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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the San Francisco Bay Area? Now You'll Know.

Supermarkets

Lucky and Safeway dominate the area's supermarket scene. Unfortunately, our recent price shopping reveals neither is a standout for price, and our customer surveys show neither particularly wows its customers when it comes to quality and service. Fortunately, however, there are a few bright spots for Bay Area supermarket shoppers.

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Name Areas with Store Locations Number of ratings Percent of surveyed customers who rated store "superior" on our survey for ...
Quality of fresh produce Quality of meats Variety of fresh produce Variety of other products Keeping things in stock Convenience of store layout Ease of finding prices Speed of checkout Staff helpfulness/ pleasantness Parking Help loading car Overall quality
1. 99 Ranch Market

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2. Andronico's

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3. Apple Market

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4. Bell Markets

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5. Berkeley Bowl

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6. Cal-Mart

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7. Cala Foods

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8. Cosentino's Markets

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9. Costco

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10. DeLano's IGA

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11. Deluxe Foods

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12. Diablo Foods

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13. Draeger's Market

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14. Emerald Market

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15. Farmer Joe's Marketplace

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16. FoodMaxx

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17. G & G Supermarket

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18. Gene's Fine Foods

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19. Good Life Grocery

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20. Grocery Outlet

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21. J J & F Food Store

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22. Key Market

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23. Lucky

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24. Lunardi's

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25. Milk Pail

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26. Mill Valley Market

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27. Mollie Stone's Markets

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28. Monterey Market

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29. New Leaf Community Markets

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30. Nob Hill Foods

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31. Pak'n Save Foods

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32. Paradise Foods

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33. Piazza's Fine Foods

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34. Piedmont Grocery

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35. PW Markets

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36. Rainbow Grocery

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37. Raley's

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38. Safeway

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39. Sam's Club

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40. Save Mart

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41. Scotty's Market

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42. Sonoma Market

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43. Staff of Life Natural Foods

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44. Star Market

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45. The Natural Grocery Co

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46. Tower Market

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47. Trader Joe's

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48. United Markets

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49. Village Market

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50. Whole Foods Market

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51. WinCo Foods

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Subscriber Comments/Reviews
CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).


Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote about FOODMAXX, , on 11/21/09
The prices are so low, it's hard to complain about anything else. The only staff..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote about TRADER JOE'S, , on 11/21/09
Trader Joe's is a fun grocery, but the layout of the stores (angled aisles and..........
Subscriber from RICHMOND, CA wrote about SAFEWAY, , on 11/19/09
Depending on which safeway you are in, they can have a lot of organics, which..........
Subscriber from RICHMOND, CA wrote about COSTCO, , on 11/19/09
love costco, from the one time only products they stock, to the prices for paper..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote about BELL MARKETS, , on 11/09/09
They have been replaced by Whole Foods........
Subscriber from MENLO PARK, CA wrote about DRAEGER'S MARKET, , on 10/05/09
Excellent store; good company........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote about SAFEWAY, , on 10/01/09
found spoiled food in freezer.......
Subscriber from RICHMOND, CA wrote about TRADER JOE'S, , on 09/28/09
Prices are nice and low........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote about TRADER JOE'S, , on 09/25/09
Shopping for groceries is no longer a chore........
Subscriber from MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA wrote about WHOLE FOODS MARKET, , on 09/24/09
Prices are quite high. We shop our farmeres market and Trader Joes before heading to..........
Subscriber from MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA wrote about TRADER JOE'S, , on 09/24/09
Prices are good, but inferior house branded "Trader Joes" products are displacing the original better..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote about WHOLE FOODS MARKET, , on 09/19/09
Prices are higher than many other chain stores. The produce doesn't always look much different..........
Subscriber from SAN CARLOS, CA wrote about SAFEWAY, , on 09/18/09
I only go to Safeway early or late in the day. Otherwise it's too busy........
Subscriber from SAN CARLOS, CA wrote about TRADER JOE'S, , on 09/18/09
I go there to pick up small items that I can't get at Costco. Their..........
Subscriber from SAN BRUNO, CA wrote about TRADER JOE'S, , on 09/16/09
So many healthy food options........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote about ANDRONICO'S, , on 09/16/09
High quality, but expensive........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote about MOLLIE STONE'S MARKETS, , on 09/16/09
High quality but expensive........
Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote about NOB HILL FOODS, , on 09/16/09
Clean store, good quality foods, and very good service. Prices a bit higher than Safeway........
Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote about 99 RANCH MARKET, , on 09/16/09
Great store for produce and Asain specialty items. Not best for everyday shopping though........
Subscriber from CONCORD, CA wrote about FOODMAXX, , on 09/15/09
Much cheaper than Safeway........
Subscriber from BENICIA, CA wrote about SAFEWAY, , on 09/12/09
I find that over time some of my favorite products, such as Grape Nut Flakes,..........
Subscriber from BENICIA, CA wrote about RALEY'S, , on 09/12/09
Pricey, but they carry products that Safeway has decided not to stock........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote about LUNARDI'S, , on 09/12/09
Lunardi's has excellent meats and produce but they are expensive. I usually only go there..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote about SAFEWAY, , on 09/12/09
I do most of my grocery shopping at Safeway and Trader Joe's. Safeway has good..........
Subscriber from LIVERMORE, CA wrote about NOB HILL FOODS, , on 09/10/09
Veg/fruits area seems careless lately.......
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