WinCo Foods

Majority of the items there is cheap which is wonderful for the lower income families.

I’ve had root canals that were less painful than shopping here (yes seriously) but prices are so insanely good that I do 90% of all my shopping here — this place saves me hundreds per month. Super friendly staff. Love that its a CO-​OP! Now the downside: you might as well be in Calcutta. Only the strong survive Winco! So crowded with rude nasty customers you may feel homicidal at times. You must go to your zen place to deal — or wear headphones, which I do. Packing your own groceries also sucks — badly. I’ve learned to buy less and go more often to minimize the pain & suffering. You do NOT want to be here for 45 mins to an hour, trust me! But rock on with those prices! I’ll keep coming back!

Every. Single. Time I go here the aisles are loaded with pallets for restocking and I can hardly get around. I know they have to do it some time, but since it’s the only grocery store open in the middle of the night I wish they could cater a little to us night shift clientele a bit and do the restocking at a slightly different time.
That being said, I much prefer this Winco to the one out in NE Portland. It’s cleaner, for one. They also tend to have more of the kinds of items I want to purchase, like organic free range eggs, tons of varieties of nut milk, the cheapest kerrygold butter in town, etc. I rarely buy meat or produce here, but it’ll do in a pinch.

Winco probably has the best prices on most grocery items.
However, their produce and meat section are poor, both in terms of quality and selection. Even though the price is competitive on some meat items, they often hide a lot of fat and other junk on the bottom of the package to hide them. It often takes me a lot of time to clean them out and of course I’m throwing out a good portion of the meat I paid for.
The produce section is rather limited and the quality is bad… meaning bad tasting, not ripe, etc. The isles are too narrow and I’m often blocked by other patrons or the employees stocking up. Some of the stockers are pretty clueless and not realize that they’re blocking off customers.
Lastly, you want to check your receipt BEFORE leaving the store to make sure that the cashier entered the correct item AND also that the weight of the produce/​bulk items are correct. I was once charged about FIVE times the actual weight on more than a dozen bulk and produce items. I discovered this when I got home and I wanted to returned to the store, as my loss was more than $ 30; but due to my busy schedule I could not make it back and I was very upset. There have been several other occasions when I did return to the store to dispute overcharges, to find that none of them (neither the cashier or the customer service rep.) ever apologize for their mistakes. It often cost more to take the time and the gas to do this, but I do it for the principle.

Absolutely the worst service ever experienced in a Winco. The emotes have no clue what they are doing and I have never seen people move slower. I am beyond relieved I don’t live near here because I would never support what would otherwise be a respectable store.
Fredmeyer and Safeway are far better options

This is a big grocery store with great prices. That said don’t let the size fool you into thinking it has a huge selection, Other grocery stores have more selection. Here the space goes into having a lot of each item they do have so they don’t run out and have to stock as often. This helps keep prices down.
They are open all night but if you go be careful. This is when they stock so there are fork lifts running around and they move fast and don’t buy into the idea that customers should go first.
When I say they have less selection, I mean they carry the items just in say fewer flavors, They carry what they know sells fast. It feels odd sometimes as that formula at times means they do cary some items that you would not expect. This store for example has a fairly well stocked Latin market inside.
One highlight here is the produce. The high turnover means it is always fresh and with lower prices.
They usually have longish lines at the checkout. During the night you sometimes have to wait as the checkers are busy stocking.
That said when you talk to them the employees are friendly. They mostly stock at night so you mostly see staff at the checkouts. The isles are well marked and the layout stays the same which is good as there usually isn’t much staff wandering the store to help you.
The store has a nice bakery inside and offers fresh made cakes, muffins and bagels. The quality is fairly good on these.
The prices are lower then elsewhere. They also carry the most popular items. This combo brings people in, so be ready for a bit of a walk in the parking lot. Be ready to bag your own groceries and they don’t take credit cards.
This store brings in the families, especially the large ones and many people buy truly huge amounts here. If is not uncommon to see overflowing carts, occasionally even people with two of them. Even with their low prices I often wind up behind people spending hundreds of dollars. The setup allows the lines to still move fast. Each cashier has two belts so they can alternate to allow people to bag their groceries and keep the lines moving.
This is a true three star place. Nothing fancy here. OK but limited service. All the negatives are largely made up for in the prices. I don’t come here to quickly grab something, but I do come here when I have a big list to buy. I also come at odd times on weekdays. You don’t want to be here on weekends period.

Best deals on the basics. I shop here for almost everything, and visit a few nicer stores for the fancy things.
The bulk bins are awesome! I go all the way through them, every time.
It’s a busy place, so be patient with your cart. I also like to wear headphones so I can drown out the sounds of little kids. Sorry kids, grocery stores bring out the worst in you.
They honor a reusable bag credit (thanks!), but you have to bag your own groceries, so bring a partner.
Note: You can’t use a credit card.

i always stop by early am. workers are always friendly, look a little old and ghetto, but that is to be expected at a winco. i love their fresh maple bars in the morning!!! will deff keep coming back before work!

This is my general, all purpose, go-​to grocery. I may go to Costco for meats and cheeses, but this is the place where I buy vegetables, most fruits, yogurt. The prices are good, so there’s quick enough turnover to keep most produce looking fresh. I also like the availability of less common items (tamarind, papaya and some things that I buy and haven’t yet learned the names of!) I take advantage of the fact that the store is open at all hours and has good parking. I don’t mind writing checks in payments. The proximity to other stores chops running around time.
I also shop at the WinCo on Cornelius Pass Rd, but I see no listing for them

Winco now has organic produce and chickens.
Shopping at New Seasons has become a dangerous experience for me. I can easily rack up a huge bill just for food and jeopardize my family finances. I even started going to Whole Foods to try to lower my food bill. (I have no research to backup my feelings.)
It’s nice that I can buy whatever I want at Winco and not feel scared that way.

Go here every weekend to grocery shop. Awesome prices and everything is easy to find. been going to this store for 4 years and never had any problems with product or staff.

Just like any other, if you’ve been to a winco you know where everything is and what they have.
That’s mostly why I like Winco so much, huge selection, bulk items, cheap prices, and open ²⁴⁄₇.
Nothing else to say really, other than produce is still not the most amazing thing ever. Eat what you get within a few days or you’ll have to throw it out.

Good place to buy peppers and mangos. The other produce can be hit or miss. I buy the basics here and then go to new seasons. Prices tend to be lower here and they don’t take credit card.

This WinCo seems to have lower prices and a better selection than the one in Tigard. No problems with service here so far. Today an employee even said hello. Dry ice is nice too. I am glad they have it.
It would be helpful if all the stores had a somewhat similar layout.

Ran in tonight, picked up cleaning supplies to prepare for the big move back to Portland, and ran right back out again. Hardly anybody in store; that’s rare and very much to my liking tonight!

As much as I want to stop shopping here, I can’t afford to yet. And even then, I doubt I would. It’s hard to pass up a giant bag of oats or flour (who I am kidding, candy too) for less than $ 2 even though you aren’t entirely sure if that kid really dig stick his whole arm in that big bin and play around in it a minute ago.
Great for basics and most definitely for the bulk foods. Can’t quite say when it’s the busiest since I am sporadic on the times I go, but some times it actually feels like they should have a bouncer out front because it gets packed way beyond what seems like the fire code limit. I’ve walk in and then walked right out before and gone to bed without dinner. Sometimes the raised blood pressure isn’t worth it.
Oh well — I still love you Winco.

This place is always busy. Unless, of course, you are an early morning riser and shopper or you do your shopping at night when people are eating dinner. That’s smart. Very smart. I find that whenever I come here, I get so overwhelmed with the number of people and carts going through the store that I forget half the things on my shopping list.
Don’t you hate when an aisle gets clogged up by people and shopping carts? Yes, me too. But not to worry, this store has extra wide aisles so even when this place is packed, you don’t have to worry about that problem… most of the time.
The cashiers are efficient and I do like bagging my own grocery. It is annoying to be stuck behind the shopper that looks like he/​she hadn’t shopped at Wincos before but that’s not it because he/​she brought his/​her own reusable Winco’s shopping bag. Who am I kidding, this he/​she is always a she because if they can avoid, men do not shop at Wincos alone and if they do, they only buy as much as they can carry in their hands. A general statement, I know, but mostly true.
I do stop here quite a bit since it is on the way home from work.

Has the best deals
Has pretty much everything you’ll want and need and you can use coupons.

Oh Winco.
You may not be shiny, or have a built-​in Starbucks or offer me a frosty brew while I shop (I’m sure there must be a grocery store in Portland that does), but by god, your prices are unbeatable. You — yes, Winco, you — make me drive out to the suburbs for a carload of groceries. Your bulk spices make me weep with joy, the produce is always fresh, and the prices on your brand-​name gluten-​free waffles are spectacular. I love you.
Bottom line? You don’t need to go to Whole Foods if you’re a lactose and gluten-​impaired broke graduate student like I am. Just lower those standards a notch and hit up this low-​cost grocery mecca.

This place is a joke!
DEBIT CARD ONLY!
What a waste of a shopping trip…