Albertsons

Albertsons is not an epic grocery store. Their prices are not competitive and things are rarely on sale. I would much rather go to vons which is pretty close.

I came into this ancient Albertsons looking for Dasani Water that Albertsons carries. They did not have any. I also went over to look by the deli for pre-​made croissant tuna sandwiches which they also did not have. I guess I will stick to my own Albertsons. :-) When I say ancient, I mean it literally. This place must have been built at least 50 years ago and is a pillar of the community. Just wish they had what I wanted that day.

This grocery store had not kept up with the neighborhood. It offerings are basic and still caters to a lower end customer. Usually I go to a grocery outside of the area unless I only need basics. I sure wish they’d take a clue from the markets in Hillcrest

I decided to make things a little easier for myself on Thanksgiving. I noticed there was a sign in the Deli advertising Classic Turkey Dinners for $ 49.99. It said you got a Fully Cooked Turkey, 4 pounds of Mashed Potato’s, 4 pounds of Stuffing and a container of Gravy. I thought this was a great idea. I inquired the week before Thanksgiving and the person behind the counter said I could pick it up at 10am on Thanksgiving. She said the only thing I would have to do is to pop it in the oven for about 2 – 3 Hours. I paid and planned my Holiday. Invited friends and family and planned for everything else.
Thursday at 10:30am I showed up to pick up the meal and it was ready and boxed up. The last thing she reminded me of was that it took 2 – 3 hours. I gave her a thumbs up. I planned to sit down with everyone at 1pm. Got home and opened the box to find not only was I shorted two pounds of each side, and the Turkey was FROZEN SOLID! I was speechless. What was I supposed to do at this point? I called the Deli and talked to a guy behind the counter. I’m sure at this point he was googling how to defrost a Turkey just to appease me. He said he had extra sides I could go pick up. EXTRA SIDES? There was no extra, I had already paid. As I am panicking and feeling frustrated I called the Deli back and the Manager was having lunch. I had hoped she was choking on turkey. I called back again and spoke to the girl who I had placed the order with and whom I had picked up assuring me it would simply take 2 – 3 hours. She was shocked that it was frozen. She got the manager who tried to pass the buck to whoever pre-​packaged the order and sealed the box. The fact is it was false advertising, and completely un necessary. The manager kept asking me what she could do. She didn’t have another Turkey. She offered additional sides. She then said she would give me a gift card with her apologies. I agreed I would come in for the gift card while my Turkey was still in the sink thawing out at 12:30 and my company was on their way. The sides were simply pre-​packaged from the refrigerator section. The potatoes were runny and the stuffing looked like dog food.
Went to pick up the gift card and she took me to the cash register and handed me $ 10. $ 10? Seriously? I’d been to Albertson’s three times shaking my head and wondering how I was going to pull off this party off. It ruined my Thanksgiving. People will make the comment that it’s not about the food, it’s about being Thankful. BOLOGNA. It’s about the TURKEY. And about everything else that you look forward to all year.
I have purchased these meals in the past from Von’s. Everything was cooked. Potato’s and Stuffing seemed to be home made and there was a foil pan to heat the Turkey in.
Albertson’s really let me down

Dunno what happened, in the past week the produce section has suffered from poor presentation, quality and cleanliness. Roma tomatoes looked like they were dumped carelessly I would say one out of five should have never made it out of the stock room… many avocados were sunk-​in and needed removal… can you tell I was making guacamole?

4^th of July afternoon. Didn’t have to wait in line to check out for long. Clean store. Picked up some fried chicken… way too salty. Everything else was in stock with what I was looking for off their specials. Albertsons is cheaper than Ralph’s and Vons.

Located a littke farther away, but better prices than vons or ralphs. Fast checkout service. Best grocery store I been too.

I like coming here. The staff is friendly every single time I come in. I have only had an issue with buying produce and it being spoiled. This has happened twice in the last year. I know your thinking, «why didn’t she just look at it before she bought it?» It was in a netted bag and I cant see the produce that well in it. Other than that, I have always had a great experience here. The other reviewer was correct on the cleanliness of this place as well. The other person that got the lazy worker, well, that’s life. You run into those once and a while and I would be upset too, but my experience in this store has always been a good one!

I live within walking distance to this place, but I try to avoid it at all costs. Every once in a while, I’ll go there because I need to get something really quick. However, quick is never an option here. For whatever reason, there’s always only 1 maybe 2 cashiers open, & the self checkout lanes are always out of order. I’ve asked for help to find something, & the employee told me he was on break… obviously he couldn’t even give me the 30 seconds to tell me where it was. All-​n-​all, this place is ghetto & very unfriendly.

Dude 2 stars? I thought I was going to find a swarm of flies at the produce section or maybe slip and fall on some shxt!
I dont want to invest too much time in a review on Albertsons so Ill keepnit brief. Everything was clean (and im a neat freak). Floor was white and bright. No nasty smells. Every associate i ran into was friendly and helpful. Everything was well stocked and priced. Bought $ 50 in groceries and found everything I needed from meats to fish to frozen goods to produce. I was actually looking for flaws and nada, niente, null!
Bottom line its a good solid clean Albertsons. Dont be afraid!

I gave this small market 4 out of 5 only because «small» means slightly less selection.
I love the produce here. I think the growers chosen by Albertsons’s offer some of the most delicious selections in town. Though I am not much of a meat-​eater, I also prefer their bacon over other brands;all other brands.
What I like most about this grocery store is their Hot Case. I choose to shop here around mealtime, and pick-​up an entrée and two sides for less than $ 6. Tri-​tip, chicken, sausage and at times pork along with hot sides or from their cold case. What a deal!
On-​site parking. Early open-​late close.

Why do I do it? Convenience maybe? I don’t know the answer, but the moral of the story is that I’ve returned here even after warning myself time after time. This place just blows.
It seems that every time I pull into the parking lot and get out of my car there is some sort of racket being run outside. «Donate to this off the wall charity,» or «can you buy me a candy bar?» Seriously, every time. The inner workings are not much better and on my last visit the meat department guy seemed absolutely pained to have to stand behind that counter while I looked at the «prime cuts.» God forbid he’d have to actually open the glass door, pick one out and wrap it up for me. Oh, the torture!
I’d like to tell myself that I’ll never return but let’s face it, we all know I will. Only thing to look forward to when visiting this Albertsons is my next review.

Horrible produce!
I used to live walking distance to Albertson’s so I would often find myself heading over to pick up dinner and last minute items. I’ve never really liked this store.
They are out of stuff, they have bad produce, the prices are not that great. I always found myself driving the extra mile to Trader Joe’s so… meh!

Convenient location and really nice people working here.
The store is clean and well maintained.
The prices are a little bit high though, in my opinion.
$ 2.50 is expensive for a can of Campbell’s soup.

I hate to give a grocery store 2 stars but this Albertson’s was disappointing to me! I wanted to get some fish to cook for dinner… and the only fish they had was frozen! Like super frozen — frozen in a factory frozen and then thrown into a re-​sealable bag with other pieces of fish. What the hell? The fish station was completely closed (I did go around 8pm) but still, I thought it was standard procedure to at least have pre-​packaged fish available. I also thought the store layout was awkward. Nothing really flowed if that makes any sense. Like the deli meat was on the complete opposite side of the store from cheese. Store layout is important in a grocery store for many reasons I won’t go into because I can go on forever about this topic and this layout just wasn’t working. And this is sad because I don’t feel like this is typical of Albertson’s.
The produce section was decent, just small and they had a good selection of meats and the store was really clean. They have a decent sized parking lot and self-​check out if you’re into that. I didn’t interact with any employees so I can’t comment on that.

Here’s the deal, sure there are other options in North Park, we live in America options are everywhere but I have never experienced such qualty customer service at a super market as I have at this particular grocery store. It’s a grocery store! Is there really means to go outside of the typical day to day duties here… keep the shelves stocked, the floors clean, etc.
Well, Skip Chew in produce is by far MY FAV and a huge compliment to this store. He’s always around to help me pick the best avocados for my meal, the best cucumbers for my salad and he even lets me know when new things will be arriving so I can be sure to get the first pick. I am a HUGE coconut water fan but it’s sooooo expensive! Skip goes out of his way to call me, personally, and let me know the sale has started on my fav coconut water brand (CoCo Libre) and let me know how much and when it’s ending. !!! Saved me $ 2.00 a liter this week! THANKS SKIP!!!
I’ve been in the hospitality industry for over 10 years and you usually have «your guy» at your favorite restaurant, your favorite bar, clothing store, where ever… WHY? because they excel in their field and you trust their opinion, they’re knowledgable and they care about you and their job. So, thank you Albertsons, and again, thank you Skip!

Not much new to say about this place. On my visit before last I saw on the receipt that they charged me sales tax in addition to the CRV on water which is non-​taxable. I haven’t bought water here since. On this trip there already higher prices than all of their competitors in the area got even higher. Memorial day weekend when everyone else has it on sale they have Miracle Whip for $ 5.19. I have never seen it that high anywhere. I was picking it up for someone else so they got the sale but I passed on buying anything for myself. There was only one maned register open and the self serve register, ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND! High prices and horrible service. No matter how many ownership changes Albertson’s makes they never appear to improve and continue their downward spiral in my opinion.

Here are the options… Trader Joes, Whole Foods, and Albertsons. Which do you choose?
Whole Foods is great… if you have the means.
Trader Joes is all around solid… quality… value.
And Albertsons… none of the above. Maybe value… but the tacky member cards and everything always being superficially marked up and subsequently on sale is not appealing.

This Albertsons and the Vons on 30^th are the two closest grocery stores to my place. Every time I need to go to the store, it’s like choosing which method of slow painful death I would like to experience.
When I feel like being eaten alive by ants I head to albertsons. The parking lot sucks, the store is cramped, and has the oddest collection of people working here. The produce department is teeny tiny. Don’t go here expecting to see a plethora of fruits and veggies — just the basics here. The meat and fish counter is a total joke and always reeks.

How the hell do you find anything in this store? If you have the answers, please let me know!
I don’t think it’s possible to be in-​and-​out of this Albertsons in 5 minutes. It seems like none of the isles are labeled. Youd’ think «cold/​caugh medicine» would garner a headline mention on those billboards that hang from the ceiling, right? Newp. Took me nearly 10 minutes to figure out which isle to head to… and the store ain’t that big.
Also, they have multiple checkout lanes, but for some reason, they’re only ever operating with 3 or 4, max. You can always expect a wait, no matter how mellow the scene is inside the store.
I guess they get a star for proximity to my pad… but that’s all I’m gonna give them.
OH, the rocket ship ride outside is pretty fun. It’s $ 0.25. If you’re not too fat, hop on sometime!