Tia Pelz
Great deals, awesome quality, super friendly staff.
Logan Peters
Best grocery store in the area for those can’t beat prices.
Sheila Lactaoen
Friendly services, clean, well maintained and great selection of foods.
Leilani Hunter
Rude. Grocery Outlet in general is pretty hit or miss on the quality of their products. But this particular location really takes the cake on rudeness. Since the whole pandemic started if you bring your own bags you have to bag it yourself. Not a problem. I’m on board. Every other grocery store I have been to will at least give you until you have *most* of your things bagged before starting to ringing up the next customer. Not this store. Today was the last straw with these guys. While bagging my items a new customer began to put their items on the conveyor belt, and before I could finish bagging my items the cashier decides to start ringing up the items coming down the belt (the customer still had stuff in their cart!) I only had 6 items. They were all within my reach. It was going to take me a min (tops) to bag my items. Could the cashier give me a sec? No, instead she decided to push my items out of her way to get the other customers items down. When I said Hey can I get a second please? Her response was No body is rushing you, I’m just trying to help you as snide as she could. The attitude was dripping. Gross. Honey, you were not helping me, you were helping you. You were in fact rushing me. When you push a customers items out of your way to make room for another customer, you are rushing them along. It was rude. It was gross. It happens regularly. No one deserves that kind of attitude. And its also the only grocery story within walking distance. I hate this place.If someone from management wants a name, I have my receipt. HMU. She was incredibly rude.
James K
4/5 Green Stars for social and environmental impact (see below).One of the reasons I support the Gross Out is that it’s actually playing a part in tackling the huge problem of food waste. I also enjoy shopping there because of the unpredictability of what I might find. This Alameda branch is one of my faves – spacious, friendly and stocks a good amount of vegetarian/vegan and organic food. On recent trips, I’ve picked up:• Many vegetarian and vegan meat substitutes from Quorn, Gardein, Field Roast, and others• Plant-based alternatives to butter and cheese, including Miyoko’s and Milkadamia• Plant-based milks, including Oatley, Ripple, and Hope & Sesame• Snacks like cassava chips, vegan puffs, seeds and nuts• Wine from Napa, Sonoma, Paso Robles and Lodi• Local chocolate from Charles Chocolate and OchoOverall, I think that the Grocery Outlet deserves 4/5 Green Stars for social and environmental impact, based on these factors:• Stocking food that would otherwise be in danger of being tossed out because of packaging changes, overstock, imperfections, or looming expiration dates, is part of a solution to the huge problem of food waste. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, 30 percent of food is wasted globally across the supply chain, contributing 8 percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions. If food waste were a country, it would come in third after the United States and China in terms of impact on global warming.• Stores have been trending towards stocking more plant-based and organic food.• The Grocery Outlet stocks a good number of brands that rate well, ethically.• A good number of these brands are also smaller, local companies.• On Glassdoor you can get a feel for how happy employees are at the Grocery Outlet. The average rating for Grocery Outlet is a decent 3.4 out of 5 but the stores are independently owned so experiences vary.• They have an annual Independence from Hunger campaign that raises funds or food donations for local shelters and food banks.I just wrote a post on the Grocery Outlet on my ethical consumerism blog, the Green Stars Project, if you’d like to read more (greenstarsproject.org).
Shay F.
Decent store, pretty good produce. The night manager is very nice. There is also a guy there, that is the best greeter I’ve ever seen in my life! Whether he’s cleaning carts, sweeping floors or doing any task; he is always ready to assist the customer. Did I mention that he does it with a smile and pure sincerity? Honestly that’s the best part (for me).