Fresh & Easy

Check out the fridge sections for select items about to expire. Most of them go half off! Including salads and pasta. Great for those who forget their lunch and need a cheap but healthy option.
Sign up for their rewards card and start earning points. They send coupons to your email as well. Do not need to carry around the member card, as long as you remember which phone number you registered within their system.
Good selection of teas and snacks available.

Noooo Oooo what happened to the Branson pickle in the English section? This is a necessity for all sandwiches. So sad it’s been discontinued.

I am a regular at F&E but lately I noticed bad things:
— 1 week ago I pointed out to a store staff that all jars of fresh mayo were expired: date was 1 week before; the girl told me they must have forgotten to remove them. Then I come back today, and the SAME product is there, now expired by 2 weeks!!!
— price advertised on the shelf (specially produces like fruits) are not the same at the register! Corn was 15% more expensive than advertised on the shelf!!!
— lots of products have an expiration date of just the same day or next day.
In short, not so fresh and easy :(

Yesterday at this store I saw their signs promoting that they are now open 24 hours. I commented to an employee I was pleased to see they’re open 24 hours because they are located near my film/​photo studio and clients often shoot into early morning hours and need nutrition along the way.
We arrived at 215 am today expecting the store to be open as advertised. It was closed. Employees milling about inside the locked doors ignored our pounding on the door and chose to ignore the large «OPEN 24 HOURS» signs promoting the so-​called 24 hour availability.
This is false advertising in its finest glory. They were no more open than the adjacent liquor store which had closed at 9 pm.
There is a reason the Fresh and Easy chain is faltering. Lying and false advertising seem to be their preferred method of doing business so it will be no great loss when this chain disappears from SoCal. At least they deserve to fail.
If they lie about their hours how can you trust them to be honest in the more complicated world of product labeling? I don’t believe a word they say. Neither should you.

Came here because I was tired of getting lost and this was the closes place near me… I was like the 4^th customer in the store at 730 am. But hey that’s when you should do your shopping. I got the best full service and help. And no one getting in my way lol. Always expensive. But always willing to pay for certain things I love only fresh and easy can supply.

I come here often because it’s near work. I come for lunch and snacks, not full on grocery shopping. The staff is friendly, the store is clean and always stocked. I like the healthy and gluten free choices.
I used to get the pre-​made salads here at least once a week but one time my salads apple slice still had the sticker perfectly intact… making me wonder if the apple was even washed. Ever since then I haven’t gotten a salad from here :(

A friend and I had just road tripped down from Long Beach to San Diego for the day, and we were heading back to Long Beach, in search for an In n Out, when my friend suddenly wanted some mangoes.
Where could we find some mangoes? We happened to pass this Fresh & Easy, and thankfully, we found mangoes and more. We stocked up on produce and granola bars — I found my favorite GoMacro snack/​protein bars, which I can only usually find at Whole Foods. I was also in need of some digestive enzymes, and much to my surprise, I found them here, as well.
For two weary road trippers living out of our car for the week in a foreign place, this was a gem of a find. We used self-​check out, and off we went.

This place is open 24 hours. I like to get the salads here. I noticed a lot of people do also since it’s usually gone by the afternoon. My favorite salads to get here are the buffalo chicken and caesar salad. $ 4.99 for one salad. They also have a lot of meals ready and you just heat them up.
I like the convenience of this place. It’s self check out here so be prepared to bag things yourself unless you use the 2 other check out stands where someone actually helps you bag items. Perfect place to go in and out for when you need something for lunch later on in the day for work or school or whenever.

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This location is consistent. They are never really out of stock on anything, they are clean, the employees are available and can usually help you find anything and/​or navigate register problems. The prices are a little higher than other locations I frequent (I assume due to the location). Overall, they typically have what I need it crave.

Came here to grab something for a sick friend because it was the only thing «open» supposedly but INSTEAD I come and find two jackass employees that shut down the store and were playing around in there. They told us 10 minutes, we waited for 20 and well I gave up. This is ridiculous and those employees should not be working there anymore, terrible service promise «open 24 hours», apparently not. HELLO MANAGEMENT ! You should probably keep tabs of your over night employees seriously. Highly disappointed.

Just an amazing store. When I lived in London for a bit I was always really envious of the stores. They were quick and small and had just what you wanted and a plethora of ready made meals that weren’t awful frozen meals or reheated chicken.
And then we discovered Fresh and Easy. It’s actually run by a british conglomerate who made those same stores I was jealous of, and as a result they also have lots of british candy. Lots.
The ready made meals are a life saver, the produce is a bit pricey and comes in small quantities, so I’d call it a meal store rather than a grocery store. Aisles of drinks and meals and fruits and pastas. Just really nice and high end without being especially expensive.

I really like fresh and easy. The people are always nice. The food is fresh (I would hope since its in the name), I like the premade dinners a lot, there never seems to be a line for a register and it’s always clean.
I’ll be back!

Absolutely adore this place ! So glad they made one 2 minutes from home and they recently made it 24 hours ! So I can easily stop in late at night after work and buy groceries I need.
I love their grab n go section and I normally just grab these precooked meals and bring them to school. They have a lot to choose from too! So you can’t possibly be tired of the selections they have.
I love their drink section they offer a lot of juice, healthy cleanses, different waters, fancy sodas, etc.
I love their selection of frozen foods too. They offer a lot of different types of food varying from different cultures and they are also very affordable too! My friend recommended me to try their frozen sambazon acai bowls they sell. Which you can either make into a smoothie or a very nutritional bowl. Totally recommend rather than going somewhere and buying it when you can make it at home whenever you are on the go.
I love how healthy the selections are at this place and the prices are affordable as well. 5 stars fresh n easy !

A ²⁴⁄₇ Supermarket and you get to eat pretty healthy too. As someone who’s on the go, it’s nice to see pre-​made healthy stuff that’s accessible ²⁴⁄₇. Right now for lent, their seafood items are 10% off on Fridays. Also keep an eye out for veggies coming up on shelf life for 50% off too
As someone who eats way differently then everyone in the household, coming back here and buying in small portion makes it a breeze. They could improve on the selection but on a whole, you come to this location to get in and get out fast.
Now I gotta find that 9grain salad again. 2 bucks portioned appropriately with a spoon inside! Too good!

They have REALLY updated this store. I’m actually quite amazed, because we had been to this location a year or two ago, and was never impressed with it (not the store itself necessarily — but any Fresh & Easy over the years).
They changed their hours to 24 hours now — which is AWESOME in Mira Mesa.
They carry a lot of their own brands (the fresh & easy branded vanilla bean gelato was REALLY good), like Trader Joes, but also a lot of other name brands (lots of Wild Oats organic items, even things like GT’s Kombucha!).
I also like that self-​checkout /​bagging is the only option. Haven’t run into a line at this store yet.
The store (all Fresh & Easys) used to have such a depressing, dirty vibe to them. Not anymore. Keep up the good work!

Great location, really close to home. I go to the credit union in that plaza as well.
I like the convenice of already prepared meals and snacks. Since I am on the go, I like the yogurt parfaits, fresh fruit, quinoa and the bakery sections looks really yummy! I also buy frozen fruit here to make smoothies at home.
They have a self checkout which is easy for us young folk. I felt bad for the older gentleman before me, that couldnt figure out where his change was. The employee didnt even come over to help him. I pointed to him where the money ends up to help.
They also send me emails with coupons for food I like to buy. Definitely hitting up this location again.

I’ve always wanted to come here and check it out since my cousin always shops here. Where have I been?
Its like Trader Joes and Von’s had a baby. Prices are reasonalble and you can get a few good deals there (I got a 2/​$ 4 deal on veggies) and if you look at the TO GO area, they have some marked down items for a $ 1 since the shelf life is coming up. Take a good look at the product though just in case.
I absolutely love their bakery area with assorted artisan breads and treats. My fiancé really wanted to try the pecan pie beer… I mean there are so many neat and yummy things there it was hard not to grab everything.
The thing we scored on was pint sized Magnolia ice cream in 5 tropical islander flavors that your regular Ben & Jerrys or Hagendaz couldn’t replicate. Mango, Lychee, Thai Tea, Cococnut… made this Asian girls foodie heart sing.

Since moving to MIra Mesa, I’ve been coming to this Fresh & Easy location a lot more. While the prices on some of the grocery items are higher than Ralph’s, it’s still affordable when compared to Albertson’s or even Vons (sometimes). I especially like that there’s always plenty of parking available.
I always keep an eye out for their close-​to-​expiration items, since those are usually 50% off.

Still a fine place to shop at for all the obvious reasons: It’s clean, there’s decent variety of products, prices are reasonable (depending on your budget), the location is not very far from residential neighborhoods.
They’ve just been taking this «Fresh» thing a little too far, in my honest opinion. I could honestly see why, especially since they have a reputation to uphold. I mean, cmon, it’s in their name. I just wish they wouldn’t unnecessarily remove clearance items before the end of the day.
I witnessed it before my very eyes. One employee seemed to be looking for all the items with clearance discount stickers, loading carts with it, and taking it away to who-​knows-​where. And I ask myself «Why do they even have clearance items if they’re just going to be taken away shortly after the clearance sticker goes on them anyways?»
No coupons, no clearance section, clearance items not as discounted as they should be, lurking clearance items actively being collected from sight by employees, general more expensive than other stores… I’m really running out of reasons to return.
Fresh & Easy is becoming the Carmelo Anthony of grocery stores. Clearly better quality than most, but is kidding itself into thinking he can ever be among the greats.
If you’ve been shopping here regularly on their non-​clearance items as usual, this review probably doesn’t apply to you, and I encourage you to continue shopping here. For those of you who are like me who would like to find a quick deal every once in a while and does not demand freshness perfection and would take a clearance item over a non-​clearance item, this might not be the place for you.

Fresh and Easy and I have become very good friends. I like the store because they carry what you need all nicely packed, and I there is no need to browse and browse. I especially like there simple yet direct produce department (
). There, I picked up some large sweet potatoes for a $ 1.49 each (
). It did not matter how large it was, it was still $ 1.49, so well you know what I did.
I am always in the need for avocados and I picked up a bag of four medium size Hass for $ 3.79 (
). In need of tortillas, I picked up some wheat tortillas that were on sale for $ 1.99 for a 10 count bag (
). These are good wheat tortillas and they remain moist for a while. I also really like their line of nuts and especially there plain and flavored granola which I like to add to my morning oatmeal for texture (
).
I have become very use to there easy self check out system, and I like that they always haves somebody near by, in case something goes wrong. The employees that I did speak to, were nice and helpful.

I usually don’t write reviews about many chain spots, but heck, I don’t know what it is about this place; my heart’s aflutter as soon as I step on the premises. I get so darn happy when it’s time to take a trip here! I ran into a friend here again right after our hike one day, and we actually had a 3 minute conversation in the store –shopping baskets and groceries in hand– about how much we enjoyed Fresh & Easy excursions.
Why does this place rock? Food here is fresh, I can go in and out, find and pick up what I need in reasonable time. I don’t need all that fluff and pomp that places like Vons has. So with all the shoppers at Fresh & Easy carrying less stuff? Yup… that means shorter lines too! Self-​checkout, but that’s the awesome part. On top of that, prices are competitive and all the employees are really friendly and nice! It’s like they really enjoy being there and it shows. My bf is even jealous that I live by one of their stores.
I love Fresh & Easy! And now that they just started opening til midnight… they have made me a very happy girl! :)