I remember the price club days in San Diego as a kid, no parking, crowded and absolutely enormous. However, as a 50-something, Costco doesn't seem all that big any longer or as crowded. Monday, 9AM is my weekly Costco trip, I should probably only go if I need something, because, and we all know this, you walk out with stuff you didn't intend on buying. Am I right? I've only been an executive member for going on 3 years now, the first year, I didn't go to Costco, but since retiring it's a weekly trip and usually there will be something on the Costco list we need. The SLO location is great for me, about 30 minutes from Paso, easily accessible, lots of parking, Costco gas and the reliable food court we have grown to love. I walk the store weekly, never in a hurry to get in and out, but the only time I've seen it really crowded was Thanksgiving week, 2025, but even then it was manageable once inside, it never felt crowded and the check out lives, including self check weren't a long wait. I feel the employees do a great job keeping the store stocked and clean, making it easy to navigate. I have use the optometry department, which was very easy, albeit a little bit of a wait to be served. They took all three of my prescriptions and I found a frame and a few weeks I picked my glasses up. Since then, they have repaired them once, no charge. If you need glasses, get them filled at Costco, so easy, good selection. Overall, I am happy with their selection, there are things I wish they would stock, miso marinated sablefish and Tejava being two of those items. It's nice to see some new items as I stroll the aisle and overall it's s great experience in SLO. Can't forget that hotdog meal on the way out, still a deal at $1.50! read more

So in the last couple months I've ordered 2 cakes from the bakery. I picked up another one I ordered today. They taste great but the decorating on the cakes is so poor it looks like a drunk oaf decorated them. There should not be cake crumbs mixed with frosting all over the sides. That's amateurish. The designs are very very poorly executed. A real mess. How about some staff training? Update. My adult daughter said the cake also didn't taste right. I thought it was more sugary taste than usual. Maybe missing vanilla flavoring. Idk. It's probably a mix anyway. I'm sure it not made from scratch. May 30, 2026. read more

Costco - Department Stores Near Me - San Luis Obispo, California

So organized! Service was very good. Selection was huge. Value was very good. Parking was plentiful and location was eay to find. read more

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Have you had the new caramel brownie Sundae from the Food Court? We ordered the twist (swirled vanilla and chocolate soft serve). Unfortunately there was only a 1/4 inch ribbon of vanilla in it. The caramel consisted of about a 1/4 inch on the very bottom with a small amount drizzled down the sides. Finally the brownie bites on top were quite dry. 3 stars only because my husband liked the chocolate ice cream. I would not buy again even at only $2.99. read more

Costco - Caramel brownie sundae with very little caramel except the small amount you see on the bottom. - Department Stores Near Me - San Luis Obispo, California

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Alea in the Optical Department is a real gem! She is so warm, personable, and knowledgeable, and she really brightened my day with her friendly smile and efficient service! read more

One of several Costco locations we frequent, the Hearing and Optometry Departments are beyond gracious and attentive. People are friendly and with their expanded new gas stations and parking, this is a much improved experience! read more

This Costco has quite a few .97 deals that don't exist in other locations e.g. in the Bay Area. We were able to get a 24-pack of Gatorade sticks for $9.97, a two-pack of turkey gravy for $2.97, and various biscuits for 30-50% off original price. Otherwise it's a pretty normal Costco with everything you'd expect as well as a gas station. read more

I enjoyed shopping at Costco everywhere in California, but tonight, this employee at San Luis Costco working at the returns department. His named Pablo was unprofessional and he does not represent your Costco brand. There was no one in line at 18:59, check your camera. Please teach him to show courtesy to handicap Senior citizens. The item I return was extremely heavy to lift, but another sweet and kind employee helps me put the Airfyer in the basket, hire a thousand of him! Pablo was lazy and his action to me was shocking. Please send him to more training, he look at me and with hand signal expected me to lift up that Heavy box onto his return shelving? What??? I wondered. What Pablo has done to other disabled customers... read more

Quality/Quantity - So many local supporting businesses here, see pictures. I used to buy cases, yes cases, of wine here for only $36; I sure miss the good ol' days. And the wine was good, at minimum a good table wine. But actually good enough to also give as a gift. Atmosphere - Consistent. Outdoor food court. Plenty of outdoor seating. Open 7 days a week from 9:30am or 10am to 6pm or 8:30pm. Service - Self-service. Price - More expensive than the other Costcos we frequent. Not a lot of competition here. Owner Comment - Congrats on your success at this location since 2005. Congrats on all your success since 1976, since Price Club. Now you are the 5th largest retailer in the world and #10 on the Fortune 500. 876 warehouses worldwide, with 558 in the US. 1980 - IPO. 1983 - First Costco opens. 1993 - Price Club and Costco merger. 1997 - Rebrand all locations to Costco. 2024 - 132 million members. read more

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Don't run into the old hag Jodie! Today my boyfriend and I went to go get some shopping done as usual and since we didn't get much we went to self checkout. After getting our few items scanned and going to pay my boyfriends card wasn't working so I went to go pay with my Apple Pay when this old hag named Jodie who was working there PUSHED MY PHONE OUT OF MY HAND and told me I wasn't allowed to pay, i decided to ignore her at first and went to go put in my pin and she puts her hand in the way so I wasn't able to. I was absolutely furious and shocked at where she gets the audacity to stop a customer from paying. Actually so weird. I have never before had any issues at this Costco or ANY for that matter so this took me by absolute shock. read more

To whoever answered my call at 10:30am today in the Costco Tire Center, I hope you find another job where you don't have to answer customer phone calls. After waiting on hold for someone in the tire department I was extremely disappointed with the service I received once my call was taken. The disrespect and attitude from you was completely unnecessary. I also work in customer service and it's truly appalling that you are allowed to work with people. I was calling to check on the stock status of a tire for my car because I needed to replace all four tires. I have always gone through Costco for tire replacements but now I will never again use this service. I immediately called The Tire Store after I realized your disdain for customers. They were extremely kind and helpful, and I was able to get the tires I needed right away. To anyone reading this, go to local shops for tire needs if you can. Its obvious that big box stores overwhelm their employees to the point where they treat their customers like trash. read more

Checking out with my elderly friend who was in a scooter. I lost her before checking out and didn't notice what was in her cart. I put the items down, and HOLLY immediately comes over and picks up the pillow my friend was going to buy and said LOUDLY "You took the display item!!" She than picked up another item and says "you cant buy just one bag of bagels!" (Apparently 2 are together) HOLLY was extremely rude, in fact I told her she was rude! It was VERY noticeable that my friend was handicapped. HOLLY then starts to argue with me "Why am I rude??" She says. The line behind me was long and everyone was watching. Instead of running and getting my friend another pillow and bag of bagels, she took them away.....WOW!! HOLLY wasn't the checker, and could of helped my friend still purchase her items. Instead she walked away and started picking on the people behind me. Later that same day I went to Trader Joe, the clerk noticed one of the eggs I was buying was cracked, right away she rang a bell and another clerk came over and ran and got me another carton of eggs. Sooooo Costco..... what happened to your customer service?? Are you not paying enough to hire decent employees?? If HOLLY is the gestapo of the store, maybe you should hire her for detective work, instead of customer service!! Its obvious HOLLY is burnt out!! Geez, stay home HOLLY if you cant be nice!! read more

Stopped by Costco's eye glass department to check on upgrading my prescription. The young man behind the counter (Aiden) was so helpful and professional. My spouse and I both bought new glasses in record time. His recommendations were spot on and his professionalism was beyond compare. Less than a week later we received our glasses and were lucky enough to get Aiden again for our fitting and pickup. Highly recommend Costco for your eye glass needs and much thanks to Aiden for his assistance read more

Gotta love Costco, and as I go as often as I can to save $3 on a monster-size bottle of detergent along with $200 on all kinds of other things I don't really need (and a 5-year supply of it to boot!). I practically need my own warehouse to store it all, yikes! You usually can find someone to help you within a few aisles, and they are most helpful and friendly. If you need to return something, they have a ultra-generous policy. Highlights for me: the fresh fruit and veggies section, fresh meat, fresh whole roasted cooked chicken ($4.99), vitamin and supplements, the wine selection, the booze, and the samples around lunchtime! Tip: Go early or go late, but not at lunch or 530pm - the checkout process is long and tedious. Unless, of course, you need lunch and want to go for their AYCE samples! Location specific: San Luis Obispo, CA (SLO) ==================================== 1. I've been to many Costco's, and this was a 3.5 experience. read more

Brianna was incredibly rude and condescending to my boyfriend and I as we tried to use EBT to pay for our joint groceries. She refused to let us use the card under my membership as it didn't have my name on it, and I understand that policy is policy but the manner in which she treated us was so unnecessary and honestly really surprising for Costco. As college students with a valid membership it's really off-putting to be spoken to like that by an employee and I don't feel any desire to renew my membership next month or return again. read more

I love Costco BUT giving 1 star due to rude employees. This has been an on going thing.. Check out peeps always never acknowledge the customer; instead, just talk among themselves never saying hello, or thank you! Trader Joes is often criticized for to much interaction with their customers and yet, Costco has absolutely NO interaction with their customers!! This by the way.. Is my experience with most COSTCO'S.. With this particular COSTCO after no communication with the cashier and helper I exited the store and the employee at the exit stated " If everyone keeps coming in my line, I'll start moving slower" OK I thought this company was all about customer service and team work?? read more

Kelly from the food court; She's nothing if not consistent, consistently rude. Gripes for not ordering a pizza ahead. (I'm happy to wait.) Gripes for ordering ahead and taking too long in the store to pick it up. "Legally they can only hold it for 30 min." It's a Costco pizza, sorry I didn't go to food court law school. read more

Great people and service. Love the free samples and rotisserie chicken. Excellent deals on name brand items. Too easy to overbuy bulk items that may not get used up in time. read more

We try to visit all the Costco's we can. The stores each carry something a little different. Always clean and organized. Very friendly employees. This year we used the Costco vision center for our glasses we are very happy with them. read more

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We always like to stop at the SLO Costco when we're traveling through the area. Great product selection.

Ayeee they got rid of that guy and added more pumps. W costco no more waiting in line

It took over two hours to have my tires replaced. I was told it would take about an hour or an hour plus fifteen minutes. A couple ahead of me was given a substantial amount of time because they were buying tires and to my amazement were having their tires put on right away. I was patient until two hours and ten minutes went by and I never got a text that they were done. I went into the garage and the guys were chatting away in a corner while my car was still in the garage. The young guy came over to me and said they just finished my car. I told him it took over two hours and he said they were short staffed and if I had a problem go tell the boss. If they were so short staffed why were they just chatting away instead of notifying me my car was done. My guess is they finished and didn't notify me. They also gave preference to the couple ahead of me who just purchased tires. Not happy and will never go to Costco again for new tires. The man was arrogant and flippant not to mention slow. read more

Of course I recommend Costco! I work there love our staff love our members ! Always something new to try and at a great price! Come by see me! Monica ! Have a great day all! read more

Been a member for 20+ years. WE LOVE COSTCO. Prices are great. Fantastic array of services. Delicious array of food. Drinking choices out of this World :D Your every need for every season is met at Costco. Right now for Christmas there is a wonderful array of eat treats. I purchase a delicious variety to have on hand for visitors :D MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU! read more

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Not the greatest Costco. Out of toilet paper in men's restroom stall, out of napkins in restaurant area and overflowing trash can. Outdoor restaurant area is unique and nice when the weather is good. read more

Costco - Outdoor food - Department Stores Near Me - San Luis Obispo, California

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Very busy place. Their food court is outside just in case if you arrive hungry and you get confused and dizzy inside. They had a little plenty of stations to feed you and to have you taste some stuff. I tried the Tyson chicken today and it was surprisingly good. Parking is easy even though there is a stop sign to get in that is annoying. There are trees here and they're scattered through the parking in case you want to have shade. It was clean inside and it looked like typical Costco without any drama. read more

Worst Costco ever!!!! I can go any time of day and get the same crappy attitude from front to back!!!!!! Every time I go I'm so upset when I leave! Can't get help, don't honor their sales, want you to go take a pic of the posted sale price and bring it back to the register so they can honor it. That's not my job, I need assistance getting around and it's plain to see, so the check out girl tells me I can talk to the supervisor standing against the wall, which I did and he was uninterested. I told him it wasn't my job to go to the back of the store, take a pic, then bring it back to the check out. NOT MY JOB!!!!!!! Raise the membership and get no help!!! I really dislike this store and do all I can not to spend my money there! DO BETTER SLO COSTCO, YOUR FOOD COURT HAS THE SAME ATTITUDE PROBLEM.... read more

While on a recent trip on 7/23/24 to Costco in SLO for gasoline, I noticed that one of my tires was making a noise and I came to find out that the lug nuts were loose, created from work at an mechanic's shop in downtown SLO. Hoping to fix this problem and with it being 7:30 pm and no other places open to assist us with this issue, I went over to the Tire Center and spoke with Ryan who helped us out tremendously. He tightened each of our tires, with a torque wrench, spending his time to fix the issue, and showing his genuine concern for our safety. I tried to express my appreciation and compensate him for his work but he just said "Thank you, but I don't accept tips. We just appreciate you being a Costco member." It is not often that you find care and service in this day and age, with such sincerity for your welfare and safety. I highly recommend Costco Tire Center for all of your automobile's tire needs. If this individual is representative of the Tire Center's attention to detail and customer satisfaction, it truly speaks volumes. Ryan, once again, our sincerest thanks for all of your help. read more

I appreciate this business very much. Employees are always courteous and they manage to have an industrial warehouse-style store but still with a very personable family-friendly vibe. Good food. Slightly expensive but the value for Kirkland toilet paper or Kirkland anything for that matter is great! Great selection that is minimal but covers all the bases. Great recipe for a successful store. read more

So the monthly catalog for this month has Filtrete Air Filters at $39.99. Went to the store to purchase. They are not getting this in. The manager said I could order online for $49.99. That's no longer a deal for me. Seems like a classic case of bait-and-switch. read more

I came to Costco to get some gas and to do some shopping. There are plenty of parking spaces when I went. Inside was well organized and clean. I was surprised to see that avocados were a little more expensive than in the Costco in Southern California. read more

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After leaving Pismo Beach and on our final leg back to the Bay Area after our SoCal road trip, we stopped at the Costco in SLO on a Monday afternoon according to our plan to top off with gas. It's a small gas station with three island with a total of 12 pumps. Hence, each line had about 4-5 cars waiting. After filling up, we decided it would be good to stretch our legs and check out the offerings of this store. The store was not crowded and the one thing that we saw and bought was the Firestone 2022 Parabola. A delicious beer we had as one of our stout sampler while visiting the Firestone Taproom. It was great price at $7.99 a bottle as the Taproom was selling it for $10.99. That's why I like stopping at Costco when visiting other areas as you can find local products. read more

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I was surprised how empty the store was. The Costco stores in my area are slammed all the time. We had an issue with the food court, of all things. We asked the food guy how long it would take for a whole pizza. He said 15 minutes. We ordered at the kisok and got in line. It took 12 minutes to get to the front of the line at which point they scanned our receipt and said they'd start the pizza and it would be another 10 minutes. Wtf! He said that's how it works there. The kiosk doesn't tell them what food to start making, the scanned receipt does, and they were short staffed. I went to the store exit and asked to speak with a manager. They told me I could go find a manager at the info desk. I reminded them I was the customer and they could send the manager out to the food court. Supervisor Noah came out, apologized, and said he'd refund our pizza price and get the pizza done ASAP. He went in and came back out with some rando lady with no vest and no name tag. It was clear she was looking for an argument. Somehow, she knew our pizza was already done, but we didn't, even though we were standing at the food court the whole time! We asked for our pizza so we could leave but she wanted to continue to argue for whatever reason. At that point we pressed for the refund AND the pizza since that was already offered. 20+ years as a member and I've never had an issue until this garbage. read more

Who doesn't like saving money? Costco is a good store for home & personal goods, that is a dreamland of deals. If one needs mass qualities of a particular item, this warehouse store can usually fill that need. The employees at this location are very helpful and friendly, and there is usually someone nearby to assist with any questions. We appreciate the store's policy that requires all customers & employees to wear a face covering during this pandemic. This is critical to prevent transmission of the COVID-19 virus from an asymptomatic individual who does not realize that they may inadvertently transmit the virus to children, family members, friends, as well as the general public. A dislike is that items can come and go. After one has found a favorite product, it can disappear for months or be completely discontinued. A few hints in helping to save & stock-up on one's favorite items: 1. If one sees an asterisk mark (*) in the upper left hand corner of the price card, it indicates it is the final sock, and will not be re-shelved, so stock up if it is a favorite. 2. When the price ends in a "9", as the final digit of the price, it indicates it is marked at Costco's original low price, which is usually a good deal. If you see a price ending in $.97, $.00, or $.88, that means the product is marked at a final discount, and is the cheapest it will ever be. 3. They have a price-matching policy that, if any product you have purchased within the last 30 days goes on sale, one can request a refund of the difference. All in all, we enjoy shopping at this Costco, the employees are always upbeat & helpful, and items are generally easy to find with some legwork. During the checkout process, if lines start to get very long, they usually open up additional registers to keep the flow steady & a shorter wait-time for the customer. Also, enjoy their 100% beef jumbo hot dog & drink deal for only $1.50, or a pick up one of their good-size rotisserie chickens for $4.99! read more

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Traveling and stopped here to get gas for my car and pick up a few items. We decided to grab some food at the outside food court. There were plenty of tables, service was fast but this place is filthy. The tables were dirty and there was trash all over the ground. It was so filthy that we decided to eat our food in the car. Come on Costco! You can do better!!! read more

This review is for the gas pumps only as I have only ever stopped there on road-trips up & down he Central Coast. This location has some of the best gas prices in the area. Gas has always been pricey in this area but in recent years it has gotten out of control. Because of that, everyone is looking to save anywhere they can which means demand on this station has gotten noticeably higher. Don't be expecting to get in and out quickly (unless you're coming at random off times). You're going to have to wait. But the good news is that they have a good amount of pumps so things do move. And it seems like a lot of people don't go for the furthest pump so if you are able to make your way over to that line, you'll probably beat out a lot of people waiting at some of the closer pumps. Ultimately, if you need cheap gas and aren't in a rush, then you don't need to look further than this Costco. However, if you're in a rush, just keep on driving. This location isn't for you. read more

Really good selection of local (Paso Robles) wines including Daou, Justin, Tooth and Nail and Tobin James. We're big fans of Daou and Justin and they have a variety of whites and reds from both wineries. In the bay, we've only seen Cabs for both. There's some unique foods I haven't seen anywhere else: orange and black garlic cod, mini Reuben pot pies and pistachio cream. Also, they have Ivar's clam chowder. My fave! read more

I was doing my shopping today in a really good move and I say hi to his lady she ignored me wich it was ok, sometimes people dont like to agreed customers when I was about to pay , she was giving me a bad attitude, I didn't say anything I just ignored her , when I was done paying she was really nice to the next customer i felt like I was discriminated this lady's same it's Sharon , and this happened today , if she doesn't feel like working she just stay home , if you can't work under the pressure of customers in a busy place get another job but don't give attitude to customers who spend good money at the store thanx to them you can keep Your work , I spent over 1000 dollars today and instead of have a nice day or how are you doing I got a bad attitude, like if the items that I bought were giving to me for free read more

By far the worst food court I've been too. I placed an order for a whole pizza, after a long wait of 1 hour and a half I finally got my pizza. Yes it was busy, but I ordered the pizza an hour and a half before. They kept on selling slices, because they said they had to get rid of slices first read more

Costco - San Luis Obispo, CA my Food Court experience was terrible yesterday and the last couple of times, as well. I don't know what's going on with your pizza, but it is epic failing and disgusting. Yesterday I purchased four pizzas for a gathering at work and the pizza was RAW, BARELY COOKED, AND NOT CUT CORRECTLY. Nobody could even tear off their piece of raw dough pizza. I was extremely embarrassed!! Your quality on pizza is at an all time low. I would call Domino's Pizza a win win over your pizza, and that's badddd. Please advise with your food court staff. Your pizza used to be great for it's buck, but not anymore. read more