GFS Marketplace

This place is a true gem. Whether you are feeding an army, preparing for a party, or just trying to be frugal, they have the supplies for you. Whether plastic ware, 5 lb blocks of cheese, or 3 pound bags of tortilla chips, this is your place.
I love the fact that almost all of their dry goods are marked Kosher (I realize I’m a minority in that, but its still nice). I like that I can get ‘green’ sterno if I want it and that they are good at reducing packaging for less waste.
The staff here is great. If you do get the huge block of cheese or meat, they slice it for free — after making certain the slices are just the right thickness for you. As someone else mentioned, their staff is super nice.
They even have a program for your school where every dollar you spend can help donate money to the school.
Its a club buying store that has no fees.
Every once in a while comes a place that makes me sad there are only five stars. GFS is that place.

This place has great offerings. They are a large supplier for many restaurants, so you have seen some of the things they have on menus that you have eaten from. They help me out for all my R&D food that I cook up for work.

OK, lets get down to BIG business. Yes, most everything at GFS comes in larger than life packaging. That doesn’t mean you should increase your portion size.
The best part about this location is the friendliness of the staff. Yep, every single time I have been here I feel that they are my person assistants. Nothing makes you feel better than having every single person that works at the location check-​in with you to make sure that you are finding what you need. Customer service makes me quite slap happy (no physical abuse was dished as a result of these visits).
Want to make pasta sauce from scratch but don’t want to boil and peel the tomatoes (take that Al Gore), come here and get (they have a variety to chose from) red sauce cans the size of your head. Imagine how big my eyes get!
The have some really well-​prepared products and the usual industrial restaurant low-​quality foods. Why pay $ 5 at Trader Joes for 6 ounces of sundried tomatoes when you can get a pound of them here for the same price? Like feta? They have the real Greek variety in a massive pounder bag that is resealable (insert seal sound).
Blueberries at Kroger are roughly $ 5/​pint. Here, you can get 4 pints for about $ 7. They do have limited fresh veggies and fruit. They cut meat and cheese to order. You can get everything from breakfast foods to dinner, snacks to super pleasing in taste dessert foods.
Also, basic cleaning supplies come in super sized portions which are great on the budget (less the back).
Overall, GFS is a time and budget saver. Great for buying large and saving more. Although the typical «shaped meats» and prepared sides haunt the shelves, take the time and you’ll find high quality products amongst the ghostly waist increasers. They even have tastings like Costco and Sams. Hahahhaha