Fine Fare Supermarket

This store may have a decent variety of food items, but everything is overpriced and the employees here are some of the rudest people I have ever met. I asked one of the workers a question and he gave me an extremely curt answer before turning away and muttering something under his breath in Spanish– which I happen to speak fluently. This particular employee had told me that they didn’t carry the item I was looking for but after wandering around for about 5 more minutes, I found a fully– loaded shelf’s worth of it.
The girls at the check– out are slow and apathetic. They chatter amongst themselves but do not acknowledge their customers at all. No greeting, no eye contact, not even a: «Thank you for shopping at Fine Fare». Definitely not coming back here again.

We were looking for a new supermarket to go to in the area and saw this one on Unilocal.
At first when you walk in, it looks pretty nice and clean. They offer a lot of organic food brands which was nice to see. We started filling up our cart and as I made my way to the condiments section, I picked up a bottle of spicy ranch dressing. I happened to look at the date and noticed it expired 3 months ago, as did the rest of the bottles behind it. I went and notified the cashier and gave it to them, he looked at it and said oh, thank you. A few moments later I watched him go to the aisle, look at the other bottles and put it back on the shelf and just leave it there. That’s what I said «oh hell no», we left at that moment without buying anything.

Ok, so I have been shopping there for a while. Prices are good and you do find some good stuff.
But, I have to say, I am over with this place. I went shopping today to buy my usual bunch of produce since I’m picky and any produce I use to cook has to be fresh. Well, first, I get to the register, there seems to be only one cashier so I go over there, she looks at me with nasty attitude because she is cleaning the conveyor belt and tells me the other register is open. But there was no one behind the register. I went to wait at that register and this employee comes over and rings me up, he actually was nice.
What really did it for me though was that cashier cleaning the conveyor belt. She was cleaning with WINDEX!!! Like toxic, poisonous glass cleaning product. Helloooooo Lady, my produce goes on that belt.
I’m sorry, but yuck.

Wow, this place sucks. They look great at first from the outside with their big organic flag hanging in front and it looks clean, but they actually don’t have really any Organic produce. After asking a really high strung and rude attendant where the organic bananas are, I had to find them myself and pick them out of a half opened box on the floor. The other organic produce or brands are the common and high end kinds that are questionable on whether they are organic or not.
When I checked out, the cashier guy was also the stock person who earlier, totally sketched me out and was just staring at me the whole time. And to top that off — this place is SO expensive.
Go 3 blocks down to the Natural Market. Don’t even bother with this place. Bad energy.
And I just got to say that this is the first place I’ve reviewed that I’ve given 1star. It takes a lot for me to not like something. Unfortunately, this was one of them.

They never fail to disappoint. They may be selling ‘organic’ fruit and vegetables but I’ve yet to buy anything there with any flavor. On three different occasions the Boars Head cold cuts I ordered were obviously Brand X and so incredibly salty it went directly to the garbage. Much more economical to pay higher prices at The Natural and actually be able to eat the food. Other than for an emergency quart of milk, I’ll pass!

For necessities, this place is does the trick. It’s well lit, clean, cold and well-​stocked. Ignore the rude cashiers snapping their gum and talking non stop with the stock guys and managers and you’ll be fine (fare).

For a small, local grocery, this has a really decent selection and pretty good sales. The non-​sale stuff is expensive but the sales are great. Seldom a long line and nice selection of organic stuff. All in all, for the closest grocery to our house, we are completely satisfied and prefer it to Key Foods.

I go to Fine Fare as my local neighborhood market, but I do avoid it for certain things. The raw meat that is on sale is usually spoiling, and felt slimy to the touch when I opened it right after bringing it home (this was the steaks). Be mindful of the sale items, because sometimes they forget to price it at the sale price and it will scan at the regular price.
A few of the younger cashiers are somewhat disrespectful. I wouldn’t mention this but they talk to each other by yelling across registers about customers who just left the store, referring to one as «that old b*tch.» I was shocked when I heard this.

After moving here in August, we asked the manager for organic whole milk with omega-​3 and starting the next week they had a supply sufficient for us to buy multiple half gallon cartons per week.
In December 2011, they appear to have embarked on a new strategy or have new ownership/​management, and now they offer a lot of organic products for sale.
I guess the change is working. I went there in the middle of the day on a Monday and was shocked to see lines.

Having just moved to the area I am quite surprised to find this treasure when I thought I’d have to deal with Natural for my supermarket… this store has some gluten free foods… they should get Gus Soda in stock, Mini Pops for popcorn, and some other gluten free items but they’re good so far for selection!

Every time I go to this store, items ring up for a higher price than what is advertised. I attempted to buy jarred baby food today, and one brand rang up 60 cents per jar higher than what is shown on the shelf (it was listed on the shelf at 89 cents per jar). Also, the cashier swiped 1 of the more expensive, incorrectly priced jars and applied that price to ALL 10 jars. However, 5 of the jars were a different brand and were 79 cents each. So in sum, 5 jars rang up 60% higher in price than listed, and the other 5 was going to be charged 2x as much because the cashier wasn’t paying attention. After I pointed out that the prices aren’t what is shown on the shelves, and the cashier just kept saying «this is the price» without offering to call a manager over to check, I left without buying anything.

This supermarket was previously known as Twin Value and Key Food.
They are still stocking up in here.
Cleaner and brighter than before.
The deli looks much better.
The circular list many specials.
I got Tropicana lemonade and Kraft dressing at the sale price of 1.50 and 89 cents.
I also got Ritz crackers– 2 boxes of 16 ounces at 2 for $ 5.