Dominick’s Finer Foods

Can we please mark this place as closed.

IN MEMORIAM
I am actually writing this obituary a few days before all the Dominick’s stores will be interred.
Its parent Safeway and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union were the cause of its demise.
— Safeway insisted in converting a beloved Italian-​style supermarket into just another Safeway and ignoring local tastes, trying to plan the local chain from California without local advice.
— The union was too militant and acrimonious, insisting on «living» wages and benefits that most mid-​range supermarkets (except Jewel) do not and can not offer; thus making Dominick’s non-​price competitive against most local independents, grocery discounters, and smaller chains. [BTW, Jewel is struggling with the same pricing challenges.]
The Glenview Patriot Drive location was a clean, modern, beautiful store with a fine assortment of everyday groceries. It did not offer a good supply of local Chicago brands and favorites; and it did not offer as good a selection of Kosher and Asian foods to reflect the local demographics.
I always liked the people working at this location. They strived to find «out-​of-​stock» items, assist me on finding things I could not locate, and helped me understand how to maximize the advantages of their «Fresh Value» affinity cards.
Unlike most of the other deceased Dominick’s stores, this one is being converted into a Jewel and will employ the same staff as those who worked there prior to its close.
Weird as it may sound, this Jewel will be known to me as the Frankenweenie.Jewel.
RIP

I work right by this Dominicks, I’ll stop here quite often on my lunch break and pick up groceries and get a sandwich from there deli area. Dominicks offers a great deal for a sandwich: usually 6.50 which is great!
Theres a catch! The staff is extremely rude, and you constantly have to flag them down to make a sandwich. If you want something on your sandwich and they’re out of it, they simply say «we don’t have it» instead of just restocking it. THEY ARE A GROCERY STORE, THEY HAVE IT.
They worst part about it, is they make you feel bad about buying a sandwich.
IF YOU LIKE TO BE TREATED LIKE YOUR BUSINESS IS AN INCONVENIENCE THAN I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS DOMINICKS!
Dear Deli Staff,
IF YOU DONT LIKE YOUR JOB, GET A NEW JOB!

This is a great Dominick’s to go to. Like others said it’s nicer than most other Dominick’s around the area since it’s in the Glen. Prices are generally the same but because it’s «upscale» it has a few more other selections such as gelato at the signature café. The selection of liquor and wine is very nice as there is a very large variety; not as good as Binny’s but better than most other grocery stores. The selection is good enough to keep your bar stocked without having to travel around the area to smaller shops to find what you need, but as I said, not as good as Binny’s. Parking is ample as it is in a strip mall/​plaza area I think that’s what it is called. It also contains a small Chase branch with personal bankers and an ATM and a Starbucks café so you can get your banking done while enjoying your favorite Starbucks latte.

This is by far the nicest Dominick’s I have ever been to. It’s really high-​end and always clean and organized. The staff is incredibly nice and friendly. I call it my home away from home as I am on a first name basis with several of them. The pharmacy staff is fantastic, they are always nice and informative.

This is my regular grocery store, mainly because it’s the closest one to my house, and because the next best alternative (besides specialty stores) is Jewel, which around here, isn’t much of an alternative in my opinion. When I’m on my game, I’ll do Peapod before anything else.
First, the good things: VERY nice and friendly staff. I really enjoy the people who work here. It is a nice looking store, pleasant environment.
Now, the negatives: I regularly stop in in the mornings to find only ONE checkout stand open, virtually forcing people to use the self-​checkout stations, which are convenient when you have a few items, but not when you have half a cart of groceries. If I have to checkout and bag groceries myself, then I want a discount.
Also, too much Safeway brand and not enough alternatives. Produce is iffy. Sometimes it’s great. Sometimes it’s squishy, wrinkly and molds fast. I guess it depends on the day. And finally, they just reorganized the store… again. Just when I had the old system locked down, now I can’t find anything again.

This is my favorite Dominick’s that I have every been in. Many of the staff are extremely polite and friendly and they often have great 50% off clearance deals. Even when there are a lot of people in the store, it doesn’t feel crowded. It is bright and large and I have no complaints. We live in the city, but we try to stop here whenever we visit our Glenview friends.

Finding myself in and around this grocery store more often. Maybe because of the locale, maybe for the easy accessibility, maybe even for the old fashioned customer service that is not seen at mom and pop produce markets anymore. You know the ones that have no bagger for each cashier, and the ones that do not ask «Would you like assistance to the car?» Well here this Dominick’s does offer these services.
The other pluses to find here are a fully stocked bakery, a carb lovers paradise, a decent fish monger and butcher, and a knowledgeable produce guy who could go head to head with Tony Tantillo, the fresh grocer.
The fresh baguettes and Dominick’s birthday cakes are premade, but just as tasty and reasonably priced. The bakery area makes my legs go weak. A little restraint is necessary, but easily countered with pre-​made broccoli salad from the deli station surrounded with cheeses from a myriad of countries.
You will find all the necessary items here for a last minute brown bag lunch that you did not know you had to pack for next morning’s field trip. You can hit up the pharmacy on duty for the latest on Benadryl’s recall of their brand name diphenhydramine. You can find all the necessary sundries, and you can easily peruse the magazines for all the latest and greatest of the tabloid news.
I find people eating lunch at the tables al fresco or even inside by the Starbucks barristas. Pretty much everything you need all under one roof.
If you are in the mood, get familiar with the self check out machines. A line tends to form with the 2 other cashiers lined 2 – 3 deep with customers that are buying over 15 items.

I love this Dominicks. It’s close to the Glen so it’s a bit ritzier than other Dominicks you may have been to. I love their natural body products section. Great stuff and they always have good sales too. They offer gelato near the bakery and the typical stuff. The managers here are excellent. So responsive and on point. I’m really impressed with that and this isn’t something I notice usually.

Big, rarely very crowded, and good wine selection. Just wish they had more organic food. Guess I’ll have to pay Whole Foods prices for that stuff.

I haven’t shopped at a Dominick’s in a long time, and the fact that the one in my neighborhood has been closed for renovation/​rebuilding is a testament to why I haven’t been there.
This Dominick’s seems relatively new, located in a small mall in the land previously occupied by The Glenview Naval Air Station. It’s a stone’s throw from where I work now, so I’ve been stopping there rather frequently. Finding a new grocery store is like a new adventure.
What I’ve discovered here is some deep price cuts which would put this place in the Harvestime category for good value. Today, I admit i did use the Tribune flyer to find my deals, but I got a package of boneless chicken breasts, a package of Johnsonville Brats, a 15 lb. bag of Charcoal, a big bottle of Dawn, all for $ 13.29. That’s not bad at all for big olé’ Dominick’s.
The staff is very helpful. Everything is nicely organized (except the six and twelve packs of beer are scattered all over the store), and the guy at the self-​checkout actually recruits you and helps you run everything through. He’s been working for Dominick’s for 41 years!
I would never have stopped here if I didn’t trip over it on my way home. But I have a feeling they are going to get a LOT of my business, at least while I’m hangin’ in Glenview. Obviously, the prices are good at any Dominick’s, so check out their deals wherever you’re hangin’.

why do none of the cashiers ever smile?

I have been avoiding Dominick’s for quite some time now.
Their prices are substantially higher than the stores that I have been frequenting.
I made a huge mistake shopping here the other day. It has been about 7 months since I have shopped at this particular location. And wowsa. The improvements that they made kept me and my son captivated and prisoner for almost 2 hours.
This store has been converted into a Lifestyle store. It is very much like Whole Foods. They feature hardwood floors, vegetables displayed on crates, an amazing liquor department with a walk in beer and wine cellar, Starbucks Café, An Organics and Vitamin section, a hot counter where you can order pizza or sandwiches to go, an olive and hot foods bar, the list is endless.
They also rent out little SUV carts that play
so that you can shop. My son loved their 2 dozen flavors of Gelato and the fact that he was able to sample several flavors before he made his selection. We had spent the day at The Children’s Museum, and he told me that the grocery store adventure was actually more fun. I spent way more money than I intended, but it was definitely worth it. I was actually able compare prices on items because he didn’t mind shopping there.

We stopped here after lunch at Wildfire. Instead of being all urbanite walking further down from where we parked to get to the store, we drove a couple hundred feet to be all surburban like. I’m not a big fan of Dominick’s in general and this one lived up to its urban relatives with alot of sameness. The aisles seems smaller except for two dream aisles. One aisle sells kitchenware, I mean really nice kitchenware. It felt like a mini department store in there. The only other thing to note is the big container of dishwasher tabs which saves us a bunch of trips. Otherwise, it’s an average Dominick’s.

I wasn’t asked for my driver’s license at this one, but I think that was only due to the fact that I was picking up a few small items and some flowers. It was after work and wasn’t that busy. Actually there was three or four cashiers waiting for people to pick their line.
All in all, a good grocery and I’d go back again and take a closer look.

I normally don’t shop at the big chain grocery stores. Today was the perfect example why. I went here only because of convenience and location. I went only to buy steak and some flowers for a centerpiece for dinner. With a fussy two year old with me, you would think the cashier would be accommodating and get us through the line quickly. Add to that, that we were in the express line to begin with and we should have gotten through quickly. The person in front of me in line had a discrepancy with the cost of his seltzer water. First the cashier went to check it by himself. They still disagreed. To resolve the dispute they then went to check the price together.
If this wasn’t bad enough, they skirt steak I bought was not lean at all. I had to trim the fat myself. I also passed up by skirt steak at Sunset yesterday because of the price. Dominick’s was just as expensive and I am sure no way as good. I now know why I shop mostly at Trader Joe’s, Garden Fresh and Costco.