PW Market

I’m so sad that they’re closing. This PW Market was my childhood supermarket… I bought my one and only whoopee cushion here which got confiscated at school. And I bought wine cooler here for the first time and thought I was so cool. So many memories at this supermarket. PW Market was a little overpriced but it was always nice and organized in here. And I’ve never had any bad experiences with the customer service here. *tear* Goodbye.

I’d review this restaurant even if it’s bankrupt…
Selection — sucks
Price — freaking expensive
Staff — doesn’t care and wants to go home…
Location — prime, but obiously ROI isn’t so great
Brand Power — doesn’t exist.
I wish upon a star that Whole Foods opens at this exact location.

*tear*
I am giving them 4 stars for the bakery!!! Most store bought cakes and cupcakes are completely flavorless and a waste of calories, BUT PW had the best selection and they all tasted so damn good. My fav was the banana cake w/​chocolate fudge frosting, mmmmmmmmmm! I only shopped there for the bakery and their selection of Sabra Hummus (which seriously started to decline recently for obvious reasons!) because everything else was pretty overpriced. I think that a lot of stores are gonna go downhill now that Target will be offering fresh foods & produce

Sorry to see this store go. In its glory days it was one of the best and most pleasant stores to shop at, i hate to see the employees out of work.
Not to mention, the neighborhood has one less grocery store.

I used to really heart PW Market, but they have been determinedly in a death spiral for over a year now and now it looks like they’re toast.
The article in today’s Merc says people did not make PW Market a destination market — well, *I* did, because it’s a nice middle ground between Safeway and Whole Foods, but that’s not enough to keep the place afloat.
The last time I was here they didn’t have cake flour or the brand of multivitamins I always used to buy here, and I figured that would be my last trip. A shame.

New store hours as of 7/​25, and they now open at 8am instead of 7am. This inconveniences me even more, as I start work at 8am.
I won’t be returning here.

NEVER AGAIN WILL I SHOP HERE!
i used to come here because of its location — about half a mile from where i live. plus, there’s a little wells fargo atm inside so that’s convenient as well.
but other than those 2 factors, this store is bad. really really bad. how so? well let’s see:
1) a lot of items are expensive as heck! i went last thursday to pick up some items for a greek pasta salad. the total for some pasta, cucumber, wine vinegar, olives, feta cheese, artichoke heart, tomato, onion was $ 30 something!!! how the heck did that happen? well, they had VERY VERY LIMITED SELECTION of feta cheese — as in, only one brand: athenos. so i had to cough up $ 4 – 5 per small container. almost all of the pasta were gone — shelves were mostly cleaned up. what the heck? i was stuck paying $ 2/​box for something that would have cost $ 0.99 at safeway!
2) again, limited selection. a few weeks ago i went to buy some blue cheese — they ran out. WHO THE HECK RUNS OUT OF BLUE CHEESE? i was soo peeved!
3) the drinks/​alcohol isle: ALL CLEANED OUT. i had NEVER seen something like this in my life. where are their employees? why aren’t the shelves being restocked. what a joke. this was a thursday for goodness sake, not a monday as some previous Unilocaler had mentioned.
4) the store smells. as in, when you first walk into the store, you notice that dead meat smell. i’m guessing the poultry isn’t fresh. you don’t get this smell when you walk into a safeway. this is unacceptable.
5) i was in line to pay for my items and the monitor wasn’t working! as in, the cashier could scan my items but i can’t see if they’re scanning the correct price. even the employee was fed up, saying «nothing works in this store, i’m sorry for the inconvenience». wow, seriously? WOW
last thursday was the last straw. this place disgusts me. grocery shopping should be a fun thing to do this at this store, it gives me anxiety. half way through shopping for my greek pasta salad, i wanted to give up and just walk out because of limited selection and the exorbitant prices, and i wanted to head over to safeway that’s a few miles away, but then i thought about the time/​effort i had already put in, so i stayed put. but i vowed NEVER AGAIN will i set foot into this store (except to use their atm). that’s it. nothing else.
anyone living around this area should try the safeway in rivermark plaza. affordable prices and a clean, non-​smelly store — this is what a grocery market should be like!

So… whats really going on? I was told by a cashier months ago (after seeing empty shelves) that they were going to remodel. Well its been at least 9 months since then and it looks worse. I hate to lose this store because there are so few non Ranch 99’s and Safeways out there. But they dont make easy to shop here either. Half rotten egg plants, stinky lettuce, nothing on the shelves.
Perhaps Gordon Ramsey needs to start a new series called Grocery Nightmares!
Sorry PW, I will miss you.

What happened? This PW has a lot of empty shelves. Hear that they are going out of business…
I stopped buy to pick up some missing ingredients for making cupcakes and I couldn’t find any pint sized cartons of milk.
Their bakery still looked stocked. I bought a fruit tart from them last Mother’s day and my mom really enjoyed it. Not sure if it is still the same.

A very average market. Everything is much pricier than Safeway and Lucky’s. Their fruit and deli selection is bare. The aisles are empty. It seems like it’s going out of business. I can’t find a reason to go here over Safeway or Trader Joe’s.

This PW market stopped stocking their shelves. But even before then, I only went there as an emergency because:
1. Their prices maybe up to 100% more than other grocery stores
2. They don’t open 24 hours a day
3. The staff was not friendly and not helpful (once I got there at 7am and the staff said, «We’re closed! Can’t you read the sign?!»)
4. Not much of a selection
5. The meat doesn’t look good at all.
I’m glad they are closing, it sends a message that consumers don’t have to take whatever they shove out.

This pw is not nearly the best as the one in Livermore but they have great deli food :)

Ya, lets all face it. This PW has lost out to the Asian Market influence and is now dead. There is no reason to have an American grocery store here. The whole intersection is turning into what Lundy/​Hostetter is already.
RIP PW!

This place sucks. I’ve deemed it an «emergency only» supermarket– a place where I have to go to quickly buy something.
The shelves are practically bare, it doesn’t seem like it is maintained very well, it seems dusty and/​or musty in there. And although I’m sure no supermarket is allowed to carry expired foods, this place just has that vibe to it that it just might (even though I haven’t seen it with my own eyes).
The cashiers and baggers are always nice and the workers are always very helpful– but how helpful can you be when you don’t even carry an item because you’re out of stock?

Update: I notice the vegetables, like green onions and tomatoes last longer in my refrigerator; sometimes 10 days. And still worthy to eat.
Usually, only organic vegetables last that long.
I realize that I“m not supposed to keep them that long.
You pay a little more, but the produce seems to be better quality :)
And I have never had to wait in line for a cashier at this PW Market.
Aisles are nice and wide; the people who shop here do not seem hurried. Nothing worse than being in a crowded market with uptight people. That’s worth something to me.

THIS PLACE HAS NEITHER QUANTITY OR QUALITY. This place has the lowest selection, high prices for bad quality.
I’M MAD THAT WE PAID ABOUT $ 50 FOR:
–12 HAMBURGER PATTIES (NOT EVEN GOOD ONES BECAUSE THERE WAS ONLY TWO TYPES TO CHOOSE FROM)
–3 PKS OF HOTDOGS (3 for $ 5) Not even good ones either.
–CHEESE (12 slices-​ish)
–GENERIC BUNS (3 packs of 8)
–LIGHTER FLUID ($ 3)
AND SMALL BAG OF ICE.
NOTE.this is all GENERIC brands (except the hot dogs and cheese) because they don’t even have any other brands besides «Western» something. EW.
JEEBUS.
WHAT A RIP OFF. you’re way better off with Whole Foods or Safeway.

Nice market. Doesn’t set the supermarket world on fire, but it has improved greatly since the last time I was there (2001). The deli section is really nice and features boars head meat and some hard to find smoked and extra sharp cheddars. I love that party because at Safeway and a couple other supermarket delis usually have your typical cheeses: swiss, jack, cheddar (regular) pepper jack, etc. There was also prepared (hot) food section with lots of variety. The fried chicken is overfried and salty and the chicken strips are meh. Safeways got them beat on those. You can also get slices of fresh/​hot roast beef and turkey, both of which looked really good.
As far as selection goes, it’s not too bad here. Some of the prices are pretty high (4.49 for hummus!) but overall not too much different from other chains. The international section is stocked. lots to choose from but as with all anglo-​centric markets… prepare to be gouged for your international tastes. :)

I was never really a huge fan of PW. Partially because their prices were always expensive and their vegetables never really that fresh, and partially because it’s so dimly lit in there that I just felt kind of depressed doing grocery shopping. I think they used to be good but in the past few years, Safeway has really come up a great deal as well as Lucky supermarkets rebuying their prior Albertsons take overs, PW just doesn’t stand a chance anymore.
The PW on Landess and Morrill closed only a few years ago, to be replaced by an expensive Asian supermarket that I’m not a fan of either … I hope they begin to do something about their prices and quality or I don’t think this place will survive.

The «Rivermark Safeway is WAY busy at lunchtime» back-​up plan.
So maybe the secksy, business-​attired, hawt mama-​ness isn’t as prevalent.
And their array of produce, organics, deli, bakery isn’t as expansive.
And the absence of a self-​checkout kiosk just irks me.
Still, its «park, get in, check out, bounce» easy.
AND, PW has a markedly better and varied beer selection than most other supermarkets in the area; Franziskaner, Chimay, St. Peter’s, Grolsch, Young’s Double Chocolate, Steinlager, Etc etc…
… back in the day, on late night study sessions at S’bucks or all-​nighters at the Kinko’s, we’d shoot over to PW before closing time, buy some beers and drink them right there in the parking lot or on the bench. Ah, good times…
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«…back in the day» sometimes means «last Sunday».

4 solid stars! (for the store and the chef!)
It was 8:15pm last night and I was being a remote hog watching food network on tv. I didn’t want to get up from my spot on the couch and climb out of my heavy Pottery Barn fur «bear» blanket to make dinner. LOL once I’m in it — it’s over.
My sweet, sweet fiancé payed close attention to Emeril and said «I’ll be right back since you are being LAZY and don’t want to feed me!»
I dozed off at this point and at 9:30pm, I hear: «Lily wake up and eat!»
I wake up and to my surprise, Emeril’s dinner was on MY plate. Was I dreaming? OMG no! I wasn’t!
NY Strip, Med Rare, with a Superb cab wine sauce reduction AND sweet potato fries lightly tossed in parmesean. Oh! don’t let me forget the spinach salad with feta, crans and walnuts. (Yes-I’m a luck SOB)
As I rub my eyes, and climb out of the bear, I ask: «Honey where did you go?!» He replies, «PW!»
Thank you PW for having eveything Vincey-​boo needed to cook me a fabulous diet sabotaging dinner. I know its a tad pricey here and you can get common items for less at Safeway, but PW always saves our butts when we decide to cook a meal at the last possible minute of our ravenous hunger.
The store is always clean and the meat department is always stocked with our favorite cuts of meats. Minus one star for having over priced cheese and deli meats. I try not to buy fancy stuff here.