Cub Foods

I like this store but the deli during dinner hours is difficult. They have a difficult time keeping stuff stocked on each of my visits. Today I review.
Tonite at 5:30
No pizza– none
No spicy chicken and told none will be available.
Fried chicken: Fours breasts left so I asked for an 8 piece expecting a wait but they had chicken on the counter outside the glass.
Got home and the two breasts which were deep in the case by the glass hadn’t been rotated and were barely warm and really dried out out.
I understand not wasting product by cooking it at 6:30 pm. But out of pizza/​chix at 5:30 is ridiculous (except baked chicken which was overflowing and no doubt quite aged and at least 40 – 50 pieces!).
Someone needs to take control and predict demand or decide when to fry based on stock. Simple. Evidently when dinner time arrives the cooking stops.
A Cub employee/​manager stopped and pointed at the empty pans kind of nervously. Said something in a hushed voice and walked away.
Four people working 2 in back 2 in front
This is common at the AV Cub.

This store is great. They always have advertised sale items in stock. The meats are better than other Cub Stores, mostly because they are fresher. The layout makes it easy to find what you need. Checkout is generally quick. Compared to other grocers, this place is the hands-​down winner.

What I can’t find at Target stores (I got two of them near me), I come here. Particularly for their specialty foods like German whole grain rye bread and some of the special cold cuts. I have no complaints of this store. Has everything that you want and then some. Not as nicely laid out as Target so it takes time to find the things you’re looking for.
Countless self checkouts can be found for those in a hurry or have only a handful of things to buy. If you’re buying veggies, fruits and other stuff that don’t have bar code stickers attached, the electronic system pad is pretty user-​friendly in finding the correct item. It takes some time getting used to but after a couple run-​ins with the machine, I can call myself an expert.
They also accept Apple Pay if you have an iPhone.

What’s it take to get a F-​ing hand basket? The hundred or so stacked over 6′ at the express check area isn’t indication enough? Or the mile long lines of pushcarts with five items? Or the «efficient» idiots like me juggling six or seven items? I’m guessing Cub is hiring the Rainbow/​Roundy employees. I note that due to the slack jawed or bewildered looks on most of the staff tonight.
Temporary rant now set aside.
So, I’m really not sure how large the Cub chain is now. However, it seems that they still rely on teaser deals to get people in the door. I certainly realize they have overhead costs, however a majority of their goods are at convenience store prices. Their concept years ago was to keep the cost down with a no frills environment. Still no frills…
Regarding this store, Apple Valley, its OK. What else can one say? The store is run like every other Cub Foods, lacking any real imagination or draw. I typically navigate toward Target, which is within site across the street.
One plus that Cub has over its competitiion is more grocery variety. Along with that, they have a pretty good selection of organic produce. Once again, my normal bitch, overpriced and thus not cared for on the shelf because no one buys it. The «international» food aisle is pretty good. Good thing most of us overlook checking dates when we buy stuff. just saying.
All in all, the store is orgainized fairly well. I do feel a strange unease when I go into the section of the store that sell pet food, toys, and other assorted junk. Just a feeling; maybe unease, maybe confusion at a seemingly underused section of store real estate.