Dearborn Food Mart

Just about the most curt and rude «service» anywhere. The old guy who is always there (yes, he’s the only person who works there — he lives in the back of the store — there’s a cot and some semblance of a «home» there) kind of makes me feel sad, but when I consider how the price tags are definitely placed over the expiration dates, and that a «service fee» of 15 cents on the dollar is charged for giving change, yeah, this place is basically a shit-​hole establishment. He will hover over you while you’re in there, even if you’ve been in there a million times, and the place usually smells like … well, ass. Prices are inflated even for a «convenience» store. How it survives against 7 – 11 and Jewel and Treasure Island is beyond me.

I hate to write such a poor review in the event the owner or his family reads this… But some things need to be said that are just wrong! I’ll try to be short with this:
I only started going here because it’s literally the closet mini store to me, although they have limited selection, pure laziness brought me in numerous times.
1. I could swear that the credit card minimum used to be $ 5 when I first started to stop in and then turned to $ 10! Annoying but i guess this is a business matter. Whatever. The man is also pretty rude when I stop in and ask the minimum and one time I forgot and tried to pay and he was all «I just told you the minimum ten dollar!» Rudely.
2. Super low inventory! Some items I have purchased are clearly labeled not for individual sale! I think that’s grimy to sell on your shelf an individual easy make for $ 3.
3. A 1 gallon ice mountain water bottle is like $ 3. BUT a 1.5 liter is ice mountain is also $ 3! What the heck.
4. This is the worst: I purchased several items from there during the Chicago freeze over and when I got home I noticed most of them were EXPIRED! ever since then I stopped going. Nope. This is horrible business practices. So I looked at all my items and concluded that HE INTENTIONALLY PUTS THE ORANGE PRICE TAG OVER THE EXP DATES ON FOOD ITEMS SO PEOPLE WONT NOTICE! Never again.

Rude customer service. And very low inventory.
I stopped in to get change, and the man behind the counter began to make it for me and then said «oh there is a fee» I said oh well I’ll go some where else. This «fee» was clearly and afterthought.
I concur with the other commenter, how is their inventory so low? It feels very empty in there.
Just walk up a few blocks to Treasure Island. They’re nicer and cheaper anyway.

For the longest time, I’ve been curious what a food mart on Halsted Street that calls itself «Dearborn» Foods would be like.
It smells like urinal cakes in here, and the inventory is so low you’d swear they must be going out of business.
I have no idea why this place exists or how anyone could remain inside this place long enough to purchase anything. Start to finish I was here long enough to conclude one half a breath. Then I ran outside to exhale, so I wouldn’t hurl.