Aldi

This bad review is solely for the security guard who stands here and does nothing. Never seen him move except today to harass me about taking a basket. This is super annoying when the exact same guy has repeatedly seem me return my basket to this location. This is especially amusing and annoying as this location is closing in 3 weeks for renovations. I sure hope he isn’t still here and being rude and unnecessary when they reopen. He has a bad attitude and is very rude.

I can feed myself for a week here on $ 10 or less.
Can’t complain.

Ok, I’ve been coming her for a few years now, and maybe I’m just tired of grocery shopping for my family, but I’m going to go out of my way to try another Aldi. Every time I’m here, no matter what time of day, it’s packed. And every single time, someone gets behind me and my cart-​full-​o-​stuff with one or two items. (Which begs the question, who the hell comes to Aldi and buys one thing?) So, I let that person in front of me, and another person shows up behind me with one or two items. So, I let that person go ahead. Same thing, again… I draw the line at 3 cutsies, though, because, as I explained to the guy with one thing behind me, ‘If I keep letting people in, I’ll never get out of here.’ This past time, the guy was cool. But, I’ve had surly fellow customers with their 4 packages of stick margarine, deride me for letting in others but not them. Who does that? I’ll tell you who does, customers at this Aldi.
The staff is pleasant, and it seems their produce is getting better (I really don’t buy that here, unless I’m in a jam) and they have diet coke and expanded their wine section, so that’s all good, but the customers here can be downright unpleasant.
I don’t know if people’s Aldi shopping habits are any different in another part of town, but I’m willing to give it a try — dealing with sour-​faced people stopping off for a gallon milk knowing the line can be impossibily long, but expecting to be let ahead anyway, is something I won’t miss about this location.

I have to brag on the manager at this Aldi. Not only is the store always stocked, clean and efficient… They bent over backwards to help me when I accidentally left my diaper bag and wallet in a cart outside. Great customer service and a great store!

Where else can you get 4 pounds of assorted meat, 3 bags of frozen veggies, a dozen eggs, kleenex and dish soap for under $ 30? Not one single place. At least, nowhere else that I would want to go. The shelves are always a little messy and the check out line can be somewhat of a joke. Otherwise, I would 5 star the shit out of Aldi.
***Cash only. Bring your own bags. Shopping carts require you to leave a quarter deposit that you get back when you return your cart. This insures that all customers return their carts, as opposed to leaving them stranded in the parking lot. I really wish more stores did this, except for those rare occasions I do not have a quarter handy.

This place is only convenient. The prices went up, its dirty, and its slow. It does not matter what time of the day you go to this Aldi, it is always packed and there is always just one cashier even though there are other employees working. Then they give YOU attitude for asking for help.

Meh. Stocked well, but I always seem to have a problem at the checkout at this location. Cashiers here are speedy as with most Aldis. They can finish scanning the items faster than you can put them on the belt. However, I always come home with at least one or two dented cans as a result. I know they were not dented when I got them off the shelf (I made sure). Today, I also wound up having a crushed loaf of bread since the cashier threw the gallon of milk and a few other things on top of it. You’re probably OK if you have a few items, but if you have a cart full of stuff, beware, they are pretty careless here.

Why is Aldi’s treating their employees so poorly? Aldi’s makes billions of dollars and yet they have a pitiful store in Chicago with ONE lonesome cashier to handle the day shoppers and maybe two to handle the evening rush shoppers. I am sick of the lines and won’t go anymore. The employees are given two and three tasks to complete IN ADDITION to handling check out. The store is disorganized, the produce section is shameful, and now they want to expand this mess? Someone from corporate in Germany needs to come to the Montrose store and work there for a week. Do check out and stock the shelves.

Continues to be a great «generic paradise». You can find some of the best things here! A recent $ 26 trip (debit cards and cash only, and bring your own bags) got me the following: a 12 pound Butterball turkey, a large bag of green beans, 2 large containers of cherry tomatoes, a bottle of Goya mojo criollo marinade & bulk AA Duracell batteries (you can find some name brands here, but it is rare) and… wait for it… solar powered lights for the front lawn (which, by the way, work as well as equal quality but far more expensive lights from Home Depot). Whaaa? Hey — sounds nuts, but they do sell some non food items, including inexpensive bakeware, and… lights. Love. It.

The staff can or can not be very nice. It just depends on who is working there. The food is just as good as any other grocery store out there (with limited selection), but the prices are unbeatable — for a single male who doesn’t have much time to cook elaborate meals (simple is best) and kind of a health freak $ 20−30/week for groceries is a steal.
Bring your own bags though because the Aldi bags are kind of pathetic and engineered in a way that if you don’t have a car will make your life a living hell to walk home with.
I just wish they would hire more personnel so that we won’t have to wait in such long lines!
TIP: if you live on lawrence, or relatively near it, and gotta walk home with your groceries save energy by going to the Aldi in Uptown via red line, then take the 81 to your home destination so you don’t have to haul your groceries as much.

Although Aldi’s is a no-​frills supermarket it beats the «higher end» supermarkets! They have organic produce for less than half price of Jewel-​Osco.
There gluten free line is excellent as well as the unsweetened Almond milk. I am a loyal patron!

I love Aldi. I just don’t love THIS Aldi. I feel like the star rating pretty much says it all: «Meh. I’ve experienced better.»
The layout is too disorganized, the produce isn’t the best (even when compared to other Aldi stores), and I’ve found too many items that have already expired or are getting way too close to their expiration date. I always seem to have trouble navigating the store, as there is usually at least one lane completely blocked off as the employees restock the shelves (hey, at least they are restocking). That being said, you can still find some great deals Aldi, especially on staples.
If you are in the area, need some groceries, and don’t have a lot of money to spend, then pay this Aldi a visit. Be aware, however, that there are better grocery stores and better Aldi locations elsewhere.

I love aldi for their cheap a** groceries but this one is really disorganized and meh. The produce section was really ick.
There was several people stocking throughout the store and blocking isles, boxes left in isles, carts, etc. It was just kind of dirty and messy.
The only reason I checked this one out was because I was in the area. I wont be coming back to this one.

After hearing all the great things about how Aldi is a diamond in the rough, my husband and I decided to give it a shot last weekend. We stopped there to get whatever we could off our list before making a trip to Marianos for some of our more specialty items.
I was pleased to see that we could buy staples like zero calorie sweetener and eggs, however I was pretty disappointed in the produce selection. A lot of it looked like it had been sitting there for a week, but I decided to give a few items a shot including a cucumber and some red, yellow and green peppers, which all turned out to be fine. I was really disappointed, however, when the roma tomatoes I brought home turned out to be complete mush on the inside. I’d return the two packages I bought, but I have a feeling I’ll get a bit of an attitude for making a cashier call over the manager for a measly $ 2.60
The atmosphere was also a huge turnoff. It seemed like the employees stocking the shelves were striving to make as much aggravating noise as possible by dragging ladders across the floor and didn’t put much thought into customer convenience when they blocked entire aisles with mini forklifts. Our cashier was pretty pleasant though seeing as the place was packed and she was taxed with moving people through as quickly as possible.
All in all, I’ll go back here every now and then if we have a big pantry restocking week planned and are in need of some really basic items, but the negative experience of being in the store and gambling with my produce purchases will keep me from becoming a regular.

It just keeps getting better here. And here’s proof:

Despite it’s reputation for being very inexpensive, the prices here are fairly comparable to other stores. The difference, however, is that Aldis’ food is in fact «cheaper.» The produce is low-​grade and the stock goods all contain an excessive amount of weird preservatives and other «ingredients.»
I don’t know why the staff here are crazy, but there seems to be a passive-​aggressive contest going on. They take special pride in hustling customers at the check out and hurling items into carts on a mission of destruction.

It feels a bit odd, as a German, to be reviewing a German grocery chain in the US.
However, this place keeps that little bit of home that makes me squee. While they don’t have Nutella, for instance, they have a perfectly acceptable chocolate hazelnut spread substitute. And right now, given the month, there is plenty of Stollen, Lebkuchen, and other treats that almost make me feel I should head down to the Weinachtsmarkt in Daley Plaza.
Beyond that, though, the staff here is very efficient, and when asked questions, I’ve found them to be very friendly and helpful.
While the long lines may seem a deterrent at first, the general speed of the place ensures a quick trip in and out if you want it.

This location was recently remodeled but it still looks kind of small to me but you can find lots of neat stuff.
I picked up some pie crusts and baked a couple apple pies and everyone kept asking me if I made the pie from scratch. Yes, I said, I scratched off the plastic wrap off the Aldi pie crust and then filled it with Aldi purchased Granny Smith apples.
Just try Aldi out if you haven’t already. Walk around. See what you can find that is worth the trip and how you can trick others into believing some treat is homemade when it isn’t.

Honestly I’m tired of all the Whole Foods snobs looking down on Aldi’s. Yes, Aldi’s, I’m from Chicago.
Aldi’s, the Aldizzle, whatever, has been moving on up these past years. The introduction of their Light and Fit line sealed the deal for me in terms of using them as a grocery staple.
A bag of frozen chicken breasts for about $ 6, salad dressings for under $ 2, olive oil is also a steal.
I just bought a little carton of mushrooms for 49 CENTS on Monday. Seriously people, get on it! Their produce is pretty fresh. I wish they’d sell onions individually but that’s more of a «me» problem as I live alone and could never finish the whole bag.
No frills, no pretentious atmosphere, just awesomeness!

Yep, I’m reviewing another Aldi.
Same awesome, inexpensive food as the others. But… this Aldi seems to get new products before a lot of the other locations. They had a TON of Fit ‘N Active products at this location long before other locations had the same items, so I often make a trek here to find out what’s new.
The Fit ‘N Active line is definitely awesome and really falls in line with a lot of other stores. Aldi is staring to carry a lot of reduced fat, fat-​free, light, etc. items that attract people to stores like Jewel, but at a much lower price.
This Aldi also seems to have a really nice selection of seasonal items that hasn’t been picked through like other locations. Maybe I’m just always here near a delivery day or something, but I definitely find their selection to be a bit more robust than other stores.
Nice, tidy store with friendly employees, too. You can’t really beat that + awesomely low prices. Some tips: debit/​Link card only and bring your own bags (or prepare to buy some!).