Key Food Supermarket

Cashiers are a little moody. A little annoying when you’re just trying to run a quick errand.

I do not usually shop at this supermarket. However, if i am in the area i will pick up cold cuts and milk only. The deli counter is slow as molasses. Sometimes they have 2 clerks, sometimes they have 3. Either way they all work slow with no sense of urgency. I cannot believe nobody else notices it. The self check out machines are supposed to speed up the check out process but some of them are not working properly.

I am so ashamed of my local supermarket. The produce section is the worst! If I shop here, then I have to go to our local farm market as well. Every time I walk through the produce area I find something rotten or with mold. It is ALWAYS right on top! Clearly visible! Doesn’t anybody work in this area and check the fruits and vegetables?! I saw a container with a nasty strawberry today. I even saw a prepackaged block of cheese with mold once. What a shame! I prefer to drive a few extra minutes to food shop somewhere else!

I purchased thirty dollars of USA shrimp 12 15 count had to trash them tasted very bad This was not the first I brought fish from them that was not good. Will never buy fish them them again. Take note.

Located in the Cross Island shopping plaza, decent sized Key Food with a nice produce section, meat section and a huge seafood section. Checkout lines are well staffed, and the place is kept pretty neat.

Pricey and necessary better assortment of selection. This has to do right right since walbaum is closed now

I’m more of a Fairway shopped but for fish Key Food has the best selection in the area. Now that it’s Summer they offer red snapper, grouper and halibut at very reasonable prices.

Local supermarket that usually has everything you need. It’s very clean, staff is helpful particularly managers and it’s true there are not many regular (non Asian) supermarkets left in whitestone or Flushing. It’s a staple and I hope they are there for a long time. You can always park there too.

If you wanted to look at my history of reviews, you will see that I’m not the type of person who hates a restaurant because a bus boy forgot to refill my water glass or the waiter brought me spinach instead of broccoli. Things happen and I’m always willing to overlook little things but it’s now gotten to the point that I can no longer overlook the surly and downright rude attitude of most of the staff who works at this supermarket.
The worst offender is the older guy behind the seafood counter. Asking if a certain fish is fresh, you would think I was asking him if he was wearing clean underwear. He takes it soooooo personally and responds defensively. The cashiers are quick but aren’t very friendly and the girl who watches the self check out area is way too busy texting. I won’t stop shopping here because they have a great selection and nice wide aisles but come on, it cost nothing to say «thank you» or smile or at the very least not want to take my head off if I ask if the flounder is fresh.
If it was one or two people, I wouldn’t think anything of it, but it seems 75% of the time I encounter this rudeness and this has been for years. Unfortunately, it’s been my experience that bad attitudes start from the top and trickle on down. It’s almost like being surly is the culture here. I hope someone who cares, reads this and instead of being defensive, takes what I’ve said here and takes action. I know these aren’t high paying jobs but while you’re working there, why not show some pride?

One of the better American supermarkets in the Queens area. They have many items in stock and although the prices are not as great as other supermarkets like Pathmark, they are very neat and organized. The fruits and veggies are usually very fresh. The deli department is very nice but there is usually a long wait 10 – 15 mins. They also have very fresh fish.

This is my local supermarket and it is tragic how poorly it is maintained. Many times I have found the produce to be wilted and or molded-​so check before you buy. I have also found cheeses to be expired. Another frustrating thing is that they will have an item you buy but when you go back they don’t have it again. Their meat is expensive and not really a great selection. The deli department is sloppy with salad spillage and they use the same slicer to cut both meat and cheese.
Overall this market leaves me disappointed. It’s very expensive for the amount of groceries you settle for and walk away with. Finally, the key food card never reaps any savings. I now go a bit further to Waldbaums where they are not an exemplar market but certainly better than this Key Food.

I’ve never noticed this Key Food location before and we drove into this lot by accident. We saw the Key food sign and parked right in front of it, but we stopped after we got out of the car, because this Key Food has no windows, and it took us a little to spot its tiny entrance.
Don’t let its lack of windows nor the tiny entrance fool you, this Key Food is HUGE! It has wide aisles that are stocked with various popular and rare brands, even organic ones! We actually found coconut oil cooking spray here! There is also a wide selection of fresh produce, meats, seafood, salad, and cooked food. Its employees are super friendly and helpful.
We’ll def be back!

I have lived in the neighborhood for 35 years and first came here last month. The veggies are fresh and the fish is the best. Packaged goods are very expensive so shop the perimeter. Now I shop here every week.9

I don’t come here that often but it is located right by my boyfriend’s house so we come here from time to time when we need some things. I don’t know why but I always feel like there is a funny smell whenever I walk in. I always say it to my boyfriend and he always says you say that every time, well it’s worth repeating! I don’t know what the smell is but it’s weird.
They have a nice deli, meats and fresh seafood section with many options. They have a salad bar and soup bar which is a nice touch too. They have a wide selection of alcohol as well. They also sell different kinds of gift cards which has come in handy with me for gifts. They run sales and are usually are in stock of everything that we may need.
I will still run here if I need something and I’m by my boyfriend’s, weird smell and all.

Just like probably hundreds of other Whitestone teens, I worked here during my high school days and from as far back as I could remember, this Key Food was a dump. Which a bit weird, since Whitestone is a well to do type of hood? You’d think we’d have some sweet ass Trader Joes or some gigantic Whole Foods. Nope, we just had a dingy little Key Food for years upon years.
I’ve been out of Whitestone for a few years now, but my folks are still there. Recently they’ve been continuing to rant and rave about the renovations and how this new fish section they put was so amazing.
While visiting them, I stopped in to pickup a few things and this store has done a complete 360. Literally brand new everything is seems like. A new dairy, fish, meat and produce section. The aisles seem to be wider. Everything seems a lot more in order. They have more variety with a lot of products now as well. This store definitely seems to have its shit together now.
They’ll still hit you over the head for some high prices and you’re car might get dinged by a lose shopping cart while in the shopping center parking lot, but this seems like the best place to go grocery shopping nowadays in Whitestone.

They always put fresh fish/​shimp on the top. When they pick it up, they grab some not so fresh fish/​shrimp underneath.

They used to be small, dark and kind of dingy. Over the past two months they leased the old Marty’s shoe store next door, expanded, remodeled and have seriously improved. They’ve increased their stock, cleaned up the store, increased their lighting, added self checkout lanes, added a new deli counter, updated their aisles. It’s like a brand new store. It’s great, love it, call me a fan. Definitely worth a look.