Wegman's Alternatives near Mclean? (Wanting Prepared Foods)

[Anonymous]

We love Wegman's prepared section but hate making the trip out to fairfax. Is there anything closer to McLean and the same pricing or less as Wegmans?

[Anonymous]

Hmm. Balducci's has stuff, but I'm pretty sure it's going to be more expensive than Wegman's . The Whole Foods on route 7 doesn't have the best section for that kind of stuff - it's a little small. Trader Joe's across from the WF has good stuff, but a lot will be frozen prepared, but not fresh prepared. It's very reasonably priced, and tends not to be overloaded with preservatives.

The Clarendon WF has a very big section, so depending on where you live/work, that may be easier to get to.

Personally, I've been to Wegman's a couple of times and I don't get all the hype. They have a lot of stuff, but when I started reading labels, it was junky food. For example, their house-brand baba ghanouj had both HFCS and mayonnaise (?!) listed as ingredients.

[Anonymous]

The Fresh Market in Vienna has a decent prepared foods section.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Personally, I've been to Wegman's a couple of times and I don't get all the hype. They have a lot of stuff, but when I started reading labels, it was junky food. For example, their house-brand baba ghanouj had both HFCS and mayonnaise (?!) listed as ingredients.

+100.
Sorry for a no advice about McLean, but if you end up going to Fairfax Wegmans, stop at Fair Lakes WH instead - much better food.

[Anonymous]

Harris Teeter has a decent selection - you can either go to the one in Arlington on Harrison St or the one in Tysons near the Galleria. Downtown Mclean only has Balducci's which is ridiculously overpriced.

[Anonymous]

+1. Not nice service personnel either (McLean's Balducci's).