Goodwin's Organic Foods and Drinks — Restaurant in Riverside

Because I’ve been getting my turkeys here for the past two years and they are the best. $50 for somebody to make a turkey for you is super smart, because of the other cooking that has to be done in the house. There is good home-cooked food here, and a helpful staff to serve it. They have indoor seating, and are handicap accessible. They are expensive, but good Organic food is. I will be going here on a regular basis for years to come. Oh and it’s a good decision to get the $35 a year membership. Update 11-26-2021: Make sure to ask that your Turkey is completely cooked through. It seems that It’s an easy thing to get wrong due to the new hands being hired on a regular basis. This is not a negative review. I sincerely do love this store, and plan to shop there. I will have to go to the store to see what they say about the Turkey we had them cook for us this year that turned out not cooked. I did buy the biggest Turkey there. Which means longer cook time. They had other Turkey’s they where preparing for others that were much smaller. For this reason they might have just underestimated the time needed in the oven. Due to the other smaller Turkey’s needed less time to cook through. They must have temperature checked the wrong area of the bird or the temperature check fell through the cracks. Someone might have thought the “other guy” checked it already. Either way. I’m not upset about this. We called on thanksgiving day to warn that they might be sending out undercooked Turkey’s just so others wouldn’t eat raw Turkey. They nice lady that helped us said we should put its back in the oven at 350 for another 30 minutes. It took about an hour total for it to completely cook through. All was well after we did this, and those who ate it said it was really good and well seasoned. We will be having lots of Turkey sandwiches for the next few days, because most of the 22 people here ate the amazing sides Thanksgiving brings. So it was no problem really. I’m leaving this review because it’s important that others don’t eat raw Turkey, and I can’t in good conscience just not say something. This to say, my Turkey was the biggest Turkey there and I understand why this could happen. There are many different factors that could lead to this happening. These are great people here, and have a wonderful company. Something’s just happen sometimes. We worked it out in the end here at the house. Everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and the Turkey mishap just gave us something to talk about. I still recommend Godwin’s and will be happy to shop here. Oh and by the way try the Canada’s whistler glacial artesian water here. It’s amazing, and if you like Kirkland water you...

Pricey, but worth it! This health food market has it all, fruit, vegetables, grains, legumes, nuts & seeds, acai bowls, smoothies, juices, water, etc. It's a market, what do you expect, lol! Yes they have a large assortment of all the healthy foods you can ever need. They are always fully stocked up with the freshest ingredients. I spent a whole hour here the first time I came, just going through each isle, taking my time to look at all they offered.

They also have two mini cafe/restaurants at either end of the market. One offers fresh pressed juices, smoothies, acai bowls, coffee, water, etc. The other side offers a salad bar, soups, pizza (yes freshly made pizza), and desserts. You can have breakfast, lunch, and dinner here with all that they have to offer.

The best part of it all is that they are 100% all natural, everything in their store is. So if you are a health nut, do yourself a favor and visit this place, you won't be disappointed. Vegetarians, vegans, clean eaters, and the like, will have plenty to choose from.

I used to go to Clark's in downtown Riverside for my go to health food store, and I will continue to go there for their supplements and vitamins, but this place is now my favorite go to from now on, because they offer fresh foods you can eat, you can eat before, or after you shop...or just come in for a quick bite to eat, it's perfect!

Their customer service is great, all workers are helpful and are eager to answer your questions. The front cash register attendant was very sweet, and explained how their member program works. I'll make it easy for you, IT'S WORTH IT! I signed up and saved. Basically you pay a one time fee of $30 and you get continuous discounts for being a member, and an extra percentage discount on certain days, and you even get a discount at their restaurants at either side of their store. Totally worth it in my opinion.

Plenty of parking here, spacious parking lot. This is situated near the UCR campus, so expect to see a large student community in and around.

You guys, I can keep going, but I won't...just visit once, and take your time seeing and asking what they have to offer, I highly recommend this health...

I've been coming to Goodwin's since a year after it opened while I was a graduate student at UCR. I've come to know the Goodwin family and some of their employees that are still around, and they're all great people.

The groceries and prepare food are expensive as you might expect from a boutique, all organic store; I can't really complain about that. I would rarely buy groceries save for the item I forgot to get while at Stater Bros.

The big draw for me is the coffee and drinks section. Despite the high prices on the rest of the items in the store, the coffee, smoothies, juices, etc. are affordable even for someone with low income like a college student.

My main complaint is the amount of time it takes to get a drink after placing the order. The drinks section is high traffic, so I understand having to wait patiently. However, these kids working back there are just too slow. If someone orders a drip coffee, you should turn around and pour it immediately. It shouldn't take 10 minutes to make a latte. I understand part of the problem is the disjointedness involved in ordering in one part of the store, walking to another to pay, then returning to get your drink only after presenting your receipt as proof. This system needs...