A go-to grocery store that I can depend on for low prices. I appreciate the friendly, helpful staff and the well-lit clean aisles. I can always find what I need.​ read more

I gave two stars because I was in and out. The store was clean and quiet which was nice, however when I got to the self checkout line to purchase the food, I did two transactions. The first one was pasta, sauce, tea, and water. The second was just chips and a Gatorade. The lady at the self checkout didn't appear to want to be there as she was rude to an elderly woman who forgot her money in the car and as I'm checking out she asked if I'm buying the 24 pack of water in my cart. I said yes and she asked if I was going multiple transactions and I said yes. She gave a look and said "I'm just making sure you're paying for everything, it makes it difficult to do my job when people do multiple transactions." Like I'm so sorry that I'm making your job hard by using a self checkout machine. I mean I'm already doing your job and I didn't come for the attitude. This was around 5:11pm in 7/19/26. I hope the manager sees this and does something because that really pissed me off as I have been coming to this store for 30 years and have never once been accused of stealing. read more

Food 4 Less: for some things, this is a great store. Allow me to elaborate. Built like a warehouse with very high ceilings and shelving: * It has tremendous stock * A very large produce section with some very good buys * Not everything, but very good prices in the meat section (with butcher!) * Easy-peasy and ample parking For meat & veggies, this is great option. Some items in the store are higher than most, so I skip those. Location specific: Atascadero, CA ============================ A smaller store than Paso Robles, I'd say 50% less. The meat section is tiny, but what they have, I like. read more

Fire the manager. How are you a manager and not know what sells out at Christmas. No hashbrowns, no creamy horseradish, no cream of tartar, and etc. Then the cashier was over talking to the other cashier and the person in front of me threw her hands in air because she never received her receipt so I pulled it from the cash register for her and had to go ask the girl to please come over and check me out because I need to go to another store for all the items out of stock. Done, done, and done.... Not coming back thank goodness our area has many other stores read more

Always shop here. Usually have everything I need and then some. Friendly staff, especially Summer who is always in great spirits!

Natani is the BEST checker! She always remembers me and is really sweet. I'm not used to such good customer service these days. I live in SLO and was only at the Atascadero location because I had an appointment in Paso, but I have not been back to the SLO store ever since the first time my family came through Natani's line. I make the drive to the this location solely for customer service I get from her. She represents the company fantastically and I will definitely keep coming back! read more

If you want low prices with no frills, this is the place for you.. It's not as pretty as the higher priced grocery stores, but it's got all the basics.. The staff is always helpful. I've never had a bad encounter with any of the staff.. If you want some fancy packed fruit it's probably not the place for you, but if you just want some apples, maybe a watermelon, this is the place.. read more

I saw an online ad showing 25.3 ounce bottles of S. Pellegrino water "4 for $8.00." So, I went into the Atascadero store to buy some. The cashier told me that they're $2.69 each rather than the $2 each they should be through the ad. When I talked to the manager/operator of the store about this, and I showed him the photo I saw on the Food4Less website, he came up with some lame excuse like "Oh, that's 'Food4Less,' that's not us. We are "So and so Food4Less." I'm sorry, but that's idiotic. The sign outside above the entrance says "Food4Less," No 'so and so's Food4Less.' He gave some name, but I didn't catch it. This is absolute foolishness. What a bunch of b.s. Up till now, I haven't had a problem with the store, but if they're going to come up with some pathetic excuse to not accept an ad price, then I won't shop there anymore. They aren't the only game in town. I can go to Grocery Outlet, Smart & Final, and Trader Joe's. I don't need this second-rate, hand-me-down grocery store nonsense. read more

Food 4 Less - This is what appears on the Food4Less website. But it's a price they won't honor because they claim to be some other type of Food4Less. :| - Grocery Near Me - Atascadero, California

So your bullshit self checkout old man denied my son a fucking 10 cent plastic bag when he was using ebt and he denied and said"not in the state of California you don't need to get a plastic bag" when I said he had to. it pacifically says if you look it up it is REQUIRED to give ebt users free plastic bags. read more

Great selection of organic brand food and drinks and the prices are really good,also the customer service here is really nice.

Alysa s was really rude today I was checking out and she make a rude comment trying to make me look retarded , and also threw one of the items that was damage with ours asking if I wanted to replace it , and she started putting the beans inside the bag , beans that were outside the bag it's against the health department , store director or manager need to talk to this lady , she needs to change her attitude or quit her job read more

The staff was very unprofessional and rude the one old guy at self check out was joking in a rude way commenting on me and my little brother who is 10 was with me and he had his food stamps card and in California when you ask for a bag will buying with food stamps the store most give you one but this asshole refused to give him a bag and said that he couldn't do that while he guarded the bags from him and said "people with food stamps do not get bags maybe if you had real money you could buy it but you don't so no" when I over heard this I was shocked and had to carry all his stuff to the car just a horrible experience I've never had any staff be so rude and uneducated on things they should know. read more

I went to this food for less and the reviews aren't lying this elysa s girl is so rude I was trying to get a item but a shopping cart was in my way so I went around it and the lady look at me like I was stupid and said "it's there for a reason"! She is white 70 years old has blue green ish eyes and wears glasses be careful around this lady she has thrown items at customers. read more

Shopped at this store for decades and never had an issue but over the last couple of years the service has gotten worse and worse. - Only a couple of checkout counters open at once usually - Stressed out workers who appear to be undertrained - Shopping carts left all over the parking lot,it's a mess day and night To top it all off there is one worker at checkout by the name of Elysa who is truly hateful towards customers.She is an older white woman with grey hair pulled back in a ponytail.Get in another line if you see her and if there isn't one then go to another store. On more than one occasion i have witnessed her berating people for using an EBT card.There are plenty of complaints against her from what other customers told me yet management does nothing.Oh well,i am avoiding this store as much as i can nowadays. read more

Come to food4less atascadero to be disrespected, discriminate against and even humiliated!! This place is going downhill fast!!! Meet the new self checkout natzi clerk! 25 items or less? Use the new self checkout MAYBE!?! Been going here for years and never had any problems. Was a great place. So I'm in there today with my friend's son, who's dad is in the hospital, and his son needed some food. About to go in the self checkout line and the clerk comes up and says to us "25 items or less you can't use this line." To which I reply "It's pretty close AND a few of my things are in his cart, so it's two separate transactions." "Nope! 25 item or less," he says and walks away. Next lady behind us sneaks in with maybe 28 items and starts using the self checkout. He approaches here and makes her put her stuff back in her cart and go the the LONG line that's easily adds 10-15 minutes to the trip by having to wait. And mind you, the self checkout is now EMPTY and not even being used. THEN a guy comes up and with 28 to 30 items and welcomes this guy with open arms. "Come on over here buddy I'll help you out!" So I pull my things out of my friend's son cart and proceed to use the self checkout. Wait, 10 to 15 minutes for him to go though the line and proceed to count his items. The checker lady tells me to back up lol. And wouldn't you know, my friend's son had less than 25 items. Is it really worth all that Food4less?? Self checkout is empty but you can't break the "25 items of less policy" AND need to send people to the other long lines even when they actually have less than 25 items, but then totally ignore the rule for certain people?? Based on what I saw today, the self checkout line is for exerting unnecessary power and blantley discriminating against some, while making exceptions for others based on appearance, gender or what?? Totally rude and totally unacceptable! Not to mention a few weeks prior I watched the "loss prevention guy" totally humiliate, what looked like to me, to be a disabled guy at checkout. Swore he put something in his backpack and searched it. FOUND NOTHING! The customer explained he was probably just getting his phone in or out of his bag and the clerk went on the blame the customer cause made it look like he was stealing something. Watched the whole thing! What a joke! So beware! You are surely rolling the dice by shopping here!! And it sad cause I'm there all the time with my children and everyone knows me. My kids are perfectly behaved and very respectful as am I. The guy that finds money in the parking lot, with a payroll check and turns it into the store. The guy that takes his friend's son to the store when hes in the hospital. The guys thats has been shopping there for years and everyone knows.. that's the guy you are gonna disrespect and be rude to for NO REASON!! Get a clue. read more

Food 4 Less - This is a photo of the guy that you DONT want to run into at the self checkout or have any interaction with, he will make you regret it! - Grocery Near Me - Atascadero, California

Here today around 7:30 am and the SO and I shopped a bit separately so we could get in and out quickly. It was a bit bare in some sections. NO and out of ... potatoes, chicken, canned refried beans, oatmeal, toilet paper, bread and some butters. I am sure many others though we just wanted to play Speed Racer today. Upon checking out overhead the Cashier tell one of her regulars that the truck was coming in Monday night and will have more items out on Tuesday morning. Off to one more store to see if they have certain items they were out of. Enjoy shopping here, pretty simple, better prices than some others and get to bag my own groceries which I don't mind. HAPPY COOKING everyone during our March Madness Virus. read more

It's one of them big ol' grocery stores, they gots all kinds a food n stuff and most of it is way cheap in price. Even ice cream and popsicles. Big A wide aisles make them carts keep moving. You betta bring yo bag wit you though, otherwise, you pay them for a bag. This ain't no outlet store, cuz they have the same stuff each week and even booze, if you're old enough. Get all your foods here and if you want, even a piñata, yeah, they gots piñatas here too. A Big ol parking lot makes storing your car or 4x4 easy and it's even air condishuned inside the store, which is really great on them hot days. Sumtimes I just go inside and look at all the different kinds of cookies they sell, hint, it's a lot. Pretty sure they take food stamps too. Buy yer food here. read more

Food 4 Less - all that food and piñatas too - Grocery Near Me - Atascadero, California

All grocery stores will provide you empty banana boxes if you call early in the morning and ask them to hold them for you. I called Food 4 Less in Atascadero this morning and asked if they could give me any empty banana boxes and the girl in the produce department told me that they are not allowed to give empty banana boxes to customers and that they must be crushed to be recycled... Do you guys interview these morons before you hire them? Not asking for a friend... read more

This food4less sucks ass 1. Lisa made me "smile big" for her cause I didn't look like my ID picture that's was taken 3 years ago 2. Elisysa denied me my booze once because I had my younger brother helping me load groceries cause I just had a baby( but he didn't touch or even look at the alcohol) 3. Another time Elisya snatched my ID out of my hand then proceed to ask me if I had a problem. When I tried to call the store to complain I was hung up on twice for " being crazy" when I had asked her why she carded me but not the family behind me who had kids losing the groceries. I felt like I was profiled multiple times for being a young mom and it's not okay. I've asked for a higher ups number and they have refused and then hung up on Me. There's other stores I can go to but this is the closest one to me. It's disappointing because I've been going here my whole life. read more

Sunday morning eleven. They y had one Checker. They are trying to force us to use their new self check

Always a quick nice trip. Usually just go there to grab a thing or two and the lines are not usually long. Cashiers are friendly which is a plus. I have noticed they are starting to carry more organic variety. Parking lot is huge so no worries getting a spot. read more

I needed an "emergency" photo cake. I didn't even know that Food4Less made them. I was planning to use VONS, but they told me they couldn't use an emailed picture, but that I could show up when I got to Atascadero (I live out of state) if I gave them 24 hours. When I got there, they didn't have any slots open! Anyway, Nanette was a huge help, even figuring out how to use a USB stick to get the picture in the system. I had a gorgeous cake the next day for my daughter's graduation. She even looked up Cal Poly colors for the icing! read more

Totally shocked and disappointed! The website read closes soon, it was 1133pm, I had time to get there for just Fresh Pet dog food & ice. No substitute for either one of these, no worries I thought pulled up right in front, watch reads 1147pm, I go to the left side doors & they don't open!? I run down to the right side doors they don't open!! NO SIGN ON EITHER DOOR POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR SURE!!! read more

This is a store of hit and miss sales. Good sales!! But what I wanted to do is thank the young men who helped our granddaughter get her Hello Kitty balloon down from the warehouse ceiling. It was way up there, we were ready to leave with our baby in tears. They saved the day. Thank You Boys!! read more

Food 4 Less - He went all the way to the top for her balloon!! Her Hero - Grocery Near Me - Atascadero, California

Pretty decent store. They always have all the basics and at somewhat lesser prices than Vons or Smart and Final which are pretty brutal with their pricing. Most of the people here are super nice. One exception is a checker about 28-30 ,brown hair and round wire frame glasses. Kind of smart mouthed and not able to run her checkstand properly. Pretty shocked by her behavior. "You've one job to do" Right? read more

This was my COVID go-to store when they were sanitizing carts and enforcing social distancing (limiting people inside at once and line control at checkout). Since they stopped, I'm mainly going to TJs where they are taking recommend precautions. read more

Twenty-year shopper here. What happened to this place??? Used to be friendly, family-owned and now I swear the cashiers are all methy. They look dirty, they are rude. Carolyn is the worst, although Elysia takes a close second. Managers: please put some thought into customer service training as well as tips on personal hygiene. Gross for a food store. read more

RUDE RUDE RUDE RUDE RUDE Manager tonight. My Wife and I were completing our purchase using a gift card that is for Southern California Food 4 less locations, but evidently not this county. Instead of kindly explaining that, the manager Elisa shouts "What is this?" AT my wife and I as though she cannot read or has never seen a gift card before. Mind you, this is with 4 people in line behind us. My wife tells her it's a gift card and has instructions on it and she shouts " We don't take those!" AT us, as though were trying to pull scam or are lesser than she is. This was very embarrassing for my wife an I. I told her, your logo is on the gift card, I'd like you to try it. She sucked her teeth at me and snarls "I'TS NOT GOING TO WORK!". I told her that is fine, but as a customer I'm asking them to simply TRY. Considering she said she didn't know what the gift card was, how can she say it doesn't work without even trying? The Cashier Molly was not any friendlier and had an attitude of her own which does not match the abundance of stickers on her name badge, but not as bad as the manager. Since inflation has hit food 4 less is not much cheaper than VONS, you mine as well just go to VONS and not be treated like a second class citizen. Will not return, Hope Elisa is able to dig her old dusty panties out of her crotch and start treating customers like actual people. read more

This was my first time at this store. I just moved here from south county. South county is VERY different with COVID going on. All workers are wearing masks, and are cleaning the carts constantly. At this Food 4 Less, only 1 or 2 of the workers were wearing masks. None of the carts were cleaned. Masks aren't mandatory. I was literally the only one wearing a mask and people were looking at me weird. I was a little shocked. South country it's RARE to see someone without a mask. We need to slow the spread, not get the virus because no one wears a mask. read more

I would give them minus ten stars if I could. They stopped making people practice social distancing. At the checkout an old couple were actually bumping my cart to get by, I asked him to stop, he wouldn't, pretended he didn't understand me. Then they started jabbering to the chick in front of me, their spit flying. If I can I'm calling the health department. I'm just trying to buy milk for my granddaughter, not be exposed to who knows what. The clerk, who I'm sure is over it, completely ignored the whole thing. Also, they are price gouging on certain items, 4.99 for eight ounces of blueberries for example. I have never paid five bucks for blueberries. read more

I have no idea how this place manages the customer service they do. Food 4 Less has never been somewhere you think of going for good service, you go there for cost effective groceries, 24 hours, and to buy in bulk without having to go to Costco. I've been finding the produce I get here has lasted us longer than produce I get anywhere else, Costco included. The Produce staff even stopped me one time, and offered to go in the back to get me better quality items, since they knew they were just about to rotate what was out on the item I was getting. I always enjoy checking out, the cashiers make me laugh, and we have a good time. It may be me, since I always am cheerful when dealing with Service Industry people, since I work in the industry - but this place ALWAYS has me laughing on my way out the door. Not like Smart and Final next door that sometimes has me pulling out my hair to get out the door! read more

This store usually has everything I want or need to buy. The prices are the best in town, so If I can't find an item I really want, we get it later at another store close by. And, their organic eggs are a better price and better quality than the local health food store. It's worth the money. One more thing, there's mostly always plenty of very friendly checkers. read more

Prices are over all reasonable, more so than most if the other stores. Staff is SUPER friendly and helpful! I can find what I need most of the time and check out is almost always quick and easy. So grateful that they do not discriminate!! read more

No mask enforcement - I have seen lots of unmasked customers and staff wearing face shields without masks. I do not feel safe shopping here.

Rude employee at self checkout, Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 5 pm. I have been a customer at this location since 2017. The touch screen was not functioning. "You don't get anywhere being aggressive" she stated. I told her not to lecture me. You don't get anywhere being rude to customers either. I had to tell her to stop lecturing me about five times. She stated she didn't do anything wrong. Yes, she did. Initially the touch screen was locked in scale mode She corrected that. I scanned items and pressed 0 bags used, The screen locked up again. I pressed oK about 7 times, nothing. Frustration set in. I worked Customer Service for Contractors for 25+ years. Customers spending thousands of dollars for roofs and HVAC units. You do not speak in a rude tone to customers. This is a first at any Food 4 Less I have shopped at which includes San Diego locations. Maybe she should clean the screens also as part of her shift at the self check outs. The person ahead of me stepped away from that unit, now I know why. It was malfunctioning. Other than this very rude young lady I really love shopping at this location. The store gets 5 stars, that little gal zero. read more

Some of the Best. Canned goods. Prices in town - Some of the Best vegetables around. Price and quality are very good. It has a sea of parking and is pretty easy to get in and out. The Checkers have always been extremely nice, with senses of humor! I like it, plain and simple. read more

The good: convenient location, lots of parking, mostly friendly cashiers, cheaper prices on canned goods, snack items, meats. The not-so-good: the produce sucks. Seriously. There's no way the management eats that stuff. Yeah, the prices are much cheaper than Albertsons or Vons but the quality is horrible. Wilted lettuce, very bruised apples, rotten celery. And the meat--well, let's just say be careful. Smelly fish, questionable beef... and whatever you do, stay away from seafood promotions. Yucky! read more

Helpful friendly staff. They try and keep special foods stocked..organic veggies. A lot cheaper than the other markets. read more

I was there last night, at check out, the cashier who was ringing up a customer in lane #5 with no mask on, recited to me in lane #6 the 6 ft rule in a sarcastic way, I wasn't violating the 6ft rule. She finished her rude comment by stating "She didn't know what else to say"? I replied that she just did. read more

My wife and I have been shopping here for decades with no complaints until this Covid year. No mask enforcement AT ALL. And then throw in some non-masked idiot customers singing out loud in the aisles to top that. Very disappointed in their customer service - or lack there of. We will be looking to shop elsewhere where there is more controls - sorry. Maybe it should be named Don't Care a Less instead of Food For Less? read more