Cost-U-Less

My lst review 2 days ago concerning absolute BEST grilled salmon EVER (thank u COST U LESS FOODS) included «Can’t wait to try the organic chicken and pork I bought…» The whole fresh chicken was recommended to me by friend, Charlene D. and last night I roasted the 4.18 lb. beauty… no excess fat or flap of fatty skin hiding inside, in fact, no innards to deal wiith at all. Usually brine a chicken, but not this time, rinsed it, patted dry, mash of onion, herbs and butter under the skin; dry rosemary and pepper inside… Canola, onion juice and Lawry’s season salt on the skin… convect roasted breast down at 400 for 1.5 hours… BEST roast chicken EVER… makes me sick to think of all the waste (as much as a ½ pound) and what must be hormones (they say «no», but what accounts for the enormous breasts) I accepted with the Foster Farms brand… never again! Husband and I agree, reminds us of what we knew as «chicken» growing up. The extra I paid, maybe $ 3 – 4 was WELL worth it! Cookin’ the pork today…

COST U LESS LIES TO ITS CUSTOMERS !!!
BRIAN «meat manager» should not be a manager at this store where customer service is always very good. I requested to BRIAN 1 steak out of a value pack, because of the good marbling, he said it would be a half hour before he could fulfill my request because the wrapping machine was unplugged (2 guys were working in the department, 1 cleaning & 1 working) meaning it would take a half hour for it to warm up so he could re-​wrap & seal the cellophane (at home we don’t have a warmer to seal our cellophane and it works just fine for all of us!!!) I told him it wasn’t necessary for the cellophane to be sealed and wrap with Cellophane in the tray, or put it in a plastic bag with the tag on it, or just wrap it in a piece of steak paper the way meet departments and grocery stores used to do it and still do!!! but BRIAN LIED TO ME because he was too lazy to open up the package and rewrap it for a customer, he lied and said it was a health department violation to give it to me without it being sealed which is a OUT RIGHT LIE, I have over 15 years as a seafood manager in both Washington state and California and I’m very familiar with health department regulations this was a lie and he’s just lazy!!!
This was COST U LESS store managers reply:
«In talking with him about it, his main concern was the possibility of having some sort of cross contamination during the time that they were washing down the shop»
This reply might fly with a person who knows nothing about Heath regulations, «safe food handling practices» and cross contamination, IT IS ABSOLUTELY POSSIBLE to perform the task that I requested in a 100% SAFE MANNER!!! Also in just a manner of seconds!!! Maybe both Brian and you (the store manager) need to be educated in «safe food handling practices», I am 100% correct on this issue, you should have Brian go to the health department and get a «safe food handling practices» booklet and read up on it, and since you’re the store manager he wouldn’t hurt for you to be aware of «safe food handling practices», so now not only did Brian lie to me, he’s lied to you as well, unless he’s just not educated on «safe handling food practices», which I don’t think is the issue, he’s just lazy and doesn’t provide good customer service!!!
And furthermore if he was concerned with cross-​contamination why did he end up doing it, so should now be concerned about cross-​contamination, I was watching him the whole time he rewrapped it, he didn’t spray sanitizer on the wrapping machine before he rewrapped it!!! he’s a liar and he shouldn’t be as a manager, nothing but lies out of his mouth

Its like a mini Costco but much easier to get around. The meat is the best in the County. Much better than any other local grocer and much cheaper for more quality than Twain Harte Market. Checkers are nice too!