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    2.6 (173 reviews)
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    Open 5:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)

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    Moldy raspberries
    Angie W.

    I bought some Driscoll raspberries the other day when they were on sale. I came home and opened them up and they were all moldy. I would have returned them but I'm 5 miles to my Safeway so i just threw them all away. Maybe that's why they were on sale. So disappointing and frustrating.

    Tres leches cake - $20 - delicious for a dinner party. Serves 7-9 with a generous portion
    Cheryl M.

    Not all Safeways are the same...This Safeway has a great display of fresh desserts right when you enter the store. I've picked up a few desserts for family/friend get togethers and they never disappoint and guests will ask "mmm where did you get this cake?" Items we tried and pass the taste/texture and price-point test: :: Tres Leches - comparing to an authentic version can't say but it's delicious with added berries or other fruit. :: Tuxedo Cake - always a hit and not quite like the warehouse/wholesale club but delicious :: Boston Cake White - cream, white cake with strawberries :: Boston Cream Chocolate - cream, white cake with a layer of chocolate ganache Just Desserts Chocolate and Carrot Cake - yummy. Family will say tastes much better than a more expensive store, Whole Paycheck :) *** 4 star rating for the desserts only.*** Safeway is a great option when needing a quick dessert Let all cakes sit at room temperature 30 mins before serving. Decadent and delicious at around $20-$25/ whole dessert.

    Mega bags of  ice  Where's the party?

    My fav Safeway. While I was in the checkout lane, I noticed this and had to take a photo. Always can find items on my list. Ready? Don't want to keep you waiting. GOT ICE???

    Gender reveal cake

    Shoutout to the bakery department at this Safeway! I ordered a gender reveal cake, and the decorator did an amazing job. Everyone was super friendly and helpful from order to pickup. (I added the flowers and larger pearls on top.)

    Pancake syrup

    Very nice Safeway Good parking Clean store Nice deli Best staff very friendly Good products Highly recommend.

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    This Safeway may not have everything but it's 100% better then Redwood Road. Everything thing else go to Castro Valley Market.

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    After a day of running errands, my brother was giving me a ride home when he says, "I need to get…read moresome flatbread..." I remembered a place on Jackson Street that I had gone to 5 years ago that had a tremendous selection - looked it up on Yelp and it was no longer on Jackson, but was listed in Castro Valley. So we went thought we'd go by and give it a try. Great decision! The "new" store in Castro Valley is much brighter, cleaner, nicer than the old location. I think the old location had more stuff from Eastern Europe, but this new location seems to have a broader selection, with more stuff from Western Europe and the Middle East. The guy behind the counter was very friendly and helpful - always willing to answer questions and even give tips on how to use the products that they sell. And his recommendations have been great - we asked him about which tahini and zaatar to get (they have many different brands/types of each...) and the ones he recommended have been way tastier than any of the brands that you find in most markets. Especially good was his recommendation on lebnah - he said that the brands they carry are all good, but they have some that they package in-house that was special. I tried it - it was less expensive than the other brands, but was the very best lebnah that I have ever tasted! Richer, creamier, with just the right amount of tang. Wonderful stuff! Anyway, Crossroads is a nice, clean, well-lit place with a great selection of unique products, and friendly, knowledgeable sales staff. Well worth a trip!

    This place has great middle eastern and other international food choices. Balkan yogurt Halal…read moreprepared foods. Great ice cream too.

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    2.5
    (313 reviews)
    1.4 mi
    $$

    With party city closing, we were searching for somewhere to fill up helium balloons for a birthday…read moreparty. Rosalie and her partner were so amazing with their help by filling up our third party balloons and even making sure the heights were adjusted properly. They wrapped them in trash bags so they wouldn't float up and block our vision in the car too. We were so impressed by their proactive and friendly service. They will be our go to for future parties.

    I arrived at Safeway at about 5:15 on a Wednesday afternoon. Entered the parking lot from the…read moreCastro Valley Boulevard entrance and parked on that side. On the way into the store, I grabbed a shopping cart from a cart corral in the parking lot. Following behind another customer and her children, we found that the southernmost doors to the store were locked. No signage, just locked with customers inside. I knew they did this at night, after dark, but at 5:15 with bright sunlight outside? So we had to walk across the front of the store to the northern entrance. I was on a mission. One of my groups was having a potluck and I was going to bring something that no one had ever brought before. Ice cream! But to make it easy, no scooping, just sandwiches, drumsticks and fudge bars. It can be a crap shoot when buying ice cream from a supermarket. You don't know how well the ice cream has been handled. While the carton might feel solid, there's no way to tell if the ice cream has gone through temperature cycles. I did my best to make sure that the cartons that I chose felt solid. Pasteboard will often show signs of temperature deviations. I put them in my cart and rushed up to the checkstands. I got into a 15-items or less line with one customer being checked out and one other customer in front of me. Remember, all I have is ice cream. And of course, the first customer had questions that required the assistance of customer service. We finally got checked out and before I walked away, I asked the cashier if the south exit doors were locked as well. And she didn't know. According to her, whoever makes the decision just does it and doesn't inform staff. Maybe she's correct, maybe she isn't. I know that when I'm in a management or supervisory role, I always make it a point to let me staff know how to answer questions that customers might ask. Door locking should be set as policy with specific times on signage so the customers are aware. With consistency, customers with mobility issues will know which side of the parking lot they should park on. Ever since Safeway no longer owned Safeway (it's owned by Albertson's), customer service has practically disappeared. And I don't blame the employees, scheduling and training come from the top down. Yes, margins in the grocery industry are quite tough (I've worked in it), but squeezed margins when combined with decreasing customer satisfaction are a formula for disaster. And please, Safeway Customer Service, do not respond to my comments by asking me to fill out a form for more clarity so you can properly address my complaints. That's just creating more work for me. My comments are clear. Invest in some secret shopper reports to see what we, your customers, see and experience. Then make an investment to fix the problems.

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    Mei Mei Market

    Mei Mei Market

    3.9
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    I love Asian markets, the produce is always low priced and the variety is much wider. Decided to…read moretry Mei Mei after all the insta ads. I guess you could say I was "influenced." Stopped by on a Monday evening after dinner. The store wasn't too busy this day and we remembered to take our grocery bags. Upon entering, the store was clean and well stocked. The entrance takes you through the produce sections. The veggies were standard veggies like bok choy, cabbages, root veggies etc. There were some things I was looking for that didn't have labels, just "general produce." No biggie, I know how to use my phone to scan images. The produce section also has a freezer section with frozen dumplings, buns, and other stuff. The selection was amazing. The meat department had plenty of options from poultry to beef to seafood. They also had frozen meat and poultry in ice chests. I did come for loose leaf teas and found just what I needed. Everything is really great quality and they have different jujube options. I also loved their frozen ice cream and sweets. We got the viral ice creams to try and they also had tanghulu but only the hawthorn ones. We get to the register and the cashiers were really nice. Overall the experience is great!

    This Asian supermarket is a gem. It looked clean and very well organized, making shopping easy and…read moreenjoyable. The variety is impressive--they offer a huge selection of fresh Asian produce along with a wide range of authentic products you don't always find elsewhere. I was absolutely blown away from the different variety of tofu they carry, and also so many different noodles. For me it's a trip (since I live in the bay area), but absolutely worth it!

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    Yogurt Drink with Pacifier
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    Walgreens

    1.9
    (192 reviews)
    4.8 mi
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    I'm really disappointed with the service at this Walgreens Pharmacy. I called in a refill on…read moreSunday, May 3rd, and was told it would be ready for pickup after 8 AM on Tuesday morning. I went to pick it up on Wednesday, only to be told it wasn't ready yet. When I explained that I had already called it in on Sunday, the employee initially said she didn't see anything in the system and told me to come back the next day. After I reminded her again that I had called in, she suddenly "found" it and told me to come back in 2 hours and that I would receive a text message when it was ready. I never received the text message they promised. I returned on Friday, and once again they couldn't locate my prescription. After more searching, they finally found it -- but they also tried to give me someone else's order at the same time. I had to explain that I only had one prescription and asked them to verify it using my phone number, not just my last name. The entire experience was very unprofessional, disorganized, and frustrating. On top of that, the drive-thru wait was over 20 minutes. For something as important as prescriptions, accuracy and communication should be a priority. This pharmacy seriously needs to improve its customer service and organization.

    A lot of the previous reviews say that the pharmacy is slow. It is a bit slow since there was only…read more1 person helping the drive thru and inside line, but once we got to the front, it only took 15 minutes to get our medication. The store itself was well stocked with everything from daily home essentials, party supplies, snacks, beverages, vitamins, toys, Valentine's Day items, makeup, cleaning supplies, books, pet items, and more.

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    El Rancho Supermercado

    4.2
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    1.5 mi
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    So after 7 months of living in Castro Valley, I finally made time to give this place a try. Ive…read morebeen told by a lot of folks that the food here is delicious and judging from the line I saw when I came in, it looks to be the case. Note, this is more of a review of the taqueria attached to the market and not the market itself, though it looked like it had all the essentials. Meat wise, it's definitely missing my favorites but in this case, it's actually a good thing because it means I'll order things I dont normally order as much. I went with a chivo (goat meat) taco and a super carne asada (grilled steak) burrito. I also picked up a bag of chicharron con carne (pork cracklings with meat) and a side of refried beans. They lady that took care of me was super nice. I love places like this because it gives me a chance to practice my Spanish. What's so awesome about this place is that they are grilling the meats right in front of you, which makes me want to order everything. I took everything home to the family they all loved it. The steak was super juicy and it might be one of the better carne asada I had. Everything tasted super fresh. The chivo taco was very moist and delicious as well. As for the chicharrons, it's chicharrons, it's almost always going to be good and the beans, were delicious as well, wish I ordered some arroz on the side to go with it. I bought the pre-packaged chicharrons by the checkout but if you want yours a little warmer, you can buy at at the meat department in the back of the store. All in all, Im definitely coming back and looking forward to trying their other meat options like al pastor and barbacoa. Given how small their work space is and how busy they might be, be prepared to give some extra time, especially if you are like me and bringing the food back home.

    I used to live in the East Bay about 10 years ago and would always hit up this location for their…read morecheese fries and agua fresca. The location has been consistent in delivering great food--I always get either their carnitas cheese fries or their barbacoa cheese fries with a bit of consommé (broth) added to it. Their cucumber limon agua fresca always hits, and I recommend their sandia fresca when it's available. Over the years, it's been a place where I have positive memories, as it carried my wife and me through tough days back in college. This was, and still is, a great and affordable meal that acts as both lunch and dinner due to how generous the portion is. The only caveat I have since trying the location after a few years of not stopping by is that they changed their French fries. I think right now they cut potatoes and deep-fry them, versus what it was before, where they were more "restaurant style" fries. The texture is slightly different; however, the flavor has been consistent and still tastes like what it was 10 years ago. A true hole in the wall--the only issue is parking can be quite hard to find, lol! Service is fast if you make it before peak lunch or dinner hours, haha! Love this place.

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    Safeway

    Safeway

    2.5
    (214 reviews)
    2.1 mi
    $$

    This used to be my absolute favorite grocery store before they made the horrible decision of…read moretransferring the closed Jackson store staff over. Not only did they bring over their horrible staff with no customer service experience, but they also brought over the rude customers from there with foul mouths and absolutely no manners. I sometimes find meat and frozen food completely left out in unrefrigerated areas. I have never witnessed this in all my years of shopping at this store. I feel so bad for their original employees. They have no choice, but to deal with this new mess.

    I'm just shy of a month until I'm 46. I'm gonna tell you right now, that means I have encountered…read moreno fewer than 800,000 grocery and shopping bags. I'm also old enough that I can say "I remember when. . . " And not sound like I'm auditioning for a part I am too young for . . . So, here goes: I remember when I lived at 12th&Taraval in SF. Just three straight uphill blocks from a Safeway. I lived in a 3rd story walk up apartment with my boyfriend and two cats, Blitzkrieg and Zippo. I would get groceries just to get paper bags sometimes to change my catliter. So these paper bags had handles and could safely hold groceries carried home often in Carl the fog or straight up rain, and THEN hold 10-15 pounds of soiled cat litter and poop down 3 flights of stairs without so much as tearing, let alone becoming completely structurally unsound. This is my grocery bag upon being picked up once. Once. You can't tell me it's not purposeful that these bags are garbage. It's bad enough Safeway gouges us on grocery prices, but to then disrespect the groceries we do but from them by making sure they drop on the floor immediately because of this shameful excuse for a paper bag. It's unreasonable. Completely unreasonable. This bag has English muffins, a piece of salmon and ladies hygiene pads. Almost no weight, and it tore upon being touched by a human. Safeway is a huge grocery chain . . . Do better.

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    6/28/25 FYI. Entrance
    Carts will lock if taken beyond the parking lot boundary.

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    Carts will lock if taken beyond the parking lot boundary.

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