WinCo Foods

I love Winco, they mostly have everything & you’ll be amazed with their low prices! I don’t shop here much though because they’re far to shop for groceries with. I love that their form of payment is debit /​cash though I would love for them to go to credit card route as an option.

Winco Foods is a great place to shop, especially when you have a large family. There are 8 of us so the food a Winco, which is good quality, really stretches for us. They have bulk bins to help with cheaper costs, too, including things like noodles, gravy and other mixes, granola and even dog treats!
They have a Deli which is good albeit I don’t shop in too often. The blocks of cheese is super cheap! You get 2 pounds for about 4 dollars.
This location seems to be cheaper than the others that I’ve been too as I think this is the busiest location. I prefer the downtown one just because I love downtown, but this one suits me just fine. You may have to park and walk a ways, but if you’re okay with that, then you’re all good.
You do have to bag your own groceries, which I prefer. They don’t accept credit cards. They save the money from both of these things and pass the savings onto the customers like you and me!!!

This is a review on a service that I received today in the Winco deli probably the best customer service I have ever received at Winco. Today wanted to make Gyrosfor dinner at home but they had no Gyros meat out also could not find the taziki sauce I have somebody in the deli and even know they were extremely busy show me where it was and when the empty she went to the freezer to see if they had any… Dinnee saved

Another place I can’t believe I haven’t reviewed. Typically, I only review the things that truly matter to me (food, booze… uh… places that serve food and booze… uh… sometimes they make their own booze…). I often forget to review services, grocery stores, gas stations, etc. I couldn’t think of a grocery store more deserving of praise.
At any Winco you might visit, you will find awesome prices. However, at this Winco, you’ll find amazing employees with a killer customer service skillset, items I can’t find at Fred Meyer or other national chains, and a variety of rotating stock that seems to change with people’s demands.
One reason I love Winco is for its awesome employees. There is one cashier who seriously goes above and beyond the call every single stinkin’ day of the week. Makes great conversation, is friendly, has a big presence and seriously had me standing in long lines just to interact with him. The folks at the meat counter are great, too. They’ll engage me in conversation, talk smack on my favorite team (when I’m wearing my 49ers shirt… stinking Seahawks fans…), and joke around with me. They’ll also check the freshness of the fish that I’m wanting to purchase. I wish I knew these peoples’ names, but I’ve never encountered a rude employee.
Another reason I love Winco is that they listen to their customers. I don’t know if customers are actually requesting these things, or the managers are just really insightful, or what. However, when we first arrived in Boise, this Winco didn’t carry quinoa. Now, not only do they carry quinoa, they carry several types and even quinoa noodles (not that I care that desperately about quinoa or any ancient grain, I just thought it was cool). To expand on this, their already awesome beer selection continues to get more awesome. Went from one variety of Hop Valley to three or four. One variety that they only sold in a bomber is now available in a six pack. The craft beer options keep pouring in with great variety. Suddenly, things like organic produce and fresh sushi are in-​demand and the demand is more than being met. I don’t know if it’s Winco, generally speaking, or this particular Winco, but they are truly killing it in terms of variety, service, availability, and various other positive adjectives.
For a place that basically sells cheap groceries, they rock so hard. Make sure you know, it’s cash only (debit cards and food stamps accepted, too).
I completely forgot to mention that they ditched their old sushi vendor (Lucky Fins, sorry guys) and brought in a new one. If anyone ever tasted the old sushi, you’d probably agree that it was stale. Apparently, Lucky left product on the shelf too long. I, personally, experienced disgustingly stale sushi that I wish I could have returned. The new company (will research the name… «san» is in there somewhere… maybe sushisan?) replaces product daily. It’s totally affordable, delicious and, now, its’ always fresh. Booya!

Got up to take my friend to work and decided to adult instead of bumming around the house with nothing to show for it.
I came here for mild grocery shopping. It was early, maybe to early. 8 in the morning is usually my wake up time but since I was up and at em already I figured, what the hell.
There really isn’t much to say about the place at 8 am, except there were a lot of middle aged ladies there who would rather ignore you and use another isle over looking at you and sharing isles. (Perfect, because I’m the same way, but 29, not mid 40’s+)
Got my stuff, checked out with a polite checker and left.
Couldn’t get any easier than that.
Beautiful.

Have always liked winco. There prices are very low and the selection is always good. plus they have the bulk food items which is the best thing ever. I like places were u get what u pay for. U want cheap groceries well your going to have to bag your own stuff. which for me is fine cause every other place gives u like 100 more bags then u need. There open 24 hours which can be good less people at night but they are stocking there shelves at night also so you have to beware of that. All and all a great place to shop

When we first visited Boise several years ago, WinCo was one of the stores that impressed us. I know, it’s a grocery store… seems to be an odd thing that would attract attention. But when you think about it, things like grocery stores are the kind of places you interact with regularly, certainly more often than even your favorite restaurants. So it kind of makes sense that something like a grocery store could stand out in your mind after visiting a new place.
Now a lot of people complain about the lack of «perks» and such at WinCo stores, but to me… that’s a plus! I don’t care if my grocery store has a coffee bar. I don’t care if it has a full service restaurant. I don’t care if they bag my groceries for me or not. WinCo is a no frills, no fuss shopping experience… and that’s why I like it! I go in, I get what I need, I get out. There’s no one trying to upsell me a latte.
That and I love their bulk bins. My wife and I could easily spend an hour just picking and choosing from the various offerings there. We very much like to cook from scratch and the WinCo bulk section is a great place to fill up on various flours, rice, pasta, and other staples to make almost any dish. And yes, of course you have your various sweet and snacky selections too… although we «try» to avoid those. ;)
So in the end I really see what many perceive as WinCo’s weaknesses to be positives. I like a simplified shopping experience, and WinCo gives me that. If you’re looking for more, yes you will be disappointed. But they remain my «go to» grocery store. Well, except when I’m craving some Trader Joe’s… but that’s for another review!

Less expensive than walmart they have a huge selection of things to choose from in terms of food although they do not carry many household items like walmart does but i like the fact that the company is employee owned and operate and from what I’ve heard the employees get paid extremely well. Which makes it easier to support a company like this as opposed to walmart.

I think Walmart is in trouble — selection and prices at WinCo are outstanding. I like the concept of different color labels indicating how much you will save.
Only Costco is better for bulk items and variety of goods to keep you interested and spending hundreds of dollars. Also, Whole Foods is great where quality is more important than price.
WinCo is great if you want variety of basics and value. Only two minor negatives — 1) cash/​debit cards for payment only and 2) you bag your own groceries.
This store is only out West. So enjoy it.

The staff were extremely helpful the day I came here, I found the items I was looking for to make biscuits and gravy:-)

No frills wonderful place. Location sucks a bit turning left onto Milwaukee Rd but overall, I love it. Plenty of products I can’t get anywhere else at a price comparable to Wal-​Mart. Only downside to Winco (and major downside) is Winco only accepts cash, checks or debit cards; no credit cards. Don’t forget to bring a payment other than credit!!!

Boise’s best supermarket chain. Homegrown and better than the other chain headquartered in Boise. Good selection of produce, meat and bulk foods. Friendly staff.

I am completely appalled by Winco, and their coupon policies. I am a coupon shopper, and I use them at EVERY store I shop at. Winco is the least coupon friendly store I shop at. My latest experience is with the Winco on Fairview in Boise. I over $ 100 in groceries yesterday. I forgot to use the $ 10 off coupon they sent out in the mail. I called today, and asked if I could use the coupon today. I had my receipt, my debit card, everything in order to prove that I made these purchases. EVERY other store I have ever shopped in promptly process the coupon, and give a refund. Winco, on the other hand, said they only do them same day, and that they were willing to lose my business over 10 bucks. I have been a loyal customer since I was a small child, but I will think long and hard before going back!

Upon returning a second time to this WinCo location, I can honestly say this is a Grocery Outlet/​Costco/​Albertsons on steroids. Seriously, processed foods I didn’t know existed were available in bulk sizes upon entering. They were screaming at you, like that guy that stands on the street corner with a sign that reads GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE — LAST 5 DAYS!!!
And cheap prices still — beef steak and pork ribs were both priced lower per pound than the cheapest Asian food store in Seattle. Tamarind alongside fresh limes and lemons. Large produce selection, though the fish looked pretty tired (ie. Defrosted from frozen).
Oh and the clientele! Can’t decide whether the lady in the straw hat adorned all over with plastic flowers, or the lady with the fake baby doll in the shopping cart — the one she’s pushing along — was my favorite. Or, maybe the tatt guy that reeked of cigarettes with his shirt unbuttoned telling his 5 kids in the shopping cart to SIT THE F*CK DOWN… OR ELSE. WinCo needs a dining section, so we can buy the food, eat a couple of powder-​covered donut holes with raspberry filling or a bag of chips the size of my pillow, and start throwing our bras and jock straps around. THIS, is better (and cheaper) than cable.

This Winco is the same as other Wincos in the Pacific Northwest. It’s big, busy, and offers great prices. If you need affordable groceries, you couldn’t go wrong with shopping at Winco. Just remember, you will need to bag your own groceries, and be prepare to deal with crowds.

Great prices. Cash or Debit card only. They have pumpkins in October very cheap, and tons of them. Halloween candy is dirt cheap here, too. Will be back for sure!

No lie, this place is pretty disgusting. I’m sure you can get a variety of STI’s from the bulk food section, and if you let your baby gum on the shopping cart, you might as well directly inject them with the rhinovirus.
Still, they have fantastic prices on everything. They’re open 24 hours, and rarely close on holidays. They have a large selection of produce, Mexican foods, and breads. The bulk selection is great, as long as you can pretend kids haven’t been shoving their grubby hands directly into those M&Ms.
Make sure you have cash, a debit card, or check, because they don’t accept credit cards – to keep the price down, and I can’t say I blame them.

I agree that this is inferior to the downtown location, though the candy aisle is at least as palatial as I remember it being from childhood.
Many people who seem unhappy with the children they got shop here.

I agree heartily with Ophelia M. who reviewed this before. I added one star to her rating. and here’s why. IF you are able to choose when you can shop you can avoid a lot of the crowding and noise issues. I shop between 0600 – 0700 on Saturday or Sunday. Yeah it sucks to get up early on the weekend, but after a stop at Starbucks for some liquid sunshine I can walk into Winco, put on my Ipod and shop my little heart out without the lines and the squalling children. Yeah, you gotta dodge the folks stocking the shelves but hey some of them are cute, and they aren’t running into you with carts or testing the decible levels of their lungs.
DO NOT buy anything more than basic produce at Winco. go to Fred Meyer which has better quality and the prices aren’t as high as Albertson. Go to Albertsons for MEAT.
Multistore shoppnig isn’t conveneient, but it’s people not doing it is why Fred Meyer and Albertsons can have such outrageous prices, they know people won’t go elsewhere. Well, SOME of us.

There are some grocery stores that strive to offer their customer a stress free and convenient shopping experience (have a cup of coffee… oh, and we’ll care for your children in this darling little play room while you shop… etc.). This, my friends, is NOT that type of store.
Are their prices competitive? Oh… they’re INCREDIBLE. In addition the stores are employee owned and by all accounts are an overall solid company to work for. Wonderful… However, as a consumer… every dang time I shop here, I walk out feeling vaguely homicidal. I don’t know what it is precisely that makes me crazy about this particular WinCo (I say this, because I’ve been told the WinCo in Eagle is delightful). I think it’s the level of organization, the overcrowded aisles, and the lack of quality, amongst other things that converge to make this my own personal Bermuda triangle.
My chief complaint would be that the quality of both their produce and meat department (absolutely p*ss-poor!). Their fruits and veggies do not appear fresh and are generally bruised. Their meat (particularly their chicken) is horrific. Also, the quality of their generic brand is terrible (I get that it’s generic and what can you expect… but there are stores that keep a relatively high standard in their generic – this is not one of them).
Why even 2 stars? Because, in these economic times… their price is right. So… if you go there for basic packaged items (toothpaste, canned foods, chips, soda, boxed pasta etc…) you can’t go wrong – they have all the main brands at incredible prices. Just steer clear of the produce and meat. Oh, and be prepared to bag your own groceries (this doesn’t seem like a big deal at all, until you’re standing there bagging with your desperately-​in-​need-​of-​a-​nap toddler trying to make for the exit as your trying to figure out if you should put Windex in the same bag with the ice-cream…Seriously).