Pathmark of Bay Plaza

Went food shopping with my mom today. The cashier that assisted us was Devin. He was courteous and even pointed out to my mom that there was a 5% discount available through the weekly circular. I thought that’s was great!

«Pathmark» in «Bay Plaza» is great as far as I’m concerned, and I don’t know why it has so many negative reviews here. Whenever I’ve been there I’ve had decent customer service, experienced them being well stocked, and had a convenient travel there. The bay plaza shopping center is the only memorable/​notable thing in the area as far as I’m concerned, and oftentimes I find myself lingering in the area before/​after visiting this «Pathmark» location.

Their cashiers are swift in packaging, scanning, and handling your goods, they have self-​serve checkout machines that are handy if you’re in a rush, don’t feel like waiting on a possibly longer line for a human cashier, and I believe they have coin cashing machines that work well. I’ve never experienced the aforementioned machinery being out of service, and have always taken pleasure in using the self-​serve checkout machines.

They have good pre-​cooked rotisserie chicken, which is an item I’ve bought many times to enjoy at home. They’re stocked with basic items I’ll always need like paper towels, various body washes, liquid hand soap, dish washing liquid, toilet paper, and toiletries. I’ve never experienced extended wait periods at checkout, and have nothing negative to say about this location.

The sad thing is I remember when this store, and this chain for that matter, was the best of the best. This Pathmark was, and I say was, a hot spot and a good store. Now, present day, they are the worst of the worst. Filthy floors and filthy aisles. Workers who walk around like stoned zombies and don’t care. The atmosphere is über depressing. The color scheme is depressing and drab. Prices are rising. Lines from here to Timbuktu. It’s that type of store. You didn’t see this in 1994 but in 2014, it’s a disgrace, a shame and overall pathetic.

I use to shop here with my family once upon a time. This location is enormous with wide selection. The food is affordable. My grandma especially love the rotisserie chicken from here.
The lines are always way too long, even the self check out machines.

smh… this is the worst. The only thing I go to this store for is the Fried Chicken, Fried Fish and Crablegs to have them steamed in the cooked food section. To actually shop in this store… HELL TO THE NO! This store is a hot mess! Too crowded, unorganized, long lines, the shelves are a disaster… food all out of place. Each and every time I went to the Customer service section I was greeted by Hostility, big bootie Judie, and Carmencita popping their gum and making you wait while they tend to important business… gossip. This store is a sad sack of shit… sorry to be so blunt, but, I hate this store. Every illegal gypsie cab from all kinds of illegal-​immigrant drivers are standing in front hustling you to get a cab. The crowd is Ghetto-Fabulous…looking like they want to beat you down for some damn Cheerios. Please, who needs it? We are talking FOOD shopping after all! I dont appreciate feeling like Im going to be JACKED in the Cranberry Section! Lmao! I like to shop in peace in a store that is inviting, clean with decent prices and fresh food. This Pathmark has alot to be desired acrosss the board.

All I have to say is that they’re just absolutely rude and obnoxious.

If you like shopping at dirty, disorganized supermarkets with incompetent employees, long lines, clueless and indifferent management (who, just like their workers, care nothing for their customers), then you’ll love shopping at Pathmark of Bay Plaza.
One of the more interesting things about this store is the amount and frequency of the verbal arguments and fistfights that regularly break out in this store.
Amazing!

they run out of stuff on sale alot and the checkout lines are too damn long

A terrible Pathmark and the Stop and Shop in Peartree is 1,000 times better. The aisles are too small and it is not possible to get past the people that stop and stare blankly at items. Ever since it was taken over by another Supermarket (I believe Shop Rite but not sure) the no-​frills products have gone downhill. The Pharmacy takes forever and the people that work there are rude as well. And it also annoys me to no end that there’s guys outside constantly barking «taxi!» and I’d almost rather have a homeless guy asking for money instead as that would actually look less ghetto. I guess it’s convenient for those who actually need one, but they bark at EVERYBODY if they want a taxi, even if they see me walking past them with a Haagen Dazs ice cream cup. Yeah, obviously I need to sit down in a cab to enjoy my cookie dough ice cream.
Edit: I don’t know if I’ve gotten used to it or some other reason but I no longer find Pathmark as annoying as it used to be. Their deals/​specials have improved and I’ve never had a problem with customer service (besides the Pharmacy). Still wish they could widen the aisles. And still wish those guys wouldn’t bark «Taxi!» At me every time I walk near the store (even if I’m not even shopping at Pathmark that day, they yell that to everybody).

The largest supermarket in Co-​op City and the Bronx, and one of the largest in New York City, Pathmark at Bay Plaza is ghetto when you see the clientele that frequents the place, but it happens to be one of two large supermarkets serving the Northeast Bronx (Co-​op City and City Island) for years. Store is not maintained to top standards and for a time a bird was flying around the store due to a hole in the store’s roof. It took some time to catch Tweety, but otherwise the store has its pluses and minuses. Pluses include 24 hour operation, location, availability of products. Minuses include customers who look like they appeared in an episode of «Good Times» and/​or one of those Spanish-​language telenovelas that air at night. During one shopping experience I saw a customer pull out a money clip full of food stamps to pay for his purchase. Now, that’s plain GHETTO!
Management is decent. Manager Rene is a true star and he listens to customers complaints and suggestions and addresses them on time. Other managers don’t give a $*#&.

I’m so serious when I say that around midnight has got to be the best time to tackle that grocery list… any other time… crazy crowded!

Sure this place is ghetto but Pathmark has some good deals. I live in Queens now and hate the walbaums I have to go to just for conveniece that they are near me. This place seems to always have better deals in the fliers that they hand out.
So yeah this place is ghetto but always crowded like they are giving something away.

The only reason I frequent this place is because it’s open 24 hours. So its only for emergency situations. Its filthy, can’t stand the faux cab drivers hassling you on the way out, and customer service sucks!
Last time I went, it was at 2am for cat food after a night out. Going to check out, I walk past the whole line of empty cashier aisles to the back of the store. No employee says anything. I turn around to walk back carrying my huge 20 lb of purina, and half way back there she is. Standing there, with her horrible cleopatra wig, and super long acrylics. She saw me looking for her, but truly let me keep walking, struggling with my load. She should have gotten my attention to let me know she was opening up. Bitch! She doesn’t say anything, no how are you, no thank you after purchase. It’s no wonder they stuck her with the overnight shift. Hate this place!

In case my previous review didn’t dissuade you, here’s a snippet from a blog I wrote in ’05…and sadly, little has changed.
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And now, a scene from my anger-​management workshop
To the guy who tried to pick me up in Pathmark the other day: Thanks.
Now its bad enough that I have to wander around the ghetto-​ass supermarket for an hour, while I wait for my prescriptions to be filled.
Even worse was when you approached me at the kosher meats, asking me to teach you to cook.
But when you take my Cheez-​its out my basket, hold them ransom until you get my phone #, and run down the other end of the isle, it stops being cute.
Mentally, I called you a trifling cheez-​it stealin’, low-​class bastard.
Physically, I called you an asshole, and gave you a dirty look, grade 8.
You are so damn lucky that there was another display of Cheez-​its in the front of the store, because if I did have to chase you to get that box, I would have beat the shit out of you, right there in isle 17 with one of the plastic perrier bottles in my cart.
Jerk.

I’m giving this place 4 stars because of the super fresh produce they have. I shop at the Key Foods around the corner from my apt sometimes and the produce there is practically rotten. This store is big, and clean (at least it is every time I’ve been). It’s also much better than the Stop and Shop that’s not too far from here. Great prices. I didn’t have to wait too long in line for the express self checkout. I’ve never had a problem here. Ghetto? So what… it’s in Co-​op city, so what do you expect?

Just Ghetto! I only go hear when I have no other choice and it is really late at night and everywhere else is closed. There is usually one cashier opened and the line snakes to the back of the store.

I happen to be a fan of Pathmark, and this location is my favorite. The selection is way better than most Bronx supermarkets. Associate, C Town and Met have nothing on them. It is much cleaner than the Harlem location, and it has a better variety than some of the other Bronx locations. I go there when I want to buy specialty foods I can’t find in my neighborhood, but I don’t want to pay the price of some of the smaller specialty grocery stores. For example: When I’m making California Rolls, and I need the seaweed, sushi rice, etc. I almost never buy produce here though, for several reasons. #1… It never survives the bus trip home without being bruised. #2… Though it is high quality, the value is not the best. I get much better deals at the produce shop on Tremont Ave. #3… Their «large» avocados are tiny compared to the ones I get in my neighborhood for half the price. They do have a very nice «soup kit.» This is a pack of fresh herbs and veggies commonly used in many soups, and it is a pretty good deal.
The major con to this store is the insanely long lines. Everytime I go there, I end up waiting in line for 20 – 40 minutes, depending on whether or not I have few enough items to use the self-​checkout. I usually only shop here once or twice a month for the harder to find stuff.
The BIG plus to this store is the sales on seasonal items. You can always find excellent deals on candy, toys, costumes, gifts, novelties, etc. And they do have some really good prices on the regular stuff sometimes.
Bottom line: Very clean, long lines, decent sales, crowded almost always, staff is a bit on the rude side, Very Large variety.

They’re trying to go organic… and they’re super cheap with the best variety for those who don’t mind red 40 and high fructose corn syrup in everything they consume.
Also yes, the lines are long from 4 pm to 8pm and from wednesday to sundays. But they’re open 23 hours. Their seafood section is alright, nothing to sneeze at.
The bakery section is cheap but I’d recommend visiting another BIG supermarket on the other part of co-​op for specialty items like produce, bread and fish.
+ Big Frozen dept with lots of varieties
Big Latino food section
Big Deals items where you can buy in bulk and save a lot of $
— Long lines
limited fresh and organic options at high prices (for the Bronx)
Pharmacy can get crowded, too.

Really kinda ghetto which is a shame. The customer service isn’t that great; woman in front of us had some sort of issue and cashiers didn’t seem all that eager to move the line along. Prices are cheaper than the Bonavita Keyfood. Coinstar; that’s nice. Skeevy bakery section; my roommate says there’s «always a line» at the seafood counter, too.