Jewel-Osco

I went to this jewels and they are very helpful some what serious people but it’s ok I can deal with I had my Wik and it looked like the cashier was kinda upset he had to ring up a lot

Rude customer service! The older women on the cash register by the liquor aisle was very rude to my friend trying to purchase wine. Constantly checking his ID and looking up on the rules and regulations. When asked What exactly What she looking for, She reply in a rude manner «IM CHECKING FOR SOMETHING OK!!!». MY friend and I were in shocked by her loud response. Not coming back here. Smh

Where is the flower tent? When I asked why at the Service counter, I was told it was because of too much competition. Really? From Ace Hardware? Melrose Park Jewel has two tents… and Menards is right there. And a one-​stop grocery store is afraid of competition? Come on Jewel… get behind your Franklin Park location.

I needed to pick up some things for my meals on the road and was pleasantly surprised. They have a nice organic section of fruits and veggies and even carry a certain brand of yogurt I enjoy.
My hotel has outdoor grills for the guests to use and was happy to find that Jewel had salmon already seasoned. I got several pieces of the lemon pepper as I knew I would also be able to throw them in top of a side salad or salad without protein so I could keep my food bill lower. They turned out great. I picked up a couple of pieces of bacon to fry up, so I would use the grease to sauté my veggies. They too were also delish.
I picked up two premade veggies — sliced Brussels sprouts with bacon and a leek, mushroom and red onion melody. I knew I could sauté them both together with the bacon grease. I also picked up their stuffed portabello mushrooms to throw on the grill. The blueberries and pineapple I picked up were good. Yes, the raspberries were all molded but I looked into the containers and opted for the blueberries instead.
The folks I encounter were all very nice. And the gentleman, I believe his name was Mike, who was restocking the yogurt area was very friendly
Who says you can’t eat healthy out on the road!!!

This is not an upscale or fancy grocery store, but it has everything you need. It has great deals, takes coupons and has a good staff.
I love the bakery section. You can order or buy a pre made cake and they will decorate it for free. This is a good neighborhood place.

They did it AGAIN! I called to see how late the seafood dept would be open so I could get a tiny piece of fish for my bird who just went through surgery and needed the nutrition. The guy on the phone said he could get me a small piece. When I got there guess what? He wanted me to buy a big prepackaged piece and refused to cut a smaller one. BTW, it was around 8 degrees out. So I went to Meijer, got a small piece of salmon at a better unit price and it looked better.
If you still shop at Jewel in Franklin Park, you really should check out Meijer Mariano’s and Caputos. And according to a lady I know who did a stint in the seafood dept there, they get their fish from Supreme. So if you can get there early, why not just go to Supreme in Villa Park?
Lying to me so I will go out in the cold, I’M NOW DONE WITH JEWEL

Does Jewel Management really think customers are so stupid?!! I only go to Jewel anymore when it’s a matter of convenience. Their RED ALERT prices are no different than the old ones. The parking lot is so empty now, as well as the store, that it enables you to get in and out very fast, but that’s the only plus. Many items I used to buy are no longer carried because they want to make room for other nationalities of foods. This is not bringing in those people but it’s chasing away the rest of us. Serves them right if they go the way of Dominick’s. Just an example of their great sales; Dasani water is usually on sale at Jewel for 3.99 for a case. Their RED ALERT sale was 2 for 8.00. Real smart Management!

So, looks like another problem with Jewel, this time the bakery. Now, it may not seem important to anyone else but when it comes to a birthday party for a 12 year old, some details need to be adhered too. On Wednesday we came in to order a sheet cake for our sons 12^th birthdays. This is really simple, nothing special, chocolate cake, chocolate frosting & «Happy 12^th Birthday Adam» in GREEN. Come Sunday at 3:00pm for pickup, the cake is done, only the lettering is in Blue. When told this, the lady in the bakery suggested we take another cake out of the freezer, only, there wasn’t another available, when told there was no other cake like this we were asked «Well, why does he want it in green»??
It’s really simple why he wanted it in green, it’s his favorite color, that’s why!
A real simple cake order & it wasn’t done right, and no apology was made. The order even states green writing… not good Jewel, may go somewhere else for next years cake.

I hate Jewel, I’ve been saying it for years and years!
1– expensive: I go to Tony’s or Food For Less and get the same stuff for 50 cents to a 1 $ cheaper.
2– Possibility the rudest staff I’ve ever encountered: speaks for itself, I asked where a certain type of cookie would be located, «Aisle 15» really? next to bleach?
3– Lack of variety.
4– CoinStar: they take about 10% of whatever you try to exchange. I didn’t know this until I took my little sister to drop her change off. I also didn’t know chase/​other banks will do it for free sometimes.
Honestly, you can save a lot more money by going to Food For Less on 25^th and North. The only reason I don’t give it 1 star is because I know a lot of people who work here and it is somewhat close to my house.

This jewel is close to my home and often shop there when I need ingredients for baking.
I don’t really trust employees to know where anything is located. I was told they didn’t sell frozen or canned artichoke hearts, green peas (they had the sweet kind) and other items, like strawberries.
They don’t have a wide selection of organic anything.
One time I found chicken wing bones in a random aisle so I’m assuming their chicken wings are good.

I mainly hit up the deli for lunch which has a nice variety. The broccoli, raisin salad is great for those hot summer days and the wing zings make for a tasty lunch. You can usually find some deals at jewel but a lot of it is grossly overpriced.

Dear Jewel-Osco…I hate to say this, but… you are just not doing it for me any longer. You are over priced, poorly stocked and your weekly specials are just not that special. I have started seeing other stores. They have better prices, better products and they act like they care if I come back. You know I will come back, if only for the drugs (our prescription plan is through Osco…)
We used to have something, but… you act like you do not care if we continue this relationship. My money will be better spent at Caputo’s and Meier.

I do have to say — I’m not the main buyer of groceries in my household. Not in the least. Like… I don’t even own a ‘preferred card’.
I went to Jewel this morning to get some fixin’s for a dinner for my mom and I was blown away by the customer service. Not only to me, but to the ‘usual’ customers. Margaret in the Butcher shop helped me on my menu and pick out a nice pork roast for dinner in the slow cooker, she was extremely helpful and friendly — as if she was my aunt who knew that I wasn’t all that great in the kitchen!
In the check out line — Linda was extremely helpful and pleasant and she was saying hey to all the regulars, joking with them and having an all around fun time. It was really nice to see that happening. I know I really appreciate when people know my name and ask how I am doing and I’m pretty sure the regulars love it as well because they were hamming it up in the line. It was really nice to see, it was as if, it was a small corner grocery, instead of the giant Jewel on Grand.

I really like this store because they carry my favorite salad: Fresh Express :) and they give frequent discounts on it as well.

I live close-​by, so dropping by during the week to pick up random stuff is convenient. However, Jewel has become very expensive. Their deli prices are outrageous and so are the produce prices. The preferred card savings don’t even come close to what other places charge for similar items. It is easy to stop by Jewel for a few necessities and drop $ 100 at the register. Also, they have become very picky with coupons. Now, I drive down to Food4Less and save a lot of money on groceries. It’s not as fancy, but who cares? I have also discovered that Caputo’s on Grand/​Harlem carries similar brands, has better produce, fresh baked bread, cheaper deli, a great salad bar AND is waaaaaaay cheaper. Sorry Jewel, you have lost my business.

Your typical grocery store. Produce isn’t great. They’ll have berries on sale, but most times they have mold on the bottom. I’ve gotten a lot of expired items that I haven’t seen until I got home. I know better now and make sure I check everything. You don’t expect a frozen food item to be a year out of date. Their prices seem a bit high for the area, but the sales are good.
The people there are nice and friendly and I have never had a bad experience with the workers there. They do stand by their word with mis-​priced items, which is nice. If the shelf says one thing and the register something else. They go by the shelf price. No hassle no fuss.
Pharmacy is great. The people there are so nice and helpful. I’m glad I switched to them.

First off, let me be a meatball Chicagoan for a second. This place is known as JewelSSSS, with an «s», not «Jewel». Hah, «Jewel», psh. And while we’re at it, I think filling the streets potholes with giardiniera would be more effective.
Now that we got that out of the way, let me review. In my world (I think I have a new catch phrase), Jewels is good for certain things only. First off, I bank with TCF. For this reason alone, you’ll find me at Jewels 2 – 3 times a week, making transactions or using the ATM. Feel free to stalk me, ladies. I don’t do a whole lot of food shopping here, since non-​sale items can be pricey. But once in a while, since it’s close, I will pick up a «couple things». I don’t know why I used quotation marks there. Don’t we all say that before shopping? «I’m going to run to Jewels for a ‘couple things»? Whatever.
Another thing I like about this Jewels is the Fast Lanes aka self check out. Because a lot of old people shop here who are oblivious to «modern technology», they’re almost always available to us that were born post the Civil War. Thus, I can get my «couple things» and be in & out like burger. Sorry for that random simile. I’m practicing for my rap career. Jewels usually has really good deals on POP (not soda). It’s too bad giardiniera is my drink of choice these days. In fact, it’s a drink and a meal! I also must stress that Jewels makes some damn good fried chicken in their cooked food section. On Mondays they have specials on that chicken. So it won’t be just another manic Monday. Oh great. 80’s music references now?
The only thing I ask of you, good ol’ Jewels in FP, is to please fix those damn security alarms that go off whenever I walk out with my Red Box DVD rental. I’m a bit tired of getting looks from 80 year old gringos like «By cracky! What did this Hispandex boy steal?»

There’s plenty of parking. The store is always clean. I always find what I am looking for. This Jewel now carries a Red Box (movie rental) inside the store. It’s open 24 hrs.
I only have one complaint. I recently went to Jewel to return a movie from the Red Box (I rented the movie from a different place) and I was there trying to click on ‘Return Movie’ and it would not work. There were three workers from Jewel behind me talking and ringing up customers (young kids). I glanced at them a couple of times and no word from them. I finally asked about the Red Box and they said it was broken and there were going to put up a paper stating so. I was annoyed with them. They could have said something earlier. Otherwise, no complaints.