Kroger

Pharmacy: 5 stars. Cashiers: 5 stars. Location: 5 stars. Availability of grocery items: 4 stars.
Pharmacy is really great!!! Mrs. Dawn always recognizes me and talks to me. I always call in a refill and pick it up within a week. Sometimes they are super busy, but I’m super patient. If you’re upset with how long it takes to refill a medication, I would suggest that you call them the day before you need to pick it up, just in case something has changed on your insurance since you last picked a prescription up.
Mrs. Ruby at the front of the store is always very friendly towards me. I’ve never had an issue with long lines. It runs very quick and efficient!
Location: Corner of Old Spanish and Cambridge makes it really easy for students and professionals that study/​work in the medical center to just pop in and out. There are two driveways on Old Spanish and one on Cambridge. There are also two bus stops by the store: 28 on Old Spanish and 60 on Cambridge.
Availability of grocery items: This is my only issue here and it’s the main reason someone would go to a grocery store. I do like to purchase already cut veggies in produce but most of the time, these look spoiled. I have trouble finding the buns here because most of the time, they don’t have any here. I do buy already made Starbucks coffee, but most of the time it is expired here. The pie fillings in the glass jars are also Very Much expired. I pointed one in particular out to an employee over a month ago, I went back just a week ago and they moved it to the very back of the same area. It expired TWO years ago!!! They do have a great wine selection.

The closest grocery store to where I live, but it’s not my first choice. Kind of dirty and old. But, hey, it’s got a Redbox and most of your necessities. And you can’t beat convenience.

This is the closest Kroger to my home and I refuse to go there. It is dirty, rundown and literally falling apart. If you need to grab something it works but I drive the extra few miles to avoid this place weekly.

Ive been to worse grocery stores and ive been to better ones. This kroger is clean and well stocked but the layout is horrendous, it has no logical progression to it nor does it sync up with the usual fliw if grocery stores which leads to wandering up and down aisles looking to see uf they even sell what you are looking for.

Closest store to the Museum District. This a an older store been there for years but its still a Kroger. People call it the Ghetto Krogers guess because its old and near apartments. For me it does the job. Would be cool if they remodeled. Its open 24 hours which is amazing.

Worst store ever, the access off of Cambridge is blocked with no warning sign! No Greek yogurt, just light and fit crap no one is purchasing, over priced wine… limited selection. .go to HEB. Don’t waste your valuable time with this store.

I really wish they would demolish this Kroger location and build an Heb instead. This is THE WORST grocery store I have ever seen in my entire life. The store is dirty, the workers behind the meat counter barely wear a hairnet and the entire area behind the meat counter is disgusting and filthy. I have never seen anything like this before in my life. The only thing positive that I can say about this location is the workers or the cashiers. The cashiers are very nice and accommodating, but this store needs to be demolished. It is awful and ghetto. The carts are old and dirty, the food is expired, the food is overpriced, the fresh meat, like fish and poultry, are not fresh at all, in fact it is a very old. They don’t offer wild or organic meats and it is so unfortunate that this Kroger services this vast area between old Spanish Trail and Cambridge, where a lot of medical center professionals and students reside. I am a medical center professional and I have been for over 6 years and I moved to this area in September of 2014, I was extremely disappointed with the local grocery store options, or lack thereof, and something needs to be done about this. Even the streets surrounding this Kroger on Cambridge are terrible. They have potholes and people fly down the street as if they are in the Indianapolis 500. They are completely disrespectful to pedestrians and it is an overall bad area. Please get rid of this Kroger. Tear it down and build a better, bigger, and more affordable grocery store like an HEB. This is an embarrassment and it is truly a disgrace. Get rid of it.

I just got a quick peek today at this Kroger so I’ll have to go back and consider revising this review, but my first impression is that it’s very average in that it’s smaller than the Kroger’s I’m use to in the suburbs with a more limited selection.

This Kroger is fine for a quick stop, but the produce is not the freshest and the store is not the cleanest. The self checkout is usually pretty quick, but there aren’t always a lot of cashiers working, so if you’d rather skip the wait, I’d recommend the self checkout. The store is definitely conveniently located for the medical center worker, but I would recommend doing your regular grocery shopping at another location.

I live and work in the med center and end up shopping here often.
While my friends and I jokingly call this the «ghetto Kroger» it actually does a good job of covering most of our culinary needs.
This location is open 24/​7, which is awesome for anyone who lives or works in the med center!!!
While not an extensive selection, they do offer some good organic and non GMO options for meat and produce.
I’m a regular at this location and will continue to come back!

Location convenient for those working in medical center– brings in people of all walks of life. The store is old and run down. Virtually impossible to get assistance.
Questionable cooling temperature of chicken. Produce is hit or miss. Wouldn’t touch the ready to go section at beginning of store.
Enough variety to make a quick in and out for dinner but won’t do my weekly shopping here.

pros:
Very close to where I live
Open ²⁴⁄₇
Has redbox
Decent selection
Cons:
Close to 3^rd ward so their is a bit of riff raff
Employees act like they don’t want to be there
Seems like it’s old and dirty inside
overall if I have time I’ll go to the heb instead. But if I need a few items and its a reasonable time of day it’s not too bad.

I’m reading a lot of the reviews on this store and I’m curious as to know what is «ghetto» about this store? My grandparents use to shop at this location back in the late 80’s/early 90’s, before their earthly departure and I would see mostly senior citizens. When the military building (use to be adjacent to Krogers) use to be up, I use to see a lot of military personnel, also, as well as, employees who work in the hospitals, nearby, and such.
Has it changed that bad that it’s «ghetto»? I’ve always thought the Kroger, on Bellfort and Telephone road was «ghetto».

Unfortunately it doesn’t look like the safest place to shop and doesn’t always have fresh meat/​produce but other than that, it’s a ²⁴⁄₇ store on a great location for those living on the east side of med center — grab your few necessities but head over to an HEB northwest for your bigger shopping ventures.

I feel bad for this Kroger… It is not in the best area. Unfortunately, this results in poor quality produce — «poorer» areas tend to receive less fresh fruits and vegetables from distributors. Otherwise, the store is fairly clean and usually well-​stocked.
Other Unilocalers have commented on the area and safety concerns. Having lived in two of the hardest cities in the country (Philadelphia and Detroit), I give you this advice: Use your head! Keep valuables out of sight. Park under a street lamp in the evening. Ask for help with your groceries if you are afraid to walk alone.

I’ve been shopping at this Kroger since I moved to this area three years ago, and I love it! I prefer the Kirby location, but this one is closer to my place, and it’s a 24 hour store. With my insane schedule, I need the flexibility.
It’s not a big store at all, and it’s definitely not sparkling brand new, but they generally have what I want, and the staff is always really helpful and pleasant. That goes a long way with me.
There’s a clearance section in the back that I always like to browse, and I sometimes find some incredible deals. I just bought a bunch of clearance Mardi Gras favors for my cousin’s Mardi Gras-​themed bridal shower next weekend. Score!

This Kroger is my trusty «closest grocery store» Kroger. It’s no HEB, but it’s been a invaluable source of necessities when I’m feeling less than motivated to drive the extra five minutes to HEB.
My interactions with the employees have been positive, for the most part. Sometimes the cashiers plainly don’t care much to be there and they aren’t afraid who knows. However, the produce folks have been quite helpful on a couple of occasions. I couldn’t find asparagus and sure enough, one of the produce dudes notices my wander eye and sprints to the produce/​stocking room to pull out a fresh box of asparagus for me to choose from. What a standout guy!
The rest of the store is stocked with your usual Kroger fare. Kroger recently rolled out this Simple Truth line, which consists of organic produce/​ready made products and vegetarian-​fed meats, so there’s that for you dang hippies out there! I personally like that the Amy’s vegetarian frozen foods can be sometimes cheaper than they are at HEB. I also like that my Kroger’s card is actually under my mom’s name so I’m a «senior» and get an additional 10% off on Kroger brand products — not sure if it applies to the Simple Truth line. .. I wonder if checkout peeps are ever thinking, «Dang! Girl looks good for a senior citizen! I even carded her!» (Enough with the flattery, I know I look well older than 21!) Well most times I use the U-​Scan because I did have aspirations of becoming a checkout cashier as a kid (as well as doctor, ballerina, marine biologist. .. sigh, what has become of me) and this is my tiny bit of fantasy playtime now that I’m crusty, old, and sapped of all wonder.

As someone else mentioned, the two Red Boxes out front are key when you’re feeling lame and want to watch a movie without the whole orchestrated movie theater charade.
Basically, this Kroger is pretty great. And I am one old and lazy summabish.

My most favorite Kroger in my area…
It’s a regular Kroger. What can I say? You will find vegetables, and fruits, and a small, very small deli section, a nice butcher/​fish section, an amazingly staffed and serviced bakery and the rest is all the same.
But why I adore it? There’s manager specials every night. And who doesn’t love getting food 50% off most of the time? or your usual shampoos and conditioners which are SO expensive, also half off?
Even without the specials, their prices are convenient, their service is good and it only comes at the cost that it’s not the prettiest Kroger you’ve ever seen. Trust me on that one. But is it worth it? Heck yes!

Some people shop here for the extensive selection of 12 deli served lunch meats. Others are blown away by the variety of the beer from King Cobra to Natural Light. I come because it’s near where I live. Easy in. Easy out. Grab and run!
And you better run because this is «Ghetto Kroger». Don’t let that «Signature Kroger» sign fool you.
For real, it’s in the heart of the medical center so it’s not too dangerous. but it can’t hurt to be careful and watch yo’ back.

This is a review for the hot bar only.
Pretty unique feature of this Kroger, affectionally known as «Ghetto Kroger» to those in the medical center, is it’s hot buffet bar. It’s open 7 days a week for breakfast and lunch. I would say most of the time its really effin’ crappy… Breakfast is soggy hashbrowns, burned bacon, cardboard sausage and powdered eggs. Lunch is always some type of soul food and changes everyday. Some examples are smoothered pork chops, fried catfish, stuffed cabbage, and baked chicken. Yes they all suck.
But there is always a silver lining as the cliché goes, so just keep reading…
Their ox-​tails in gravy are sooooo delicious and are available on Tuesdays and Sundays. The gelatinous gravy compliments the perfectly braised tails that are so tender, but not so much so that you loose the textures that is found only in ox-​tails. It’s so emabarrasing eating these in front of people because the scene is nothing short of inappropriate, but I just can’t help trying to get the meat out of all the nooks. What’s best is that the hot bar is so cheap. It’s only $ 4.99/lb and my total usually comes up to be around 7 bucks because I have no sense of self control and am a fatso. Ox-​tails at any other soul food place will surely run at least 12 bucks.
This hot bar would be 1 star if it weren’t for the ox-​tails that are a ¹⁰⁄₁₀!!!