‘License and registration, please’
Family-friendly shopping carts at the Ravenswood Mariano’s, which is located in a new residential development in an upper-income Chicago neighborhood.
Seats at the bar
The Ravenswood Mariano’s includes a Nob’s Wine Bar.
On ice
Single-serve juice blends in a grab-and-go display.
The name says it all
Chocolate Decadence Grand Truffles, among other sweet concoctions, at the Ravenswood Mariano’s.
Floral on one
While most of the main food departments are on the second floor, flowers are available on the ground level of the Ravenswood Mariano’s.
Rainbow effect
An array of fresh-squeezed fruit and vegetable juices.
Olive’n on the edge
Antipasto ingredients on the olive bar.
Quality and variety
A produce display lists the day’s tally: 959 varieties of produce, including 324 organic.
Picking fruit
Wooden baskets and crate-style displays create a farmers' market feel in the produce section of the Ravenswood Mariano’s.
Wine for the road
In addition to an in-house wine bar, the Ravenswood Mariano’s also offers “fine wines” for carry-out.
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