Albertsons

this used to be Lucky. before that Gemco. God only know what it was before that. now, it’s Albertsons.
4 stars for fried chicken. still the best of the Big chains.
2 stars for the freaking solicitors outside. seriously, how is it legal to put pictures of battered women, or abandoned children and ask people for money to help them? who are these people?
1 star for the expansiveness of the store. too big and space doesn’t seem to be utilized to its’ full potential.
2 stars for the prices. Vons has them beat. they have those coupon books, but, sometimes i don’t want to buy 10 things to save 25cents.
anyway, i’ll be really generous and round all the way to 3.

Scummiest Albertson’s I have ever seen. Every single staff member including management must take a special course in rudeness and apathy. Frighteningly dirty and laid out very inconveniently. If Albertson’s corporate had ANY clue or pride they would raze this location and start over. In a word the store is appalling!

I remember when it was Lucky’s! hehe. This store is okay when I’m over here or just wanna be more secluded when I shop.

Wow. This place is so shitty it’s almost funny. I guess this would be the grocery store equivalent to a haunted house. Either that or it’s a time-​trap from the 70s.
There is a special television set up right at the front of the «beauty» aisle. Lawl. You know us girls get to be lookin’ guud by gettin’ our cosmetiks at Albert-​sonnnz.
My guess is there used to be a manager here who, at some point, just fled. Can’t blame him. Yes, him, because no self-​respecting woman would touch this hot mess.
The parking lot is usually empty, so it does have some potential as a driver’s-ed practice arena.

Fricoco nailed it. This store is like the outpost of Albertson’s. It’s like… the forgotten stepchild of Albertson’s. It’s so out of date it’s kind of a throwback to an earlier time, when grocery stores were more utilitarian and not so much like restaurants with shelves of food in them. It’s just bizarre. My main complaint is that it’s very grungy. Grungy enough that it’s depressing to go in there. Forget about buying meat or produce there. If I have to go there (due to geography now), it’s for dry or canned stuff only. I’m spoiled — I come from the Albertson’s on Washington Blvd, which is like… the opposite of this one. *That* one is amazing. This one? Not so much. I wish Albertson’s would get it together and re-​do it.

I used to shop here all the time, but it has gotten so bad that it doesn’t matter what time you go in there you seem to wait 20 minutes to get through checkout. The employees are having their own conversations. Less talk and more work. I am not impatient, but when I go in to buy 4 items and the clerk and the store manager are bantering back and forth I feel like driving a few more minutes wouldn’t be a big deal. Albertson’s step it up a notch.

For some reason, whenever I visit this grocery store, I feel as if I am in the midwest, in a rural town. Life seems laid back and less flashy here inside the store.
This place has a lot of space. Aisles and displays are spread wide. There does not seem to be any order to the arrangement of items and foods. A common sight of encountering fresh produce upon entry is not found here. In fact you see a stuffed toy claw machine game and a lotto machine that is within echo distance. The produce is wwwaaaaayyy in the back past toiletries. They do sell DVD and Bluray movies, about 10 different movies on a good day. Just get the manager to open up the thick bullet proof shielding.
I try to make any visit here only on absolute necessity. This store needs major remodeling and upgrades. There is a plus to coming here. Plenty of parking and lots of spaces near the entrance. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the lot here full. Even with the pumpkin patch and the Christmas tree lot during the holidays.

Ok. Time for a reality check. My previous experience with the bakery was awesome as noted in my earlier review. However, the truth is that the overall layout and selection of Albertsons really isn’t that great.
The store seems like it is only about ²⁄₃ full which is made even more noticeable because of the scarcity of customers. If there ever was a store in need of a makeover, it would be this Albertsons. Adding some clean, bright, and friendly décor and offering better choices for produce, meat, and alcohol would be a positive start. Or just offer better prices? Just do something.
Service is helpful and they deserve credit for making the best of their situation. Despite their efforts, there isn’t much motivation to choose this Albertsons location over ANY of the other nearby competitors.

This is probably the most ghetto Albertsons I’ve ever been to.
No really, that’s saying alot to some stuff I’ve seen in say, Tucson.
Seriously, I think they built the place and just never updated it, as it literally feels like you’ve walked back into 1985 as you pass through the front door. Hell, half way through the store you may even find yourself shopping for slap bracelets.
Anyway, I left the second star on because I think the rundown factor of the place steers many people away, hence it was SUPER easy to get in, get what I wanted (wine) ((don’t judge)) and get out.
Except for the fact that the floorplan rivals the field of dodgers stadium in size, so no bueno on that one.
Still, if in need of something and you want no line, check this place out, just don’t say I didn’t warn you.

This is probably the most oddly laid out grocery store EVER. Usually I can wander through in an orderly manner since most lay outs are similar, but this place was disorienting!
However, what it lacks in clarity and organization, it makes up for in food quality, parking, and service.
The parking lot is spacious and open. The carts are well stocked. And staff is accessible and helpful.
Just such a weird lay out!

Another Albertsons on the way home. This massive store needs more! Maybe a larger wine section and expand their warehouse section with more products. This store is never busy so if I want to do a quick stop off this is the Albertsons. Customer service can be a little more customer oriented meaning you don’t walk away from a customer who is asking a question and «I don’t know» just tells me you do not have the ability or capacity to think outside your surroundings. The cashier apologized but the first impression is what turned me salty.

Big! Spacious! Very open! There’s part of store where its so open I feel like they aren’t using their store space efficiently lol!
I didn’t find a liquor section at the cvs next door, so i came here and Albertsons delivered.
At the counter we didn’t have an alberstons card but the cashier still gave us the discount! :)

This Albertsons store is probably the rejected, abused, black-​sheep bastard child of the corporate family. But that’s how I perceive the entire chain compared to lavish grocery palaces such as Ralphs and Vons.
While other Albertsons have been remodeled, adding sumptuous service delis and designer coffee concessions, this store’s deli merrily chugs away selling its Reser’s potato salad and cole slaw, and serving several varieties of chicken and starchy sides as its only hot food.
And it’s not because this store lacks the floor space to accommodate any improvements. It occupies a building that previously housed a Gemco proletarian department store back in the day. It’s like the Alaska of supermarkets: all that space, not a lot of people and not much going on.
But the reason I go there a handful of times per year is that on certain weeks they advertise a sale that puts together a freakish number of items that I need to substantially stock up my pantry and bar. And on the same week they’ll have a Thursday eight-​hour sale (1 to 9 p.m.) that includes even more deeply discounted items.
In summary, this store serves as my Costco/​Wal-​Mart without the membership fee or long drive, respectively. For a store so seemingly substandard, it surely comes in handy sometimes.

This market always pulls through for me. It’s on the way to/​from work so I always stop by for some quick things I need. Yes, the organization of the store is really weird and it kind of throws you off but the service here is exceptional. Everytime I’ve been there, I’ve always had superior customer service — even when I was returning something! I know, who returns things to the market right?
If you can get over the layout, this market is great. Just get used to walking up and down HUGE open aisles. Also, I have to given them three because they have a BoA atm AND a redbox machinie :)

this place is garbage, the only reason I conitnue to go is because I live pretty close. Would not recommend ever going. The workers are unprofessional, I understand you hire highschool kids to bag groceries but please keep them from discussing personal activities with each other to a minimum. I almost feel like im bothering them, guys only ask the ladies if they need help to the car… lame. I used to bag groceries 15yrs ago and I always asked if the customer would like paper or plastic… i didn’t just give them plastic cause it was easier to do. They are getting paid… DO YOUR JOB!
Place is dirty.
homeless person outside sometimes begging for money
got attitude from seafood dept
I would go somewhere else but if you have no other choice… good luck

What a weird store. Looks like it used to be Kmart or something considering the massive square footage but doesn’t use all of it all. There’s a weird vibe when you walk in, because it just doesn’t look /​feel like a supermarket at first glance. People there are friendly enough… but they give off a weird vibe too. More than once, I’ve been in line with a cashier who looks like… I don’t know… he /​she has a loose screw or two. I realize that sounds completely mean /​demeaning… but I just can’t shake that feeling.

Would have to agree with the previous posters regarding all the open space. A lot of under utilized space and could definitely use a makover to bring it up to date with the current century/​decade. They also don’t have the greatest selection of beer, I definitely like the Ralph’s in the Marina off of Lincoln better.
But despite the lack of selection, poorly designed floor plan, I can almost always find what I need there. The meats when they are on sale are quite good. Fresh produce is actually fresh. And its also close to where I live. I’m used to ghetto/​semi-​ghetto, old markets so the ambiance isn’t a big deal just so long as they have my stuff.

Oh wow, this Albertson’s made me depressed. It’s stuck in the 70’s or something with vast empty floor space everywhere. My hot dogs that were on sale were sold out too. The one on Venice had it in stock. This place probably doesn’t generate enough sales to have stock piles of sale items.

Really a bad grocery store. Huge floor space with awkwardly spaced isles, tiny meat/​deli departments, and mediocre selection. The place could use a makeover or 10 to get with the times.
Add in the fact that the staff, in typical LA fashion, is far too cool to look you in the eye or address you like a person. And that is after you waited in the ridiculously long line.
Go to Pavilions down the street.

This is the biggest POS grocery store I have ever been to. It’s an enormous store. But do they put that floor space to great use and have an excellent selection? no?
They have a collection of angled aisles as you walk in with pharmacy type stuff and seasonal. Then they waste a huge section with warehouse style aisles for soda, which they really don’t have a big selection, just a lot of the same thing. And that, is literally half the store. They other half is a poorly organized and crammed selection of items. I hope you have two hours to kill, because everything is a pain in the butt to find.
The other thing that really ticks me off about this place, is that I’ve filled out that form for one of those damn shoppers card and it never works. Well the card works but I refuse to carry around fifty cards for every store that shop at so I expect my phone number to work when I type it in. Does it? no.
Between the frustrations with the shoppers card and the fact that I can never find anything, I won’t shop here anymore.
Here’s a fun game, try to find the popcorn. I couldn’t.