WinCo Foods

This review is long overdue. We make it in hear on average about every 6 weeks. More in the winter when the weather is bad we stock up double. So we don’t have to go out as much. We tend to stay in an hibernate for the winter and work on Art projects. This store is huge! To see everything and shop at a leisurely pace takes about 1 – 1.5 hours.
The selection of Organic produce and Organic packaged items is increasing with the rising demand. They have a good bit here. Much more than when we first started shopping here in 2008.
As what another reviewer wrote; They don’t take credit cards so keep that in mind before you plan your shopping trip.
I love the selection of the bulk items. So many different kinds of items. Some I have never tried before and have become a huge fan. Such as Forbidden black rice. Outstanding.
I also enjoy some of the other exotic red rices as well.
We like it and will con’t to shop here about every 6 weeks on our rotation of grocery stores.
If variety is the spice of life, wincos spice selection and prices can’t be beat!

Love Winco Foods! Grocery items are nicely priced and often much cheaper than other grocery stores. If you don’t have a Costco or Sams Club membership, Winco is your place to go for buying items in larger quantities for a good deal.
Cons: What you sacrifice going to Winco is sometimes a little lower quality of food, but not terrible in my opinion, and smaller variety in your selection. The produce section is also a hit and miss experience.
Pros that outweigh the cons: One great pro is their bulk foods section! From cereal to baking to chocolate, nuts, dried fruit, candy, grains, spices etc. you can get great value on many items rather than buying them prepackaged. Winco also has a great ice cream selection with a lot of Tillamook variety and other good brands.
Winco is open 24hrs.

24 hour grocery store. Can you ask for anything more? Besides the congested isles and packed parking lot this place beats Walmart for food any day.
The produce is questionable on some days, however, Thursday they restock produce so I suggest getting it at the freshest!

Best grocery store to stretch your dollar. My wife and I go every week and get a full weeks worth of meals for $ 70. Awesome!

There are 2 security guards there. The shorter white guy seemed professional. But the Mexican guy is a big bully. Wannabe cop or something. Either needs some proper training or needs to be fired. I have never been so disgusted watching how he handled something with a customer.
Also. The cashiers are rude.
Will not come back to this Winco. The one in Clackamas in every way is better. Go there!

I like order, symmetry, and balance. Therefore, if I review WinCo in South East, I must review a Winco on the West Side. This isn’t true. It’s just that I happened to be around here and saw that there was a WinCo located in Tigard, south of Portland’s city limits and slightly north and west of Lake Oswego. The location couldn’t be better. It’s a real crossroads of sorts.
In giving them a 4, I’d have to demote the SE 82^nd location to a 3, but I won’t. The SE WinCo has HomeTown Buffet in the same parking lot. This one does not.
Back to the Tigard WinCo, it’s just a nicer store. Period. The layout is mostly the same so you can get in and get out as fast as you can at SE 82^nd. The parking lot is huge and parking is easier to find, too. One gets the feeling the place is less «dramatic,» reinforcing the SW /​SE dichotomy. However, the merchandise, the prices, and the respectable treatment by the store’s employees are the same in both locations. Just remember — WinCo does not accept credit cards to keep their prices in check.
I once gave this place «an extra scoop of ice cream» (on WInCo SE’s review) for having Leonardi’s Pizza. I then treated myself to a slice … years later. I must have raised my bar for pizza because it was 2.5 star bland, even though they’re constantly making it and it’s fresh.
If I’m on this side of town and it’s around that time of the week to shop, I’ll drop in. Do drop in.

The savings are there but this store location is the worst. I hate the way it is arranged compared to the others and the staff are not that friendly here.

I love winco. It is a no frills warehouse style grocery store. Their prices beats any major grocery store chains. I see some folks complained about customer service. I have been shopping there for almost 10 years now. Never had any trouble. Staff is not overly friendly — they wont come and ask you if you are okay, however, I never had any complaints. Whenever I asked for help — staff was very friendly and helpful. They do not take any credit cards though. I always use my Debit card.

Coming from Hawaii, this store was fantastic. Even though the employees where not that nice, of course it was 2:30 in the morning. The prices was great and the no tax is AWESOME! I can not wait to go shopping again there.

Being a broke college student, my boyfriend and I LOVE WinCo. Prices are amazing when compared to Fred Meyer, Safeway, Trader Joe’s, ect.
Produce can be al ittle iffy, I do admit. Bananas seem to turn brown extra quickly, and I never buy strawberries here anymore. I bought a few lbs of strawberries and got home, opened them and saw they were completely mushy and moldy inside.
Anyway, staff is always very friendly and helpful. Self check out is the best thing that WinCo could have done.

Big Box store mentality, not to personable. The reason for 2 stars is: 1. They do not accept credit cards 2. They have poor customer service in the meat department when it comes to a request or a question. They seemed to give me the impression «Don’t Bother Me». Granted they have a great selection. 3. Not competitive with surrounding stores. 4. Their food is «Average» Selection is «Average» just more of it. There service is below average as well as the cleanliness of the floors and store.
We use a credit card at Costco or Fred Myers or Albertson’s. We don’t like to use our debit card. We went there consistently for about 3 years when they were first open. Have only been back a few times in the last 2 years. So so.

I absolutely love WinCo. I am giving them four stars despite the really horrible and uncalled for service I received last week. I have been shopping at WinCo for about 25 years, and this particular store for more than 7. The bulk food section is the best I’ve seen. The prices are so good I don’t even bother with coupons anymore. Whenever I shop anywhere else, the sticker shock always convinces me to leave and make the longer drive to WinCo.
So last Monday, I was doing my regular shopping and I didn’t find a good sale on lunch meat so I decided to splurge and get some VIP turkey. I went up to the deli counter and an employee quickly came to the counter. I smiled and waited for her to greet me, as they usually do. Instead of «how can I help you,» she said «I’m not gonna be your damn slave.» Then she turned around and walked away. I looked around to see if there was anyone else nearby and there was not, so I finished up my shopping and went to tell a manager what had happened. This one experience is not enough to stop me from shopping there, but I will definitely not be buying anything from the deli again. I will really miss that VIP turkey!

Not too bad of a shopping experience. Best thing ever, they installed SELF-​CHECKOUT.
So, I like to buy a little at a time, $ 20 bucks here, $ 30 bucks there — — and it’s great, because prices are inexpensive, merchandise is quality for packaged goods, and you can get in and outta here as fast as you want. I shopped here a long time ago, but had to race in to avoid the crowds and lines, now I am in control.
I love U-​SCANS and SELF CHECKOUTS! No forced conversation with the checker — –I am moody, so that can be a problem.
Beer prices are cheap. It’s a little zoo-​ey inside with all types of consumers and their large carts of merch. but great everyday bargains to be had.
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If there weren’t other stores much closer, I would do almost all my shopping here. I did a price comparison, choosing about four dozen products that I regularly buy. Prices beat every other store (Albertsons, Fred Meyer, Safeway, Target, etc), hands down. Often they beat or nearly equalled the sale prices. The bulk foods are always fresh, which always comes as a surprise. They have self-​serve honey and peanut or almond butter that you grind yourself. Produce is reasonably fresh, meat department is at least better than the normal chains. They are open 24 hours.
The only nits I would have personally is that it is often hard to find parking, and they don’t take credit cards. I read a lot of negative reviews complaining about the crowds. I don’t really notice, as I’m pretty oblivious to crowds. If you are agoraphobic (as my husband is) you should probably not shop here. But it seems kind of inevitable that if you have a place with such great prices you are going to see multitudes of people who are trying to save money (like people with kids). Shrug. And sure, the produce level doesn’t match New Seasons or Whole Foods, but you don’t get what you don’t pay for. Organic costs. It’s kind of like going to Mcdonald’s and complaining that the food isn’t as fresh as Benihana’s. I try to strike a balance; if I’m feeling like a big spender I’ll go buy organic produce at WF or NS, but I save up all my dry and canned goods shopping for Winco.

I walked here to kill time while waiting for my car, and boy what a bunch of unhealthy food in here from what I could tell. I’m sure that the prices are low. All high fat, salty, processed, carbonated, everything I wouldn’t want to eat store. I was really just turned off and left. I’m willing to pay more for much better quality whole foods.

This grocery store is the reason that I am no longer the primary shopper in our household.
My husband loves this store. He calls it «Wonderful Winco». In part, it’s to jerk my chain because he knows how I feel about this store. He claims the prices are lower, it’s easy to shop and if he gets there early on a Saturday, it’s not too crowded. Me, on the other hand… Frankly, I’m surprised we haven’t croaked from the meat. Even the so-​called New York steak they sell is questionable at best. The produce… wow. Wash it first! Gads.
Before I started my boycott some years ago, I saw a toddler, in front of his parents, take an egg from an egg container and put it into his mouth! Then, the dad put the egg BACK! I thought my son was going to roll over laughing due to the astonished look on my face. And, I can’t count the times I’ve seen people eating out of the bulk food bins. Oh… and then there was the time that a person brought their dog into the store (didn’t appear to be a service dog). The dog lumbered up to the meat area and had himself a big ol’ lick and then a bite of a package of hamburger. Oh my God.

Our now grown son shops at Winco, too. He says he hasn’t died yet so he’s going for it because it’s cheap.
Really, I’m very glad I don’t have to get the groceries each week and am grateful to my husband for taking on the shopping.
However, whenever I get the chance, I’m at New Seasons, Trader Joes, Safeway or Fred Meyer picking up «a few things.» HA!

This is the kind of grocery store you go to when it’s 11pm and you look inside your fridge and realize you’re in serious need of some food.
This is not the kind of grocery store you go to when it’s a weekend, or after 4pm. In the words of Jimmy McMillan, the amount of screaming children is TOO DAMN HIGH. I made the mistake of coming here on a Sunday in the afternoon. I knew better. I did it anyway, thinking I was a strong-​willed individual.
Don’t ever think that. Ever. The Dalai Lama himself doesn’t have the zen required to be able to come out of a Sunday experience at WinCo without wanting to either create mass genocide or just sit in the corner and rock back and forth.
With that said, the prices are actually pretty decent when you’re on a budget. I prefer Trader Joe’s, but sometimes the wallet just gives me the middle finger and I have to make do. For that, there’s Winco.

They don’t take credit cards, have reputation for terrible produce, and are a magnet for the EBT crowd on the beginning of the month… But it’s cheap!

A friend told me the prices were great, so I went. The prices are good. They have a wide selection of items. Employees are very friendly and helpful. That is about all I can say that is positive.
I went during what are off hours at most grocery stores, but this place was packed. I should have just went home when I saw how jammed the parking lot was.
Once inside, it was almost impossible to navigate the aisles and select my products without having a cart or a child run in to me. Some aisles I skipped entirely. Parents weren’t controlling their kids, people were not aware of where they were in relation to other people, and it was stressful just trying to get through.
The produce section didn’t look great, but I didn’t have time to stop at another store and needed some salad and vegetables. While my produce didn’t look like it spoiled, I was terribly sick to my stomach for about four days while eating it before I figured out that it was the only new thing in my diet. Once I stopped eating it, I was fine. I also found that the lunch meat I purchased made me sick as well. I am not sure if some of the refrigerated items had been stored correctly and that is what caused me to get sick.
The frozen food I picked up was perfectly fine, as were the dry goods. I also found a great deal on a water bottle and a lasagna pan.
I will never return though. The atmosphere was stressful, I wasn’t able to get everything I needed since people kept blocking the aisles, and getting sick from the food is not something I want to risk again. The low prices are not worth it when you can get the same thing for just as cheap on sale or with coupon at other grocery stores.

I think I found my main grocery store! It reminds me of Smart & Final after they turned the restaurant supply store into more of a consumer store. Prices here at WinCo are great! The kiddo’s Eggo waffles are $ 3.29 for a box of 10 at Safeway, but only $ 1.98 for a box of 24 at WinCo? That’s a no-​brainer. I will do what I did in Cali; shop 3 places for the best of each. WinCo for staples, farmer’s markets for produce, and ??? for high-​quality meats. Haven’t figured out the meat store yet… I’ve only lived here 2 weeks.
They had a very wide selection of foods — I walked the aisles and found nearly all the brands I normally buy, and was encouraged to see a wide selection of hispanic and Asian foods. The bulk bins just went on and on and on… I think some of the bins may not turn over that fast, as a few items I bought seemed a bit stale. Produce — prices were good and they had a lot, but I will go with the other reviewers and steer clear; quality is suspect.
Minus 1 star for not taking credit cards and having to bag your own groceries. Adding a half-​star (which you can’t see up there) for friendly employees and no line at the checkout!