Fresh & Easy

Always open. Great prices and fair selection for a smaller store. Pre-​prepared food selections make dinner easy. Organic produce section is also getting larger. Friendly employees.

Only thing good is the dessert, juice, crackers, pizza… But I noticed the already made food is bad as in spoiled often.

The name says it all. Fresh and Easy. Even better now that it’s open 24 hours a day. The entire food shopping process sucks so I like that there is never a line and I can self check out in less than 2 minutes. Special thanks to all the employees who have been extremely patient with me and things when I seem to endlessly screw up the terminal. .. I don’t know how I do it, I just do.
I would come here more often if they always had all the food and veggies I need (or in the quantities I need), but like I said, I hate food shopping, and I don’t want to have to go to Fresh and Easy and then Fry’s if I can just go to Fry’s and get everything in one shot.

Since fresh n easy changed ownership (Tesco sold out), none of these stores have anything impressive. When I went to this store on Hayden and Thomas, the clerk had the nerve to question why I was only getting a couple items, as if I needed to be getting more. That’s not cool. Not sure if I’ll ever go back to Fresh n Easy

This place is probably the only reason I get to eat much.
I am a programmer and sometimes I have to buy food at 3 a.m.
It is always open, and everything is always in order.
Another thing that is really cool, is the a couple of the workers there always offer me low cost items and salads (organic) that are about to end their first day. Once a girl just gave them to me, which was about 20 bucks in food.
Great place.
— R

When Fresh and Easy began opening stores where I used to live in the East Valley I was ecstatic. I would shop there frequently with the $ 5 off $ 25 coupons. When the locations around my home began to close I was distraught. I went to a closing location and purchased many Fresh and Easy products because I wasn’t sure I would get the chance to shop there in the future because the company was being bought out. After moving to Phoenix I stumbled upon a location by the dollar store I frequently visit. I shop there a few times a month because their hummus is amazing! Always has been and hopefully always will be. I like to pair it with the Parmesan and Garlic pita chips. The prices do seem higher on many items so I pick and choose what I buy. I hope this is just temporary because the store is probably trying to get back on its feet. Fingers crossed that they stick around for years to come.

Don’t really go out if my way to shop here anymore. Although, I do go out of my way to pick up their jalapeño hummus! Soooo good! But their wine selection is pretty much non existent these days, and I got food poisoning from one of their «prepared» meals recently– so I avoid unless I forgot to pick something up from another store.

It pains me to write this review. When Fresh & Easy opened its doors in AZ I loved them. I did most of my grocery shopping at the store. The produce, ready-​made meals and baked goods were great. It was more like the European way of shopping and that may also have been their downfall.
Ever since the company was sold to an American company a few months back, the place has lost much of its appeal. Prices have gone up, and quality has gone down. Variety of quality goods has greatly diminished. This store (the one on Thomas and Hayden) smell so bad when you walk in, and even worse around the bakery case. This is not the case at the Camelback store. Why can’t this be fixed?
Last night was probably the last time I set foot in the store. We went to get food and wine for a special dinner. The wine selection had gone from a whole isle to about ¹⁄₃ of the size and at least ½ of the wines had labels «temporarily out of stock.» The food we wanted and used to be a staple was either out of stock or no longer sold at the store. It was pathetic. We actually left the store and went to Safeway on Chaparral and Hayden.
The staff in the stores used to be friendly and helpful, now the staff looks miserable and seem to care less about their jobs. The people working the store I shopped at most knew me by name, since the sale they seem to all have been replaced by younger and I suppose cheaper labor.
Sorry Fresh and Easy. My love affair has ended. Its time to go elsewhere.
UPDATE ⁴⁄₇: Shortly after posting this review the Fresh and Easy Listening Team asked me to reach out to them. I sent them a message per their instructions. Almost a month has gone by and no response back. I guess no one is listening. Too bad!!!

Small grocer feel, which is nice. Obviously if you’re looking for more you won’t find it here. Just the basics.
I do love the pre-​made dishes. Need a pizza? They have a great selection of tasty options. Stuffed chicken breast? Potato encrusted tilapia? It’s nice to stop on after work and grab something delicious and easy to make at home.
Service is hardly noticed, but in a grocery store, who cares? I didn’t come here to have you play 21 questions about which rice is better.
I don’t go every day, but when I do, I leave satisfied.

Not enough produce! Smells like fish inside too.

Love F&E!!! I can’t buy everything I need there but they had the majority of what I need. I really like the discount section (it may be disorderly but it is a discount section)…always stock up on meat and freeze it.
Also, I like that I can bring my grocery bags there and they recycle them because we cannot recycle them through our service at home.
Make sure you sign up for the Friends card. You receive an email that always has an $ 8 off $ 40 coupon plus they are now sending you coupons based off of your purchases. I bought $ 72 worth of food (meat), mostly from the discount section, and with that coupon and a couple others I only paid $ 32. Can’t beat that!

Went looking for a place to buy some fresh stuff to eat so I didn’t gorge on all the great restaurant offerings in Phoenix and stopped here. We have these in Vegas, but I’d never actually been in one as I have my own personal fave grocery stores where I live. I don’t think I’ll be back unless Vegas does it differently.
You walk in and the place feels kind of old and grungy. The fruit and vegetable selection is small, but fresh looking.
Walked down the first aisle and came to the food that was about to expire, it looked like a dump. I was mortified and quickly moved on. Still had that dirty feel all through the store.
I really like that they have separate sections like American, Mexican, etc. The portion sizes are just right and I got some soup, Potato Chowder, that was really delicious and a great price, too. I picked up some grapes that weren’t great, but they were seedless. Had a few and the taste was okay, but more than a few tasted off and most were really soft. I like firm grapes, what can I say?
Picked up a nice bottle of some wine that I like. They have a decent selection at modest prices. They have a lot of ready-​to-​eat meals, but really the store isn’t that impressive.
This is the part that really hacked me. Got to the check-​out line, I guess they don’t have cashiers. Waited and waited for someone to come verify my age over the wine. Finally got there, but there was something wrong with my product not being off the belt so it was making this ridiculous racket. A really rude woman came over and told me to get my purse off the conveyor belt that WASN’T moving, when I went to pick it up she did something that turned it back on so my purse spilled out everything in it as it was going down. I asked her to stop the belt and she said she couldn’t because my purse was on it. Right. I wish I could get it off but you turned the freaking belt on, rude lady.
Anyway, wouldn’t return. I disliked the attitude here and the store just is small and gross looking.

Convenience is king here — not a huge selection but small portions and pre-​prepared dinners make it a favorite. They also stock healthier fresher alternatives than a typical grocery store.

This store saved me from starvation on this trip!
Before heading out to the middle of nowhere for two weeks AKA Globe/​San Carlos, AZ, my colleague and I stocked up on fresh produce and other goodies like we were preparing for a natural disaster.
While filling up our cart with the basic food staples, I was stoked to find that they sell unpasteurized orange juice! If I remember correctly, it might also cost less than the unpasteurized oj at Trader Joe’s.
But the real highlight of this shopping adventure, I found that they sell packets of Justin’s Nut Butter for $ 0.79!!!
Yay for vegan-​nutella! :)
This visit makes me wonder why I don’s shop at the Fresh & Easy stores in L.A.

I went back.
And it still smells.

I don’t know which annoys me even more: the fact that we have no Fresh & Easy’s on the east coast or that the entire time I was there I kept singing Fresh & Easy Fresh & Easy Fresh & Easy to the tune of Black and Yellow.
They have their own version of wine similar to Trader Joes three buck chuck-​fabulousness!

This is the most convenient grocery store I have ever been to!
I’ve been coming here more often because it’s adjacent to my gym, and I can be in and out in a hot new york minute.
Everything is geared towards the single guy. Portioned out just right. Prepared foods are delicious and ready to take home, heat, and eat.
The produce, for the most part, comes in convenient bags, so when you go home, you don’t have a fridge full of wasted food. The salads are nice, fresh and easy (get it?). Also, if you like cheese, they have a fantastic selection of cheddars, bries, and such.
The other day, I picked up an English Cheddar made with carmelized onion marmalade. It paired well with a hoppy IPA (Hop Ottin IPA was my choice).
The prepared foods section: Some of the items are healthier than others, but if you use your good judgement, you’ll be fine. The caprese pasta is a hit. Also, the buffalo chicken salad pasta is sure to turn you on.
My favorite part of this store is the fresh chicken and turkey! Everything is fresh, and has a nice healthy color to it, unlike what I’ve seen at Sunflower and Sprouts. Occasionally Trader Joe’s is guilty of this too.
Another big plus to this store, is the self checkout lanes. You don’t need to deal with store employees, but the few that are in the store are very friendly and helpful.
Often times, they are just there to help bag your groceries.

Very happy that this market opened. It is much more convenient than the grocery store: quick checkouts, easy to navigate, never crowded. Great option when you are looking for a fast and healthy dinner.
I wouldn’t recommend for bulk or full scale grocery shopping. The store simply isn’t that large. Also, for the pickier health nuts – the produce is middle of the road quality. You can find better options at a whole foods, but then again you don’t have to drive the extra miles or pay whole food prices.
Warning: this is a busy corner and parking can sometimes be an issue at this location.

I love Fresh & Easy. I am a huge fan of things that are well organized & esthetically pleasing. OK, I am also anal retentive & want to get done shopping as fast as possible.
Fresh & Easy makes it so simple to get what I need & get out fast. I’ve never had to wait to check out here, & the people that work here are always nice. They don’t seem to be miserable like most people I see working at other grocery stores.
They don’t have every single thing I may want to buy, but I haven’t found a store yet that does. I don’t think that unicorn actually exists. They make shopping simple & quick for me, which is a win.
Sure the hybrid parking spaces are douchey, but I can overlook that with so many other positives.

If you haven’t shopped at a Fresh and Easy, the simple way to describe the store is it’s like Trader Joe’s. Only Fresh and Easy has a modern feel to it instead of the hippie co-​op atmosphere. For being a relatively small store, it carries a very good selection at very reasonable prices. The thing they’re best known for is the prepared meals that are relatively healthy, and only take minutes to heat up.
One of their best features is their reduced priced on perishable foods. Almost everyday you can get a great deal on steak, beef, chicken or fish that’s a day away from its pull date. As long as you’re not picky, it’s well worth it.
The biggest problem I have is with their produce. For a place with «Fresh» in its title. I’ve notice that fruits and vegetables I buy from Fresh and Easy tend to expire pretty fast.