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Bluff Country Co-op Deli

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Type of Business: Restaurant
Cuisine: American, Other
Price: price2
Rating CriteriaOverview, Location & ContactMember Reviews

This is the deli for Winona's local Co-op. There is some limited seating on premises, and all items are carry-out ready. The Co-op has a salad bar, hot bar, soups, sandwiches/wraps, and smoothie and juice bar. All deli items are made in-house. Ingredients for all dishes are clearly listed.

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Rating Criteria

1. From Scratch: Serves mostly (i.e., more than half of the menu) fresh food, prepared from scratch. Does NOT rely primarily on kits or prepared/partially prepared foods from commercial food services.
Yes
2. Local/Organic: Offers at least some locally sourced and/or organically produced food and/or wild-caught seafood.
Yes
3. Pastured: Offers at least some pastured animal foods.
Yes
Comments: Regularly offers grass-fed chili.
4. Organs: Offers some dishes made with organ meats (liver/paté, sweetbreads, heart, kidney, brains, etc.).
No
Comments: Not regularly, though may occasionally offer something with organ meats.
5. Cooking Fats: Cooks (sautés) in natural fats such as butter, lard, tallow, duck fat, coconut oil, or olive oil; uses lard, duck fat, or tallow for frying.
Yes
Comments: Other oils may be used as well. Check ingredients.
6. Bone Broth: Makes own bone broths/stocks for use in soups, stews, gravies, and sauces (does NOT use canned broth or powdered soup bases).
Yes
Comments: All stocks/broths are made in-house, though true bone broth is rare.
7. Seasonings: Makes most of its own seasoning mixes (does NOT use flavoring packets or MSG).
Yes
Comments: Check ingredient list.
8. Salad oils: Makes most of its own salad dressings using olive oil or cold-pressed sesame oil.
No
Comments: Most dressings used are pre-made and contain poor oils.
9. Breads: Offers genuine sourdough bread.
Yes
Comments: Can be purchased from the store.
10. Beverages: Offers lacto-fermented beverages (such as kombucha or kvass).
Yes
Comments: Can be purchased from the store.
11. Condiments: Offers lacto-fermented condiments.
Yes
Comments: Can be purchased from the store.
12. Desserts: Offers desserts made with natural sweeteners (such as raw honey, maple syrup, maple sugar, molasses, date sugar, palm sugar, coconut sugar, sorghum syrup, or malt syrup).
Yes
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Location & Contact


121 West 2nd Street
Winona, MN
Bluff Country Co-op Deli
5074521815

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