Safeway

Every single time I go here, there’s only one checker, and a line with at least 25 people in it. It takes an act of god to open another checkstand. It’s been like this for years and I’m amazed no one has lost their mind in here. I was just there and witnessed an extremely annoyed gentleman demand two more checkstands be opened. Why is there never enough employees working here? Safeway is a billion dollar corporation, hire some damn employees you greedy bastards. Either that, or close the site if you don’t want customers purchasing your merchandise. You damn well knew it was a holiday weekend too, knuckleheads.

It’s a perfectly fine Safeway. No different than any other. Smaller– yes. A mini, big Safeway. Perhaps if you were a little less rude and a little kinder– they’d bend over a little further for you!!! All of you rich people are such whiners!!! If you don’t like the store– then don’t go. It’s a damn grocery store not a daycare center. If they don’t have what you want, then don’t go there last minute expecting they jump through hoops to get it for you! Plan ahead– call perhaps??? Takes a genius to figure that one out!!! And guess what? They are employees that get paid 12.00 $ an hour and have you treating them like crap with your snotty attitudes and douchecanoe sense of entitlement. You roll in last min expecting the deli lady to pimp out your sandwich as fast as she can with no help (is that her fault??) so you get your stupid sand which and there’s a slice of meat missing… Jesus. Go to Molly Stones and get in where you fit in!
Be grateful you can buy food. You people kill me. I shall no longer silence myself when it comes to stupid people.

It’s funny that Tasha asked about prison records for baggers here. There is one noncompliant sex offender working there, so keep your kids close if you go. Calvin mentioned you gotta be old to get good service, but the baggers and checkers are also rude to old folks, and some baggers are confrontational, lazy, surly and destructive. They slam down bags, squishing bread, so watch out for your eggs and potato chips. The freezer system there is antiquated and breaking down constantly, so I don’t know how safe it is. If you want good produce, go across the street. There’s a small mom-​and-​pop grocery there. There’s also a fish market next to Wakuriya, if you find nobody in the Safeway to help with the fish. They closed the deli that used to be on the east end of the parking lot.

I LOVE the Crystal Springs Safeway. Spacious isles, great products and easy shopping. Great Service. And… contrary to the Safeway on El Camino, the shoppers know how to drive, park, etc. This is sooooooooooooooooo much better than Safeway El Camino.

Doesn’t exist at this address. It’s a residential neighborhood with no stores. However, Safeway still lists this address on their website.

What’s up with this place? Okay so I know we all have a past and that’s okay, no one is perfect. BUT, whatever prison rehabilitation program they get their employees from needs to be fired. I have had nothing but bad experience after bad experience at this place. With the exeption of the girl maybe Italian or something with an east coast accent (I think shes a front end manager), and the old Greek man the employees are really out of control in a bizarre manner. I’ve had one lady that was so cranked up telling me about getting drunk after work, one girl that took 10 minutes to check me out with one bag of groceries because she was too busy having an explicit flirt session with the guy next to us (
and vouging san Madonna video) and one woman that had a mental breakdown while bagging and physically couldn’t help me out to the car. I could go into the lack of produce, lack of semi-​freddies or out to lunch bakery staff but why go there, one date at this store with the staff will have you running out the door screaming WHY WHY WHY

I bought $ 178.00 worth of groceries last week in the store and they required I go get $ 78.00 in cash as they only accept checks for $ 100.00.I work in the shopping center and go in this store every day.
The manager refused to make an exception. When I complained to Safeway corporate, I was told they had to institute this policy ebcause of all the bad checks they were receiving.
My wife was ill and this caused me to be gone much longer than i wanted. I will NEVER buy anything at any Safeway ever again. It ain’t the only place to shop.
In checking with Lunardis and Molly Stones, I found there is no such $ 100 check limitation. Plus their produce is better!

Please know up front this isn’t about the location, but about SAFEWAY Address is any where that advertised 20 oz 2 bone ribs for $ 5.00 a package.
What a rip off.
I bought 2 packages for $ 10.00 total and that was 40 Oz.
The regular ST Louis style 26 oz sells for 9.99. They are nicer and meatier.
I am questioning the validity and the urgency
of Safeway Friday $ 5.00 specials.

Its a safeway. In and out no hassle. The guy Calvin L that wrote a review on 5÷6÷10 is obviously a pure A**hole. Its a friggin grocery store not a gourmet fancy restaurant u idiot lol. I really want to know where you work at so I can do what you did to those safeway workers so you will see how it feels.

It’s a Safeway, what can you really expect… right? Right… wait, not really. It’s a Safeway, I expect A LOT of customer service. I used to work for Safeway some 10 years ago as a teenage in San Francisco and I understood when they meant customer service, they lived and breathed customer service. I give credit to Safeway for making me as polite as I am now! But apparently this Safeway doesn’t follow through.
I’ve been going here for the past 7 years or so and the first thing I always noticed was… where’s the customer service? Now I’m noticing it even more. The checkers talk to each other about random nonsense they aren’t supposed to be talking about. They are supposed to chatter with the customers, not each other. If you have a customer, say hi and ask them how they are doing. You know what I get? Half the time I get not even a hello. When they do say hello, it’s a hello under their breath with no eye contact and more importantly NO SMILES. When the workers walk by you, they are supposed to say hi and if it looks like you’re looking for something, they are supposed to ask you if you need help. I have not been asked if I have needed help finding something in 7 years at this Safeway. Nor have I ever been asked if I needed help out in those 7 years either. 8 bags? No shopping cart? No problem, you’re a strapping young man, you got it!
Maybe it’s because I’m a 28 year old guy, maybe not? But I notice they talk to their older regulars a ton because it seems as if this Safeway is exclusive. Must be 35+ or a lady to be treated well. Ohhh I am shaking in excitement! 7 more years and I enter this exclusive club of being talked to!
I also emailed Safeway corporate about this, they told me they forwarded my email to the store…2 weeks ago. Nothing has happened and I have not received an apology from the store manager. Thanks Safeway! I will no longer wait in front of your deli to get food while your deli ladies are busy scaling meat for the customers I don’t see within 20 feet of me for 10 minutes while staring at me and hoping I leave.

I’m not a fan of this Safeway. The store is small and crowded (as is the parking lot), and there are rarely enough employees working. I went in on Saturday to buy milk, yogurt, and a deli sandwich, and spent 20 minutes in line at the deli while the world’s slowest (but very friendly!) sandwich maker was slooowly making sandwiches. Frustrated, I left without a sandwich, and instead found a great little deli at the other end of the shopping center.
The produce here is OK, but if you want great produce at a more reasonable price go across the street to Crystal Springs Produce. This store’s meat selection is downright dismal… this is not a grocery store for carnivores. For meat, I’d recommend Lunardi’s in Belmont or Crystal Springs Fish & Poultry in the same shopping center as Safeway.

I have shopped at this Safeway for 4 years and the service is great.
They always remember to ask if I need help out… the members of the staff are very professional and I will continue to shop at this particular Store…

I always say you can judge a grocery store by their produce department and they have BEAUTIFUL vegetables! This is the best Safeway I have ever been to. I live in downtown San Mateo and there’s a Safeway about 5 minutes from me but I drive all the way up in the hills just to shop here if I cannot get what I need at Draeger’s. I never thought I would like a Safeway, but this one is GREAT!

The produce is horrible and the store is very small. The remodel they did years ago didn’t help. Most of the time they seem to be out of something I need. The Safeway on Ralston and El Camino is much better.
Also, the parking lot is designed to give you door dings. Trying to squeeze a normally sized vehicle into a parking stall that seems to be designed for a bicycle is a bit challenging. It’s possible this might get better though. It seems the vehicle trends of the Belmontians is moving from large ridiculous SUVs to the Prius.

WTH Unilocal?There’s no Safeway here!

I still love this Safeway! I love it even more because of the DVD rental kiosk. Added bonus? $ 1 movie rentals… 75 cent deals every so often with promo code. WOOHOO!

I shopped here for a long time, and it typically started being my «about to go to half moon bay» snack and picnic shack. Also got trees and pumpkins here as a family for years.
Good place. just fine… go shopping… get it done and relax with family.

Two years ago, I would have given this Safeway 3 stars, but it has since had a makeover and it looks fabulous dahling, fabulous! The downside is that I’m really not sure where anything is anymore. However, the hardwood floors and pretty flowers as you walk in, gives it a nice uppity feel. YES!

They may have just remodeled, but this Safeway still sucks. It’s smaller than most Safeways and the produce was deplorable. I came here because it’s right behind the Bar Method, but I’m definitely driving to the one on Ralston next time. I really don’t know why they have two locations so close together.
As a chain, however, Safeway is great. The checkers are always friendly and they have a great selection, especially at the huge 24-​hour store in the Castro right near my apartment.

I’ve lived in the Peninsula for a very long time and have never been to this particular Safeway location before. It was an interesting experience seeing as we came here after dining at Rainbow Pizza and figured it would be a good time to grab groceries to burn off all the food we just consumed.
I noticed that most of the shoppers were young kids looking for something to do. They actually looked like they spent their weeknights hanging out or meeting up inside the store. I don’t know if its a generational thing but I would never have chosen a grocery store over a Long Drugs… even if it is a drive-​thru.
They had my favorite Azuma noodles on sale.