Food 4 Less

I make Puerto Rican pasteles for Christmas and I usually have to go all over town to find all the ingredients. This year I went to the Food 4 Less in Highland, CA, and found everything I needed in one place, including really green bananas that hadn’t been gassed! They’ve expanded their Goya section so I even found things that weren’t on my list, like four different kinds of mojito for the pernil de Noche Buena. Yum!

Omg are you all ready for this, why do I go there cause I’m looking for a sweet deal on a 36 pack when the boys come over when I drive down into the hood and park that fat tamale lady is asking if I want to buy overpriced bunk ass tamales then the brother that’s selling the stolen DVDs pops out and says he’s got movies for half price he looks like smokie from next Friday as I grab my cart it feels like it has jelly on the handles I go to grab a sanitary wipe and it’s out all the time, u turn the corner a kids asking there mom for some sugared cereal and she cussing him out and then slaps her 5 year old upside his head, I’m like damn Sam everybody is a single mom with 5 kids with 2 baskets loaded and all they have to pay is 10 bucks for the cigarettes and the forty the rest is free the place is dirty dirty dirty with long lines but they have some cool deals on the 36 packs, if you can get in and get out cool, I’m 6 – 4 and I just turn my cap around and blend in, cause I’m cool like that!

For what it’s worth I like this store for its convenient location, which is right behind where I live. The staff is super nice and quite helpful, they always have everything that’s needed and the fruit section is always well sorted.
There are a few downs to this Grocery store; one being the parking, during peak hours or national holidays it seems that it’s always packed and very hard to find an open spot to park. Another thing is the restrooms, they are not at grade A material. And one last thing which I believe all big grocery stores have is the cashiers… these get pretty hectic and they sometimes take longer than expected.
Besides the above Cons, all other services all clean cut for me!
One Pro for me is the convenient way they have a Wells Fargo bank inside the store since I’m a customer of them as well.
So if your in the area gambling at San Manuel or just driving by, stop by and get a snack or maybe some good old groceries!

One star was the LOWEST rating I can give. where to start, the bathroom is always dirty, the parking lot is full of bums asking for change, the lines are long, no customer service, no cashiers and no baskets, dirty store, bad service and no cashiers, spoiled produce. continuously dirty parking lot. I absolutely dislike this store its REALLY BAD! I will drive the extra 2 miles to stater bros.

The only reason I shop here is because of the convenient location.
Pros: Most of the employees are nice, less busy toward the end of the month
Cons: Dirty feeling store, lack of selection, high prices and you have to bag your own stuff.
I consistently read the local grocery circulars each week and Food 4 Less is not a deal. I have been in the produce section, and a sign exclaimed that their asparagus was cheaper than Stater Bros and Walmart. I knew for a fact that Stater Bros was selling asparagus cheaper than Food 4 Less that week. There is a small disclaimer at the bottom, saying this information may be up to 2 weeks old. I have found several gallons of milk past their due date (yeah, I’m the one that removes them and places them behind the employees only door). The produce section also does not sell alfalfa sprouts or organic bananas.
Suffering from lack of sleep and a cold, I purchased items to make a few dinners. I asked about the Johnsonville Sausage having no use by date, and was told they don’t get dates and they just received them «yesterday.» I grabbed a pork tenderloin and the date appeared acceptable. When I got home I realized there were TWO dates, one on the front and one on the back. I called the meat department and was told to use the date on the back, WTH?! I still don’t understand why there would be a printed date and a sticker date. Doesn’t make me feel very good about patronizing this store.

The area is not the best and their customers can occasionally be a little off, but this grocery store has the best customer service of any grocery store I’ve ever been too. Their cashier are always friendly, better than any other big food store in the area.

Food 4 Less is a good store to shop at if you have a shopping list. Otherwise your just walking down isles and isles of food. You could become a zombie and put anything in your cart.
They have fruit and veggies, they have a pastry area, the frozen section is in the middle and the back, plus they have restrooms.
They have pretty good prices on a good amount of everything. Just not the toys, they are pricey.
However, the lines can get long, and the store a bit messy.
In the front the have a Chinese take out mini restaurant that is truly yummy if your into Chinese. Also they have big cups of water for cheap.

The Food 4 Less in Highland, located ON Highland Avenue used to be a Smith’s Grocery Store — and ooohhh how I miss Smith’s! This store is located near where the wife and I live; and we do shop here… but we aren’t particularly fond of the place.
The only reason we shop here, and the only reason I’ve given it 2 as opposed to 1 star; is because their «house brand» of generic products, Kroger, kicks ass. The Kroger brands of food products are oddly enough superior tasting than their name-​brands they mirror. We love them. My wife, a Midwest transplant, grew up on the Kroger brand and their stores.
Many things drag this place down. I don’t intend to sound mean, but some of the dirtiest, trashiest, have 12-​babies-​in-​tow-​who-​are-​running-​uncontrolled-​down-​the-​ailse-​iest people pack the place. And good luck if you speak only English! The store isn’t very clean most of the time.
The place is also nicknamed Lines 4 Ever because there are no Courtesy Clerks; you have to bag your own groceries which usually causes the lines to slow down and back up because of clueless people trying to play Tetris when it comes to packing their own stuff.
I will give them this; their prices are good. Not as good as a Super WalMart but good nonetheless. They are also open late (til 1am) and they have a little Chinese Fast Food eatery in the place iffin yer hungry.
Stater Bros. is a better bet.