Walter Reed AMC Commissary

I agree the building is a bit shady and run down but my experience has been very good at the commissary. The workers are nice. The butcher at the meat section is always helping me out. The groceries are much cheaper than giant. My only complaint is the limited hours and no cart returns in the parking lot.

If you are able to shop here, you should be doing so!
This store is well stocked with everything you need for healthy, home cooked meals.
The meat is consistently on sale here, we even got ribs for .50 cents a pound!
You can’t beat that folks:)

There are few times in life when you come to a grocery store so often you become friends with almost all the employees. Seriously. Mister Coleman? Man, the butchers? Miss Pansy? The employees here make the place; while I was pregnant, they had a mobile cart for me every time and helped with groceries as much as possible.
I don’t think I ever came here and it was out of stock of anything. Then again, I avoided the weekends as much as I could. But even on the rare weekends I went, they weren’t out of stock.
Since the revamp, things definitely got better than before. Deli section and bakery have fresh food available at all times and the seasonal area is always fun to go through.
AND ITS CHEAP AS HELL FOR THE SAME PRODUCTS AS GIANT
What’s not to like?

Having just moved from Andrews AFB to Rockville in order to be closer to the naval hospital, I was pleasantly surprised at how nice this commissary is.
SOME PROS–
**Great produce section
**Never crowded
**Good selection
NEGATIVES–
**Closed on Mondays
**Very few shopping carts with safety straps for children (most have been cut off).
** No bakery on site

I was here the other day and it was great. Whoever is complaining about this place needs to get their eyes checked. It’s a good, clean commissary. I’ve been to MCBH Commissary, SAMC commissary and a dozen of others around the states and I will tell you that it’s right about the same as all the others. Simple, cheap and a great selection for our military folks. Everyone is really friendly. It’s now called Forest Glen commissary since Walter Reed has shut down. :). It’s close to the new Walter Reed in Bethesda. About a ¹⁰⁄₁₅ minute drive no traffic. I highly recommend this place over CVS or any of those other commissary/​convenience stores.

There was a decent selection overall. The prices are pretty good. I just left an overseas area that had a terrible commisary. I was pretty disappointed at how bare some of the shelves were, especially in the meat isles. I would think they could do a better job of keeping shelves stocked. I understand running low right after a pay day or something, but I see this as a common issue. There is also very slim pickings as far as bakery breads.

I like this commissary, because it is newly renovated, the staff is friendly, and it’s a nice little store to go to and get your essentials, only being 4 miles away from Walter Reed National Medical Center, Bethesda.
This commissary is improving every time I come here. The cashiers soon know you by name, and are really personable. The baggers are a little needy, but disregard their appearance, as they are very helpful, come over and help you unload your cart and carry heavy items. I know they work on tips, but it’s better than them out on the streets and you have to have an open heart and mind when it comes to them.
The produce is always fresh. I know they are closed Mondays, but on tuesdays whenever I come in, the produce is at its loaded capacity, nice and fresh and most of all at a GOOD PRICE. They are always having sales throughout the store, like I got some strawberries the other day, for $ 1.50. The chicken is marked down alot, and they accept most coupons. Compared to the outside it is soooo much cheaper. You can’t complain too much, as the commissary is a priveledge, I am just glad there is one in Silver Spring and it’s very affordable.

This commissary is actually not bad. It’s currently going through some renovations but still has a great supply of the essentials and more. The produce is fresh unlike the other review and all the staff have been very friendly with me. What I like about all comissaries is that they have a great variety of international selections. Hopefully after the full renovation, there will be even more selections.
Prices are always a bargain versus other grocery stores. Theres self check out too for quick shopping.
Yes, this commissary isn’t as fancy as the one in San Diego, Hawaii or Andrews but those are all large bases.
No fuss, no frills. Can’t wait until the full renovation is finished.

Okay, I have to raise the BS flag here on my fellow patrons, and as a veteran myself. We just moved here from the west coast where we had access to a great commissary (Travis AFB). This commissary provides the same items in addition to a few more that my foreign born spouse (also a veteran) was thrilled to see in stock. All staff we’ve interacted with the last few visits have been nothing but cordial and professional. No «racial» problems to our knowledge. We only shop at this commissary and follow our visit here with a trip to our local Trader Joe’s. We went to Andrews AFB for comparison, and were not impressed, so we’ll stay with this annex. I did buy a jar of grapefruit that, despite being dated correctly, seemed well out of it’s shelf-​life with crazy acidity that I plan to return… so David B.‘s and Mike K.‘s reviews cannot completely be disregarded. I simply disagree that it’s as bad as they say. I have truly seen worse (domestically and abroad) and it beats my local Safeway!

You need to double check all the dates on food here since it seems quality control isn’t a priority. They should condemn this commissary as it’s the dirtiest and worst maintained that I have ever been.

The other review about how dirty this commissary is and how racist everyone is couldn’t be more accurate. There is an obvious lack of competent management at this location. The baggers look like homeless men, as most of them appear to be older dirty looking guys who drink or do drugs. This commissary seems to only employ African Americans, as it seems 95% of the people who work there are black. Customer service is almost completely non-​existent & I’ve even witnessed some employees being disrespectful to customers for reasons as petty as having too many items for the self checkout. Overall, I agree this commissary is by very far the worst I have ever been to & our service members deserve better. DECA this place is a disgrace to the DOD.