Transferred our go to pharmacy to Golden Gate from recommendation of a friend. Walgreen's near us…read moreis closing their store and finally decided will give Golden Gate Pharmacy a chance to be our go to pharmacy. The service was excellent. Filled a prescription and waited less than 10 minutes. Asked Golden Gate Pharmacy to transfer our auto-fill prescriptions from Walgreen and they did it within a couple of days. Received a call to pick up our auto-fill prescription.

Folks here are very efficient. Not the most friendly but they get the job done. Brought my mom…read morehere for both the Covid and RSV vaccines with no out of pocket expenses.

Pick up prescription. Was fast despite 5th in line. Efficient! There are times my local walgreen…read morehas no stock so I have to look else where. This particular one has what im looking for.

Quality/Quantity - My wife sent me to pick up some eye…read moredrops and I happened to just be in the middle of two Walgreens. She suggested that I go to this one as they have a parking lot. Atmosphere - Small urban Walgreens. High theft items either locked up or behind the counter. As expected in SF... Small parking lot. Unfortunately, the majority of cars that are parked here are NOT shopping here. I watched as people walked to their cars from ALL directions other than Walgreens. So frustrating. And I could not find street parking; I was about to drive to their other locations when someone finally and slowly gave up a parking space. Service - Excellent. Showed an employee a picture of what I needed. He walked me to the very back, unlocked the case, and handed it to me. Then left... I then walked back up front and got in line to pay. Price - $20, for eye drops?!?! No wonder it's locked up! Owner Comment - Congrats on your success since 1901. 1931 Walgreen Drug store. 1948 Walgreens.

Things have changed since many Walgreens have permanently shut down…read more Today I popped in around 1:10pm to pick up a new prescription. Two windows were opened. I was third in line. However a customer at the window had an issue which created a bottleneck. After I was leaving the line was 10 people deep in a matter of minutes. That's life. There's a bin at the pharmacy area where you can drop off old medication. A month ago it was full. Today the same sign stating bin full. I guess folks can take their old medication to the local police station to drop off. There is a parking lot adjacent to the building. When I left three cars were coming in for the one available parking space which was mine. As with many businesses, lots of merchandise under lock and key. Ring for service.

This is specifically for the pharmacy. I don't know why but most of the female workers always seem…read morelike people owe them something. They lack the very basic customer service. There should be a good pool of candidates out there. Please hire people who actually want to work there!

This Walgreens has a great pharmacy and the staff is always so kind to me. They have a nice snack…read moreselection as well

Had the most horrifying experience trying to get something as simple as a passport photo…read more I came in, and the bald, overweight guy, Benson, announced that he couldn't take my photo because the only computer where it could be printed was being used by a customer who had been on it for over an hour. I asked if the customer could be asked to move since he'd already been there for so long and all I needed was five seconds to print a passport photo. Benson said no. The customer appeared to be a 90-year-old gentleman looking at a picture of a bird, while I was trying to get my passport renewed so I don't get deported. What an absolute joke. I asked to speak to the manager, who seemed completely unaware that they only had one working computer. Why was this a surprise? Had they simply made peace with having only one functional computer? Nobody could take any steps to figure out how to fix the other one? What kind of store is this? The only reason I chose this location specifically was because, after researching, I learned it has its own dedicated photo section. Of all Walgreens locations, this one should be making sure its equipment is actually working. The manager told Benson to take my picture. He took ONE SINGLE PHOTO and wanted to stop right there. This is a picture that's going to be on my passport for the next ten years. I can't get at least a couple taken so I can compare them? After I asked for another photo, he muttered under his breath, "stupid bitch." Yep. That's all it took for him to call a customer a "stupid bitch"--having to press a button one more time. The horror. The fact that he felt comfortable mumbling that to me while standing just inches from my face, with his manager only a few steps away, tells me everything I need to know about the management. If he's that comfortable saying something so disgusting, there is clearly a lack of accountability. I absolutely called him out on it. Are you serious? He immediately started denying it like a little boy who couldn't take accountability for his own actions. I'm a violinist- my hearing is impeccable. Don't even try that argument with me. The manager ended up taking my picture after he got me upset, and now my face looks angry. I'll have to get another passport photo somewhere that doesn't call customers "stupid bitches" for asking to renew their passport. She didn't seem interested in addressing his behavior at all. He simply walked away as if nothing had happened. Absolutely disgusted. DO NOT GO THERE.

I have complicated dental issues, I'll start with that. This requires me to use a prescription…read moretoothpaste that my dentist prescribed for me, and after many unsuccessful attempts at getting it from the big box pharmacy on 32nd and Clement, I got fed up and decided to look for it elsewhere. I searched up "pharmacy" in my maps app and this little shop popped up just around the corner from where I live, no more than a 5 minute drive, and so I called and spoke to a very kind staff member who, within a few minutes, asked for my information and said they'd call me back as soon as they knew if they could order that particular prescription toothpaste. A whopping four minutes later, I got a call back! Yes! They could absolutely order it for me, but it would take... *drumroll* a day, or MAYBE EVEN TWO, for them to have it ready to be picked up. My apologies with the sarcasm but in the pharmacy world, that is lightning fast, especially for something they didn't have in stock! Amazing. I went to pick it up, and when I did, I realized that I hadn't specified the flavor I prefer, and I just decided not to bother, because I didn't want to be a pest. But as I called in for the refill a few weeks later, they said it wouldn't be any trouble at all to order a specific flavor, and that I could've said something during the first pickup! Amazing. I love this place. I did have to pay out of pocket but that wasn't a surprise at all to me. It actually was about 20% less than I was paying at the big box drugstore, so that's amazing on top of amazing. I LOVE supporting local and small businesses anytime I get the opportunity, and sometimes I do so with a slight grimace because the service at smaller family owned shops can vary, but no fear of that at this particular local pharmacy, it is genuinely far better than the alternative. I will keep getting my 3M toothpaste here (in vanilla mint) for as long as they're around!

Excellent service, specially Pharmacists LAURA and Kira, both extremely competent, diligent and…read moreprofessional doctor ‍‍ I am so impressed with this pharmacy. It just doesn't compare to comercial pharmacies at all. The level of the staff is supreme and they are serious about what they do. I am not Russian and this is mostly a predominantly Russian clientele but I have no issue with this because they do their job excellently and go about and beyond to find solutions for their clients. So happy to have found them

Came in for a check up today. To my surprise, they have a self check in kiosk now. One to your left…read morewhen you walk in. And one further down their front counter. I guess I'm okay with it since I know how to read English and press buttons. But not so sure about the elderly's. There is a language selection button but I don't think that will help much. It's pretty new, so the receptionist walked me thru it. Explain to me, that if I come in for my appt, this is faster and more efficient. They'll still be there to help if any questions, and they'll be the ones helping the elderly's check in. There are 2 floors. Down stairs is check in area, pharmacy, restroom, few office room. 2nd floor is patient rooms. You can take an elevator or walk up the stairs. There's a small waiting area with a few seats. I notice they took off the glass window. This location is always clean and bright. Staff are nice. Some staff I notice have gotten a lot nicer than before which is a great improvement. Their hours are 8:30am to 5pm. If you need a later time appt, their 1450 location (right down the street), opens until 9pm (with appt of course) but those times are always taken as well. They have meter parking outside. But right around the corner and up the street, are resident parking & 2 hour parking.

I've been meaning to write a review of Joe's Pharmacy and Tony for some time but wanted to have…read morebeen using them long enough to justify it. If there was ever a time, it's now. There are a lot of negative reviews on here, but be aware that there are also a lot of four and five star reviews that aren't shown because they aren't factored into whatever Yelp's special formula for review is and therefore not shown as "recommended" reviews. But you can see them all here: http://www.yelp.com/not_recommended_reviews/ZfDy15zBZlyKte5hJF6JRA I moved all of my prescriptions a little less than a year ago when the dosage of my bupropion had been shorted, not once, not twice, but three times in 5 months by the Walgreens across the street. And the last time it happened, the tech actually questioned me about it possibly "being my own mistake" what I might be doing. I was diagnosed with depression when I was 8 and in my 30 years since then, it's the only antidepressant that has consistently and successfully worked for me. But because I've had problems with it lasting through the half life, my doctor prescribes me 150 mg of the extended 24 hour release twice a day. That means instead of 30, 150mg pills, I have a specific prescription approved for 60. At Joe's they understand that and they never get it wrong. And here are some other reasons happy to get my other prescriptions filled here: When a prescription for any of my long term medications is set to expire, they call my doctor and have it renewed when filling the last refill so that I have no delays. They just take care of it without me even asking them to. Tony will always tell you that he is a pharmacist and as such, he only needs to fill prescriptions and sell OTC medications or medical products. He doesn't sell pepsi cola or chia pets, because it's not why he became a pharmacist. Tony, all of his staff, interns, and other pharmacy techs are consistently friendly, pleasant, and caring of their clientele and they always remember you and your medication needs. And finally, as someone who used to work for OFA and the DNC, as much as I really fought the good fight to get the Affordable Care Act enacted, I have to admit that it has been nothing but a total shit-storm rolling out. You see, I'm one of those unfortunate people who's insurance company dropped their individual coverage plan so that it didn't have to comply with the ACA. So like a responsible person, I signed up for a new plan with Anthem Blue Cross as soon as the ACA went live. And as the year closed, I had yet to see anything for my premium payment. So again, like a responsible person, I called Anthem Blue Cross, who confirmed that they got my application, that I would definitely have coverage, and then took my first premium payment over the phone. As of today, January 7, 2014, they still have yet to process my payment or issue me a member ID and group number. And after spending hours on hold they still assure me that I have coverage, but they have also, and very confidently, given me a lot of misinformation about how to handle getting my prescriptions filled, and now they don't even answer the phone at all. As a result, I am paying out of pocket for everything. I called Tony and compared to the other big box store pharmacies actually has the best value on medication. For example, for the last year, my birth control pill has supposed to have been free with insurance under the ACA requirements. While I'm in insurance limbo hell, I have to pay full cost for it and after researching it, here is what I have found the out of pocket cost for a 91 day supply of generic Seasonique : Costco (generic not carried): $315 for name brand Walgreens: $295 Target: $247.50 Walmart: My soul and dignity + BART fare to Oakland Joe's Pharmacy: $180 Yep, the guy who makes really nothing compared to the bigger retail pharmacies is the least expensive, not to mention most accommodating and neighborly. If money were no object, I would go to Costco and stick it to Anthem Blue Cross when they have to reimburse me. The small neighborhood pharmacy is dying out, so sorry, while some reviewers may have issues with Joe's Pharmacy, I have zero complaints and will continue to fill my prescriptions here.

I have to agree with many of the low rated Yelp and Google reviews. Male pharmacist was just plain…read morerude. He didn't listen and let me finish talking. The lady who answered was nice but when my call was directed towards the male pharmacist, he just said his part and hung up. Take your business to Amazon, Costco, or somewhere with better customer service.

A great little pharmacy that sometimes gets a little busy. Everyone who works there is very…read moreprofessional and if you're shopping in the store, it's very convenient..If you're unable to get to the store yourself, they have a delivery service that goes out once a day around noon, Monday through Friday. Make sure to check the new hours. They're now closed for lunch. I believe you can also get flu and Covid shots there, but you would have to make sure of that in advance, you might need an appointment. I take a medication that's not available at most pharmacies, and they are able to get it, and deliver it, which I deeply appreciate. If you take a hard to find medication, give them a call. They can usually order get it within 24 to 48 hours. This is a Godsend with hard to find meds.

They need to have more staff at this pharmacy. I went in for a Covid shot. This was my first time…read morethere, and I was told I would have to be registered. That was fine, but the pharmacist then spent a lot of time answering the phone and working on other issues. I had not been informed that would be the case. After a 30 minute wait , I left. Yeah.