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2.6 (48 reviews)
Open 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Welcome where the customer value nothing! Bread marked 5.98, scanned 6.44 take or leave it the mana said to me. I left it. Also things are a mess, nothing is in place, employees do it all, work as tellers, bakers, organizer and more.

I don't know how this even passes health standards.
Diana U.

I would avoid buying meats here. It is often not stored correctly that it is discolored, the packs are bloating, and smell gross. The freezers are often left open. Unless i see them freshly stocking, i won't buy. The bakery here is great. You can get fresh breads and pastries. Fruits and veggies can be a hit or miss with freshness. Sometimes the prices and quailty are great, other times, they are beaten to hell and poor quality. Milk, various dairy items, cheeses, and eggs are a great value here, especially for big families. Those items are like wholesale prices without having to have a paid store membership. It isn't necessarily "cheap"/value shopping here though, you have to really know the standard prices because some items are more expensive here, like name brand sodas, juices, chips...honestly most branded items here tend to be more expensive than target or a supermarket. During seasonal times they do have amazing plants and flowers for great prices! As far as service goes, there's only like 3 people I've encountered that are really nice. Others are rude, and really don't care. You will get bulldozed if you're in their path. No excuse me's. No hesitation. One time an old lady fell outside in their parking lot. She was covered in blood. Two of the "managers" came out, after probably 15mins, of us regular patrons panicking trying to help her in the rain, and not one of them asked if she was ok. It was very un-empathetic, straight to business... "do you have your ID?"...very stone cold and they were on the phone with their higher ups. This woman was covered in blood, with deep gashes on both her hands, and bloody face and mouth. Her front teeth had broken from the fall. The woman was 94, and she said she couldn't afford an ambulance if 911 was called and requested fire medics instead. And the woman "manager" was so rude with her tone of "well if she wants fire department, she needs to call herself...I'm not doing that" and turned her back...the delivery was so unbelievably harsh...me and another woman had to look up the east meadow fire department number to call ourselves. Very poor customer care. Tone and delivery matters. I understand there are protocols, but have alittle empathy. It was a super traumatic situation already, no need to add to it with your rudeness.

Welcome to Lidl.
Joel H.

I am glad that Lidl came to East Meadow and very excited that they will be coming to Garden City Park soon where they will be taking over the old Waldbaums. Lidl is not a new concept as it looks a lot like Aldi. This is a big-bright-spacious store with wide isles and plenty to choose from. We've been here a couple of times now and managed to buy a fair amount of groceries. Remember... This is not a King Kullen or Stop and Shop. It is not the place to come for all your name brand items. This is how they're different. I have tried a couple of the both frozen and refrigerated fish and both were tasty and fresh. They move a lot of product here. They have a very comprehensive supply of meat here too. There are no butchers, fish counters or bakeries here. All the food is packaged in refrigerators and freezers. Most brands are house brands, hence the ability to save some money on your shopping bills. Bakery items are all packaged and in the glass enclosed cabinets. When we were there the shelves were packed and other shelves were being restocked. Nothing fancy here... They cut the box and put it on a shelf. Again, just another way to save us some money on our grocery bills. They also have a fair amount of housewares here. Hey, you never know when you're going need one of these products. I have posted a fair amount of pictures that really show a little of everything. They will definitely become one of my "Sunday Shopping' spots. Remember to bring your own bags, they are not supplied by Lidl. I do like the idea that there is an employee stationed outside with sanitizer to wipe down your cart. I think they'll do well as people become accustomed to their methodology and I definitely recommend this store.

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Rich W.

Great new grocery store added to this neighborhood. Opening day was yesterday and the lines were very long. They gave out nice reusable canvas shopping bags. LIDL is similar to Alda and Trade Joe's with their own brand of items and limited commercial brands. Prices of Lidl brand items are low so you get more for your money. Weekend specials are great bargain and big savings. Parking lot is big. The entrance could have been designed bigger.

Shelves, electronics and floor mats.
Tina C.

I've been curious about this grocery store for quite some time now. Best Market sold the Lidl brand of organic ketchup which is where I first found and tried their product. The ketchup is excellent. But there were no Lidl stores nearby until this lovely one opened up! With much fanfare in the local community, the Lidl grand opening was a success. There were large signs leading the way as you approached the shopping strip complex. In addition signs were posted by the exits and entry ways, including those in the back entrances where the cargo is unloaded. There was a line to enter. As you entered the doorway sanitizing wipes were available to clean your cart. The immediate section you encounter are the fruits and deli area. Fruits were well stock and fresh. They even had some signs indicating from which local farm they were grown. It feels good to support local farmers. The bakery bread was behind plastic doors easily accessible but away from immediate contamination. Their naan is affordable and tastes comparable to the stonefire brand! The supermarket is a good size and there is plenty of parking. I picked up some frozen macarons, pulled pork in puff pastry, and frozen peas. This supermarket carries home good items such as storage shelves, slippers, various men and women's clothing, and dry erase boards to name a few things. These items are in a section toward the frozen foods aisle and the layout reminds me of the Aldi supermarkets. Here you won't find your typical brands like you do at other chain supermarkets, but that's okay with me. It is refreshing to see other brands being offered here and to try new products. The seafood area tells you exactly where the item came from. I picked up some Salmon that came from the Faroe islands. Lidl also has an app that you can download for free. When you sign up, you van receive a coupon for $5 off a purchase of $30 or more. Their new circulars are released on Wednesdays, making the middle of the week your prime day to visit. Overall I was happy with my purchase and would visit again. It's a chain German supermarket that is slowly making its mark in the US. I am glad they came to East Meadow and I hope they stay for many years. Checkout was fast and the cashier was friendly.

Lidl corner sign front.
Josh G.

Round 2. Fight! Okay, no fighting. Perhaps shopping makes more sense. That's exactly what my mother and I did at this brand spankin' new East Meadow Lidl back at the beginning of August. For me, this was only my second time (hence the start of the review) setting foot in a Lidl (the first coming a couple months earlier out in Center Moriches). For mi madre, it was her maiden voyage into this originally German-based store. We had both visited Aldi (a very similar setup to Lidl) so there was some expectation between us regardless of past visits/experiences. My expectations were perhaps, a little high as the Center Moriches location had brought much intrigue and interest after purchasing plenty of Lidl-based products that I had deemed either "great" or "good" in quality. You see, Lidl predominately focuses on its own brand of goods and products which can be awesome, and can also be problematic. Looking for a certain sauce, yogurt, fabric softener (etc.) brand? Chances are Lidl doesn't carry it. But they probably have something very similar which could suffice...for those not picky. My mother found this to be her dilemma as she looked for a few name brand products that she couldn't find, though she was impressed at some of the produce prices. An interesting note was that she decided to bring her Best Market shopping list to see how well it matched up (as Best was bought out by Lidl and all Bests will continue to be morphed into Lidl markets). She did well, but there were things that just couldn't be obtained here. Back to me and my own second experience. As stated, I do enjoy Lidl for its eclectic ability to create similar yet also unique products (at good prices). I found a few cool items (crispy jalapeños for salads, garlic stuffed olives, cucumber cilantro dressing) as well as a huge score on a nicely-priced bag of shishito peppers (which can be hard to come by). Having said that, some of the original luster of my first experience at Lidl wore off. Despite the store being larger in size, it didn't feel like they were carrying anything more. In fact, they were missing some items I noticed at Center Moriches (like their own beer!) which didn't seem to even have a spot. Many of the purchases I had previously made were in stock, but nothing I had originally tried (even the "great" items) seemed worth buying, at least in that moment. A lot of other items looked appetizing, but I did begin to notice more of a problem with variety. Beyond that, the crowds and line confusion in having people stand down aisles in front of products didn't entirely help the feel or flow of the place and your comfort in shopping, especially in a Covid world. Plus now knowing it's only a matter of time before Lidl consumes Best Market of New Hyde Park, I'm not as excited as I once was for this transition (even though it sounds like the Lidl location might have moved spots to Waldbaums). Overall, this East Meadow Lidl shouldn't be viewed as a negative. There's plenty of cool/different products and decent prices to warrant a trip. Though you probably won't find the need to visit weekly (maybe once every month or so?) as the uniqueness will only take them so far. Trader Joe's easily beats out a place like Lidl in originality and Best Market's produce and selection tops Lidl's. So perhaps there is a quarrel on our hands as Lidl may need to fight its way to sustainability on this lengthy island. We shall see...

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