MCAS Miramar Commissary

I love the military exchange and commissary. I feel like I need to marry military just to continue going to the base to shop. For now, I will have my parents to take me. I’ve been spoiled growing up as a military brat and having base privileges when I was younger.
Stay away during payday, for like a week after, the lines and everything inside is chaotic during that time.
I’ve always loved the quality of the fruit and meat here. Yes the military does get the best cuts of meat, even better than Costco, and it’s affordable. Some things are cheaper at outside grocery stores, you just have to do your due diligence and check weekly ads, but for the most part, most items are way more affordable in the commissary. They have a great selection of different brands for each product, even some brands and items that I don’t notice at outside grocery stores.
For sure, check out the deli area if you haven’t yet. They have great brands, and when things go on sale it’s an awesome deal. Definitely try the deli potato salad, I don’t know what they put in it, but it’s on crack. That is some seriously good deli potato salad. My bestie’s mom was the one that introduced me to it, she brought it back for us to try and we were fighting over the 1 lb container. It was definitely a sight to see.
I love checking out the seasonal areas, see if there’s anything new or interesting to try. The seasonal area is best during the holidays, they have all kinds of foreign goods. They’re pretty good about the international area, it’s nice since there is a large amount of Filipinos in my parent’s generation that were in the military. They all joined during the Vietnam War, most were recruited in the PI during that war.
Just glad that our military has a great place to shop. Wish they had the same size area to work with like the 32^nd St commissary, now that’s something to live up to.

I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to shop in the commissary at Miramar base. The prices there are significantly cheaper than Vons, Ralph or Albertsons. My husband and I usually do a large 6 weeks shopping on the base with coupons. On the average we save anywhere between $ 30 and $ 60 depending on how many coupons we have.
In addition they are diversified with the type of products for most ethnic needs. There are various produce, meats, deli and bakery items. You can order specialty cuts of meats as well as birthday cakes.
Shopping at the commissary has drastically reduced my grocery shopping bill.

Produce is horrible! Flies everywhere, squished fruits and mold on strawberries. Other than that it’s ehh. Prices are descent.

People must be afraid of writing a bad review of this place because they think they will come off as unpatriotic or something.
I go to the store because I would be stupid to pay for the same groceries on the outside.
Aisle 15 is a nightmare. Always has been. Always will be.
On busy days, the manager likes to sit in her crow’s nest and tell people what checkout stand to go to. But when you get there, you’ll find there is some lady with three carts packed with stuff, and the person in front of her is having some issue with her payment… and now its too late for you to change lanes.
And to all those people who complain about how crowded the place is on paydays, that would be like complaining about how crowded Disneyland is on weekends.
OBVIOUSLY its more crowded on paydays. That’s part of the experience.

Handy for picking up German & British food products.
Pay day its horrendous… stay well away from lol
Good prices, tax free, & great for parking…
sushi’s really good here to…

Clean and friendly staff. Steer clear during a
pay-​day weekend for obvious reasons.

I always love the prices and selection of all military commissary’s and this was no exception. Love the no tax. Just a great way to save money.

We live so close, we utilize this commissary almost like our local grocery store. Produce, dairy, and meats are well-​stocked and fresh, and the prices are virtually unbeatable. I like the Saturday early-​bird (0730) opening, which is when I like to go, beating the masses that flock the store in just a few short hours.

This is a nice commissary. You really can’t beat them. Wide aisles, name brand products at a decent price and no tax?!? I really don’t get red meat here or any commissary for that matter, I think it is too fatty, but I love their prices on boneless, skinless chicken breast and ground turkey. You will not find it cheaper anywhere else then at a commissary. example…2lbs of ground turkey for 3.99!
The hubby and I have left with two full carts because the deals are that good. If you clip coupons that is even better.
If you go on or right after payday, expect a wait. I have seen lines wrap around a store… lol

Great place to shop. Prices are really good. It can get busy on pay days so always best to wait a day or two. Nice selection of items. Not huge but a lot of the basics. Sale items change a lot so best to get it when you see it.

Enormous! The aisles are wide and despite coming on a busy day, never felt cramped! There is a large selection of nearly everything except for the fruits and vegetables which I was a bit disappointed with; but that may have just been due to the fact I came on a weekend and it was picked over. Nonetheless, that’s not something you would expect to see at a civilian grocery store.
Quick service with people that actually obey the quick lane item limits and overall a good grocery store I would return to.

Perks of being a child of a Retired Navy father :)
This place tops all grocery stories. No tax, great selection with rows and rows to choose from. Everything is such a good deal, making it hard to say no. Before you know it, your cart is full and you find yourself fetching for another! Don’t say I didn’t warn ya ;)

They have a pretty good selection. There is always a terrible smell in the place though.

This place gets reorganized every now n then. Gotta reprogram mi brain every time this ish happens.
But the prices on most things especially milk are lower and that’s a big help in our house hold.
The shelves are kept fairly orderly. I can’t say the same thing about a patron for she was rude and really uuuuuglay! Geez! Fucking bulldog with dat mop up top! Don’t have to be rude with the store workers. Better release that badger that crawled up your ass!
It’s hit or miss with the produce. I’ve gotten some dry ass citrus here. Better go to Ralph’s or H mart for those.
Man! Self check out. I try not to rush whomever’s in front of me. But hell! It seems to take foreverrrr!!! Then when I’m up to check my shtuff out, I get a mean mugging from the old ass mop topped bulldog behind me. Hey! Ima going as fast as I can bitch! Gaddammit!
Guess the discomfort of shopping here is the price I pay for cheaper groceries. Aaaaàay

My parents and I have visited this place since 2 months once a month. Usually it’s a pretty clean and organized place. Fresh sushi is my favorite one. My mom likes their deli and bakery products.
I loved their meat and fresh vegetables but in recent times performance had lessened day by day. I don’t know why workers are become very slow and stupid.
May be there is to search for another good one.

I’ve visited other commissaries in the area and this one although smaller than some of the others in the area it seems to be better stocked and or staffed. The lines can get long especially on a friday afternoon or a payday weekend but that is the nature of things isn’t it?! But even when they are busy enough for the check-​out line to stretch all the way to the dairy coolers; it seems to move pretty well. I typically use the self checkout lanes. Quick easy in and out!
Sláinte!

A lot of selection to choose from and well decorated for March Madness. It was definitely busy on a Saturday afternoon. I had to give way to a couple shoppers to get around. Good amount of cashiers so we did not have to wait long to check-​out. Definite love the prices. The restrooms are alright to use… needs an air freshener in there.

It’s a commissary… better selection than some others in the city. Horrible pay day weekends but awesome prices, so it’s hard to complain about anything really. Some ignorant customers like to come in and complain about the surcharge and the fact that you can find exact items at Walmart cheaper. First things first, the commissary is not a non-​profit, but darn close to it. The only items that are allowed to be marked up are produce and meat. EVERYTHING else is sold at cost. What the commissary buys it for, you’re paying the same amount. Walmart can afford to sell some groceries cheaper because they have everything else under the sun that’s not edible. They move so much product that they can afford to lose 10 cents on a box a cereal when they make 100% profit on their Walmart brand items as well as any profit they make on clothing, garden items, furniture, and so on.
The surcharge covers the registers, light bulbs, paper bags people like to complain about when they’ve run out, the TP you use for that mid shopping gotta pee attack… it pays to maintain the store and ensure you have the opportunity to shop in a place a lot if y’all complain about.
Happy shopping!

I’m going to cry if my bf ever loses base privileges. Grocery shopping here has reduced my grocery bills by at least 50%.
It’s funny looking at some people’s shopping carts. Some people load up their cart tetris style and fit an amazing amount of crap in a single cart.

Cheap groceries… period.
I get my groceries here instead of Vons or Ralphs. Even with the Ralphs/​Vons card savings, it’s still cheaper here. And the commissary accepts coupons too so you save even more.
They just remodeled the place so what you were used to when trolling the aisles is different now. The sushi is the only thing I don’t recommend eating. All others items are relatively fresh or non-​threatening. The meats may not be of Grade A quality, but it’s still edible.
Note: To you civilians, let me know if you want to get some grocery or exchange shopping, i’ll drive you in.