Aldi

I absolutely love Aldi’s, however, I should not have to leave DC to patron the business. This is the 7^th time I have visited this particular store and had to leave empty handed to go to another location in Maryland. The 17^th Street location needs a management overhaul. How can this location continuously sell out of meat, bread, and eggs. Learn your clientele and put someone that has the capacity to order items in the quantity that meets the the need of your customers. Get it together 17^th Street Aldi’s…operate under the quality Aldi standards, and not under the standards of this particular Aldi’s neighborhood. If for some reason you can’t find a qualified store manager… contact me. I would rather be part of the solution to the problem, not just complain about it.

Great grocery store if you aren’t concerned with brand names. Their store brand products are a great quality. Your first time in the store it does take some getting used to. You need to make sure you have a quarter to get a shopping cart. You should bring your own bags with you to avoid buying bags from the store. Their meat products are high quality for the price.

I was 100% skeptical of Aldi, but 100% impressed. The prices are unbelievable and the quality is excellent. I would challenge you to put almost any of their products against those at the big grocery chains, and dare you to find the difference. I am hugely impressed! The only real con is that selection is not massive, but there are all of the staples and favorites, along with many German specialties.
Make sure you bring a quarter for the refundable cart deposit! Also, cash or debit cards only.

My wife and I were at the Safeway across the street from Aldi and needed brie cheese and wine (Which the Safeway did not have). We walked to Aldi and were surprised they had both and an array of cheap grocery items. Aldi can get a bad rap, but we will for sure go back for good groceries at an affordable price.
Note: They do not take credit card (just debit). The cashier says this may change in 2016, but for not it’s policy.

Good to have some competition and variety in our neighborhood. I am very pleased with the prices which are very much lower than the nearby Safeway. I really like the way the meat products are packaged. They are all sealed so you will never have leakage or cross contamination. This is the place to shop many diet/​healthy items. I especially like during the holidays there carry spiral hams for half the price of the leading grocery stores. We are able to shop here and get all the things we need for half the prices elsewhere.

First visit to this Aldi this morning, and I liked it a lot! 99c/​lb chicken legs? Beats any other grocery store in the area. Very good cheese selection, nothing fancy but all the staples in block, slice and shredded form, with again excellent prices, especially for the shredded cheddar, it’s cheaper here than when it goes on sale at other places. I was especially glad to find a whole grain loaf of bread for only $ 1.79, tried it and liked it! Aldi brand. The prices for canned beans can’t be beat, though I prefer to use the sodium free variety but they only have full sodium. But for 59c, I’ll deal with the salt.
It would’ve been five starts but they didn’t have lemons or avocados. An employee said «the truck didn’t come in this morning» — apparently the truck does make a delivery on Sunday mornings but for unknown reasons didn’t show up this morning. I needed lemons for dinner tonight so I ended up going to another grocery store.

I have been familiar with Aldi for over 10 years since my mother shops there. I love this Aldi, to my knowledge it is the only one in DC. Great selection of food. For several months they carried manchego cheese, which is delicious (and lactose free). Manchego is typically $ 10 for the size of the package that was sold here for $ 3 – 4. The quality is always good here and the service is pretty good as well.

I love my Aldi. Me and Aldi will never part, LOL! Seriously, I’m a BIG foodie and eat a lot, so I’m always looking for great deals to save on my food budget and stretch my money as far as possible since i’m way to lazy to seriously coupon. I do my weekly shopping at Aldi and my biweekly shopping at other grocery stores.
Aldi has a decent wine selection, cheese, and organic products. I usually stick to purchasing produce, frozen fruit, quiona and eggs plus the basic staples such as flour, baking soda, baking powder, etc. I always check their circulars online prior to shopping. It’s best to go earlier in the day because they don’t replenish throughout the day (at least at the locations I’ve patronized) so if you go later in the evening all the items have already been picked over.
Aldi has a great «double guarantee» policy which means, they guarantee the freshness of your product or they’ll replace it for free plus refund your purchase price. Since I’ve been shopping here for the past 1.5 years, I’ve only had to return fruit that went bad in a couple of days after purchasing. The customer service at this particular location needs major improvement. Almost every person seems miserable and look like a bird pooped on their brand new shoes. Anyway, for the affordable prices of Aldi, I’m willing to deal with the rude ass workers.
They don’t take credit, so make sure you have a debit card or cash and bring your own bags!

This Aldi is very well run. Great staff and very clean and tidy. Aldi has the best value for high quality food in the District. It’s a German supermarket, so there are a few things you need to know if you haven’t been to an Aldi before.
1. No credit cards
2. You deposit a quarter in the cart (called a pfand in German). You get the quarter back when you are done with the cart. This mostly eliminates staff having to move around carts (this is pretty common all over Europe)
3. Bring your own bags and do your own bagging (common all over Europe as well). Aldi sells high quality bags at a very reasonable price
4. Aldi has 95% of your normal food purchases. For specialty items, they don’t regularly carry them.
5. Get ready for seasonal items — they have a great seasonal selection. Think hams during Christmas and Easter and 4^th of July decorations
6. German chocolate and wine is available
7. A modest beer selection and wine selection
8. Mostly private label with a few name brand items
9. There is an organic line and gluten free line. They have been expanding these more recently.
10. No awards program, you just pay a reasonable price every week.
11. Household wares rotate through during the year (think bathroom trashcans, kitchen utensils, etc).
Basically, my wife and I do our main shopping here. We get Kale and a couple other veggies at another supermarket or the farmer’s market. However, I’d say the 95% rule holds pretty firm. Cost is about 40−50% less than Safeway. I was first introduced to Aldi in Germany and they’ve managed to recreate it here in the USA in a great way.

Safeway who? I go completely out of my way to shop here. A bottle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil is only $ 4… need I say more?
I am a huge
fan, so I’ll compile a list of ingredients I need for the week’s dinners before shopping. Most of the time, I’ll find exactly what I need (with the exception of fresh dill and cilantro, but literally everything else!). I try to shop every two weeks so I’ll eat everything that I’ve already bought, and I kid you not my average grocery bill at Aldi ranges from $ 60 – 90. I’ll let that marinate. That’s inclusive of the typical fruits, vegetables, meats and snacks, as well as the quirky little items for my recipes! Oh, and I forgot to add that most of the produce is organic, so I can serve my family healthy food without compromising my budget.
I do have to travel to other stores for international cuisine, but that’s so minimal compared to what Aldi offers that I’m not bothered.
Some tips:
–Bring lots of bags! They have huge plastic bags for .10 cents each but they tear easily. You can also use their boxes.
–Bring a quarter for the shopping carts.
–Have cash, debit, or EBT only. No credit!
–Prepare a list, or you’ll buy everything!
Happy Shopping!

This is a good store! The times I’ve gone it’s never been crowded the employees are nice. Everything is in order and in stock. I wouldn’t recommend going here in the beginning of the month though, that’s welfare week. I generally go the third week of the month or at the end of the month. Sometimes when they first open.

I thought I’d find a few gems in the rough… but it was really rough.

Great produce and, contrary to an earlier review, ALL Aldi’s locations require quarters for cart rentals, not just the ones in the «hood». To that reviewer, do yourself a favor and at least pretend to get a clue.

We LOVE Aldi! Prior to DC location opening, we trekked out to Hyattsville and Latino markets there, but no more. Good prices, easy to get in, shop and get out. Employees are friendly too. We typically shop elsewhere for items we can’t buy at Aldi.

Very clean and very well stocked. Produce is fresh too. Only minus is not having enough registers opened during the evening rush but with these prices and food quality. I can let that pass. They even have organic meat. You can find some real gems in here. There are plenty of name brands at lower than most prices. Their brands aren’t bad either. There’s also a gluten free line. I come from Southeast and pass plenty groceries to come over to this one… it’s just worth it!

Great prices. Surprisingly good quality food. It benefits from being next to the worst Safeway on the planet so any grocery store could look good but this is actually a decent store. Employees are competent and generally friendly, prices are awesome, lines usually aren’t that bad. An overall good place to shop!

Solid.
Pros:
Very inexpensive.
Has organic products.
Easy to get to.
Clean.
Cons:
Doesn’t accept credit card: cash or debit.
You need a quarter for a cart (it’s in the hood, people would steal them, lol)
Experience con: Lady literally tossed all my goods in the cart: mainly produce … are you freaking serious?!

I almost don’t want to write this review, because I want to keep Aldi my little secret. But alas, a good review is good for business, which is good for my neighborhood.
Aldi is a great alternative to the semi-​Soviet Safeway at the Hechinger Mall. The selection is surprisingly good, and I was actually able to find a lot of not-​so-​processed foods. (Read the labels, people!)
The prices are so, so low, and the selection (as mentioned above) is fab. They also have a great variety of fresh produce, though who knows where that came from.
I will absolutely be back. it’s not the kind of place you’d go to make something special, but for essentials and easy food options, Aldi is the place to be.
For comparison, I went to a local organic market in Upper NW and spent $ 44 on dishwasher tabs, dog treats, 4 peaches, 1 bunch of asparagus, a 6 pack of DC Brau, and 1 ginger beer. $ 44 dollars for essentially 6 items.
At Aldi, we bought food for a club BBQ AND to feed us for the week, (basically an entire cart’s full) and spent less than $ 90. This would have been closer to $ 200 at the Safeway across the street.
Remember to bring your own bags, and a quarter for the shopping carts!

So pleased to discover an Aldi’s in Washington DC not too far from where I live. I did have some trouble finding it – finally figured it was in back of the old Hechinger Mall where Florida Ave, Bladensburg Rd and H street sort of merge. Lots of parking and the usual LOTS OF GREAT PRICES for everyday foods. I recommend being alert in the parking lot though as there were some sketchy people about…

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Aldi!!!
I shop here every week, mostly for produce as they sell the same brands that are sold at supermarkets like Giant, Harris Teeter for half the price. They have an Artisinal Salad mix of assorted types of lettuce heads that lasts a week at least, and is the same thing that Teeter sells for two bucks more. They have the same brands of blackberries, blueberries, tomatoes, bananas, that sell at those grocery stores, but for half the price. I get large tubs of 0% Fage yogurt for three bucks and change. BeGioso marscapone this week for $ 1.50. Almond milk and most cheeses are good quality and include some brand name cheeses like Kerrygold, all less than at a regular grocery store. Hearty 12 grain bread tastes delish! All your basic staples like flour, sugar, are cheaper here.
Yes, you have to pay attention to what you buy as some items are not ideal, and include more processed ingredients. However, what is ironic to me is that Aldi sells a lot of the same stuff as Trader Joes — which people obsess over, but Trader Joes also sells crap you have to pick through (ever read the ingredients and fat/​salt levels in Trader Joes’ frozen foods? Most are horrible for you, especially when you factor in that they list a tiny, unrealistic serving size!). Somehow Aldi gets a worse rating even though in many ways, it’s the same thing. I generally don’t purchase meat at Aldi, but I also don’t buy it at Trader Joes. If you’re a smart shopper, however, you really can clean up with great stuff at Aldi!