Acme Markets

My experience with Acme markets is overpriced/​underwhelming merchandise and unfriendly, but courteous staff. I rarely shopped at Acme anymore, especially with Target, ShopRite, and Pathmark all being in a 5 mile radius of each other. However, since they’ve closed down Pathmark and Target lines are a major turnoff, I decided to give Acme a try and was pleasantly surprised. Their prices were lower than I remember. I actually saved money shopping there. The seafood department employs this older gentleman (I forget his name) that really made my shopping experience enjoyable. He was friendly, knowledgeable, and seemed to care about my purchases (I know. I know. I was only purchasing seafood, but he was just that kind of nice.) I’m glad I took a chance and I will definitely be back.

ACME is growing on me but I think that’s just because I’m getting used to it. This is the closest grocery store to my apartment and there aren’t many other options close to me so it’s really ACME or bust in my neck of the woods. The options of food and brands here are decent, although they don’t have many seasonal specialty items. For example, I was making Oreo peppermint crunch cookies this week for a work event and went to ACME in hopes of getting Andes peppermint chips, but they did not have this or even candy canes so I substituted with the starlight peppermint candies. I can usually find what I need for your everyday cooking needs but I wouldn’t recommend stopping by here for anything out of the ordinary. The produce is fine, but not excellent. There have been a few weeks where I wanted different produce items and have opted out of buying them because the produce didn’t look appetizing as it should or was bad. The worst part about shopping at ACME is the time it takes to be in line and check out. Even when there is only one person in front of you, it takes forever. The employees here are very slow moving. Most of them are fairly nice however they tend to seem bored and [to be entirely honest] quite miserable. Since this is my regular grocery store, I wish they smiled more and had more of a focus on efficiency as well as their customer experience.

Rude customer butted in line and then her husband hit my cart with his. Cashier saw the event but declined to comment. This is the service that I have unfortunately come to expect at this ACME.

Fan of their well stocked produce section. Convenient and helpful.

This supermarket is okay. My biggest problem is that deli meat goes bad really quickly (less than a week). Most fruits whether on sale or not do not much have flavors. I would never guys apples from there. Vegetable produce is decent, but I often notice that it’s hit or miss.

This is my closest supermarket (so my default go-​to.) I can USUALLY find what I need. Often, they can be totally out of some really normal stuff like roasting chickens.
Their meats are usually really good, and especially if you go to the counter instead of the bulk case, you can get special cuts (like thick cut steaks.
Produce is usually fresh and they have a pretty good selection.. As this location caters to both the Main Line and West Philly, you can find both chicken schmaltz and chitlins.
The staff is very friendly, proactively ask if they can help you find stuff if you look lost. If there is a butcher on duty, they will special order things for you, etc.
I miss the old Genuardis in Wynnewood, but since they were bought and became a Safeway and eventually a Giant, the City Line Acme fills the bill. I still like to go to Trader Joe’s, farmer’s markets and Whole Foods for specialty items.

Coming from upstate NY where Wegman’s is king, I had a real hard time finding a solid grocery store nearby my home in Manayunk. I tried out several chains and hated them all. Finally found this Acme and it has been my regular grocery store for about a year now. I think it’s definitely a lot better than the Shoprites/​Pathmarks/​etc I had tried, but it in no way holds a candle to my beloved Wegman’s.
I can get just about everything I need at this Acme, except for a few pharmacy type items here and there. I think they have a solid variety of items and especially appreciate the International section, as well as the specialty cheeses, sushi, and hot/​cold food bars. It gets the job done, but isn’t anything spectacular I guess.
Whenever I do go there (on the weekends), it seems like I end up there in the middle of their stocking sessions. I guess I have bad timing. But you would think most people do their shopping on the weekends so you should be stocked up? I’m talking even the meat department, there is almost nothing on the shelves and I don’t go at odd hours or anything.
I do very much enjoy the cashiers as they are always friendly and helpful. I remember one time I was buying a new grill spatula and even I had noticed it was pretty expensive. When the cashier was ringing it, she was all «WHAT? Why is this so expensive? Hold on a minute.» And she walks away from the register, goes to the clearance section, and grabs one that’s very similar and exactly what I needed for a fraction of the cost! I was super thankful, I didn’t even realize they had other spatulas over in that section.
Oh and for some reason it seems they’re always lacking in shopping carts?
So overall, good store, but nothing amazing. Will continue shopping here for sure.

I can’t really say there’s anything special about this Acme. I’ve been here twice in as many days, mainly because it was convenient. The variety of their products is very inconsistent. To elaborate, there is an entire aisle filled with all different types and brands of bread. On the contrary, items like frozen veggies or yogurt are very lacking; I only saw spinach, corn, and carrots with butter (?). The yogurt selection was very small.
The prices definitely don’t make up for the lack of variety. There are plenty of other grocery stores in the area to complete your grocery list at a much cheaper price. This Acme is only convenient for a quick 1– or 2-​item pickup.
It’s also pretty small, and the aisles are tight. So the food shopping rush hour definitely mirrors the Schuylkill rush hour. And perhaps it was because of the crowd, but many of the employees didn’t seem to care much about the customers.

2 years ago, when A.P. Was the manager, I would have given it 4 stars. Now it’s got bad service to go with its high prices. Also they often have their prices marked as lower than what the cash register actually charges you, so beware.

This store is in a great location and a convenient shopping plazza, However every shopping experience here has left much to be desired.
Can you find your standard run-​of-​the-​mill Grocery store items here? Yes. However, in general, variety& quality of selection are quite poor and still quite expensive. For example: came today for soup ingredients– left without them because quality of the kale available in produce was awful and couldn’t find turkey sausage.
And Corporate, if you’re reading this: you need a SERIOUS overhaul on your customer service training! These cashiers are miserable and thus your customers leave the store feeling miserable. What happened to being greeted/​looked in the eye/​asked if the customer found what they needed-’/thanked the customer for bagging their own groceries/​said thank you and please come again!!!

One of the best supermarkets in the area. Beats the selection of my local Acme over in Manayunk. Solid staple of my office for walks for lunch. Good options, salad bar, hoagies, sushi, pizza, hot dogs, and hot café bar. Fairly quick check out times but can back up at peak times of the day.

This is just one of those supermarkets you go to because its there. There’s absolutely nothing special about it. The prices are so-​so, it fits the standard of clean and it carries the basics.
I go there when I need something specific or know that there’s a good sale going on. I know the lay of the land which makes it easier as well.
On the positive, the cashiers are really friendly and nice.
On the negative, I’ve gotten lunch meat from the deli section that has made my husband sick.
The produce is okay– pretty much standard price and standard quality.
If you are in the area and need a supermarket, its fine. I wouldn’t go out of my way to hit this place up.

Pretty typical grocery store that SJU students sometimes call «Blackme». Staff here is generally nice. Never seems too crowded when I’m there. Certainly nothing to scare you away from here, and is a solid option for the area. Nothing special either.

i like this market its nice and the have some stuff with the low price
i love it

I almost always get everything I want/​need here. I’ve been disappointed with lots of grocers in the area but this one is pretty good. The pre-​made foods section is great, they have sushi/​veggie rolls that are really delicious.
One issue for me that I experienced was the bags of fresh/​frozen chicken (ie, Tyson/​Perdue, etc) had holes in them. They are snag tears that come from hauling it off the truck or out of the back, and this has happened to me 4 times since I started shopping at this particular store. The store claims it is Perdues/​Tysons fault but I have never had this issue with any other store.
Other than that, this is our go-​to shopping mart. It’s usually fairly empty too since the area is not super residential.

Usually clean, usually easy to find products, usually helpful staff. This being said, it still is the best place to get groceries in the area and the only place I really shop.
The one down fall. Watch the register because products often do not match up with the advertised price.