Bristol Farms

Came here again in the last couple of weeks looking for caramel corn. Why is it so hard to find caramel corn in this city? Thatchers is now way out somewhere in the boonies and I don’t drive so that may as well be on Mars. Hit all the supermarkets and grocery stores I could get to but decided, since I’d be downtown at Walgreens, may as well stop at Bristol Farms to see what they have. Their layout is not optimal (and their caramel corn cost something like $ 10 for about 10 oz!), their fish section was fairly non-​existent. I did find some Pomi (spaghetti? pizza?) sauce that I’ve never seen anywhere else and bought it (haven’t used it yet). And they have beet horseradish sauce which has become hard to find. I didn’t bother with the already prepared or hot meals since I know how to cook well myself. It’s nice to know it’s there but unless you are stuck downtown, not worth the trip to get there.

Health score ⁵⁴⁄₁₀₀ February 2016. Mediocre food at higher than whole foods prices. They get a single star for friendly staff!

Grocery store under the mall. Nice to have another grocery store in this area. I thought the hot bar was better option than the restaurants in the mall.

I came to Bristol Farms for one reason and one reason only… The Cookie.
A hot cookie chock full of chocolate chips, walnuts, topped with just a bit of sea salt really hit the spot. Oh, and the fact that this cookie was the size of your face for $ 3.49 is also a dessert steal in my opinion. It definitely is rich and overly gluttonous, but sometimes you just have to.

I bought pork belly here on Friday and made a pork belly roast and glazed it. We couldn’t eat it because it had a boar taint (basically smells like perspiration, fecal and urine combined).

Came here in November so thankfully I was not a victim of the recent food poisoning issue. Nonetheless, didn’t really enjoy the experience. I needed to grab a quick meal and heard my friend rave about the poke here so I gave it a shot. The interior looked nice and I was excited. This place would possibly be 3 stars if it wasn’t for the price and the rude lady at the checkout counter.
The fish quality was decent but the flavors were muddled. I tried the three kinds they had out and they were all very salty and one was slightly spicier. If the bowl cost me $ 10, I’d be alright with what I got but the prices are steep and my bowl almost cost me $ 20. They also don’t distinguish between the fish and rice cost. I got very little rice to try to get my money’s worth but more rice may have saved me from the salty mess. But then again the rice was also pretty damn disgusting. It was hard and stale.
Overall wasn’t happy but on the bright side, at least I didn’t have food poisoning. I’ll stick to the rest of the food court in the future.

My wife was starting to come down with a cold and she lives the matza ball soup here. We came down after work on the 28^th, a few days after Xmas, to come get some. The pot was nearly empty. After waiting a bit we got the attention of the deli staff and the manager came out to meet us. She was sweet and sympathized with my wife. She got a fresh batch right out. Thank you! I wish I got your name!

I only ordered one thing here, but it was worth writing about. «The Cookie» (as they call it here) is one of the best cookies I’ve ever had! It had everything you could want in a cookie: warm chocolate chunks, toasted walnuts and a teeny bit of salt. So delicious!

FOOD POISONING!!!
Got food poisoning from their poke. On Unilocal after spending the night vomiting to write this review & first thing I see is the Unilocal’s warning that this facility is in the bottom 5% for food safety. Now I’m glad I threw up all that crap, just wish I’ve checked Unilocal before going there.
You’d think for their exorbitant price the quality would be a bit better. Can I sue Bristol Farms now?

I LOVE THEIR BAKERY. Best cupcakes and best chocolate chip cookies EVER. They also have a fantastic hot food bar selection, in-​house sushi rolls, and yummy candy snacks (like butterfly gummies)!
The only reason why I’m not giving Bristol Farms 5 stars is the same reason why everyone else isn’t – the price. Totally overpriced, but if you’re already at Westfield Mall for other reasons, it is very convenient.

Great place to grab some tasty food that’s already prepared.Bakery. Salad bar. Hot bar with a variety of foods (Mexican, Indian, American) plus… Sushi and a sushi bar that includes poki tuna by the pound. Pizza bar. Sandwich bar and a soup bar. Basically, there’s A LOT of bars!
Healthy and tasty but also some naughty options too. Lot of snacks, chocolate, drinks. Also great magazine selection and greeting cards.

Finally went in here after passing by every time I go to the shopping centre! I wanted to purchase a bottle of water to quench my thirst but found so much more. First off, those big warm chocolatey chip cookies made of Belgian chocolate and walnuts? Soo worth the $ 3.49! Made in small batches they serve them warm. Microwave it for 20 – 30 seconds if you reach your destination without stuffing the whole thing in your stomach. The place is similar to a mini version of Whole Foods. They’ve got the whole organic thing down. Plenty of bottled beverages along the back wall, at least 6 varieties of water: including Dasani, Aquafina, Smart Water, Voss, Fiji, etc. I found an iced tea that isn’t brewed until you twist the cap, which causes the tea particles to float downward until you shake and mix. The sushi area looks super fresh. The raw tuna and salmon were so vibrant in color I wondered why I wasn’t waiting for a Japanese restaurant reservation. They also have hot cooked food available. Not sure how much it is per pound.
Looking for a quick bite to eat in a grocery store setting? You’ve found the right place. Packaged salads, sandwiches, sushi, hot food, snacks, desserts, drinks, you name it for life on the go.

Wow, did you see that Unilocal pop up alert when you click on this business? It’s a safety alert that the cleanliness and safety standards are below 5%. This actually doesn’t surprise me because the last time I was there, their entire refrigeration system broke down so no overprice mediocre sushi for me to choose from. The quality has diminished over the years with horrible quality sushi rolls and the hot food bar looks like food has been sitting there all day and has dried out as a result. Looks like I’ll have to learn to tour the food court again after seeing that Unilocal safety alert.
They say you get what you pay for but Bristol Farms is clearly not the case.

I mean it’s a grocery store in the mall, may be pricey but I got what I needed, I don’t do my usual grocery shopping here but at least I feel it’s more sanitary than some other local groceries.
Can’t complain, got the few things I needed and was in and out, it’s a bit unnecessary to say anything about customer service. They asked if I needed a bag and told me to have a nice day. Bam! 5 stars, my friends.

From one tourist to another: Don’t buy anything here that you can get somewhere else in the mall. Just don’t.
Dining at the mall food court may sound like an oxymoron, but I come to the Westfield food court nearly every time I’m in San Francisco. I’m usually attending a conference nearby.
Bristol Farms isn’t just a counter, but a full store right off the food court. Everything in there looks tempting, but again I’m warning you to be cautious. More than once I’ve been burned by their high prices and, at times, less than stellar quality too. This trip, I bought a bag of Bark Thins only to see them $ 1.50 cheaper at Walgreens across the food court. That may not seem like a ton of money, but that’s over 40% more expensive!
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… screw you!

I give 5 stars for the quality of food they have in a shopping mall.
I literally crave the ahi poke at least once a week from this place. I truly think it’s the top 2 places you can get a good poke bowl– without worrying about how much they are serving you (bc you serve yourself!)
If you are having poke cravings, come get your fix here!

Loved finding this in San Francisco as it is a store similar to farm markets at home. If I had known this before I would have avoided some other places to lunch. Bristol has a nice buffet with tasteful items in mu opinion, not much more expensive than regular fast food options (which are not cheap anyhow). Besides being a very good place to eat, it is grocery store with several items, from regular stuff to more expensive ones if you want some variations.
Also, this is not anything like convenience store so you won’t find medicines and maybe alcohol, but you get a nice selection of juices, teas, water brands, chocolates and some snacks. They have some items made there if I remember well, like chocolate cookies and cupcakes.
I liked the store layout, space, variety of items, really nothing that I did not like. Although price is higher than a Target for some items, joining lunch with some other purchases will save me some time. I’ll keep coming to lunch back there in next trips to San Francisco and LA.

Assim que cheguei em San Francisco, me deparei com o Bristol Farms para almoçar e tive uma boa impressão logo de cara.
O lugar é um grande restaurante no piso inferior do shopping, com diversas opções. Diversas MESMO. Já estive duas vezes aqui e em cada uma delas fiz questão de provar algo diferente.
Na primeira vez, estava cansada da longa viagem e fui no basicão: pizza. Você escolhe a fatia ali no balcão mesmo e eles te servem. Pedi para darem uma esquentadinha no forno para ficar mais fresquinha. Tinha uma promoção de dois pedaços de pizza + 1 Coca bem baratinho (menos de $ 10). A máquina de Coca estava quebrada, então a funcionária foi atrás de uma latinha pra mim, achei bacana o esforço dela em sair de trás do balcão e ir «resolver» o problema.
Na segunda vez resolvi experimentar o buffet a $ 9.99 a libra (aproximadamente 500g). Não espere nenhuma comida muito tradicional, o cardápio vai muito para os lados da comida japonesa/​chinesa. Peguei um frango com molho de laranja MUITO gostoso que fiquei com vontade de repetir, bem como o purê de batatas, na medida certa. Também possuem diversas opções de salada, para quem curte.
Gosto da organização do lugar, com vários caixas, então o atendimento é bem rápido e eles fornecem talheres, guardanapos e canudos também no caixa para você comer tranquilamente ali na praça de alimentação.

If I had read earlier on the Unilocal reviews I wouldn’t have come here to buy a cupcake. I didn’t know they had a 54 bad food rating from the health department. I wanted to try one of their pretty cupcakes and I bought two, one tiramisu and white chocolate cupcake cheesecake flavor. I was really disappointed because for the price I paid for them, $ 6 for two, I was expecting a wow factor like I got when I bought a cupcake from Whole Foods because they are suppose to organic and use fresh ingredients. Wow I could have just went to Safeway or Luckys to buy similar tasting cupcakes in regards to the batter and frosting or make my own would have tasted so much better! Not good quality for cupcake batter, that’s for sure!
The food is pretty to look at, but just don’t buy it, especially the cupcakes which was only thing I tried.
Truly over priced for food and not worth it. There is a reason why there is only one store in SF.

Most important to note — they DO NOT sell wine (or any alcohol) here! In a rush on Friday night, I made the mistake of coming here to buy cheese, olives, and wine for a get-​together. I ended up stuck in a long line to buy olives and cheese and without wine since, did I mention, they do not sell it here… I ended up leaving the line without purchasing anything and then struggling to find another place to buy wine nearby (there are not many and I ended up at a random liquor store!).
Other than the lack of wine, they do have a great (though expensive) olive bar with my favorite castelvetrano olives. The salad and hot food bar is pretty good too but they used to have a discounted salad bar day on Wednesdays that I believe they ended. The sushi section is good too including brown rice sushi, seaweed salads, etc.
If it were up to me, I’d replace this store with a Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s… AND sell wine!

Basically a smaller version of Whole Paycheck, or rather, Whole Foods.
Don’t come here to buy raw ingredients to make a cake or chili bean soup. You come here to buy a ready made cake or ready made chili bean soup. And they do an excellent job with ready made foods.
I wish I had tried the poke tuna, it looked delicious. I came here to buy water and chips, the variety of chips was limited. Next time, I’d like to try the actual cooked food because it looked delicious!

Une épicerie fine américaine où l’on peut acheter des spéciatlités locales (cups cakes, patisseries, pains,) ainsi que des spécialités de qualité du monde entier (charcuteries, fromages,). Un rayon épicerie est disponible avec l’essentiel ainsi qu’un rayon traiteur très complet (viandes, légumes, pizzas, sandwichs,) de très bonne qualité. C’est trè bon et pratique, en plein centre de San Francisco.