Fresh Choice

I’ve recently moved to the area, and I’m not a fan of this store. I’ve stopped in because it’s on the way home, quick and convenient. The prices for some things– like spices, or boxed cereal are reasonable. I’m grossed out with the quality of the produce and the filth of this store. They recently re-​paved the whole parking lot when the inside should be remodeled and cleaned.
The freezer section of veggies is out in the open, not even behind cooler doors, and when I bought my first frozen bag of veggies here, got home and they looked like they had been frozen for years. I also gave this store a second chance and ran in quickly after work to grab an onion. I think there were maybe 8 – 12 red onions out and they were all badly damaged and looked old. I left and decided I’d drve down to Kroger. Gross.

I’ve had decent luck with some meat items from this store in the past. It’s not top grade choice stuff but it has been decent in the past. Recently I purchased a moderately priced pastry item ($ 3.99) that was dated good for another 10 days. Upon getting home I found That even though it was sealed very well it was moldy. Who knows how long it was sitting there. I’m suspecting that this is just another market ran by unscrupulous people that change the expiration dates. Hope I’m wrong.

I only come here when I need something quick, because it’s on my way home from work. It’s a bit dirty and needs to be updated. The bottle machines usually have a few broken at a time. And the produce is a skimpy selection, and not very high quality. And the employees are actively unfriendly.
I prefer other stores for my normal grocery shopping. But I will stop in here for those quick 1 or 2 items when necessary.

I give it 5 stars because of the few things I go there for and their associated prices.
They sell what I refer to as honest chicken. I always get their boneless skinless chicken breast on sale, as low as $ 1.59/lb. As far as I can tell their breasts are not «enhanced»: with any chicken broth, which makes it rubbery and awful. They recently had drumsticks for 39c/​lb in 10 lb bags, a great price. You will not find chicken like their’s at that price anywhere. They often have ground sirloin or chuck for great prices, too. When they sell Dei Fratelli tomato products 28oz for a buck a can, I back up the truck.
I always check the web page for their sales but you always need to clear cache to get the current page. The web developer should have that coded.
One odd thing happened one day. There was a woman that poked holes in the plastic for the chicken and would sniff the chicken to see if it satisfied her freshness indicator. Must have a very picky sniffer because she poked several holes before she got one she liked. I would have liked to smack her in the head to get her right but thought better of it. Stupid.
They do have good prices and their produce is fresh. Good variety of frozen packaged fish.
Don’t be hatin’ now without really giving it a chance. I’m the kind of guy that knows prices for most everything because I look for deals on pretty much everything I buy — search and review. I don’t NEED to do that by any means but if I can get something I like for a price I like, why not. And Fresh Choice lets me do that. Check it out.
As for customer service, be happy and you just might get that back.

When Farmer Jack was here this was really a nicer store. That being said, Spartan took this location and kept people working and gave people a place to shop. I go here in a pinch, but Kroger is still my first choice.

This was going to be my first 1 Star review but there are some redeeming factors to take into account.
It’s odd. You’d think in the aftermath of worst economic downturn in 70 years that people would actually be fighting for their jobs. Other than one or two exceptions most of the employees here are about as happy to see you as cancer. There is some kind of issue that are on these peoples mind. I’ll tell you one thing, it’s not pleasing the customer.
Pointing out behavior might cost somebody their job so I will refrain from it. I usually blame management on issues like this mostly but in this case Eastpointe is lucky that Spartan Stores took over this now defunct Farmer Jack.
Pros: Thank God and Spartan for taking this spot over. Local place to get more name brands and a higher quality than Aldi. Supports local economy.
Cons: Prices are not that good. Specials are not that good. You (the customer) seem to be a burden to some employees (not all) Management could learn to make things nicer to work there and have some kind of training on how to serve customers.
1.75 Stars