The Restaurant Depot

Here’s the deal. If you own a restaurant and shop here you’re an idiot. The time you spend puttering around in this place doesn’t equal savings. Their prices on same items are noy that much cheaper.
If you have a good relationship with your broadliner and use a produce house you’ll save money in the long run…
This place is primarily people that have burnwd every bridge in town. If your time is worth nothing have at it.

The quality of their frozen vegetable is not as good as Trader Joes or Costco.
Frozen squid was bad also.
They do have very good price of smoke salmon.

Terrible service, long lines, rude employees and managers, messy aisles, stocking and downloading constantly done which makes it hard to maneuver aisles etc… Unless you have no choice avoid this place at all costs. Terrible, terrible, terrible!!!

omg I can’t believe that they actually hired a lot of rude people working there. we are a regular customers i went there this morning to bought something for our restaurant. the cashier worked this morning was supper rude !! Rush on us want us get out asap Not even saying hi, thank you, bye! Horrible Serivce, I did not catch her name at this time but if she have horrible attitude again next time I will write a complaint and ask to speak to the manager !
Also shame on management !!!

Always out of something and never can get help if they have in a palat. Even if you flag down someone nobody seems to know nor get back to you. Most of the staffs are rude as if they are doing me a favor. Remember Im doing you a favor by spending my money there. Definitely need better service and management get things in stock.

Good competitive prices, but FFS open some more cash registers. We’ve got business’ to run too. their policy of shutting down registers whilst your in line sucks! Only to have to rejoin a 15 minute line is BS. Were all trying to GTFO of there ASAP and get back to our restaurants. Time is money guys.

I have gone into Restaurant Depot not knowing it was members only just like Maggie. The person out front was rude about letting me know it was members only. When I went there was no OBVIOUS means of knowing it was members only. I do have access to the store anyway and love the deals! One person’s experience may not be another’s and no one should be berated for their opinion. State your experience and move on. If it’s helpful great… if not, no problem. Again the deals are great and is worth checking out IF you can get in.

Watch OUT for the dudes on the fork-​lifts, whoa! I think they like to scare shoppers with their fast machines whizzing down the aisles!
If you own a business and need restaurant supplies, this is your go-​to place. Kinda like Smart & Final and Costco had a baby = Restaurant Depot.
Apply for your free membership online, print out your welcome letter, and bring your Tax ID/​TPT #. Approach the front counter and they will issue you a membership card.
The HUGE walk-​in refrigerator has deli meats, cheese wheels, eggs, juices, produce, meats of diverse origins, and WHOLE GOATS too! It is very cold in there! They have jackets on one end near the back entrance.
Did I mention WHOLE GOATS? They are located in a bin. How often do you see a bin of whole goats?
They have a vast selection of food containers, pizza boxes, drink cups, etc. In ⁵⁰⁰⁄₁₀₀₀ qty case sizes.
If you own an Italian restaurant or use LOTS of canned tomato sauce or paste, this place has a HUGE selection of that! Plus, lots of dried pasta in every imaginable shape too!
Hello, Thrifty ice cream!!! Yes, it’s here! Five gallon containers! And they even have that cylinder shaped scooper too, because that always makes ice cream taste better! I wanna open an ice cream parlor now! LOL!
Prices seem pretty decent.
Clean restrooms and FREE ice packs for your perishables too!
Staff isn’t friendly, but they will answer your questions if you ask. It’s pretty much self-​service here!
Enter from Frontage Road, south of Indian School Road.

3 stars is sufficient. It’s OK if you’re really into saving money on produce and meat. They’re cheaper than most vendors on most products. Sometimes the employees are unprofessional, and other times the customers are rude. Whatever. The bottom line is that I’ve saved some serious cash and that in itself is worth the hassle.

This is hands down one of the worst restaurant depots in the country. Understaffed, inefficient, filthy, and unprofessional. I use restaurant depot all over the United States and this is easily the bottom of the barrel. The management needs to get their arms around this place and take a realistic look at the operation from top to bottom.

Happily, I have access to a card.
Granted — the quantities here are too large for the most part to be useful at home — only two of us live there — but WOW. The selection! The prices!
I’ve spent thousands in the past on huge quantities of paper goods and soft drinks for a nonprofit I work with.
Last week we were shopping for a party. I picked up a case of frozen corn cobs, a gallon of oil for the deep fryer, a case of plastic utensils and were on our way for CHEAP!
My roommate saw the WHOLE GOATS from New Zealand in the cooler — and is now planning our next party — something that will necessitate buying a whole friggen goat!
Come for the selection, prices and helpful employees — come back for the goat!

Massive, massive restaurant supply warehouse open to wholesale customers only, (privilege tax certificate required) though you can go to the service counter just inside the front door to request a 1-​day-​pass (and pay sales tax). I would assume there are some restrictions on the day passes as well, but they were perfectly courteous and there were small cues about them not being open to the public — I think it was the two large signs outside the front door. The cooler section alone may be ¼ — ¹⁄₃ the size of an entire mid-​sized Costco. If you thought Costcovian quantities were large, these quantities run from large to massive, to freakin’ massive, to vulgar exclamation ‘in HUGE. Long aisle of whole sale wines & spirits, which may be purchased by bottle or case, again, wholesale customers only, and not geared for needs of non-​commercial customers, though big-​family folks may covet the volume purchase deal.
Clean, wide aisles. Clean mens’ room too. Access from southbound frontage road off 17, south from Indian School,

A great place to shop for restaurants or other food service establishments.
Here’s a price example 15 pounds potatoes at Costco $ 6.95,
50 pounds of potatoes at RD $ 7.95!
They are not open to the public so don’t get all offended if they turn you away.
Quality, price, service, they got it all.

Might be a great place for cheap pricing, but if you are a current customer I suggest you check you bank account. the company data records were hacked last month and RD is now just sending out letters informing customers that their personal bank accounts may have been compromised.
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This is a real «cash n carry» restaurant supply.
It’s no secret that this is a membership only place. And not like Costco– you actually have to provide specific business license/​tax info to obtain a
membership, which is free.
Pricing is based upon market pricing, but it’s lower than anything you’ll find at a regular grocery or Sams Club or Costco– this is where restaurant owners go to get their stock.
What an awesome store! In and out very fast, nice, helpful employees, and rock bottom pricing. Plus, it’s super clean. Every time I go there, I enjoy the experience.
They have one big huge massive refrigerator room, loaded with produce, amazingly priced meats, and freezer cases.
They have jackets for the warehouse, and if they aren’t by the front door area, go to the other refrigerator exit, as they are likely hanging there.

A Costco for food lovers. If you can borrow a membership card, this place is a wonderful adventure.
They have EVERYTHING. 1 liter of Sriracha sauce? check. 1 whole spit of gyro meat? check. 12 in wheel of brie? check.
Make sure to dress warmly, the warehouse is cold, and the refrigerated section is even colder.

Been shopping here for quite awhile and find everything fresh, fresh, fresh. Very friendly & helpful their staff is first class and knowledgeable. Sorry Maggie H. had given these folks a bad review for her own mistake, I find it unfair.

I agree with Carlin about Maggie’s review. Come on. There is a huge sign outside that states it is not open to the public. There is a reason their motto is: «Where Restaurants Shop.»
Restaurant Depot fills the niche, right between distributors and Costco/Sam’s Club. I haven’t had any rude experiences or bad service here and I’ve been coming here ever since it has been open.

I’m sorry that Maggie was treated rudely at Restaurant Depot, but I assure you the joint does not deserve one star. I own a restaurant and I shop here at least once a week. The place is amazing and the prices are often better then major restaurant suppliers. They sell everything from whole goats to individual Sweet and Low packs. FYI, I don’t serve goat at my place!
Had Maggie been allowed to enter she would seen a galaxy of stuff for for restaurants all in huge quantities. This place makes Costco look like Circle K. Aisles and aisles of food, every sauce and condiment you can imagine, huge canned goods, cooking supplies… and yes… even whole goats!

FYI, this place is membership only as I was so rudely told upon entering the store.
I have driven past this store numerous times and today my husband and I attempted to check it out.
We walked in and behind me I hear the yells of «hey, hey!» I turn around and the girl at the counter asks «do you have a membership?»
«No, I didn’t know I needed one.» I replied.
«This store is not open to the public, ok? Sorry.»
The better thing to say would have been to ask if I would like to open a membership and not be so rude and turn away business.
Here’s a store I will not be giving my business to.