Welcome to Busy Day Market! We offer a wide variety of groceries including many local brands, a great selection of beer and wine, and our homemade Gourmet to Go options for lunches and dinners. Our in-town location makes us a convenient place to fulfill all your shopping needs.
Address: 30 W. Stimson Avenue, Athens, Ohio.
Click here for a map.
Hours of Operation:
Mon. - Weds.: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Thurs. - Sat.: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Sunday : 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Phone: (740) 592-9700
Boxed Lunches Available
Did you know that we make boxed lunches for business meetings or any type of group, big or small?? For $8.00 you can get a sandwich, bag of chips and cookies. For $8.50 you can get a sandwich, some pasta salad and cookies. Add $1.00 to either of those and you can get drinks. 48 hour notice is appreciated and there is a $15 delivery charge to the Athens area. Call the store for more details.
Fresh local produce
We have added a new vendor to our growing list - Shade River Organic Produce. They are bringing us fresh organic tomatoes and vegetables. We also get fresh produce for the deli from Green Edge Gardens.
Rossi Pasta is here!
We just got in our first shipment of Rossi Pasta, with 9 different flavors! Spinach Basil Garlic Fettuccine, Tomato Basil Garlic Fettuccine, Classic Fettuccine, Capelli d'Angelo (Angel Hair), Garlic Fettuccine, Italian spice Fettuccine, Wild Mushroom Linguine, Lemon Pepper Fettuccine, Roasted Bell Pepper Fettuccine.
Delicious treats
We have some wonderful sweets in the store, thanks to a local company called "Sarah's Sweets." Each chocolate is hand rolled and dipped, some are then drizzled with a contrasting color. All of her candies are attractively packaged, so they are just as pretty to look at as they are to eat and they make great gifts!! Currently we have Coconut Bon Bons, Chocolate and Peanut Butter Fudge, Buckeyes, Chocolate Pretzel sticks, Peanut Clusters, and several different brittles. Stop by and check them out - they are yummy!!
Bread and sweets
The bread that we use in our deli is from the local Blue House Bakery, who provides us with fresh bread and sweets! We use her wheat bread for the store sandwiches, and will be selling loaves as well.
Silverbridge Coffee
We get different coffees in from Silverbridge all the time, in whole bean and ground. The flavors we have right now are Silverbridge Blend, Sumatra, Southern Pecan, Breakfast Blend, Buckeye Breakfast Buzz and Cafe Femenino Peru. If you have any special flavors that you would like us to carry, just let me know and I will get them in.
Fresh and delicious Sammy's Bagels
At Busy Day Market, you can get delicious Sammy's New York Style Bagels from Columbus! We have blueberry, cranberry, asiago cheese, oatmeal and pumpernickel in the freezer, or you can order from the full list of flavors: Plain, Egg, Cinnamon Crunch, Stix, 5-Grain, Salt, Blueberry, Everything, Sesame, Honey, Poppy Seed, Cranberry, Black Russian, Honey/Sesame, Garlic, Jalepeno Cheddar, Pumpernickel, Sun-dried Tomato, Onion, Oatmeal, Cinnamon Raisin, Asiago Cheese, Rye.
They just switched their delivery day to Tuesday, so if you would like to place an order, please have it in to us by 3:00 on Monday!
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Updated Monday, January 23, 2012
In addition to our weekly specials, we offer a standard menu of options available fresh from our kitchen. Click here for Libby's Kitchen menu. Click here for descriptions of our Gourmet To Go items.
Deli hours: Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
This Week's Gourmet To Go
We have two new breads available for any of our sandwiches - multi-grain french bread and a wheat croissant!
Monday soup and salad - Cheddar Broccoli Chowder and Black bean, corn and cilantro salad
Monday's entree - Heart Healthy Ratatouille over Polenta
Tuesday's entree - Indian Chicken curry
Wednesday's soup and salad - Back bean and pumpkin soup and Asian Slaw with Ginger Peanut Dressing
Thursday's entree - Almond Crusted Talapia
Friday's entree - Pastitsio with local lamb
In The Freezer
Chicken with Artichokes & Mushrooms
Swedish Meatballs
Chicken Divan
Stuffed Turkey Medallions
Portobello Mushroom Ravioli
Light Chicken Enchiladas
Mac and cheese with penne pasta
Amandine Chicken
Chicken breast with Buffalo-Cilantro sauce
Salmon Cakes with ranch dressing
Chicken Salad Casserole
Roast Maple Glazed Salmon
Gary’s Killer Chili
Chicken Enchilada Soup
Pit Roasted Ham with Cranberry-Orange Glaze
Grilled Vegetable Ravioli
Jack’s Meatloaf
Vegetable Paella
Tequila Chicken
Taco Pasta Shells
Chicken and Rice Casserole
Sweet Potatoes with Maple Seasoning
Sloppy Joes
Italian Meatballs and Sauce
Florentine Lasagna Rolls (meatless)
Recipe of the Week
Even if you don't love Brussels Sprouts, you will like this slaw. The flavors all mixed together are wonderful.
Brussels Sprout Slaw with Mustard Dressing and Maple-Glazed Pecans
1 cup large pecan halves
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon plus 1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt plus additional for seasoning
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup whole grain Dijon mustard