Fort Lee Commissary

This Commissary is great. They have a free, yes free, order online and pick up service which saves a lot of time. If an item is not in stock they call to confirm substitutions. There is a deli, bakery, and seafood department. People complain about the prices not being cheaper but that is because the Commissary does not sale generic brands. The brand name items are sold at cost the government subsidizes the difference, so if you want cheaper generic brands the Commissary is not for you.

Well if you need grocery from a store the commissary is a grocery store. I will say it is not cheaper then other places it just had some items cheaper and other items more expensive. Parking is down right awful with way to many spots reserved for those of rank. Handicapped I understand but not for rank It’s a damn grocery store. If you needed a quick run in I would suggest a tag team approach. 1 person get dropped off and start shopping while the 2^nd parks and then goes to check the line holding a place. If person 2 gets blocked in the line the cart can always swing in from the side when it is there partners turn to check out.
Other options in the area:
–Food Lion
–Walmart
–Martins (I recommend)
Nothing special about this establishment to note.

This commissary is serially mediocre.
The parking lot is so busy — at all times of the day — one would imagine that this business must be one of most excellent standards. If one did that, one would obviously not be factoring the isolation factor where there is nearly no other option in the geographical vicinity or the exclusive capitalistic hegemony yielded by AAFES.
Once inside this expansive commissary, one would notice that (a) it is in serious need of remodel; (b) the options for certified organic products is seriously limited; and, © the dependents on Fort Lee are almost exactly what one would think a dependent in rural Central Virginia must look like*.
*Reference Deliverance (1972).
Want certified organic fruit and vegetables? Go elsewhere.
Certified organic meat? Elsewhere.
Certified organic bread? Elsewhere!
A clean store? (Leave Virginia.)
I am being very benevolent with my review and rating.
There is not much here to purchase if you have higher standards than the typical Southern food-​shopper; the queues are preposterously long; and, there is an obvious polarity here with purchasing the highest quality of food items. AAFES should be ashamed that this is the best they can manage.
(And don’t blame me.)

If you have been in one Army Commissary, you have been in them all. I actually went here expecting it to be different, boy was I wrong. I thought I was at Fort Eustis in Newport News.
Anyway the store was well stocked, clean and had a friendly staff. The produce section was lacking compared to Langley commissary where I normally shop but it was good. If I actually lived in the area I would not be totally satisfied with this commissary but it satisfied my needs for the time.
Meat department appeared small, delhi section is GREAT! Groceries is good as well. Ill visit again when Im in the area however may not make any additional special trips to it unless I really need something.

This one is pretty large and had everything I needed including some Asian and Mexican stuff that I could not find at the local grocery store.
The double baggers had me wonder if I’m supposed to tip both of them but it worked out in the end because only one assisted me to the car.
I liked this commissary because it is clean, spacious, tons of parking, and great selection of everything you’ll need. The prices are great especially in milk, meat, and produce.

The commisary is great when they have caselot sales and big special events. Unfortunatly pay day is a madhouse and I will never risk going on one of“those days” again. Its a clean store with good looking produce section the rest of the store seemed a little disorganized to me…

Typical commissary. Standard foods with a few overseas (Korean, German, etc.) offerings. Usually packed with small children running all over the place. The checkout lines are slow and even the self-​checkout can take a while with all the people who can’t figure out how to use the thing. It has good prices on the staples, is clean, and conveniently located, so it gets three stars.

I don’t understand the hatred for the commissary. This one is large, clean, and has fantastic produce and seafood sections. The baggers get a bit of an attitude sometimes, but I attribute that to work environment. The prices are much cheaper than Food Lion and Kroger, and even Wal-​Mart.
And yes, be sure to tip the baggers!