QFC Quality Food Center

This QFC in Edmonds is clean, organized and is on the smaller side. However, almost all of the QFC’s I’ve been to are small.
The parking lot was full on a Saturday afternoon.
Bathroom was clean.
Interacted with someone in the liquor aisle who was really friendly and happy to help out.

My favorite grocery store :) Clean, organized, friendly employees!

I usually go the 76^th and 196^th location. I will continue to. I am spoiled by the friendly sweet cashiers and employees of that location. This one, not so much. Came here looking for a specific brand of pouches, website said was sold here. It isn’t and to top it of bought a travel size lotion for my 3 year old, said price was 2.19, got home and was charged 4.39. I will stick to the accuracy and friendliness of the other location.

There are several QFC around the area and this particular store has always been my favorite. On a normal day, it really is as good as it gets. They have wonderful choices of produce, just about anything I possibly need – they have it.
However, today’s case is not a normal business day. The staff here are also feeling bad that they can’t help everyone. I feel bad for them as well as they really try to be of service to everybody but after what we all went through this weekend, with the big powerful winds, power outage, trees branches were everywhere!
So, they too have lost a lot of business. All sorts of food from veggies, to dairy products, meats, all had to be thrown out!
People kept coming hoping they would take some foods home such as dairies and meats but could not. QFC staff is working very hard to salvage what they can. They are re-​organizing their shelves and just trying to put things in order again.
The staff in this store has always been top notch. They are always so helpful and friendly, and are just warm ppl. Just excellent group.
So, great job QFC on 100^th St. Edmonds!

The Pharmacy can get extremely busy, but this doesn’t stop the staff from being friendly, thorough and quick. I’ve seen some customers get downright grouchy when there’s really no need for it, especially if they take a moment to notice that these amazing people are working hard to get multiple people their medications and get them on their way.
You can always count on the Pharmacy staff to give you a genuine smile and a kind word. You can’t beat their knowledge as well. When I need a medication, QFC Edmonds is definitely my first choice.

This is my favorite QFC — there are several stores in may area. Staff is so personable and remember their «regulars». The store is immaculate and customer service excels. The Pharmacy and staff replicate the «quality, helpfulness and knowledge» and pick up where the physicians leave off — they do not practice medicine — just excellent guides.
The meat department is very nice — carrying Hempler Bacon (meaty and less fat) and Laura’s Beef.
Shopping is not a chore here. Perhaps a bit more expensive that other chains — but worth it. PCC is across the street and there are certain products I shop for there.

All item are over priced and some of the women checkers are just down right rude. Some are just loud mouths. Worst store in snohomish county.

I recently moved back to Edmonds. I love this store. Compared to grocery stores in Albuquerque this is heaven. Great liquor and wine selection. Items are more expensive here then I could get at Safeway but they have a lot of cool brands I haven’t seen elsewhere.
The deli is nice and love the sliced rotisserie sliced turkey. When looking to cook something cool this is the place I go. Makes shopping fun

I went to this QFC today and got some Gatorade and went into the Starbucks to get coffee, a snack and check out. The girl behind the counter in Starbucks started processing my order when someone she knew walked in and started talking to her. She pushed his order in front of mine and then missed half my order. The other guy was gone and out of there as well as two other customers served before I had to interrupt her asking her to finish my order. Then she made excuses. There was another person behind the counter when I came in but she took a break and sat at one if the tables while this was going on. Very poor service. I am both a Starbucks and QFC fan, but next time I will go back across the street to the Starbucks there where I usually stop.

This review and rating are for the wine/​liquor department ONLY! I went in a couple months back… on my continued hunt for the Seahawks Makers Mark bottles. They didn’t have any out and I wasn’t even going to ask about it because I figured they were already out. A gentleman was nearby with Diane (hope that’s the right name!). He asked if he could help me and I asked if there was any way they were getting any bottles. He said yes! Diane offered to hold one for me! It was seriously my lucky day!
Many stores would not hold them so I feel like Diane went above and beyond. When the bottle came in, she called me and had it put aside. Thank you so much!

So it’s Friday night 2am and I need food. lol. I go there by all my stuff in their weird layout. Only to go tot he registers and realize there’s only self checkout open. I have like 40 items in my cart. I knew it was going to be horrible cause that’s really only for people with less then ten items.
There was no attendant either and I’m pretty sure the couple behind me stole a few things. Before running at as fast as they could.
My machine kept freezing up as I had a lot of stuff and there wasn’t enough space on the bagging area. It took like 15 minutes just to scan everything through. Finally I was done and wanted to pay and lo and behold I needed an attendant. I waited 10 minutes fir him to show and he didn’t also I asked a very nice stocker if there was someone there and he called him. Took another 5 for the guy to show. No apologies just and «my bad hahah».
I want to give it less stars for that experience but in the daytime that store is great. People know you’re name lines are quick and workers are helpful. So I’m giving it three.

The manager that had this place in top notch condition left over 5 years ago and it’s gone down hill since. The meat department is good. The store is dirty; hand baskets are very dirty. I hate having to carry their stupid card… I will stop now, because I could go on and on.

Not impressed with the customer service at this particular location. No one smiled, no one offered to help, at one point the manager (or supervisor– not sure-​someone in a nice shirt and tie) was completely blocking a walkway. He was standing right in the middle of this walkway talking over people, and made me awkwardly move around him to get passed. He didn’t say sorry or acknowledge me. He just kept flirting with the young checker girl rather loudly. LAME! Definitely going to avoid this store and stick with Safeway.

I’ve lived in Edmonds for 8 years. The first few years I never bothered going here, even though it’s less than a mile away, because my previous experience with QFC was that it was overpiced (although this was portrayed as making it «upscale»). By chance one day I stopped there because I needed something quickly and didn’t want to drive to Safeway, and was pleasantly surprised to see that prices weren’t as bad as I remembered.
I attribute this to their current ownership by Kroger (which also owns Fred Meyer). There’s a Fred Meyer in Shoreline a few miles away and is almost always cheaper by 5−10% on identical items, but if you stick to sale items you can still do pretty well at QFC. This QFC is on the small side and doesn’t carry all the brands or items you will find at a typical full-​size grocery store, but honestly it covers 90% of my needs and has become my go-​to store for quick shopping trips, as it’s small enough that I don’t have to walk a long distance to find what I’m looking for, and they have enough self-​checkout terminals that the wait is usually not too bad (if there’s any wait at all). It’s miles better than the Safeway on 99 which has no self-​checkout and is chronically understaffed with cashiers. If I really want to load up on groceries, I go to Fred Meyer or Costco.
There’s also a Starbucks connected to it, although it’s run by QFC and doesn’t accept Starbucks cards (there’s an actual Starbucks-​owned store across the street anyway).
The parking lot is small but if you use the entrance from Edmonds Way you can usually find a reasonable spot (the entrance off 100^th Ave W takes you to the side of the parking lot shared with the rest of the strip mall and is more crowded).

Awful, absolutely awful!
I have been shopping at QFC for the past 15 years and I’m done. I shop there because they are always somehow the most conveniently located to where I live.
Parking: Its only suitable if you drive a Mini, Prius, or a Smart, but if you do you’ll likely shop at the PCC located directly across the street anyway. But if you are still here and you are able to shoehorn your car into the incredibly cramped lot you are treated with a wide path to walk down as you enter the store. Oh wait, you can’t because the path leading into the store is being used for two rows of shopping carts that if all used at the same time would violate the Fire Marshall’s occupancy limitations for the building. This leaves only a single lane for pedestrians to leave or enter the store. Should someone with a cart be exiting, those exiting must leave the sidewalk to stand in the parking stalls as the cart passes or if it is a person awkwardly shift to let the other by.
Store Interior: As the Texans would say, this store has twenty gallons of crap shoved in a ten gallon hat. On average QFCs are laid out the same and in a fairly logical manner, but not here. The bakery is the size of a college dorm that has had half of it turned into a cupcake display with the bread aisle located nowhere near it in an obscure aisle between pet food and personal hygiene supplies. The Pharmacy is a nondescript hole in the wall with cardboard signs to compensate for the lack of effective corporate ones. The directory board is falling apart and most aisle numbers next to the products are missing or have been written in with black Sharpie. Finally, as others have pointed out this store is claustrophobic. The aisles are too tall and narrow. Opposing carts are have barely three inches of space between each other. Add that to the height of them and you are left feeling like you are passing through a long, poorly lit tunnel.
Employees (clerks, checkers, etc.): Wonderful, friendly, outgoing and helpful. They really are the only redeeming feature of this store. You are the only reasons this review is two star. Should you need help one will give it to you with a smile so long as you are not asking where a product is. If you are they will do their best to help, but shopping here you get the feeling that stock locations are fluid thing with product floating from one location to another. This kind of change can hardly be blamed on them. One thing you’ll also notice is the not so quite whispers when they congregate in the store. They HATE their store manager. In one visit I overheard three separate groups complaining about whomever this person is. Personally, whenever I’ve encountered managers at this store I’d have to agree with them (see below).
Managers: By far the worst part of this store. Each time I’ve encountered one I’ve been left with the feeling that I’m talking to a «Made Man». These people give off an air that they don’t need to worry about the customer experience because nothing can touch them. To all still reading, if you ever encounter a 5’6, 35 – 40 YO manager with long black hair in this store just walk away (I believe her to be the store manager). This person has no right owning this title and is likely the person the other employees were emphatically complaining about (see above).
QFC, you’ve lost a long time customer. From now on I’ll be shopping at the PCC directly across the street from you or the Top Foods nearby.

This is a GREAT place to go buy a good bottle of wine and starting June 1^st, you’ll be able to purchase hard alcohol here too. AWESOME!!!

This is my favorite QFC, so far. It is too expensive and crowded as others note but the staff is friendly and efficient and they check you out pretty fast. The store is well stocked. If you stick mainly to sale items and use their card it can be worth the trip.

Let’s just be honest here: QFC is expensive. Really far more expensive than it should be. Even if you have their stupid customer card, you will still pay more than you should for your groceries. I highly suggest you go somewhere else to shop. However, if you are still interested in going to this QFC, here is a bit more of my opinion on this place…
This location has some of the worst parking ever. There are never enough spots and you have to drive around and stalk people that may or may not be head towards their cars to leave. It’s also awkward because of the layout and the number of entrances/​exits leading into the lot… it’s just not a good design overall. It’s basically a disaster.
The aisles are cramped. Actually, the whole store feels pretty cramped, to be honest. The layout is odd and things don’t really seemed to be grouped together as well as they could be.
Lines here are often rather long. Thankfully they have a self checkout, but they have no item maximum, so 99% of the people that run through the self checkout have an ENTIRE CART of items that they need to slowly and stupidly scan through.
I haven’t had much interaction with the employees here, so I can’t say much about them. I’ve rarely been here when places like the deli or bakery are open either.
Only plus to this place is one year after Easter, they had a zillion Cadbury Crème Eggs on clearance. So I bought about 30 and filled up my freezer for months.

I entered in front of a huge cigarette display. UGH! This is QFC I am here and hungry.
I wander around. They have lots of stuff– OK lots and lots! It’s one of their mega-​stores as compared to the midget in Wallingford! I go in the deli and sample a couple items. the sausage is delicious. It was a bit comical that the staff behind the counter swooped in to ask me if she coudl help me when I took a second helping!
I decided on a deli protein salad — carrot, cuke, garbanzo beans and cottage cheese cheese with garlic and lemon juice — great choice and som deli soup.
I get in line and as I am getting my things rung up the staff asks me why i didnt fill the soup all the way — I tell her I was going by weight and she informs me that it isnt by weight — its charged by container and to get it filled after I finish paying. I am so impressed by her thoughtfulness.
I will likely be back — I some times work up here and once I know the lay of the land — it’s always easier to come back, knowing where I can grab a quick good healthy bite.
The salad was a great choice and the soup was normal deli tasty. I would try a salad buffet bar next time.

i go here because this is my close-​to-​home QFC.
But come ON, night crew! Don’t be lazy!
I called tonight (yeah it was late, but you’re open, so therefore your customer service should still be available to me) to see if you had a particular kind of wine.
i drank my friend’s entire bottle of wine… and i reeeeally needed to make sure before i drank it that they had it here, so i could replace it the next day. Or else… no wine for me! So you see, it was only under the most desperate of measures that I called.
And Mr. Fussypants responded to my very shy request to perhaps check, if he could, to see if they had it.
«Um, our wine steward doesn’t work till tomorrow.»
Wine steward? You mean you aren’t trained to read a bloody label? I didn’t say this, but I asked if it would be too inconvenient to take a minute — no longer — to take a peek on his own.
«*SIGH* That might take awhile.»
OK by me! I’ll just jam to this fresh beat on your hold system while you check!
He did, but he hung up on me as I gushed out my thank-you’s. Come on, man! I know it sucks to have to work late, and you’re probably stocking a bunch of crap, but I was nice. Don’t make me feel bad about asking.
You CAN, however, make me feel about about drinking my friend’s wine. But not after i replace it.
*joy
p. s. i will still always shop here… especially in the late hours. AND they’re next to my favorite liquor store.