Safeway

Nick Ceryak

Usually well stocked, but the fresh produce isn't as high quality as the whole foods across the street (found an insect in my cauliflower, berries look like they're a good 2-3 days older than the whole foods ones). The ACOs seem to have about a 60% uptime. Rampant shoplifting has led to installation of gates and other barriers inside the store. I get why they need them but it's not super inviting. Usually at least 5-10 homeless folks are camped out along the perimeter of the store and management seems fine letting them stay there. Many toiletries and medicines (e.g., cough drops, razors) are kept locked in glass cases and you need to wait for a store associate to come by to open up the cases for you. Again I understand why and agree it's probably necessary, but it's still not a great experience.

Wendel Tse

The addition of a one-way entry gate and other measures have improved the store's in-stock condition. There are still quite a few more empty shelves than in other Safeway locations, but for me, I can see a definite improvement compared to one year ago. I would still shop quickly to avoid leaving your car in the lot for too long, as there are quite a few creeps hanging around in the lot, likely prowling for easy targets for break-ins.

Garrick Wilhelm

Warning! Do not plan major shopping trips because the carts don't come out of the store anymore. Though upon request and availability you can get help taking your groceries to the car. This Safeway is larger and has better selection than other SF stores but the best reason to shop here is cruising for dates ala Tales of the City style. Gay or straight, there will be someone cute to hit on.

Shawn Oisin Freeman

I can’t stress enough how much I dislike this store. I dread every time I have to come here. It’s never an easy experience and it’s never pleasant. Just look at the filthiness of the parking lot and the store entrance here. Just trying to enter the store is sometimes a challenge as it’s small, crowded and dirty. Inside the store is outdated and depressing looking compared to other Safeway’s in California. Then there is the constant long slow frustrating lines at check out. The staff appears overworked and exhausted. The self-checkout barely has staffing on top of half of the self-checkout stands in the store being closed. Yesterday I stood waiting for help because the machine decided I couldn’t pay for whatever reason. So I sat there and waited as the single staff person ran from customer to customer overwhelmed by the workload. For years I’ve tried to like this place and hope for it to get better and for years this place has been an eyesore for the neighborhood. There appears no fixing this mess. There is no wonder people in the area are hoping for another grocer to move into the area. Photos added…this place keeps getting wilder. Don’t waste your time pressing the “Need help” button, because no one is coming to help you.