What is Erewhon? It's Nowhere. At least, that's what it is backwards. And this grocery story slightly IS backwards, but it's not necessarily all bad.
This Erewhon is located in Westlake Village on Thousand Oaks Blvd. and off of the Moorpark Rd. exit. It's at The Westlake Lakes, which is a much less busy outdoor shopping center that it used to be. There's a huge parking lot in the back near the Civic Arts Plaza, too. The neighboring shops are either empty or very quiet, but it's still actually a nice ambiance outside. Erewhon recently just opened and have been gaining more and more traction, though. As they expand throughout Los Angeles and surrounding areas, Erewhon has always been known as the ultra-high end bougie grocery story that's really an exclusive social club. They have a membership that you can join, although you don't have to, and they're now incredibly well known for their smoothies. Their smoothies USED to be $12, until Hailey Bieber made the Strawberry Glaze viral online. Today, their smoothies are about $21 each, and range from probiotic mixes, post-workout sips, green vitamin boosts, and even collaborations with brands and singers to make their own drinks. Most people, especially Gen Z out here, come to Erewhon for this.
Another plus side, though, is that Erewhon has a huge variety of ready made dinner food, as well as packaged fresh food like sushi to slices of cake. You can line up at the ready made dinner food line and pick out what you want and they'll pack it on a plate for you or in a box. It's their best deal and there's always a line for it. Their soups are similar and you can fill up as much as you want for the same price. The prices for these items themselves aren't crazy, and are actually much more normal compared to what some people online have said.
When it comes to specifically grocery shopping though, I would NOT recommend Erewhon. Their ready-made dishes might be great, but overall, the groceries can get expensive fast. Plus, other than the normal fruits and vegetables section that every grocery store has, Erewhon really highlights and focuses on vitamins, supplements, GLP1's, "all-natural" skinny teas, and more.
Lastly, it's important to note that some of their own branded bottles and containers, like their glass orange juice, for example, contains lead. Yes, lead. Erewhon uses lead paint on their bottles and glass containers for their packaging, which is an issue when it comes to mixed exposure and the risk that it comes with. It's also over the legal limit - which is concerning.
TL;DR: Erewhon is popular for their smoothies, and for good reason! They're expensive, but good and really tasty. Definitely not an everyday Starbucks or even weekly trip, though. Erewhon has good ready made food, but overpriced groceries with lead-painted bottles and glass containers. read more