ALDI

Anyone that needs to watch their food budget that has not discovered Aldi is missing out. This chain has mastered the art of controlling costs, and passing on the savings to the customer. I would conservatively estimate the average shopper will save at least 20%, probably more, by doing the bulk of their food shopping at any Aldi.
You do give up some things in order to get the savings. Need a bag? – that will cost you (bring your own!). You bag your own groceries. You need to return your cart to the cart rack. Limited selection compared to a full size grocery (one brand of ketchup). I don’t mind the quirks, some might. One of the benefits of the limited selection and small store footprint: you can be in and out of Aldi, with all your shopping done, in twenty minutes. No walking 200 yards to get a gallon of milk, etc.
The only thing I don’t like at Aldi is the coffee. The other store brands are great, in fact I often prefer their store brands to any of the major brands. Impressive.
The location on Memorial is run pretty well. Most of the cashiers are well above average, although occasionally you will get one that is not up the normal Aldi standard (they don’t last long). There is usually a security guard in the store. The check out lines are usually kept short

I’m sure I’m the unofficial Mayor of this site. I absolutely love every experience. My only disappointment is, more and more people are discovering this treasure.

ALDI is a college kid’s dream. Cheaper than Walmart, German-​owned (German chocolate, anyone??), and still relatively small business. It’s premise is that you must put a quarter into the machine outside to get a cart, and once you return it, you get that quarter back. Think Tom Hanks in «The Terminal». I don’t like wielding that cart, so I just bring back a few of those canvas tote bags to fill up with my groceries.
Definitely love this place. Let’s see some of the best things I’ve gotten here: $ 5 Coconut Rum (though it’s seasonal, and I haven’t seen it since last Summer), $ 3 for a pack of 24 fruit snacks, $ 3 – 5 pizzas (in the sliding freezer near the check out line, where they have the frozen goods on sale), $ 7 (decent) Irish Cream Liquor, and so much more. I like to get a lot of my Protein Bars here, because they have a wide selection and it’s dollars cheaper than Kroger, Walmart, or Target. Honestly they taste the same, and actually better than the Walmart brand of Protein Bars. I also got a Pumpkin Cake in the Fall from here that was absolutely amazing, so kudos for wherever they get their baked goods.
Pretty clean store, but the lanes are close together so if there are a few rude people standing in the middle with a cart (it’s Atlanta, this happens a lot), it might be hard to finagle your way around them. Otherwise, the store is pretty simply laid out. There is, occasionally, the issue of waiting in one line behind 10 people, with only one cash register that seems to go on a lot here. I’ve actually only seen two cash registers utilized during the Christmas holidays, and I’ve been to this store a lot. I don’t mind, however, because generally everyone else in line only has between 12 – 20 things, and they’re pretty quick with getting everyone through. Walmart could learn a few things about check out from these guys, actually…

This Aldi’s is very clean and it’s easy to find what you are looking for. The only thing is that it gets pretty busy in there and it takes them a while to open another register when necessary. Other than that, this location is great because Kroger is across the street and Walmart is right beside it, so you can easily come to this store if it’s too pricey at the others!