Shop Rite of Essex Green

Staff are rude obnoxious and ghetto, who wants to deal with that? More than half of the front end staff need to be terminated. Some of the other departments need to be restaffed as well.

Trying to leave this compliment via the Shop Rite website but the site wouldn’t allow me to save it… one demerit! Otherwise I would have left a five star review because of this one employee… (what I was trying to post follows)…
I was shopping at the deli in the West Orange store earlier today (Sunday, May 24, 2015) at about 5 pm and had a good experience with the deli clerk. Unfortunately I did not get his name. I ordered macaroni salad and then a pound of cole slaw. The clerk told me, «We just made that cole slaw. We use fresh cabbage instead of a bag because it’s fresher and lasts longer.» He pointed to a tray of freshly shredded cabbage that was going to become a batch of another type of slaw with a clear (not mayo) dressing. It was evident that he had pride in his work and I appreciated that.
Well, the cole slaw was delicious, very fresh and homemade tasting, with a good tasting dressing including celery seed.
This fellow’s short remarks helped me feel confident that the store cared about quality and that he cared that I enjoyed the product. Thanks to him.

The produce and meat and fish are all fine, but the navigation through this store, which has cluttered shelves everywhere. they jam random things at the end of aisles and within aisles, making it impossible to get around the store. it’s just too much stuff crammed in.

If you are looking for a large selection this is the place.
If you are looking for veggies that are not old/​bruised/​unripe, fish that is fresh without being dipped in bleach or someone to help you this is not the place to go.
To many times dairy has been spoiled in the summer from lack of proper refrigeration and meat can be outdated or too much fat is on it,.
Isle are difficult to push a cart through with all the displays.
Sale items are frequently out of stock.

This shop rite is great. They always have everything you’re looking for and it’s huge! The people who work here are mostly nice. Sometimes it takes a long time to be rung up with a cashier cuz this place is usually always crowded but you can’t really blame the workers… the parking lot is a little annoying. But other than that I really like it! The people who shop here are friendly and don’t run into you with their carts and are respectful.

A nicely organized store with a nice variety of goods. They have a nice stock of kosher goods, as well as an acceptable variety of organic produce. They also stock a decent variety of ethnic products.
The weekends are very tough, as it it clearly the most popular grocery store in the area. While it’s tough to battle the crowds, you can be assured they have a decent turnover in their products, so most everything is fresh.
It’s located adjacent to a shopping mall so parking is readily available. Only during the holiday rush is it overly difficult to find a spot. Be prepared to walk a short distance on the weekend.
They’ve recently improved their express checkout. Instead of individual registers, there is a common line with 6 – 8 cashiers, and the line flows quickly and efficiently.

I was waiting line and became frustrated because the cashier was so slow. He was too conversational with the customer in front of me. He was looking at her products and asking what is this for. He bag all her items in paper bags which made him more slow. Finally, when my turn to the register, he try to talk none sense with me about a magazine I had. I tried to ignore him by packing my bags. He again tried to give me brown paper bags and I said I don’t want it. It made him go slower to pack it like that. I help him pack and later he said I’m pack some heavy items in the paper bags. I said no that plastic is fine. Whew. Now I have my mean face on. Bottom line is just tell me total so I can pay for my food and move the line along. I will return to shop rite because besides that the place was clean, organize and big. If I see that cashier working then I will not get in his line because it was too slow for no good reason.

This location is quite BUSY. Sometimes like trying to drive a car in nyc surrounded by nothing but taxi drivers. Too bad there are no horns on the carts!
On a serious note though, the checkers are in no rush to scan your items and get you out of the store. They do get their job done, but most don’t seem to enjoy their job at all. Good side is that they usually have plenty of lines open. During busy times though the wait is not fun and it’s hard to get around the aisles near the registers because of the long check out lines.
Look out for expiration dates on food items! I’ve accidently purchased items sold past their ‘sell by’ date. Also be sure to check fruit closely, especially the strawberries. On a few occasions I’ve found bad strawberries in the bunch, etc…
Best part about this store is the prices aren’t too bad and it’s conveniently close. The pharmacy also has some great deals on certain types of prescriptions for only $ 3!!!

Pretty good store.
Huge selection of everything.
Even a great variety of ethnic foods.
Only downside is how crowded it is.