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Piedmont Grocery is family owned grocery store located in North Oakland on Piedmont Avenue. Herman Sack and his wife Eugenia opened the Piedmont Grocery in 1902 on Piedmont Avenue at 41st Street. Following an earthquake and fire which destroyed the first store, they relocated to the current location.
Longtime employee Charles Larson bought the business in 1957. Today, David Larson (Charles Larson's son) runs the Piedmont Grocery along with his daughter Amy Pence.
Awards
Piedmont Grocery was the recipient of the East Bay Express Best Grocery Store Award in 2014.
The "Folks at Piedmont Grocery" won 2014 "Editors' Choice" Best Grocery Checkout Crew in Oakland Magazine. The store also won 2014 "Readers' Choice" Best Bar in Oakland Magazine.
1915 view of Piedmont Grocery exterior, courtesy Oakland Museum of California
1915 view of Piedmont Grocery interior, courtesy Oakland Museum of California
Location
4038 Piedmont Avenue
Hours
Open Seven Days a Week
Monday through Saturday 9: a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Telephone
510.658.8181
Links and References
1952 ad - courtesy Chris Treadway
- Piedmont Grocery official website
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Best Grocery Store That's Not Berkeley Bowl East Bay Express
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Beloved butcher Joe Esposito dies Oakland Tribune [link dead]
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Piedmont Grocery Co. Launches New, Content-Rich Website PRWeb
- 1915 Interior view from OMCA Collections
