Bartell Drugs

Decided to give this location a try after my bad experience with the Redmond location. Turns out, their pharmacy is just as bad.
Basically, their pharmacy manager, Christina, decided to treat me like some sort of criminal for inquiring about picking up my Adderall refill that one of their previous pharmacists apparently LOST. Her attitude was condescending and rude.
Bartell Drugs really needs to get their act together and stop being abusive to people, regardless of which legitimate prescription they’re refilling.

Good selection of many products. I purchase a bag of reeses minis, cashiers were prompt and efficient.

I got a bunch of vaccinations here, tdap, flu and mmr (they had to order in the mmr, but everything else was on hand). Pharmacist had super nice bedside manner, and I felt well educated too … I guess pharmacists spend so much time explaining things to people they get a lot of practice. Though I think he was a nice human in general. If I need shots again I’m definitely coming back.

This drug store is awesome!!! We filled our growler there while getting toilet paper and hair supplies.

This location of Bartells is on the SLU/​Amazon campus and can be ideal for those little things you want but don’t have time to go after work.
The only downside to this location is that it can get packed with Amazon/​SLU people when a lunch rush comes through. They only have 3 registers and so it often can back up.
I’ve even used the pharmacy a few times due to it being near my office and I hate to make a special trip to the store just for a refill.
The first time I tried that, they called me everyday for 3 days because they kept missing my refill. I guess they didn’t stock my drug and so another store was sending it and each day they didn’t. It was a bit frustrating and I was glad I had tried to fill it early or else I would’ve run out of meds.
Other than that, prices aren’t terrible for their location. It seems inline with other stores in the area and so you’re at least not paying a upcharge for location.

I love Bartell Drugs — they’re a modern version of Rexall Drugs in LA which everybody loved. Their product, merchandising and service far exceeds that of Walgreens and RiteAid — Walgreens across the new Bartell Drugs on 15^th/​Market looks slovenly. I used to worry about their future since they’re small independent regional (most of that category has perished) but their new product mix like Blue Diamond almonds, Sahalee snacks, Dr. Teal bath products AND LUCILLE BEER ON TAP make them Internet resistant. I implore all my fellow Seattleites to support Bartell and similar businesses who’ve put their heart and brains into their businesses. And their PHARMACY (Tyler is our pharmacist) service is outstanding — they’ve helped me found discount coupons when my insurance wouldn’t cover certain meds)

Great neighborhood store. Well lit, clean, good selection, solid beer selection and they even have a growler fill station. Can’t say that I’ve seen that at a drug store before. Well staffed with friendly workers.
Note: the validated parking is not for the attached ramp. It’s down the block I believe.

This is specific to Jeffrey in the Pharmacy. Recently I was having an issue with a prescription and my insurance company and Jeffrey was so helpful getting the prescription filled. He kept on top of the insurance company and my doctor’s office.
Thank you Jeffrey!

Love love love the location of this place, which makes picking up stuff I’d normally have to go out of my way to get much easier — I just leave the office and grab what I need before heading home. The selection’s pretty great, and my coworkers love the food that’s available for lunch /​snacking.
They got knocked a star because of the time I brought in a printed coupon I got off a manufacturer’s website: the checker didn’t know what to do with it and had to step away to check with her manager. It’s… it’s a coupon. You just scan it… Wha???
But that’s just my being persnickety.
Also! Someone in a previous review mentioned that you had to pay in the park — but Bartell’s now validates for the first… half hour? of parking. Maybe an hour! I don’t remember exactly. (Not the best clarification, is it. orz)

This place is amazing. I asked for a specific type of Mezzetta hot peppers that they didn’t carry and the store manager personally got a bunch of jars from other stores for me over the weekend! Twelve to be exact! This is the epitome of customer service…

Love this new store, cashier’s were helpful and quick!

Finally! I’ve lived in South Lake Union over 10 years and we SO needed this! There’s not much else to choose from– small stores that are so poorly kept and dirty you feel bad for going in.
Bartell’s is clean, wide aisles, well– organized with lots of signs and employees who actually smile and make eye contact. As a chain it’s prices aren’t jacked up for location. For a 6 pack of beer, that means 25−30% savings.
My only complaint with this place is it’s apparant «demographic». Yes, there are large companies nearby and that helped bring this store here. But SLU is an alive and rapidly growing neighborhood on it’s own!
On my first visit I was looking for cat food and though there’s a large pet section, there was only one kind of natural (expensive) dry food. There were dozens of dog foods including organic, natural, local… when I mentioned this to cashier I was told «well, we’re geared towards Amazon people»! Another time I heard «But you can’t bring a cat to work» in what seemed to be a honestly confused tone.
I hope this place listens to comments and really tries to be «your neighborhood Bartells».

This location closes at 9pm on weekdays. I wish it were open later for late night emergency trips but I’ll take what I can get. There aren’t many markets in SLU so I’m grateful for this to open.
For food, they stock lunch sandwiches, lots of beverages, and cheese/​crackers/​meats. And lots of snacks.
I noticed the baby section only had expensive organic diapers. If you’re desperate, be prepared to pay the big bucks!
There is an aisle for «As seen on TV!» that I enjoyed browsing.
There is a whole wall of cosmetics and many of the colors are there, probably because they don’t get a ton of people buying here.
At 4pm in the afternoon, the employees are walking the aisles, making sure their products are tiny and at the edge of their shelves. This store is very clean, bright, and welcoming.
I was afraid the prices would be jacked up and didn’t do much price comparison, but they have managers specials that seem safe to buy.

But seriously, as someone else noted, THERE ARE BEERS ON TAP. Called the SLUG (south lake union growler) you can buy growlers and beer at lunch (if you’re anything like my coworkers and I). My thirsty thursday got approximately 10000x better when we purchased 3 growlers at lunch today. Even better was the incredibly friendly staff! One of the girls working saw us buying 3 growlers and handed us coupons for a free growler (the actual glass growler) when you pay for a fill! We got 3 growlers and fills for like less than $ 30. They had Mac & Jack’s, Manny’s, Fremont Wheat, Lucille IPA, Del Rio Lager, and Fish Tale Porter. Not sure if these rotate or not. What a steal. I can’ t wait to be back. I’ll try to wait until next week, but tomorrow is looking more likely.
I was also pretty happy with the selection of salads and sandwiches you could grab to go. Seeing as we didn’t have time to actually eat lunch because we were buying growlers, we grabbed food to bring back to the office.
I never knew I could get so excited about a convenience store– thanks Bartell’s!!!
p. s. you can buy theo’s chocolate bars here substantially cheaper than at theo’s… in case you love chocolate with your beer.

There’s not an awful lot to tell about this place, really, with one exception. It’s very clean and bright and nice – it’s the new construction flanking eastbound Mercer, facing the lake. Nice shiny buildings.
If you want to park, you have to head down to Republican to find the alley entrance to the garage, and pay $ 2.50 an hour. But the elevator brings you right to the door of this place. It’s the usual Bartell’s. Prices aren’t great at all, with the exception of the occasional special that shows a deep discount. They don’t carry many premium brands, if any.
What IS unusual here is that they carry beer both in bottles and cans AND on draft. They fill growlers! This is nuts. You can get growlers filled at gas stations and drugstores now. What a world. The first day they were open, they were giving away free growlers if you bought a fill of Mac n Jack African Amber. Helps build a population of people who have growlers they can bring back, which is good thinking. Pretty cool, for a Bartell’s.

THERE ARE SIX BEERS ON TAP AT THIS BARTELL!!!
I am not making this up. I am not kiddIng. You can purchase and/​or fill up growlers at this drugstore. Freakin SWEET.