"NOSTALGIC LUNCH! When my wife and I moved to University Heights in 2011, we were so lucky to have an entire food market right on the street in Hillcrest....and we loved him! Large craft beer, high quality food, friendly service and they had a in the shop Tavern on the corner called 7th Avenue Pub. We did it! It was our regular lunch break for great burgers, craft beers and even live music at night. And then we moved to Solana Beach in 2015 and had another Whole Foods Market in Del Mar. Again great craft beer selection, high-quality food, friendly service and they had the Trifecta Tavern, which probably served the best burgers everywhere plus another meal deal every night that a free beer. WOW! Sadly Kovid and Amazon Prime killed this big little tavern community hanging forever. Quickly until 2022 and we now live in Irvine... a few minutes away from 3 Whole Foods Market Stores and all their in Store Taverns are no longer serving food. WE MISS IT! On Saturday we decided for the first time in this Whole Foods Market in Laguna Niguel. It's a huge business and to our complete surprise, their Tavern business is fully operational. A very helpful cashier server called Stacey looked after us in a perfect way when we showed up for lunch at 1:30 and pulled our loaded shopping cart behind us. We packed a bar top table in the very cozy corner and Stacey took our lunch order. First a few big glasses of ice water. too soon for a beer for me. My wife ordered CHICKEN STRIPS FRIES Crispy chicken delicate, French fries, Ranch Dressing and I chose THE MARKET CLUB BURGER Two organic grass fed beef patents, American cheese, salad, tomatoes, onion, secret sauce, roasted brioche beans, side salad or French fries ... I chose French fries. Stacey told us that the live music got the can at the beginning of the Kovid, but it could come back soon. HOO! They had a pretty good selection of craft beers on tap, some beautiful music playing, many happy diners....how good it this! Too long Stacey hand delivered our ingenious looking lunch order. My wife enjoyed them well made Chicken Strips crispy French Fries while my huge Market Club Burger hit the square. Oh and the freshly cooked crispy french hairs were with the Ranch Dressing deelicious. We really loved our lunch....just like old times! NOTE Of course with over 22 million views on my Yelp reviews and pictures in 2022 I can tell you what is great!"