Food 4 Less

Aside from the barstow crazy. This is what this town needs. Lower prices. Never had any issues here. Me and my family frequent this store. The discount for gas is great reward. I save over 2.00 for fill up you may not think that’s much but when you are counting coins makes all the distance. The staff here know their stuff and friendly.

I am always surprised at Food 4 Less when it come to pricing. The Von’s just down the street offers a better selection, really friendly employees and fresh food.
I never could really get into shopping at Food 4 Less. The prices seem to be in linen with Von’s and Stater
Brothers.

Gas Station review — open 24 hours, pay at the pump, diesel and unleaded fuel: This is review is only for the gas station portion of Food 4 Less. It was significantly cheaper than the gas just up the street (over $ 1). No lines, up-​to-​date pumps and lots of lights. Even have snacks and drinks at the pay station.

Food 4 Less in Barstow ain’t a bad place to get groceries. They sometimes have good deals and is well stocked. Their produce can get pretty old and tired. Their meat ain’t nothing to write home about. Check all pull dates on all their merchandise. But the lanes are wide and if you go there early in the morning you can avoid some of the low lifes and get in and out quickly. The staff have always been nice to me. A word of caution NEVER go there at the beginning of the month or the 15^th of the month. You will be sorry. And if you can’t handle yourself in a possible bad situation, do not go there at night. Keep your senses high in the entire shopping center day or night. Gas station included. Nasty neighborhood.

This review is on the gas station only. We stopped by on our drive back to Vegas from Cali since I noticed they had one of the lowest advertised prices along the freeway. In fact it was only about 10 cents more expensive than prices in Vegas on the same day!
Since I shop at Smith’s regularly, and Food 4 Less is part of the same Kroger family, I attempted to use my fuel reward points at the pump. When it only discounted 10 cents, I figured there was a mistake since I had more points than that. Well apparently Food 4 Less only allows you redeem a maximum of 100 points (10 cent fuel discount) per transaction. Kinda sucks if you shop here a lot… what happens if you have hundreds of reward points available? Are you expected to burn that gas in order to refuel and use up your points before they expire next month?
The gas station is surprisingly clean and not very crowded, considering that they advertise their fuel prices on the side of I-​15. I will likely be back the next time I drive to and from SoCal.

My friend and I stopped by on the way home from Vegas to use the restroom. In the parking lot alone we passed two carloads of junkies and three guys with facial tattoos. Prison tattoos really, who are we kidding. the bathroom was dicey at best, but it was there. We did our business and got the hell out. I’ve shopped at Food 4 Less in the past, I’m not knocking it. Stick to the AM hours at this location.

The only thing good about Food 4 Less in Barstow is things are usually cheap there. The best and ONLY time u should go is early in the morning. The location is horrible and there are sketchy people everywhere. There is no such thing as good customer service there. There is no «Hi» or «How ya doing». Everyone there, especially the women, seem to have a HUGE chip on their shoulder. I go there only if I absolutely have to, otherwise there is VONS or STATE BROS

Food4Less is one of those national warehouse grocery chains (currently owned by Kroger) that offers great value to attract its typically lower income customers (think Old Navy brand of the larger GAP family of companies, except for groceries). Their weekly promotions are usually very good, the rest you will have to use your judgement. You will pay less here for items, but paying less does not always mean getting the best value, as quality is often sacrificed for the lower retail pricing. Just something to be mindful of.
This location is right off the freeway, near a residential area (although at night the street right by this location seems like not the safest area — no street lamp, occasionally bands of kids roaming around way after curfew).
What I like about this location is the fuel station. The gas station is kept clean and very well lit at night near the gas pumps. When driving from SoCal to Las Vegas and back, it is one of the cheapest spot to make a refueling stop (per research on GasBuddy) for me on the California side. Obviously gas is much cheaper in Nevada on average compared to California, but the trick is to get enough gas to make it to Las Vegas and tank up there before coming back from your Sin City road trip.
Usually there are no other cars by the time I make it here on a typical road trip (10pm — 1am weekdays), so I don’t have to feel like I have to rush while cleaning the windshield of any unfortunate bugs that ended their brief existence by successfully reenacting the opening scene from MIB on my windshield.
Definitely be back next time I am passing through.

typical Food 4 Less (which is a great thing). convenient restrooms for the weary traveler. i found a mexican seasoning i’ve never seen before & a new Tecate beer (on sale). beer & wine out in the open/​hard booze on ghetto lockdown, so i guess this neighborhood is dangerous. 2 security guards & lame emo kiddies on skateboards loitering outside, giving off bad vibes. i’ll return, i ain’t that scared

Food4less is ghetto but cheap enough for you to come back to do your grocery shopping. On my last visit a guy outside adked me to give him $ 40 for $ 80 worth in food stamps. No bueno

I find it ammusing how F4L re-​stamps experation dates on their frozen food, and how the entire store is like a 99 cent store and Ralph’s having a baby. The locals lay claim to its produce and bakery: if looking for decient fruit it’s considerable to go here, but unless you want to bring cookies to a party last-​minute under $ 5 bucks go to the Barstow Cake Shop instead. The name Food 4 Less says it all: get food for less money AND quality. In regards to this Super Market wearhouse if you have respect for yourself go to Stater Brothers or Vons, but if you want to save money go to Walmart.

this place is too big and scary for me.
avoid going there after sunset.

PROS:
Huge store
Very good prices
Pretty good selection
Open until 1am
(Finally has) Good produce
CONS:
Have to bag your own stuff
Can feel a bit unsafe in the area
Selection not always the greatest in certain areas