How about a Ranch 99.

A "Ranch 99" market was looked at long ago....not a good match for our neighborhood.

They have really good chicken soup. Prices are reasonable. With all the asians moving to Palo Alto it just makes sense.

You know it be ironic if a Lucky's moved back in.

Safeway seems to have no interest in that location. If the choices are Ranch Market or nothing, I would much rather have Ranch Market. The Ranch Market down on Grant Road is nothing like that smelly Asian market that used to be on Castro Street. Ranch Market is clean and modern and has a wide variety of fresh, frozen, hot/cooked, and packaged foods.

Ranch 99 clean? Depends on your definition. I don't find it to be clean.

I would love to see Lucky's there. It was considered at one point.

Parking is so bad at that plaza with the Starbuck's and the fitness center that I'd be gun-shy from leasing too.

The parking is bad because there are commuters who park their cars in the lot and then either bike or take the shuttle into town. Same cars in approximately the same parking spaces, all-day Mon-Fri.

Most retail has a parking time limit - so should Edgewood Plaza.

I think a Ranch 99 would be great in that location. There are many many of us who trek down to Mtn. View just for Ranch 99.

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what is the correct name for the Ranch Market? The sign on the front of the store says "99 Ranch Market" and their official web site is "99ranch.com", but everyone here seems to be calling it "Ranch 99". Is that the unofficial name or is this a cultural difference?

I think you have it right..."99 Ranch Mkt".

Neighbors I have talked with are definitely NOT interested in this type of offering for our neighborhood shopping.

Stuart writes as if the neighborhood (and Palo Alto) have a big choice of what store should go into this location. On the evidence this is pretty loony unrealistic thinking. In fact, it doesn't appear that anyone who has the resources to do so is interested in this location. The two stores that did try to make a go of it there failed and pulled out.

Others aren't exactly clamoring to get into that location. We will be lucky if ANYONE tries a store there again. Whether it's 99 Ranch or somebody else, Stuart should consider himself fortunate if we have a grocery business at that location any time soon.

Beggars can't be choosers.

@Stuart - did you ask all your neighbors or only your non-Asian-American neighbors?

One problem with the other groceries that tried to open in that location is that they sold generic products that were similar to what you would find in the nearby grocery stores along Middlefield Road. Ranch Market, on the other hand, would have a lot less competition and thus a lot more customer interest.

Ranch Market would pull in customers (and traffic) from other Palo Alto neighborhoods (not just people in walking distance), so there would be some NIMBY opposition to a successful grocery store at this location. The NIMBY issue has killed grocery stores in other parts of the city.