Man...this store I a long maze of excitement and possibilities. There is literally something in every nook & cranny. The prices are reasonable, for the most part. The staff, when you can find them are generally helpful. They should have designated staff available to help load your large items (I have never seen any). Thankfully, I plan my trips accordingly and make sure I have help. The "food court" is very well priced and the food is decent (you won't leave hungry). There is a play area for small kids on the first floor. My kids have never been, I don't know how clean they keep it and those areas can be a breeding ground for germs. read more

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This IKEA location is fairly good. I love coming here to get a few simple items for home (containers, bookshelves, storage, etc.) To me, most of the stuff is cheaper than say Walmart or Target, but it still looks great for the price. It seems they have some of everything you could think of, even batteries. Of course larger pieces need to be assembled. I've never ate in the cafeteria, but I have grabbed little snacks from the cafe-looking area; stuff tastes okay. Nothing I would necessarily crave. The one thing I dislike is checkout. No matter the day or time, it's always like two registers open with tons of people in each lane. Employees are alright. Needless to say, that's frustrating. So, come with patience for that aspect of your shopping trip. read more

Everyone loves Ikea and there aren't too many of them around. I've been coming here but recently started going to the location in College Park. If you ask me, there is quite a difference in stocking and staff. If you are looking for some decently cheap furniture to get you through your college years, this is the place to go. The bad news is that during the high season, your item may be out of stock. I've come here twice looking for a coffee table that I have where the glass broke. After coming here and they didn't have it, I went to the one in college park. The last time I came here, was a weekday during lunch and there were only two lanes open and a lot of people waiting for checkout. I waited 25 minutes to get to a register. I know that's total first world problems but I was mostly annoyed because I looked behind me to the right and saw two employees in the outdoor furniture area just sitting there and watching everyone waiting and laughing. That got me going a little more than anything else. I'll give the other store my business rather than coming here. I will also note, there prices have increased a decent amount over the past 6 years...which is expected...but its gotten to the point where I bought a kitchen table from Crate and Barrel for the same price as one here. read more

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Everyone at IKEA Baltimore--from the man who greeted us outside the door and directed us to where we needed to go, to the woman who helped me find a particular item and gave me advice on how to install a product, to the two women we interacted with at checkout and to the guy who sold us our four hot and delicious veggie dogs--was friendly, helpful and professional. Wow! Best, most enjoyable and least frustrating IKEA experience we've ever had (and we've been dealing with IKEA a lot lately via chat, over the phone and in person, having moved into a new house last year). Well done, IKEA Baltimore! read more

I wanted to shine a light on Karen in returns at your Baltimore area store. I had a horrible experience with the company that handles your deliveries. Took over a month to receive my kitchen cabinets. The delivery company couldn't find my address and had me meet them at a park and said that they were running late and didn't have time to follow me back to my house and gave it to me at the park. I was missing an item. I had gotten a case number and went in to returns. Karen handled my case and was such a breath of fresh air! She was refunded my delivery fee and got my item for me. Not just competent. She was empathetic and listened and made me feel listened too. I love my new IKEA Kitchen and will continue to shop at IKEA because of Karen and your other support staff who where all very professional and kind! read more

I totally love this place. I could shop/browse for hours and be so happy every time. Great prices and a wide selection to choose from. The customer service is awesome. I highly recommend this establishment. read more

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Ikea is a Scandanavian nightmare. I just wanted bookshelves, and I knew where they were, but to get to them involved solving a labyrinth. Once I got the correct number for my item, it became a life-or-death scenario as, at every turn, the minotaur was there. Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right... We ran through the labyrinth to get to the self-serve area and pick up our bookshelves! The minotaur was never far behind. As we ran into the self-serve area, the minotaur became stuck, as the ceiling was low between the two areas. With the might of Theseus, I grabbed a broom handle and struck down the minotaur, saving all of the children in the play area. With that, we were free to get our bookshelves, which were named Billy. They're brown-black and really nice! read more

I'm writing about the cafeteria - Not the furniture part of the store. I'm a fan of this place. Look, the food isn't going to make you yell from the mountain top. But I do get cravings for those swedish meatballs. And I love that there is a place to eat in the store. When i was a kid a lot of stores had restaurant's inside them. Some were counter like diners, others were sit-down places to get a meal. And yet others, like IKEA, had cafeterias. Add in that the food is cheap! Breakfast is $0.99! and on Mondays (I think it is) it's FREE! They have a different special each day. And on occasion they have a full on swedish smorgasbord. I'm not saying bring your wife there for your anniversary (Unless you like sleeping on the couch). But if you are in there, grab some grub! read more

I really take it for granted that I live less than 10 minutes from the White Marsh IKEA. At the drop of a hat I can dash over for a quick bite at their yummy (and super cheap) restaurant, pick up a handy gadget or some new decorative pieces. I love this store, I could easily wander around in here for hours. IKEA gets a bad rap for being college kid furniture, but they really do have quality products. The employees are always nice and helpful too. I've heard horror stories of people that drive for hours to come to IKEA only to find that they are missing pieces and then have to come all the way back, but that has never happened to me. Knock on wood. And did I mention that you can buy bags of their awesome chicken meatballs and gravy packets in their little market? Score! read more

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Ikea!! For some reason, I instantly feel happy & have a smile on my face as soon as I walk into this massive store. It's like walking into an amusement park (especially on the weekends when it is super crowded). The excitement comes from a place deep down inside because I know that this store is a place full of endless possibilities. But as soon as I am done & ready to leave, I am sooooo done and SOOOOO ready to get the hell out of there!!! The great thing about Ikea is that it is affordable. Yes, it offers a lot of furniture that looks nice enough & is pretty cheap, but let's face it -- is it going to outlive more than one move? Maybe not. But Ikea has so much more than just furniture! It's all about the little things, people. They have lamps, art, plants (fake ones & real ones!), candles, mirrors, frames, kitchen stuff, bathroom stuff, all KINDS of stuff. I love buying detail items to add to my decor. It can really spruce up a place. And if you have kids, then you'll enjoy their kid section. They even offer food. I have only had their Swedish meatballs & they are pretty darn yummy. Cheap, too. But if you are on a healthy kick, then you may want to forgo that entire area altogether. If you are visiting the store with the entire family but don't really feel like having your kids in tow the entire time (it takes a while to get through the whole store), then they offer a cool play area/daycare by the entrance. Your kid has to be potty trained & between a certain height range to get in. Ikea is a megastore so if you're just looking to buy one candle, then you'll probably want to head to a different store where you can quickly run in, pay, & leave. Ikea is like a maze & it's strategically created that way to show off everything they have to offer. There are ways to bypass most of it but it can still be a hassle walking the entire store for just one item. This is the type of place you go to spend an afternoon shopping. One-stop-shop type of deal. read more

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This review is for a call center employee - I thought she was in MD! Her name was Jasmine and she was so very helpful. Our sink top arrived and we've been through a remodel for a year - and it's been sitting in the box that long. Well, a piece doesn't fit so either the plastic got hard for sitting too long and doesn't work, we got shipped the wrong piece, or the sink was made wrong. She checks to see if still under warranty and offers to ship it to me for free because my Ikea is an hour away. What a doll! The piece hasn't arrived yet, but I'm hoping that solves the problem. Anyhow, just wanted to let people know that there are good customer service agents at Ikea and hopefully her boss sees this :) Glad to know they stand behind their product too. read more

I was here because I had a return. I bought some lights for my classroom in February but once I started to decorate my classroom I realized that the electrical sockets did not work. With that being said Ikea has a GREAT return policy. They give you 90 days and most stores give you 30. I don't live that close to White Marsh so the lights stayed in my trunk for a while until I had the time to return them. I LOVE a GREAT return policy. Upon arrival of the store, There was not a LINE for returns and exchanges which made life so much better. The Customer Service Rep was exceptionally nice. Normally when your doing a return the sales associates are not that nice. I love the colors in Ikea and a lot of the prices are reasonable. The one thing I would NEVER do is out any furniture together. I will continue to buy their textiles and candles, but that's it. I like to go to Ikea just to browse and look sometimes. I am very comfortable while I am there. read more

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The Swedish meatballs they sell in the cafe may well have been cooked in Sweden and then shipped via cargo ship to America based on how old and dried up they were. Covering them in sauce does not mask the fact that they are rock hard and nasty. The cafe used to be an enjoyable part of the shopping experience here but that was a long time ago. We stood around at a service kiosk waiting for a customer service rep to help us but they were MIA so we decided not to buy the furniture we were waiting to purchase after all and just bought something from Wayfair instead. And finally, let's talk about those shopping carts. They have to be some kind of joke. I imagine the people at Ikea HQ watching camera footage of Americans using those carts and laughing uncontrollably. Carts with fixed rear wheels have existed for decades so there is absolutely no reason for these monstrosities to exist... read more

Tbh I don't have anything bad or good to say about this retail store. Went to IKEA for just some odds and ends and everything was clean and orderly. I'm glad they are taking covid precautions seriously. I did notice they had a lot of things out of stock which was disappointing. read more

I purchased a Vimle sofa from them on the near the end of September and it was delivered on the 9th of October. I noticed it was DEFECTIVE. Nothing was flesh and the armrest and loveseat did not match up. It didn't even match up to the chaise section. It took Ikea 3 days to get back to me with a "solution". They opened a case for my sofa on the 12th and no one reached out to me until the 19th, despite me asking for an update. The new armrest and loveseat was delivered on the 30th only to be missing screws!!!! Ikea customer service line was not accepting calls due to high call volumes (I wonder why with all the defective furniture they're selling!) I finally got in contact with someone on the 31st only for them to tell me I have to wait 15 DAY FOR SCREWS!!! I already waited for redelivery now you want me to wait TWO MORE WEEKS BECAUSE OF YOUR COMPANY'S INCOMPETENCE!?! I was told the screws come from Sweden but if I wanted it sooner then I could go to the store. I asked why it could not be mailed from the store and I was told they did not have them...the rep (Mary Sue) could not keep up with her lies!! DO NOT BUY THE VIMLE SOFA AND DO NOT ORDER FROM IKEA! They've lost a customer with their lack of problem solving skills and dishonesty. Not only am I being inconvenienced, but I am being inconvenienced because of THEIR error! read more

I WOULD GIVE ZERO STARS IF IT WERE AN OPTION! NEVER EVER USE THE DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION SERVICES THAT THEY OFFER, THEY ARE AWFUL!!!!!!!!!!! Purchased 2 Billy bookcases from Ikea that were supposed to deliver via XPO Last Mile delivery and installation services today. Window I was given was 10-2, my husband took the day off from work UNPAID to accommodate the delivery. 2 comes and goes, and my husband calls, and is told that the truck is about an hour away. At the same time, I am on hold with XPO, to be told that Ikea "swept" the warehouse, and my items are not out for delivery, they don't know where my items are, and the best they can do is deliver next Tuesday if they are able to locate them. No one called us to tell us that there was a mixup (which appears to be a common occurrence). Tried to cancel the order over the phone, but my order number doesn't come up when calling Ikea. I am going to cancel the order with Ikea, and will NEVER shop there again, nor will I ever use XPO Home Delivery services again. read more

This IKEA location is very nice. Going to any IKEA is an experience. This one is well organized and clean. I like that staff is not too pushy or Hawking around while you shop. Sometimes the IKEA products themselves aren't the best quality but that it is not a representation of this store location itself. I recommend IKEA as a first time home owner it's a good starting place for furniture but as things break or wear down I tend to get better quality products from other places. read more

Stopped with the entire family after an afternoon work trip to DC. This detour on the way home was for nothing in particular aside from browsing and eating! We had two beet salads, a meatball dinner, chicken tender dinner, and a bbq chicken wrap along with nearly every single one of their various side dishes/add-ons. While the food is always consistent and good - especially considering the high school cafeteria atmosphere is features - we always enjoy the fountain beverages the most and find the uniquely refreshing. read more

I wish I could give this experience no stars. This is directed towards the Online department of Ikea but the store as a whole. On 3/26/21 I ordered 2 Brimnes dressers for click and pull, they were not in stock at Ikea Honeygo. I opted for pick up at Ikea College Park. The morning of my scheduled pick, I was waiting for the second email and it never came. And soon after, I received an email that my items were not available. While that was annoying, I moved past it. At this point I wanted my money back. Called customer service 3-4 times before I could even speak with a live person. Once I was able to speak with a live person, I was told I would receive my money in 10-12 days or 3-4 weeks. And here we are on April, 17, 2021 and I gave yet receive my money. I am pissed off to a whole other level. read more

This is the smallest IKEA I've ever been to! They're selection is good, but I'm pretty sure they carry and smaller selection than some other larger locations. Service was great. We ended up making two back to back returns and it was a breeze. Parking and pickup was super easy given how quiet the store was! read more

Typical IKEA. Slammed with people at any given time and lots to look at. The good thing about this IKEA that is way better than the one in College Park are the people that come here. This IKEA is not slammed with about to be college freshman trying to find something for their dorm or ghetto families looking to find some kids furniture for under $20. Be sure to get the Swedish Meatballs (combo) while your there. read more

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This was my first time going to an IKEA and overall I had a pleasant shopping experience. From what I understand, this is one of their smaller stores; however, to me it felt huge and I thought that there was plenty of different things to choose from. I ended up getting a black coffee table for $30 and have been pleased with it so far. There are tons of other stores/restaurants in the area so it is a convenient stop if you are already going to be out doing errands in the area. read more

If you're in the area and looking for a healthy and cheap place to eat, you should think about coming into IKEA to try their cafe upstairs. It's simply a cafeteria style place to eat with great food. If you have kids, it's a very economical way to throw something healthier than fast food down their throats. Their best selling item is the Swedish Meatballs, with Mashed Potatoes and Lingonberry sauce. They're such a bargain!! The Salmon is usually good, and so are the deserts. A side salad is fresh and cheap, and the drinks are refillable Please clean up after yourself. For even cheaper food, there's a small food counter downstairs with $1 hot dogs and cinnamon buns. read more

I've gotten many pieces of furniture here over the past 20+ years. There furniture is relatively inexpensive but also not very good quality. Everything I've ever gotten lasted a long time if not moved. But once you move it to a new location something breaks. Generally, after two moves, it's done. I've gotten furniture here for all of my kids when they went to college. After moving between dorms, none of it ever made it to their first apartments. So, for inexpensive, first time furniture, this will work. However, if tour looking for something that will hold up for a generation, this isn't the place. read more

UPDATE: Today I started compiling a list of winter-friendly indoor play places for toddlers and it occurred to me that IKEA must make that list! While it's not a place you would traditionally think of as a "playground", IKEA delivers on the "how to exhaust my toddler" front in style. There is a bonafide playroom for toilet-trained kiddos but don't miss out on the showroom floor! The children's area is setup for kiddos to test out toys and mine have a field day: trains, kitchens, stuffed toys, tunnels, there's a little bit of everything. When all is said and done, you can take the littles in for a healthy (and wallet-friendly meal) and then boom! it's off to the house for a nap after some good food and good play. read more

Wish I could zero stars... this is the worst ikea location I have ever been to. You can't walk around this store without being hit one way or another by an employee, either with their cart or just because they don't care enough to look up from their phones. You can forget about buying anything, no one here can answer a question even managers. Every question or interaction is immediately met by a hostile response. I have let a lot of things go and kept coming back, but after being yelled at by a manager today I will never return. It is worth driving the hour to college park to avoid this location. read more

First time in ikea , I was in a hurry . I asked one of the crew (rich or jhon not sure) he help me with what I want. When I was busy with my stuff , Theresa helped me alot like brought a big bag with trolley. Overall friendly staff n helpful. Store is good n good to buy. All collection they have. Thanks read more

Terrible experience and I blame the employees of this location! I went to buy a couch before my move to Hawaii. I found the perfect one on sale with a GREAT price. Paid for the shipping to my house in Baltimore. I explained to them how they were packing up my house on Monday at 8am and I needed that couch before then. They didn't even want to have that conversation, said it would definitely be delivered on Sunday. Well Saturday comes and they call and say the employee who helped us set up delivery was wrong. That he shouldn't have scheduled a delivery on Sunday. I explained to this guy the situation, he said not a problem and that they make an exception and deliver the couch on Sunday. Now Sunday comes and they don't even call me, they email me and tell me they lost the couch in the warehouse. (Seriously???) by the time I notice the email I call them immediately to ask what's going on. They said they found the couch but the truck already left for the day so there's nothing they can do. They said they can deliver it Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. But that obviously doesn't work for me. After being on the phone with them for over an hour I end up just getting a refund and a $200 gift card. Which basically does me no help. The shipping to Hawaii alone can be over $500. I blame the employees at this location for their laziness and unwillingness to help me in this stressful situation. Moving to Hawaii is stressful enough and this has made my move even more stressful!!!! read more

Tl;dr -- Cons: 1) Faulty/missing parts in their furniture packages. 2) Obscenely late delivery, despite an already excessive waiting window. 3) NO CUSTOMER SERVICE. None. Not via phone, email, and hardly any in-person. 4) Inability to communicate between neighboring IKEA stores (not even a simple phone call...) Pros: 1) Cafeteria meatballs at Ikea was edible! (I was really hungry that day though...) This review is to hold IKEA accountable for their incompetence and all-around poor service, and also to serve as an example for other customers to consider when choosing where to purchase their furniture. I knew IKEA was a budget-friendly option, but I did not anticipate this level of headache from such a widely known company. Never again. Anyways, onto my fun story... On the Friday before my classes begin in Baltimore, I chose to buy some furniture for my bedroom from IKEA. All seemed well. I scheduled for IKEA, who utilize XPO Logistics for deliveries, to deliver and assembly the furniture on Saturday. We scheduled for them to show up anytime between 2-6pm. I drove an hour from Silver Spring to my new home in Baltimore at 12:30pm. Fast forward to 8pm (yes, a full 2 hours after the scheduled window), IKEA sends only 2 delivery gentlemen (wonderful guys may I add!) for a relatively large order. At 11:30pm, we figure out IKEA sent a faulty screw for the bed, and we are unable to complete the assembly. I go home at 1am an unsatisfied, yet hopeful customer. Bad luck. It happens. (Although, I've never had this happen with any other company...). Fine. Fast forward to the next morning. I drive to the College Park IKEA (the one closest to me), who inform me they have ZERO ability to get in contact with the Baltimore IKEA, which in itself boggles my mind. How can a company with a national brand be unable to communicate internally?! Still, I am able to get the needed screw 1 hour later after complaining (as politely as possible) to the store manager. Also here, let me note that IKEA stores do not have any telephone number by which you can contact them. They have only have one national operating system that plays an automated message for TEN MINUTES that you cannot skip, and subsequently (and I kid you not...) hangs up on you. In my life, and I can say this without exaggeration, especially after many long, long holds on the phone, that the IKEA customer service via telephone (or lack thereof) is the worst I have ever experienced ever. Anyways, since their customer service phone line remains a sadistic joke, I had to drive to the Baltimore IKEA who rudely inform me that they cannot send anyone that day, despite all of the inconveniences and time lost. I finally persuade them to schedule a delivery for tomorrow morning (yes, I am still dealing with them in the present moment to my dismay). Since I enjoyed the company of the initial assembly men, I decided to call XPO Logistics and ask if they could send back the same technicians. However, I find out that either the IKEA rep at Baltimore either lied to me or failed to communicate my new order to complete the incomplete assembly. Aside from the lack of sincerity, compassion, and/or competence, If I had not randomly called, I would have been sitting on my tush, staring at a wall from 9am-1pm and perhaps even longer, none the wiser. As of now, I don't know how IKEA will handle this. I want to assume, they cannot make the situation even worse, but I am not hopeful of that any longer. I will most likely have to start school sleeping on the floor, which I actually wouldn't mind at all, if it were not a direct result of IKEA's ineptitude. I'd like to make the side note that in all honesty, I am grateful that this is my most alarming problem at the moment in life. None the less, I wanted to type this out so that my experience could be shared and available for other potential IKEA customers should they be interested. To anyone from IKEA, if they care to read this, I will be filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau if this is not resolved to my satisfaction tomorrow. Thank you and have a wonderful night! read more

Shelby and Jessica in the furniture department are ahhhhhhhhmazing!!!!! They are so friendly and knowledgeable!!!!! I appreciate them taking the time to explain to me the different options and payment plans! Excellent customer service!!! Give those ladies a raise!!! read more

I basically live at IKEA. I live about five minutes away and even before then, I would come about once a month. The store is huge and located near the busy shopping and restaurant areas in White Marsh. I appreciate the cool and relaxed European vibes that every IKEA store exudes. The food is fantastic and fairly priced, and the employees seem to be genuinely happy, even at the customer service desk! Check out the as-is section for discounted floor model and returned furniture before you leave. If you're a first-timer then you should also try the Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes, veggies, and lingonberry sauce! The candy, cinnamon buns, soft serve, and hot dogs at the end are bonuses! I love IKEA! read more

This review is mainly a comparison between the IKEA in Canada we usually frequent to this one in Baltimore. You have the same type of displays and showrooms at the top floor and some on the bottom before you get to the storage facility like most any other IKEA. What I found interesting though is the menu options in the cafeteria offer so much more variety. Your breakfast offers the option of Swedish pancakes which was a nice change (though the scrambled eggs still have no taste) and you can do all day breakfast which is a plus since the store we used to frequent stopped breakfast at 11. Also some items are so much cheaper in the US even with our currency conversion Overall a nice place to visit have a cheap breakfast and shop. read more

I've been to a dozen or so Ikea locations up and down the east coast. One thing is for sure, one is not better than the rest. They all offer the same stock, are about the same size, and have the same set up - displays upstairs, inventory downstairs. In the 20 + years I've been a customer it's been a love/hate affair. LOVE the displays providing room design ideas, the multiple ways they use the same pieces, and the fact that you can see and feel how each piece functions. Love the options and choices. Love the prices and abundance of inventory, the way things are packed to make transporting home in a car easy. Love that they also have Swedish food to eat there or take home prepackaged. HATE the return process (if you can even get them to take something back), the hunt for the merchandise on your list, the complex assembly with limited instructions. Hate the poor quality and the fact that inventory and parts change often and chances are if something breaks you can't get replacement parts. Hate the long lines that are present at every location, the lack of help loading. Hate that you have to buy their bag if you want your items bagged. One thing I have discovered is even if you scour the catalog for days on end, make a list and check it twice once you get to the store all will change. You'll see a piece in a display different from the catalog and fall in love, or the opposite - you'll see the piece you came for and the display isn't how you envisioned. Either way sometimes too many choices equal too much frustration. This coming from a woman that once packed up my car, measured the space remaining, and went back and purchased more. That drove home two hours down the turnpike smack dab against the windshield because the driver's seat held not only myself but a box. Or that I once loaded my car so full I couldn't even see my children. Yes, all this has happened and happens all the time. If you want a good comical reality experience just sit in the parking lot and watch people load for a few hours.... Overall as I aged so did my style. While the catalog and displays are nice, rarely if ever does that same piece look like that in my own home. My daughter's bedroom was entirely Ikea and in less than a year we had to do multiple repairs on our own. Drawer bottoms are week, side rails are plastic, beds and dressers are no more than particleboard wrapped in a laminate skin. Wheels on trundle beds are undersized and the design faulty. What works for the Swedes unfortunately doesn't work for American children. As a middle aged woman I now come for the inspiration. For ideas that I can take home and rework with more structurally sound pieces. I come for the accessories, the candles in bulk, and the furniture pieces that are inexpensive and will only get occasional use. I come for the unique - things that can only be found at Ikea. For a day browsing with girlfriends or killing time in a vacation location. So this love affair for the most part is over, or maybe just categorized to friends with benefits. read more

This IKEA is incredibly convenient location-wise albeit somewhat small compared to the College Park store. I come here occasionally and pack a bunch of assembly-required crap into my Honda Fit and then I come home and assemble it. I have a bone to pick, though, and it's not with IKEA itself... my problem is with the people shopping at IKEA. This location is notoriously bad when it comes to "Sunday strollin'" every day of the week. Seriously, don't go to this IKEA and expect to get through the showroom and marketplace quickly. It won't happen. It doesn't even happen on Ravens game day - I've tried going while a game is on. People just really love to park themselves in the middle of a walkway, blocking the whole thing, and stare off into the distance instead of pulling their asses over to the side. I sit in enough traffic on my commute, folks... stop making me annoyed when I'm at IKEA! :) read more

There's nothing wrong with IKEA as a store concept, really; minimalistic European furnishings at a decent-ish price. I do like some of the layouts that the store had, especially kitchens - they're really stepped up their game in some areas, and this is one of them. I didn't even KNOW that IKEA sold appliances like refrigerators and stoves - well, damn. (I'm a kitchen snob, so I wouldn't buy them, but I digress.) LoML and I live in a smallish Baltimore rowhouse - which means that all of our furnishings and appliances have to be scaled down to tiny proportions. We suffer from a severe lack of space (especially in the kitchen), so we came here to get some ideas as to how to solve this problem of ours. We ended up with a lot of good ideas, some rails and hooks, and only spent 60 dollars in the bargain (which, for me, is VERY RARE at IKEA - usually I don't get out of here for under 100, it's that easy to get things you "don't need", heh). They have some really good bargains in the marketplace - the glassware selection is incredible, and some of the wall decor is surprisingly nice. I love the oversized canvases in particular. Some complaints, however - - Most of the furniture is not comfortable. Yes, I like minimalistic - lookswise. I don't like minimalism when it comes to comfort. I'm a spoiled American - I like soft pillows and mattresses and cushions for my fat butt. Sorry, but it's true. :p - If you don't know what you're doing, you're going to screw it up. Putting it together, that is. If you don't have part A for slot B, you're going to build something bass-ackwards. You might win a prize for innovation, but your fat American butt isn't going to be sitting or lying on it. And God help you if you're missing that doo-whacker piece - you'll be schlepping on back out to White Marsh to get it. If they even HAVE it. - I have never seen so many crying babies and children in one place in my life. There's something about IKEA that makes children cry - maybe it's the grim reality that they're going to be eating meatballs with cream and cranberry sauce for dinner instead of McDonald's, I don't know. But after a while, my head began to POUND from all of the screaming and carrying on. Ugh. We didn't eat there this time, but I normally DO like the meatballs and lingonberry sauce - sometimes I dream about it, honestly. As soon as I can figure out how to make them myself at home, I'll be eating that for the rest of my damned life. Until then, I guess.... we'll have to schlep back out to White Marsh. read more

Pros: + Wide selection of items + Fairly low prices + Efficient store layout + Room setups are inspiring and give great ideas + In-house restaurant with Swedish meatballs! Cons: - Some items, like sofas, are not displayed in the showroom, which is bad because I don't want to commit to buying a certain sofa without having sat in it Came here with my fiancée to check out furniture. The store, like all Ikea stores, has two levels: the upper level consists of a showroom, where you walk through sections (living room, bedroom, etc.) and see the furniture "in action". The lower level is where you find the items you want in boxes, and actually take them out of the store. The price of most Ikea items are fairly competitive, since they don't waste money on things like in-store customer service or assembly. On the other hand, there is a somewhat sparsity of in-store customer service, but...tradeoffs. I really like the various example rooms they have in the showroom. They really show you the full potential of Ikea furniture in concert. Unfortunately, there were some sofas that I wanted to try out but weren't in the store. Also, like all Ikea stores, they have an in-house restaurant, which serves delicious Swedish meatballs at very low prices. read more

I truly had no intentions of giving this location 1 star. We had picked up some furniture a couple months ago and asked for it to be delivered. When it was delivered, the 4 chairs were missing. I even asked the delivery guys to look at all the boxes and confirm there were no chairs. My husband and I spent weeks calling the store and inquiring about the chairs. Finally, last week somebody said they were pulled from the warehouse and our options were getting them via FEDEX, where they could be damaged, or we could pick them up. Since we had returns, I offered to pick them up. We went today and after waiting a while, somebody brought them out. I don't know what level this guy was but he unpacked the pieces to the point of removing every piece of plastic from around the parts. I overheard him say at least twice to the other employees who questioned him that he wanted "the woman to see all the pieces in front of her eyes." I don't think he realized I was "the woman," because when he finished angrily pulling everything out, he asked the other employee where "she" was and when the guy pointed at me standing right there, he said, "oh it's her!" I don't get it! Did he think I was lying? Why unpack every little piece? He took out even the bag of screws! He was downright rude. Forget this location, this doesn't make me want to do business with any IKEA again. For what? A $99 as is item where they forgot to pull and ship the chairs with the table that went with the rest of my $1000 order in the first place? This review and the photo I took of the guy unpacking my chairs will be going to the corporate customer service as well. read more

IKEA - This is the photo I took of the guy unpacking my chairs - Furniture Stores Near Me - Nottingham, Maryland

Yes....another chain.......at least I'm reviewing the food here. Not going to lie, the place is like a military chow hall. Get in line with tray, make request, food is ice cream scooped onto plate, take plate. The only exception is that you pay after you take your plate. Simple concept. CHEAP! Holy moly is this a cheap eats place. Breakfast is $1 and consists of scrambled eggs, 2 slices of bacon, and some home fries. Never had the breakfast, always went for lunch. Lunch is decent. I opted for the Swedish meatball platter. It came with mashed red potatoes (used to come with whole red potatoes...times have changed..still good though), meatballs, a tbsp of lingonberry sauce (like a cranberry sauce...but better) and a creamy meat gravy. They give you a decent amount of meatballs for the $5 you pay. I also got a Daim torte dessert. It was less than $2 for a decent sized slice and a piece of Daim candy. The torte ROCKS! Its like an American heath bar cake, but not as fluffy as a cake...more dense...better. Every time I go to Ikea, I want some Daim cake and some Daim candy...DAIM-IT! haha couldn't resist The bistro downstairs has frozen yogurt for $1. They also have cinnamon buns.....I didn't get one....but they smelled amazing. Decent cheap grub.....great pre/post tacky cheap-o furniture shopping. The furniture here is cheap.....looks cheap.......functions like a cheap piece of furniture. But, it will do when you are desperate and in need of a few items. read more

What new can be said about Ikea. Nothing It is a wonderful place to come to get lost and waste time.. all while updating your house. read more

If you're from Baltimore you've been to Ikea. If you aren't you have HEARD of Ikea. The mecca of cheap furniture that you put together will allen wrenches. The store is always clean and organized. If you need to work with a small space this company designed itself around you. If you aren't working with a small space, you probably don't want the cheap pine furniture, but if it's all you can afford, it does work for your needs. I'm giving the store a 4 because of the cleanliness and organization. Staff is always helpful and if you're hungry there's food. They lay the store out in rooms so you can see what your space could look like and get ideas, and then you leave through the warehouse where you pick up the items you want. Not a 5 because of the product quality. read more