Giant

My family goes here for all of our needs. I will say the helium balloons suck. Bought 16 helium balloons and by the morning they were all deflated. Had to get them redone because they were for a party that day. Within two hours the helium balloons were deflating on the ground. And the service for blowing up the balloons were terrible both times.

They have a decent selection of gluten-​free products, organic produce, and grass-​fed, antibiotic, hormone free meat, poultry, milk, and butter. Now that I’ve discovered this Giant (which is much nicer than another I’d tried), I go to Whole Foods a lot less frequently which is good for my wallet :).

My only complaint is that available staff don’t walk over and help bag your groceries and often you either have to wait for your cashier to bag your groceries or do it yourself which really is obnoxious. Other than that, this place is great. Really great selection. Lots of organic variety. Often there is more organic fruits and veggies here than i can find at WF which is a bummer when i go to WF and can’t find that much organic produce. What’s up with that? This place is well organized and well stocked. Always stocked. The staff are really nice and there are always lots of lines open so there’s never a long wait.

It is great they sell beer, but not great that it’s cheaper at Whole Foods. Some 6 packs are upwards of $ 3 cheaper elsewhere.

Only mass market food. Similar to Walmart. ALL of their fish is loaded with sodium tripolyphosphate. All this does it bloat the meat to make it weigh more and taste like crap. Their meat is over processed and full of antibiotoics. Prices higher than WF for quality meat. Thier rotisserie chickin is always over cooked. Not sure if this is masking something. Their beer prices are more than Whole Paycheck in Plymouth Meeting. Need I say more?

I don’t give out 5’s lightly. I’m giving one here, because this store is so much better than anything nearby. The staff is friendly and helpful. Store is new, clean, fully stocked, and well maintained. It’s a further drive for me, but I’ve been shopping here pretty exclusively since the new one opened. Prices are decent. Produce is good quality. You can buy beer here too, but must pay at a separate register (lame).
The pharmacy is excellent. They remember your name. They remember if you called in a few hrs ago and talk to someone and they are very helpful and friendly. I also transferred all my scripts here. RM is really cute too, which doesn’t hurt. :-)
Short check out lines a+. This makes pathmark look like Walmart.

Ok, this is a grocery store so why am I raving about this place? Well, let me tell you the reasons why I love going here.
1. The layout: Yes, that’s a strange thing to say since aren’t most grocery stores have the same/​similar layout? Yes, but I feel as if Giant does it better than most other grocery stores. And trust me, I bet tons of research money went behind the best aisle setup (I would know a little bit of the how/​why behind this).
2. The organization: Besides for the layout, most of the items are organized in an intuitive way. Not thrown together at the nearest convenience or empty hole to fill by the store worker like some other places (*cough* *cough* Acme *cough*).
3. The service: Every time I’ve gone here, I’ve gotten the friendliest and most helpful service of all the grocery stores around in the area. They weren’t just polite and smiley but they were helpful and were able to hold normal everyday conversations. And this is super important to me. If the service was just ok, I probably would’ve rated this place closer to a 3.5
4. Fast check-​out: Enough said (oh and they were not pushy at all about me donating because well, now that I’m a student again, I’m poor).
5. They had beer! If you’re not from Philly, like myself, then it’s weird to hear this but apparently, PA law requires beer and wine to be sold at separate locations and cannot be sold together even at a grocery store so I was a bit surprised. Of course, you have to pay for the beer at the beer stand and it has to be placed in a brown paper bag, stapled shut with the receipt on it but that’s progress right?
Worst thing about this place? It’s situated all the way back of the plaza so you might miss it driving by. Also, driving out is a bit of a maze but that’s not their fault. Whoever designed the parking/​driving layout was obviously drunk.
Parking: Large shared lot

I was a frequent customer of the smaller, less visited Giant that used to sit down the strip mall from the new Giant. I enjoyed the minimal crowds and lenient shopping experience but have found myself to really like the new Giant here. First off, the new Giant is inside a basically brand new building and is very large in size. It has a very large selection of everything from produce to frozen foods. They also have a beer section now, which allows you to get both done in one stop for once. The staff here are very friendly and helpful as well as bagging service is offered at every line each time I come here, which beats bagging it yourself. I really enjoy this Giant and would definitely recommend it to anybody looking for a local food store.

This place is huge compared to the old store but better organized and easier to navigate. The sign out front says there is a café but I can’t find it. The news had said there would be wine and beer available to consume in store but I do not see it. Maybe at a later date? Overall a nice place to shop. Clean and bright. Good sales.

This gigantic Giant has 20 long isles and is open 24-​hours!
The best feature, beer! Giant is now the area’s best spot for Craft Beer 6-​packs, single bottles & cans, and large bottles. A good amount of the popular beers are refrigerated. It’s not like Wegmans or Whole Foods, no beer is served or consumed at the store.
On the same side of the beer is a coffee area along with a variety of prepared foods like premade hoagies, homestyle foods by the pound, and sushi. The salad bar is close and only cost $ 4.99/lb ($ 2 – 3 less than other grocery stores). The prepared foods area was a letdown. They have a large seating area, but nothing worthy buying and sitting down to eat. I think the old Giant had a better «Food Court» than the new one.
On the produce side of the store, there are two organic food isles with an impressive selection.
Besides that, it’s your basic large grocery store with plenty of checkout lanes. Currently, there’s a good amount of parking. I’m curious about how that will change when the Movie Tavern is under construction and in operation. The peak hours of the two venues don’t crossover much, but I can see parking becoming a huge headache.