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| - Smiths in North Las Vegas by Aliante Casino is a newer store, size wise fairly large with lots of variety. It's located in a very well manicured, tree lined neighborhood. Prices are like Albertson's on Ann and Simmons, but when they have sale items, it can be a really good deal if you have a Smith's rewards card. I stopped in here to pick up some groceries for my relatives. I didn't have a Smith's card, so I aksed the cashier at the self serve area gave me an application. Shoot me, but I didn't fill it out, I just took the cards and hoped it would give me the sale prices without giving away my email address - and it did.
They are open 24/7 but so is the Wal Mart neighborhood store a mile away at Ann and Simmons and Winco and the big Wal Mart nearby off the 215 west. What makes this Smith's stand out from the two others in North Vegas is that this feels like a safer area, well maintained, and fairly well stocked, My brother who lives close to the aforementioned Albertson's prefers to come here whenever he shops. Same with me during my at least monthly trek to visit.
The entrance puts you right into the produce area, very bright, well laid out area. It's not Smith's fault, but the produce in Las Vegas are mostly trucked in from LA, so they're not often that fresh. But I really think their produce is better than most places. I often see produce employees throwing out older produce that other grocery stores keep here in V egas. This being the fall season, there were about 7 varieties of apples, 4 varieties of pears, several citrus, and the usual vegetables, including some Mexican/Asian ones like Jicama and macho/burro bananas, greens, melons, preserved fruits (cranberries and blueberries) and nuts galore. In the late fall, I see things like Concorde Pears, a rarity that tastes like the expensive mail order dessert pears but at $2 a pound.
Their meat prices were excellent this week with some rib steaks at about $4 a lb, some chicken legs/thighs at $1 a pound, and several other decent bargains. They have their in store K (Kroger) brands in sodas ($3 a 12 pack), veggies, etc. and this generic is fairlycheap compared to its name brand equivalent. I got some Russel Stover 1 lb. candy for $7, compared to $10 retail, The had lots of vitamin supplements at 2 for 1`. Everything was well until two fire fighters came in and did their shopping. A few women gushed when they walked by. It was fine with me, The women on the way to the cashiers stopped just long enough for me to pass them by and get checked out before them. Too bad Smith's moved out of OC and LA about 20 years ago.
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