I came here for quick bite and order a great lunch, service was really good and the atmosphere was to next level this place definitely deserves a good score and positive review! I didn't spend a lot here too just the food was so yummy and wanted to experience it at every place I want to visit or hear. read more

While driving home from Daly City, we decided to take a restroom break and get a drink and a snack. It's been awhile since we last shopped at Andronico's Community Market because we no longer play leagues or tournaments in the area. I usually would pick up a deli sandwich, drinks, and snacks for the tournaments. While shopping, I noticed some brands that they offered at another grocery store but not until my item were rung up by the cashier and she said, "please enter in your phone number to get your Safeway rewards." Only then did I realize Andronico's is connected to Safeway now!?! Apparently since 2017. Yikes. read more

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Cute area for this market to be at. Price wise was pricey for ya girl. Lol but, the vibe and staff was really nice!

Went to buy some groceries and had a really unpleasant experience with the cashier, Tanya. She was laughing at something the entire time and acted very unprofessional. When she rang up my items, she abruptly yelled, "Where did you get this?" about one of them. I calmly told her, and she then sent three baggers outside to look, which felt excessive. I had only picked up one decorative corn, but she said there was no tag and claimed her coworker had taken the pack apart, so I'd have to buy three, which made no sense. While I was still in line, she apologized--not to me, but to her friend behind me--saying, "I'm so sorry this is taking so long," while looking directly at me, as if I was causing the delay. When I finally tried to pay, she shouted, "Your card was declined!"--before I had even finished entering my info. I explained that I hadn't had a chance to put in my card details yet. Eventually, the payment went through, but I had to remind her again that the delay was due to not being able to input my info in time. Overall, Tanya made the store look very unprofessional and unwelcoming. Her attitude and behavior were completely inappropriate for someone working in customer service. The ambiance was disappointing! I wish I could give a 1/2 a star read more

This is my go to grocery store! They have specialty items as well as regular Safeway stuff. The service for the most part is friendly and helpful. The Deli needs some work. The ready made meals, including the macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, deviled eggs, chicken skewers etc are not made on site... But the sandwiches are absolutely fabulous!! read more

I have come here for years, when it was Rancho, then changed to Andronico's then to Safeway Community Market and now back to Andronico's. So all that said, it has been confusing not only for us the customer, but I am sure for the staff there. I think going in during the early shift is a better experience. Most of the people I have encountered that work here are friendly and are willing to go the extra mile. I go between here and Safeway and Trader Joe's. Thanks Andronico's. read more

I haven't been to Andronico's in such a long time. It was very nice to come back and see that not much has changed even though this is now a Safeway Andronicos. I'm really happy to see they still have a number of unique items and they still have baked goods and specialty items they do there in the store! I was a little beside myself since they didn't have any line caught fish items, and they only had farmed items. I don't want extra mercury in my system, and I've read so many horrible things about farmed animals , personally don't want to eat farmed fish. At least when I make it at my house. Lol fishmonger gentleman at the counter was incredibly polite even though he told me he didn't speak very much English. I was able to use Google translate and talk to him and he was very understanding. I love the frozen food section, and they had a number of impossible, beyond beef and different vegetarian/meat alternative items that I haven't seen in other local grocery stores. As I walked through almost every aisle, there were at least four employees that asked me if I needed any help with anything. I was literally grazing the isles, but I ended up buying some gluten-free items and boxed Gluten-free baking items. I didn't need any flowers but when you first walk in through the bakery, there's a number of floral arrangements and it makes the store smell. Amazing! I really appreciate all the little details they have to the store! I will definitely be back! read more

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They have good food and are friendly. They help me to find what I want. The staff smile and make my day happier.

Andronico's Deli at the Rancho in Los Altos is one of the best in the area. Their soups, salads and sandwiches are easy to pick up and delicious. The people who work there are very nice and helpful. They are open at 6am so it is easy to pick up a sandwich before going to the airport or work. I have used Andronico's Deli for special occasion parties, holiday dinners and solo meals. I have never been disappointed. read more

Jordan helped me find my item like he was on a secret mission. Man disappeared into the backroom, came out victorious, and handed me the last one like a trophy. Somebody give this man a medal... or at least a snack break read more

Andronico´s delivery service is absolutely terrible! When Anronico´s tells me that problems with delivery of my order is my problem and that I need to take it up directly with *their* delivery service (with whom I have zero agency), that is total garbage. After trying to use their service unsuccessfully for one year, I finally gave up and told them off! Do NOT waste your time with Andronico´s grocery delviery service. They´re inept and don´t give a damn about customer service - in spite of their marketing non-sense. read more

Great store! Has everything we need. Wonderful, helpful staff and great selection. Super convenient too.

Andronico's meat/seafood department worker Ever is great! He's was very helpful and informative.

My last review was 5 years ago. If anything, the service and attitude are even worse, especially the deli counter. The checkout desk staff is a mixed bag. The women at the deli are fairly pleasant, but the men are terrible - uninformed, slow, inattentive, sloppy, terrible attitudes. I went in a few days ago. I wanted several items, asked the person if he could write them down, so he could fill the order while I did my other shopping. He stared, then laughed at me, told me to write it. I asked if he could write it himself - after another staring contest, he did. He got virtually everything wrong. I don't mind the errors, but the attitude really sucks. I f don't know if the employees are under paid, mistreated, or the issue is something else, but it makes for a really unpleasant shopping experience. Several friends have had the same experience. With several other stores in the vicinity, including a few Safeways, Lucky, Draegers, Whole Foods and others, they need to get better - or shut down. read more

While i like the convenience of this store being close to my work and church - I give this review two stars for three reasons: 1 - they say they are a 'community' market - does that mean you get to charge double on commonplace items?! I paid $8.29 for a 2 roll pkg of paper towels - almost double what I pay in other stores. 2 - I know they are a small store and 'hometown' definitely appeals to me - but why do they only keep a few checkout lanes open? And why is the process so slow? 3 - while they say they are 'community market' - they are reaping the benefits of the Safeway brand - so which is it? Are you Safeway? Or are you a local market? I don't mean to be so negative - but I have been burned by this store a few times - and today was the last straw. read more

I came here for the blackberries and walked out with peaches, plums, nectarines plus a cookie. This is part of the Safeway food stores so basically it is pretty good here. read more

Best customer service ever I love everyone here. Since I'm here everyday morning and night but Angela definitely one of my favorites, always super nice helpful when I don't know where food is. Always super pleasant when she rings me up. read more

Jordan went out of his way twice to double check on some severely limited baby water that is in high demand. He is a lifesaver and my wife and I are so grateful for his extra help. Have a great Summer Jordan you deserve it! read more

I bought vegetables and fish. Two of the vegetables were rotten on the inside and the fish had worms. All of these can happen but when I returned the items, neither the employee working the register nor the employee who had to oversee the transaction, bothered to even apologize. read more

A smaller Safeway location. The prodding section is small but the meat section and butcher is pretty large. Not much of a selection compared with the other Safeway stores in the area. read more

Had a great $5 sushi on a Friday. I complimented the manager on duty who stated they gave $5 on Fridays. I come back the following Friday and was informed don't have $5 sushi on that Friday. Called the following Friday to confirm the sushi specials. Spoke to lady who had to ask someone if they have $5 sushi that Friday. She came back in the phone and said they don't have $5 sushi and that they are not a Safeway. Requested to speak with a manager and she said she is the manager. A manager who had to ask someone what specials they have???? This place is disjointed with people posing as the store manager. Who is the grown up at this place??? read more

This store underwent a remodel and has been better since. They sometimes have items I want that other stores don't carry. I wish they had self check-out lanes. read more

I would love to be able to go to Andronico's all the time. It is the closest supermarket I have. Unfortunately, they are the most unfriendly people, except for the bakery which is also really good. I am sure the butcher hates his job and he shows it every time you ask for something. The checkers are very unfriendly, also. Why? I am sorry Safeway associated themselves with the old Andronico's. I will not go back there no matter how close they are. read more

I'm a fan of this market for the sole reason they sell dragonfruit! (along with a selection of other exotic fruits) I don't come across fresh dragonfruit often and when I do, I'm fondly reminded of my travels to South East Asia and South America. I also noticed they carried a variety of unique vegan-friendly items like protein powders and protein almond milk. This isn't my default place to shop but I'll definitely be coming back to check out their selection. read more

Andronico's Community Markets - Fresh dragonfruit! - Grocery Near Me - Los Altos, California

The parking lot is poisoned by the noise and smell of illegal gas leaf blowers. If Andronico's breaks the law in this flagrant way, it makes you wonder if they are paying their taxes, keeping their kitchen clean, and not cheating you by breaking the law in other ways that are not so visible. read more

When there for lunch, food was good, vegetables, and fruits were pretty fresh, good price, however parking lot was pretty tight, but manageable over all. read more

The best floral department! I always come in here to get bouquets made up for my grandmother. Pippy does an incredible job for me every time! She puts so much love and care into every arrangement; spreading beauty and love around for all to enjoy! Thanks guys! read more

Andronico's Community Markets - The best floral department! - Grocery Near Me - Los Altos, California

Stay away from their deli!!!! You will get poisoned. I purchased the mac salad, chicken salad, and egg salad today. They are trying to rebrand back to Andronico's now. Andronico's is a long time community market, supposedly known for their deli food (potato salads, pastas, etc) where a lot of working employees (construction, transportation, local shops in the plaza) stop by to grab a lunch. I came here to grab several deli items for the family but only the mom got very sick. The whole family didn't eat anything different except for the deli food, which only the mom consumed. Woke up 6 hours late with horrible sharp stomach pains and food poisoning symptoms in the middle of the night. Was the food poisoning caused by the food prep? What's the process for safe handling for foods? Are they using expired items to make the deli food instead of throwing them out? Is corporate social responsibility to make sure customers don't get poisoned? Did the deli team leave it out too long to develop bacteria? Is it listeria? Should supermarkets be responsible for maintaining a quality bar? Who is to blame when a customer gets food poisoning? How long has Andronicos been taking advantage of customers to cut corners/save a buck? How many people have been sickened? read more

Won't be going back. A complete waste of time. Bad enough trying to navigate their very narrow isles, but then have 1 checker on duty with a dozen people in line, just made me walk out. Woman n front of me said she had been inline for over 20 minutes and 2 people had cleared the checker. This used to be such a nice store before Safeway put all their junk in at over inflated prices. I'll drive further and go to a real Safeway or to Draeger's. read more

The flower and cake selections, as well as many others (salad dressing, dried pasta selection, snacks, etc.) always impressed me. Bought a chocolate mousse cake for my daughter's bday and it was a hit - Not too sweet and with lots of fresh fruits (Thanks, bakery chef). Agreed that there is usually a line at the cashier when I visit weekdays 3:30 to 4pm but that is somewhat expected since it's school off time. Also agreed that one of the female cashiers is not friendly (surprise that the store mgmt. has not done something about it for over 5 years b/c I have been shopping there before Safeway took over). But it should not erase all the positive things that the store brought to the community. read more

Two stars directed at the staff. Most of the workers seem very unhappy and unfriendly. BAD VIBES!! NOT GOOD when you are spending your money, patronizing them, and supporting their paycheck and you can't even get so much as a smile. I only go there if I absolutely must. read more

I went there to get a birthday cake. The same birthday cake I had gotten in Washington State twice before from Safeway. I showed the Deli /baking Manager the picture of the cake I was totally disappointed in her results. The picture that I showed her had a print on all sides. I sent the picture to her. -she only put the print on the top of the cake instead of the sides. I showed her the picture again, turns out she cant see. I asked for fresh strawberries. -the strawberries were molded, that we notice 24 hours later on her birthday. She doesn't deserve to be in charge of anything or work with food. This was my daughter 16th birthday cake. It was a disaster because we had to throw her cake away. I haven't wanted to go near her because I am too angry. Being 6 feet tall woman frowning against a 4 foot tall woman is not a a scene I want to be in. Then the manager was never there, so I couldn't complain. This is supposed to be a nice place, a franchise. The woman insisted that Safeway cannot put prints on the sides. Yet I showed her the cakes I had gotten from Safeway. She is doing the store an injustice and I have literally a bad taste in my mouth about the whole ordeal that my daughter had to throw her birthday cake away. -----Unprofessional, can't complete a project as promise, unable to decipher language written or verbal or in an image, bad liar, unavailable during business hours, needs to hire a good professional cake/pastry baker---- This interaction does not deserve a star at all but in order to post you have to choose at least 1 star. read more

I am generally not a Safeway fan, but this market has been very responsive to community input and carries a good selection of organic produce, pasta, meat, frozen food, cheese and snacks. They also have good pesto and pico de gallo (fresh salsa) that they make in house. I have a few complaints about a couple of things that they only carry occasionally, but in general, I'm happy with the store. I used to shop here when it was Andronico's so I saw the changes when this large chain took over the store and at first I was not happy but as time went on, things got better. I heard that they were going to change the store back to an Andronico's. I would be glad if they did, Andronico's had better fish and more organic choices. read more

Review is specifically for Maria in the bakery section. Ordered two large cakes for a birthday party, and they were beautiful and delicious!! Maria worked with me to make a lemon whipped cream white cake with a piano theme design. Guests said they'd never tasted a lemon cake so light and not overwhelmingly sweet. Maria also made a two-tier rainbow chocolate cake for my kiddo. The piping was very neatly done and the chocolate sponge was perfect - tasted like real chocolate, not like typical grocery store cake. Happy birthday kid, happy guests, very happy parents! I will add that not all Safeway bakeries are created equal. We've had awful experiences at the other Safeway bakeries close to this location. But Maria at this location is AWESOME! read more

Excellent employees and exciting new things in their store every time I go. Quick in and out shopping experience and convenient location.

I came here at lunch to grab 2 items come to look at the line is soo long and the cashier and the bagger are busy conversations with 2 young teenagers instead of looking at the line and focusing on their job. I spent 30 min waiting on my sandwich and paying in the front . They all need to go back to get some experience on what customer service is, they all seem really off and need to be re-trained and act professional. read more

Even though I shop there because it is close, it is nowhere near excellent. The "specials" are not special (sometimes things on sale don't ring correct at the register), and the staff need to take a Customer Service 101 course. I avoid the deli for that reason. they don't care about long lines either. It makes the friendliness at Lucky's down the street, or Trader Joes such a relief. read more

This is really sad. I loved Andronicos. But Andronicos has been slain by the beast known as Safeway. Upon first visit, I was optimistic. But now I shall be avoiding this capitalistic monster as much as possible. (Quick summary: only go here for beer and milk.) This is why I dislike the new Safeway: 1, their sandwiches are terrible. They use very little, low quality ingredients. Andronicos sandwiches used to be beautifully massive food behemoths. Now the Safeway sandwiches look like the anorexic labors of a streamlined corporate world that cares more about profit than a beautiful and delicious sandwiches. 2, their fruit and vegetable selection is tiny, low quality, and pricy. If I'm going to pay good money for a veggie tray, they had better be delicious and fresh. Instead, they tasted like cardboard. The watermelon was so sad, that half of the box was liquid from its rotting tears... 3, no more grass fed Humboldt steaks. Andronicos was never as good as whole foods, but at least it had one type of grass fed steak. This new Safeway only has grass fed ground beef... Which is also lower quality than Andronico's grass fed beef... The meat selection is really sad. 4, No vegan options. This is not an issue for me, but some of my friends are vegan... Safeway hates vegans... 5, the friendly staff that used to work there has been replaced by a staff that doesn't seem to care as much. Andronico's was great because everyone who worked there knew you. They were very helpful, and friendly. I am going to miss the sense of community I got from shopping there. ........... Okay, so it is not all bad. Here is why they deserve 2 stars. 1, this man deserves a star to himself. Chris, runs the bottleshop, and is by far the best employee there. He keeps a good selection in stock and is helpful at picking just the right alcohol to impress your friends, or that special someone. Safeway has definitely tied his hands and limited his selection. However, through his hard work and perseverance, the bottleshop remains as a significant feather in the cap of this establishment. 2, they still carry RAW milk. This is the best milk a human can drink. It has all the vitamins and good fats that your body needs from milk. That on it's own deserves a star... I don't think whole foods even carries raw milk. ..... Thank you for reading my review. Dear Safeway overlords, if you are reading this, please bring back the best of Andronicos... read more

This Safeway is by far the best Safeway there is near me. The other Safeway on Miramonte is horrible. Employees are rude. Lines are long. This Community Safeway is organize, friendly staff. Lines are are not long. Very good baggers. It's a tad bit further but so worth the extra drive. read more

Safeway Community Markets opened a few days ago in the space which was formerly Andronico's. Those of us in the neighborhood feared the worst in terms of trading a beloved local institution for a generic undersized corporate Safeway outpost, but based on my first impression Safeway has retained much of what we liked about Andronico's (good selection of local and organic products, known staff members, personalized service, etc.) while reducing pricing from Andronico's typically "OK-to-yikes" prices to standard Safeway pricing, including sales and promotions. The store has the same basic layout as did Andronico's, but has been spruced up, with new fixtures and what appeared to me to be better lighting and either new or refreshed flooring. It was well-staffed, with perhaps four of six check-out registers in use (there is no self-serve checkout) and quite a few other store personnel in the aisles. The coffee bar (Peet's), deli, and butcher appeared very similar to pre-Safeway, though a bit more orderly. In terms of product selection they have a mix of mainstream branded and Safeway products ("Lucerne" and "Signature"), Safeway organics products ("O"), and local products which I don't recall seeing at our local mainstream Safeways, such as bottled milk and Humphrey Slocombe and Marianne's ice cream. Fruit and produce appears similar to before, though more nicely arranged, and includes a fair amount of organic. The cheese sections are relatively small but are densely packed with a wide range of choices. The only thing I noticed as obviously reduced was ready-to-go sandwiches and deli products in the refrigerated case across from the full-service deli. They still have products (both from the in-store deli and Safeway branded), but I sensed there is less than before. While the store is clearly smaller than most mainstream Safeways (it's similar to Sprouts), I didn't see an obviously smaller selection of staples (e.g. yogurt, milk, breakfast cereal) relative to our other area Safeway stores. And, happily, pricing seems to be identical to other area Safeway stores, including sale prices, promotions (e.g. Monopoly), and Safeway Club card offers. Bottom line, I'll happily shop at this Safeway rather than venturing to downtown Los Altos or the increasingly poorly-managed Blossom Valley store at Miramonte/Cuesta, and won't walk out frustrated for paying $5 for a single tomato or 50% more for a half-gallon of milk as I occasionally experienced at Andronico's. read more