Smart & Final

Finally found a place to get dry ice in small quantities! Staff are helpful as well.

Inexpensive and everything you could need. They need more of these in the world. Easy to find items without the hassle of complicated aisle signs that don’t make any sense at all. Thank you for being Smart and Final about the layout of your store. It is much appreciated.

Basically, the long and short of it is this: they sell the HUGE version of most items you find in a common grocery store for a pretty decent price. Bam.

Great place to purchase bulk cases of water for decent $price!
Best to go during weekday AM’s. Parking is spacious for those who drive. :)
The only negative would be at times during busy hours store only has 1 to 2 cashier’s. No express lane checkout. One big plus they do have great sales on large family value packs of chicken drum sticks. Everytime we go shopping for that it’s always sold out.
This store has Public restrooms for customers. Majority of time it’s clean and stocked.:)

This is our place to shop because of the great specials and bulk items. It’s like Costco but you don’t need a card!
It’s hard to find customer service though and they usually only have one cashier open.

Only giving this 4 and not 5 stars because I think there should be more checkout lanes open, or at least 1 or 2 self-​checkout. Other than that this place is really good for grocery shopping. They usually have good deals, and their selection of pastries I love. It does get busy so be prepared to wait. Jazmine and Karyn (I think that’s how you spell it) are probably the nicest cashiers there.

Pro: Found some chafing dishes.
Con: «For future references, don’t put these on the belt» says John the cashier (referring to my disposable chafing dishes).
Oh yeah John??? *flips the bird*

During the holidays, this Smart and Final likes to move around everything and have every holiday staple within sight distance right when you walk through the automatic doors which is awesome because I hate looking for everything during the holidays.
During their non holiday days, it’s all just aisles and aisles of stuff for your looking pleasure. Their near section is a bit depressing, mostly because I came during the time when the lights weren’t working.
I came looking for some cans of tuna that were on sale and they were all gone. I always thought this was a lesser known Smart and Final and I wouldn’t have this issue which is why I went out of my way to come her, but it turns out that’s what you get for being near a Planet Fitness. Oh well.

Once you get around the oddball parking lot and runaway shopping carts, and actually get inside there are deals aplenty here. They sell a lot of double-​pack type groceries, especially in the freezer aisle, that are bigger than grocery stores and smaller than Costco, and if it’s not on sale one week just wait. Bottled water, soda and other drinks are reasonably priced (except you get nailed on the CRV on the multi-​packs), and they have more wine and liquor than they used to. You can also get regular staples like milk, eggs, bread, and coffee, without having to purchase the larger packs I mentioned above.
The produce can be sometimes be sketchy and the pet food selection is almost nil, but the fact I can get just about everything else there will keep me coming back here, and their other stores.

As far as cheap grocery stores go, it’s okay. I’ve found their produce to actually be pretty good and inexpensive, but the selection isn’t great.
The big problem with this store is the check out lane/​employees. They border on rude, and they’re slow. I’ve been here twice, and both times it’s taken me 15 minutes to get through the checkout line. It doesn’t matter if there’s only 2 people in front of you or 5 — you will be standing there a while.
Will I go back? Yes, because they have decent produce and cheap Torani. Just expect a long wait at the checkout, and even if you buy one of their bags, they’ll stand there watching you as you pack it without bothering to help.

Smart & Final is my favorite grocery store around Daly City. I enjoy shopping with the nice workers always greeting me when I come into the store. Mario, Steve, and Jenny are always in a good mood and assist me when I ask for stock checks. Seems like they have more shopping carts than usual bcuz there’s always some in the cart corral now rather than before when they tend to be empty.

It was my first time at a Smart & Final, and let me tell you, right off the bat, I was NOT impressed. The store looked dirty, it was small, and full of ghetto dirty people working there. Some of the aisles were full of stuff and it was hard to walk around it.
staff looks like they hate their job
parking sucks!
You will find better deals at Costco and Safeway!!!

i hate their weird parking structure but there’s plenty of things to buy when you get in.

Yes! Went to smart & final, and every thing I needed was at least 20 cents off! May not seem like a lot, but when you’re buying things the day before payday, it counts! There were 3 people in line ahead of me, and I sighed. But aha! They opened another register, and I was through the line quickly. remember to bring your own bag though.

This Smart and Final Store needs to train their staff. They mismarked two shelves of bread. They marked the bread at $ 3.49 and at the check out stand was being charged $ 5.49. I was told by Ray «to buy it or not.» RAY is very rude and needs to be trained. The law states you pay the price on the shelf. He tried to say the customers had moved the bread. TWO SHELVES???
The store is dirty, needs more shopping carts and staff who know how to treat their customers.

Came here killing time while I was waiting for my car at B & B Transmission. This place is pretty small, but looking at some of their prices, a bit cheaper than a Safeway and Luckys. The only problem is larger packages for some of the items where people would really save money.

Sometimes you can find good deals here. but most of the time it’s probably a better idea to go to your local Safeway/Lucky’s or Costco for bulk items… The thing about Smart and Final is that they have bulk items… and you can get em without having a membership like you do at Costco.
The only complaint I have about this place was their shortage of staff. they don’t have enough staff it seems. I was roaming around for a good 15 minutes looking for someone to help. and there was no one in sight.

I am giving this Smart & Final location five stars because the store is always clean, well stocked with items and the staff is Always friendly.
There is also plenty of parking and the isles are wide, shelves are easy to reach, etc.
Some of the items I like to buy there are the dairy products. You can get a really good deal on milk, butter and cheese.
Also, Smart & Final offers some good deals on cold cuts and meats, like sausage, hot dogs, etc.
This Smart & Final location offers a section of Mexican foods like, salsa, tortillas, chips, cheeses and my new found favorite, Chorizo sausage.
They offer two brands, one is a Mexican brand and the other is by Farmer John for $ 1.95 a tube. This brand of Chorizo is 100 percent pork, fresh ground and full of flavor.
I found it to be a real bargain and a value for making a family meal. I like to cook Chorizo in onions, garlic, bell peppers with chopped olives, etc.
Mixed with fresh steamed rice and some green or string beans it is really delicious. Some times I will add red or black beans along with whole kernel corn and a squeeze of lime. That helps to cool down the spicy hot flavor. Chorizo can be very spicy hot.
Another sausage bargain is the Polish or hot links for $ 5.99 a package. They are better than regular hot dogs and like Chorizo make a great addition to eggs for breakfast.
There are a lot of items one can find at Smart & Final that is a good deal when shopping for food values. There are lots of frozen food items and much of what is offered is in bulk sizes.
One just has to look and know the brands. Smart & Final has its own brands which can be pretty good and of course cost less.
Smart & Final has good prices on long grain rice. I just bought a 10 pound bag for under $ 4.00.
For most food staples, I think Smart and Final is a good place to shop. Some locations, like the one on 7^th Ave, off Geary Blvd offers gift cards.
Not all store locations sell the same items. Such as for example, Chorizo and other Mexican food specialties. That style of food with Chorizo, etc, I have only been able to find at the Daly City store.
Oh and with the holidays approaching, shoppers can get deals on candy, cookies and pies.
Smart and Final often has sales on pies, like apple, cherry and even pumpkin for $ 2.99 to 5.99.
And they are good, like Safeway, only you pay much less.
Smart and Final also has good prices on coffee, tea, canned goods, sauce mixes, mayonnaise, mustard and other stuff.
Check it out! No need to sign up for card membership. The sales are offered to everyone all the time.

I love shopping here before my monthly campouts. They have large bags of ice for cheap and I often find neat food items to take for sharing. The food seems fresh and this location is large with lots of variety.
One thing that drives me bat shit crazy is how they use the intercom to ask questions and have discussions. It’s too loud, it’s intrusive, it’s annoying and unprofessional. But I ignore it for the great shopping.

This s&f is empty ALL the time. Which is good for me, but not for the store i guess.
Everything from freeze pops to styrofoam to go boxes.
If you forget your s&f member card, or you forgot your the phone# you used to apply for one, or you simply just dont have one, the employee usually scans their card for you, so you get discounts!
Come help out! Theres a lot of parking in the parking lot. Help keep it open for me! But dont crowd it.
Theres also a mini mall next to it with Blockbuster, Starbucks, Luckys, TK noodles, Jollybees, etc etc.