Hart's Local Grocers

Authentic wagon from original Hart's Groceries. Selection of local products.

See Gone, but not forgotten

Hart's Local Grocers was an independent full-service grocery store in the East End. Their stock emphasized local meat, dairy, produce, and baked goods at affordable prices alongside national brands. They also offered prepared foods based on an updated 1940s menu dedicated to local cuisine. The cafe featured a different local coffee each month. Online shopping and delivery were available, as well as pick-up at the store.

Arbor Loft, the second floor event space leased by Agathi & Co.

The store was named after Hart's Groceries, a longtime Rochester institution.

Hart's opened August, 15 2014. Owner Glenn Kellogg is an urban planner originally from Washington, D.C.

On March 11 2019, owners announced after a profitable year, they would be closing on March 24, 2019; on March 20 they moved the closing date up to Friday, March 22, due to low inventory.

The location was previously Craig Autometrics.

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• Hart's Local Grocers to host event space - Democrat and Chronicle (2016-03-22)
  

• F.A.T. Episode 10 - Podcast from Food About Town blog (2014-02-06)
  

• Grocery founder hopes venture builds community - Rochester Business Journal (2014-01-17)

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2014-09-06 16:28:41   We encourage everyone to give Hart's a try. They are building a pretty good selection for a small local store. We've done well there with only a few things on the list that we could not find. They have a suggestion board where you can list things that you'd like them to carry. The prepared food has been good too. Prices are a little higher than other stores on average. The staff is very friendly and helpful. We hope they do well, which will happen only if people get out of the Wegmans habit and give them a shot. —DottieHoffmann

2015-11-02 06:35:32   been here once, nice selection and i enjoy the food. a few of my friends who lives in the city shop here most of the time. —bonnev659

2019-03-11 13:07:57   Planning to close March 24: https://www.wxxinews.org/post/harts-local-grocers-closing-later-month —markjackson