Smith’s Marketplace

Didn’t buy groceries here so this review is only about their garden center. Having been treated rudely at a local nursery I thought that I would give this place a try and I was pleasantly surprised. The vast selection, the freshness, and the awesome prices put a smile back on my face. And they actually greet people here and are very helpful and try their best to answer the customer’s question. How refreshing, Cactus and Tropicals could definitely use a lesson about customer service from these people!!! Needles to say I spent hundreds of dollars and my yard looks amazing.

I love this Smiths! It’s very clean, well organized, and they have always have greats deals going on in their deli. This is where I do the most of my shopping.

I liked the former store better because they had more clothes, accessories, shoes, electronics, etc. The remodeled grocery section is probably better because they have an entire aisle of organic foods. Their garden department is great. They usually have in-​store coupons. Good seasonal/​holiday decorations and snacks. Decent parking lot unless you’re on the north side which slopes, so watch out for runaway carts. They have a jewelry section, child play/​care center, pharmacy, and I think even a bank. I could usually find everything there for my mother-​in-​law when she lived nearby. I remember when it was a Fred Meyer. Even earlier, a Grand Central!

Due to it’s convenient location for me, I frequent this store quite a bit even though I’m not particularly fond of it. It never ceases to amaze me that a store this large can have such a poor selection of certain types of items. Want olive oil? Well they have dozens of brands. Want garlic infused olive oil? Not one bottle. Ethnic foods? Yeah they have some, but let’s say you want asian curry mix. If you want medium you’re in luck. If you want hot or mild, not so much. Now let’s talk about the produce. Ugh. In the past few weeks I’ve bought squishy celery and nearly brown green onions. A few years ago there was an e coli scare with bean sprouts, so two years later this store still doesn’t carry bean sprouts. The other day I got some prosciutto from the deli and it was tough and dried out.
Don’t even get me started on the sales at this store. I can’t count how many times I’ve popped in to get a couple of 2L bottles of soda to make cocktails only to find that it’s on sale and the shelves are empty.
On the upside, all of the employees at this Smith’s are super nice and helpful.
All this has finally annoyed me enough that I started going to the Dan’s on Wasatch Blvd. There certainly aren’t as many cute girls shopping there :) but guess what? They have garlic infused olive oil, three heat levels of asian curry mix and their produce is much, much better. I picked up some more prosciutto from their deli and it was nice and tender. Yeah, the prices can be a bit higher and they don’t have house paint, boxer shorts or bath towels… I guess it just depends on what you’re after in a grocery store.

Everyone is complaining that this newly expanded Smiths is just too big and I would have to agree. This was once my go-​to grocery store but now, you have to walk about two miles to reach the milk. Thanks but no thanks. If I want to shop in a warehouse, I’ll go to Costco.

When your pharmacy runs out of a commonly supplied Rx it is a problem. When you don’t have an ETA or why it is more of a problem. For as much money as we put through this store in and out of the pharmacy the «we don’t know anything» excuse is really very unappreciated. Also «the take just this one to Walgreen’s» suggestion might just work… with ALL of my family prescriptions.
Supply chain issues happen. Drug shortages happen. Shrugging your shoulders with no attempt at real communication of the problem shouldn’t happen. Also please remember that when you goto another pharmacy out of the blue you haven’t worked with in the past that the new pharmacy can view you with suspicion. «New» patients are not given the same deference as «established» ones. Thanks for wasting my time because you know… we all have too much of that laying around.

A fine store, about the same in product and selection as the one on 5^th and 5^th, but the feeling of «fanciness» abounds here. Why? Wide open spaces, gleaming, polished floors, rustic signage, somewhat less harried looking staff.
They have a kids care here as well. I can’t remember the requirements off the top of my head, but it’s something like ages 4 and up, or they have to be potty trained. I’m not sure I’d drop my kid in a Smiths daycare while I shopped around, but I’m not sure I wouldn’t either. Depends on the staff and consistency of staff.

This was one of the better supermarkets that I’ve visited. It’s large and has many items and shops outside of a normal groceries. The grocery items required a membership card to be reasonably priced but fortunately, the cashier used the store card as we didn’t have a membership card.

The remodel is done now and this store is gorgeous. Maybe the nicest place in all of Salt Lake, possibly even all of Utah, to go shopping in… definitely in the running, that’s certain. Huge aisles, very solid layout and although there is a bit of oddness with where they put some of the stuff, it mostly has a nice bit of logic and synchronicity to it. It looks and feels about a bazillion times better, even though they put a stupid Starbucks in it. The only thing I couldn’t find was their Electronics area, though I wasn’t especially looking for it, either. It was an area I didn’t use much, though, so no hugely great loss if it’s gone now, I guess. Entry and exit doors and area are much nicer now and I don’t think there was a single area of this store that didn’t get touched and upgraded. Maybe the jewelry area, but other than that, wholesale and mostly awesome changes.

Currently there’s a remodel at this Smith’s Marketplace and I cannot wait to see the finished product. I’m having to shop at less stores because they’re beginning to carry a lot of the items I buy on a weekly basis. Organic labels, inexpensive produce, fresh flowers… These really are a few of my favorite things!
I’ve come here multiple times, but today I literally found everything I one foul swoop. I enjoy that they carry Asian coffee and hard to find vinegars especially. Those were the things I needed and I found them, way east no less. Think of this as Smith’s Marketplace Ultimo.

Do you ever find yourself walking into a building and immediately feel like you’re home? That’s the feeling I get each time I walk into this Smith’s. Mainly because I spent the bulk of my teenager years, raiding every last crevice of this store.
Let us begin with the fact that despite being a relatively inexpensive store, in a moderately populous area, this Smiths is never obscenely crowded.
They have just about anything and everything you could ask for. Racks upon racks of cheap clothing and shoes, cosmetics, electronics section, a huge selection of food, a respectably fresh produce and naturals section, a nursery, and just about every basic home and bath good you could ever need.
Yes, it’s quite dated. But I’m happy about that for two reasons. Number one, it reminds me of my childhood days of the 1990’s. Number two, it’s lack of renovation has kept a good chunk of shoppers away. It seems most people are looking for a more progressive experience. But for me should this place be remodeled, I’ll be devastated.
It completely blows the 4^th south location out of the water, because not only do you avoid some dodgy individuals that roam that block, but you also don’t have to fuss with taking the elevator up and down. Not to mention, the customer service here is great. People are hospitable, but for the most part laid back and don’t rely on being overly kind. They’re just here to get you in and out, and for someone like me who hates the grocery store experience, this is a great thing.
My review may be biased. And Smiths isn’t by any means the freshest, top quality grocery store, but to me it is the place where I feel just about anything is accessible.

This is by far my favorite Smith’s to shop at. They have the best customer service. The only reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is because sometimes their prices aren’t accurate. Usually it’s during the switch between sales which is understandable. Keep rocking the CS!

This is a Smith’s Marketplace, which is sort of a grocery store /​K-​Mart hybrid. They have the regular Smith’s grocery store in the middle with housewares, hardware, dvds /​electronics and clothing /​shoes circling the outer areas of the store. It’s a really weird concept but still sort of a fun place to browse. Checkout is always fast and the store is well stocked. I like that you can earn Smith’s fuel rewards points on all the stuff you buy here, not just food. There’s a Smith’s gas station right out front so you can fill up and immediately spend your earned gas discount.

Okay, I dont understand how come no one ever told me there was a nice Smith’s like this in SLC.
This Smith’s not only it’s huge, its also NICE.
It’s like your nice neighborhood walmart — but nice. Not a lot of people, and in a great area.

This is one of my favorite grocery stores. It’s my first choice in grocery shopping in our area because the prices are a bit lower than the alternative and there’s always a good sale.
There’s a small natural foods section, but they almost always have what I’m looking for. If you’re ever searching for Sunbutter or soy butter, it’s not in the PB&J aisle, it’s over in the natural foods area. Took me several visits to figure that one out.
This location has great produce, though it’s a little on the expensive side most of the time. I love that it’s one-​stop shopping with home goods and other items.
Parking is plentiful but a little wonky. The road leading into the store has a center curb so you can only turn left to leave that way if you take the exit further down.
This store is always clean. It has a kids play area but I haven’t ever used it. It looks great for folks with littler kids who want a stress-​free shopping experience.

What can I say, this store is close to my house so I frequent it. the staff are great, helpful. and happy. The store is always clean, and in order. If there’s one thing they could focus on, they could do a better job of maintaining the cleanliness of the parking lot. It tends to be cluttered, and a bit dingy. Not a fair entrance for the store itself, because as mentioned it is very clean and orderly.