What can you really say about a grocery store? This one is a nice, neighborhood grocery store, if not a little frustrating at times. It was close and convenient to the place I called home for five years, and the employees have always been wonderful and super sweet to me. From the guy that I always see working in produce that says hi to me every time, to the cashier that goes out of her way to make my son smile, all the way to the baggers who always offer to help me get my groceries out to my car when they see I have my hands full with said wiggly son.
The down sides are that they constantly run out of basics, and their selection of more, "interesting" items, can be scarce. I spent twenty minutes one trip looking for corn starch, and none was to be found in the store. Asked an employee, who didn't even know where it would be in any of the aisles. One would think near the baking powders, right? Nope, not that day at least. Or the day I wanted to pick up half gallon of chocolate milk, but they were completely out. Not just of the half gallon, but every single type of chocolate milk. And then just yesterday I needed a bag of frozen stir-fry veggies. The Kroger brand was on sale for a $1.00, but did they have it in stock? Nope, so I had to get the $3.99 name brand bag.
And then in my quest for "rare" items, they have fallen short a few times. Short ribs? No, all out. Water chestnuts? Again, nope. Okay, something easier, how about some couscous, the pre-packaged stuff with the seasoning? Again, no. They get them in from time to time, or they magically arrive later and are regulars on the shelf, but at the time I looked for them, they were nowhere to be found.
But still, it was my friendly neighborhood grocery store, and I enjoyed shopping there for the most part. I'm sad that I've moved out of the area and now go to a different store, but they were definitely alright in my book.