Bashas’

Pros:
Super close parking
Awesome carrot cake
Organic cotton candy grapes!
Support a locally owned chain

As a displaced southerner looking for the ingredients for a proper southern new years day meal of collards w ham hocks and «hopping John» I was challenged in Phoenix. I tried my usual haunts of Sprouts on Gledale at 16^th and also Safeway on Glendale at 7^th to no avail. «We did not get our delivery» said the produce manager. I stumbled on the Bashas’ on 7^th and was able to get all ingredients to include cornbread at noon on New years day and save a proper southern new years day meal! I will be shopping there going forward.

We’ve been here several times and it’s just okay. but this week we saw the ad for the standing rib roast in the paper on Weds morning. We couldn’t get there-​so we went in on Thursday morning, pretty early. They were totally out and the woman at the meat counter couldn’t have been more rude to not just us, but everyone who was there asking about it!
I understand that she was probably fed up w/​telling people they had none due to the buyer not buying anywhere close enough roasts, but she was really, really rude to everyone. My husband asked for a raincheck (so did others) and she literally barked at him that «just go to a cashier and ask them, I certainly can’t do anything for you!»

This grocery store needs a serious make over. The place is dirty, dingey and cramped. Just not s good shopping experience. The cashiers are nice and efficient.

Very poor customer service. An duty manager named Heather was totally rude essentially told me she did not care if I have been a customer for over 15years. I called corporate office and talked to a guy named Rob who listened to and said would Mr back. He never returned a call. This type of customer service will destroy them. They used to go out of the way for customer service and now they just plain don’t care. Frys gained a new customer

I’m going to be generous with stars, since I strongly feel we should be supporting our local grocers. Also, the store looks a million times better from the old, dated, never remodeled version it was a few years ago. I’m very happy they invested in this store.
They carry Chompie’s bread and it seems fresher than the loaves Fry’s stocks.
The pricing isn’t bad if you buy on sale. Their price point is definitely below Safeway and probably Albertson’s as well.
Note that this isn’t a «full line» Bashas’, so it’s missing some departments (Floral is relegated to a couple coolers) and the selection of what they do have is not the best, but it’s decent. I admit I don’t do my «big» grocery shop here, but if I HAD to, I could pull it off.
Parking is extremely convenient too!

Yuck!!! The produce was not clean there wasn’t much of it and it was hardly fresh. The store had tiles coming off of the floor and it was twice as expensive as the Safeway up at pinnacle Peak. their food city brand is nicer than this fashion. Expensive and gross!

Headed for an activity requiring a contributed snack, this Basha’s was a very quick stop along the way. A beautiful, large store, newly remodeled and clean, it was a pleasure to stop and shop. My neighbor commented how he never shops at Basha’s these days was impressed by the appearance and selection.
We purchased our items, heading north on 7^th Street. We were totally successful with our contribution to the event.

I am here ALL THE TIME. The employees are almost like friends, I see them so much. Ron in the produce department is great! I was just in this week (usually there about 3 – 4 times a week) and he picked out a watermelon for me and told me about the great deal on grapes and which ones were the sweetest.
I like to go to Basha’s as they have quite a bit of Arizona grown produce. And their store eggs are Hickman eggs so again, they are all local. Why not give my money to as many local folk as possible to keep them in jobs?
At the holidays, its all hands on deck. I have been there when even district managers are on the floor helping customers find products. Very often, if needed, the managers are at the cash register if needed too.
They have Boar’s Head lunch meat which is the only kind I can eat so I am thrilled with that too.
I try to avoid the national chains (Fry’s, Safeway, Wal-​Mart, and Albertsons) as much as I can. These people are local and the Basha’s stores do a lot for our community.

Good variety of foods and goods. It looks sketchy and kinda is in not such a safe place but if you have an emergency grocery shopping need this place isn’t that bad and you get used to it also.

You know what I like best about this place?
I love going to places where I am the youngest customer by a considerable margin.
And I’m old enough to have spent the first half of my years so far using phones that were attached to walls and stuff. You know, the ones where you had to turn this twisty thing to make a call and you didn’t know who was calling you before you answered?
Anyway, the older generation seems to like good deals on veggies and other produce, because they usually have them here. Sometimes you can get in and out without being overcome by the feeling that the zombie apocalypse is upon us, and they are all on walkers.
In more-​or-​less typical Basha’s practice, some of the items are weirdly overpriced. Stick with the loss-​leaders and you might make out ok.
Oh, and also: The parking spaces are nice and wide. Wide enough to fully swing open the door of your Buick Park Avenue.

The aesthetics of the place are fine on the inside, the clientele quite mixed, it reminds me of Albertson’s stores. But, the selection of organic and gluten free was terrible. Also the prices for the small amount of items that they do have were very non-​competitive. I will definitely be heading to Trader Joe’s for this reason. The other area lacking was the bakery. I could not find much of a selection of bread, we wanted a simple baguette. I am new to Arizona and probably won’t have much reason to head to Any Basha’s stores.

I am now shopping at Basha’s in an effort to market at an Arizona business. I was happy to see that they have made some upgrades to this location. The first time I shopped here the market was antiquated and not the cleanest looking place. Not the case this time.
It was a pleasant shopping experience and it makes me happy to shop locally.

They are finally giving this store the clean up that it needs. I have always felt like this store kind of stood out like a poor relation compared to other Bashas that I have been in. I am looking forward to what it will be like when they are done.
The store has some good things already going for it. The layout is such that that you cam go in and find thins easily. The parking lot is easy to get in and get out of-​not like the nightmare on 16^th and Glendale. What is even better is the staff. Pat, one of the managers, has been there long enough to be able to handle most situations gracefully. Ion, in the produce dept, remains a man who really knows his dept! Tonight, Shawna was as helpful as always. I really appreciate it. I think the remodeling will be good for the overall attitude of the store. Who wouldn’t feel better if their surroundings improve?

Its an ok store in a good location for me. Always empty though.

Don’t Expect customer service at the deli, or good food!!! The old man at the deli had the worst customer service ever! I tried ordering a «make your own» sandwich. I started with «i’d like it on a wrap» He snapped back at me «We don’t have those anymore!» «okay, i’ll take bread. And i wanna make it a cheese and veggie with cucumber, tomatoes…» He then cuts me off and says «uhh, well i’m gonna have to Cut All That…» «you can’t cut veggies back here? isn’t that you f’ ing job?
so i just left.

It gets the second star for «Hormel Turkey Pepperoni»…
yes, the second star is because they happen to carry a product I can’t live without… and no one else seems to carry.
The «security guard» is missing teeth and was doubtfully screened for background.
The place kinda smells like poo.
Everything is within about 4 days of it’s pull date.
They don’t understand the importance of green bananas (or produce that isn’t in the beginning stages of rot)
That said, I shop at Safeway… I hit Basha’s for pepperoni.
That’s all folks