Aldi Food Market

I am usually a big fan of Aldi — quality products without all the unnecessary fluff. However, this store has some serious management issues. My most recent visit on May 13^th felt like I was digging through a dumpster. There were MOLDY tomatoes, completely SQUISHED and wet overripe bananas, a half eaten moldy grapefruit, a ROTTING pear — all put on the shelves for sale!!! This is a matter of food safety! Someone needs to investigate this store! The produce was in such disgusting condition that I was afraid of what I was getting. Please see pictures.

Wayyyyyyyyyyyyy better than Whole Foods and I say this all the time! There was a point where I didn’t shop for groceries and health food stuff but Whole Foods because I believe in freshness & cleanliness. But Aldi is not only totally affordable! But the food is so fresh and taste like the quality brands we love. Most of the time we shop where it’s convenient and I get it but I’m happy that Aldi is near my neighborhood because I just love their food. Satisfied consumer… happy customer

Siempre que voy me pierdo para encontrar el pan. Eso me gusta mucho para ir y comprar sushi en 1000
la noche. Es más económico, tienen muchas ofertas.

For those who complain about Aldi. I am from Europe and Aldi provides quality food at very reasonable prices. Aldi is well known in Europe. Just because you cannot find the brand names you are used, does not mean that the quality of the food is not great. Why do you think you know brand names? Because they spend a lot of money on advertising which is what you, the consumer, pay for. The people in the Aldi store are very polite and extremely helpful. Whenever I want something and it is not on the shelves, they go out of their way to look if they have it. If not they are able to tell what day to come back. If it was possible I would give Aldi 6 Stars or more.

I like Aldi save a lot of money, I do not care about name brands, Quality and savings is excellent !!!

Never have enough cash register employees working. Lines get long. They offer pretty much mostly generic products, but everything is pretty cheap to buy so I come here often. They don’t offer free bags and charge you 10 cents each so I suggest bringing your own. Make sure you bring a quarter for the shopping cart as there is no other way to get it unless someone leaves one stranded.

Firstly, in response to commentary from other reviewers angry about aspects of Aldi, it’s clear that some people are not at all aware of this store’s business model. Things like destroyed and stolen carts, tons of bags, marketing, staff, costs of operation, and brand name items all contribute to this thing called «overhead». These are costs that are often compensated for by jacked up prices applied to the items purchased by consumers. Aldi does not have flashy advertising, free bags, or staff to bag your items. The bags they DO have cost 5 or 10 cents– unless you want a cooler bag for a little more. PEOPLE ARE CRYING OVER TEN CENT BAGS? Bring your own, Jack! The carts are basically on an honor system. You deposit a quarter to take a cart out and the quarter is returned when you return the cart. Big deal! I’m actually happy I have one less cart to worry about smashing my car because some lazy shopper doesn’t have the common sense to put it back in a designated spot. And finally, for those whaling about brand name items– you do understand that brand name and most non brand alike are all coming from the exact same manufacturers, correct? And when you buy many large name foods you are paying for their advertising? If you’re not buying organic, you really should not be paying a ton of money for most of these items. Do some research.
Aldi was designed to be a place where you can obtain staples and more while saving a great deal of money. This store is organized and clean and the staff are friendly. I don’t recommend going here for produce as a top choice but many other things can be found here at a great price. Save some money and don’t listen to the whiners who don’t understand things like economics and basic business practices that makes Aldi such a great option.

I was shopping in the store and was discriminated against by a cashier. I was an Aldi customer since October of last year. I was amazed how we were treated. I am disgusted with their customer service. They had a great staff when the store opened. It’s now been changed with the accept ion of 2 people. I see why the workers are leaving this location.

Aldis is a good supermarket. I have tried a lot of foods In this supermarket that super stop and shop and etc have for more money so basically is more convenient to shop at Aldis if you want to save money … The only thing I’m not liking they raising the prices a bit they should stop that if they want more customers coming :) otherwise they will not stop going to their other supermarkets ;) …

Not a lot of variety… But everything is fresh. Sometimes generic brands of food are better then the original. You just can not beat these prices though. It is so worth going here!

Yes! Yes! This Supermarket is about as reasonably priced as you are going to get. My understanding is that this is a European/​store, that imports its food products– not sure if they are coming from Germany or where but, definately not the USA. This explains why the products dont have the familiar BRAND names that we are used to here in the states. However, WHO CARES! The products taste almost identical to the ones here, and most of them you can hardly tell a difference– if any. My dad didnt like the Cheerios, saying they got too soggy, BUT – I disagree, I liked them better! Another girlfriend of mine didnt like it saying that she felt Very uncomfortable with their products because she had thoughts that the Europeans might be trying to poison Americans VIA Aldi, so she didnt want to take a chance… LMFAO…Now if that isnt the craziest, paranoid and quite frankly the dummest shit I have ever heard! Folks come up with all kinds of bullshit not to like something that is not familiar.
It appears that their products are far more healthy and Cardiac friendly – judging by the labels. They have an awesome line of Lite-​n-​Fit products that are fabulous without the fat, and hormones/​artificial ingredients that alot of our products in the states contain. Where else can you get Jumbo Shrimp in the same bag you get from Costco — for $ 7.00 bucks??? I just left there –on a TIGHT– budget and I got 4 large bags of groceries including a soft plush blanket for $ 55 bucks! Thats unheard of in Stop and Shop, Pathmark or any of the others. In addition to food they sell, household products weekly like pots, blankets, containers etc., and they sell out quickly, so you better jump on those bargains FAST!
I adore this store! It has knocked out all of my local spots and Im not giving it up anytime soon. They do not offer bags just like Costco and BJ’s, but you can purchase them for .11cents a bag. So, buy about 10 and after you put away your food, throw them in the trunk for the next trip. Really, its no big deal.
Im loving ALDI’s, oh yeah, oh yeah!

Used to love buying from there until I started noticing my orange juice had green stuff inside of the container… I even drank a small portion of that, and really prayed I didn’t get sick. Contacted the supermarket, even though they’re right, they weren’t able to help me because I didn’t have proof of purchase, or the actual container, since I thew it out immediately thinking it would be contaminated with some contagious disease. After that I bought a pack of apples about two weeks ago and had one to eat, and had brownish/​blackish specs inside of it… This place needs to inspect the things they bring into this store. It can definitely cause a safety hazard if they aren’t careful! But I learned a lesson. Everything you buy, save the receipt. I figured, since I paid in cash for the items, I didn’t need a receipt. But you should always keep yours.

I absolutely LOVE Aldi! Some people complain about it not having name brands but if you knew anything about the company you would know that. Aldi is a no frills supermarket, they don’t claim to be. They have great quality food for a very low cost. I absolutely LOVE their selection of healthy foods in their fit and active line. Its very difficult to eat healthy at a low price but aldi makes it possible. Their yogurts are just 39 cents each! Where can you find that this day and age? And they are great tasting!
If you are some one who is hung up on brand names Aldi is not the store for you. Their selection also may be space in comparison to regular super markets, but there is still a lot to choose from. They are a great source for staple products. Also be aware that you have to pay for bags so its wise to bring your own. And you pay for your cart as well so bring a quarter (you will get it back when you return the cart)
All in all an excellent place for affordable food! Highly recommend!

This is wonderful! I love the aldi’s upstate and this is just as good, if not better in terms of organization, stocking, and so on. The staff was relatively nice as well. So affordable. I eat for health so I appreciate their «fit and active» line. I think the food is good quality, as good or better than store brands at pathmark or so on. The best thing for me is that I can ride my bike there.

A lot of people are upset about the no name brand of the products, but honestly, if you’re looking not to spend an arm and a leg to feed your family this is the place to go!
I find their generic brand to pretty good quality.

I am so excited about this new location in the Bronx! Finally :) The first Aldi I went was in Georgia about a year ago and I fell in love. Seriously… pineapples for $ 1.00 and bananas for .39 cents a pound when everyone else had them for .59 cents… you cannot beat that. I have 3 cats and its expensive to feed them canned food. The cat food they carry has different flavors even for the pickiest cat for about the same price you would get 9 lives when its on sale. My cats love their brand and I save lots of money. Their canned tuna is dolphin safe and tastes great both the dark and the albacore and the price is really affordable. Anyway I could go on and on about the deals but you should go and see for yourself and don’t be afraid to try something new.

My sis and I went shopping and got her favorite coffee (forget name) they only carry it. she got me the charlie brown tree for less than $ 8.00, I got some spring rolls and some nuts…
My brother is big on Aldi… I didn’t like a few of the pastas but I am willing to try other brands til I find ones I like!

Aldi is an awesome company. Yes, it takes a while to give up the illusion of the Name Brand. But like previous reviewers have said, it’s the same brand, different label. Also, Aldi charges for bags to pass on the savings to their customers in the form of lower food prices. And, FEEL FREE TO BRING YOUR OWN BAGS. Their gourmet line, Grandessa is awesome. They also have the best tasting frozen chicken breasts (6 – 8 per bag) for about $ 6.99. Try getting that elsewhere. The money you save there is worth it. Take your savings to the other grocery stores to pick up your specialty items you can’t at Aldi. The only thing I wished they carried is Organic Fruits and Veggies.
To those saying they won’t make it, they already have, DUH. They are well established in the midwest. They just started expanding into the East Coast and already are planning on new locations in NYC. There are over 1,000 stores in the US alone.

Finally ALDI has arrived to the Bronx! As a European living in southern Westchester county I was waiting for it since the first press articles about the new location have appeared in the local papers in late 2010.
ALDI is by far the most affordable place to buy food in a time of ridiculously inflated food prices — particularly in the U.S. For every $ 100 that I spent at ALDI I ‘ve saved roughly the same amount — that is roughly another $ 100 in savings — if I had bought that same amount of food at my neighboring A&P, Pathmark, Stop&Shop etc… — regardless whether they have a sale going on or not.
ALDI — like Trader Joe’s (they even have the same ownership!) — sells no brands — yes that is true but there is nothing to worry, because I know that the ALDI products are actually produced by the very same manufacturers that also make the branded products. This is a scheme of price segmentation in saturated markets that has benefits for ALDI and for the food manufacturers as it opens up new selling opportunities for the food manufacturers in the low price segment without relinquishing the value of their brand. Though ALDI does not comment on that scheme publicly, in Germany the homeland of the ALDI chain you can even buy books (several ones indeed, from different publishers) that tell you in great detail which ALDI brand corresponds to which well known consumer brand and how the authors have found out about that.

Ppl complaining about Aldi not carrying brand products completely miss the point. Same goes for those complaints about the absence of free plastic bags or them not accepting credit cards. The key to Aldi’s success has always been the value of its own products. They don’t waste money on ads or nice packaging — that’s the deal. Just compare prices and decide for yourself. I haven’t seen a gallon of milk for 2.95, a pineapple for 1.49 or 42oz of oatmeal for 1.99 often in this country’s food market dominated by carefully built brands. Maybe Aldi won’t succeed, but that would be a loss for the US consumer.

Umm… ALDI?
Apparently, this place was compared to Fairway by some locals. Are you kidding?!? This «market» is more like the «National Liquidators» of supermarkets. Want Heinz ketchup? Good luck finding it. Want Famous Amos cookies? Try again. ALDI carries brands NO one has ever heard of. To me, it’s a bootleg supermarket.
Oh yea, be prepared to bring your own bag. They DO NOT bag groceries and they CHARGE FOR BAGS! Wait… WHA?!
I give ALDI 6 months before they close shop, just like Circuit City and Duane Reade before them in the same location.
A damn shame.