Super, Golf-Milwaukee Plaza, 8526-J W. Golf, (847) 470-4415; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
Friendly Korean market with a good self-serve banchan bar, hot food for carry out, nice freezer section, fresh fish.
Ian Mae Oriental Store, 9022 N. Greenwood, (847) 759-0415; 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, 9 to 6 p.m. Sundays.
Filipino grocery offering a selection of island-style goods such as taba ng talangka, crab paste and ketchupy banana sauce.
Indian Foods & Video Golf Glen Mart, 9094 W. Golf, (847) 827-5568; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
Cramped Indian grocery selling mixes for almost every kind of Indian food, lentils, beans, pickles and Indian-style ice cream.
Joy Foods Golf Glen Mart, 9186 W. Golf, (847) 296-6869; 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Mondays through Saturdays, noon to 8:30 p.m. Sundays.
Small grocery concentrating on South Indian and Pakistani foods with frozen fish such as pearl spot, brown rice, spices, etc.
Lisa & Rose Oriental Mart Rayyan Plaza II, 9715 N. Milwaukee, Glenview, (847) 581-1584; 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays.
Small grocery selling Filipino essentials such as bagoong alamang, salted shrimp fry, rice and canned tropical fruit.
P & P Asian Foods Golf-Milwaukee Plaza, 8546 W. Golf, (847) 663-8100; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays through Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays, meat counter closes an hour earlier
Spacious, bright and pristine Indian/Pakistani grocery with all the South Asian staples plus fresh fish and halal meat.
Pinoy Oriental Food Mart, 8824 N. Milwaukee, (847) 391-1525; 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays.
Filipino grocery with hot food for carry out, frozen fish, primal cuts of meat and Asian canned and packaged goods.
Sai Groceries Shoppers Walk, 9024 N. Milwaukee, (847) 824-0605; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
Indian grocery offering a wide variety of flours, beans and rice, curry mixes, snack foods and frozen foods.
Uni-Mart One Stop Shopping Philippine Plaza, 7315 W. Dempster, (847) 663-8388; www.unimartonestop.com; 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily; fish department closes earlier; fish fries on Tuesdays.
Filipino market with hot food for take out, fresh fish, many Asian groceries and a huge selection of fresh breads and baked goods.
Village Creamery 8000 N. Waukegan, (847) 965-9805; www.villagecreamery.com; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
Dense, smooth ice creams in traditional American and unusual Filipino-style tropical flavors, made on the premises.
Bacik's Deli, 7744 N. Milwaukee, (847) 470-1717; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays
Compact Polish deli full of aromatic house-made sausages, fresh breads, prepared foods, pierogi and more.
Greenwood International Market 8716 W. Golf, (847) 803-0013; 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays.
A broad range of European specialties including Bulgarian, Hungarian, German, Polish, Russian with all kinds of deli items.
Lalich Deli, 8133 N. Milwaukee, (847) 581-1120; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays.
Small Serbian deli smokes meats, pickles cabbages and offers friendly service plus roast pig and lamb on weekends.
New York Bagels & Bialys & Delicatessen, Dempster Plaza, 8794 W. Dempster, (847) 390-0993; 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays.
Bagels boiled and baked in-house, plus lox, corned beef, pastrami and other deli meats, smoked fish and sandwiches to order.
Niles Polish Deli, 8705 N. Milwaukee, (847) 470-8780; 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays.
Polish deli selling its own sausages and prepared soups, salads and entrees, plus loads of imported canned and packaged goods.
Oak Mill Bakery, 8012 N. Milwaukee, (847) 318-6400; www.oakmillbakery.com; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays.
Polish bakery selling breads, cookies, paczki (doughnuts) and gorgeous petits fours, iced cakes and wedding cakes.
Renee Gourmet, 6247 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, (773) 775-7700; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays through Sundays.
Russian concern selling all kinds of smoked fish, frozen fish, varenyky dumplings and a few other items; no English spoken.
Schmeisser's Meats & Sausage, 7649 N. Milwaukee, (847) 967-8995; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays.
Full-service German butcher branching out into other cuisines, with its own sausages, smoked meats and prime dry-aged beef.
Arax Foods & Meat, 9017 N. Milwaukee, (847) 966-1808; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays.
Eastern Mediterranean and Armenian baked goods and groceries, fresh meat, prepared and frozen foods, bulk nuts and seeds.
Brillakis Food & Liquors, 9061 N. Courtland, (847) 966-1250; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays.
Small but comprehensive shop carrying Greek olive oils, cheeses, olives, ouzo, wines, breads, coffee, spices and canned goods.
Dalia Grocery, 8744 N. Shermer, (847) 966-1410; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
Least friendly of Niles' three Middle Eastern stores, with some goods that may be past their first freshness.
Minelli Bros. Italian Specialty Foods & Liquors, 7780 N. Milwaukee, (847) 965-1315; 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays.
Small grocery with a large deli case and meat counter offering imported goods and house-made Italian sausage and entrees.
Papagalino Bakery. Shoppers Walk, 9014 N. Milwaukee, (847) 803-9260; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
Bakery and coffeehousking Greek specialties like spinach pie, baklava and loukoumades as well as fancy European cakes.
Zandar Imports, 8811 N. Milwaukee, (847) 663-1960; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays.
Assyrian grocery selling bulk grains, nuts and teas, self-service pickles and olives and foods from throughout the Middle East.
Affy Tapple Factory Store, 7425 N. Croname, (847) 588-2900; www.affytapple.com; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays.
Discount caramel apples at prices as low as three for a dollar; gourmet Mrs. Prindables apples at less than half price.
Georgia Nut Co. Retail Store, 7500 N. Linder, Skokie, (800) 621-1264; www.georgianut.com; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays.
Discount chocolates and nuts, discontinued items, gift baskets.
Holsum Bread, 9207 N. Milwaukee, (847) 965-8080; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays.
Thrift store for Sara Lee, Mother's and Holsum breads with some other packaged baked goods and food items.
Pepperidge Farm Thrift Store, Shoppers Walk, 9030 N. Milwaukee, (847) 296-0121; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturdays, senior discounts on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
'Boutique' thrift store for Pepperidge Farm breads, cookies, crackers, Campbell's Soup products and more.
Aldi, 7428 N. Waukegan, unlisted phone, www.aldifoods.com; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays.
No-frills discount chain grocery selling mainly store brands, with deposits for shopping carts and charges for grocery bags.
Binny's Beverage Depot, 8935 N. Milwaukee, (847) 966-2300; www.binnys.com; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays.
Large branch of a local chain with a huge selection of spirits, wines and beers, but only incidental foods at this location.
Captain Alex Seafood, 8874 N. Milwaukee, (847) 803-8833; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays.
Fresh fish such as whitefish and Mediterranean sea bass as well as deep-fried seafood breaded on site and cooked to order.
The Chicago Wine Co., 5663 W. Howard, (847) 647-8789, www.tcwc.com.
Fine and rare wines by order only and wine auctions at regular, announced dates -- the next will be Feb. 22 (not a retail store).
Costco, 7311 N. Melvina, (847) 972-3003; www.costco.com; 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays.
Warehouse buying club.
Dominick's, 8900 N. Greenwood., (847) 298-8500; www.dominicks.com; 24 hours daily.
General supermarket.
Jewel-Osco, www.jewelosco.com:
8203 W. Golf, (847) 960547, 6 a.m. to midnight daily;
8730 W. Dempster, (847) 298-6352 24 hours daily;
7900 N. Milwaukee, (847) 965-3925, 6 a.m. to midnight daily;
5667 W. Touhy, (847) 647-6880, 24 hours daily.S
General supermarkets.
A Way of Life Natural Food & Nutrition Center, 9359 N. Milwaukee, (847) 966-5565; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.
Health-food store goes beyond supplements with a large grocery section emphasizing gluten-free foods and whole grains.