FOOD BAZAAR Reviews Summary

Product Freshness

Pros:

• "The meats and produce were fresh."
• "The produce is extremely fresh."
• "The freshness of their produce section is great."

Cons:

• "The fish is not fresh and overpriced."
• "The food are with expired dates and at times spoiled fish and or meat."
• "The meat is injected with red coloring to look fresh but turns grey within 2 days of purchase."
• "Watch out people they serve our community with Refrozen meat if you notice sometimes the meat is frozen particularly the poultry and once you get it home it starts to rot even if it's in your refrigerator!!!!!!"
• "I was sold lobsters that were supposedly 'cooked', yet stored in my refrigerator, after 2 days 2 of the 3 purchased were still ALIVE!"
• "The meat had turned this brownish grayish color that was very questionable."
• "Buyers beware of moldy fruit."

Store Layout & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "The store is clean and orderly."
• "Very clean, well organized."
• "It's a big store and I am able to get a variety of products in one stop shop."
• "The entire store is neat, clean, and tidy."
• "The store was well lighted."
• "And it's very clean, and it has a clean rest room to use."
• "So good. Nice people, clean, good service, fresh fruit and meat, very good prices...I love Food Bazar."

Cons:

• "Logistical nightmare to get to the registers, its like you're in a prison or a cave, customers are boxed in, that can't be safe if there's a fire!"
• "There is only one line which extension to the dairy section all the way to the back of the store."
• "They have an express line that is a joke."
• "Wish aisles weren't so narrow though."
• "Pallets were in a few aisles, with no one unpacking them."
• "The fronts of every register block so no one could not get out."
• "It's clean, aisles are small navigation as to where you can things is the only challenge and reasonable prices."

Customer Service

Pros:

• "Service, in my opinion, is excellent and they have been very helpful to 'all customers, not just Spanish speaking ones'."
• "Nice people, clean, good service."
• "The staff is knowledgeable and friendly."
• "Customer service was great.. Went in to get one item, ended up walking out with 4 bags of groceries."
• "The cashier was quick and polite."
• "The ppls that work there are great n healthful."
• "Thanks Jose (manager) for your professionalism and courtesy today."

Cons:

• "It's hard to find a staff member to assist you when you need someone and the store manager has a terrible attitude."
• "The cashier when I talk to her she doesn’t respond me and charge me extra for my grocery."
• "The cashiers here always look tired, over worked, unmotivated and never eager to help beyond their register."
• "Some of the employees, in meat section were very rude and unprofessional."
• "The supervisor wasn't much better."
• "The customer service is horrible."
• "Front morning manager impolite rude I said good morning she never speak or acknowledge you are standing there waiting for her assistance she's on the phone speaking about babysitting personal business and I stood there patiently waiting."

Pricing & Selection

Pros:

• "The prices were very reasonable, especially given today's prices."
• "This supermarket is fairly new to the community replacing Path Mark, that was the best idea yet. This Food Bazaar has everything at great prices and sales."
• "The prices were great."
• "It has a wide range of different types of groceries, seafood and fruit."
• "Great space in aisles, wide variety of fresh fruit and vegetables at competitive prices, great fresh fish area also a wide variety of fresh fish, also a wonderful selection of grocery local and international."
• "They have a huge selection, especially fruits & vegetables, & a lot of meat & seafood."
• "The prices are reasonable, the fruit and vegetables are fresh and don't get me started on their seafood it's truly top notch."

Cons:

• "Some of the prices are a bit higher than other supermarkets."
• "They could do better in the pricing, the Korean that own it are very rude."
• "There prices are too high and you have to be careful when you are checking out."
• "Store always clean, but not a supermarket where you save a lot."
• "Prices are 10 to 35 cents more than shoprite but its there if you don't want to drive to the Shoprite 1/3rd mile away."
• "The food prices here reflect the high proportions of the shoppers here on public assistance so no real consideration for the average working shopper."
• "This supermarket is more expensive than other supermarkets in black neighborhoods."