Kroger

Kroger, thank you. For your selection of organic produce, gluten-​free items, and asian specialty condiments. I enjoy that you also have a full seafood counter, and a flower area for that last minute thinking-​of-​you bouquet to the girlfriend.
One of the bigger Krogers’ in the area, you’ll be able to find just about any vegetable that you’re stew may need, or that special household cleaner that gets the crust off your stove top. They even sell patio furniture out front! There are usually a dozen or so employees constantly restocking the aisles, and the checkout lanes move fairly fast.
The only downside, depending on when you go, is that they may be out of bags for the produce at certain posts, but it’s a matter of just walking around some shopping carts and an extra 20 feet to get a bag from a roll.

Ok so you have a young man working there for the first time. its his first job ever besides cutting lawns and such works hard is on time and is so excited a lot of times is early. For the past month has been trying to get his user ID and password for there web site to request days off and see his schedule keeps checking with management but it still has not been done well the problem is he got fired because he was suppose to go in and didn’t show up and then was sick the next day not and didn’t go in knowing he was suppose to work so they fired him. maybe if management would of gotten things together this would of be weed happened. Will I shop there anymore no I will go something place.

Love this store. Clean, stocked, and friendly employees. Just wish there were more «car carts» for my kids to ride in while shopping. I stalk the parking lot and other moms for the infamous blue one.

I checked out this Kroger recently and it’s pretty good. It’s not as well-​designed as the newest of the new Krogers but it’s clean, with a good selection of produce and a friendly staff (meaning staff here won’t go out of their way to ignore you if they see you and will actually smile back!). It actually has a very good selection compared to many of the other Kroger stores in the area and staff seems to do a good job keeping things tidy. I don’t know exactly how fresh items are but I didn’t have any issues when I stopped in. I wrote more in my other reviews for different Kroger locations but simply put it’s a grocery store that carries good stuff so it’s worth your time if you need that good grocery stuff lol :)!

I love this place. I’ve been going to Kroger stores since I was a kid shopping with my mom, and I have lived in many different cities in the metro area and thus have experienced many Kroger stores. I must say this is the best one ever.
Clean, well stocked, spacious, with friendly staff. The flower selection is fantastic and I love their Nature Market offering (other Kroger stores don’t have nearly as much selection).
Go there at 7:30am in a Saturday for a zen shopping experience. It’s like going to church, but better.

Let me start by saying that this has long been my «go to» grocery store. 5 years ago, you would walk into this Kroger and it would be so clean, I swore I saw Molly and the rest of Ms. Hannigan’s orphans sneaking into the back with their brooms and buckets. The shelves were stocked with classic favorites, specialty items and flavors of the month. Coupons ran abundant. Receiving my sale flier for Kroger was as exciting as a 25% coupon to J. Crew. I loved my grocery store, nay, I was PROUD of my grocery store.
Fast forward — and much like everything else in this country — this store has gone to hell. It no longer shines like the top of the Chrysler building. It now resembles *gasp* Meijer. This may be fine for some folks, but I hate Meijer. Loathe. Despise. I would rather go to WalMart than Meijer… alas I digress…
Now the stock has diminished. Do you know they don’t carry pizza flavored Goldfish? I love fishes — they’re so delicious — but no pizza flavor?!?
Their costs have also gone up. One of the things I really liked about Kroger was their sales and prices. They managed to stay competitive with the aforementioned competitors, while offering a superior product and store. Their house brand was and still is great. However, they’re now closer to Target prices — and let’s face it. If you’re doing your grocery shopping at Target, you have the Rolls Royce of grocery budgets. Due to this, I find myself gravitating toward locally owned stores like Hollywood — who previously were too expensive, but now, with similar prices, offer a better quality of food.
I will say that the staff at this Kroger are pleasant. Most are friendly and helpful — and the cheese bar is sublime.

Impressive selection of gluten free and non gmo products here! Even their floral department is nice/​affordable. You’ll spend a lot less here on organic goods than at whole foods.

This is a pretty good Kroger, but it has some customer service issues.
For the most part, this is a clean, well-​stocked and nicely organized store. I enjoy their expiring meat selections (shut up, they’re deeply discounted and I cook that day), and I love that they have Boar’s Head meats and cheeses. This is truly where I do 90% of my grocery shopping, but I’ve had two really disappointing experiences with their employees:
Firstly, I went late on a weeknight to get some last-​minute things on the way home from a late night at work. I had about 15 items and waiting at the checkout was an older man and a young girl openly complaining about customers. Their particular beef was with people needing help with finding things, or something of the like. They went ON AND ON about this IN FRONT OF ME while ringing up my things. The man was doing the ringing, and the girl just stood there talking as my items piled up at the end of the counter. I took it upon myself to bag my own things while they continued talking. At one point, I actually asked them rhetorically, «are you complaining about customers IN FRONT of a customer?» They said yes and continued while I bagged my own groceries. Very tacky.
Second incident — I went to the deli counter for lunch meat on a busy weekend day. The ENTIRE team of deli employees was disgruntled. One girl complained about another employee not helping enough in her eyes. Everyone on the team was really slow-​moving. The worst part is when the guy helping me accidentally sliced more meat than I ordered, he just chucked the extra meat in the garbage can before I could say I’d take it! It was about a quarter of a pound! SO WASTEFUL! Also, be sure you get the thickness you want of your meat before they go on, they always slice a little too thick.
I’m pretty much going to continue to shop here, but the incidents above are worth noting.

Still a little pricey but of all the area Kroger’s this is by far my favorite… plus you’ve got Target, Dunham’s, Petco, Old Navy and Home Depot a stone’s throw away for a multi-​store shopping extravaganza.

It’s a Kroger. Good selection, clean, nothing special.

I like this store. I better get use to it because Kroger bought Harris Teeter, which is my favorite store for coupon deals to shop at.
I love the bakery here. More so, I love La Brea breads. They also have good sales when you use your Kroger card. I just enter my mom’s phone number. Plus, the wine! I wish my county allowed beer and wine in grocery stores. It’s got the red or white that is right for you. Cheap Moscato for NYE is a must, since no one will notice what it taste like come midnight.
It’s much easier to get in and out of here than Meijer. My mom alternates her shopping between the two, but I think she’s pissed at Meijer right now, because they are going «high tech» by requiring you to upload deals via your computer to your card, or show the deal on your cell phone app. My mom wants none of that. Go Mom!

This is a great Kroger except for some poor employees. While I’ve had outstanding service from a person in the bakery and in the dairy department, other employees are very surly and seem bothered when you ask a question. That’s generally not the case at Kroger. I often go to the Kroger at Livernois & Long Lake instead even though its smaller.

Only one Kroger between 8 Mile and Maple gets my business and it’s this one. It’s volumes better than the dismal franchises with unstocked shelves, expired meats and dairy products, rotting produce, and dirty aisles. Shame on the stores in Hazel Park, Royal Oak, and Royal Oak Township/​Ferndale for not offering better to their customers.
The store is by and large easy to navigate, its giant parking lot more than adequate to find a spot even during rush hour. Birmingham Kroger, I’m looking at you. The wide aisles avoid a claustrophobic feeling as you push a cart. These little details really matter when you’re trying to get your weekly shopping trip out of the way without four near misses.
I go out of my way to come here because the stock is far superior. They carry a full line of Kroger and Chobani yoghurts instead of just the standard vanilla, strawberry, and strawberry banana. Can you blame me? I’m an immigrant to the US, I have learned to expect 52 varieties of everything. Expiration dates never flirt with last week. I don’t have to turn over every cup and scan every bag or tray of meat to make sure the best before isn’t the day I am buying the item. Staff does a very good job of rotating stock and checking when something is out, particularly sale items, without giving the tired look or huffy sigh that some places have.
Also, give the man or woman who decided to put a little dairy case up front by the checkouts a prize. How often have I gone running back for a half-​gallon of milk, eggs or butter? That’s good thinking.
The produce section still falls flat next to Trader Joe’s, Whole Paycheque – err, Foods– and Western or Westborn Markets. Bagged salads are about the only thing I buy. Otherwise, fruits and veggies are ridiculously expensive. Why pay $ 2.99 per pepper when you can buy three of them at Meijer on sale or get them straight from a grower at Eastern Market? Seasonal produce is marginally cheaper and they have an organic section if that appeals to you. Fruit and veggies are bruised or just a bit sad, flavourless altogether. That’s true for most grocery stores.
The checkout area is pretty efficient and they have self-​scan (hallelujah!). Definitely take advantage of quiet periods if you can because the registers get backed up. But if you have 3,000 coupons or alcohol, get thee out of the self-​scan lanes, please.
Side note: apply for a Kroger discount card for savings, as full price on just about anything is jaw-​dropping expensive.

Surprised by how nice this one is, especially because the Troy/​RO Meijer and Walmart are kind of bad and also older.
I can never find anything I need but I think if I went here a few more times I’d figure it out :). Go on
and send coupons to your Kroger card before you go, save some $. Also download their app for use on the go.

Let’s go Krogering!
This is my Kroger of choice. As mentioned in my other Kroger review, I drive out of my way to this location. I like this Kroger a lot. It’s clean, staff is friendly & helpful, and well stocked. They recently made some changes in their layout to accommodate a larger variety in ethnic and health food selections.
I’m not a huge fan of the produce, but I feel that way about most chain grocery stores. I’ll grab some basic items, but I get most of my veggies elsewhere. The prices are OK, and it helps that I get coupons in the mail all the time for free items and good savings.
Their booze selection is decent. You can mix a 6 pack of beer here, which is nice. They have a good selection of wine at decent prices. I enjoyed sampling some liquor here on a busy day that resulted in buying a bottle. They should do this more often! My husband is sad that they shut down the Tim Horton’s though.
This is a very busy location. They do a pretty good job of keeping the lines moving. I’ve always had a good experience shopping here.

Even though I live within walking distance of the (icky) Kroger at 13/​Woodward, I always do my weekly shopping at this location. Much better selection, cleaner, and the self-​checkouts move faster.
It does get very crowded during prime shopping hours on the weekend, and look out for the traffic… these people don’t stop at the stop signs or yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk. I almost got squashed by a Beemer driven by a woman who was texting while blithely running all the stop signs.

One of the better markets in the area overall. I wish that Kroger would establish a location closer to downtown R.O. though. The city is in dire need of a «real» supermarket rather than the half ass excuses of markets that currently exist. I would go to this location all the time if it were just closer!

This Kroger allows for some super hilarious people watching. Go here on a Sunday afternoon, it’s like being at an Interpol show.
As far as Krogers go, it’s OK.

I feel weird reviewing something as common as Kroger, but then, not all Krogers are created equal. The most frightening Kroger ever is in Ann Arbor, on S. Industrial. This store, however, is a very nice one. Fresh produce, with lots of organic varieties available. They sometimes have samples in the deli/​bakery section. I don’t usually try the samples, but I was really thankful once for the Private Selection nacho cheese when my blood sugar was low, haha.
I also like the organic/​health food aisles. You can find some good deals on juice, soy milk, almond milk, etc., and there are quite a few health/​beauty products as well. The selection is certainly much smaller than, say, Whole Foods, but the prices are usually better.
Checkout lane employees are relatively efficient, although I once got in the lane of an employee who took FOREVER to scan and bag everything. They seemed to be dragging everything out. But despite being so slow, they still took the time to bag my groceries nicely, which I really appreciated (I HATE it when people put spray cleaner in the same bag as produce! Or frozen food with cereal boxes!). Customer service is pretty nice and helpful as well. (EDIT 7÷2÷2012: Note that the customer service desk’s hours are only from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm.)
If you bring your own bags, you’ll get 5 cents off per bag, but this deduction isn’t taken at the self-​checkout stations unless you get an employee to key in the code for you. (EDIT 7÷2÷2012: They stopped doing this a year ago or so, wah.)
What I don’t like is how packed the store can get during peak hours. The produce section gets really crowded, especially since everyone is pushing oversized, almost Costco-​sized shopping carts, and the produce specials disappear fast. The lines at the checkout lanes also get really crowded, especially since there isn’t very much room to maneuver. Going during non-​peak hours is much better.
Also, the cereal aisle is annoying because it has random columns in the middle of it.

Super nice Kroger!!! Gorgeous shiny produce, fresh and well organized… great big organic/​health section… really great deals on Kroger brand canned food… they even have a Tim Hortons inside the store! My husband loves having a great cup of coffee while we shop. It’s always super clean and well stocked, and they even have a mediterranean bar and freshly-​made sushi. Brown rice sushi too! Wow!
This one isn’t even close to my house but I love it. I drive up there for most of my «big» shopping trips, basically for anything I can’t find at Trader Joe’s.