Ralphs Grocery

This Ralphs desperately needs to get it together. Their coffee station is almost always out of coffee, lids, etc. The bakery rarely has anyone working in it, and the carts are usually not conveniently located. They really need to be like the Ralphs in Granary Square.

For the most parts Ralph’s is a nice place to shop. My regular store is in North Hollywood on Laurel Cyn. And the workers there are really nice and polite. I only come to this one when im up visiting my folks. Something about this Ralph’s upsets their employees. Constantly getting sighs and rolled eyes when you ask for things like extra bags or cigarettes. If it wasn’t for the ralphs on Orchard Village closing I wouldn’t bother coming here.

The workers seemed very annoyed. Nice selections of food though. Very cheap stuff :) good grocery store.

I have visited this Ralph’s many times, yet this had to be the worst experience. S I enter the checkout, the MANAGER, was running the register, chomping on gum, talking loudly on the phone, and didn’t even give the courtesy of a Hello, Thank you for spending your hard earned wages at our store. Only thing she asked me as I was leaving if I wanted a bag. Sad part is the fact that it was New Years Eve, and she as an example setter (Manager) was very sour, and Distant.
The receipt shows her name as (Irene Z.)
Not spending my money there any more.

I am not the kind who demand for service but I am very upset with how I was treated by a cashier here, Sam. I opted for a box instead of a bag. She left me to pack my own grocery (alot, mind you) and went on to serve another customer! I felt like I am being treated like a fool, standing there packing my grocery while she serve another customer and side glance at me! Discrimination! Didn’t want to create a scene, so I left but the humiliation is eating me up. Not coming back to this place for sure!
The three stars is for friendly Joey who went out of his way to help me look for an item. Thank you, Joey!

Clean store… I used to work for Ralph’s 20 years ago… I just hope they don’t have the box people clean the meat department like we used to back then lol! Well I live across the street and is so convenient… I broke a jar of molasses in the parking lot and usually I’ll clean up my own messes thank you very much but this mess was a sticky glass induced disaster… Went in and told one of the box kids and he cleaned it up for me without rolling of the eyes or any of that stuff… That was refreshing nowadays… Produce looks kinda sad at times though…

Oh my word! I usually shop at the Ralph’s on Decoro and Mcbean Pkwy, but I stopped into Claim Jumper for lunch and figured what the heck! I immediately regretted giving this store a chance. It was more like a Food 4 Less than Ralph’s. The store didn’t carry the usual Boar’s Head Deli meat I get, so instead I have some knock off, God knows what it’s going to taste like in the fridge. Then I got a chance to be followed by a bunch of loss prevention associates as well as employees assuming I was stealing, which seems to be normal in SCV. As usual I just simply ignore it and let the real thieves do their job and get away with it. As I stroll over to their God forsaken produce department I pick up a bag of red skin potatoes… bad. I try another. Bad. Another. Bad. Another. Bad! Until I realize they are all disgusting, and this store is disgusting, and as I’m writing this review and eating this dry sad excuse for a nectarine, which I bought at this location, which by the way is the reason I had to get on Unilocal and complain about this specific location. Don’t shop here! From the looks of the store inside, it does not look like anyone else shops here either.

Good olé Ralphs, I like this place because it’s always clean, stocked, and the cashiers area always really nice and engage you when you’re on line.

I like this Ralphs well-​enough. Very friendly cashiers… even the ones people think are grumpy (they’re really not). But, I will always miss the Albertson’s near BofA on The Old Road. Self-​checkout, immaculate, great selection, etc. I like the parking lot better too there. But, the Albertson’s is no more and I am forced to go to Ralph’s.
One good thing about this Ralph’s is that they have those hard-​to-​find spicy Asian soups in the bowls where you just add hot water. Not easy to find! They stopped carrying my favorite marinate (World Harbors Jamaican Jerk), which is annoying because that’s the second time a Jamaican Jerk flavor sauce/​marinade has been discontinued. The first was London Pub Jamaican Jerk sauce (no longer carried by Ralph’s). Stop messin’ with my sauces and marinades, yo!
So, for a while I stopped going there just because of that item, but now that Albertson’s is gone I go to a store that continues to stop carrying items I like, for whatever reason. In their defense, maybe the manufacturer discontinued those (I doubt it).
I liked the quality of Albertson’s meat too, and thought it was better than Ralph’s. Specifically I am talking about the stew meat, which always seems to be better at Albertson’s.
Another ding for Ralph’s is that the pricing on the soda is annoying. For a long time they had this deal on soda 12-​packs where you could buy 3 for 9.99 or 11.99, as long as you matched eligible brands. So, I’d generally buy two Pepsi and one Ginger Ale 12-​pack. The problem is, they have changed it so Pepsi is 3 for 11.99 and Ginger Ale is 3 for 9.99. Frustrating, because it’s a substantial savings. I know, first-​world problems, but it made me leave to go try Vons. Maybe this pricing isn’t up to Ralphs, but if it is I hope they fix it.
The lot can sometimes get a little messy but I think they work hard picking up after scumbags who litter. If you think that’s bad, check out Wal-​Mart sometime. Their parking lot looks like a third-​world country (litter everywhere) and with little effort to pick it up… which is why I hate going there (besides the fact that it’s Wal-​Mart and I hate their politics).
The cashiers or people working there have always been great… but I’ve been a regular for around 10 years now so some of the old-​timers probably know me by now.
I HATE Ralphs’ stupid discount system, where you have to type in your phone number or swipe your ‘discount’ card to get the discount. I remember a time before that stupid system, and prices were raised just before the system went in-​place. Albertson’s didn’t bother with that silly system, which made them WAY better just in that respect. I don’t do coupons, and I don’t want to be bothered with an arbitrary system designed to fool me into getting my info whilst offering some discount they could offer without it. Ralph’s, stop this at once and I will be happier for it. Until then, I’ll start shopping somewhere else the minute it’s convenient. I’ve even been known to drive way over to Copper Hill Albertson’s just to be able to have self-​checkout or avoid the stupid discount card/​number system. That system also slows down the line.
Anyway, the whole shopping experience matters, especially because some of us try to do this as fast as possible. Discount gimmicks that involve some loyalty card are a terrible idea for those of us who don’t want to futz with them but also don’t want to be penalized with much higher prices either. Keep that lot clean… that’s very much appreciated for those of us who live nearby. Wal-​Mart is a continuing example of what not to do.

This is one of my favorite Ralph’s to go to, because it shares a parking lot with L.A. Fitness (which is where there is always a stair climber available in the early mornings on Saturday). AND downwind from Mentryville ghost town, where I do a lot of photo shoots. A great stop off for water and provisions before hitting the canyon.
Early morning Saturdays… also…when NO ONE is there. there is so much politeness. Completely foreign concept to anywhere south of the 14. The checkout lady offered me a free box to carry my goods, since they charge for bags. She was such a friendly older woman too. You know when you leave your mom’s house and she tries to push more food for you to take home? It was like that.
The seafood attendant called me «sir» and didn’t do it ironically. I am clearly out of my element here. And it is refreshing. I can see during the rest of the week, it being more pushy and angry. But overall, I really like this Ralph’s.

disgusting. I didn’t want to yell out my Ralph’s card number and wanted to keypad enter it, so I didn’t get my card member price. DISGUSTING.

Friendly staff and nice clean store. There is a bank inside plus a lotto machine and Redbox. Prices are a little north of affordability though. Lots of parking outside.

Nice clean Ralph’s in Stevenson Ranch. Shares strip mall with Petsmart and stein mart.
Helpful clerks. Has Service Deli for prepared foods. Just stopped by for cleaning stuff and snacks. Convient location and easy access to Pico Canyon Road and The Old Road.

Always a line with not enough cashiers. Always

Not too shabby. There is plenty of parking, the cashiers are all very nice and upbeat. There is a very large selection of food there which is very nice. They have very good prices on wine. They provide bathrooms for their customers that are not in the back where the shipping bays and inventory bays are.

Normal Ralph’s! Not much going on. It’s clean!

Good location for Stevenson Ranch. Prices are not above average for other Ralphs stores in the area… the main downfall is no bags (you are charged). The other downfall is that they do not offer boreshead meats at this location. Otherwise I’d frequent here more often. I do like the regular staff and they are always nice and even remember your name.

Weak selection, most likely due to the smaller size of the store.
Higher prices, most likely due to the «higher quality» of the surrounding neighborhood.
I can live with a weaker selection, and on some things, even a higher price. What I can’t live with is a snotty staff, and this store has one.
One of the cashiers tends to apply her face makeup with a Spackle blade. She’s nice enough, but really? Kabuki makeup really has no place in a grocery store.
She’s not really why I’m taking the time to write this review, however. There is one «gentleman», let’s say, with a seriously bad attitude. I’ve had and seen several experiences with him, and all of them end the same way.
There are people who, for whatever reason, are on public assistance. It’s not my place to judge, but apparently, it is his. I’ve been in line while he checks out a customer paying with what is apparently a food-​stamp credit card. Once that payment method comes up on the screen, his entire attitude becomes one of disgust. He actually refused to sell this particular woman one of their recyclable bags, because of her status. He actually told her «you’re on food stamps. All you get is paper bags.»
Once he got to me, I asked what his problem was. His response? «She looks like she can work. She doesn’t deserve to have food stamps.»
I promptly went off on the guy. Then I complained to management. The next time I was in that store, his was the only line open. He gave me the same attitude he gave the woman from the previous visit. I complained again.
At the moment, this is the store closest to where I live. As soon as I move away, I will never darken their door again. I prefer friendly people when I shop…
EDIT 07/​29/​2012 — So, had to pick up milk, and didn’t want to drive all the way up to the local Vons, which is much better. The cashier, whose name escapes me, put 5 of the 6 items we bought in the bag. The 6^th? The gallon of milk, which she simply handed to me like the bag wasn’t there. What’s the point of bringing a bag if the bagger isn’t going to put all of your items in the bag? Sorry… but this just dropped my rating from an already low 2 stars to the dreaded 1 star. Never coming back here again…

Stopped in here for some tailgating supplies for the Rose Bowl.
Place was almost empty on Sunday evening around 8pm.
This location has a ridiculous liquor and wine selection. I wasn’t buying any, but I was in disbelief over how much variety they had.
Typical Ralph’s pricing. Checkout service was good.
Be warned though. If you forget to bring your reusable bags, they charge you 10 cents per paper bag. I guess they are in a certain part of the county that is subject to a new law, so they are stuck charging 10 cents for every bag you use unless you bring your own. Our government at work.

This review was for yesterday, not today. Sorry Unilocalers… I haven’t been to anywhere interesting as of late. I, rarely, eat out as of late. Pei Wei was my last place that I wrote about and I guess I had to visit a new location for my Unilocal Fans. Well, I found another Ralph’s somewhat farther from my work.
The Ralph’s is located in a shopping center with Stein Mart and other retail centers. Before I walked in, I couldn’t believe there was a solicitor outside the door. REALLY?! Well, good thing the person was busy with another person and it was a Voter Registration thing which I have already done.
The store was very clean and one thing I had noticed was this didn’t have a Self-​Checkout, from what I saw, at least. For some reason, it seemed they had a bigger Service Deli than the others. I got my self a Roast Beef Monster Sandwich ($ 3.99) and 8– Powerades ($ 0.39). The Powerades are CHEAP! I had gone to another Ralphs before yesterday and now I got 15 bottles at home. That’s a great deal. My total was $ 7.91.
After I was done with checkout, I was headed back out the door and HOPING that guy would not try to give me a form and luckily. he was busy with another person… WOOT. Parking is abundant and staff is friendly and hard at work especially Service Deli since I saw them going back and forth making food. Its an average store, but I would have recommended my local Ralph’s in Van Nuys than this one.
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