Gristedes

Really bad layout of store, bad produce, overpriced for no reason. And to top it off, extremely rude cashiers

In what world should a bottle of Tropicana be $ 7.38???

Shop here all of the time but ugh. One of the many many many places that hassle you for trying to pay with anything larger than a $ 20. You are a grocery store on the UES of Manhattan and you don’t have change for a $ 50? If you give me grief over spending my money at your business you will probably not see any more of it.

Poorly laid out, poor selection, dirty, depressing, weird smell, and overpriced. Prices as rung up are ALWAYS higher than what’s marked, so you have to be eagle-​eyed as they’re ringing you up.
If you just have to have a bag of chips and this place is on your way home, fine, but frankly, just walking through the front door of this yawning mouth of hell puts a black cloud over my head.

Summary:
Fairly expensive with terrible selection. Take your moola elsewhere.
The Food:
Fresh enough I guess, but the quality is not worth the price. Cold cuts are not as tasty as the Boar’s Head stuff you can get at Food Emporium.
Overall, I tend to avoid this place in lieu of Fairway and Food Emporium.

I stopped in here because I needed to pick up something on my way home from work. This Gristedes has one of the most confusing layouts I’ve experienced so far. No rhyme or reason to why products are located where they are. How in the world did I manage to find the grated Parmesan cheese? That’s a question that might keep philosophers busy for years.

I can’t rate it any lower, but I’m compelled to write an update anyway. Be careful of mold with anything you buy here. Cooking and biting into the «fresh» (still pre-​packaged) pasta has yielded moldy horror a couple of times.
You may pick through cartons of berries to find one that’s not moldy, but you’re wrong– the mold is all just facing the inside of the package where you can’t see it.
Tasty-​looking waffles on sale? I’ll take two packages. Oh, wait, one of them is full of mold by the time I get it home.
Prisoners get better food than this. Gristedes– I hate you.

How can a grocer be in business for over 100 years and not get it right? Apparently they are the exact opposite of Food Emporium.
Obviously at one time or another they’ve done it right because you can’t be in business as a retailer for a «century» if your customers are unhappy. After reading other reviews of this place it’s clear many customers are not pleased. Obviously they are missing the boat and perhaps it’s time for change (all they need to do is read these Unilocal reviews).
MY WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE (notice the sarcasm):
I asked for help to find licorice and I had to wait for the cashier to finish her texting… seriously, why do I run into this everywhere? It seems so obvious to teach employees not to use their mobile devices while working.
The other shopping dilemma… I wanted grapes, but the quality level was so far below the price they wanted. I needed other items but passed on everything (with exception of the licorice).

There are 3 grocery stores on my way home D’Agostino’s, Citarella, and Gristedes. Dags is good value for the money, Citarella is good quality for the money. Gristedes is as expensive as Citarella, but not even 7Eleven quality. Don’t shop here.

This location, and the one on 96^th Street between 2^nd and Lex compete to be the worst in the UES.
The meat is old and sliced paper thin. The produce is gross, and the bakery looks like it hasn’t been cleaned since opening 20+ years ago.

It’s not just this Gristedes it’s all Gristedes! They all suck! They are all pitiful, dirty, disgusting stores. There employees are rude. They have a habit of letting merchandise stay on the shelf way after the expiration date. They have ultra high prices to boot. I only use them as a last resort and then I’m very leery of the merchandise that I am buying. I have taken to leaving the city to do my shopping. I can’t understand how they are not shut down by the department of health. They probably pay them off. You know that when you walk into a store and see that it is a union store it is a rat hole.

Probably one of the worst supermarkets on the UES. At one time the Gristedes name meant something. Now this location exhibits nothing but poor service and selection, and ridiculously exhorbitant prices. Every time I drop in here looking to grab a few things to make dinner with I usually walk out emply handed as I refuse to get totally ripped off.
Better off heading over the C-​Town or Key Food a few minutes away.

I’m giving up on this grocery store. I like to go to it for a few things when I get off the subway on my way home, but I’ve had it. Getting cold cuts is a total bust. Every time, something delays me, they have 1 staff guy there and sometimes he isn’t even in the vicinity. If there is a line, you might as well turn around and go home. I will now walk an extra block in the opposite direction to go to dagastinos, they have 2 people at the deli always and I never have to wait.

Ok not only does this place rip you off and does not carry fresh produce, but it’s the worst customer service Gristedes ever! The couple times we went, the guy was literally TEXTING on his phone while we were standing clear in front of him in line. He started doing it in the MIDDLE of the transaction! He scanned the items, and while we were paying he decided to take out his phone and text… and then we were just waiting… oMG, how freaking ghetto are you?
The other times I’ve come in, the cashiers are having their own dandy time CRACKING up with each other’s conversations and never even looking at us in the eye. The cashiers have NEVER said a word to me or even looked at me in the eye. I swear, I know what it’s like to not exist in someone’s life. They are being REALLLY loud in their joking and screaming and squealing in laughter right in front of us. Can you please? I can’t believe that their supervisors allow that kind of customer service.
I HAVE to go here sometimes, but for the most part the entire staff is freaking ghetto and unprofessional to the MAX!

If you like over paying for low quality than this is the store for you.
Fruits and vegetables are never fresh and always twice the price of Annie’s down the street. The store is so close to my apartment that I always get sucked in for forgotten items or when I need something on a lazy/​rainy day. I suppose there could be worse and there certainly is better.

What a let down. Move into new place. See supermarket on corner – a 2 minute walk from place. Joy!
Enter Gristedes. Crap selection. Highway robbery prices. Poor service.
Like the lady mentions below, only good for some milk or a forgotten recipe item.
Do I really have to walk to food emporium? BOO.

Gristedes is like the cheerleader in high school. It used to be upscale, but now it’s pregnant and can’t seem to find its baby Daddy.
This particular Gristedes boasts a poor selection of groceries paired with even worse service. It’s not very clean, either. Its greatest offense is the ski-​high prices. They’re so bad, they’re practically a Fresh Direct endorsement. This grocery store is good for picking up a gallon of milk or a spare recipe item, nothing more.

It’s a regular supermarket.