I purchase around 30% of our groceries from Jewel-Osco. I must admit it is usually product they have in their ad paper. I am a big fan of Cheap Chicken Monday, so this prompted me to try a couple other items. I tried both flavors of wings and just today their fish special. All I can say is DON'T! The wings are bad and the fish was awful. The fish pieces were small and might have tasted okay if the breading wasn't so thick, chewy/gummy/soggy and lacking flavor. There was no tarter sauce or lemon wedges offered. My family wouldn't eat it. I have never left a Yelp review before, but after today's experience I would feel guilty if I did not warn my friends and neighbors to take a "Hard Pass" on this fish. read more

Dirtiest, most disgusting store I've ever stepped foot in -- think "landfill chic" with sticky floors and expired-dairy vibes. The managers are rude beyond belief, and the employees follow their shining example, making customer service feel more like customer punishment. If this is Jewel's idea of leadership, bravo read more

Why do they fill the cart area with so many carts that you struggle to get one out? Cart person said that management wants it that way. WHAT?! Also, no baggers today. I bagged my own. I should get a discount! read more

Gloria in the self checkout section is a ray of sunshine! She is always so kind and is amazing at her job. She deserves recognition for how great she is! read more

Very nice manager at this location. Sal is a true professional and I appreciate that ​he cares so much about his store.​ read more

The bakery at West Galena Jewel is horrible. We have bought 2 birthday cakes and twice I had to call and complain. The first was in June for a soccer themed cake. By the time we got the cake home the frosting was falling off the cake! Called the manager and he said it was probably due to the cake being warm when frosted. The second cake was a music themed cake last week. 1/4 sheet cake - $28! The frosting and decorating looks like a child did it. The music print in the center of the cake said "Happy Birthday". So when they added the words "Happy Birthday Joshua" they wrote right over the printed text! Then they squeezed it all together on the bottom of the cake - you could not even read it! Once again I called complain. The bakery manager told me that she was surprised to hear this as the person that did the cake was her best decorator. That's not saying much. Went to to the store with a photo to show the bakery manager. She looked at the cake and actually said that she saw nothing wrong with the cake! I was stunned. I explained to her why it was bad. She acted like she could care less and authorized a refund and walked away. We will not be going back. Non-talented bakery staff (including the manager) who also care less about the customer. read more

Jewel-Osco - Grocery Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

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The Jewel on Eola Rd and N Aurora has very rude Customer Service Employees and cashiers! They act as if a return is an inconvenience and if you pull a coupon sticker off of something that's a manager special they say in a very rude tone you're not supposed to take this off it's a package... Then today I purchased the 5.99 chicken special and the pieces of the chicken were as small as a pigeon... What a rip off store! And prices are way higher than Miejer! read more

Jewel-Osco - Grocery Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

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Absolutely ridiculous.. this is the third time I've got hamburger there and it be bad the very next day brown sour smelling bad. F*** JEWEL They charge so much and for bad food to top it.. go somewhere else and spend ur hard earn money.. their lucky we don't try to start a lawsuit on them for knowingly selling bad meat to people.. I'm once again a fool for going there. Man they need to leave and they need to bring Walmart back over here.. read more

This place is understaffed and in poor repair. It's become the dump of West Aurora. The checkout lines are 7 to 8 people long. I truly feel bad for the checkers. It was a bad day when we lost the other grocery stores. Close the dump! read more

If I could absolutely leave less I definitely would!! This is one of the worst Jewel stores and the need to be closed down for cleanliness and just poor service in general! The management is just no existent! Had an online order that was so badly put to there it got almost 10 substitutes and missing 3 items! I thought that was a bit weird I go back up to the store and all the substituted items were in the store size and all! Items they claimed they didn't have they had! I like if you didn't want to pick the order cancel! They had no excuse and wouldn't refund me either!! read more

I used to hate Jewel stores, because it's so overpriced compared to other stores. I do the bulk of my grocery shopping at Aldi, and any items I was unable to purchase at Aldi I tend to go to Woodman's (or in the past, Meijer). Sometimes Woodman's is just too big when all you need are two or three items. Dannon Oikos Greek yogurt is usually on sale, and it's one of my weekly grocery staples that I can't get at Aldi. Sometimes canned soup, pasta sauce, and pasta make it into my shopping cart as well. This store always smells so good from the bakery. I'm a fan of the pistachio muffins, and the 8,000 calorie whoopie pies (the sugar cookie ones are to die for!). The liquor department is small but has never let me down when I needed some beer or wine for a party. There's a separate checkout lane which expedites smaller purchases. I also like the self check-outs at the other end of the store. The deli is often all out of rotisserie chickens, another quick convenience item that I like. The parking lot is small (for a grocery store this size), so it gets a little hectic like you're playing a game of chicken with the pedestrians and other drivers. I would not do all of my grocery shopping here, because not everything is on sale all the time, and the regular prices on some items are high compared to other grocery stores. But it's quick, convenient, and clean, so I can't be too disappointed. read more

So I am reviewing a place that I recently quit a month or so ago, from working there 8 years. Let me tell you...this store is small. But that's why we have so many regulars. They would rather come to our store than humongous Super Walmart and Woodmans that are nearby. And you might ask why did Erin S. say the staff isn't happy?...well let me be honest. Most people are miserable working at the store. Lets just say it really DOES have something to do with most of the management. I won't get into that...but if customers only knew....lol But I have to say, we make the best fried chicken than most Jewel's that I have been to. And yes, please don't expect a brand new store. This store has been around forever, and ever. read more

I've been going to this location for many, many years. It's convenient and usually has most of what I need. While I have always found most of the workers there pleasant and helpful, I finally have reached peak irritation at the folks behind the meat/fish counter. Never once do they smile; they can barely eke out the words "can I help you" and almost never say thank you even if I say it first...which I do. The most surly irascible people!!! read more

I don't normally write poor reviews but I was disappointed in Jewel today. I called to let them know that the last two times I purchased Oberweis milk from this store it was spoiled even though the date on the bottle had not even come close to being expired. I was only calling to let them know so that they could look into it. I was trying to be helpful. The man who answered, Randy, hurried me off the phone and totally brushed off my concern. He didn't ask any questions or apologize. All he said was "ok, thanks" and hung up. Oberweis milk isn't cheap, it would have been nice it he would have at least pretended to care. read more

Bonnie is absolutely fantastic!!! She was SO helpful and kind. She made all my friends and me feel more than comfortable and accommodated. Thanks for your great assistance, see you next time! :) read more

Well Jewel, you pulled the red carpet right out from underneath your customers. Taking out the self-check really bothered me today. I usually stop in for a few items and normally zip right out with the self check. Today I waiting longer in the express lane than any other time I visited. I asked the cashier and they said they took them out. I said it was a step backwards, she said, no, they were causing problems. I am very disappointed with jewel. The express lanes were understaffed (only 1 working with 3 closed windows). The Self check always had 4 lanes open. So either put them back or staff your lanes. I will be cutting back on my visits to Jewel since Woodmans still has their self check and much lower prices. read more

I do not like this store. I have no issues with Jewel stores in general, just this one. It needs a management overhaul. I stopped shopping there, namely because of sour employees, a couple of incompetent clods (one clerk, when I wanted to pay for my $40. order with a $100 bill, told me to go to the courtesy desk to break it. ) and the incident, etched in my mind forever. I am on the wrong side of 50, but they still want ID to buy a six pack of beer. I handed it over to an old hag of a clerk who peered at my license, held it up to the light, peered at it again, turned it from side to side, held it up to the light again then peered at me. Must have taken five minutes and I expect the old bag would have ordered a strip search if only she had the authority. I felt like a criminal, like I had a phony drivers license or something. I complained to corporate. They opened a case and it went up the chain. Seems the manager can create policy like that. Fine, I said, but what about the way I was treated. It is not OK to treat the customers like criminals, especially since I knew that clerk. I wanted them to understand I felt badly used. They should have said sorry. Instead they said that clerks should be called Sales Associates. I shop at Prisco's. read more

Worst grocery store on this side of town. Fruit and veggies all moldy and old. The isles are so small it's hell passing someone. The food is $1-$3 higher than other stores, including other jewels. I really don't like this one. read more

Ok jewel since it's the only one left after they closed the other one. Friendly service, the store could use an update. Nice beer selection

Stopped in again this week and they were out of boneless wings. Who does the ordering here? This happens way too often. Totally unacceptable. Note to deli manager: This is a popular item, add a case to your weekly order. read more

While ringing me up, the cashier was on Facebook on his phone the entire time. I would ask a question and would have to wait until he was done scrolling on his phone to get an answer. Seriously? Can't put it down for 4 minutes??? read more

I called yesterday to see if they had a coin machine so I could exchange my coins and this lady named sandy answered me and said we do have one so I went and turns out it was broken. I drove a good 10 minutes just to walk in and walk straight out. Thanks for wasting my gas sandy. read more

The deli people never look up, the fish lady is just mean and most of the pharmacy people don't look up and are mean. I complained many times. Maybe they keep their jobs because of the union. read more

Oh my Lord. Today was the last straw. I am relatively new to Aurora. Not a ton of great grocery store shopping options. I have now had several occasions where the food I bought had old expiration dates. Today, I returned an expensive cheese that had a July expiration date. It was almost two months past the expiration date!!! My bad for not looking, but it shouldn't even be on their shelves! I decided to pick up a few things while I was there. Brought a fresh loaf of bread to a staffer to have it sliced for me, and he put his bare hands on the bread! No gloves! I called him out, and left without the bread. As I went to leave the store, I watched a guy with no shirt checking out...and no one bothered to ask him to go put on a shirt before he shopped??? And then guess what? When I got home, the prepared foods pasta I bought was past the expiration date. Again, my bad for not looking, but it shouldn't have been on the shelf!!! I'm sorry for being so harsh, but this place is truly disgusting. I will never, ever shop there again. PS - I threw the pasta away. I would rather lose the money than step foot in that place again. read more