Safeway Food & Drug

This is my go-​to grocery store for my regular shopping. While they don’t have ‘everything’, they have the basics plus. This store has a very good produce section, and the people that work in that area are very helpful; they are always happy to answer questions and bring out items from the back that they haven’t had a chance to put on the shelves. I asked once about a pretty basic produce item that other stores carry that they didn’t have (fresh carrots with the tops still attached) and the next time I went in the store, they had them on the shelf (I bought a lot, btw). Kudos! The other sections of the store, especially the meat, dairy, and deli sections are also well-​stocked when I shop (during the week in the AM). I’m also usually able to find most of the ‘pantry’ (or dry goods) items I need, although I wouldn’t mind if they expanded their section of Asian items.
Frankly, I have yet to find a store that has ‘everything’ since I moved to Denver (the only thing I miss about DFW is Central Market), but Safeway is good for the basics and I can hit the specialty stores for the other stuff. Plus the staff here is helpful.

Clean yes but never staffed properly. If you go in the morning before 11am plan on self checking out everything in your cart. And if you go after that time plan on 2 people manning 2 of the 9 registers with lines at both 3 – 4 carts deep. Hire some cashiers!

I don’t know why but this store makes me happy. It is incredibly clean and welcoming and no crazy ugly neon lights in here. The store is well laid out and somehow less expensive than my usual store. It is never busy in the am hours, you can quickly zip in and out, which is good considering there aren’t a large number of self check out stations. The Starbucks in the store is an added bonus, they have a friendly staff who moves through the typical line pretty quickly.

It’s a grocery store. It’s close to where I work, so I can walk when I’m in the area, but Cherry Creek traffic is such a pain in the balls (even before the construction all over the place) that I’d never make a special trip to this particular Safeway. Also, Cherry Creek shoppers seem to have difficulty with the concept of driving in a parking lot, so keep your eyes open. I’ve been almost run over a few times.
The only interaction I have with staff when I shop there is with the deli counter folks. They’re generally friendly and competent.
The store is laid out in such a way that makes it easy to find what you’re looking for so you can buy stuff and move on with your life. I like that.

Conveniently located next to Cherry Creek Mall. There’s nothing better than sneaking in some shopping with a run to the grocery store! Of course Whole Foods is nearby but the wallet can’t handle that much for one day!
Unlike the King Soopers in Capitol Hill I like that this Safeway is less crowded and parking is not a headache. Get the Safeway card for good deals. The supermarket is well stocked and the bakery is decent to satisfy my sugar cravings.

This review is solely for their BAKERY, although I generally prefer this store to the Corona store because it’s bigger, the traffic is a pain in the tush especially at the moment with all of the street work going on in CCN.
Anyway, by way of confessing my recent obsession with baked goods (I blame it on stopping drinking), I have to say that Safeway’s bakeries do a generally great job. From their donuts which I think are every bit as good as many «donut specialty stores» for far less dinero (like $.50 each as opposed to $ 1-​$ 3), to breads to cakes and pies I’ve been very happy with selection, quality, and price.
Some of the things I really like are the chocolate eclairs, fruit tarts and tres leches cake in the refrigerated case plus some of the cake slices (red velvet, German chocolate, and Devil’s food). I think a number of their specialty breads and bagels are better than you can find in many bakeries.
If you’re not following the current gluten-​free trend and still like a good carb load occasionally you could do a whole lot worse especially for the price. Yes, I know I should patronize small, independent pastry shops but sometimes I think $ 3+ for a pastry is just silliness if you are a frequent consumer.

I’m more of a King Soopers girl, mainly due to accessibility and distance from home.
One morning the BF was cooking up some outstanding breakfast and we needed a few items from the grocery store. I love Whole Foods but sometimes I want to get in and out of a store without spending $ 50 on two items.
I popped into this very convenient Safeway and found all my items quickly and headed for the register. Why I got behind someone buying $ 300+ in groceries at 8am is still a mystery to me. I took this opportunity to sign up for a Safeway card, you never know when those will come in handy. It’s always good to have grocery store options and now I’ve added one more to the rotation.
Convenient, logical layout, clean, and well stocked.

Safeway — it’s kind of hard to screw up being a grocery store. This one is so close to us and sometimes I wonder to myself: «Self — why don’t you shop there more often? Target is just not as close! Why, self?»
Then I go to this Safeway and I remember — the customer service nearly always sucks. Attitude nearly every time I go there. It’s crazy — it’s like everyone who works there that I encounter got only two hours sleep the night before.
The prices are higher than Target, too, for the most part. Although, I do have to say that Safeway typically has great prices on their fresh organic foods. And I do like their selection — they have some great organic or natural products that other stores don’t carry. I don’t like cranky, though. There’s a couple of cranker sores over at Target — but not like this.
This is of course — my opinion. I’m off to read other reviews now ’cause I’m curious what others think.

Avoid.

Stopped into Safeway for a few things on the way back to our hotel. First impression was as you go in the door was the stench of fish. The restroom was beyond nasty and the checkout person was really in need of retraining. Generally a nasty attitude and no eye contact. Guess we have been spoiled by the Safeway in Hawaii. If I lived in Denver I would stay away from this one. Prices compared to Hawaii were great though. Couple of people we talked to said the preferred King Soopers and I can see why.

Of all the grocery stores in the area, this is my favorite. That’s not to say «BOY DO I LOVE THIS SAFEWAY,» because I really, really don’t. But I’d way rather come here than go to any other Safeways or King Sooperses within a few miles of here.
The main reason for this is the fact that this store just isn’t as busy as other stores. Those grocery stores on Corona are f-​ing nightmares, crowded with people both in the store and in the parking lots all day every day. This Safeway is never that crowded. I can usually park pretty close to the door, and I don’t feel claustrophobic shopping here. They have a decent selection of foods that are lower fat and/​or better for you, which is why I prefer Safeway over King Soopers in general.
They do have a habit of moving things around, which I’m sure is probably justified, but which only serves to annoy me. The deli department is generally friendly, but if you want something they don’t have sliced, they are sloooow. The produce is generally tasty and well-​stocked, though for some reason they never seem to have fresh bananas, and they definitely don’t have the variety that a Sunflower might have.
They NEVER have enough checkout people, and they insist on staffing an express lane before they staff a full checkout lane, which is completely insane. They do have self checkouts, which is nice. Nothing annoys me more than walking into a store in 2012 that does not have self checkouts.
The cashiers are all nice, though not terribly speedy, and pretty much everyone in here totally sucks at bagging. We bring in our own reusable bags, and for some reason they treat them like it’s Tetris, trying to fill every usable square inch of space in the bag, even if the bag ends up weighing 20 lbs.
But man, I’ll just keep coming here because I can walk down the aisles without being surrounded by the unwashed masses constantly.

This is a good place to shop if you live or your in Cherry Creek an don’t want to pay those prices of Cherry Creek.
It’s a good store, the staff is friendly and helpful and they always seem be well stocked.
Only WARNING when you are done shopping and you have a car in their lot, make sure to move your car to another spot thats not in there lot as if you go shopping in the mall and leave your car in there lot they will TOW you.

Great deals for lunch. Ask about the $ 4.99 meal.

A supermarket is a supermarket is a supermarket. This one has everything you would expect PLUS I love that they employ «differently abled» and very pleasant and competent staff. That demonstrates a thoughtfulness rare in American business today and I welcome this opportunity to acknowledge their management.

This grocery store is always clean and the employees are generally helpful. It’s also open from 6am to Midnight everyday, which is awesome. It’s not as cheap as the Albertson’s on Broadway and Alameda, but it’s nicer inside and they have better hours.

One of my favorite Safeway locations. Mainly because of the ease of parking and proximity to other stores, banks, library etc. I can get all my errands done in one area of town. I believe this Safeway is open 24 hours. and I like shopping here late night to avoid long lines. However, if you need the manager after hours be prepared to wait a while. Last week I went around 10pm or so to return something at customer service. The service clerk called the manager 20 times and even went outside to try and find them and she was no where to be found. Then 20 minutes later she called the clerk to find out what I wanted. She never bothered to come out to see me. The clerk was able to do the return for me. But I was just shocked at the customer service from the manager on duty.

I know, another Safeway review but I really liked this place a lot. Much more variety than the one closer to me but today my experience was just bad.
Went earlish, around 8:15AM and just wanted a sandwich. Went to check out and only the self check out was there. Now let me tell you I fear these things because every time I use one at any store I don’t know how and things go wrong.
Of course I tried to use a Safeway gift card and it didn’t work. But there was no way according to the clerk to punch the number in to use it. Ummm ok… whatever. Strike one. I start to put cash in and the screen froze. Ok, manager comes over and the machine said I owed the total amount after putting in $ 2 already.
Nearly 15 mins later I got the flipping sandwich. I mean ALL of that trouble when they could have had one person open in a normal check out stand. Just annoying and frustrating that these machines don’t really help expedite any process.

After stopping off at like, three other groceries on Saturday (good think I started early) I went to them for the last five things nobody else had and guess what? Bingo. I love convenience and this store feeds everybody on both sides of the Cherry Creek economic line.

This is my favorite grocery store in Denver. It’s clean, well stocked and never too busy. I’m always able to find a parking spot right near the store’s entrance and the staff is very friendly.

I really like this Safeway. The fact that it’s right next to the Cherry Creek mall might throw someone off a bit. Reason is, this area of town can be a nightmare with traffic. However this Safeway is hardly ever that busy. I think people forget about it because of the Whole Foods down the street. Which is fine with me. This store is very clean and they have a great selection of things that other Safeway’s don’t have. This is our go to food store.