I've been a customer here for many years, back when it was an A&P and into the various transitions of Acme. Most of the staff is pleasant and helpful; it's not easy working with the public. Store is clean though sometimes the restrooms need cleaned more frequently than they are. There is a Starbucks at this location but two others within a mile; these are the least experienced baristas. Fairly well-stocked. Unfortunately, they've changed around the store 3x already and often drop items formerly stocked so it can be hard to find what you are looking for. Customer service can usually help but don't plan on Acme being a quick trip, although self-checkout lanes recently added speed it up even with technical difficulties.
Occasional buy one get two free deals can be great. However, usually before a sale the meat is marked up very high that it's not a good deal. If you buy Bell & Evans chicken or produce, organic or otherwise, Whole Foods across the street is a better deal. Also for cold cuts, Whole Foods has higher quality selections. Organic yogurts, speciality milks, are all a dollar plus cheaper at Whole Foods. Acme is the place for paper supplies, standard loaves of bread, ground beef, pork, and standard brand snack items as well as wider selection of frozen items. Everything else I go to Whole Foods as many products are better, cheaper, and local if at all possible.
Watch the meat/seafood counter. The same person serves both, changes gloves but doesn't always wash his hands in between, creating risk of cross-contamination. Same for cleaning up bare handed, then putting on gloves to serve customers and touch the meat without handwashing first. I've had to tell folks to change gloves here moving from packing raw meat on the back counter to getting raw meat out of the case, but then it's happened at Whole Foods too. Potentials for food-borne illness here. I would not recommend the seafood at Acme, which often smells of chlorine bleach. Another area Whole Foods reigns; few staff are as skilled and customer-oriented as WF's fish mongers.
That's it. I go to both places, but sometimes Acme's inflated sale prices on meat seems like false advertising and leave me feeling like they aren't quite honest. read more