Safeway

Outdated. Gross. The buggies/​baskets are ewwwewe. Why 5 stars? Customer service is supa dupa woot! Also if you call and ask them to look for an item they are polite and truly go and look. FIVE STARS!!!

Good location for those in Enchanted Lakes and parking is pretty good. Not nearly as crowded as the other Kailua Safeways and lines move quickly. If lines back up, they are quick to open additional registers.
Poke selection is not good and there is no seafood counter. Deli counter is also non-​existent so don’t count on getting those $ 5 Friday deli deals here. Also, no bakery or floral dept although there is a decent selection.
It works, but if you need a better quality selection head into Kailua town.

This store needs better oversight. The deli meats I came in to purchase were beyond or at the expiration date. Thankfully an employee was nearby so I could alert him. I moved on to the eggs, and considered buying English muffins. The muffins expired today. I’ll be speaking to a manager when I return, IF I return.

This Safeway is definitely the best one in Kailua. Although it’s older than the other two in Kailua (and it looks it), it’s got everything you need PLUS the store normally isn’t crowded. Not to mention, there’s tons of parking.
Prices are well, Safeway prices. I wouldn’t normally do all of my grocery shopping here but it’s great if I need to pick up one or two things.
The one downside to this Safeway is that there is no bakery or seafood… don’t come here for poke!

I have always loved Safeway. Now I’m on the mainland and the Vons grocery store has the same products. I just miss all these local goodies and instead of buying online I bought some goodies here to stuff inside my luggage.
I love this one and the Manoa location.
Friendly employees and easy checkout at this one, not too crowded like the Pali or Beretania Safeway.

This was the grocery store I would go to growing up so it holds a special place in my memories. I remember playing «lava» while my mom shopped. My neighbor, who I called «mama» worked here, too. In high school, after mama retired, people I grew up with, worked here. When I had my baby, I shopped here. It was a great little grocery store that had everything I needed.
Then I moved to town and got spoiled by the gigantic Safeway stores. Or the specialty grocery stores. Or the locally owned grocery stores. All of a sudden, these stores seemed so much better than the Enchanted Lake Safeway. Oh I have so much to select from! I loved it!
But fast forward to now, I’m back at my childhood home and here I am shopping for the necessities that I need. If I need specialty items, I can go to R. Field or Whole Foods in Kailua town. But all the basics are here. Yes, there isn’t much selection, but you need it, it’s there you don’t have to mull what brand there is, because there may only be 1 or 2 brands! (Safeway and another brand) It makes shopping quick and easy.
So why the 5 star rating? The location is awesome to home. I can walk here and pick up what I need. I found that in town, there aren’t many opportunities to walk to the grocery store to pick up something. I usually had to drive a short distance. And the employees here are awesome! No forced I gotta be nice to you because I have to. The people here are genuinely nice! I just love it! Good customer service usually wins me over. Another thing about this store is that it isn’t crowded. I have never had to wait more than 2 people in line ahead of me. You pretty much get in and get out. Who doesn’t love saving time? So yes, that’s why the super awesome rating.

Generally I do not review grocery stores. But this one is special because it is a quarter mile from my house and I walk to it often, whenever I have forgotten something essential at the commissary (which happens quite a bit). The prices obviously are a bit more expensive BUT I have discovered that alcohol is slightly cheaper here than on base! So if I don’t want seven gallons of vodka from Costco I can purchase a normal sized one here for a decent price :-)
Also, the staff is super friendly. I have never been to a grocery store where the staff is so helpful! Yesterday I can here looking for olive oil and the bathroom. I hadn’t even made it to the back of the store when a staff asked me what I was looking for. He even walked me all the way to the bathroom! After the bathroom I made it 4 steps before a nice lady asked what I needed and she walked me to the olive oil!
I usually suck at shopping. When I am doing my large grocery shopping I normally walk down every aisle and STILL will forget something. It was really nice and refreshing to have such excellent customer service at a grocery store!

Came here after the satellite city hall and I was so pleasantly surprised at how quiet, clean and organized this safeway was. I was a woman on a mission and a clerk noticed this and asked if I needed help, sure enough, he was helpful and brought me right to my destination, PEANUT BUTTER AND CO PEANUTBUTTERS! She even helped me find one with a coupon! I love that, great customer service always makes me the happiest girl! And peanutbutter is truly a god send treat!

I love coming to this Safeway.
It has been here for as long as I’ve lived in Kailua.
I love the fact that it’s so close to my house.
The staff is friendly and the selection of groceries are good.
The parking lot is pretty big and this store is normally not as crowded as the one one Hamakua Drive.

Great hours and a good location. EVERY cashier i’ve met here is SUPER friendly. They’re even nice to the Haoles and Military people.
The only downside is higher prices than on base…
Keep up the good work people!

This is the most convenient supermarket for me to shop at (about 1 mile from my home), but the place has really gone down hill. There were rumors about closing this location for several years, mainly because there are (3) Safeways in Kailua and a Foodland and Times. Since Whole Foods opened their Kailua location a couple of months ago, there is less remaining business to circulate. This is more of a large convenience store, lacking a bakery, deli, pharmacy, etc. They basically have grocery items, produce, some meats (I would buy any of their fresh seafood). Very small liquor department.
Yes, thats it.
The cashiers at this location keep it running. Betty, Angie, Brian, always have friendly smile and provide excellent service.

On two occasions I was with my disabled friend who uses food stamps. Both times there was eye rolling and attitude. I’ll shop at Times or Foodland with him again.

I like this Safeway location because it has a large selection, friendly associates, and is somewhat less crowded than other Kailua grocery stores. The produce, bakery, and dairy departments are pretty good here, and they nearly always have selections of meat on clearance, so I like to stock up on that. Safeway carries certain types/​brands of food that other large grocery chain stores don’t carry, too.
What I don’t like is the overly busy shared parking lot (drive carefully!), the merchandise placed right by the front door that clutters the entryway, and the lack of cart corrals in the parking lot. But all things considered, this grocery store is probably one of the better ones in the area.
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Kailua has 3 Safeways and this one is located at the Enchanted Lake Shopping Center. It’s a medium sized store not as big as the Hamakua or Aikahi Safeway, and yet it’s stocked it full of everything possible. There is no bakery, but they do bring in bread and pastry. I wish they’d do a feng shui makeover in the meat department. It isn’t very appetizing (think messy and lots of stains… ick), but they do carry a decent selection. The vegetable/​fruit dept. guy is always helpful.
Tip: Safeway is the only market in Kailua where I’ve been able to find Ka Lei eggs (no hormones and antibiotic free).
The nice thing about this Safeway is that there is always lots of parking so you can zip in and out.
ps bread vendor guy… it’s not cool to let the customers see you kicking the stale-​dated bread on the ground.

Of the THREE safeway locations in Kailua I like this one the best. It’s never to crowded, the staff is friendly & helpful, & they always have what I need. I don’t do too much grocery shopping because i hate cooking, but i’d say that the prices are pretty comprable.