Aldi

I walked in the first time and noticed no name brand items. I walked out. A more open minded friend told me to go back and buy the ground turkey, she said its just as good as the name brands. She was right! Little by little I’ve picked up items and realized they taste just as good as the name brands. Fat Free Half and Half for instance is the same as the name brand. Produce is based on availability and what the store has at the time, so you have to go in without anything specific in mind. Bags cost money, but you can bring your own or buy them for a very cheap price. If your mind is open to new concepts and want to save a ton of money, try this store. I’m lucky to live so close. Lines are long but they move fast and they do accept debit or credit cards now. Try your luck, thank me later.

I love this grocery store. Probably one of the cheapest grocery stores in Brooklyn or even entire NYC. They have their own brands which don’t bother me at all, if, for example, to buy chobani or fage yogurt at a regular grocery store you would spend between $ 1.49 to $ 2.49 then here, they have their own brand Greek yogurt coming at $ 0.79. Which is great. I go there each week because it helps to save lots of money. I can feed my family (family of 4) with under $ 90 per week. They have one of the cheapest chicken breasts for $ 2.29, sometimes even it’s on sale and drops down to $ 1.49. It doesn’t get better than that.
Only side note is that there are always only 2 cashiers working so it’s pretty slow. But totally worth the savings tho. Don’t forget to bring your own bags or buy plastic there.

I don’t mind at all that the the items here are non name brand. I mostly come here for the chips. They are a steal IMO. They are way cheaper even when they are at regular price. The parking lot on the bottom is horrible. People are scared and can’t drive so they all take up two parking spots. You can park upstairs but its more of a hassle and inconvenience. Bring cash or debit, because they do not accept credit cards. Bring your own bags because they will charge!

I love this Aldi! As a vegan, I am able to buy bulk goober, soy milk, meatless chicken patties, fruits & veggies and always spend 80% less than I would at a normal store! I’d give it 10 stars!

I can respect a store that tries to save money for their customers, but selling all these bootleg products doesn’t mean you are getting the best bang for your buck. I have to say that this store is just awful, we are in America and there are towns of stores like key food, c town, stop and shop, etc. that can give you great deals for good quality products, not this garbage they sell at Aldi cramped into four tiny isles.
Tell me how they mix foods with laundry/​cleaning supplies in the same isle, and how majority of produce is frozen and not fresh. The amount of fresh produce is so limited, the store just looks empty and sad smack down in the middle. All I wanted was some nice apples and oranges, instead I found only bags sold by the pound, and only one type of apple or one type of orange, why can’t there be more variety? Why is there no organic stuff either?
Majority of the meats were also frozen too, once again not much fresh stuff here.
maybe I overlooked some decent products since it looks like a tornado hit the store, you cant tell what belongs in each isle. Meanwhile stores nearby in stop and shop are twice the size, it has twice as many products, and a lot of fresh items for a good price. there is no dumb credit card policies and you don’t get charged for bags, and there is plenty of parking there too.
I don’t see a store lasting long on canned and frozen boot leg products. ill never step foot there again.

I finally stopped in this supermarket recently and was not very impressed at all.
From the outside it looks like a large supermarket but once you step foot inside the store its a bit small.
Once I looked around I also realized that most of the products were not name brands that I have ever heard of. I personally don’t mind buying off brand food at times but some items in opinion cant be compromised. The check out line was extremely long and there was only one cashier working slow but steady. I don’t care how much the discount — time is money and that wait cost me more than I saved by buying no frills food.
I tried the garlic parmesan bread and it did not compare well in my opinion to the Pepperidge farm brand that I am used to but the tartar sauce was OK. I probably wont come back very often because Id rather spend my money on name brand food that I am sure tastes good and is edible.

This was one of the most miserable shopping experiences of my life. The atmosphere in Aldi could absolutely be stepped up. The elevator to the parking lot was not functioning properly and got jammed on my way in. No music throughout the store, just miserable silence and the sucking of the cashier’s teeth. The lines are incredibly long with only two registers open. The cashiers are yelling at the customers as if we are in the security line at the airport «please use dividers!» «No credit cards!». The cashier «Senaca» was by far the most miserable person I have ever encountered. Just speaking to people while rolling her eyes and not making any eye contact or addressing anyone. Sucking her teeth and sighing exasperatedly as if she’s doing is such a favor by taking our money. For the first time in my life, I lamented that a store didn’t have a self checkout to avoid dealing with this empty shell of a cashier. «Excuse me siiiiiiiiir, we don’t take credit only debit.» Yes I heard you while you were yelling this at every person in front of me, that’s why this is a debit card. Her response: «oh ok» sucks her teeth and let’s out another sigh. Coming in with a smile and leaving with clinical depression should not be a trademark of a store that is so committed to customer service. Please make customer interactions a bigger priority for staff development! I can’t see myself ever shopping at least at this location again. I’ll send «Senaca» my therapy bills.

Great prices usually 30% to 50% less then other stores. I like to think of them as a mini BJ’s. You can buy bulk or single. There meat is definitely cheaper.

I’m in love with this place. Aldi has significantly improved in quality over the years. I found some great deals here and would definitely recommend giving it a try. If you are hung up on names brands then Aldi is not for you.

Aldi’s has been good to me. I don’t do big shopping there. Mainly cause I always forget to bring bags, but I usually have one in the car and the price of their Fat Free Half & Half is so reasonable. One day I will remember to bring all the canvas bags I have collected over the years…

Not crowded. Luke that they have parking. Would have given 4 – 5 stars, but the cashiet was a tad ‘not-​so-​customer friendly’

Used to shop here all the time when I lived in Buffalo and I was happy to see a location in driving distance from my apt.
9 times out of 10 the store brand is just as good and sometimes better than what you would get in a «normal» store. They have stuff like agave nectar, almond butter, breakfast bars, Greek yogurt all for a ton less than the stores in my neighborhood.
If you’re a snob about name brands and won’t bag your own groceries then just pay the extra money and shop at whole foods cuz I’m thrifty and I love this place!

Quiet little supermarket. Not sure what all the fuss is about except my friend swears to have saved a ship-​load by shopping here so we’ll see.
I’m coming back because I need to compare.
The set up with bagging and checking receipt against groceries is a bit Costco-​ish too lol.
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Not a fan of this place I miss the pathmark lol I really do
This place doesn’t sell as much and it’s made up store brand foods also bring your own bags think I will stick to stop n shop. I’ve only been to Aldi once since they opened and still not impressed

Not going to big up the place, because I found everything here. Well not everything, because I would have gave them 5 stars if they had spelt bread. Anyway, let’s focus on this review. The place is not crowded at all like other supermarkets, I guess is because you need to purchase your own bags, but I can be wrong. Look we need to save the earth, right? Bring your own bags, I think? Oh well, not sure. Anyway they have everything including almond butter. I said IT! ALMOND FREAKING BUTTER!!! Look here, you may think this black man is a fool, but you have to understand this, it is hard to find this gem in Brooklyn!!! Ok do not go there, say «I know spot in west bubba %#&!,» I couldn’t find any in the BK, so stop. Can a black guy live and be happy? Almond butter making me tear right now… Kissing that container like it is my baby. Who is your daddy? Hmmm, what else I bought that was amazing? I bought steal cuts oats and agave nectar light. Look I am going to keep it real with you, I do not know what is agave nectar light, but bloody item was almost gone. So I had grab mine like it is Black Friday! The store prices is reasonable, no need to pull out your coupons. You do not need to beg the old lady for her, loyalty card. No no no, do not harass them! Why? ALDI prices are not bad at all! You will leave with a bargain. Ok ok ok… Customers service rating? I would have gave them 5 stars, but two reps seem to be tired to properly assist me. I know is long day for them, that they need active bars located aisle 1. I will see if I will change my rating, next week when I go shopping during midday.
Recommendations:
Once get in the supermarket, stay focus, because you may buy the store out. I swear to god, I thought I was going to cook daily like I was a host of the food network channel! I was lifting items, while saying, «I always wanted to make this. I should make this week». Noooooooooooooo stick with the plan. Go in and get out

Awww Yiss. A supermarket that’s an environmentalist’s dream. The problem is that whoever thought up of this store is just as concerned with cutting costs on their bottom line and getting a profit as with conserving ‘resources’ such as plastic bags.
Question: Why do shopping carts cost 25 cents to use?
Answer: Part of it is to not hire someone to put them back where they belong after the customer using them has left. Another part of it is to give my arms some exercise while carrying 30 pounds of food in them. Jolly-​good.
Q: Why is there an unneeded barrier blocking customers from easy access to all the aisles as soon as they walk into the store?
A: So as not to have access to most of the shopping baskets on the other side, as well as to make the customers have a better chance to buy the products since they are kind of forced to look at them. They might as well have made every aisle a maze leading into another aisle and only when you get through all aisles do you win the chance to leave the store. In fact I hope that Aldi owners don’t steal this brilliant idea so I now officially copyright it here ©.
Q: Why are there half as many available baskets as there are customers shopping in a store at almost any given time?
A: Because we customers can use the empty cardboard boxes instead and potentially have the load of food in it fall out.
The Supermarketologists which thought up of these and other brilliant plans must be the life of any party they attend, but of course they were too busy organizing the party to be sufficient for ‘corporate adequacy’ to actually attend it.
The workers have hideous apparel to complement their lack of bliss working at Aldi’s (the cashiers and stock clerks in particular). It seems that the aforementioned corporate managers of the store are using their underlings as slaves. Someone save these poor souls before they start choking themselves with the food dividers.
Other than these minor issues, the store be good. Cheapish food mixed with non-​food smack dab in the middle of more food. Oh joy, it’s a tomato for sale with a stack of chairs for sale next to it. Logically, I can use the chair as both a chair and as a table from whence to eat-​eth said tomato.

Aldi gets no respect.
It’s a shame, too, because Albrecht Discount brought a good product over here and a good chain that just takes a little bit getting used to. It’s not Trader Joes and being under one umbrella company does not dictate similar practices and items, so do not expect this. It’s a rookie mistake.
But Aldi is pretty cool once you get used to the fact that it’s different. I like their generic versions of brand-​name products, especially cereals which my friends refer to as bootleg; I refer to them as creative homages to the brands. And they are $ 2 cheaper for the same box, and really the same, exact cereal! There is not much in the way of healthy options, especially for the products that should be eaten organic like eggs, milk and meat. The produce section is changing all the time and is not very large at all, but I find a few fruits and veggies to take home at a steal. There are organic greens available in the fridge and the prices on the produce are great, although quality sometimes varies. I paid 39 cents for Hass avocados once, you can’t beat that.
Just a heads up: Bring your own bags or you can buy a reusable one there. This is a great practice that more stores should adopt, but I always hear complaining about it. Get over yourself and do the right thing. Bring cash or debit. I get 6% back on groceries with my AMEX which I love to use when I go shopping but I always have to use a debit card; the reason this doesnt bother me is because I get WAY more than 6% in savings at Aldi.
I don’t do huge purchases here, usually a baskets full but as a quick stop-​in, but I think Aldi is great and a welcome addition to the neighborhood and Brooklyn, as a whole.

With the fact Trader Joe’s owns Aldi, I expected oh so much! Before I stepped into the super market, I had an impression that this store will have affordable organic and gluten free products, OH WAS I WRONG.
This store reminds of an extended grocery store you go to that’s around the corner from you just for chips and soda.
This store is very organized and clean, but theres not much to choose from at all!
But, I did find sour gummy warms for 1.99! :)

I stopped in at Aldi because I’d heard it’s owned by the owners of Trader Joe’s, and I love Trader Joe’s. I found it to be nothing like Trader Joe’s and more like a dollar store for food.
The store is very clean and well-​lit, with roomy aisles and even easily-​accessible restrooms. Debit cards are accepted but no credit cards. BYO bags, because they charge for bags. Shopping carts are available for a 25 cent deposit.
Aldi sells only one kind of each item, and there’s an overwhelming proportion of store brands to name brands. The store brands copycat the name brands right down to the similar names, logos and packaging (see my pics). It’s like an adult-​size toddler’s game of «shopping». For example, there’s «Burman’s» Real Mayonnaise (full-​fat and low-​fat) and «Millville» Shredded Wheat (two different flavors) but no Hellman’s or General Mills or any other brands of those items. For elderly or disabled customers there’s a section of surgical supply store items: one kind of folding walker, swivel cushion, bath seat, pulse oximeter, etc. There’s absolutely no selection but the prices are good.
Aldi is not my type of store, but I can see how it might suit the needs of other people.

August 1^st was the very much anticipated grand opening!
If you, like me, has missed the Pathmark that used to be there, this store is different. It seems smaller even though the space is the same. The variety of food is limited, although I saw everything from sugar, to organic bananas, to throw pillows, to eggs and ice cream.
I would say the jury is still out whether this will fulfill the demand that Pathmark used to bring to the area. I would also say that all the other mini supermarkets in the area don’t have that much to worry about.
One big negative, at least for me is that they don’t accept credit cards. Others include: The shopping carts require a 25 cent deposit. You should also bring your own shopping bags.
Best of luck to them.