Albertsons

The chips and salsa are AMAZINGGGG! Buy the store made chips and salsa and nothing else!!! Nothing else in the store matters really. But yes it has everything else any other grocery store would have. The meat counter has some cool things, but who cares. ALBERTSONS CHIPS AND SALSA!!!

Selection is good but there is always a shortage of cashiers. Takes too long to check out.

It ain’t the. 99 store… or Havens. Quality isn’t cheap. Liking this place the more I visit.

This is a newer Albertsons located on the east side of alpine. It’s one of the nicer grocery stores in east county in my opinion. Big parking lot, friendly staff, good selection of meat at butcher counter, good sandwiches at deli. Self check out lines for added convenience. My only comment is that I wish they’d move all the beverages back to the front of the store, ie energy drinks, vitamins waters, etc. Sometimes I go in just for that and have to walk to the back store, would just be a little quicker. Other than that really good grocery store.

Overall a nice-​end-​of-​typical grocery store. Clean and well organized, stocked and we’ll presented (Especially for an Albertson’s, as I have historically never been a fan of how their stores are laid out). Kudos and thumbs up to their floral, produce and deli departments. However I must note that the Meat/​Seafood dept here is in need of more attentive/​competent management. I observed several critical violations here; most noteworthy the mold — laced crab legs, and the long-​dead, completely unsafe shellfish. Shellfish such as mussels and oysters MUST be sold live or frozen. These were neither, however they were marked as «live». Shellfish in this state is unacceptable for sale or service to consumers and poses a very real health risk. I would not shop seafood here nor recommend that anyone does at this time.

I like albertsons but this one has either really good employees or they suck as human beings all together. Jesmyn is awesome all of the time, josh w was nice but the cashier Julie was rude and said 2 things to me and my husband while she rang us up. She held up a veg that I had and rudely said «what’s this?» When I answered she didn’t respond with a thank you but a sigh. Like I was annoying her or something. I answered her pretty politely too. Also the lady my husband got bbq from outside was rude but didn’t catch her name. It is cool that they have bbq outside though.

Albertson’s is now becoming a hard to find store ever since that overpriced Haggen took over majority of their stores. It doesn’t mean that Albertson’s cashier’s have to be crabby bitches… if you don’t like your job then find another one. The customer service at the checkout sucks! I was asking questions about the $ 25 pass for the fair & all I got was a dirty look and yeah we sell them… seriously! I will go back to the Lakeside Albertson’s even though it’s a little smaller than this store at least there employees like there jobs!

Have been visiting this Albertson store a few years now, since they opened. Store is always very clean, well-​lit, and good selection all around, the specialty beers are good. Prices were very high when they first opened, compared to other stores down the road. Now that Barrons is open, they have lowered their prices to compete, with some good deals on fresh meats and fish sometimes. One thing that bumps this store up to four stars is the Saturday BBQ! Excellent ribs, burgers, and killer tri-​tip sandwiches for $ 5, really good!

I get there at 8:45 PM today 1÷28÷2015
Try to enter store from the east end of store
I’m meet by a kid pushing plates of water
With the doors are closed you will have to go to the other doors at the other end
Is the store not open until mid night?
The kid said to me you cant come in this door
Not a please or thank you or even a screw you
I say fine
He yells what did you say ?
I just say thank you twice
I’ll go down the street to Barrons
Sorry I don’t need Albertsons
Last time in there
The store can just dry up and go away.
Services? I’ll walk when I don’t get services
Lots of other stores I can shop at
Do you think the manger looks or even knowes about Unilocal or gives a Fig?
I don’t think so.
Back in after I said I would not
Had nice friendly services from Bridget five stars for her
Bridget Thank You

I am sorely disappointed in the QUALITY of products offered here. I have had milk go sour BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE at least 3 or 4 times — to their credit, they always replace it for me when I take it back — but that’s a real PITA… Today, I bought chicken, pork and hamburger. The beef was in the clearance bin and had a coupon for $$ off so I knew it was close to the sell-​by date… oops, it was one day PAST the date! When I got home, I opened the chicken… it was gummy and smelled bad… yup, also one day past the sell-​by date (but it was NOT marked as ‘clearance’), I’ll take it back tomorrow. And the pork roast (which did have a current date) was so fatty that I will have to talk to the manager about it too… a 3.5lb roast yielded 2.5lbs of usable meat… and I was not that picky in trimming off the fat. …, Alpine deserves better than this!

I think this place is one of the things I miss the most from alpine. It was definitely my favorite market, even though it’s somewhat pricey, the variety of breads was overwhelmly awesome. Basically the first place I go to when I visit.

Shopping at Albertsons is a necessary evil. They’re the only grocery game in town (at least until the mighty BARONS opens up this summer, and then watch your back!), and their prices are mostly ludicrous ($ 6 for a canister of Kraft fake parmesan cheese? SCREW OFF!). Their shallots and garlic are generally on point, and their fresh vegetable section seems to be decently priced, but anything in the prepared food sections or frozen foods (i.e. most of the store) is going to be seriously overpriced.
Also, can I just ask what is up with the general California inability to properly cook a rotisserie chicken? I lived in Austin, TX for 4 unfortunate years, and never once had to complain that my chicken was raw. I’ve lived in California for a little over a year, and I have rarely encountered a chicken that was properly cooked. Get your people properly trained and certified, because chicken from a rotisserie should NOT be pink on the inside, nor should your chicken be dry as the desert. Learn to cook properly or take it off your menu. Go to Sprouts if you want to see a textbook example of properly cooked rotisserie chicken.
Generally when I shop here I have a «WTF did I come here for?» feeling. The place is best for utilitarian needs: cream, butter, yogurt, vegetables. They have no free range or organic meats (WHAT?!), their alcohol is way overpriced (hit up Rite Aid instead), and everything else is just crazy expeez.
At checkout, the clerks always ask «Did you find everything you need?» My husband’s sarcastic response is usually «Everything but VALUE.» Take note, Albertsons.

This store is the only one I shop at for groceries in alpine. Yes the prices are higher then down the hill but honestly I actually get treated nicer here then vons. Only down fall is that the veggies seem to Rot a day it so after you buy them. No biggy I just go to sprouts later on in the week. The employes are nice, except the lady with long brown hair in the deli talk about hating your job lol.
The cashiers always recognize faces and ask if I don’t have my kids where they are. It’s nice to have a little familiarity shopping in a big chain store.

If you purchase pet food here, BEWARE; the shelves have plenty of the Jerky Treats from China that have been killing animals… I was in shock when I saw them; with all the publicity, there is NO WAY to not know about the vast number of pet deaths due to these treats… The same treats that a major pet chain recently announced they will be ELIMINATING from their shelves… This is gross irresponsibility and I can’t begin to fathom that they are so lax with an item that causes DEATH… I just purchased cottage cheese that made me sick; prior to that it was orange juice past it’s date; prior to that it was being overcharged for 6 out of about 15 items purchased; prior to that it was rude customer service; prior to that it was filled donuts which were so old and stale the «filling» had completely soaked into the donut; and prior to that it was another rude employee… looking forward to seeing the impact that a new store opening here in town will have on them; this store is local, and they will get ALL of my business as soon as the doors open…

This is my go to store whenever I’m in Alpine and need last minute food items. Prices tend to be a little high for what you get. I’m convinced they have the best beer selection from Alpine to El Centro. I really only come for the mix and match 6pack for $ 9.99, huge selection of International small batch micro beers included in the special. Can’t miss.

I was passing through town and she wanted coffee (the Starbucks across the lot) and a bit of fruit.
I went to Albertson’s while she got her caffeine. The fruit selection was very clean, very well set up and full. I wanted to wash the grapes before leaving and I requested help from the man stocking in produce. He told me where the restrooms were, and sent me one door farther to use the employee break room sink. I call that above and beyond and am complimenting that behavior now! Thank You Albertson’s of Alpine.

Love my local albertsons, they have a GREAT craft beer selection and always excellent service, lots of the negative reviews come from the store not having plastic bags, if you could imagine the amount of plastic bags used by every albertsons everyday I’d think more people would be cool with it. Btw it’s not like that anymore:/ Lisa’s comment really irked me while I feel bad about her cat it’s not the responsibility of albertsons to make her aware of that.

This Albertson’s location is located in the heart of Alpine in a newer development area. The place was very well stocked and quite clean as well. (
) The floors were so shiny, that I wanted to do some run, slip, and slide, but one of the employees came around the corner and gave me a dirty look. (
) No bueno…
I picked up a 24 pack of water, some zucchini, and some pork rinds for my brother who loves, not to say I will not munch on a few myself. The bags were only $ 1 a piece, so I picked up a BBQ flavored one. (
) They had four different flavors. The salt and vinegar was a new to me. (
)
I used the self check out on the way out, but the girl attendant had the give me the code for the zucchini. She was nice and everything went okay.

It’s a very nice grocery store and the bread and produce is usually fresh. The thing that I do not like about this grocery store is that they are way overpriced. Since it is the only grocery store in alpine I guess it has no competition. I will definetly make my way to vons instead next time I will get double the groceries for the same price there. oh another thing is that they do not offer plastic bags. You either have to take your own bags or take the brown paper bags without the handle that are so inconvenient for carrying anywhere.

When the plans were announced to build this place, everyone I spoke with in Alpine said they would NOT be shopping there because it would ruin Alpine. I have yet to see any of them hold to their word on that.
As far as ruining Alpine, how about not letting every meth addict on parole camp out in the local apartments? Or how about doing something about the drunk drivers who cruise up and down Alpine blvd doing 75 mph on a nightly basis? Didn’t one of them kill a guy on a bike not too long ago?
Look, the fact is, that Alpine needed some kind of grocery store with more in it than Ranch market, or Daniels. I was getting tired of having to drive down into El Cajon just to puck up some of the stuff I use for cooking. It’s 10 miles to the nearest Vons, 15 to Trader Joe’s, and much further to any other store you may shop at. We needed something up here other than what we already had, because both of those places, as charming as they seem come up very short for anything other than frozen dinners.
This is just your average chain grocery store, it does it’s job, I c an shop here for most of what I need, even some of the organic and natural brands are present.
The only question I have, is why I see at least 4 chicks driving new BMW’s (or Lexus etc) paying for their food with EBT cards every time I go in there?
They also brought in US bank, which is good because no other bank would give me an account because Wells Fargo screwed me over years ago,