Fresh & Easy

I like fresh and easy. They have very fresh items good quality food, I really like the Hummus. They have most things I want even though its a somewhat small store but the advantage is I can get in and out fast.

Let me start by saying I love Fresh and Easy because its so convenient and mostly organic! I’ve been to a handful of different fresh and easys and have always had a decent experience. Ive never written a review on here but I think this experience is worth a warning to fellow customers. When I walked in I wasnt greeted by anyone. There was actually no one to be found for any kind of help. When I finally found an employee she was rude and didn’t even show me to the aisle where the product was. Most employees at other stores will take you right to what you’re looking for. Not here. When I got to the register I kept having problems checking out because of the weights on the belt. Again, no one was there to help. I decided to walk out after standing around for what seemed like forever. I told myself I would not come back to this location but one day I was in the area and needed to pick some items up. When I walked in I was greeted right away by a guy named Chris. I asked him for some help in locating some items. He was really sweet and asked me how my day was going. He let me vent a little and even cracked some jokes to make me laugh. He was very knowledgeable about the products and knew where to find everything. He also helped me check out as I was alone and had alot of items to bag. I left in a good mood and with a different outlook on this store. I will definitely be coming back to this location and hope Chris will be there to help me and not the rude girl from my first visit.

I’ve been shopping at this fresh and easy since it opened so my review is way over due. I’ve always had a great experience with the staff and everything I go there for is always stocked. The store is always clean and it’s easy to find what I’m looking for.

Came in at 10pm for 1 item. Price came up wrong at register so I let Sarah the employee know. She said the price was right so I had to walk back to double check and sure enough the price scanned was wrong. She obviously didn’t walk to check but rather scan with her handheld device. I sensed a bit of «attitude» from her. She then said it was tagged wrong. Whatevs. She did refund the difference after I already paid. Her shirt said «#1 in customer service.» It seemed like more of an inconvenience with all her eye rolling towards me. Let me note that the store was NOT busy at that time.

Great selection, clean and never crowded.

I am a fan of these stores. Always find people willing to help. I love the lunch deal.

Nice location that blasts the A/​C on high which was heavenly since it was really hot out when I stopped by to grab some bottled waters. Easy to find what you want and check out so no complaints here!

This Fresh & Easy is top notch! The quality of merchandise is always great, the self checkout attendants are always nice (especially this one woman with blonde/​purple hair) and the atmosphere is a lot friendlier than other Fresh & Easy markets I’ve been too. The team members stocking merchandise actually acknowledge you and say hi or smile. Sign up for a Fresh & Easy friends card to earn reward points. Sure, some merchandise can be a little pricey but it’s worth it for high quality, fresh, healthy food. Highly recommended.

Halloween is definitely my holiday, but I definitely dropped the ball on buying pumpkins. Jaime P suggested we buy them weeks in advance when the picking was still good. Did I? Of course not– procrastination is my middle name.
Fast forward to October 30^th. I have a genius idea that we should probably buy pumpkins. Oh wait, nobody has any and it’s Christmas trees as far as the eye can see. I’m screwed. Home Depot? Nope. Lowe’s? Nope. Stater Bros. Nope. There was a pumpkin patch, but I basically told the guy to go _​_​_​_​himself when he said they were $ 30 each. Highway robbery.
I’d given up hope and went to Fresh and Easy to pick up some last minute groceries and staring at me in the produce aisle were three pumpkins. It had to be a mirage… a beautiful orange mirage.
These were two of the most ugly pumpkins I had ever seen, but they were mine. For the hell of it, I asked the cashier if they had any more pumpkins. She laughed and said, «we have a TON of pumpkins– just head to the back of the store.» What? I’ve heard snuff films started like this, but there they were, boxes of pumpkins!
For $ 20 we got 4– large pumpkins + 2-​small ones.
Thank you for saving the day and preventing a holiday full of nagging and «I told you so’s.»
In a non-​pumpkin related journey, this store is always clean, has a great selection of beer/​wine and a lot of friendly staff. Their pre-​prepped meals are good for cooking impaired people like myself and these are just a few of the reasons why I keep coming back!

I love having a Fresh & Easy Market in our neighborhood! It’s a great place for picking up those items you forgot, or for shopping for the entire week! Their store brands are usually as good as any name brand. They have a good gluten-​free section, important for many people. A fresh bakery makes the store smell wonderful all times of the day. Open early at 8 a.m. is a plus!

I’m apparently smack dab in the middle of three Fresh & Easy markets, all 3 miles away from me. This is the second of the bunch that I’ve been to and so far, I like it the most! It’s the exact same layout as all of the other stores, with the exception of the pre-​made food cases. They’re refrigerator style with the doors, not the ones that are open to the air, which I think was a good decision. Something about being green and whatnot, I don’t know.
The food looked delicious and fresh (minus the eat well and goodness stuff, that looked like a sad mess in a plastic tray, but that’s what you get when you try to eat healthy) and the selection was extensive as usual.
My favorite part that made this one of the better Fresh & Easy stores that I’ve been to was the staff. Yes, you bag your own stuff… usually. The one guy who was tasked with watching the lanes was also bagging, and doing a darn fine job of it. He was going from lane to lane, speedily bagging everything that he could and helping people like me who have problems using the self check out things. Very helpful!
Also, I’m sorry, but I just have to LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL at the person who is throwing a tantrum because she’s not allowed to buy alcohol for underage kids. That’s the law. Don’t like it? Write your congressperson or get out of my state.

Fresh and Easy
they have food, food I can afford, great selection of veggies.
Free Samples are by friendly staff.
I go there cuz I have to, never had a bad experience.
that’s it.
Check it if you’re in the area.

I’ve always liked Fresh and Easy but they made a major improvement that caught my eye… Their all new bakery is awesome… Their bread is perfect!!! The jalapeño cheese bread is to die for. NOTE: they don’t have a bakery in the store but they get shipments twice a day of fresh food. Of course the store is always clean and the prices are competitive. Perfect for running to before making a suprise dinner for the family!!!

Let me just start off by saying that the blonde girl, with the cute glasses that works there — is the sweetest most friendly girl ever! She would always ask how my pregnancy was going. And when she noticed I wasn’t pregnant any more, she said «I am so excited to meet him and welcome him to the Fresh and Easy family». Its people like her that makes this the place I want to drive out of my way for! (there is a location closer to where I live, but I go HERE because of customer service like that!)
I have to say that I have NEVER had a bad experience at Fresh and Easy! I shop at this location and one other near by usually and the staff are always so friendly and helpful. Whatever they do to train their employees works like a charm because I truly feel welcomed when I am in any one of their stores (even away from home). Plus I love that they are smaller, so if I forget something, I don’t have to walk a few minutes to the other side of the store. Everything that you need is there, not TONS of options — but the essentials are always there. Since the first opened a couple years ago, they started carrying even more things. So if there was anything that they did not carry before, I can find it there now.
Other pros: Everything is fresh, so things that are about to go bad get marked down 50%. Perfect for meat that you can just toss in the freezer when you get home. Or for a pre-​made dinner for that night.
The tasting counter is a really cool perk too, its always fun to try new things!
They sell pre-​packaged produce in smaller quantities, great deals!
They e-​mail, and mail out GREAT coupons!
Try their garlic cheese bread, to die for! :)
Cons: They don’t accept manufacturers coupons, but the ones they give you probably are worth more any way! ;)

I have truly seen better Fresh and Easy markets than this one located in La Mirada. This place is very mediocre but really not the best if you want to find anything that you need on a recipe from cooking magazines. I went here to get some oyster mushrooms but of course they didn’t have them and instead only had white mushrooms and portobello. Well I took the portobello and I was kind of shocked at how the organization of the store looked.
Some of the food was just thrown into different areas and with so many employees you would think that they would have someone looking for things to be in the right place. But sigh I guess that is way to much to ask for.
A store that is considered to be taking over and coming up but why is it? Well because people want to find things quick and this store is quite small with little variety in brands or items that you would need. Specifically vegetables. Don’t come here if you are looking for fresh vegetables.
The one thing that I would say is quite good is that they have a lot of beer and wine but no hard liquor. With that in mind the parking lot isn’t that bad at all. But I wish when I went here I saw more employees actually trying to keep this store neat and clean. Not just all standing together.

I was happily watching «Baby Mama» (Amy Poehler, Tina Fey) when I realized I needed salad for tomorrow. So I went here.
This store is nicely laid-​out. I found salad (and carrots, yogurt, ice pops, blah blah blah) easily.
The meat selection is decent, with choice and prime meat options. Lots of prepared meals, pizzas, sandwiches and burritos (I like the giant rectangular pizza). Fruits and vegetables offer organic choices, too. Good non-​alcoholic beverage selection. I’m able to do the week’s shopping here.
At checkout, while I was paying, an employee started bagging my groceries. She resembled Amy Poehler. I tried not to gawk at her. I just thought it was cool, having my groceries bagged by a lady who looks like Leslie from Parks and Recreation.
And then I went home and finished watching Amy Poehler in «Baby Mama.» I’m an Poehler fan. There, I said it.

Not even going to try to compare it to Trader Joe’s.
I live across the street from F&E, so I go here frequently out of convenience. Some of their stuff I find is not so fresh, and who in their right mind would order sushi wrapped in styrofoam and plastic that’s been sitting there for who knows how long? Yikes. I do enjoy the tasty samples they got going on in the back though.
Some things I like to purchase here:
Bread
peanut butter filled pretzels
fresh chicken breast (although they are expensive, they are HUGE!)
artichokes
tomato, onion, peppers, lettuce
nuts
I still like Trader Joe’s much better, for their selection and customer service. Oops, I just compared them.

Fresh and Easy, you’re not the new Trader Joe’s but you will do for now…
Since I moved in with my mom for a minute, I am no longer close to a Trader Joe’s. My friends that live down in LA kept telling me how much they liked this place (for the coupons, and discounted items). I don’t like self-​check out because I usually end up with a lot of stuff in my cart and I always find myself fumbling around with my items. Sum total= Takes friggin long for me to get out of this place.
Things I really like from this place:
–chocolate cupcakes from the bakery section (moist and not too sweet, but chocolately)
–salad bags and some produce items (may edge out TJ’s in this area, fresh AND easy (wow, the name says it all)
–gelato and ice cream (roasted banana gelato is smooth, creamy and MOST EXCELLENT)
–fresh marinated artichokes (not in a jar, in the fridge section! yUm)
–olive tepanade (another, not in jar, so it is way fresher than one that can sit on your shelf)
–pudding (chocolate, tapioca or rice)
If you live close by, I say give it a try (look, I am a poet today!)
My friend says this spot is way better than the location in Lomita, cuz they have better items in their sale section.
OH, they don’t give you cash back for Debit card purchases. That gets a lil boo… but whatever.

You know what’s not Fresh and Easy? Staring at six full inches of butt crack from a female employee bending over to pick up a box. And yes, I looked long enough to notice she wasn’t wearing any panties too.
I’m all for the boob cleavage, but ass cleavage is still too crass – even for a creep like me.

I’m a girl, but I think and shop like a man. I don’t like to linger and dawdle in the aisles of stores. I don’t browse. I don’t need no stinkin’ assistance either. I get in, I fill my cart, I get out.
Fresh & Easy has a new no-​frills approach to grocery shopping that I love. It has the basic staples that a Ralph’s market might have, but it also has the specialty items that a Trader Joe’s stocks. Fresh & Easy also has some of the high-​end items that you’d pick up at a Whole Foods.
The store is neat, tidy, simple and easy to maneuver. I went with John H. to check it out and I was totally impressed. In a few minutes I could pick up food for lunch. Fruit was sliced and prepackaged. There was a great selection of ready-​to-​eat entrees to choose from. I was browsing through the teriyaki chicken bowls, red Thai curry, green Thai curry, pastas… when I noticed out of the corner of my eye that John was rearranging the single-​serving soups.
Me: What are you doing? Are you re-​arranging the soup?
John: Yes! They’re out of order… it makes me feel better when I can see all the labels.
I noticed that he’s neatly lining up all the containers of roasted red pepper tomato soup so that all the labels are facing forward. I can totally relate, I feel better when everything is in its place too. No wonder we’re such good friends, we understand each other’s quirky habits.
I love Fresh & Easy’s simple clear plastic packaging, and clear easy-​to-​read labels, I wanted to stock my fridge with neat little square containers. The store is neat and simple too. There’s no towering displays of crap everywhere that would lure a more feminine shopper into spending more money. No! just neatly organized aisles of food.
Then I checked out my own groceries. Scanned them all, bagged them and then paid for them all by myself. At this point my testosterone levels were rising… all I needed to do was grab myself and spit. I love shopping like a guy!!!