Safeway

Always takes 20 min longer than necessary and eventually leave without the things I came in for.

This place is legit. The bosses are dope and they have self checkout. There’s also a free show that takes place in the back of the building. Don’t forget your bag or the cashier will sprinkle some sass and throw shade one you which may be nice during the summer. Not enough shade in the Peking lot my car turns into a toaster

I’ve been going to the Safeway a few times since I moved in this area and this place is just disgusting I have never seen such a awful store Safeway really really messed up with this store. One good thing is they’re open 24 seven the very bad thing is at night when I go buy stuff there’s like 20 homeless people standing outside the door begging for money one time they blocked me from even going inside the store until I gave them money. Very dangerous at night I would never recommend anybody coming in the middle of the night I wish Safeway management would look into this problem and at least get a security guard for the night shift I will try to never shop here again until safely management can deal with the problems. I feel bad for all the nice workers that work there.

I just moved to East Sacramento from Elk Grove and am sad that we don’t have a local Nugget (or not one that I’ve found, in any case.) However, I’ve had good experiences with Safeway in the past. This one is conveniently located near my home and is clean and organized. The parking lot is interesting and can be a challenge to get in and out of, but I’ve no real complaints about the place.

Every experience I have here is negative.
Their parking lot is a nightmare.
The layout inside is cramped, so it always feels crowded.
The employees always seem bitter.

This review is for the bakery. I’ve never seen a bakery like this at a Safeway, it’s obvious to me that whoever is in charge of this bakery takes pride in their work. They have different things than I’ve ever seen at another Safeway, or any other grocery store, and seem to rotate or have new stuff very often. When my son is choosing his favorite place to get a treat, this Safeway is his top choice, and has become mine as well. I’m even a habitual buyer of their tortilla chips, which are without a doubt the best I’ve ever bought from a store before. The rest of this Safeway is pretty typical, slightly overpriced grocery store, but the bakery at this particular location is outstanding.

If you want to order something from the Delhi here, be prepared to wait 20 minutes. They are extremely slow and arent perceptive to people trying to get in and out.

Horrible service very rude people whom I don’t know why they even applied for the job. There is a few decent workers who like to help and smile but I would not recommend this location unless as a last resort

2 stars, I have been to better Safeways. I didn’t really feel safe shopping there with a few homeless people in the store. Not saying that all homeless people are there to steal things. I was told by a store clerk to have my girlfriend hold her purse and not leave it in the shopping cart because there is an issue with purses ending up being taken.
We got three donuts from the bakery. One donut was stale.
Hard to find a parking spot that was not tight for an average sized car to fit in.

I give these hard earned stars to the unsung heroes/​heroines who slave under harsh, brutish and unfair management. I especially am disgusted with Mr Jimenez, he is the assistant manager. I have seen him bully courtesy clerk by shoving shopping carts at them that nearly knocks them down, berate female employees and insult customers including myself in front of personnel, and customers.
Recently, as I was chatting with a group of friends who are blind at this store, Mr Jimenez, assistant manager went out of his way to announce to a fellow employee that I am a «faggot».
The barista, my friends, other employees and customers heard it. I looked at him and affirmed that I will taking to the corporate office. They have remained idle and referred me to their legal department.
What I find especially disturbing that Mr Jimenez also stated, «those fags deserve to die» when a customer mentioned hate crimes in the area.
How can this brutish bigot be in management? Nepotism?
I have taken this to the Lambda Legal Defense team/​fund, and soon will be filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. I will ask a law professor at my church what her thoughts are on this. I know it is Lent. It is hard to forgive someone who makes shopping for food something you dread and fear. He is violent and out of control.

Had to go here to pick up some toilet paper the place was a mess! They had pallets everywhere… boxes everywhere… no staff!!! One guy slamming everything around terrible. Then I got to my aisle and there was a reason for all the boxes! What I wanted was in a huge box! Yes they do have great sales. But there was no reason to have all the empty pallets everywhere I don’t care what time of day it is that was very dangerous like I said so I guess it was worth it but man it was pretty dangerous.

They allow homeless people to commandeer the restrooms for hours on end, making it difficult and unsafe for other customers.

I’ve been to this Safeway a few times. I stopped going when I almost tripped and fell in urine in the cheese aisle. I get it, it’s not Safeway’s fault some vagrant did number 1 in an aisle and I happened to come in contact with it before a worker noticed it. But, still a reason for me to avoid this location as I’m dead smack in middle of this location and another Safeway location. Now for why I returned to this Safeway. It’s the closest to the hospital where my mom was being treated at. So I came in for some produce, flowers and some sandwiches for my family. Everything was great except for the sandwiches. There was an issue with the toaster, so my hot sandwich was left cold. No big deal. Things break. But, the bread my sandwich came on was a disaster. It not only was very stale and crumbled in my hand (literally), but there was mold growing on it. MOLD! Disgusting. Imagine eating that in a hospital and then feeling like you want to vomit. I would go back and ask for a refund, but honestly, that won’t make up for the fact that I have lost all faith in Safeway’s deli/​sandwich making station. I’ll end with this: Safeway, please hire more experienced workers who handle and make customers food. Any well trained employee can feel the difference between fresh and old bread (I saw them take this bread from under their station as opposed to the bread cart with fresh bread). They also won’t carry a conversation in front of a customer about how their «babies daddy» is pissing them off and how they would like to find a solution to that problem. If you must go to Safeway, think twice about the deli station.

This is for the bakery.
I used this bakery before and never had an issue. However yesterday I placed an order for this morning for Chocolate Croissants. This morning I went to pick them up and was told that they don’t start fulfilling orders till 9 am. It would have been nice to know when I ordered. Most people pick up a breakfast item early in the am, 7:45 am is usually a bit late, but that’s when I showed up. Apparently that’s too early for breakfast.
I did however get some already stocked chocolate croissants. Tasted a bit stale :(Won’t be using them again, unless it’s a last minute option, since it’s what they happen to have.

Yes, the parking is tight and the lines can be long but only if you go during the busy hours from 3−7pm. I love that it is open 24 hours.
I prefer this Safeway over the 19^th & S St. one because they have certain products that the other store doesn’t carry. Like my new favorite Superior Ginger Ale. This Safeway makes a good Tres Leches cake as well.
As far as the homeless people go… they are at both locations. It’s Midtown.

Great News!!! I finally found Bran Flakes. They were tucked in on the bottom shelf.
The parking lot is a nightmare in the evenings. So many people shopping. It is also filled with homeless people. They give off a really bad vibe. If they were just there minding their own business would be one thing, but they are looking for handouts and it’s just scary to be a women alone walking to her car and being followed and approached. I’ve walked right back in the store before just to avoid being approached.
The store is very small and cramped. There are a decent store, but I’d rather go to the one in midtown. They also have a parking problem, but it’s a nicer store.

This Safeway is small and crowded, parking spaces are small too, and it’s hard to exit the lot. This place is just super cramped and I feel like i cant move around, especially if I have a cart :(I stop by Safeway once in a while when they have certain items on sale :) Checkout lanes can be long, but there’s self check out too! Workers here are nice and one of the guy named Jordan (?) was super friendly in assisting me when I needed more items from the back and helped us out to our car too! :) Oh, there’s also a Starbucks located inside too! Make sure you apply for a Safeway Club card to save some $$ :)

The cakes are awesome! I got the cakes n cupcakes here and it was great! ! Just wish they had more people who would help out when you need help and wish they open up more lines.

Day time: Great and fast
Night time: Can be fast or have a super long line, weird crack heads everywhere
Deli: Takes too long, unorganized

Uptick In My Shopping Metrics & Needs Being Met More Consistently
SITREP
Well, despite the fact that they no longer carry my favorite 12-​can cubes of Pepsi One that I mention in my original review as a bonus for this store (because in point of fact, Pepsi Co. doesn’t produce Pepsi One anymore, so I can’t blame the store), I have become a bigger fan of this store because of recent shopping forays.
For this, I’ve raised by rating by one whole star.
THE SETUP
In the year and a half since I dropped that original review, I have enjoyed the new redesign of the aisles, and, I don’t know (I just may be on crack), but it seems that more of the standard items I purchase (specific cheeses, specific sodas, specific chips, specific veggies, specific salad dressings, specific etc. etc. etcs.,) are more readily available so that I don’t leave this store empty-​handed from the main reason I came here in the first place.
BEING HERDED BY CATS
A HUGE example is that the big bag of Friskies Sensations Cat Food that my two pocket-​panthers Jack & Bobby absolutely love (as THEIR crack) has been here the last 5 times I came by. Which leads me to the next dilemma…
POOR DRIVING DECISION DETERMINED BY BAD STORE CHOICE
In the past, I’d have to make a split decision as to whether I would hit THIS Safeway or the 19^th Street Safeway, then I’d «flip the mental-​coin» and opt to come by here — since this is the Safeway I would hit first after coming back home down J Street from my evening class at SacState (which, if one is already out, one might as well consolidate trips, multi-​task and get other stuff done, right?).
So this would drive my first decision from SacState, «Do I take J Street back to Midtown or do I jump on Hwy 50?»), only to NOT find the cat food here, and THEN having to make the foray anyways to the 19^th Street Safeway («Dammit! I should have saved 10 mins and taken Hwy 50!») — no more! *Yay!*
THE LOWDOWN
I know, I know, it’s not rocket-​science by any means. But I have become much fonder of the Alhambra Safeway simply because I am finding more of the items I want than not.