C-Town Supermarkets

Really nice supermarket. The store is always being stocked and kept neat. The produce aisle is always beautifully kept and fresh. The reason for the 3 stars is that everything is pretty over priced but I guess given the neighborhood one should expect that. It feels like you’re shopping in Manhattan. Also there is always new staff.

Not sure why this store gets such a bad rap. Yes it is not Fairway or Trader Joe’s, but the produce selection is great and there is plenty of organic stuff. Yes the prices are a tad higher than Key Foods, but they are far cheaper than Union Market or Food Train. Plus Steve’s is clean, the and the staff is very friendly and helpful. It’s my go to for whatever I can’t get at the farmers market or for standard grocery fare.

I can see how some people may be turned off by this place because of some low paid workers, but this place is not that bad. Most produce is good; they have an organic section. I love the fact that they carry some of the more exotic and specialty products such as Vegenaise, Liberte yogurts, etc.
Milk here is a bit pricier than in other places, so I never go for that. Their fish could have been better– I am not a big fan of the big guy who is behind the counter. He has this look as if he is laughing to himself about how old is the fish that you are about to get.
Otherwise, meat prices are good. Kosher (I am not Jewish, but I figured why not since the price is good) ground turkey is $ 4.99 per pound.
Overall, after the revamp the place looks good. I wish their organic section was a little larger, but I get by with some of the organics that they do provide.
The staff are okay– most girls on registers are nice enough if you are nice to them. I know, this is not how it works, but at the end of the day, they must have tons of other stuff on their mind (school, boys, midterms, whatever they have these days), so I am trying to be as neutral but gently chatty. That usually works magic/​plus, I pack my own bags. :)

I prefer to shop at farmers markets and even at jersey for better prices. But I have to say that this Ctown has the best and most fresh produce. Better than Jersey for some odd reason (there are a lot more farms than the city of course). This made my move to Park Slope such a pleasure

Prices are better for the same stuff as in other local stores. And the delivery service has always been good. I’ve been shopping here since 1983 and have never once even bought a bad egg.

3 stars because I grocery shop here majority of the time due to convenience and they have a decent selection, so I generally find what I need. Docking 1 star because the employees, who all seem to be 15, or at least act like it, can hardly be bothered to stop their conversation or checking their cell phone long enough to get me out of there. Docking another point because unless you bring your own reusable bags, you will be given at least 6 plastic bags for the smallest amount you could buy i.e.: wrapping the meat, double bagging because they are crappy quality, and because they just use way too damn many! I’m no environmentalist but sheesh, maybe invest in a higher quality bag so you don’t waste so many.

AKA Steve’s 9^th Market, this is your average C-​Town with selection and prices on par with their other locations.

I went in to order cold cuts and found a fly all over the roast beef, I also saw the guys cleaning with gloves .Then one of the guys asked the lady that was behind me what did she need she replied and I see him cutting the cold cuts with the same gloves he was using to clean the counter.
The cashiers are extremely rude .You also have to keep an eye when they are scanning your stuff a lot of the stuff that are on sale ring up full price.

The store is clean and it has good prices. The cashiers are pretty bad and the manager is also pretty bad. I was a cashier in high school and also during a summer break from college and I do understand what the job entails, there is no reason to treat customers rudely. Usually they pretend the customers don’t exist. I went there around six o’clock. When it was time to get on line, three cashiers closed!!! The manager was around and could not care less.
Someone must own this store and the rent must be pretty high. Shopping in this store is a big turnoff because of bad service at the cash registers,

the only reason i come here is to get cold cuts, olives, milk and a few other things that i can’t get home so easily from the trader joe’s near my office. I have been shopping here for over 12 years because it’s pretty much the old large selection supermarket near me. that said, i have accumulated enough negative experiences over the years, that i started avoiding it altogether just to keep my blood pressure down and mood good. i go in once every 2 – 3 weeks to pick up some stables, generally avoid it like the plague. the place got a recent makeover, but the «tude problem still persists (and i grew up in queens and worked in a supermarket as a teenager, so i am not just some out of town yuppie with unrealistic ideas of customer service or entitlement). that said, here are issues i have encountered multiple times there:
* getting body checked by employees who are whizzing by with carts or stocking shelves while you are shopping
* cashiers (not all, some are great) ringing things up wrong often enough that i have learned to check my receipt EACH time before i leave. i chalk this up to their being young, unfocused, chatting with friends while working, having some disdain for the park slope demo, or just not caring.
* deli counter — really hit or miss. often, the experience is 3 – 4 guys behind the counter chatting about who will take somebody’s shift, while a line forms, then when they finally take an order, slapping the meat on the slicer and then proceeding with their previous convo while customers wait. then getting half your order done and asking what you ordered again.
* slow lines — sometimes they put a closed sign on the express cashier on the left, but there are 2 there, if you don’t look carefully, you don’t notice that the second one is actually open. of course the young cashiers would never call out to customers to alert them that she is open, has no one in line even tho the other cashiers have a ton of people. just go back to texting.
* the general sense that the people working there don’t like their customers, or maybe even working there.

I’ll start with the positives– I go to this supermarket because it’s on the way home from the gym which is convenient. The prices are decent except for their produce which is quite over priced when not on sale (it’s worth a trip to Rossmans on 3 avenue for a larger and much cheaper produce selection).
Cons — delivery service is ridiculous. Always takes well over an hour, more like 2. Sunday delivery doesn’t start until 11 am, so even though I shopped at 8 am, my groceries came at 12:30. With the new competition in the area (2 new groceries south of 9 street) they really should step it up. Finally, as others have said, staff is frequently too busy flirting with each other to ring you up, although that could be chalked up to poor management.

I lived in P. Slope before it got too expensive to rent there) and shopped at Steve’s C-​Town for years. (not sure if it’s still called «Steve’s) It went through a HORRIBLE period from around 2001 – 2007 (somewhere around then) when a complete misogynistic psychopath was the mgr. He ran the place like it was a harem (sexually harrassing the cashiers) or his private republic and he was the dictator. The Papa Doc of 9^th St. I wish I could remember his name. He and I (and countless other fed up customers) had memorable altercations during his reign. One of the reviewers said she used to work there — I wonder if she knows who I’m talking about. Anyway — HE’s long gone and the place has been nothing but awesome as far as I’m concerned since then.
Back to the STORE: THE BEST FISH section of ANY supermarket (Bklyn/​Manhattan) — better than some of the upscale fish markets. Randomly — no idea why — but it’s true. FRESH, awesome — SO hard to find!
And there are certain items you can get there that you just can’t find at any other supermarket (big or small). Just some random brands.
I don’t live in P. Slope anymore — but i do go back there when I want to cook fresh fish for a dinner — and need to get back there for some of the cheap health food brand p. butter ($ 3 — for real no salt/​no sugar/​just peanuts p. butter).
BTW reviewers: 9^th St. is NOT the «South Slope» — it’s still within Park Slope.

I stop in here mostly for some produce and salad dressing (as odd as that sounds). They have pretty good produce selection — the fruits and veggies seem to be fresher than other surrounding supermarkets (excluding whole foods). Also they are the one supermarket in the area where I was able to find the Bolthouse Farms salad dressings that I enjoy; I was so happy when I saw them there.

I’ve been coming here since I was a tiny tyke and we moved into the nabe in 1984. I clearly remember this was the first supermarket I got lost in, and the guy restocking the milk section found me crying in the corner and took me to the front to find my Mom. Ha! It clearly has changed ownership, style and name over the years but it is better than ever right now.
It’s two doors down from my gym so I tend to go here often, at least every other week to get weekend meal items. First of all, they are open late which is fantastic. Produce is the freshest in the area, really good organic and non GMO options without having to go to the health food store and a nice assortment of Latin products. For such a large place some common items are weirdly missing all the time like Organic Valley’s lactose-​free 1% milk (it sounds like a mouthful but it’s one of the most in-​demand items from this brand). But I feel like if you really need something they’ll order it for you without a hassle. The register peeps are always fast and friendly and so are the deli guys. The variety of items makes it easy to spend as much or as little as you like. Also, very very clean all of the time and I appreciate the fact that they employee young kids who need jobs. I wouldn’t recommend buying fish or seafood here, just bite the bullet and go to Fairway, it’s only 10 minutes away. I don’t fault them for this, almost every single supermarket has a terrible fish department. But for a place you can walk to in a very convenient area, C-​Town is spot on and overall, get’s a 90+ the majority of the time.

This place was my first job back in the day, haha. Anywho I’m here several times a week simply because I can’t just do one huge food shopping. They have everything I need and this is the only place I will purchase meat items in the neighborhood. I also love their produce section!

Yeah! I just can say yeah for the first American supermarket I’ve ever been visiting.
With a lots of fruits and vegetables is the best choice you can do if you’re vegetarian, vegan or veggies lover. Me and my sister shopped here and compared to the other supermarkets and pharmacy full of stuff in the same area.
Of course, compared to an Italian supermarket is expensive but you can buy great values things and save some money.
Good luck with New Yorkers prices!

OK, let’s talk about this place. I live in Park Slope very close by and it’s definitely the most convenient. I think the new upgrades and renovations are lovely, and the food is priced for the area and convenience, though I do wish they had better sales. No matter. My major gripe with this place is the employees.
I have overheard conversations about sexual escapades amongst employees stocking the produce (and it was quite obvious I was within hearing distance and actively shopping nearby). But these couple instances are forgivable, so long as they were caused merely by the end-​of-​the-​day, I-​want-​to-​go-​home, it’s-late blues that can happen to anyone in a job. They’re probably in high school, whatever. It’s still not OK. I’ve managed to work in a variety of public locations with my friends and still had the restraint to wait until I got home to gossip about such matters.
AND THEN there’s the RUDE, RUDE, RUDE, lethargic, apathetic, and unprofessional cashiers. It appears that perhaps their first day on the job was also the first day they’d ever stepped inside of supermarket. Yes, you CAN bag WHILE you scan. You could also at least the acknowledge that someone (ME) just asked you a very simple question. Or you could even make some attempt to make any kind of dignified human contact. OH, AN ISSUE? First, expect the cashier to roll her eyes, groan, or make some kind of annoyed gesture for at least 30 seconds. Then expect her to pretend to attempt to make some menial attempt to resolve it. Then wait for 10 – 30 minutes someone there begrudgingly takes care of it.
What can I say. As much as I want to blame the cashiers and stockers there, I must say, these employee-​related issues are a direct reflection of the management’s inability to effectively train, manage, and motivate their staff. Such a shame. This place has potential.
You may fare well now, Steve’s C-​Town, because of your convenience and location. But I don’t think your shiny new façade will fool anyone for long. And I look forward to when a new, better supermarket rolls into the neighborhood and renders this one obsolete.

I used to stop in regularly, even though they keep rearranging things so you can’t find them and the produce is kind of terrible. But it was conveniently located.
The employees here have always been, for the most part, rude or at least not friendly. Whatever, it’s Brooklyn, it’s not a great job, I get it. Then, today, two guys had a conversation in front of me about «bitches» and how they were going to «fuckin tear that ho up.» (I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure this was their way of discussing physical attraction. Angry, scary, rape-​y attraction.)
I don’t really need, like, more violent misogyny in my life. That’s not acceptable to me anywhere I shop. So I suggest going ANYWHERE BUT HERE to buy your cheese or whatever.

One of the cleanest and maintained supermarkets in the area. It doesn’t have the great sales like pathmark, and it’s a little more expensive, but you pay for convenience. I love the fact that they deliver, makes life a lot easier! I like the new renovations also, it reminds me of whole foods so much! I guess they needed to spice up the place considering the new competition in the neighborhood. I read on one of the Park Slope blogs that they will soon be including a lot more organic stuff, which is awesome, I won’t have to walk down to whole foods!

C Town supermarkets don’t exactly have the best reputation. And I suppose that can be said of NYC supermarkets in general. However, the fact that some guy Steve vouches for this particular Park Slope location by putting his name front and center (and bigger than the words C Town on the actual storefront) should say something. Or it should at least dispel any C Town stereotypes simply by believing it’s got a leg up on its peers. «I’ve got Steve. See?» For the most part, this trick works.
First, let’s give their consistently fresh produce a gold star. For a modestly sized section, they seem to pack every type of fruit and veggie up in here. Produce in NYC supermarkets can sometimes be dicey, but I can confidently say that Steve’s C Town’s is seriously top shelf.
The back wall of the establishment is one long meat aisle. In my opinion, their chicken and ground products (be it hamburger, meatloaf mix, whathaveyou) can go toe-​to-​talon with specialized butchers in the area. Like the produce, everything here (the small seafood section included) is clean, safe, and appealing.
Their delivery service is a plus for full-​time pedestrians. Which I’d assume is the majority of the neighborhood. If it’s a big, Sunday-​shopping type of errand, I’ll take the trip up and down the aisles myself, ring up my items, walk home empty-​handed (save some perishables), and be there to greet my spoils at my doorstep in approximately an hour’s time. I believe you can save yourself the trip and call it in, but I’m the type that A) weirdly enjoys food shopping and B) prefers to pick out produce myself, so I’ve frankly never gone that route.
The biggest strike against Steve’s is the hours. The website says it closes at 10p, but I swear its doors have been shut before at 9p. If it’s getting late, I don’t even take the risk. Also, they stop taking delivery orders at 7p. Rarely do I do my big food shopping here during the week because I’m only out of work in Manhattan on a good day at 6p and when you throw in a good 30 – 45 minute F train commute, well, that window just ain’t gonna work.
Items like deodorant, razors, OTC meds, etc. are at their own cashier, which discourages me from getting any of that here because this place is busy enough and I’m not one to hold up a line to make some C Town employee five cashiers over signal for some shaving cream. Plus, the deadening look of misery is plastered across every employee’s face at this joint so I certainly don’t need an emphatic eye-​roll to boot. Not that that’s something Steve can put a stop to because I’m pretty sure a shitty attitude amongst employees is just another NYC supermarket thing.
To say this C Town is my default supermarket isn’t some ringing endorsement, I know. But you’ve got to recognize that this is better than most people get in the city. Again, the produce and selected meats warrant an errand all their own. When I’ve got a car at my disposal, I tend to hit up bigger, one-​stop-​shop types of supermarkets that are outside my walking range. But while I’m still on foot, Steve’s C Town will do just fine.