Fresh & Easy

So sad this place is going out of business! I’ve been a loyal customer to this location for the past 4 years. So sad :(

So I stopped in to Fresh and Easy today to get some things for dinner. I love the convenience of these stores. I am not much for cooking so this place is just what I need. I did get an email about this F & E closing soon, but others would be staying open. Well, I had sort of forgotten about that.
Well, when I pulled in, I noticed there was quite a few cars there, far more than normal. When I walked in, I realized why. It is shutting down in just about a week.
Although, it may not take that long. Everyone was in there picking the place clean.
I mean seriously, people were buying everything!
Almost everything in the store is 50% off. Not the meat, or cheese, or fresh vegetables and fruit. Or the fresh Baked goods and the household items.
But, they told me just a few more days and it will be 50% off as well.
Apparently, all beer and Wine went on sale at 50% on Monday. There was not a drop left in the store, they had picked the place clean.
Not that I was looking for that, but I was surprised they put things like that on clearance. However, I was very pleased with all my shopping.
I got some fish for tonight as well as some fruit and vegetables. Full price for now. But, that is what I went there for.
I got 3 bags of staples all for 50% off. What a great deal! The best deal I have had this year for sure.
I am really sad to see them close, because, I shop here a lot. But, I truly appreciated all the great deals.
If you are in town, then stop by. You might find a few great deals yourself.

I am more interested in knowing how do you like Wild Oats brand’s organic milk, compare to other brand like Horizon or Organic Valley? Wild Oats organic milk only comes in half gallon size so I have to get two at once and save myself a trip. Other than the small size it provides, I am really not sure if this a good brand, or say… reliable brand. Their milk tastes good I will say. But based on overall quality in fresh and easy (really so so and too many processed foods as other reviews mentioned, plus I found vitamins already expired), it’s hard for me to believe it’s a really reliable brand. I’m hesitating if I should go back. Any comments?

I like the idea, selections, convenience of this 24 hour place but unfortunately I get low to mid grade food poisoning when I buy refrigerated food here all too often. Can’t recommend this place for that one reason.
Management needs to look into this. This is a serious problem and has been happening since I started shopping there 3 months ago. I would like to return once this is resolved.

Friendly staff, clean store and a great variety!
I love their salads! Everything is always fresh and in a lot of cases pre prepped.

I love this store. Great prices, fresh food, and lots of options. They have great meals that are ready to cook. If you’re looking for dinner or just for ideas, come here!
More affordable than Sprouts and Whole Foods. The staff is friendly and helpful. I love coming here a few times a week. Also, they are open 24 hours!
Definitely check them out!

So, this review makes me sad. I used to love Fresh and Easy, especially this location. I am done shopping here now. The meals are subpar now, and neither tasty nor healthy. They were never really great, but now they are REALLY bad. Based off of some of the reviews here, I’m definitely not the only one that has gotten sick after eating something out of their «Fresh» cases. The few items I have been able to find around the store that I actually like are seemingly never there. There is little consistency with what is on the shelf from day to day. I dunno if that is a corporate, distribution, or store management problem, but someone is screwing up.
That brings me to some the corporate decisions that have been made. They got rid of the weekly coupons they gave out. This was not a huge deal to me at first. Who cares, it’s just five dollars? Then I started noticing price increases too, so I asked an employee if I was just imagining things or if the prices were actually increasing. She told me they were increasing, and that they actually had been receiving notices from corporate listing many items with price hikes. This seems kind of like a slap in the face to the customers they all ready had. Get rid of coupons, and raise prices? Maybe its just me, but that seems kind of twisted.
Lastly, the employees. They used to have such AWESOME employees. Very laid back, and they always had a smile for me whenever i was at the front. Those employees are jumping ship, and they seem to have good cause. The store manager, his name is Bill i think treats the lower employees like garbage. Ive personally seen the guy (a short, squat man) just letting his employee have it, RIGHT THERE AT THE FRONT OF THE STORE! I couldn’t believe it. When i asked the girl if she was ok, she told me it happens more often than you would think, and not just to her. This employee has quit now. She was the last remaining person that kept me coming into this store.
F&E CORPORATE! PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS STORE. THE STORE MANAGER IS MAKING YOUR COMPANY LOOK FOOLISH, AND THE FOOD IS MAKING PEOPLE SICK!

If you have lunch plans and are thinking of picking up something fast, fresh and delicious out of their ‘Easy to Go’ deli case, do yourself a favor and go back out to the parking lot, pick up a hand full of dirt and weeds, and eat IT instead.
You’ll throw up either way, but at least you didn’t pay 5.99 for it.
The Southwest quinoa and chicken salad was so old it was partially fermented. My bad for eating the shit. I thought it was some kind of unique ‘Southwestern’ dressing.
I don’t even want my money back.
I just want to tell anyone with two eyes, half a brain and can read english how messed up Fresh & Easy is.

The perfect little grocery store for when you don’t know what to cook or eat. They have many prepared meals ready to pop into the oven or microwave. The best part of the store is the bakery section, some of the best red velvet cake I have ever eaten. Really any of their sweets are way better than some of those cupcake stores around the valley that are really subpar.

Overpriced and mostly processed food. Whole foods is almost lower across the board in prices than this chain. Nothing is made in-​house and everything comes from a Central warehouse hours away. Today, they were out of the four pack of bagels in all flavors except Pumpkin Pie. Not sure who wants to eat pre-​packaged stuff that is not fresh, but I haven’t seen any of the promised changes that was coming after this chain was purchased and saved. It would have been no big loss. Also annoying is that this location is out of «Friends» cards”

So the bus broke down on Baseline and Kyrene, and I was hungry so I decided to check this place out… They have a loyalty card (or friends card i think it is called) and they are like really healthy for the most part. Everything there seemed fresh and looked great. I ended up getting one of their $ 6 lunches which you can choose from a salad, sushi, or a sandwich, then pick a side of chips or fruit, and a drink. I had spicy California roll, some chips, and a green tea. The Cali roll was surprising good for store bought sushi. I will probably be back if I get hungry and am in the area.

I love this grocery store.
Small portions perfect for my family.
I love their «clearance» items which dictate my meals some nights.
They are like the convenience stores of grocery stops and I couldn’t be happier.
I also have their friends card and feel like I get coupons in the mail on a weekly basis.

Oh I am so sorry to hear the news of Fresh and Easy. I hope that they do not close down. I have to feel for all the people that work here. Jobs are not easy to find right now. It is a good place, and so close by. Quick and easy to get in and get out.
Every one should do a quick shepping trip here, maybe to try to save them.
Think of all the peeps that work there.
Plus, it is a good place, nice to shop at.
Easy parking right on the corner.

This is typically the Fresh & Easy I shop at. It’s easy navigating your way around the store, and the clearance section can’t be beat. You can get really great deals on prepackaged refrigerated food. I like buying garlic here too since it’s grown in the U.S.A.

What I like about F&E is the customer service. I can’t get enough of going into a grocery store to do my shopping and everyone in the store offers to help or greets you. It is a refreshing change from the big box stores.
I love buying 1 or 2 ready made meals a week. It is inevitable that I will need to use one that week. F&E’s ready-​made meal selections are pretty extensive AND are very yummy. I freeze them too, they keep just as well in the freezer for about a week. Not sure if I’m breaking any rules by doing that, but whoopie it works for me!
I love love love their Greek yogurt. I’m pretty sure that F&E yogurt is NOT healthy, can’t be. Nothing that tastes that darn good could be. It takes 45+ minutes to cook brown rice, the fresh and easy ready-​made brown rice is fantastically delicious AND takes 90 seconds to prepare.
I shop around and I also find that prices in F&E are often cheaper than they are at the big box stores, especially Fry’s.
This store is always clean and is a great place to pick up your groceries.

Ahhh good ol fresh & easy, the single persons grocery store. When I forget to bring my lunch to work I’ll come in here for a ready made salad or sandwich. The food is good but after I buy a salad, a drink, and some yogurt, I’ve spent as much as I would to eat at a restaurant.
This store is very clean and has a steady flow of people all of the time, I think this one will stay open.

I purchased a rosemary focaccia dough from this store.
Following the instructions on the focaccia, including poking holes and allowing dough to rest before baking and after baking, I baked the dough at the appropriate temperature for the recommended time only to find the bread was hardly near ready.
The wrapper suggested 15 minutes at 400 degrees… but at 20 minutes, I pulled the bread out.
Not done… and hardly salvageable since I cooled the bread for 20 minutes after.
Get the instructions right for those of us who trust the instructions, Fresh and Easy.

I reviewed another F&E with one star. This location deserves at least 4. Good selection (Aside from the red meat, which is hit-​or-​miss) and some really tasty ready-​made foods make this my go to store.
It also doesn’t hurt that the bag boy is sexy as hell. You know the one I’m talking about.

Places I DON“T shop:
1. Places that make me check out my own groceries (like Fresh and Easy)
2. Places that make me pay to shop there (Costco, Sam’s Club)
3. Places that make me bag my own groceries (Fresh and Easy and Winco)
Give me a break. Whatever happened to customer service???
I shopped this Fresh and Easy store once. When I found out that I had to check out my own groceries and bag them myself it became clear that they did not want my business.

I think what I like most about F&E is that it’s kind of like the anti-​Costco. When there are only two of you in your household you don’t always need the 5lb block of cheese or 30 cupcakes. F&E caters to the single folks and the childless couples. I can buy 2 cupcakes? Perfect!
Another thing I like about F&E is that they offer a lot of «meal-​helpers» like chicken tenders, salmon with a sauce to serve it with and side dishes like potatoes or mac n cheese. And even though they’re pretty much pre-​packaged dinners you just throw in the oven they aren’t filled with a ton of preservatives and weird ingredients. For the most part it’s pretty much just food.
They have a decent selection throughout, not as big as other big chain grocery stores but you can get pretty much everything on your shopping list. And if you want to try anything that is F&E brand they’ll open up the package for you and let you sample.
The one thing I’m not too crazy about is the amount of packaging they use. I get why that it’s pretty much dictated by their store model and at least it’s recyclable but if they could figure out some way to reduce the size or something that would be awesome — especially for the produce. But at least I only have to buy 4 apples and not a bushel.