Smart & Final

This grocery store is so conveniently located next to my workplace that it’s just a 5 min walk away. Not only that, I love it here!
You got your basic selections and varieties. What really makes this place great to me is the customer service and the cleanness/​neatness of it. The staff is really friendly and the lines move quick. I love how each stand is not numbered, instead it goes by local street names. Little things like that make this place great. I would imagine locals love it just as much.
You may be telling yourself, it’s a grocery store. Either you like it or you don’t. Come in for yourself and check it out.

Quick bulk and small item selection. Cashier lines are short and provide a fast checkout.

I was worried to come back to this store. After my first experience I had a couple run ins with some other bad cashiers. So I was hesitant to go back, I don’t like drama. But the lady was nice and helpful. So I will start shopping in here again. It is waaayyy cheaper than other stores. There produce is still not great but it is all grown in America, so that’s nice.

I’ve recently started shopping here and I don’t think I’ll ever go back to another grocery store.
I’m amazed at the low prices and quality. They produce is always delicious and they have a good selection of basic groceries and some surprise finds like cotton candy. It’s nice to not have to buy 100 of something like a Costco.
The workers are really friendly and helpful!

I went in with a rain check that was going to expire in 3 days I tried to get the product for a month management did not help me. I WILL NEVER SHOP HERE AGAIN !!!

Love this store! Sp clean and inexpensive. Super clean restrooms and friendly staff. Great for all my needs, business and personal.

I usually come to this Smart & Final after a stop at the nearby Costco to pick up things I don’t need in large quantities. It’s a bit better than the one in Covina. Its got a variety of nuts and snacks that you can bag up and pay by weight. Smart & Final is a great place to find items you wouldn’t find anywhere else, like unique drinks and candies and they have items in bulk and regular sizes, but their produce, meat and seafood is lacking in both quality and variety, but you shouldn’t come here for that anyways. I usually come here to stock up on snacks for work and family and for a few produce items. All Smart & Final locations never seem to have enough employees on the registers so lines can tend to get a bit long.

These two stars are for the old man who works at smart and final that was extremely rude to me about having my dog in the store. After checking for REQUIRED signs that would say if dogs were allowed, and not finding any, I entered the store with my tiny teacup Pomeranian in hand. I didn’t even buy anything, my sister was running around the store while I waited at the cashier. The man proceeded to ask me «do you not know that this is a place for service dogs only» to which I replied «sorry.» And stood outside the store. What I should have said was «do you not know you don’t have any signs that dictate that». Also, it was 9:30 at night, not exactly their busiest hour, if they even have one.

I only come here to get half n half and coffee creamer for my work. This particular location has the look and feel of a new store obviously since they opened not too long ago. I have come at midafternoon and they only have one register open, and it takes a while to get through the checkout because of the amount of items some customers have. I wouldn’t shop here for my regular groceries because it is too exexpensive, but if I am in need of one item at work then I will stop by.

So clean, so friendly and I love their produce section! And the workers are always so friendly and chatty. Always a pleasant shopping experience!

Ran in and ran out. Very clean and surprisingly not packed for a Super Bowl Sunday! Has everything I needed for nachos.

I love most Smart & Final stores. This one is one of my favorite. It’s huge. Clean. Large selection of veggies, fruits, frozen foods, meats and most items. I also love how each registered has its own «street name».
I do not care for some of the cashiers. One in particular from this morning. She was nice and smiled, but only bagged most of my items. I ended up putting them in the cart myself. I mean, once she was done, shouldn’t that be the next thing they do? She just stood there. I didn’t know I’m in «Food 4 Less»… bag your own groceries store.
Then, there was a sale on their cereal. According to what was written on the wall, you get a discount if you purchase two or more. I brought that to her attention, and she said I needed to get three or more for the discount to kick in. I told her what I read on the wall, and she continued to with «no, it not two, it’s. It’s even right here on my computer (or register)». Hmmm… then maybe i’m seeing things. It’s only a few dollar, no stinky big deal, right?
So, after I paid and was leaving the store, I took a walk over to the wall, where I read the info on the sale. I wanted to prove to myself, that I was not seeing things, that she’s sorely mistaken. YUP… I did see TWO!!! I read it out loud for her to hear, and another employee walked up to me. I told him that the cashier’s register has the wrong information, compared to what’s written on the wall. That its false advertising or misleading. Call it whatever you want. No big deal… its an honest mistake. Hopefully, they will change it. I walked out of there with the «I told you so» attitude.

I’ve gone to this location on a few occasions around the dinner hour to pick a roasted chicken only to find they were out. This last visit they said it would be 40 minutes for more chicken. Very frustrating. I would think they’d realize how well they sell and have a full rack at the dinner hour ready to go. That would be good management. They’ve lost my business. I miss Ralphs.

Love the set up of the new store and the friendly staff I enjoy going there a lot I’ve found everything I needed for my parties but I suggest a sweater i do get cold there

They always have special on 30 calorie unsweetened vanilla Silk Almond Milk (2 in pack). Costco only gas the 60 calorie milk. Also discovered they carry Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa, which is similar to Dutch cocoa. I use it to make my chocolate baked goods extra chicolatey. Another find is the small specialty flour section, which has Bob Mills flours. The almond meal is also priced a bit lower than the nearby health food store. So glad that a new grocery store took the place of Ralph’s but but also offers bulk items with regular produce.

Nice new store. Unfortunately it is always out of at least one or two of the items I need. Today it was some red food coloring. 20 bottles on the shelf of green, blue, and yellow… sold out of red. It’s not coming for two days. My complaint is… why? Why not carry more of the only color that’s selling. Just frustrating why the managers never see that coming on certain items that are always in high demand. Would give the store a better score if they could keep their shelves stocked and save me from making another trip.

Yep, going 4 stars on this one.
I am glad I waited till I visited this new S&F a few times to review. The first visit was rough; in retrospect it was probably because they were having «just opening» pains.
I am worried they will not build the clientele to compete with big bad Sam’s and Costco. I besiege you, Covina and San Dimas neighbors: please go and support this store. Why? I’ll tell you why:
1. The produce is priced well, clean and fresh. 59−99cents lettuce! 4.98 for an entire BOX of nice beefsteak tomatoes!
2. Amazingly large choice of frozen food. Many items are very well priced: 3.19 for a box of hashbrowns as long as my arm.
3. All the great party-​ware is here! GIANT salad bowls you can bathe in if you wanted to! Industrial sized packages of napkins, boba straws, foil pans, and plastic containers/​lids.
4. Their brand, First Street, of sauces, pastas, salad dressing, is quality stuff!
I am really glad they replaced that Ralphs. We needed a store like this in my area. A great option.

Yay! Finally a Smart & Final close by. My husband & I came here during their grand opening week. We were impressed by their cleanliness, friendly staff & products. Right before checking out, we were offered a free roasted chicken. That was dinner for the night. Thank you, Smart & Final.

Service was better and faster than I expected for opening day. The staff was friendly and there plenty for the grand Opening.
if you stick to the ad you will get some very good deals. Their prices for the staples meat bread milk etc was on the higher side of the local chains. Its nice to have them in the old Ralphs location for convenience.
I hope the prices adjust to the competition and the service stays good, I expect it will from my experience at the other Fart and Smile (thats what we call it)

I tend to go to Costco for my large shopping needs… then I tend to OVERSPEND. There is a Smart & Final in Pomona, but I find it a bit sketchy. This is a great addition to San Dimas, just down the road from Costco. The store is very clean, spacious, and has beautiful fruit and vegetables. The staff was super courteous and I will definitely be back!!!