Our Story

The Store

Where you will find deli sandwiches made to order, ready made salads, a fresh salad bar, sliced deli meats and cheeses, artisanal cheeses, rotisserie chicken  and a selection of groceries including handmade chocolates, cookies and desserts, pastas and sauces, mustards, dressings and condiments, crackers, snack items, wine and beer.

Holidays

We offer special menus for Easter, Passover, Jewish New Year, Thanksgiving and Christmas, as well as Superbowl Sunday and 4th of July. Our website is updated regularly to keep you informed of new menus.

Gift baskets and boxes

We are brimming over with ideas for unique gift baskets and would love to customize them for you. Or you may choose from our collection to celebrate a special occasion, welcome your new neighbors, say thank you, or remind someone dear of your love.

Picnic hampers

For an evening at Ravinia or Millenium Park, a day at the beach,
or any excuse, nothing beats a picnic.

Boxed and bagged lunches

An easy way to feed everybody at a meeting, take on a flight or a long drive, or on a group outing, our boxed and bagged lunches are custom made to suit all of your needs.

Gift Cards

For the foodie in your life, or that special someone who has everything, how about a Goddess Gift Card? It's the perfect present! Available in store and online.

 

Meet Our Managers

Phyllis Petrilli Bucktown Manager

Phyllis came to The Goddess and Grocer after helping to open a gourmet take out on the North Shore. She has a culinary degree from the Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago and a marketing degree from Penn State University. After a corportate career in the auto industry, she followed her passion for food and spent several years as a cooking instructor at various schools around Chicago.

She loves interacting with people on all things food, and enjoys the many loyal customers who come to the Bucktown Goddess. Phyllis was instrumental in putting together our daily soup menus and specials. She is always on the lookout for exciting new retail products and loves to support Chicago-based startups looking to find a market for their artisan products.

When not at The Goddess and Grocer, Phyllis loves to be outdoors along the lake or taking in a Cubs game.