How can this store be in any way related to the amazing Albertson's at Silverado & Maryland? I just don't see it. This Albertson's is the red-headed stepchild of the Albertson's chain, I think. It's close to home, which is why I went in... but I will not be going back.
Pruny vegetables, a distinct lack of selection and freshness, and a frightening idea of what cleanliness means. The employee from whom I asked aide in locating a few things didn't seem to know the difference between a squash and a tomato (yes, it was that bad), and had a script memorized about how the bagged salads and herbs were better for me than the fresh stuff?
What the.... (insert incredulous expletive here, I did)?
The worst part was, while his thinking was not my thinking, and I believe that fresh is the way to go, their bagged stuff was probably of better quality!
The tomatoes were squishy and wrinkled. The herbs were limited and a bit dry. The onions and potatoes were into the growing stage. The fruit had obviously been sitting there a while. The red meats were brown and the brown meats were... I don't know what that was.
Spend the extra few minutes and go down the street to Silverado/Maryland if you want an Albertson's that's worth your business.