When I was giving the ratings for this place, I was a little torn. I like this place because I always go to the dim sum place next plaza. So its convenient to buy groceries and whatnot. Its new, prices are okay, fairly clean, what's not to like?
Well let me begin, don't ever buy the meats on sale. The meats that are on sale are never properly trimmed. So when you go home you are left with a lot of useless stuff that you have to spend a long time trimming. After you trim away the useless stuff you are left with a small piece of meat and it costs about the same as it would regular price. This happened to my family and a few friends who bought meats on sale.
Now onto produce. Never buy the Chinese Vegetables in a large bag. I bought a few bags of baby bak choi and the ones outside where you can see through the bag looks really fresh and clean. But once I go home and remove them from the bag, the ones hidden in the middle were all yellow. Not just old or wrinkly, but yellow to the point where its probably been in the store for weeks. So then I am left with a little bit more than quarter of a bag. This has happened twice in two months, that only proves to me that this is regular practice.
I do love the fact that this place has a lot of cashiers. I have never had to wait for more than 5 minutes to pay. But I hate how one or two of them are extremely rude. She wouldn't bag your groceries for you and starts scanning the next customers' groceries. Then she will stare at you and give you the look as if you are an inconvenience.
Overall this place has similar prices as the larger supermarkets in this area. But their quality isn't as high as T&T. They also lack the choices T&T has to offer. I have tried their foods in the food court and I like how they aren't overly salty or loaded with lots of msg. But choices are limited. Parking spaces in this plaza isn't so bad, as with all other supermarkets go at an odd hour if you want more spaces. If you go at rush hour, then be prepared to fight for a spot - like you would with any other supermarkets.