Wegmans

I went through serious withdraw symptoms when I moved away from State College since I no longer had access to their cheese bread. That alone would get a 5-​star review from me. But it was a great grocery store all around. Their in-​store fresh baked pizza was surprisingly great as a lunch option as well. Good pastries as well.

I would definitely recommend this grocery store! This is the only supermarket I have been to that has a huge selection of prepared meals, whether it is sushi or grilled chicken. They also have prepared meals that you just throw into the oven. Wegmans has a designated section for gluten free and organic food products. Wegmans, however is a bit pricey (mostly their prepared food products).
It is definitely a place that you should check out!

Terrific Supermarket! They have a ton of their own products throughout the store. The prices are in line with the other grocery stores in town with the likes of Giant and Weis. Everything is always fresh and tasty! No need to go to other spots.
Additionally they have an entire section of pre-​made food. My favorites are the pulled pork, mashed potatoes, and mac & cheese. I always pick up some of this stuff with my groceries for a fun dinner!

Thumbs up to the bakery department at Wegman’s! I ordered my son’s baptism cake and it was phenomenal! The woman who took my order was very nice and took the time to show me all my choices from the colors to the icing designs. She made a beautiful cross on the top of the cake. My family and friends raved about the cake. I will definitely be ordering more cakes from here!

Great supermarket, great service, great food court and great beer selection! It’s much better than Wal-​Mart!

Love their prepared food and their fruit smoothies!

Great place to eat. The Asian food at the café and the beers are great. A terrific value.

LOVE Wegmans. For people that have never been: it’s the best. They have both organic and «normal foods,» so you won’t have to make two trips (i.e. Whole Foods and any other grocery store). Their prices are on the high end for the area, but they’re really not awful and the produce is incomparable (best pineapple ever). Big fan of the ethnic food aisle, bulk candy, and trail mix bar. Random, but if you like sweet & sour sauce for stir-​fry, the Wegmans brand is great (even if the sodium content is through the roof)…I once drove 30 minutes for this sauce after throwing out two others. I also spent many days studying in the Wegmans café — ample seating, wifi, food, and beer — what more can you want? The coffee counter is nothing spectacular but it sufficed on days when the Starbucks line was unreal across the street. One complaint is that I had some questionable chicken from the hot bar on a few occasions. Also be careful since everything is weighed — buying items like fruit can get costly very quickly. I’ve heard many people get to the counter and complain about how much their food costs. All in all, though, I absolutely love Wegmans, and they have great customer service (from what I’ve heard, the company treats their employees really well, so everyone is always very friendly). I’m really only giving it 4 stars because I’ve been traveling around recently and seen slightly nicer, larger, ones.

Meh. This place is a hybrid, and therefore doesn’t really do anything very well. Don’t get me wrong, it’s okay (and definitely my first choice in State College for groceries), but it’s no Whole Foods.
I wish really they would be more consistent with their inventory; they carry things for a couple months and then they’re gone. :(And for the love of all that is holy, I wish they would stop moving things around… I’m often in a rush (and/​or with babies) and I can’t spend 15 minutes trekking the new frontier for a pack of diapers and a box of cereal.
The take-​out section is expansive but IMO generally sub-​par, except for chocolate cake (which is really good). Aesthetically, they’ve made a real effort, and have spent a lot on design. They even bought new shopping carts that don’t feel like they need to go to next door for realignment. But that’s pretty much it. Another grocery store now carries a great deal of natural and organic foods that rivals, and often wins against, Wegman’s.
Like I said, this is my first choice in Happy Valley, but if a Whole Foods opened here, I wouldn’t be back.

We were coming in from out of town and web ordered some catering trays and a couple of cakes for a party and they were ready on time. The order was perfect with no issues and our guests lived it. They have a great dedicated place to pickup and place large orders which make it nice. I wish Wegmans would expand the GA.

Fair prices, clean store, always friendly staff willing to help. Been going there for years and will continue to do so.

Wegmans deserves a star only because they sell international products which non of the markets sell.
The reason I’m giving a low vote is because the buffet food section might look delicious, but it is so disgusting. It’s not covered to the point I have seen housefly flying over the food. Dirty staff are just looking at houseflies and walking off!!!

Thank goodness there is a Wegman’s in town! It’s a great place to stop and grab lunch because there are many self-​serve options in the café and the prices are reasonable.
The coffee shop is good as well. I tried their pumpkin spice latte and it was delicious! I’d much rather stop by here to have a drink than try and fight the long drive-​through line at the Starbucks on Atherton.
I would have given Wegman’s five stars, were it not for the night that my fiancé stopped by to pick up a few things, and a young cashier chided him for being «rude» and not greeting her. Um, shouldn’t she be the one greeting customers since it’s like, her job?
But alas, Wegman’s is awesome!

Having a Wegmans in town is one of the greatest things about State College. Seriously. Any time I think of leaving, looking for work elsewhere, etc., I always come back to the thought of… but could I live without Wegmans? It seems like a terrible thing to do.
Strengths: Definitely the prepared foods, but really it has great quality and selection in most food categories around the store. It also probably has the best (beer) bottle shop in town, in terms of both selection and price. Weaknesses: Not many, but sometimes the deli counter isn’t particularly well-​run. They never seem to use the ticketing system, for instance, and they sometimes let crowds build up by not always being super attentive/​aware when people approach the counter. I also don’t love some of the new aisles post summer 2014 redesign — they kind of look like a warehouse.
But those complaints are relatively small compared to everything I love about Wegmans, which is… well…almost everything. I even like their phone app, which has lots of great recipes and points you to the exact products you need in-​store.

Wegmans could write a book on how to go from higher-​end to ghetto in 3 easy steps. They just completed some renovations in late June /​early July 2014, and it was chaos during the work. Honestly, I quit shopping there during the process because they moved everything and it took forever to find things. When I heard that the renovations were complete, I decided to give it another whirl and counted on less chaos but expected to have to hunt for some things in new locations. I didn’t expect Wegmans to turn the store into a dark, dingy, ghetto warehouse or for them to stop carrying products I had bought there just a few weeks earlier. As I rolled toward the far end of the store with paper towels, etc. I saw the extended height shelving a la Sam’s Club and Costco. After I picked my jaw off the floor I turned down the aisle to grab a box of dishwasher detergent, only to find that they completely stopped stocking the type of detergent altogether. I decided to return the items in my cart to the shelf, departed and went to Giant and will continue to shop there as well as TJ’s.
When Wegmans first opened they stocked a great mix of items — basics, every day brands, their store brand and a lot of specialty /​gourmet items. Over the years, the Wegmans brand has become much more prevalent and there are very few specialty items. Trader Joe’s is much better for specialty items. For several years my biggest gripe was the Wegmans employees — apathetic, slow and seemingly always in my way. Add poor selection, poor quality and a horrible space and you’ve got the perfect recipe to tank a business.
I seriously doubt that there is a market for a higher-​end grocery in State College a la Whole Foods, but if there is now is the totally the time the strike.

Just as good as the Wegmans in Allentown. Great selection of sushi, cheap meals, and baked goods.

Our only high end super market (up until the Trader Joes opened to add some diversity).
When I’m with my parents, we usually only come here when shopping on this end of town. It makes for a quick and easy lunch spot!

Horrible
Check out us horrible, and what’s with the way you can’t check out at the café if you have certain items it’s 2014 get it together

This is my all-​time favorite Grocery store, and probably the thing I miss most about State College. I’m hoping more Wegman’s start popping up in the Washington, D.C. area.
This Wegmans was always clean, well stocked, and full of helpful and friendly staff. On a first glance, this market can appear somewhat pricey, but in reality it’s not. Thei Wegman’s store brand is awesome, however more gourmet and organic options are readily available as well.
The design of the store is great, and I love the little inset tea room in the back. The cheese counter is endless, and the olive bar is quite extensive!
Overall, it’s a great store, and worth the 2 minute drive past Walmart.

Great grocery store that has just about everything. However, they don’t carry everything that you would come to expect. They’ve shifted over the years to carrying more store brand items and less name brand items. Because of that, some things they don’t carry anymore (i.e. lemon-​pepper marinade). Their produce is very good and I do love their bread. The deli team is very quick compared to any other grocery store in the area.
The meat department can be hit or miss. It seems the butchers are only friendly to the people they know and are very short with everyone else.
The prepared food section is quite pricey for what you get. However, the made to order food is reasonably priced and good for a quick meal. I haven’t tried the buffet bar style food yet as I can’t bring myself to try something from those bars with so many people touching and walking by the food. It also looks dried out every time I walk by it.
The bakery has gone downhill in the last few years offering fewer items and the taste isn’t the same. The cake frosting just isn’t good anymore since they changed it. I also don’t care for their coffee as it lacks flavor to me, but others seem to enjoy it as they offer many different types (I only drink regular).
Overall, I go there about once a week to at least get my produce and bulk meat. Many of their other items are much cheaper elsewhere.