Shop Smart Food Mart

First the positive, The check out girls are friendly and nice.
now for the problems.
The isles are always blocked with boxes of stuff that has not been put out. you can’t even get to what you want because its blocked or it hasn’t been put out yet.
There is a guy who works there who is loud and vulgar. Why do I have to listen to this when I am shopping
Now the have a TV on showing violent shows. Its totally inappropriate for a public store.

This place is dirty — check expiration dates on everything — even canned goods. It’s convenient and open all the time. Wish they’d close for a couple hours a day and clean the place up and manage their inventory better. I would, have and will not ever buy produce or meat or eggs — heck — I’ll avoid the urge to buy anything here despite the convenience and the hours.

I really wish this grocery store were just a little better, so I could skip the trek to C-​Town or Union Market. The store is really only decent for beer and basic nonperishable items. Their produce in particular is subpar (every time I buy bananas here, they go straight from green to rotten), the meat is all of the antiobiotic-​rich variety, and finding simple things in stock like plain yogurt is hit-​or-​miss. The prices are also fairly high considering it’s not a gourmet/​organic shop.

Nice neighborhood store, and as another poster said they take credit cards ($ 10 minimum). Good selection of basics, but in the fancy side, and correspondingly pricy. Definitely not the spot for big grocery shops, but nice to have around for last-​minute necessities.

The staff here is so sweet. Decent vegan selection. I’ve eaten some of the most delicious avocado from this place. One of the only places that will take a card in the neighborhood at a $ 10 minimum. Although this place is a little expensive, it’s definitely a life saver since we have no grocery store around here, and open 24 hours a day is fantastic. They also have a decent beer selection.

Much like the time I dropped the radio in the tub during a bath, I was shocked, SHOCKED, when I bought some coffee here and found out it was a dollar more than the rip off bodega a block from my apartment!
For many items, this is generally a bit less expensive than the corner bodega, but it’s less convenient, which is a fair trade off. But a dollar more for a can of Folgers! The world is definitely ending due to that.
Their milk is a quarter cheaper though and the guys are nice so it’s still three stars.

This place has the best fancy «craft» ice cream. Yes, it costs almost $ 7 a pint, but you won’t regret it. Also, they have bags of onions for when you’re cooking and have forgotten important produce.

I like Shop Smart Food Mart for the following reasons: they accept credit cards –boyfriend and I affectionately refer to them as «The Credit Card Store» -(I’m not aware of another bodega/​market on PPW that does,) their selection of vegetarian/​vegan fare is impressive for such a small place (veganaise, soy cheese, hummus, fake lunch meat and sausages, vegan ice cream and even Quorn brand fake turkeys and chicken!) they have an incredible spice/​tea selecton, there are plenty of quality beers to choose from and they carry high end/​eco friendly products like J|a|s|o|n and Mrs. Meyer’s and Dr. Bronner’s Castille Soap. Its not exactly the type of place you can get a weeks worth of groceries at, but its definitely helpful for specialty items and ingredients you may have forgotten at your last trip to Key Food.

I stopped in here to pick up a few things and it was a fairly pleasant shopping experience. The people working here are very friendly and helpful. It is good in a pinch, but the best thing is that they have very inexpensive spices and a huge selection. It seemed like they were restocking because there were boxes everywhere making it hard to move around.

If you’re in a pinch, then it’s okay to stop in here and pick up a box of cereal or whatever. There is a deli counter at the back and a sad stack of vegetables, but I think that I’d probably walk the extra few blocks to Key Food if I was really hungry. Frozen foods aplenty however — ice cream is always a safe choice here as well.