Food 4 Less

ZERO CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! My store experience made me never want to return to Food4less. Food4less is where me and my Mother always do our grocery shopping. We know the store inside out and love the bargains we get when we are there. On 11:12:15 at 12:50pm as we were heading to the check out line we were approached by a worker named Long Pham who was nice and polite and told us to get checked out in the 15 items or less line because the two normal lines to check out were full and the 15 items or less like was practically empty with only three customers. So I tell Long Pham thank you and proceeded to get into the 15 items or less line when I was greeted by glares from the cashier Alexis Bornel who was visibly upset that I was in the line and had more than 15 items in my cart. She then tells me I have more than 15 items and this is a 15 items or less line. Then I tell her I was told it was ok to get into this line by another one of the employees that work here. Then she proceeded to start exchanging worlds with me back and forth and a female customer ahead of me in line also starts exchanging words with me. The customer ahead of me was an employee as well and her name is Natalie Martinez. They both were telling me that it was not ok for Long to tell me to get into her line and that he should have told her I was getting into her line to be checked out. I was upset after being yelled at by two of Food4lesses employees. So feeling disrespected as a customer I let Alexis check me out then I go to the front of the store and ask a different employee can I speak to a manager. So all three managers are cashiering and one of them stops to speak to me. That manager turned out to be Long Pham who had been nice to me earlier. So as I am talking with Long Pham Natalie Martinez is standing by me and Long Pham talking to another employee and laughing at me as I am explaining the situation to Long. I began to get upset even more so I told Natalie that you need to be thankful and greatful to even have a job. There are so many unemployed people right now just before the holidays. Stores like Haggins and Fresh And Easy have just close all there stores and there are tons of people that would gladly do your job with a smile and not complain. You don’t know what good customer service is. Natalie continues to laugh in both me and my mothers face. So I step outside to finish talking to Long Pham and he was so apologetic and kind asking if there was anything that he could do to help me and my mother. And I told him all I wanted was the names of your two employees that were rude to me and my mother. Long Pham thanked me and my mother for visiting the store and offered to help us to our car with our groceries.

shopping at this store is all about timing. friday nights are better then saturday mornings, and once the store learns to staff all their damned check stands when customers are in the store, it will actually be a pleasant shopping experience! i wish this could come sooner then later.

The store had ad for .99 cent pork chops and the meat dept workers said they could not cut the sirlions… Apparently customer is not first

I was in this store at 8:14pm tonite. The lines were long. I asked RICKY, the cashier why wasn’t the express lane open. His reply was «because it’s not». Nasty rude and just obnoxious. I asked for the manager on duty and he said he is. I then checked him for being rude & nasty and just a smart ass towards me in front of other customers. He continued to be nasty at which time I told him that I will be filing a formal complaint. he said «go ahead». I will be doing so tomorrow morning.
I will no longer spend my hard earned money at a place where the employees especially a shift manager is nasty & rude. I rather continue shopping at VONS where i’m treated with respect and appreciation.

Well, it certainly lives up to its name. You do get food for less. Food for a lesser discount value than other grocery stores. This place is ridiculously over priced. I’ll just take my butt to Walmart. Thanks.

Sometimes actually a lot of times, the lines can be very long. I love Food For Less, there are ahead great sales and the staff here in particular ate very personable and helpful. The reason for 4 stars instead of 5 isn’t really because of them but that place almost always have solicitors like Wal-​Mart, I hate it.

You shop, get your food items at a cheap price, and bag it yourself… that’s how they keep the overhead down, and I can appreciate that.
Did you say something about needing to top off the gas tank? Well this location doesn’t have a gas station, but the Lemon grove location does.
Why should you care?
Funny you should ask…
you see, when you shop at the big 4, you accrue points that are transferable to the gas pump at the end of the month. So be sure to ask for a discount shoppers card at the check out.
Incidentally, they are under the Kroger umbrella, so if you happen to have any Albertson’s coupons, bring them by and they’ll be happy to honor them.
This location is located in a strip mall that has plenty of other shops, including several dining options in the same mall, so throw on the feed bag first then shop for your groceries with finesse… at Food 4 Less. ;)

Stuff is always on sale!

Unfortunately for this Food 4 Less, the problem is the people that shop there rather than the workers. The workers are great, very friendly and willing to help as well as handling themselves very well when they’re packed, and they’re usually packed.
4 stars instead of 5 because it’s rare that I walk in there and it’s clean and well stocked. I love their prices though, it’s my one stop shop. The produce is always sooo cheap even though sometimes they’ll have something one week and not the next, usually green bell peppers! Shoppers give this food 4 less a bad rap, the actual store is wonderful.
We used to come here as well as Northgate, but it turns out Northgate is really pricey unless you’re buying their store brand.

Great savings every day, fresh food especially the bakery, check out the weekly specials on fruits and meat. Digital coupons are good stuff.

I will always have a love and hate relationship with this food4less. Sometimes I could easily go in and get what I need and leave but sometimes, the things I see are absolutely disgusting.
I know this food4less well because I’ve been going here my whole life but the people who’ve been attending here obviously doesn’t know any better. You can find half chicken boxes laying around the aisles, fruit that’s half eaten or has baby bites all over it and placed in the meat section, empty bags of chips stuffed into the back of shelves to be hidden.
Trust me, I’ve seen a lot and I know it’s not the workers fault at all because I always see them constantly working but geez people, learn some manners and stop acting as if this place is a buffet!
Other than that, the place has cheap alcohol for the weekend & great prices on produce and other groceries every week. They start their week on Wednesday so all the fresh stuff is around Wednesday!
The lines could get long but it’s better than Walmart lines. Lol!

Came to this Food 4 Less because North Gate did not have any Cesar salad dressing. The parking lot is filthy and the service was slow. I know that the customers do not reflect the store but I got stuck between a funky body odor old man and a lady behind me with a broken tooth because I could smell it. YUCK! and the cashier just took forever so I was just stuck there.

It’s got a number in its title for heaven sakes! What were we expecting?
Cheap, good stock of the items that I need, and the employees have always been chill. Which can not be an easy task, I’m sure!
It is pretty clean!!! Which, once again, can not be easy. I have seen like open packages of uncooked noodles? Like what, were people eating them? People just go ape! I try to come here first then branch out and get the items that they either didn’t carry (size, brand, etc) or that I just happened to be able to get somewhere else for cheaper. They REALLY should add a self checkout, but I’m sure that’s tough.
Everyone and everything here seems to be doing they best they can despite the circumstances and that makes me happy. But yes, don’t expect a lightening quick get away. IDK, that’s just something that I know when I come to a place like this. If I want to be in and out of somewhere I’ll go to a convenience store, or a Ralph’s. I go here either late at night or first thing in the morning and it’s been fine.

This Food 4 Less may be in the ghetto but the management team and staff here are pretty nice.
I don’t usually have trouble with long lines or customer service as they keep things running smoothly here.
The location isn’t in a safe area, but you have to deal with what you got.
The store is always kept clean and a great place to get some deals and some shopping.

(Unfortunately) I live next to this store and end up shopping here sometimes because it seems like it should be quicker than driving to Vons or Ralphs. This store is so crowded with people that it takes forever to run in for one item! Why do people in this store feel that the entire family must all go to the grocery store together? That said, the huge packages of food, especially meat, in this store are obviously stocked with the large family in mind. Forget about finding a small portion of a quality cut of meat for two people or some nice cheese… it’s just not sold here. This store is dirty and sells nearly expired products. I went in for an onion once and the entire bin was rotten. Another time I bought a very ripe smelling package of chicken and when I returned it, the cashier said, «Oh, you got some of that smelly chicken!» The really fabulous part of this store, however, are the employees! All the employees here are so nice and pleasant! This is such a crowded and unpleasant store that I really commend these people for doing such a good job.

This location is near the 99 cent store too so you can get almost everything you need from the same plaza. Starting to notice this chain has more bulk items like Costco-​style boxes of corndogs, burritos, napkins and tissue paper. Pretty good prices on alcohol too (way better than going to a liquor store). If you don’t mind buying generic, this chain offers great deals on everyday products from tomoto sauce/​pasta to milk and cheese.

You know those scenes in movies where unwanted sexual encounters takes place and then the scene shifts to someone crying in a shower, scrubbing themselves profusely while dramatic music plays? Well, this was the exact scene from my life when I came home from visiting this disgusting store. I felt violated with filth in there!
Now, I have never been to the grocery stores of Mogadishu, but this place has to be the next best thing to the unsanitary nightmares that exist over there.
First of all, the floor was stained and dirty. It looked like multiple people had been murdered on it.
Also, and I am NOT JOKING, there was a discarded maxi pad on the floor in one of the aisles. When I saw this I made my way to the door. I only stopped at this store because I was on business in this dodgy part of San Diego, and decided to stop in to see just how cheap their prices really are. But seeing that blood-​soaked feminine product on the floor (not very lady-​like of her to just rip it out of her pants and toss it in a store where people buy food) ruined my day, turned me off form buying food, and gave me nightmares later that night.
Now for prices, not all their stuff is cheap. You now that Asian chili sauce in the bottle with the rooster on it, and the green cap? It is $ 1 cheaper at the Asian markets I go to.
But, honestly, I would rather pay slightly higher prices in a clean store, than pay much less in a store that looks like its floors are the neighborhood abortion clinics.
Ah, there were also flies buzzing around their produce, and the lettuce was wilted. The woman who tossed her dirty maxi pad on the floor might as well have used the lettuce at this place, because it wasn’t worth eating and had already absorbed lots of bacteria.
Someone needs to report this place to the health department. But in the meantime, I will stick to Trader Joes and my favorite Asian markets.

My «go there, only when I gotta» grocery store (at least this specific location). The store is always a mess, and crowded. The lines take forever to get through, mainly because the people at the registers (with one glowing exception, I’ll have to get his name next time, and update this post), seem to have other things they’d rather be doing, and could really care less about ringing you up. I’m glad to report, however, that the girl that used to sit at the register and text people non stop, even while she was with customers, has either been fired, or transferred. If you want or need to go to a Food 4 Less, I recommend the Lemon Grove location. Not too far away, and a world of difference.

This particular location is just ghetto and slow. There’s a lot of creepy people and you will feel a deep need to avert your eyes from any contact or something bad will happen. If I need to go to a Food 4 Less, I go to Lemon Grove (the next nearest location).
And although they are «cheap» for the most part, my sister had discovered that Wal-​Mart is still cheaper.
Example: Funfetti cupcake mix $ 1.69 (something like that?) @ Food4Less. Hops over to Wal-​Mart BAM! 88 cents. WTF?

THEY MIGHT HAVE FOOD 4 LESS BUT THEY TAKE MORE OF YOUR TIME…
I really like Food 4 Less. It’s like Costco without the membership fee! You go in, get your HUGE bulk variety pack of ham and LARGE package of toilet paper and head out to the registers.
However I have to say, this particular store has the slowest check outs ever! I had 3 items… let me say that again, 3 ITEMS and went to the 15 items of less stand and stood there for 20 minutes! WTF!
Really, it takes that long to check out? Granted the cashiers take their time because each person has to bag their own groceries but COME ON! If you rush people, they will feel rushed and be quicker at bagging. If you take it slow, they will be slow! So HURRY UP!