Price Chopper

Is it the best Price Chopper? Oh hell no. But is it much better after the remodel? Hell yes. Honestly the addition of self checkout scanners made me weep tears of joy when they installed them. I don’t go here for all my shopping but it’s a godsend when you live in the neighborhood and you just need to pick up a couple things, or you forgot something.
No butcher, no seafood department, and a crazy big parking lot in the front that annoys me. But the staff seems happier after the renovation.

Big changes. Friendly staff. It’s so good to have a neighborhood store.

I have re-​named this the «Dela-​chopper» so as to be culturally sensitive. It’s SUCH Great news that this is being renovated. They have already done much on it. It has something many others don’t: location. Thousands of hospital employees exit work daily and can choose to drive past here. Please continue to invest in this store wisely, Golubs! Give us a live butcher & fish monger– you know Ben & Bill would like it!
I was so pleasantly surprised to find the store newly updated, everything clean and fresh and the employees all so helpful. The parking lot was so well monitored and tidy. Nothing scary anywhere! And my FAVORITE. Was that the whole time I was there, no loud creepy voices broke in through the music to break my concentration with a sales pitch. That has got to be one of the most annoying things ever thought up!
I did notice there were no flowers or plants but guess that’s ok with the Lark St Flower shop nearby.
I shop here occasionally because it is «on my way,» and easy to get in & out without a mega-(parking) lot. I will definitely come here more often than I have, instead of Slingerlands or Glenmont. It’s manageable in size– not overwhelming like some groceries.
Lastly, they have a no-​photo policy, so-​uh– no photos to post!

The ghetto chopper has been around for a very long time. I’ve lived up here 40 years and it was heren back then. I’d rather shop in a bodega than that shit hole on Delaware Ave.

This store is horrible. The bakery and deli needs to be overhauled. There is very little variety compared to the other Pricechoppers. The prepared foods looked questionable. I usually love the rotisserie chicken from other Price choppers. I was disappointed to see that the rotisserie chicken this store sells always has skin missing, ¼ of the chicken is white and it looks jagged. I stop here for the heavy on sale or emergency items. For my produce, meat, bakery and deli, I go to the Price Chopper in Slingerland.

Price Chopper is the worst grocery store chain I have ever frequented. This specific store is the worst of the worst. I wouldn’t dare buy anything other than pre-​packaged food here, and even then it’ll likely be old, damaged, etc. As for the employees, most of them act like they’d rather be any place else in the world than doing their job. If you can’t tell, I have strong feelings about this store. I would give it lower if I could.

Known as Ghettochopper to everyone in the Albany area and rightfully so.
Since I live so close, I shop here sometimes. The stocking staff is helpful and the cashier staff is horrible. I get panhandled outside and offered rides for cash from strange men in non-​taxi cars. Short checkout lines can be deceptively long due to bad credit holdups, insufficient funds and folks paying with public assistance arguing about which items qualify. Staff turnover must be high even in this bad economy because the cashiers have problems identifying basic produce.
Half the Redbox DVDs are scratched or broken. Are the folks using this Redbox allowing their children toss the DVDs around as a toy?

Ok, so it’s not a fancy store, but at the same time you can get most of the basics for day-​to-​day living. The staff is generally pleasant and the store is clean. It’s definitely a better option that the overpriced bodega’s on Lark street, and it’s open ²⁴⁄₇.
Pluses: Having looked at the other Price Choppers, Hannaford’s and Fresh Market, this is the only store to sell large amounts of Mission tortillas. Yes, other stores have some, but in small amounts and weirdly wrapped, and pricey, which is just odd for Mexican food. Also, the mushrooms here are beautiful and delicious.
Minuses: The fruit and veg selection is limited.

I know what you guys are thinking. But you know what, I’m getting off the train of high horses.
For one, I despise the use of the word «ghetto.» I get what people are trying to convey. But to me, that’s like saying something’s «gay» or whatever other simplistic, bigoted undescriptive word out there.
Listen, this isn’t the suburbs. This is downtown Albany. This place is lucky to even have a grocery store. Sure it’s not as plentiful and saturated as the places a few miles up. But like I said, I feel lucky this place even exists. I don’t have a car. And I don’t feel like taking a bus uptown for a week’s worth of food. Nor do I feel like the delis around the corner fulfill the needs of an actual supermarket.
Anyway, they have all the essential, they have fruits and vegetables. I don’t need much more. Were it not for this place, downtown Albany would be known as what’s a food desert. For that, I’m grateful.

If you’re looking for fresh meat or produce, then I suggest you turn around immediately. This location has earned «Ghetto Chopper» status quite easily as their selection of quality foods is below average. You can see some economic blight here, but I wish the Golub’s would put a little more pride in this location seeing as it is in a dense and cultural diverse neighborhood. My suggestion to Neil Golub et al. is to compete with some of the local ethnic markets in the area by adding some more culture to the selection.

Once again I find myself saying, this place doesn’t deserve 1 star! This place is a rat maze, ghetto, mess! I don’t understand how this area has such a run down, shady grocery store! There were several things they didn’t carry, the produce was horrible and the prices weren’t that great. Don’t go here, drive to the other location off 9w by walmart.

I hate going to this price chopper but this is close to my apartment. Customer service does not exist in this establishment. The workers are unfriendly and rude and the lines are always freakin long. It’s crazy because just a few blocks away the price chopper on Madison is totally the opposite.
Go to price chopper on Delaware only when you have to.

Honestly lives up to the name «Ghettochopper.»
Nine times out of ten, if I have a specific item in mind, they will not have it. Even if it’s something relatively basic. I think I almost had a heart attack when I realized they didn’t carry Archway cookies.
The prices even with the «AdvantEdge» are generally higher than in other places. We come nowhere near buying enough gas for it to be worthwhile. Seems like there is a week of decent sales (at least on the items I buy) followed by a 4 or 5 week drought of little to no discounts.
Staff run the gamut from friendly to rude and dismissive. I’d go in with low expectations and was occasionally surprised.
And after my other half was threatened (for trying to ignore a belligerent guy in the customer service line)…we won’t be coming here again unless our food situation is dire.
Hannaford in Delmar is just as close and better.

How is this bone thrown by the Golub family to Albany’s inner city population allowed to stay open? And how can Unilocal force me to give this place one star when it should have none? Maybe it’s to tip the hat to the view of Empire State Plaza right behind.
The prices are jacked up, the store is a dirty mess, the employees are apathetic, the selection is poor. Whenever a St. Rose or UAlbany student goes on about the Price Chopper on Madison being the «Ghetto Chopper», take them here. This is the REAL «Ghetto Chopper»!!
Unless it’s an emergency, better to walk outside, get on a bus, and go to the New Scotland Price Chopper or the Delmar Hannaford. Those locations are at least bearable!

or as we like to call it ‘price cho’ they were doing work on it last year and took off the ‘pper’ part for a long time. (it is better than some of the Other names it has been called.)
i hate that this is the closest grocery store to my house (thus my love for Cardona’s is even stronger). because it is located in the ‘inner city’ part of albany there are a lot of shoppers that use those government cards, i suppose they are called something new these days but it used to be just wellfare in the day. i am not putting down people with no money or making social commentary here, i really Am trying to make a point. and this point is…
that it irritates me that people pray on this sort of thing. the store has higher prices than the others in the more suburban sections of the city. i think this is because the government (you and i and our tax dollars) is footing the bill so why the heck Not take all you can grab and run? sorry. back to the store.
the reason i don’t like this place besides the price (cho) gouging is the fact that there are some very rude people both working there and shopping there. it is the sort of place where you really just keep your eyes to yourself and don’t meet anyone elses. the attitudes are so thick that you need to duck out of the way sometimes.
but i guess it has it’s moments as well. last year kenz and i were there and this guy (obviously completely looney) was standing near the queues and pontificating about social injustice and such (he was yelling at everyone walking by ‘ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME!!!’ um. noooo. we are trying to NOT look at you.) so at least entertainment was provided for the wait.
unless you need some very fast groceries and can’t find them at my favorite local store, make the extra drive and go to the Hannaford either in Delmar or out on Central.