QFC

Typical QFC but there are several things I particularly love about this branch.
They carry the Grand Central breads. I will drive wherever I have to go to get the sliced Como and I’m so glad I can find it here.
This store is far better stocked than other QFCs in the area such as the Coal Creek QFC which I avoid like the plague.
And the staff at this store is just AWESOME. I mean AWESOME .
I’d like to shout out a special thank you to the cashier who was working register 5 at 11 AM on Friday ⁶⁄₁₀. She has long dark hair, but sorry I didn’t catch her name. Her phone number ends in 61. I had already checked out and put my stuff in the car, but realized my phone was missing. I checked out at a different register which was now closed. This kind woman asked me if I had called my phone and I said I couldn’t because it was my phone that was missing. She literally reached into her pocket and handed me her PERSONAL cell phone. I figured I left my phone in the beverage aisle (as I had tried to call my spouse about what flavor San Pelligrino to buy) but I wasn’t sure. In any case, I was able to call my phone and heard it ring — yep — in the beverage aisle. I had somehow left it amidst cases of Budweiser.
Thank you kind woman at check stand five. You went way above the call of duty. I never would have expected someone to offer that kind of trust to some random customer and you made it out like it was no big deal. I can assure you, it was a big deal to me. You saved me hundreds of dollars and a whole lot of headache… by using your own personal (not employer) resources.
These «small» kindnesses — even though they only take a minute or two — are so very memorable and appreciated. Your kindness was not «small» to me. Thank you so very much!

After living in the PNW for a year and a half, I don’t know how it took me so long to shop at a QFC. It is miles beyond Albertson’s and definitely better than Safeway, as well.
The store just seems cleaner and of a higher standard than most stores in the area. The worst part about this location is the parking lot, good luck ever finding a spot.
And oh yeah, they also offer Boar’s Head meat at their deli department. Reminds me of Publix in Florida!

Staff awesome. Service perfect. Gas in gas station is great. Only one reason to give 1 star less it’s a glacier water. The cost everywhere just 40c per gallon. Only here it is 45 c. Thanks

If Haggen (formerly Safeway) wasn’t going out of business, I’d shop there because of their customer service. As it is, we are at the mercy of QFC and their rude employees. Today (as well as other times), I got to:
1. Listen to the guy replacing chip bags complain to another employee about someone he hated. «We should put his face on a target,» he said.
2. Have their arrogant meat dept employees act like they are put out just because I did not see any chicken wings on their shelf.
3. Endure the non communicative employees in their checkout lines.
THIS IS NOT AN ANOMALY FOR TODAY. THIS IS THE CRAP WE PUT UP WITH EVERYDAY. To be fair, their deli staff are pretty nice. The rest are SNOBS.

I have never had a problem with this QFC (although they are definitely overpriced, and now that people don’t like the Haggen, they are also often crowded and understaffed), but I was in there tonight and an elderly gentleman was having trouble answering or hearing the person on the other end of the line. As soon as the man walked away, the courtesy clerk who had been helping him loudly made fun of the trouble the gentleman had been having on the phone. The checker who had been helping him just kind of laughed along with her. I there were 10 – 15 customers within hearing distance. I thought it was appalling for an employee to act this way about a customer and to do it where so many customers can hear not to mention the lack of empathy shown by the employee from one human to another.

What keeps me coming back is the fact that I don’t like the new Haggan’s that replaced the Safeway on NE 4^th AND QFC is tied in with Fred Meyer at the gasoline station.
I’ve never been a big QFC fan and likely never will be. In my opinion they are extremely PNW elitist and their prices irritate me. They strike me as a cross between a grocery store and a wanna be Trader Joe’s thrown in with a slice of Whole Foods.
My biggest grouse about QFC is in the meat department. I really disdain that their meat case is chock full of items that have already been marinated or doctored up with blue cheese and some sort of rub. To me, this really narrows down the selection of the items I’m truly after. Furthermore, the doctored up items are really not that great anyway.
Until Haggan’s makes its ultimate final makeovers to replace Safeway and/​or my closest Safeway decides to pull its head out of its rear end and increase its size, I figure I’m stuck with QFC… for the time being.

What a sad and overly priced QFC. We just bought a house in Maple Hills and picked this place after really hating Haggen… this QFC is the highest price QFC we’ve been to, not sure why prices would be different in the Seattle area for QFC’s. Anyhow, this store had us missing Trader Joes and Safeway which I have read from other Unilocalers was the Haagen… sad to say we’ll be driving to Issaquah for our groceries still.

Love pretty much any qfc I walk into. Produce always look amazing and a great fresh selection of sushi.

This QFC is filled with some of the nicest, sweetest, jovial people!
So I showed up at 5AM the day after Thanksgiving. The husband and I were on a sleep-​deprived post Black Friday mission, hunting for some Top Pot donuts and for some super special Holiday Seattle Chocolate Bars.
I don’t know if I had stepped into a weird teleportation device or something, but everyone here was So. Nice. They were so nice, that it made me miss the Midwest.
When we scuttled over to the Top Pot Donut display, the case hadn’t been filled for the day, but the super sweet older woman manning the coffee area ran out quickly with a shopping cart FILLED with ~30 boxes of fresh donuts, and asked and kept on insisting if we had anything that we wanted in particular because she would put those out first. How thoughtful of her! We told her that we would come back so she shouldn’t rush.
We then headed out to the registers to find those specialty Seattle Chocolate Bars, a woman stocking the front end rushed over to happily greet us. She was such a happy, nice person that you could just tell that she was sincere. She quickly opened up a few displays for us to have at, and joked around with us for a little bit.
The people that we interacted with while we were there were an actual bright spot on our day. They made it so that we left in a better mood than we entered with, and it was just such a positive experience that we will absolutely go out of our way to go to this QFC from now on.

Stopped by to pickup some donuts (since Chuck’s was closed). Main thing I noticed was how DIRTY this store was. Donuts were TOP POT — they were cheaper at QFC than at TOP POT — nice… however the donuts were just meh in my opinion. Probably a one time visit to this location… not impressed…

This is my go to grocery store! They always have good produce, and the produce guys are friendly and say hi. Also, if you ask, they will sample the fruit. Want to know what’s the sweetest apples, just ask. Love that. They keep my Mexican sour cream in stock which makes me happy.
I love the bacon from the meat case. I also get salmon when in season. I love that the deli cuts their lunch meat to order. Not the fastest deli, but still good. I love the fact that they have decent sushi here too. Their aisles are stocked and clean and they have a good selection of groceries that I can’t find at Safeway.
They have top pot donuts, and the bakery people make yummy coffee.
If I had one small complaint here it would be that the employees while mostly nice, don’t seem happy working there. The meat counter specifically, every time I’m in that area they are grumbling about work related stuff. I’ve also been admonished by a gentlemen before in the seafood department for making the lady clean out the crabs I wanted for a birthday dinner. She offered, I said yes, and then a gruff dude came over and said I should have called ahead to have them cleaned. Ok. Next time I will. All in all this is the place to go for good selection and great produce.

My family and I went into this qfc after playing in the park so we were all pretty hungry. I asked my three year old what he wanted to eat and he said pizza! I originally asked for a slice and they were happy to accommodate me although I ended up buying the whole thing. I was blown away with their level of customer service. Thank you guys!

I’m not a hardcore QFC shopper, I normally shop at Safeway but every time I can’t find something at Safeway this QFC always has it! They have an above average selection of items. A lot of the stuff I look for there is on the healthier side so it’s awesome they have it! Maybe I should just switch to shopping there…

I love QFC. Compared to Safeway, they’re a dream. I never have to wait in a line that’s wrapping down an aisle, there’s always stock, and there are cooked chickens!
I love those chickens. If you’re there early enough they are in the front by the self-​checkout, otherwise they can be found by the CHEESE (or deli), unless they have been sold out.
Those chickens make the best dinner and are so fun to pick at — as long as you’re a meat eater… that is…
The other thing I love about QFC is the CHEESE (think Wallace and Gromit).
I can find awesome cheeses that I thought I could only find at Whole Foods, like Humbolt Fog… mmmmmmm cheeeeeese.
They also have cereals you can’t find in other stores (Safeway) and they have horchata Rice Milk. YUM!
QFC rocks!
SAY CHEESE!

This is the only store at which I will purchase fish (other than Gemini Seafood, but that is a little bit too far to go on a regular basis). QFC fish department in general is hands-​down the best of the chain grocery stores, and the staff at this particular location are extremely friendly and helpful. I feel like I always learn something new about fish whenever I shop here.
They also have great produce and a solid natural-​foods section, but since I moved to a different area of Renton, I tend to just come here for the seafood.

Produce is high quality. So is the meat. They carry a wide variety and it’s well organized. The staff is friendly — especially Dan in the produce dept. Hands down, the best in the area.

A good, solid and balanced selection of natural snacks, chips and sake. The restroom subtly reminds me of the Rainier Beach Safeway, though.

The only QFC I frequent. Clean and lots of parking. The Bank of America inside is open until 7pm as well which helps.

My other go-​to grocery store of choice.
Red box– heck yes!!!
Great beer selection (for a grocery store that is), hoorah!
Their produce is always fresh, delicious and a lot of the time local. I really like that.
The prices are on par with just about anywhere else, but their weekly specials/​deals can save you a pretty penny, especially if you are a coupon ninja and double up on the savings!
The store is always clean, i’ve never seen it disorganized. The staff have all been friendly and help you find items, but there store is laid out well enough that usually you don’t need that kind of help.
And for the anti-​social in you, self checkout.

Consistent service and best of all they have the RED BOX. Movies and some groceries for the week, good combo and convenience. It has been well kept and the workers seem happy so that is always a plus in my book.