Super A Foods Inc

I wanted to like Super A Foods in Bell Gardens more, but not if the meat is going to spoil like it did…
The last items I always put in my cart are cold items. I shop frequently, so I never have too much to grab. Thus, the boneless pork chops ($ 3.20… sell by 1÷5÷16) & London broil steaks ($ 6.62… sell by ¼/​16) that I bought on 12÷31÷15 shortly after the noon hour should not have spoiled in the time that I grabbed them from the meat section to the short drive home.
My plans were to have the steaks that following Sunday (1÷3÷16), but the meat had already darkened by Saturday. I cut into it & it was discolored all the way through and smelled sour. I didn’t think it was that big of a deal. Just a fluke. I wasn’t upset at that point. So I got the pork chops ready. Same thing happened. Discoloration is one thing. When meat smells sour like both of them did, they are not suitable for consumption.
When I bought the two packages, I felt as though I understood what the «sell by» date particularly because several foods I buy elsewhere use «sell by» dates too. I found a decent article on meat package dates to refresh my understanding, but I’m still ticked off because I have never had any issues anywhere else:
The only experience I have ever had with spoiled meat was when the power went out at my parent’s house many years ago while we were on vacation. Everything got ruined, but a whole freezer of my dad’s deer meat was a heartbreaker. Even though it was long ago, I am pretty sure I know what spoiled meat smells like. BUT I DIGRESS…
Bottom line is there was no reason for the meat to spoil in the short amount of time that it was in the meat section at the store to the roughly 15 minutes overall that it took for me to check out and get the items in my fridge at home.
Super A Foods Inc prices weren’t quite what I expected overall. As Brenda C. alluded, most items are reasonable, but others are eyebrow-​raising.
They had some nice looking tortilla chips on sale, but it’ll be a long while before I try buy any meat here. I was not crazy about their produce section. The mini «flea market» made me chuckle, but was kind of cool at the same time. The panadería looked swell.
The high note was the cashier service. All of the ladies we encountered checking out and on our way out were extremely friendly.
Mostly clean store. Not very large parking lot. Smallish shopping carts.
TIP: There is a Bank of America kiosk in the parking lot.
It’s your call.
Review #441
’16 Challenge #4

Hmmm. It’s a grocery store, so they have some reasonably priced items and other prices are a bit over the top.
It’s the only store I frequent when I’m in Bell Gardens.
At night, there aren’t very many lines and you can get in and out pretty quickly, same thing with coming in mornings. Cashiers are pretty friendly.

I have to say the items here are cheap.
And they usually have pretty good deals.
One star (I’d give it less)
But the place Is a dump!!!
It’s a mess, open packages here and there.
Waiting to pay (one cashier open only)
The MANAGER noticed a package of cookies laying over the magazine stand and when he pulled it towards him (looking the other way talking to a person)
The package was open and the cookies fell almost on me.
Did not apologize and just saw them fall and left them there. And went on to do other business.
Also, in the line a man asked for a pack of cigarettes and there was only one kind that he did not wish to buy. The cashier asked the manager if there were any others to which he responded
«No that’s all we have. This isn’t a liquor store. Go to the liquor store you’ll find that kinda stuff there» in a very rude manner.
Almost in a way to embarrass the poor guy in front of the whole SLOW line waiting to pay.
I had to smile a bit when I walked out the super market and saw a big lighted sign outside the market reading «BAKERY, DELI, LIQUOR «
What a jerk.
My mother in law has also had repeating conflicts with the same manager.
«i» know i won’t be coming back here again, I don’t care how cheap it is.

I needed some eggs and OJ for a quick breakfast. I ran in there and was able to locate my items real quick. They are a little too far from my home. Their prices are very reasonable. As I ran towards the eggs section I did notice a display table for queso fresco. I wanted to stop and sample it so bad. I just ran out of time. The checkout was quick and they even bagged my items.