Walking to Wegmans

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can't get in to Giant from Wisconsin either and the walk to the side entrance into wegmans is not 5 minutes longer. To each his own re: where you like to grocery shop but at least don't make things up - it would take just as long to cross the lawn, go up into the fannie building and then down again into Wegmans which is on the same level as Wisconsin. I thought the produce and fruit was great in the new Wegmans, much better cheese selection than Giant and excellent bakery. There are still a few brands that Giant carries that Wegmans doesn't have so we are shopping @ both

Agree with the produce and cheese being better than giant, along with prepared foods (although quite expensive). Annoyed at the relatively limited selection of other items - like very few cleaning products, only 4 flavors of Chobani, etc. I'd hoped to never go to the Giant again but no such luck. Plenty of wine and alcohol though!

Can't help on the walking since I drive in, but it really doesn't see like it would take 5 minutes to walk another half block and then around the corner. The building isn't that big.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A quick question for people who have been to the new Wegmans in City Ridge: what's the best way to get into the store when walking north on Wisconsin (from the Woodley Park / Cleveland Park area)? Walking around to the main entrance on the back seems quite roundabout, either via Ridge Square or the McLean Gardens connection. Is there another public entrance that's more convenient to Wisconsin, like cutting through the old Fannie Mae building? Thanks!

No, there is no other entrance except through the parking garage, but that's not walker friendly.

OMG this is so wrong! I walk to the Wegmans all the time from Sidwell. If you’re waking north on Wisconsin, just turn left after the lawn and you’ll see signs to enter near the takeaway/coffee section. The entrance is across from the Tatte that recently opened up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A quick question for people who have been to the new Wegmans in City Ridge: what's the best way to get into the store when walking north on Wisconsin (from the Woodley Park / Cleveland Park area)? Walking around to the main entrance on the back seems quite roundabout, either via Ridge Square or the McLean Gardens connection. Is there another public entrance that's more convenient to Wisconsin, like cutting through the old Fannie Mae building? Thanks!

No, there is no other entrance except through the parking garage, but that's not walker friendly.

OMG this is so wrong! I walk to the Wegmans all the time from Sidwell. If you’re waking north on Wisconsin, just turn left after the lawn and you’ll see signs to enter near the takeaway/coffee section. The entrance is across from the Tatte that recently opened up.

This is super helpful. Could you give a little more guidance? I'm not familiar with the area.

[Anonymous]

PP. I'd also appreciate hearing more about what's good there. Not familiar with the Wegmans chain either, beyond the fact that many people like it.

[Anonymous]

I live on Rodman street, drive quarter of a block past two lights to enter the parking garage for Wegman's. I also couldn't believe they have no entrance on this side.
I walk for living, and will go for a walk after a grocery store, but I don't want to walk with my groceries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A quick question for people who have been to the new Wegmans in City Ridge: what's the best way to get into the store when walking north on Wisconsin (from the Woodley Park / Cleveland Park area)? Walking around to the main entrance on the back seems quite roundabout, either via Ridge Square or the McLean Gardens connection. Is there another public entrance that's more convenient to Wisconsin, like cutting through the old Fannie Mae building? Thanks!

No, there is no other entrance except through the parking garage, but that's not walker friendly.

OMG this is so wrong! I walk to the Wegmans all the time from Sidwell. If you’re waking north on Wisconsin, just turn left after the lawn and you’ll see signs to enter near the takeaway/coffee section. The entrance is across from the Tatte that recently opened up.

This is super helpful. Could you give a little more guidance? I'm not familiar with the area.

Not sure what more guidance you need. Have you ever walked on Wisconsin? Are you visiting the area for the first time?
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[Anonymous]

go back through McLean Gardens at the end of 39th street.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:go back through McLean Gardens at the end of 39th street.

+1
this is the way my phone map app took me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:go back through McLean Gardens at the end of 39th street.

+1
this is the way my phone map app took me

Isn't that a little out of the way from Wisconsin? Seems like going two blocks west to then go back a block east.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:go back through McLean Gardens at the end of 39th street.

+1
this is the way my phone map app took me

Isn't that a little out of the way from Wisconsin? Seems like going two blocks west to then go back a block east.

I guess we will move the entire building and ruin the beautiful front of the building to put an ugly grocery storefront so you don't have to walk a few extra steps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:go back through McLean Gardens at the end of 39th street.

+1
this is the way my phone map app took me

Isn't that a little out of the way from Wisconsin? Seems like going two blocks west to then go back a block east.

I guess we will move the entire building and ruin the beautiful front of the building to put an ugly grocery storefront so you don't have to walk a few extra steps.

Nobody has suggested that. The question is whether there's a pedestrian entrance at or near the parking/delivery entrance on Wisconsin, which is for vehicles only. Hardly an outlandish request by OP.

There might be a staircase down to the Wegmans level behind Taco Bamba. It looked like there could be when I was last there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:go back through McLean Gardens at the end of 39th street.

+1
this is the way my phone map app took me

Isn't that a little out of the way from Wisconsin? Seems like going two blocks west to then go back a block east.

I guess we will move the entire building and ruin the beautiful front of the building to put an ugly grocery storefront so you don't have to walk a few extra steps.

Nobody has suggested that. The question is whether there's a pedestrian entrance at or near the parking/delivery entrance on Wisconsin, which is for vehicles only. Hardly an outlandish request by OP.

There might be a staircase down to the Wegmans level behind Taco Bamba. It looked like there could be when I was last there.

There is a pedestrian entrance off Wisconsin - it's just on the north side of the lawn rather than the south side of the lawn. I really don't see why this is such a big deal. It's probably safer to not have a pedestrian path at the main parking/delivery entrance. The entrance at the north side of the lawn has very little car traffic, there's a wide sidewalk with treeboxes, and also bike racks. Really, people is it such a big deal to have to walk the length of the lawn to get to the Wegmans via pedestrian path? I swear, if Wegmans had decided to put the pedestrian entryway near the main parking/delivery entrance, DCUM would be complaining about that!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A quick question for people who have been to the new Wegmans in City Ridge: what's the best way to get into the store when walking north on Wisconsin (from the Woodley Park / Cleveland Park area)? Walking around to the main entrance on the back seems quite roundabout, either via Ridge Square or the McLean Gardens connection. Is there another public entrance that's more convenient to Wisconsin, like cutting through the old Fannie Mae building? Thanks!

No, there is no other entrance except through the parking garage, but that's not walker friendly.

This isn't true.