Ouri Galili always had a passion for fresh fruits and vegetables. It was no surprise that in 1976 Galili opened up his own store selling top quality produce and called it Ouri’s Gourmet Market.

Galili’s mission was to bring high end products to his customers that are fresh every day. The produce comes in daily from every continent on the globe. Sourcing the best produce in their proper seasons from Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Israel, and so on to find the very best.

Currently, Ouri’s has two Brooklyn locations. The main store is on Ave U and their second is in Brighton Beach in which you can get their specialty items at discounted prices. There is also a seasonal location in Deal, NJ which remains open throughout the Summer.

Salads prepared and for sale at Ouri's.

It’s founder and owner Ouri Galili now runs the entire operation with his children. The Galili family has since expanded the business from produce to many food products they are proud to offer. Salads, juices, dips, dressings, freshly brewed coffee, smoothies, and smoothie bowls are all made fresh daily from this gourmet market.

Ouri’s has 30 different varieties of original salads which are crafted by a talented vegan chef whom they employ full time. The salads are imaginative, large, and reasonably priced which is why hundreds fly off the shelf each day. All salads made and sold buy Ouri’s are under strict Star K hashgacha and juices are OU certified.

Fresh cold pressed juices available for sale at Ouri's.

Ouri’s is also famous for their delicious array of cold pressed gourmet juices. Juice from the Raw, the brand Galili has established, is actually a top seller online in addition to in store. If you Google search juice cleanse,  Juice from the Raw resides within the top two vendors that pop up.

Ouri’s offers 40 different varieties of juice made from high quality produce, 30 of which are readily available daily and about 10 are seasonal. Fan favorites include Coconut Fusion which is the water and flesh of a young coconut blended and Spicy Lemonade which is purified water, lemon, organic agave nectar, and cayenne pepper.  

Fresh black eyed peas available at Ouri's.

Ouri’s also has an on sight vegetable butchery in which they offer cut to order or off the counter, ready to use, fruits and veggies like zucchini noodles, cleaned and chopped Kosher kale, colorful chopped fruit salad etc.

Ouri’s Deal location opened up this past June of 2017 and closed its doors in September. The official word is that they have closed for further renovations and wish to open their doors again in the summer of 2018 and will remain open indefinitely.

Fresh cut fruits available at Ouri's.

This past summer at the Ouri’s located in Deal, NJ opened a Sorbetto (Italian ices) counter. The delicious and creamy frozen dessert they sold was actually produced by Ouri’s. Using fresh fruit to create exotic flavors like Guava, Mango, Coconut, Peach, Apricot, and more, customers were eager to bring home a pint or two for their Shabbat tables. They will soon be bringing the Sorbetto counter to their Brooklyn location on Ave U.

Italian Sorbetto available at Ouri's Deal, NJ location and coming to Brooklyn soon.

So what’s next for this Gourmet Market you ask? Pasta! Ouri’s is proud to announce that they will soon be releasing fresh handmade pasta and sauces. Ravioli filled with an array of ingredients like butternut squash and pear, mascarpone cheese and more!Ouri’s will also be crafting gourmet sauces to compliment each ravioli and pasta creation.

“Pasta made fresh with creativity the likes of which the Kosher world has never seen,” exclaimed Ouri’s son, Elan Galili, of his new venture, “You could only find this stuff in Italy until now.”

To learn more about Ouri’s fruits, follow them on Instagram or visit any of their locations to try their amazing products.

Frieda Schweky

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