Very clean store. Employees are nice. Music can be a bit annoying but it's what you expect in a karns. Food is expensive here & i once bought an expired chobani drink here so double check the expiration dates before buying anything. otherwise a good store. read more

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I love shopping at Karn's, a longtime grocer since 1959. Why? Karn's is locally owned and operated Karn's friendly and helpful staff, no matter the department Produce and meats are always fresh Karn is invested in the community by giving back No matter where I'm shopping, in Lemoyne or Mountain Road in Harrisburg, Karnscoffers has the same friendly atmosphere. read more

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How do you rate a Supermarket? Karen's does offer competitive pricing and plenty of diversity in products! Their meat department offers quantity products at better prices! The store is large with bakery products as well as a deli. read more

I generally try to avoid Karns due to most items being more expensive than the other local grocers. However, their meat is way better than anything offered by all other grocery stores I've shopped. Last week I bought two amazing prime NY strip steaks for $17 that were absolutely incredible and delicious and also very fairly priced. I plan to return here more often just to buy meat for this reason alone. The rest of the items on this visit were mostly slightly more than Giant and Weis while a couple items were less. This location is better than the old small store across the plaza and parking is never an issue. Idiot drivers in the parking lot is another story... This Lemoyne location is convenient and located next to the west shore plaza and west shore farmers market. The store is a good size and checkout is usually quick. Karns: they have the meats! read more

I buy birthday cakes here @ least once a month due to either birthdays at work or @home! Well last week 10/15 was our last time using Karns! Our cake(Vanilla &white traditional icing) was disgusting! Our cake was for sure"out of date" It was so dry it fell apart in crumbles! We all took one bite and thew the rest of it away! I tried calling 3x to the bakery and due to different schedules no1 answered. I took to emailing corporate. Woman by name of Nicole took my complaint asking for more details. I told her then I get a notification "oops sorry we didn't mean to send you email! Spend 35$ you'll get 50 points! At this point my company and family will take our business elsewhere! Be aware they give out expired cakes! Does this email appear to be a "MISTAKE" to YOU?!! read more

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I was a loyal customer for Many years. Not anymore. Service has declined! Service Meats is a joke! You now get the whole package straight from the processing plant, put on the scale, bag ,liquids and all. Very upsetting seeing chicken put in the Display case with feathers still on. Where is the pride? My last 2 trips to the meat counter I was over charged! Last week signage stated you needed to buy 5 pounds to get sale price, I got 6, but was told sale price was ( must 10, I needed to point to the sign that clearly stated 5 pounds. a worker came from behind the counter to check, then fixed . Today I was charged $6.?? When price was $4.99. I know mistakes happen, but 2 weeks in a row? I find that suspicious. They have lost my trust! L. Kressler read more

We stopped in for chicken wings to make at home. Fast, friendly service at the meat counter. They always have great meat sales and specials so check each week. Our wings were big and when we made them they seemed very tough and the meat was hard to get off the bone. It was odd for chicken wings. Other items in store seem more expensive than other stores in the area but the meat specials arr good. We thought the parking lot was dark. Lights around the outside but they didn't help much with others areas for light. read more

Karns Quality Foods - Bakeries Near Me - Lemoyne, Pennsylvania

Still new to the area, but checking out this Karns it's one of the nicer ones we've been to. The store is clean and compliant to CDC guideline. The products themselves are pretty similar to any other Karns, which is why we use Karns primarily for meat. The cashier we had was very courteous and even asked if my wife used a different gender specific pronoun (due to how she was dressed) because he didn't want to be offensive. Overall would recommend due to cleanliness and staff we interacted with. read more

During Lent we get the fish dinners at Karns every Friday. we purchased 2 fish dinners last Friday around 4:30 pm. We tried to eat the fish and had to throw it away. honestly, it tasted like it had been sitting in the steamer all day, tough and just old. it was disgusting. We won't be back for the fish dinners. I'm really surprised this happened. read more

Best meat deals in the areas. Love that they have local farm csa milks here too. You can bring the glass bottles back to recycle which is good for the environment too. Don't come on a sat or Sunday, save it for late evenings otherwise the parking lot alone will be a nightmare. read more

I've been to the Etters location four times. I ordered ham off the bone from the deli, specifically asking if it was the honey version. I have now thrown out 3 pounds of honey ham...I ASKED specifically NOT to have honey ham. I also purchased 3 lbs of chicken. When I opened the bag THE NEXT DAY, the chicken was spoiled. Karns has lost my business. I'll go to Weis or Giant. Shame on you. read more

This store has its loyal patrons but I am not one of them. I shop mostly at Costco and wegmans. So my expectations are a little high I do come in here to grab things I need. I don't think the produce is the best. It's not bad but it's often not so fresh I have that trouble finding the cut of the meat I want so I have given up and I go across the street The shrimp has always been good and fresh though Bakery is iffy. Often out of items later in the day Decent prices If I wasn't staying close to this store when I'm in town, I wouldn't go here Giant, Wegmans ,and a butcher shop is more for me read more

Tried to order a layer cake for a special occasion and was told they only make single layer 8 inch. Too weird. I know they used to have a nice bakery but lately their customer service has gone down hill. read more

I wish Karns wasn't as bad as Giant (with the mold visibly growing on their fruits), but they are. read more

Karns Quality Foods - If you're into moldy strawberries stop on by! - Bakeries Near Me - Lemoyne, Pennsylvania

I love me some Karns. This location is one of my favorites because its a beautiful store. Its bright, well organized, and has everything I need under one roof. The thing that prompted me to post this review was a situation I had last weekend. So I am on Karns mailing list and they sent out an e mail about their upcoming lobster sale! $7.99 a lb for live lobsters. You had to pre order them. I forwarded the e mail to my mom who then told my grandfather who said he was going to order some for my whole family and invited them over to my house. Cut to Friday and my mom went to pick up these lobsters that he said he ordered at the Jonestown road store. There were no lobsters because he never ordered any. My mom called me in a panic and I told her to ask if they had any extra (which they didn't) and if other stores had it. Hershey did not and Lemoyne didn't answer. She was so sad. So I went onto Karns' website and went to contact us and selected the Lemoyne store and let them know my plight and if there were any lobsters in any of there stores I'd love to buy them to save my dinner and also save me from getting them full price at Giant. Within 5 minutes the phone rang and it was a Todd from Karns and he told me he found 8 at the boiling springs location and that he could put them on the truck to get to Lemoyne by the next day! After we hung up and I gushed with happiness he called again and had found me 4 more. So Saturday we had 12 lobsters waiting for us at the Lemoyne store. The Jonestown road called us Saturday too saying they had 3 from orders that weren't picked up and we grabbed those as well and my family had the feast that they were promised without knowing what we all went through to get them haha. Now that's what I call service! read more

Great store for meats as well as produce. I like to shop there but with a lax mask policy, I am reluctant to shop there anymore. Its seems that among Giant, Weiss and Karns, it's most likely that you will encounter mask-free shoppers at Karns. read more

Walked in the store at 8:57 PM. I get meats only from Karns. I asked for chicken breast filleted. I watched the young man pull chicken breast from a case that was sitting out while everyone was cleaning. Most definitely warm chicken. There was NO CUSTOMERS ANYWHERE IN THE STORE. He brought the chicken over to a cutting board, pushes the wash rag bucket out of his way, pushes a spray bottle out of his way. Puts the chicken in between all this craziness on the table. PUKE KARENS. Y'all tryin to get someone sick. read more

Friendly staff, helpful. Their meat department is the best around. So happy to have them!

I've gone to karns for many years. Great local market. They support the local community. Top notch in my view.

06/05/2018 1023 State St Lemoyne PA Cashier: Anne A Very pleasant & outgoing cashier. She made My day. Wonderful attitude great asset for your store. Thanks Anne Store very clean read more

I wrote a question in asking about if or when they would be selling organic meats. And they reported me!!! Wow really? I was starting to shop more here since it is not super busy. But they aren't busy and have a terrible selection of produce bc they have no business. You just lost mine! read more

(3.5) ~ good overall conventional grocery store. Hidden find = Moyer's Potato Chips cooked in Lard;) Wish they also carried Stehman's and Zerbe Darks though;)lol read more

Not really sure what the hype is over Karn's, or this location. I have heard from a couple of people praise Karn's for their meats and other offerings. For me, I find the store dated. Additionally, I find the products they offer to be average at best -- even their meat and seafood department. I have been here on multiple occasions trying to figure out what the mystique is surrounding this place; but I just can't seem to find it. Produce Department: I find their produce department to be average, or even slightly below average in terms of quality and availability. I have come in twice when avocados were on sale, and they were completely wiped out. I have come in on more than one occasion to get fresh basil to find out that they were out. I have come in on more than one occasion to be met with an empty display case of something that should be readily abundant. I have never had so many issues with a produce department. In addition to the regular unavailability of items, I do not find their quality to be worth what I am paying. I typically am more satisfied at Giant or Wegmans. Produce: 2 / 5 Meat/Seafood: Again, hate to be the bad guy here, but I am not really a fan. They tend to have some decent prices, on occasion; but those are typically tied to some ridiculous sale where I have to buy 10,000 lbs of whatever it is I need. If I wanted to buy in bulk, I would just get a BJs, Costco, or Sam's Club membership. Additionally, I do not find the quality of their meat to be soooo much better than either Giant or Wegmans. Lastly, the department always makes the whole store smell bad. Not sure if their air circulation is bad, or what. Meat: 3 / 5 Deli: Hate their deli. Everything is pre-sliced in extremely THICK pieces. I like my meat shaved. This is about as far from that as it can get. Despite that, they get some redemption from some very good prices -- especially on ham. Deli: 2 / 5 Bakery: Very disappointed here. I am a bakery snob. I love fresh bread. This bread always seems old. Not only that, but it isn't very good. Donuts are the same way. They are big, but don't taste nearly as good as anywhere else. Bakery: 2 / 5 Regular Grocery: This is one of the only places I have found to sell large quantities of Peanut Oil, so that is nice. They are also one of the few retailers to sell Pepperoni Pizza combos (I know they are gross, but I like them dammit). Although their selection seems to be slightly less voluminous than other area stores, they do have some items you cannot get anywhere else Grocery: 3 / 5 Frozen/Dairy: The same goes for Dairy and Frozen. They have some brands that you simply cannot get elsewhere -- and those brands tend to be pretty good. Their selection of cheeses and other dairy items is much more limited than any other store in the region though. Frozen/Dairy: 3 / 5 Final Thoughts: Overall, I would consider Karn's to be of a lower tier grocery store on all levels when compared to the other area stores. Giant and Wegmans are undoubtedly better, and not so much more busy that it would warrant me stopping at Karn's to avoid the high traffic stores. For me, the stores in this region rank as follows: 1. Wegmans 2. Giant (close second) 3.) Karns 4.) Weis (Very close to Karn's though). Ultimately I am rounding-up to a 3 because I have always generally had friendly service from all of the departments. read more

They say Karns is for meats. I agree. It's nice to have a butcher so close to home. But, I'm not just reviewing the butcher side...I am looking at Karns as a whole... If karns put as much thought into the rest of its store as it did in the meat dept, we'd have a grocery store that would be comparible to Giant. When you walk in, it smells like a butchers. Dead meat, hints of blood. A smell you expect at a butchers. You go to a butchers, you grab your meat cuts and you walk out. But I really get turned off when I am trying to buy other groceries and still smell the butcher. Anyhow, smell aside, karns has most of the things you need. Produce could look better, and be stocked in a more presentable way. This place is my butcher. In and out with my cut of meat. Highly reccommend JUST FOR THAT. read more

I enjoy this Karns and go there sometimes when I'm in the area anyhow. When you step into the store you feel like you've been transported to the 80s... don't let that scare you off. Personally, I enjoy it because it reminds me of grocery shopping when I was a kid. The one minus I'll say for this place is that the produce department is really small, and I rarely get anything there unless it's some featured sale (although I WILL say that some of the summer produce they get in has been very fresh, and cheap. Why hello there, 2 pints of ultra-fresh blueberries for $3...) The three major pluses of this store for me have been the bakery, the deli/meat section, and the general pleasantness of the employees. (WAY better than the Giant on Union Deposit)They do all their own meat prep, and a lot of it seems like a great deal. I've also encountered a lot of really nice people working in the bakery department, and their toffee cookies are my weakness. You can sign up for Karns' weekly emails and see what's on sale at the moment. Great if you buy a lot of meat. read more

I prefer this Karns over the other locations. The butcher counter has great meats. This location has some items not found in other stores and I have always had a good experience here. read more

The newest karns location in Etters York county sucks they sell out of date products still on there shelves and when you call to complain they put you on hold for over 17 minutes have to call back talk to female manager who acts like they could care less they freshness of the crap on there shelves UNACCEPTABLE KARNS GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER OR GO OUT OF BUSINESS LIKE DARENKAMPS DID! read more

Just okay. So many grocery stores have upped their offerings, Karns has been left a bit behind. The prices seem to be a little more expensive than some larger grocery store chains. The do sell sushi, so that was a bonus for me. Overall, the service was extremely friendly and I like supporting a family-run business versus a large chain. read more

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I love coming to this Karns. Their selection is great and prices reflect their quality. I am a huge fan of their meat counter and the fresh meat their serve here. I think lines can sometimes be a little long but they usually open up more registers to deal with this. I will keep coming here because of their fresh meat and produce. read more

This is the only grocery store that I will buy any meat. Everything is always fresh and I love that I can choose exactly which items I prefer. Nothing is pre-wrapped like all the other grocery stores. read more

Great butcher shop an seafood counter. Only place in the area that I buy meat of seafood.

This place is no Giant or Wegmans, but then it was never meant to be. The new store is great...large and good selection. The 100ft meat counter is a sight to behold...and the quality there is as good as ever. I'll definitely be visiting more often now that they've ditched the dingy old store. read more

The best meats ever. I travel about 30 minutes to buy meats from Karns. The quality is great, and the prices (with their sales) is outstanding. Yeah, to get that great price, I have to buy upwards of 10 lbs or more of some items, but that's why I have a freezer! I love buying a huge hunk of meat and having it cut exactly the way I want it! read more

This is a pretty basic supermarket. My m-in-law says that the canned crab they carry is almost as good as the fresh can down the street at the West Shore Farmers' Market, and cheaper. I can't attest to that, but the produce seemed pretty basic. It's an older store that doesn't look like grocery store margins have enabled them to keep up appearances, and it looks a bit worn, somewhat like the customers shopping there on a recent Friday noon. If you just need basic groceries, it will be fine for you. read more

The building is small, but their meat is reliably fresh with plenty of attention from the butchers to get precisely what you want. The produce section, while small compared to the large stores, has everything I need. They also have a bulk dry foods section that has stacked plastic containers of things like nuts, trail mix, and many candy favorites. I wouldn't go there expecting to find the vitamins I like or my favorite shampoo. Because of the small size of the place, the selections are small. They're adequate for general shopping and great for fresh things. read more

I haven't been to Karns for a while and I needed to get some chicken and I was close by. I had a uneasy feeling but I couldn't remember why so I went ahead and bought the chicken. I ordered 8 thighs by count. They packed my order behind the counter so I couldn't see what they were doing. As soon as I got the chicken out I remembered why I quit shopping there. The variation in size ranged from about 6 ounces to over a pound. I guess I am either supposed to put the chicken in the oven at different times or eat one overcooked or one raw. This is the same issue I had the last time I shopped there. When it happened before I called the manager. He basically said they but a lot of chicken and they really don't have time to look at it when they are selling it. You have to take what we give you. If you are ok with that by all means shop there. There are many other stores in the area with a better attitude. read more

love their meats dept, for years my mother would buy in kline village and when they moved to lemoyne, she followed, she lives in heaven now but now i shop there and my son loves their meats too. thank you karns from the primm,johnson and jones familes in harrisburg. read more

Since it moved into its beautiful new building, this Karns is the best grocery store around! I live in the neighborhood so I might be biased, but unless you are not a fan of easy parking, a spacious store, friendly staff, and a REAL butcher counter, then this is the store for you. The prices are a tad higher than elsewhere and the selection might be a bit smaller, but I am definitely willing to deal with those things to patronize a local business like Karns (as opposed to a huge international conglomerate like the one that owns that OTHER grocery store chain). This store even has a fresh sushi counter with two chefs at the ready. The sushi was a little pricey but it was just as good as a restaurant! I love this Karns, they have won my family's regular business with this awesome store! read more

When I first moved here, I was asking people about the local grocery stores and heard some good and bad about Karns - mostly that it smells bad and has no rhyme or reason to it's layout, but if I need meat, this is the place to go. I have to say that I rather enjoy my trips to Karns, or at least did in the beginning. It makes me a little sad to leave a poor review of them, especially since I did a lot of shopping there, but as time went by, I noticed that things just got worse and worse. There are some employees that are really nice, especially the teenagers at the registers, who always seem to be pleasant and eager to help you to your car if you have a lot of items or if you are with someone who has trouble moving around. (The teenagers who deal with the carts outside are also very nice and helpful - I've never been to a grocery store where these guys come up, unprompted, and ask to help me put my things in my car... and do it all with a smile on their faces.) Most of the employees, though, look like they are extremely unhappy, and this includes management. (You're only there for a few hours a day - fake it! The Karns Family isn't paying you to have a bad day and take it out on your customers.) Produce is adequate at best, which is shocking considering they make it out that they have locally grown products. If you're not careful when picking a packaged item, you'll get home to find that half of the products inside are moldy. The people in the produce department are quite helpful, though, so there's a plus there. The plants outside are also really great and well taken care of - and the prices on them are low. (You would think they would try harder since there's a farmer's market, with great pricing, not even a five minute walk from their store.) Their Express Lanes are a joke. There isn't an item limit, so it's up to customers to decide whether they should go through that line or not - and it's extremely frustrating when you have two items and you're standing in line behind someone who has 50. I complained to an older lady (cashier) and she said that if I didn't like it, I needed to let the Karns Family know (and sounded very angry about it herself). I complained to the Office Manager (Diane, I think it was) and she told me that if I didn't like it, I had three options: 1) Buy more items and go through a regular line, 2) Go through the self-checkout, or 3) Find somewhere else to do my shopping. I wonder if Mr. Karns knows that customers are told to go shop somewhere else. The meat department has some really nice and helpful people working in it (it's best to go in the evening, though, when those people are there) and I have found that their chicken sausages (they make them on site) are really good. Their fried chicken and chicken strips are the best I've tasted from such a place and I enjoy them over going to a restaurant. Just make sure you get them fresh - and it's worth waiting for the fresh ones. The people there are nice as well, and they remember you if you go there a couple of times. My main problem - and my reason for such a low mark - is their customer service. I don't think I've ever seen such an unhappy bunch of people - and I used to think that Giant had the most unhappy employees. The lack of smiles or any type of kindness shown is pretty ridiculous. If you're up there to purchase a lottery ticket, then they are really nice to you, but if you go up there with a problem, they act like you are inconveniencing them... when they are just standing around doing nothing in the first place. (I complained to the Office Manager about that, too. She said that they are always busy, but I have seen her stand behind the big windows of the office looking at her cell phone for 10 or more minutes. I have also seen her be incredibly rude to customers and belittle employees - to their faces and behind their backs. She seems to think that no one can hear her when she's in the office, but if you sit on the bench outside of it, you can hear all the horrible things she says about and to people. Things I wouldn't even say to my worst enemy. I have even heard her ask people who win the lottery where her tip is... and I don't think she's joking at all. Her smile is so fake and her candy sweetness is disgusting, especially after you've heard her yell at employees.) They had two really nice ladies working there, but I haven't seen either one of them in well over a month, so I guess they no longer work for Karns. Heck, I watched the blonde one get yelled at by a customer when she had to go get a product price and she took it all with a smile on her face (an actual smile, not a grimace) and always made people feel welcome in the store. She was polite to customers and employees, and would tell the teenagers that they were doing a great job (and they always looked shocked, as if they had never heard it before). She wasn't even a manager (I assume, since she wasn't wearing the blue shirt). read more

The store is so run down and old, it desperately needs fixed up. The smell is also awful. It reeks! The prices also never match the weekly flyers they put out. I had to have a cashier and 2 managers try to figure out why the stupid English muffins weren't ringing up buy 2 get one free. Not to mention that the one morning I went in to get some donuts and creamer for work and they only had 2 checkout lines open, and it was almost 9:30 in the morning! The poor cashier who waited on me was so stressed out; I felt so bad for her. When I got to the front of the line and asked why they only had 2 lines open, she said their corporate office said it's because of ObamaCare, even though this was last summer before that went into effect. Will not be shopping there anymore. Ridiculous. read more