I actually like the Fry's chain. I like their deli and produce sections. I've been a frequent customer of their store in Scottsdale at Hayden and Thompson Peak for years, that is about the best grocery store I've ever been in, except maybe the Ralph's in the Gaslamp district in San Diego. (same company)
This one on East Main St is near home but it is run down and looks like it needs a total remodel. And the whole furniture thing around the back and side of the store is just plain weird. The overall look is dirty and worn. The furniture looks like stuff from a mobile home dealer, D-grade furniture at B-grade prices, but furniture in the grocery store is just plain weird.
There's a large senior citizen complex just west of this strip mall with it's own traffic light crossing walkway. So this store is often loaded with very elderly folks with walkers and motorized chairs moving along at 1/10th mile per hour. So patience and caution is the order of the day. Luckily they avoid the self check-outs so the younger more nimble folks can slip in and out of the store without getting stuck behind an 85 year old lady at the register where you know stuff is gonna take a loooooong time.
I really like their deli chicken, either baked or fried. I've quit going to see the colonel and go here now for my chicken fix. But the secret is out and they are often out of what I want. I hang out in the store and often they have another batch cooking. Just ask, they can tell you when the next load is due.
The clientele here is a bit sketchy. I don't recommend wearing jewelry or bringing lots of cash in this store. And the bank just closed, but it was a BOA, so it's no great loss. Just a testament to the clientele, they had an armed guard at the door to the bank all the time I went there awhile it was still open, which is not a good sign.
I used to use the grocery app on my iphone but I went back to a post-it-note shopping list so I dont have to display my expensive cellphone inside this store. Safety.
I would never go here after dark. Maybe now that the bank is gone it will be less of a crime target.
I live just east of this place. Getting in the lot is easy, getting out is another story. So many one-way exits. If you live east or south of this store be prepared to make U-turns or illegal turns to get home. My answer? Do most of my shopping at another store. Fry's is somewhat pricey on things. Downright overpriced on others. Their produce is mostly nice. I also like their meats.
Their pharmacy is well run, not friendly but well run. No first-name basis here. So far they have been accurate and speedy. I'd rather have accurate than friendly.