Cash & Carry

This place has terrible customer service. Staff is unfriendly and grumpy. Nearly impossible to get answers to questions about their products. Its as if they have hired all the worst employees of the year at this one store.

I have worked in coffee and food service ownership, management and sales for over seven years. I probably have spent over 350k of money in the various locations throughout WA. I therefore, feel really poorly about rating this Bellevue location as my least favorite C&C in the State of Washington.
Their manager Bill, was not only mean, but rude and offensive. My general weekly purchases run somewhere on the order of 900 a week. This week we had been slammed busy at the stands and I had to send an employee to make purchases. Luckily, over the years, I haven’t had to make many returns at Cash n Carry. The objects are far to heavy to keep loading and reloading. However, this week, the inexperienced employee made some poor choices on a few items, and I needed to exchange them.
Bill the manager was rude and nasty. Really a 180 degree difference from the pleasant experience and assistance I regularly receive from their Lynwood and Tacoma locations.
Thankfully, his much more considerate employees, Tony and Mike, were kind enough to help me put the heavy boxes filled with cans of chocolate and syrups back in my car despite their manager saying, «they didn’t need to help me at all and that it Was ok to ignore me». I would do anything to not visit this location again. it’s such a shame that this location happens to be closest to my home. The manager at this location is one of the poorest in retail.

i love this place great prices and the best cutsomer service. i grocery shop here only. i buy everything in bulk. so i love it keep up the good work.

Great selection of stuff for our business from paper products to snack foods to food supplies. I shop here as often as necessary when Costco or other suppliers can’t get to us quickly enough. It’s a generally painless experience.
The assistant manager, Brendan, is nearly always prickly, unfriendly, or rude. Avoid him if you can. I’ve interacted with him 4 – 5 times in the last 2 months and whether in the checkout line or on a question, he won’t make eye contact, acts like you’re not there, and is very condescending. This place could do without him interacting with customers.

First: The name is all wrong. It’s not a cash-​only business, so your cards will work just fine here. Some of it will remind you of Costco, but there is no membership. Like Costco, you’re going to find more to like here if you want to buy in bulk. Unlike Costco, there is no focus on premium brands.
You’re sort of shopping in a restaurant supply place: there are a certain amount of things that will only appeal to restaurants, but there is also that will appeal to the average household. They have the six ounce size of soy sauce, but they also have the five gallon bucket.
Not everything here is a bargain, but you will find some great deals. One of the highlights for us is every flavor of latte syrups in the entire universe. There is almost a whole row of them, and the price is about half of what you’ll find in the supermarkets.
We also stock up on the frozen seafood: calamari steaks, tuna steaks, shrimp, etc. Lots of frozen meats entrees, soups, etc. The vegetable selection is minimal, all packaged in bulk, but the quality is good.
Warning #1: There are no shopping carts, just flatbed trollies. They’re nearly non-​steerable so you’ll want to drag it behind you rather than pushing it in front of you. Don’t look like a total noob.
Warning #2: There is only one line for all three cash registers, and it starts in front of the bread. Don’t try to get in line behind the person currently at the cash register, or you’ll be cutting in front of all the people who really are in line. Noob!

I love going to Cash and Carry. It’s a «food service grocery store» with lots of bulk products. Go inside and you can see 3-​gallon packs of Heinz Ketchup; big packs of candy, chips, water, 10-​pound packs of beef, cheese, etc. But whatever you do, DON’T be in the «hidden freezer» for more than about 2 minutes! I froze my rear off in there looking at 20-​pound packs of ice cream, frozen berries, and big packs of steak and beef. Go toward the other end of the store and you’ll see big packs of napkins, restaurant supplies, and like the other reviewer said, coffee syrup packs. You just never know what you are going to find here and it’s a great store to go to!

I don’t know how I have lived my life without ever experiencing Cash and Carry before.
We went in for Peanut Oil… we left with… well, pretty much everything. I was definitely like a kid in a candy store. I love Costco cuz you can get a lot of stuff at a good price, BUT, sometimes I don’t need 4 million cups. This is where Cash and Carry comes in. They sell a lot of stuff in bulk, but some stuff they just have good prices on. Like a big bottle of chaloula that cost the same as a small bottle at the grocery store.
it’s not great for everyday shopping. But it’s a great option if you need certain things in bulk. I hear their meat dept has some good prices too. Looks like its a lot of businesses who shop here, but its great that its open to the regular public and you don’t need a card like Costco. It reminded me a lot of Smart and Final back in California.

Cash and carry is really cool. It’s kind of like costco but more geared towards restaurants. If you’re reading this wondering what this place is I’d recommend just going to see it, you’ll never know what you might find.
The location is kind of hidden, it’s located kind of behind a strip mall.
P. S. They take credit card, I was confused by the name for ages.

This place is heaven similar to Costco — bigger amounts for a cheaper price.
I came here to buy a pack of horizon organic milk and I was so excited that they had it here.
Sadly I was unable to check the expiration date on the outside of the box so when I went home turns out they had been expired for over a month…
I didn’t go back to return it because I think it was my fault that didn’t enforce the check the expiration date rule.
Also, I was a little annoyed that they didn’t make sure their products are fresh.
I understand that stores sometimes don’t sell certain things very well, but food is a different story, I ended up sick attempting to try one of the milk. (:
Overall good place for big families and restaurants, just hope they update their products in the future.

SAAAWEET!
I really wish I had known about this place five years ago when I moved to the PNW.
Back in Michigan we have stores called GFS (Gordon’s Food Services) and when I was there, I LOVED those places.
They offer bulk foods and equipment without having to pay any BS membership fees (that other larger big-​box bulk stores… to remain nameless… DO).
So yeah, this place is cool. LOTS of food.
LOTS of equipment and stuff all on the cheap.
Need meat? They’ve got it.
Need cleaning chemicals? They’ve got it.
Need frozen food? They’ve got it.
Need bulk coffee-​beans? They’ve got it.
Need a kidney? WTF… why are you on Unilocal?Go ask your family and friends and FUCK, get to a HOSPITAL.
And even though the place is call «CASH and carry» they DO take credit.
Just don’t bring checks of ebt.

See the photos of this store on this page? Whenever I’ve been here, the store has never appeared this pristine and clean. I’ve been here many times and there are always items askew on shelves, sometimes on the floor. HOWEVER, this is the ONLY place I’ll go to for my Da Vinci or Toriani syrups! They have a humongous variety — more flavors, in both regular and sugar free — than I have ever seen, anywhere, hands down. And for half the price of anywhere else, too! For the syrups alone, this place is the only place to go.

Great products, fantastic prices, easy to park and get in/​out.
Who cares if it looks like an Army supply depot on the inside? Not me.
Torani espresso syrup at $ 4.08 per bottle rocks.

I am always impressed by the customer service at C&C — always super friendly, whether you call on the phone or in person. When I have a function at work to shop for, I start at C&C and then other places (Costco) if C&C doesn’t have what I need. They will typically special order stuff for you if you give them enough notice.
The thing I’ve always found a little odd; the variances of their prices. They have great prices on most items, but then some, they’re just outrageous (do not buy your soda here, unless there’s a sale :))

An associate at Dick’s restaurant supply suggested i come here when i was in search of doilies sold in bulk. At the time, cash & carry was a new discovery, still is. and a good one at that! They had doilies of differnt sizes, exactly what i needed! I took my time to walk around to see what they sold when i came in the first time. I wanted to buy everything! But i managed to leave with what i needed: 10″ doilies and dream whip! And a cookie: p

Love this place. Warehouse prices without warehouse sizes. No membership required.
Great deals on frozen stuff like hashbrowns to sausages and salad dressings. I get my Ghiradelli cocoa and Davinci frozen drinks syrups for here. Also great place to pick up spices, Asian staples, and Kreusteaz waffle mix… OK monster size Lazarus lump mesquite charcoal is an awesome bargain too.
Smallish restaurant supply section of cooking and serving stuff is handy too. Oh and they take orders for whole roasting pigs!
For stuff like soda, better to get on sale at a Safeway or Fred Meyer…

Need Coconut Milk, Bamboo Shoots, etc and don’t want to sell your first born to pay for it? Then Cash and Carry is for you. They were set up for restaurants, but they have a lot of items an average shopper can use and at prices better than the grocery stores.
Originally, they only sold to businesses, but now days, they sell to the general public. The only restriction is no personal checks, but they will take debit and credit cards.

Ever since working as a bartender and having to pick up restaurant/​bar supply items at Cash and Carry I have been hooked. It’s fairly small and sells items in bulk, and no membership is required. Despite it’s name you can pay with cash OR credit/​debit. They have lots of random useful things you cannot find in regular grocery stores but are used to seeing in restaurants. For example I bought a case of those mini solo cups with lids (2 oz.) for Jello shots on halloween. They also have the coffee syrup you are used to seeing at the grocery store for around $ 10, but they sell it here for under $ 4 a bottle, and have every flavor including diet syrup.

Real value for money — better than Costco?
We recently discovered this place. Dry goods are quite well organized. Refrigirated sections could be better. And checkout is not quick or smooth — this is the only issue with this place.
We definitely are going back.
Thanks for reading.

Ever want those restaurant items that aren’t in the grocery store to get at home? THIS is the place to get them. C&C is basically a grocery store for restaurants.
If you want bulk, they have huge items. Often sell things by the case (not for me, but maybe cool for big household). Restaurant utensils, glasses, serving platters, pitchers, etc… They are all here.
An entire AISLE of nothing but coffee syrup flavors — wow!
It’s a fun place to shop when you are in the mood for something a little different.

My boyfriend doesn’t want me to tell you about Cash & Carry. The reason isn’t obvious. The store is small. It has no marketing displays. The cumbersome carts have flat beds for case sized lots. The main attraction is good prices for large quantities.
At first I resisted, simply because of the storage issue. Where was I going to put all of this food? How was I going to use it all up before it spoiled? Then we bought New York strip steaks at $ 4.36 per lb and all we had to do was cut the beef into 1 inch steaks. I do have room to store 10 lbs of steak. Okay, so maybe there was something to this.
Today I bought two gallons of milk for $ 4.12 making it $ 2.06 per gallon. That fit into the refrigerator easily. I bought a gallon of mayonnaise for $ 6 instead of a quart for $ 4. Since it takes 4 quarts to make a gallon… hmmm, ok it was a good deal. That went into the refrigerator with room to spare as well. And so the space issue was greatly exaggerated.
So why doesn’t my boyfriend want you to know about it? Because unlike the evil Costco, there are no crowds, nor do you have to pay for a membership. At Cash & Carry you can shop in peace and pay only for what you buy. And it’s not really roughing it to shop there despite the lack of frills. There is a clean and spacious rest room. There is a selection of cold drinks and snacks for sale. The employees are consistently friendly and helpful. And then there is that pleasant surprise at the end… it’s only how much?