Randall’s Food & Pharmacy-continued

My second time coming in here unfortunately. They have a small wine and beer section. It’s a small Randalls. The pricing is skewed. I usually shop at the Randalls on Westheimer and Gessner. The difference is striking. Pricing is more favorable at the Gessner location. It’s not cramped as this one is.
I went to get baked chicken pieces 2 thighs and 2 wings. She rang me up for $ 6.38 when I complained about the price she rang me up again for 5.99. Really? Pricey. I get the same pieces from Kroger’s for $ 4 the selection here is limited. Bypass this Randalls for one of their Signature stores in another neighborhood.

This location’s bakery is pathetic. I ordered a carrot cake with writing. The writing was ridiculous and they did a very bad job on it. The frosting tasted bitter. I was disappointed in the cake and angry because I’ve been coming to this Randall’s for decades.
The lines usually are kind if long.

Right from the beginning in the parking lot to the end at the check out, this store was depressing.
I have been in old grocery stores before, and I’ve seen worse than this one, but «I’ve seen worse» is never a good sign when reading a review.
The food seems fine, but upon further investigation, sell by dates are near expired, produce is old and on the decline, and customer service is on an even steeper downhill slope.
The clientele matches the décor, service and quality: BAD
Full price ground beef was 1 day from expiration.
Floors were dirty, and carts were rusty and grimey.
Even for the quality, the product here is overpriced.
I really was excited to check this place out, as their ads had some great Friday $ 5 deals (if you’re from the west coast, this is basically a Safeway), and it’s close to home. However, when my wife and I were so disappointed, we only got ¹⁰⁄₃₀ items from our list.
This place needs a makeover and some fresh product before I give them my business again.

You seem to always have to wait in line to check out. They never schedule enough checkers. I hate spending my time in line. So if you are in a hurry, avoid this place.

Staff is usually friendly and courteous. I did experience a small time frame where my prices kept shifting on the same medicines, so it was frustrating at times. Usually a little wait time for medicines.

Make sure you have a Randalls card.. it will makes a huge difference at the cash register.

If Unilocal ratings allowed for half-​stars, this grocery would receive 2 ½. Since there is no such rating, I’ll be generous and give a 3. A very generous 3.
This is not my first choice for grocery shopping. Set on the end as an anchor in an older shopping center, this Randall’s is prone to showing its age and not in a good way. While the interior has been given a revamp, it still has an underlying dirtiness to it.
For me this place serves its purpose for one of those «quick run grabs» for times when I find myself about to start baking or am in the middle of baking and realize I am out of a certain ingredient. For a bag of powdered sugar, yes, this place will do. Quick and convenient when the need arises.
The store is arranged decently with items easy enough to find which is a good thing because you’ll find no one to help you. Most items are well stocked but do check the dates. I’ve seen expired items dwelling among the up to date ones. Produce can be a little past its shelf life and meats aren’t the best looking.
The parking lot is a nightmare. You’ll find the usual people, more here than most places, who are too lazy to push their grocery carts the four extra feet to the cart return racks. There are also the ones who should have never been issued a driver license because they cannot park between the lines if they even manage to park in a space at all. Neither can they drive down the correct lanes. Arrows point in ONE direction for a reason. Follow them. It’s not hard. Often there are shady characters hanging around among this chaos. Sure, all this happens in many places but here it seems too much the norm.
I try not to have to come to this place but there are times when the situation calls for it out of necessity. Otherwise, I’ll do my shopping elsewhere.

I hate you! I would have paid $ 17.82 more for my groceries if it wasn’t for my wife who still had her stupid CARD at check out. I live in Austin, and never go to this store because of the membership factor.
They also have ridiculous ways of making you spend more and buy more stuff or you’ll totally get reamed.
Example: Buy 2 12 pack of soda at $ 5.99 each and get 2 free. Seriously? I only need 2 12 pack’s! $ 5.99 for a 12 pack is sickening. But I get 2 free? Whats wrong with 4 for $ 10 like other stores or $ 2.50 each? IE: HEB.
Fucking Idiots. I Hate You! I’ll go to Costco for membership privileges before this stupid ass store.

Sadly, this is not my first choice to go and shop but on this particular day I had no choice with time against me…
Went in, saw lots of sales… picked a few items and rolled out!
The guy at the register was friendly which was cool, now the idiot the have bagging did not put my detergent in the cart and I walked out not knowing it wasn’t in there. Thank goodness I looked at the cart! Went back and grabbed my PURCHASED item!

It’s close to my house, so i come here often. It has what you need, and if you have a randall’s card, you get 3 cents off of the gas price.

I’ve been to this Randalls a couple of times… not exactly the nicest neighborhood, but it serves its purpose well as your basic grocery store. It does have a Wells Fargo inside which is very convenient since I’m a Wells Fargo account holder.