Vons

Vons is definitely not my first choice but sometime it’s so convenient I will give it a shot. I prefer to go to Costco, Sprouts or Trader Joes. The prices just seem a bit high to me on my last visit. I think there are some good deals for $ Friday’s. If you only got the items on sale it may be ok but the produce in general seemed too expensive too me. I wouldn’t really go to Vons unless you have to or you need a specific quick item.

Meagan did such a great job on my floral arrangement! She took her time, was very friendly and happy to help me out. We all know how crazy Valentine’s Day can be. She’s the first person to treat me super friendly did at this store. Thank you Meagan!

I’m about to give up on this Vons altogether. They have a horrible meat selection, they are often empty on certain items and never carry good coffee creamer flavors. Going here is convenient for me but it has now gotten to the point on my last two visits they were out of items I needed or the expirations were only a day out with no other options and I walked out and went to Albertson’s both times. The convenience of this location unfortunately isn’t enough to help this Von’s anymore. Other Vons are great so I don’t get it. Is this chain franchised or is management sorely lacking or both? I wish they would just close down and reopen as another supermarket that has edible food, meats and not a day to expire bread.

Eh. It’s too bad this is the most convenient market closest to me. I like to buy natural and organic items because of food allergies & they have a terrible selection! Their produce is pretty good. Meat selection is very minimal. The inside needs some updating & better lighting. The location itself is pretty sketchy. I don’t go here at night alone.

waited in a line for a sandwich while Jimmie was talking to other employees …
Told me every five minutes I’ll be with you .
But that didn’t happen
Waited 15 minutes in line while Jimmie talked to his buddy’s, goofing off!
I confronted him and he was rude and didn’t want to resolve the problem
Don’t get sandwiches here …

Had the best sandwich made my Jimmie :)
They are so friendly. I only come here for the sandwiches.

By far the worst grocery store in socal IMO. They always make mistakes with prices at checkout vs whats advertised. No meat dept, limited deli options, and things are overpriced in general. Vons card? Really who does that…

Higher prices than most grocery stores, without offering anything unique. The bakery items look gross. They have items in their «clearance» section that have already expired. Very shady. I wouldn’t come back.

Always has low prices! Don’t buy produce, you’re better off with Frazier Farms. Friendly staff and if you need assistance there’s always a friendly associate to help!

I dont usually like to complain about shit, because I feel as if life could be much worse for me. With that being said, did i just bag my own damn groceries at this store? Im not talking 30.00 dollars worth of food either. I spent 145.56 here. Im all for volunteering in the community, but damit not today and not at a grocerey store. Hire more employees! Goodness! That is all.

I have been to a few Vons in SD county. This is definitely the most ran down, smallest, and had the poorest selection of items of the Vons stores I’ve visited.
There’s no reason I would go back to this Vons unless it was updated. The seafood area… Wow…
I do have to say that there was an associate in the produce area who did surprise me with his attentiveness to customers. Pretty much anyone he saw looking around he’d go up to and ask them if they needed a hand, while he was stocking shelves at the same time. Seemed like a really good employee.

We visited the Vons in Vista while vacationing in Escondido and found the inside much nicer than the outside. The parking lot and surrounding area were a little sketchy and rundown, the inside was a little dated but I really liked the variety of organic and all natural foods that they offered. Though they were a bit small, we found everything that we needed for the week at a fair price. The best part of this particular Vons was our cashier, Ben. He was very pleasant and well mannered and SO fast! He knew every code off the top of his head and his fingers flew over the keys almost in a blur. He humbly took my compliments and well wished us on our way out. Overall it was a decent experience.

I refuse to shop at this location any longer. The parking lot is full of sketchy people loitering and looking for work as they approach your car when you slow down or stare at you while you drive. I counted 42 in the parking lot on Sunday, July 28^th. I complain to the management but nothing gets done by the legal system. The store is dark and old not to mention food that has expired or a day or so from experation. Sad that a center so close will not be used by myself or neighbors.

First impression. Parking lot is filthy and lots of sketchy foot-​traffic. Picked up about 12 – 19 misc food and beverage items. I let dairy guy know the cottage cheese was expired by 3 days. He was polite. I tried to order an egg salad sandwich. No egg salad. I tried to order a tuna sandwich on a croissant but they only had mini croissants. But the deli lady was polite. Express Line is open with several people in line. Check stand next to it, lights out, with one customer leaving. I asked checker if he was open and before answering me he prairie dogged to see how busy the express line was. (I think he was the mgr or asst mgr too). He waved me thru and bantered with the bagger at other check-​stand most of the time. Okay I could go on, but this is the real reason I decided to Unilocal.So far, THREE of the dozen or so items I purchased have significant expiration dates! These were frozen items and some crackers. So far! This is the most ghetto Vons I’ve been to in a long time. I bought high-​quality, expensive frozen meals and their exp date is from a month ago. I paid full price, these were not in a discount bin.

I used to shop here 20 years ago. It’s gotten a bit more upscale, the produce looked good, the bakery was okay. Still a fairly small store for the area.
My wife goes out of her way to go here for the prepackaged deli salads. One extra star for those.

It’s fairly close to our house, so we stop by very often and never been disappointed.
Make sure you get a Club card (they save you a lot of money and you only need your phone number if you forget your card) they have great savings, and a whole bunch of coupons.
Very tidy and well stocked, although it could use a wider space between the checkouts and the aisles, you could feel a little claustrophobic when lines are long.
Happy to be a Vons customer.

Clean, well stocked, and friendly cashiers, this Vons is probably the best I’ve ever been to. Vons isn’t our grocery store of choice, but it’s the closest to our house, so we make pretty regular trips here.
Aside from the pros I’ve already mentioned, I’ve noticed that they also tend to have Club Card deals on a ton of items all the time. They always have Buy One Get One Free deals, and I guess we luck out cause it’s on things we actually use. Oh, and the bottles of booze have so many deals we can usually walk out of there with something more than decent for $ 10. Score!
The only thing we don’t really shop here for is produce – there are better deals and fresher fruits and veg at the Frazier Farms across the street. But FF doesn’t carry other household necessities, so a double trip is always required.
Most trips, I save at least $ 20 using the club card, sometimes $ 30! And that is half my bill! :)