Smith’s Food & Drug Centers

Can’t stand the little girl there who bags groceries. The cashier asked her to move something back to the aisles and she stood there like that wasn’t what she signed up for. The next time I saw her again and she was complaining about her little nails. Get some real employees, not people you give charity to.

While this is not my go to store for all my groceries, I do come here quite often for the great sales prices they have on produce.
Their ads come in the mail on tuesdays and are effective wed — tues.
I have never had any issues, nor any significant interactions with any of the workers.

It’s been a couple of years since I’ve shopped here and Smith’s grocery store has definitely had a makeover! Much to my surprise, I truly enjoyed shopping here, deciding to pick up a few essentials after a visit to my dentist’s office, which is across the way. In short, I got the essentials, and then some. The bakery, produce section, and deli were my happy places today, but the whole store is neat, clean, full of unique items, and items are priced extremely well. I was also treated to great service everywhere I browsed, ending with an efficient and friendly check-​out. I’m just sad this store isn’t close to where I live. It’s got huge variety and makes shopping fun again with good prices and broad selections.
As you enter the produce section it is really a joy to see all the veggies and fruits. Lettuces were all $ 1, I got red leaf and iceberg. I also snagged some escarole, hothouse tomatoes, cabbage, and some fresh California strawberries.
The bakery offers lots of house made and La Brea breads– baguettes, rolls, loaves, sourdough to wheat. It is a bread fanatic’s dream. They have a self-​serve slicing machine too. I got a pizza bagel for lunch and it was 79 cents– you can get a similar item at Whole Foods for three times as much, and there isn’t pepperoni (or it might be vegan there). I may have had a chocolate doughnut because I made it through my dental appointment. Only the receipt could prove it (but it was divine!).
I then almost passed out seeing all the Boar’s Head deli meats and cheeses. Bologna and liverwurst were purchased, as well as deli mustard and kosher dill pickles. I hit the promised land! I almost wept when I found Wisconsin cheese curds. Trader Joe’s carried these many years ago, but as a former Wisconsinite, this is my soul food! They were squeaky and salty and cheesy, just like I remembered!
I couldn’t tear self away from the baking aisle, where I found all kinds of delights– well-​priced coconut oil, baking ingredients from the mundane to specialty– buttermilk powder, bittersweet baking chocolate and more were available. I also found Pappy’s sassafras tea extract– a tonic and tasty drink can be made from this, and it’s delicious. I’ve already had some!
This store it IT! I’ll definitely be making some trips back here to stock up on unique items and keep my food shopping radar highly tuned. It’s not surprising that this store is busy and thriving– they know what they are doing.

They will literally fix any issue. I bought watermelon that didn’t seem right and there service rep help me. Sending me to produce where there produce guy highly informative. Help me get right watermelons. The watermelon not in season. So he asserted me in getting juicy tastey ones.

I love this place. Everyone in the store is super friendly all the time. The pharmacy is extremely helpful and courteous. Would definitely recommend Smiths at South Meadows. Wish I could give it 10 stars!

Needed a last minute dish for a memorial pot luck. Called the sushi bar & order a $ 30 platter (with little specifics) Was able to pick it up within a couple of hours. The crew there did a beautiful job, & the sushi was fabulous. Great customer service. Great food. And a fabulous price for the quantity & quality.

Service is always top notch! The people who work there have always been friendly and willing to help you find items if you ask. The produce guy was super helpful. I was looking for limes, but they were out. He let me have a bag full of small key limes that were about to turn for free. He even came to the register with me to make sure I didn’t have any issues at checkout. The prices are good and if you have a rewards card you save even more. You even get points to get gas discounts. Tip: if you’re craving sushi, but not looking to indulge in AYCE, there sushi rolls are great! My fave is the dragon roll. Love this grocery store!

I like this store because it’s very convenient to where I live. I know where everything is, and it’s always clean and has a good selection of products I consume. I especially like their fresh meat/​seafood department. The butchers are willing to work with you and accommodate your request. The deli has some good offerings as well. The cheese and sushi area also have some good varieties. To me, it’s a one-​stop store. It helps that the employees are very helpful and friendly as well.

Super clean, great service in most areas. I didn’t have the best experience in the deli, but in produce and self checkout it’s been a great place to shop. There are a lot of employees running around which make getting in and out pretty speedy. They were out of strawberries, so the manager gave me the organic strawberries for the same price as the regular. Much appreciated.

What’s not to love about my neighborhood Smith’s? I used to shop at the location in Sparks many years ago, but then we moved to the south end of town, and while trying to save money, shopped at Wal-​Mart for all of our grocery needs. But I noticed that the quality just wasn’t the same and my produce didn’t last very long at all. So back to Smith’s we went.
This location is always clean and aisles are usually clear. They have a large selection of organic fruits and vegetables, as well as fresh breads, sushi, artisan cheeses, olives and deli meat. Their staff is always stocking ‘something’ and they are friendly too. The produce lasts pretty long and their prices on meat are ok (not great, but honestly, it’s pricey everywhere now). If you coupon, you can get some great deals by combining your coupons with their Buy 5, Save $ 5 sales.
And if you bring your reusable bags, you get 5 fuel points and during the summer months, they usually give you double fuel points on the weekends. The fuel points add up to discounts on gas (100 pts = $.10 off a gallon of gas, etc). At other times, you can get double fuel points on gift cards too.

Smith’s is my ultimate go-​to grocery store. I used to live right next to it and coming here after work just became a habit. Not to mention, my work is also super close to this location as well.
Now that we live further away, I still make an effort to visit Smith’s for our daily grocery. I might have to say that this Smith’s location is the best grocery store in Reno, in my opinion.
Their organic selection has slowly grown over the years which makes me happy and also saves me a trip to Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods. Over the last year or so, they have renovated parts of the store, particularly the produce section and it’s a much cleaner, well organized change. The flow of the store is perfect, I can go from one aisle to the next effortlessly and check off the items on my list as if I designed this store.
Cashiers are friendly and they make sure that your wait in line is as minimal as possible. They have added 2 more self-​checkouts in the past year, making it 6 self-​checkouts total. I tend to use the self-​checkouts more since I get really picky when bagging my grocery that I’d rather do it myself.
It’s at a convenient location — with Starbucks, POS and U-​Swirl in the same shopping center. So if you need a afternoon meal, then you can easily head over to POS for a sandwich or an afternoon pick me up from Starbucks.
I have shopped here numerous times and I will always choose this grocery store over any other in town.

For me this is the best store in the Reno area.
IT has all that I want and usually at a reasonable price. There are some things I do take a step back at when looking at the price, but not often.
It is a well maintained store with friendly folks working. But I do hope Michael B. is ok as he was not his usual gregarious self today. He was not mean or anything, just very quiet with the look of something not good going on. Hope it was just an off day for him and he is back to normal tomorrow. The employees make for a good shopping experience.

What’s not to love about this place? Local produce, great fresh meat selection, friendly staff, and the prices are competitive to other markets in town (except Walmart, of course, but that place is nowhere near the quality of this Smiths).
Everyone should try it out! Plus, you get points for cheap gas with every dollar you spend! Woohoo!

Was in need of birthday flowers for my sister in law & Travis (didn’t get his last name) was so helpful and friendly! We had a great time talking to him. It was a huge bonus that he did a great job with our flower arrangement!
Thank you Travis, Smiths is very lucky to have you!

This place has really improved over the last year since they remodeled and I’m thrilled.
I love how clean this store always is. There is always someone stocking in the produce section and they are always really helpful and friendly. I love that. I like how fresh the produce is and I know if I need help it is readily available. The recent addition of fresh pre-​made lunch option is a nice perk. I love being able to find sushi or sandwiches to have when I get home. I’m not big on cooking so this is fantastic for me.
They have a huge cheese section now which I have definitely put to good use. They are getting more and more organic food options if that is your deal. The store is laid out well and that makes it easy to get in and out quickly. I can always find what I need here.
I like that the cashiers are always nice and chatty while they try to get thru your items in a timely manner. I love that I get a discount for our using my reusable bags!
The grocery store isn’t one of my favorite errands but I’m glad to have this place as an easy stop to get what I need and get out quickly.

Great store, the prices here are bit high but the quality has always been great.
The service is very helpful, I had item that was listed wrong and they gave it to me!!!
I usually come because their gas station is usually cheaper than most.
It’s a great location and the parking lot is very large, no major complaints to make here.

I’ve never been a fan of the requirement of needing a «value» card in order to get a sale price. If you pay regular price it is normally without the card, you could nearly guarantee that you are paying the highest price for the region on that specific item. Smith’s is the only chain in the area that still requires a card for you to get the sale price on their items. If you shop their sales you can find good deals. Just hope your mom or dad has already signed up for a card and you can punch in their phone # for the discount and save the headache of signing for your own!
This location is always clean and staff have been helpful when we’ve asked. On our last few visits the parking lot was treacherous so be careful! There seem to be a lot of people in this area that drive carelessly. As a side note, they have added 2 more self checkouts so there are a total of 6. It can get pretty busy for the 1 staffer assigned to watch them and you may have to wait for a few mins if there are other people that need help, which we have had happen.
They also offer some type of discount program for fuel, however, we normally don’t spend much money in here when we do go so I don’t have any info to provide regarding that, sorry.

I’ve only been here a few times for the deli stuff and I absolutely love it. They have almost every type of boar’s head deli meat known to man… AND they have my favorite cheese: chipotle gouda. Yes!!! FTW!
The people working behind the counter are super friendly. If you order a sandwich, you also get a choice of side… potato, mac, or slaw.
Love the self check out lines as there has never been a wait when I’ve been there. I look forward to making this my go to deli when I permanently make the trek out to Reno. Solid 5 star deli.

I love this grocery store. many reasons such as the store is always clean, the aisles are easy to find and the attendants are nice and very helpful.
Not forget to mention that they’ve bigger selection such as deli, bakery, fruits, fresh produce and even fresh Sushi!!!
I wish my local Smith has everything like that, will be amazing

While this grocery store is conveniently located just down the street from my residence, I prefer to shop elsewhere. The pricing keeps me away more than anything else. I picked up some items from the Pharmacy area to help my daughter with her incessant coughing. I used the self check out, and had to show id for my purchase. The clerk greeted me with a kind smile and promptly checked my id. I bagged my items and headed out.
I came into a fairly clean store… how clean can it stay with all the traffic coming through? I was able to find what I was looking for. I was able to checkout without incident and without wait. Mission accomplished.