A nicer Safeway in the Hawthorne district. I see the employees working had to make sure it's fully stocked (depends on vendors) along with making sure it's clean. A bigger Safeway. Associates are nice and helpful. There is a (free) parking garage, and a bottle drop, along with a Starbucks. read more

This Safeway has gotten truly awful. There's never no long line at the register (heaven forbid they open a second one) and an even longer line at self-checkout (where at least two registers are always out of order. The staff are always flustered and impatient. The food quality is ... fine, just fine. But the experience of trying to shop here is just miserable. On top of that you're always accosted by people near the entrance and it's an unpleasant atmosphere all around. read more

I live a distance from this store, but have driven here specifically to shop here. It seems very clean, well stocked, the aisle categories are well marked. Employees are helpful and friendly. Twice I've gotten quick help to take my cart to my car and unload boxes of cat litter for me. They have great sales and Safeway stores generally have a good organic produce section. read more

I like this Safeway as it's usually not too crowded and pretty clean. They always have great deals on their meats. However, the last time I shopped here I felt I was followed around the store by employees. I'm not positive but from the moment I picked up my first item there was always an employee within about ten to 15 feet of me throughout my shopping experience. It makes me feel somewhat uncomfortable as though they think I'm shoplifting. Besides that it's a great Safeway. read more

This is the best Safeway in Portland. Maybe I'm biased because I've had so many bad experiences at other Safeway. I lived in NE and shopped at the NE Broadway location for 18 years. Stepping over street people to get in, being followed and accosted. When I moved across the River to SW, I tried going to the "UnSafeway on SW Jefferson" because it's close, but every experience was so bad and scary that I just can't go there. So the bar for me & Safeway is pretty low. A friend recommended the SE Hawthorne location since it's a quick drive over the Hawthorne Bridged and it was recently renovated. Wow, I am thrilled to have found this place. There are times when you need the large chain grocery stores, especially during the current Pandemic when I shop in bulk every 10-14 days. I'm always going to go to Trader Joes, Sheridan's and some specialty shops, but sometimes you need to do a bulk shopping that goes beyond food items. At this Safeway, there is a huge underground parking with escalators, which i prefer because I feel safer than in an elevators. The store is clean, spacious, well organized and well stocked. Except for the "usual suspects" like toilet paper, hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes, they had everything. As I entered, a gentleman was wiping down the carts and baskets. There was a station with extra wipes so I did a double clean before venturing around the store, quickly. They have a Starbucks in the corner but no time to stop! At the deli I picked up some nice medium rare roast beef for sandwiches, sliced provolone and some great rustic sourdough bread. For more protein, I selected chicken breasts which were already thinly sliced, perfect for the chicken piccata and chicken parm I plan on making. At $2.49 a pound, it was a bargain. Stocked up on fresh fruit and veggies; all looked in good condition. Grabbed some pasta, the Signature brand at 4 for $5, and some condiments. Quick run down baking aisle for brown sugar and dark chocolate chips for the mandatory quarantine baking we all seem to be doing! When I went to pick up eggs, I noticed the Lucerne shredded cheese was on sale for just $1.50 for an 8oz bag so I picked up several, Italian blend and cheddar. Grabbed two bottles of laundry detergent, half price, and was good to go. The young lady that checked my groceries was super friendly, let me bag my own items and made sure all of the sale prices and coupons rang up. I was in and out in 15 minutes and the ride from my house is about 7 minutes. Definitely happy to find another store close by where I can get the bulk of my shopping done. I understand this location recently went through a remodel and it shows. I felt safe in my surroundings, the store was clean, food was fresh, and the staff is friendly and helpful. All good. read more

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drive up and go is a joke when half of parking spots are occupied by Safeway home delivery trucks and at least one other is occupied by customers who went in the store. Also the phone goes to a voicemail that has not been set up. read more

This is my neighborhood Safeway and I come here all the time! I've always had a great experience here and found everything I need. The staff is always helpful! One time I accidentally dropped a shake here and I was so embarrassed but the staff immediately came over and cleaned everything up and was very kind. Recently they've been having a great sale on kombucha- 4/$10, can't beat that deal! It's not a huge location but they have everything you need an always a great clearance section. read more

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"David" with the little pony tail was really aggressive yesterday and smashed quite a few groceries. He's pretty rude too. We're literally customers of over 15 years. We go every Saturday, spend at least 150 bucks every time. Have the receipts to show it. I wish management would watch vids of his performance. He's always rude. read more

The Safeway store on Hawthrone has the worst delivery service. Rude drivers. Out stock always.

I've been getting my groceries here for 10 years, but Safeway has chosen to gradually barricade this location like an inner-city pawnshop, and it's gone from insulting to surreal. Before you blame it on shoplifting, walk down the street to the Hawthorne New Seasons, a nicer grocery store in the same neighborhood with zero Checkpoint Charlie vibes. That's where I'll be! read more

I popped into this Safeway in search of Zyrtec d, after being told by the pharmacy that they didn't have it in stock I turned around. I went back to the entrance I came in, when I realized there were security gates at every door and register. I walked the full length of the store front. After seeing a sign that said self checkout and store exit I headed that way. After also seeing a gate at that exit I turned to a manager I'm assuming and asked "how do I leave this store" he looked at me like I was stupid and rudely directed me towards the gate at the end of self check. I said " I didn't buy anything, I don't have a receipt so I didn't think I could get out and there's gates pretty much everywhere" he the proceeded to turn his back and walk away from me while saying " well they're working so you're going to have to get used to it. They will be everywhere" this attitude was not necessary and incredibly rude. I am a paying customer, I'm not stealing anything and you have made it insanely hard to leave your store. Don't lecture me about stealing prevention working when I haven't don't anything wrong. This is my neighbor hood grocery store but I will not be returning to this location. Get off your pedestal and get real. read more

I don't always Yelp chain grocery stores (gotta draw the line somewhere), but I went to this Safeway during a weekend trip to Portland and was struck by how nice it was, given the mostly negative reviews. Matt B. and I went with Mike K. and Gino G. to pick up a bottle of wine to drink while doing face masks and watching Drag Race in our hotel room--the perfect end to any night. Safeway wasn't our first choice. We'd been hoping to hit a cute wine shop or liquor store--surely, we thought, Portland must be teeming with these--but everything seemed to be closed after 9:30 on a Sunday. We saw there was a Safeway on our way and stopped in thinking we'd grab whatever and go. This is exactly what we did--we were there for ten minutes tops--but I was still struck by the pleasantness of our Safeway shopping experience. Parking was super easy, and the store was clean and well organized, even affirmatively appealing. We headed straight for the wine aisle and found a huge selection of bottles, many of them local or regional. We picked up an Oregon cab Mike had been curious about for $33. Check-out was quick and easy, even with all four of us olds getting carded. I don't shop at this Safeway regularly, and I'm sure it's earned its 2.5-star rating, but if you're just looking to bop in for a bottle of wine, it should serve you well. We had a great night drinking wine out of our bathroom glasses, sipping carefully through our face masks. This would've been much harder to make happen if Safeway weren't open. read more

Don't shop this store. The price for an ice cream carton is $7.49 !! One reason for that is that the store Is overrun with theft. Almost every time myself or my tenants go in there, there is someone stealing stuff, sometimes huge amounts of stuff, and walking out the front door or the back door. The store does nothing to stop them. Because of this, they come back again and again for more. They are being hit many many times a day, all day long. And the store simply adds the losses onto the prices. If this keeps up, they'll probably just close the store and we need it in our close-in neighborhood. It is shocking what goes on. And yet they do nothing to monitor the exits in any way. Even if the store wants to blame the city, they still do nothing to curb this. These people actually feel entitled to just help themselves to whatever they want. They go for the expensive stuff, leaving me to carefully shop the sales, coupons, private labels, etc.. Costco has fixed the problem, Walmart does a pretty good job, even Fred Meyers is addressing it. But not Safeway. Note to all bad guys: Shop Safeway--it's free! read more

Big modern Safeway. If you are looking for beer this has the largest assortment I have ever seen in a supermarket so you are golden in here. If you are looking for hot sauce you are pretty much shit outa luck. They have a huge aisle of beer, but only 2 brands of bottled hot sauce. La Victoria and Ortega. I feel very sorry for the folks that shop here. read more

Safeway - They have a huge isle of beer, but only 2 brands of bottled hot sauce. La Victoria and Ortega. I feel very sorry for these folks - Grocery Near Me - Portland, Oregon

This is a really clean Safeway! This location was super close to our AirBnB, so we walked over to do some preliminary grocery shopping for a hiking trip we had planned the day after. They are very well stocked with all the necessities and everything is super easy to find and organized. Bathrooms are clean, parking is convenient, and staff is pretty friendly. Other great stores are nearby as well for some convenient errands/lunch/dinner. read more

This review is specifically about my local Safeway's delivery service which they call dot.com. The dot com dept. been around for more than 5 years now. Enough time has gone by they should be well seasoned at it (pun intended). So could anyone on this planet within Safeway/Albertsons system explain how they charge your groceries (plus all the fees), and lose the order, yet the order is in the refrigerator, but they can't deliver it because they are either short on trucks, or the 3rd party door dashers aren't competent. Nice excuse. I expect more from you Safeway. You were brutal to me as an employee...well I want better. Taking both grocery money and groceries is defined as theft I believe. read more

Parked in the parking garage below and had to run up for a few things. Was gone for maybe 15 minutes and our car window was smashed. I don't know how these businesses in this city can't hire a security guard to walk the premises to assure the safety of their customers and their vehicles. Mind blowing. read more

Safeway - a car with a broken windshield - Grocery Near Me - Portland, Oregon

This has been by neighborhood Safeway for about 10-years, and for the 8-years before COVID and the two years since, there has been a dedicated core of staff at this Safeway who make it feel more like a neighborhood market than one of many in a chain. In fact, the staff are so friendly, patient, helpful, and great that every holiday I make point of getting the three our four "All Stars" and saying thank you. To give you an idea of how gracious one of the folks I adore is, Erica was so shocked at the simple thanks that she wanted to use the card to buy me coffee. These folks have worked long and committed hours at an incredibly tough time--and while I certainly sympathize with the very difficult social situation that many of the 'tougher' customers that frequent this location face...I also recognize how hard it must be on the staff to keep constant vigilance against shoplifters, known shoplifters, and blatant shoplifters...on more than one occasion I've witnessed the respectful way they approach certain challenging guests, explaining: I'm sorry, you're going to need to pay for that..." while always allowing the person being confronted to reconsider what they're trying to do with dignity. To do this day in and day out without losing it...is special. Remember, this is a big supermarket, a part of an enormous chain, and I can only imagine the ever changing corporate mandate these folks ALSO have to adhere to...if it is a nightmare...you'd never know it from the people who work here. The staff don't pick what the shelves are going to be stocked with--but they make sure the shelves are stocked, faced, and always looking sharp. Even the employees who get randomly thrust into the role of Barista at the in-store Starbucks have adopted a certain esprit de corps at this Safeway that I've experienced at none other. Go in and even if you're just buying a pack of gum, ask the checker how she or he is doing...or ask them to help you find the gum...or just smile and tell them thank you. First because they deserve it...second, because the smile they'll give you back...is alone worth the drive. read more

It really is curious that they've never updated the Hawthorne Safeway. But I'm glad they haven't and I am adding a couple stars for the nostalgia I get when I come in here. The banks and banks of ancient fluorescent light fixtures on the curved ceiling hark back to my preschool days in Idaho Falls, when my mom took me shopping at an identical Safeway on the Yellowstone Hwy (but is now a Jo-Anne's Fabric). And the ceiling tiles are nostalgic for me too, since they are the same ones we had in our rumpus room in the Idaho Falls house. So I hope they never update the interior here. If I want to shop at an updated Safeway, I can just go to the one at 39th and Powell, across the street from the swinger's club. A plus at Hawthorne Safeway is parking. There is always plenty . Note on 5/5/2015: They went ahead and updated Safeway anyway after I wrote this review. read more

Never again will I spend one penny at Safeway. They are overpriced and when I was checking out the self-aware passive aggressive female clerk ar the register told me that two of the doughnuts within the dozen purchased were pastries and charged me and additional $2.98. The clerk instead of removing the alleged pastries made a bag girl go get two more doughnuts that she carried in hand uncovered. There was chocolate all over a bag underneath. Nothing on the doughnut case said what we bought were pastries. That is an unlawful trade practice under the Oregon UTPA and is something cousin to accusing me of shoplifting. I'm filing a lawsuit against Safeway and their dreck employee who would not survive one hour in New York playing this low rent game! read more

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Some people in the neighborhood are very upset by Safeway's (lack of) process around the rebuilding of the store. Others are upset by the damage done to their homes that Safeway refuses to discuss. Others still are unhappy with the scale and design of the building. Me? All of the above. read more

The cashier working the self checkout was so rude to me when I visited today. I had clearly just made a purchase right in front of him. I asked if the store had a bathroom I could use. He sighEd as if really annoyed and said yes, then showed me a code written on paper. I said I had a hard time remembering codes and went to take a photo and he stopped me saying "we don't like people doing that, and the code changes tomorrow". I told him to forget it if it was such a problem. I hate to think how this affects elderly customers or people with medical issues who need immediate access to restrooms. He was such a jerk. read more

This Safeway has been very good to me. Truly a deluxe shopping experience. It's always pretty empty too, good for the shopper maybe bad for the business? Make sre to park beneath. It's free and you'll have a great choice of spots. Bonus points for the extra min escalator just for shopping carts. Knocked down one star because pharmacy folks can be a bit rude particularly if you're within 30 min of closing time. read more

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Safeway is such a funny place. Their store generally carries brands and products that I don't use, however, they are a block away and it's convenient to go there for toilet paper, organic stuff, beer, wine and occasionally some kind of mediocre breakfast cake for a work event. I use my club card for the discounts and it must generate such a funny shopper profile for those marketers analyzing my shopping data. I'm sure they're judging the amount of beer and wine I buy. I'm also holding a grudge about Safeway, too, from the summer before last when they were building this new enhanced "Lifestyle" format. The construction was so annoying, literally doomsday death machines vibrated my windows all day long. It was such an obnoxious project and it seemed to take forever. The construction people would park their stupid vehicles by my apartment because they ran out of room in that entire block they were capitalizing on--not to mention having a block of SE 27th closed for an uncalled for amount of time. When the project was completed, this behemoth additional 20,000 square feet space of a grocery mecca literally blocked the sun from shining on my apartment. It's not like they use all that space. There's just stupidly high ceilings and empty guard tower looking things. I would have given this store only one star, but the reason I gave two is what keeps me coming back: the staff. Erika for one is awesome! There's the clerks that work the self-check out spaces and they're all great. The Starbucks guy is nice too, the manager is always friendly and i don't hear any of the supervisors treating the staff badly. Everyone smiles and I feel that over the years I've been in this neighborhood I'm getting to know these people. To summarize, if you like processed, mainstream proctor gamble bovine growth hormone GMO stuff, this store would be a 4 or 5 star. If you're like me, you can get a limited amount of basics for survival plus a nice choice of beer or wine. read more

Safeway - The new and improved ginormus Safeway - Grocery Near Me - Portland, Oregon

idk its my favorite safeway around here. easy covered parking, a clean and stocked store in a cute neighborhood. never had a problem with any of the employees and once one of them tried to help me figure out why my apple pay wasnt working in check out. Not the best produce- but they still have it. Id probably just go to whole foods, new seasons, or market of choice for fresh produce but thats just because im able to. Otherwise the produce at this safeway is perfectly fine and theres always plenty. Also the app makes u save hellaaaaaa koney especially if ur using the points for gas too read more

Don't order delivery unless you like waiting all day and then not receiving your order. You can call Texas and spend your time trying to find out what is happening, but they won't know. The store itself acts as if they have nothing to do with the delivery end. When I called at 10 pm trying to trace the order, they had NO WAY of contacting the order. Is this a national store chain that took my money and wasted my time, or some 2 person operation working out of a closet in someone's house? So, next day, no food, I have to work online so I can't go out, and I'm sick from smoke fumes. No food. Thanks, Safeway--that's the last you'll ever see of me. DON'T get fooled by the website--you won't get what you need from this place. read more

The bad reviews are absolutely elitist. When you have 4 or 5 different organic grocery stores near you.. you become a snob and forget that some grocery stores exist In this country that still sell expired food. Appreciate what you have you crazy hippies. Clean, affordable and always eerily empty.. What is not to like? The bakery with their perfect 1.49 French bread still brings back wonderful nostalgic memories when I was a weee little tot. Produce is always decent, prices are fair and there is an escalator that takes my lazy ass to and from my food shopping. I love this big box store. read more

Absolutely awful customer service from an employee named Elaine at the self checkout station. Rude, unhelpful, brusque, patronizing. All this during the course of buying a single bottle of water. Come to think of it, it's weirdly impressive that she packed so much clueless, miserable behavior into just a couple of minutes. Zero stars. read more

I was in a rush i go to Starbucks I try to get a grande pikes he doesn't have any he just ran out he asked me to wait 4 minutes for a cup of coffee drip coffee instead of making a single cup for me he wants me to stand around for four minutes someone needs to retrain this guy because it's not good service horrible I left very unhappy read more

Snazzy new garage with plenty of parking. But this newly remodeled...actually completely rebuilt...space falls short in ways that I find confusing, but only one of which will I go on about ad nauseum in this review: They will pay someone to individually label the ripe avocados with stickers that say "ripe," but when it comes time to check out, and you've forgotten your cloth hippie bags in your OTHER Volkswagen bus, they will give you paper bags without handles. For a store that lives on a popular public transit line (shout out to Bus #14), in a neighborhood that prides itself on biking, skateboarding, walking, skipping, and jumping everywhere, why would you offer handle-less paper bags? After spending millions of dollars to build your snazzy new parking garage (where there is always, always, (did I mention always?) ample parking), is the cost savings that worth it? Even knowing that people can bike, walk, skip, or jump mere blocks down the street to either Freddie's or New Seasons and get handled bags? Step up, Safeway, c'mon! /end rant +1 star for the ripe avocado stickers. It really saved me the trouble of manhandling every avocado in the store. read more

I was having a terrible day today. Popped into Safeway on the way home ready to be annoyed by the experience based on the kind of day I've had. Erika R turned that around. The line was long, I'd overheard from some employees talking to each other that a few people had called out, plus it was "rush hour." Erika was sweet as pie, though, even though it was obvious that she'd had a long day. She made me laugh, she was warm and engaging and made me feel like much more than just an obstacle she had to get through to reach the end of the line. She actually made me feel like a friend she had known for years. She was patient and kind with me when I messed up the transaction by putting in my card too early. I've had the pleasure of going through her line once or twice before, but today she was really the highlight of my day. I'd also like to mention that the young gentleman with brown hair and glasses who works at this Safeway as well (Justin? Jared? Pretty sure it's a J name). He's always awesome. The 5 stars are for the employees only. The store itself is just your standard, run-of-the-mill Safeway. It doesn't have ANY cell reception though fyi. read more

Every time I go to a Safeway I swear I'll never go back. For many reasons, but overall that the place just seems to work against a shopper, from the incredibly limited counter hours (deli, seafood) to the super inconvenient savings card (I carry different bags and everytime I go to Safeway I've gotta get another stupid card to save two bucks on shiraz, or whatever. moving on.) But sometimes I work weird hours. And Safeway is (for Portland anyway) the grocery equivalent of Denny's: "hey, it's late." And so the other night, after leaving work post Fred Meyer hours, I stopped by this Safeway to pick up some aforementioned shiraz. And as I approached the automatic doors a (small) rat ran out. And he was not pushing a cart. And I turned and got back in my car, and went home wine-less. And pouted. Stupid rat. read more

My 13 1/2 month old daughter has been fighting a fever and I needed to get Pedialyte in a pinch. When I arrived just a couple minutes past closing which I thought was 10:30pm I was turned away and told to check Walgreens which was closed too. Thanks for nothing, Fred Meyer! Lost a customer even if you're closer than Safeway where I went next. There were still customers checking out. It was an emergency and I needed just one thing right next to the registers. Your staff should have more heart but instead lack even a pulse!!! read more