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    2.6 (121 reviews)
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    Open 6:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    John S.

    I'm not sure why, but when I recently visited this Safeway latish (but not terribly late) on a weekend night, the parking lot was eerily empty. So empty, in fact, that I half-believed that the store might be closed for some reason. In true Peninsula-Safeway fashion, the doors I happened to park near were locked, so I had to push my cart all the way to the other end. It doesn't have a crazy design like a Marin County Safeway, but this store's layout is just different enough to frustrate me. But I mainly was confused because I didn't know where things were; the actual layout was fine. It wasn't ridiculous, and I like that the bread and hot-dog buns are in the same place, unlike in many Safeways where the bread in loaf form is separate from the hot-dog and hamburger buns, bagels, and muffins. Even this late in the day, the inside of the store was very clean. Not just the floors and the displays, but also the food itself. It was clear to me that employees often straighten up the shelves, and I did see many people both stocking and arranging fruits and boxes and cuts of meat as I perused the store. My cashier was very friendly. I told him I was surprised at how dead it was, and he agreed that it was very unusual. He was quick to start bagging rather than waiting to see whether I would bag everything by myself. It was so dead, in fact, that he and I were about 80 percent finished bagging the $200 or so of groceries I had bought before anyone even showed up in line behind me, and his was the only manned checkout stand open. That has never happened to me at Safeway before, and I've been to Safeway hundreds of times at more than a dozen Bay Area locations. When I was loading my groceries into my car, a street-sweeping truck arrived and began hosing down and sweeping the parking lot. He kept driving right near me, too, as I returned my cart and then walked back to my car. It was strange but also reassuring. It was already a clean parking lot, and now it was even cleaner. Why was I getting groceries all the way in Pacifica? Honestly, because another, as of yet unnamed Yelper asked me about Pacifica Safeways. So there, you know who you are!

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    Michael Y.

    You cannot go wrong with Safeway! Their deli food by the pound is very impressive. It's open late impressed many people at social functions when we brought a whole pound of the salad. It was unbranded when we served it, and the salad got compliments. They asked us where it was from, and we said, oh, Safeway! They were thoroughly impressed. It was good. Their $5 Friday deals are also very good! Ribs were in stock this time! There was plenty. We get lots of veggies from them too - fresh and priced well. I like this location because it is a lot cleaner and not as busy.

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    EM H.

    When we used to live next door at the Avalon apartments in Pacifica, naturally, this Safeway location was our go-to grocery store because of the convenience of proximity. When we moved to San Bruno, I opted to go to the Millbrae locale on El Camino...until I finally got fed up with their lousy customer service and constant errors with prices. I have now returned as a regular customer to this Pacifica Safeway. Located in the Fairmont Shopping Center on Hickey Boulevard, finding a parking spot is no issue in the lot. When our dogs have drop-off appointments at Banfield, I find it convenient, again, that I can hop over to Safeway and grocery shop during the vet examinations. This Safeway location is not as big as the Millbrae supermarket on El Camino. Obviously, this means that the variety of inventory is not as extensive, but not at all insufficient - they have plenty of plant based items and ethnic foods. What is noteworthy about this specific store is that it has the small town market feel with a very friendly staff (quite the opposite of the rudeness you can encounter at Linda Mar). Additionally, it's very rare to find a price discrepancy on your receipt (unlike at Millbrae where it is commonplace). This is probably THE BEST Safeway in the area.

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    This Safeway could benefit from some self checkout stands. At its busiest, 4 total check out stands are open and the lines are long.

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    Always long lines with hardly any cashiers. Since they've open this has been a problem management still haven't figured out.

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    Come in here to send money never get help on time just wait for them to come but they never come

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