Key Food

Pretty good selection comparatively speaking. Regular prices are often high, but they have pretty good sales. Cashiers are mostly rude and won’t say a single word to you-​not hello, thank you, have a good day, anything. One wouldn’t scan things straight from my basket until I told her my items were in the basket? Salad bar is often old, dried out, and spoiled.

This is the best local supermarket around sunnyside. They have a very big selection with lots of organic options too! They are also open 24 hours I believe. Their prices are in the middle — not cheap not expensive, it seems pretty clean and it is not as cramped as associated.
24 hours and organic selections make this the best supermarket around!

Just awful! I waited for Over a hour or more for my food delivery. When I called the manager he was very rude, and didn’t even care that it took so long. I’m still waiting for my delivery. Awful place, awful management. Very rude, could care less about the customers.

It’s a supermarket. Nicer and cleaner than most and a rather large organic section. Don’t get any of the «to go» meals. They suck. All in all I don’t think too many of you are using Unilocal to decide on your supermarket so I’ll cut it short.

I shop here when one of the following situations occur…
— I need a niche item (i.e., grass-​fed milk and eggs, or something like kohlrabi or endive, this store’s size enables them to carry a bigger selection than a lot of other stores in the area)
— It’s late at night, and I need something that I probably could have gotten at another store had I planned ahead, but now that store is closed, so I have to come here (this store is open 24 hours a day)
However, I avoid coming here because it’s really overpriced. A half-​gallon of a particular brand of grass-​fed milk costs over $ 7 here — the same product at Whole Foods costs $ 5. Cans of coconut milk typically cost between $ 3.50-$ 5 here. The produce area is maddening, as well.
I understand that it’s *not* a Whole Foods, but some of the markups are truly eyebrow-​raising.
Some alternatives: for produce, I recommend going to Greenpoint Farm. For meat, I recommend Las Americas down the street. For seasonal produce, check out Sunnyside’s weekly Greenmarket. For fish… well, I honestly still haven’t found a place in Sunnyside for fresh fish, but that’s a classic conundrum one will have anywhere in NYC.

Rude cashiers. Management & corporate non-​responsive when issues brought to their attention. It’ll do in a pinch. It’s a clean, well stocked store, but there are multiple similar sized grocery stores within 3 blocks that will not leave you angry after shopping there. Go elsewhere.

There are times I have to shop here out of necessity, but I find that they’re staffs and managers are ignorant about their coupon policy which seems typical for this area. Sometimes they won’t take my
coupons even though it says that they do on the sign next to the cash register. They would also give me excuses that they don’t accept any coupons on products that are already on sale even though its those little coupon sticker attached to their product that says save $ 1 now. It’s grocery stores like these that makes me hate living in this neighborhood. After looking at the prices on the cheeses, I noticed several cheeses in the gourmet section are 1 month past its expiration date. YUCK!

There are times where I wish I never lived in Woodside because of 2 AM convenient grocery runs like this.
This particular Fresh ‘n Save – though it’ll always be Key Food/​Food Dynasty to me – has had a complete 180 of being outdated and gritty, to looking like another Manhattan organic market. Heck, the Skillman Ave. location was even much better at one point and that’s saying a lot. I can’t say I’m not impressed because the atmosphere is welcoming and has nailed that authentic market feel I’ve been searching for.
Some of the pros of this place is its convenient location right across the subway station or right off the bus stop. It’s also opened ²⁴⁄₇ so you do your thing while everyone is asleep (hey Jackie!), or grab your hangover/​sleepwalking food. Oh, and they also have SELF-​CHECKOUTS. Not that I have anything against the staff here because most of them are nice, but I’d really like to bag my own stuff and use my coupons. If you shop at the other 2 locations like I do, make sure you know your sales and prices because this one tends to distinguish itself from the others and prices may be a little higher sometimes.
With the renovation, this particular location has really set the standards so high, it blows the other locations out of the water. Their selection of products is like 3x of what you normally find and more is better.

A terrific find for someone new to the ‘hood, always beautiful fresh veggies and fruits, great meat & poultry selection, shelves are always well stocked and the employees couldn’t be nicer or more helpful. Excellent deli department with nice guys, fresh fish, bakery, they have everything.

Just moved to the ‘hood and it took me a while to find a good supermarket. This one is wonderful, beautiful fruits & vegetables, fresh fish, outstanding deli counter. Well stocked, friendly and helpful staff, 24 hours, a great find.

It’s like transformers: every grocery has its strengths and weaknesses:
strengths:
1. cheap seltzer (I drink a lot. Three for $ 2)
2. great cheese selection
3. good meat selection
4. seafood monger who portion out what you want
5. decent prepared foods
6. generally pretty cheap
7. much more interesting beer selection (and they sell by the bottle!)
weaknesses
1. limited veggies
2. no good snackies
3. organic and specialty stuff? fuhggeaboutit
4. avocados are always boulder hard
5. no asian ingredients (go to key food on 43^rd ave)

I only come here when they have a special I’m interested in. the layout of this supermarket its nuts. I never know where anything is and I spend half of the time going in circles. I do have to admit the workers are really nice and go out of their way to help you find what you need.

The staff and customers are friendly – the guy even ran outside to get me the whole watermelon that was on sale. You don’t have to wait to check out. No, the cash register staff are not what I was when I worked at a supermarket, but better than at the competition. Prices are really good. N.B. full disclaimer: I live in LIC and anything is an improvement over the choices we have.
As to the reviewers who are frustrated with the maze-​like small aisles filled with boxes and counter staff who are rude – you have obviously not shopped in Manhattan.

This super market is bull Sh*t.
When I place my pre brought plastic bags on the counter that should usually mean that it is your job to bag my groceries and then if you need help bagging them I will pitch in… am I correct? Is the grocery store paying you to scan the groceries and then just sit there and talk to your fellow check out workers while I bag my goods? Please work on this customer service aspect of the store!
My next comment only needs a few words… Mold on the take out hot Indian food
Enough said.

There are so many reasons why this supermarket has one star. Here’s one: you can’t give zero instead.

This place used to be a joke, and then they renovated and became my number one spot for groceries.
The best things about this place is the Organic isle. It begins with fresh produce and goes all the way down to packaged products. Honestly, there is no other place in the neighborhood that I can get most of these products. The natural store down the block is ok, but small. I literally spend half of my paycheck here a month getting organic foods. They even have a small section with vegan meats and veganaise. Once they had some vegan cheese, but they disappeared.
And thats why Key Food looses a star. They have good things, but they need to re-​stock more often. I can’t tell you how many times I have bought and liked a product, just to find that they don’t sell it anymore. This happens all the time and makes it hard to find products that i like consistently. Besides that they are pretty good, especially when compared to the neighborhood alternatives

3.5
Right across from the subway is a perk!
This is definitely one of the nicest Key Foods I have been too. The aisles here are packed tight & there are multiple entrances so it can get a little confusing. Everything in here seems well up kept and fresh though.
They do have a great selection of snack and ethnic foods.
More options than the key food on Skillman around 49^th. The fresh bread, bakery and deli selection is much more desirable as well. It often smells like deliciously fresh baked bread in here. mm.

Racist. Don’t support a business that profiles. There are better places to shop that treats customers with respect.
My boyfriend came here, as he has in the past. He happens to be a mid 30 latin dude, and he was carrying an eco-​sac and looking for rice noodles. He didn’t find them there, and was by the back door (on queens blvd) and figured he’d exit and though that was the door. Security approached him, and directed him to exit on the 46^th street side, and then proceeded to follow him.
My bf asked if there was a problem, as the security douche was now following him and eying him like a hawk. Security douche asks to see his receipt… my bf says, do you really think I am stealing? He shows it to him, and the dude proceeds to get management. Why? Not because anything was taken, but because he felt he could bc he was Latin. He then asks to see the receipt again, just because.
It’s been over 6 years since he was questioned because of how he looks. It is now 2012, and we have been in the neighborhood for a while, and this is the first time that something like this has happened here. We didn’t expect it in Sunnyside, and not from our local market. It’s just f*cked up. Find another market, there are better ones. walk to the one on 44^th and Greenpoint, or the one on 44^th St and 43^rd ave (now the prices here are good, with many more organic and fresh options).
We don’t need a racist business in Sunnyside that feels it’s OK to profile. Period.

This store has a lot of stuff in a small space.
Pretty big organic section, beautiful produce section. I love the international isle, it has so many many different things.
I love that they have Borsec… Romanian Mineral Water.
They have a nice dried fruit and nuts area, and it’s ²⁴⁄₇
The bakery and the deli looked pretty good as well but I didn’t get anything there.

The newly renovated Key Food is one of the largest supermarkets in Sunnyside. In comparison to a neighboring supermarket in Met Food, Key Food is also an open-​24-​hours one-​stop shop that has a lot more to offer in terms of baked goods, fresh produce, organic foods, and just about everything else. Let’s not forget to mention that Key Food is well-​organized and is very clean. It is also surprisingly well-​staffed with most (if not all) check-​out aisles having a cashier on hand. Prices for most items are not unreasonable compared to most grocery stores in Sunnyside. New specials and deals start every Friday, and you can pick up a circular at the entrance that covers all the deals for the week. Key Food is now also offering free food delivery service and are accept phone orders.
Of course, the biggest treat is knowing that the awesome Taqueria Dalia taco truck (
) is parked just outside the exit. Nothing caps off grocery shopping quite like a delicious taco!