Photos: More Than 1000 Waited For Woodbury Whole Foods Debut

WOODBURY, MN — Whole Foods Market officially opened its new 45,000 square-foot Woodbury store, located at 305 Radio Dr., Wednesday, May 24 at 9 a.m. More than 1000 people showed up before the store's doors opened, Whole Foods told Patch in an email.

The store features:

1. City Place Taproom: A rotating tap of 15 local or hard-to-find beers, including favorites from Surly Brewing Company, will quench shoppers’ thirsts. For good eats, made-to-order breakfast, lunch and dinner options are available. Bacon breakfast bowl, beet burger, chicken sausage, and brisket poutine are just some of the delicious menu options available.
2. Cold Brew On Tap: A leader in equitable and direct sourcing, Allegro Coffee Company will have cold brew on tap – just in time for summer. Located at the Coffee Bar inside the City Place Taproom, shoppers will enjoy the very best cold brew as well as light, medium and dark roasted coffees, blended beverages, and handcrafted espresso drinks from a La Marzocco Linea espresso machine.
3. Mochi Ice Cream Bar: The latest food trend, mochi ice cream is a popular Japanese-American dessert made by covering bite-sized balls of ice cream with sweet Japanese rice dough. Shoppers can pick and choose their own flavor combinations from the self-serve case. Nine flavor options include: strawberry, vanilla bean, matcha green tea, red bean, double chocolate, black sesame, coffee, green tea, and mango.
4. In-house Ground Sausages: Shoppers’ mouths will water with the in-house ground sausage flavors to spice up at home culinary creations. Spinach and feta, Andouille, chorizo, blueberry maple breakfast, country breakfast, spicy and mild Italian, and bratwurst options kick off opening week.
5. Neapolitan Style Self-Service Pizza: Busy shoppers can grab a slice of Neapolitan style pizza made with unbleached and unbromated flour and cooked in less than seven minutes.
6. Sushi: Freshly made sushi offers customers a variety of specialty rolls, including those made with brown or whole grain rice, created in-house by experts.
7. Custom Salads and Comfort Foods: Freshly prepared salads, build-your-own salad fixings and seasonal hot entrees will add a variety to residents’ breakfast, lunch and dinner choices.
8. Bulk Department: Novice and experienced chefs will love the dried back-to-basics pantry items. From first time recipes to the not-too-often used ingredient, the bulk department lets shoppers choose the amount they need.
9. Wine and Cheese: More than 800 wines and over 100 varieties of natural, organic and local cheeses including local favorites from Alemar Cheese – wine and cheese night will never be the same.
10. Al fresco dining: Shoppers can relax and enjoy the weather next to the outdoor fire pit with their favorite foods.

Images via Whole Foods Market