Kroger

Yes, it’s a tiny Kroger. How anyone could see the building and not deduce that it is a tiny Kroger before going inside is beyond me. It’s a tiny Kroger, that means their selection will not be as complete as a big Kroger. But again, judging the size of the plot of land, this should not be a surprise.
They have some of everything, but a lot of nothing. This location is good if you happen to be passing by and need an item or two. We wanted to start a fire yesterday. We stopped at this Kroger after having lunch on the square. We got firewood and some adult beverages. Again, it’s a tiny Kroger, don’t let the size of the store shock or upset you.
It’s a little cramped inside, especially at checkout, but the store is clean and the staff are friendly. One last time, this Kroger is tiny. If you are put off with the thought of a small building holding a tiny Kroger with a limited selection, please don’t visit. As other reviews show, you might be scarred for life at the thought of such a tiny Kroger.

I am 25 years old and they wouldn’t sell me alcohol because my ID wasn’t facing the correct direction — because the ID is from when I was 20. The manager said «it’s so we can look at it and nothing else» and I said it has my birthday on it… it says 1990. It takes 5 seconds. I am over 21. All I wanted was a single bottle of wine but the manager here has some sort of middle management complex and would rather make a power play. My legal government ID isn’t good enough. It works everywhere else (I mean, I am over 21 after all…) so they won’t get my business anymore. I just wanted to make chicken piccata, man.
Now I get to have fun complaining to multiple levels of management. What a pain in my ass.

It is a small Kroger but the quality is great. The price in the center aisles is a just a little higher than Dekalb Industrial but it is convenient. For the elderly, handicapped, etc., it is much easier to maneuver in a smaller space and maintain their independency.

I really appreciate Baby Kroger. You’re in & out and the (older) kids don’t even realize you’ve left them home alone. Do they have everything you want? No. But they have enough so you can put a meal together on a weeknight.

This Kroger is small! The selection is kinda limited that being said its a clean place to shop and it’s in decatur so try it out!

I want to like this Kroger… I really do. I like the idea of a mini Kroger, but pulling it off is a different story. If executed in a thoughtful, customer friendly way this place would be great. However I feel that the products they do have in stock, there’s far too many options for it. If they took away the abundance of options and offered more products like a normal sized Kroger I might be more willing to use this store for a big shopping trip. My final criticism: the staff. The checkout line is horrible when it’s busy. The cashiers are stuck up, beauty obsessed brats who don’t seem to really care about moving the line faster. You’d expect there to be more cashiers when the line is out of control but no… it just feels like they don’t even try. Not even a good quick stop if there’s more than 5 customers… not quick by any means.

I really like good olé Mini Kroger in downtown Decatur. It’s convenient and has a good range of stuff — it’s not for your big shopping trip but great for picking up salad fixings on the way home.
Sometimes though, I’m that annoying person with a mini basket filled with stuff — I mean to only use it for convenience, but end up filling up the cart. The only time I use the self check is when I only have a few items.
It’s clean, the staff is friendly and it has easy parking. And did I mention it’s convenient? For big shopping, hit the BIG Kroger on DeKalb Industrial or Publix on N. Decatur/​Clairemont.

Nice and convenient to visit after an afternoon in Decatur.

This Kroger’s really small and doesn’t have a very big selection. It’s definitely convenient to Decatur, but there are better choices.
If you’re near this one, go the extra mile (s), and swing by Dekalb Farmers Market instead. You will NOT be disappointed.

They transformed all of the checkout lanes into self-​checkout lanes. Why? The everyday American is not a register clerk. Half the time the average «Joe» can’t scan a UPC code and even the computer gets confused. Heaven forbid if you have more than 30 items — you only have a foot of area to ring your groceries by yourself — while bumping elbows with the person beside you.
I asked, «Why did you do this? This was an awful idea.» I was told it was a result of the «Vote.» What vote? Did the hipsters have a secret legislative committee meeting?
If you have high anxiety (and I hate shopping) this isn’t the place for you. The place is so small that you are constantly bumping into people and that doesn’t help when you have the stereotypical inconsiderate customer that blocks the aisle with their buggy sideways when looking for an item.

Be warned: this is a TINY Kroger! As long as you know that going into it, you don’t have much to complain about. I didn’t believe my new neighbor when she warned me that this place was small, because I thought all Kroger’s would be relatively the same size and would stock relatively the same things. You cannot go here if you a) want a wide selection/​variety b) buy weird/​specific shi** like canned minced olives and organic extra virgin coconut cooking oil.

I concur with what everyone else has said about this place. It is an annoyingly small and under-​stocked grocery store that you only visit because you are too lazy to drive to Publix or deal with the crowds at Your Dekalb Farmers Market. The lines have gotten a lot faster since they installed self-​checkout. I call this place «Shoe Box Kroger» — but it seems that everyone has their own name.

Sadly, this is the grocery store that is least out of my way on my commute home. On those afternoons/​evenings I need just one or two things, I must choose between going over a mile out of my way to Publix or half a block out of my way to this Kroger.
I’ve recently decided that peace of mind is worth more than a few minutes of my time and the slight wear and tear on my car. So I doubt I will ever be back at this Kroger. But if you are rolling your eyes at my rather dramatic conclusion, then please, let me explain:
Their shelves are fully stocked, yet I never seem to find what I need or want. On the other hand, should I ever need 84 bottles of Kroger brand fruit juice sweetened with HFCS, I’m golden! There’s like, half an aisle devoted to that shit.
In the produce section, you have basically zero options. Don’t you dare go in there looking for fingerling or red creamer potatoes. You’ll take russet or gold and you’ll like it. One day, I went in and was shocked beyond belief that I was able to find corn tortillas. Or course, there was only one variety from one brand.
The checkout process is a HOT. MESS. They recently removed all of the checkout lanes and replaced them with a weird enclosed nook containing three tiny, tabletop-​like checkouts and four self-​checkouts. I have, on more than one occasion, seen the line to get into this clusterfuck extend across the entire front end. Literally. And I am vehemently against misusing the word literally.
There are no checkouts in this store meant to accommodate anything more than a quick before-​dinner stop. So if you ever find yourself in this Kroger with a full cart, then godspeed, my friend.
Service ranges from good to surly. Careful upon entering and exiting, as their «hallway» leading from the store entrance to the actual outside is jammed with flowers, an employment application kiosk, and other assorted bullshit.
Remember, the location may be convenient, but you’ll pay for it WITH YOUR SOUL.

ok, first of all this is my first official Unilocal so please make allowances for me if i commit any grevious/​heinous unspoken Unilocal-​specific blunders.
with that out of the way, i will stop short of actually physically typing out what i wish would happen to this kroger. this place is tits on a gorilla. worst selection of organic foods in the universe, the stationary aisle sucks, and checking out subliminally helps you re-​enact the mass exodus of the jews from egypt. i have never seen such madness.
the only trick i can offer the unsuspecting shopper is this: if you only have a few items, proceed directly to the customer service desk to pay. the clerk usually doesnt mind (and if he does who cares its part of his job) and it can save you the mental anguish of being herded thru a maze of confused shoppers and tangled carts.

The Convenience Store Kroger.
Oakman, Georgia, in the north Georgia mountains, has one convenience store named Ralston’s — and that is it. It is stacked to the ceiling with lots of products and you have to kind of stand still and look around to find anything in this crowded mess. If it is something that you really need it is probably there if you look hard enough. For some reason, Decatur and Kroger joined forces to build a Ralston’s here.
This place preys on the fact that Decatur folks don’t even want to drive a mile to get something. It seems like that’s the only reason that you would want to buy here. There are bigger grocery stores with great selection and cheap prices with an a few minutes of here.
If you are in Decatur and are too drunk to drive another mile to get your condoms or munchies, this is a great choice. This is also a great choice if you want to see the metro’s smallest Kroger. Oh, this might also be a great choice if you miss that crowded feeling that you get in your second cousin’s trailer. Maybe you want to stop in to prove that your time is too valuable to drive another mile to a real grocery store. I ended up here for a combination of those reasons.
I applaud Kroger for this stroke of genius. I would have never recognized the need for this market in Decatur. This store has thrived here for years but I won’t be back unless there is another perfect storm of desperation. Should be at least a couple of months.

As far as shopping experiences go, my review may not be the best to read. In truth, this kroger has turned into my «Oh crap, I need some money… i’ll just buy some mints and get cash back» store, and yea, that’s my experience with this store.
This IS a tiny little kroger, and the parking lot is just as small, but it seems to work with Decatur.
Were I actually grocery shopping on a weekly basis here, I might instead swing over to the Farmer’s Market, or just head down the road a bit to the full size kroger, but just for stopping to get cash, and mints, I approve

This is definitely one of the worst Krogers. I’m not a huge fan of the chain to begin with, but I needed groceries and it was the closest option. They’re overpriced, tiny, and have minimal selection. I could get a lot more groceries for the price if I went to Target or Trader Joe’s. The staff is is fine, which is why they get two stars instead of just one.
In short, don’t go here unless you absolutely have to.

After deciding to never visit the Citi-​Center Kroger at Belvedere again, I started patronizing this Kroger store. Things went fine for awhile, but then I hit a streak of purchases of spoiled food. Moldy butter, rotten meat, etc.
I am not exaggerating.
The employees there are friendly and it’s nice to get in and out fast in a small store, but the rotten food grossed me out and now I shop at Publix.

Kroger has a pretty good rep for quality. That’s why I can’t understand why they keep their name on this TERRIBLE grocery.
It’s so small that they have zero space for any selection.
It’s a crap shoot if you’re looking for any specific brand — or even things that you’d expect to find at a grocery — like basic office supplies or kitchen items.
The other thing about this place is the staff.
Check this out: Several times when I’ve been forced at gunpoint to do business here, the cashiers have committed a retail sin that drives me nuts at any grocery: They comment LOUDLY on my purchases.
It’s like Howard Cosell has come back from Hell to provide a play-​by-​play of my personal food choices.
«Oh, I see you’ve got some chips-​n-​salsa and some Hagan Daz!» laughed one. «I guess we know what YOU’RE having for dinner tonight!» (laughter ensues).
Please can we talk about something else, like the latest diet fad on the tabloid covers or Tiger Woods or something? Leave my Hagan Daz out of it! :)

«Worlds smallest Kroger!»
I’ve passed this location several times coming and going in the Decatur area & have always wanted to stop in but never had a need. It look cute and cozy from the outside but I never had reason to stop in until Sunday. The place is jam packed, it has just about everything a normal sized Kroger would carry but in a far smaller space. The isles were small, & the entire store just looked crowded. Now i’m a kroger fan from way back [Anyone remember the commercial «let’s go kroger’ing»!] & it’s hard to beat there 10 for 10 sales. I’d stop by this one for one or two items but I wouldn’t be likely to spend a lot of time here i’d get claustrophobic.