Smart & Final

Lines are always too long! Remedy this please and open more registers… especially during the evenings when people do their shopping. I’m typing this while I stand in a line longer than the Baja peninsula…

I would shop here only if they have something in sale price. Parking space is plenty.

Manager refused to come to check out #7 while there was massive lines. Serra was too busy to bring a key cause she was gossiping with two other employees.

I love to come here and buy their uncooked chicken wing drummettes. They are in the freezer department and come in a 4 pound bag. It’s nice to use them for football game and sporting events on TV. Drumettes are the larger portion of the chicken wings so they are more substantial for a snack.

Awesome staff and great produce selection. Cashiers are always friendly and smiling, I appreciate being rung up by happy enployees. It can get REALLY busy in an instant but they call up everyone up to help and get us out fast. I like the energy here, it makes me want to come back instead of going elsewhere.

The buying experience is usually very pleasant for me.
This place carries most of the products I need.

Customer Service is very poor, I have been talked to rudley before from a checker and complained to the manager. More recently I was waiting in a very long busy line, while the check next door closed her check stand, ok. Then one of her co workers came up with about as many things as I had and asked if she would open, Her name is Silvia, She did letting the co worker check out in front of the line I was in with about 6 others waiting. When I was in the parking lot, I saw the checker who did that and asked if she realized what she did. she said she was in a hurry and did not want to wait. WTF, so am I, and the other 6 people you cut in front of B**tch! I hope management reads this casue your new young checkers SUCK!

I went in today just to pick up a few things, store was clean and stocked however when I got to checkout the employee was very rude. I was on the first check stand and the employee that rang us up was Kassandra. I tried conversing in friendly conversation multiple times with her and she did not say a word. She only told me that I needed to sign when it was time to pay and told me to have a nice day. When she was scanning and checking out she had a disgusted look on her face. I have been going to smart and final for years and am very appalled at the service I had today.

So I hadn’t been to a Smart & Final in years. I kind of remember this more as a place to hit up for company BBQ’s or picnics. This store is set up more like a grocery store. Other locations I’ve been to are heavy on paper products and business supplies along with the huge amounts of your meats and rolls, ect. I liked the way this store was though. It felt more like a grocery store and you could buy everything in smaller amounts.
The produce section here was pretty decent. They had a nice selection of vegetables and fruits. Not too heavy on the organic, or I would’ve been more impressed. They do have your typical selections of already prepared salads and smoothies, and cut up veggies and fruits.
I already have a place I buy meat, so I didn’t really check out that section too closely, but the prices seemed on par with other grocery competitors.
The bakery has a lot of your typical temptations. They had pies, cookies, Danishes, cinnamon twists, cinnamon rolls, coffee cake, fruit turnovers, ect. I’m happy to report I managed to resist them all. Crazy, right? I ate before I went shopping haha.
I didn’t peruse all of the grocery aisles, I didn’t need too much beyond produce, yogurt, bottled water and a couple random items. My son managed to steer the cart down the canned meat aisle somehow, darn him! He then announced «look mama! spam is 2 for $ 5!» That little rascal. Naturally he chucked a couple into the cart. Elderly women think he’s a sweetie, but I tell ya he’s something to be reckoned with if you cut off him from his beloved spam.
Next we made it to the water aisle. We picked up a couple cases of bottled water on sale. I noted they sell alkaline water here as well, not too many grocery stores do by me. I did see that some of the other drinks like vitamin water were on sale, but only if you bought a certain amount like 10 or more. Not cool, Smart & Final, not cool. Unless it’s sold that way, don’t require me to buy that many to get the sale price, that’s just ridiculous.
When it came time to check out, the service was friendly and fast. We always bring our own bags and sometimes the cashiers get grumpy about this, but not here.

I been shopping here for sometime. Love the selections of brand names and smart and final brands. Great quality better than Walmart any day. I think prices are better also
Parking lot is great and plenty of room to load up
The lines are a lot less hassle than costco
Check out the beer and wine selections they have great IPA’S. They also at stock and sell hard booze. Love this place before large parties I can get in and out. I would not do my daily shopping here but this place fits the needs. with great service, prices and quality!

I’ll get the only negative I have out of the way; Looooong aisles with no mid-​way breaks that are a little on the narrow side.
Their sale prices on meat & poultry are very good & allow me to stock my freezers so I have on hand what I need to cook for a large party at a decent price. Good prices on fruits & veg, plus cases are available if you need them. Store is alway clean & organized & employees are helpful when you need assistance.
Good local place for bulk food containers, cups, napkins, plastic utensils.

WOW ! What a nice surprise on our first visit to this store over the weekend. Expecting it would be like our Murrieta store which is a bit dumpy and horribly laid out; we found a nicely lit and organized, well stocked store that we will definitely revisit when we’re down here! Great store!

I have to post in appreciation of the store’s efforts to include more Gluten Free food selections in this location! The selection is now more varied, from shelf to freezer, and I appreciate the clearly marked areas of GF foods. The prices are fair and the quality is extremely good.
Only one tiny drawback… The recent remodel resulted in wider aisles but they are still very difficult to navigate with Shopping baskets if there are more then 3 — 5 people passing in the aisle.
Staff rocks!!! The staff is cheerful, always ready to help and checkout is efficient!
I especially enjoy checking out with cashier, Pamela… she is professional, welcoming and her positive interaction compels me to return to this location instead of shopping at a competitors who are located closer to my home.
I choose to shop at Smart & Final and I choose this location… I value my time, my money and I appreciate quality.

Recently started shopping here and is now 1 of my regular stops. Pretty good selection (s), pretty good prices, and is close to my location.
Went from a 4 star to a 3 star because the parking lot is scary (I might back into another car– it’s too dark I can’t see it) and it is creepy (some guy may crawl into my car with me since its too dark and I wont see him).
Overall parking lot is bad as hell. Need more light!

I’ve been shopping here for our company for a while, and have had no problems with the employees at all. The store is always clean and if i can’t find what i need, someone always helps out. We had a luncheon at work and before cleaning out the hamburgers from the freezer, we had an employee ask if we needed help. He went to the freezer in back and brought out what we needed. And then helped with the rest of the bulk order.
Great Job…
Thanks Guys

After years of driving past this Smart & Final on my way home from the mall, I stopped in yesterday, having been detailed by my Beloved to pick up a bulk-​load of Vitamin Waters.
I was surprised. I’d have sworn S&F was a restaurant supply store, but it’s a supermarket! That being said, it’s a supermarket that occupies a very interesting niche, somewhere between a local IGA and Costco.
Of note: the store carries a wide range of brands, but isn’t deep in many of them. For instance, they stock coffee beans roasted by Starbucks, Peet’s, Don Francisco, The Coffee Bean and others, but there are no Sumatra beans in that section. Also, they sell bread from the California Baking Company, but mainly loaf bread and sub rolls. (Is it too much to hope for Gibaldi’s on a grocer’s shelf?)
This store is clean and well-​organized, and the workers I spoke with are enthusiastic, knowledgable, and willing to help. This includes, Gus, the assistant manager I asked about the Vitamin Water I needed.
It seems that their VW vendor recently pulled the six-​packs of the flavor I wanted, stocking only more expensive singles, because my choice was an unpopular one (Lemonade Zero… don’t judge). Gus offered to special order what I needed, as much as I want, and gave me his card for followup. I like that level of engagement.
This isn’t where I’d shop for my daily needs (yep… I visit my grocer daily…), but I’d definitely return to Smart & Final if I were having a backyard barbecue, or stocking a snack bar.

Walked in to fill a cart with supplies for a school party. Walked out after I heard the manager named Gus loudly and condescendingly scold an employee for dropping a bag of chips in an aisle. I don’t want to give my students’ money to a place that treat employees poorly. Off to Costco I go!

This is my ‘go-​to’ store for most of my grocery needs. A very nice selection of fruits and vegetables which are always fresh and arranged neatly. They could use a bit more space for carts in the produce section, as any single cart will block all others.
The canned and packaged goods usually are sold in the same size as most supermarkets, but generally at prices 10 to 20 per cent below the name brand chain stores. Their prices can’t really compete with Costco for the giant packages, but who really has space to store 100 rolls of toilet paper?
They almost always have special prices on sodas or beer, so look for those and buy a brand you normally wouldn’t to get the best deals. A very good liquor section but not many wines to choose from.
There’s a discount rack in the back of the store with crushed and dented packages priced up to ½ off. I always check there for a good deal. Just be sure to remind your checker about the discount; they don’t always notice the tag.
Their in-​house «First Street» brand is usually much better quality than Target’s «Market Pantry» brand, and is typically priced lower.

Smart & Final has been around for years and I guess there is quite a bit about it that merits so. While Costco gets all the the attention and praise, there are some good qualities to Smart & Final that make up for some of the shortcomings of places like Costco.
They might have a few more expensive prices here and there but they run a few promotions/​sales that will give some really reasonable buys. I also find that their selection of certain goods can be greater. For example, their spices and baking goods section is far more expansive that Costco’s and is farm more reasonable than that of your local grocer, not to mention the items are offered in bulk so you won’t have to keep throwing away money on small quantities of stuff you frequently use. Snacks, chips and sweets, etc. (not that I buy from that category often) are another area which their variety really outshines competitors.
I wouldn’t say that they are a replacement for places like Costco and other warehouse style bulk food/​product places but I find that they are a good supplement to fill in gaps left by the others.

This Smart & Final is one of the larger ones I have been to. I came by here because I saw in their add that they had 24 packs of water on sale for 3 bucks. (
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When I arrived it was not that busy, so I was able to find what I needed rather quickly. While I was there, I took the liberty to check the prices on items I usually shop for at other store to compare. I have to say that I did not find many substantial savings compare to the other store I shop. In fact, a lot of the items actually cost a little more. I was expecting the opposite from a where house type store such as this one.
Oh well, I just got to remember to be a smart shopper.