This was my first time to the Auburn location. Definitely a lot bigger and busier than the one we…read moreusually go to off of the freeway near Davis. They have a full kitchen menu so we tried out both of their Wagyu burgers. I liked my Wagyu smash burger a little more than the gourmet wagyu burger. They both came with veggies and were the same price so it's just a matter of preference on the style of burger patty. But both were cooked nicely and I liked the fresh veggies. They still have their signature pies and market side for all kinds of little goodies and market items to buy. I loved that they had so many milkshake options too, I wanted them all! I ended up going with the fresh peach one just because it was in season and it didn't disappoint. It was perfectly sweet and peachy but not in the artificial way. I just wish I had enough room to get the POG freeze, but next time! They have plenty of seating outside if you want to eat your meal and or dessert right away. I'll definitely keep this location in mind when we are in the area again.

Came in an hour before closing and the place is still buzzing with a ton of people either waiting…read morefor their food or going straight to the market for the pies. I was one of the pie people. Having had Ikeda's Marionberry Pie before, I knew the quality and expected such. The quality was there and I liked how the pies were readily available for you to grab and go. What made a terrible impression and made this visit one I wish I did not take, making me give 3 stars out of 5, was the young woman who checked me out. I ordered 4 pies and two were gifts so I asked for two extra bags. She answered in an annoyed way that they're $.25 each. No problem I said and paid for them. This extra one minute really seemed to have bothered her and it's terrible that she made me feel unvalued in such a short amount of time. She seemed to be eager to help the party behind me, which is great but she had no finesse in her customer service. I believe she could've made my experience completely different and still acknowledge the people after me. She made it seem as if I'm less important of a customer than they were. She also didn't bag my 4th pie which was awkward because she gave me the bags there. I'll be back but I won't be in a hurry like I was before. These small personal nuances are what makes small businesses great. When you're client facing it's so important to know this. It doesn't take much to be kind or provide great service.

Overall we didn't really care for Auburn, but ended up having a small lunch/snack at The Auburn…read moreBodega. The honey loved his sandwich and my hummus+vegan tuna salad+carrots+cucumber box was amazing. It really hit the spot after having some trouble finding a veggie-based restaurant in the area. The service was friendly and they have quite a bit of outside seating out front and in back. The biggest issue are the kids items next door smell so if you're sensitive, either plan to sit indoors or take you items to-go.

Oh my lord--SO SO AMAZING!!! The service is so friendly and patient. This was my first time here so…read moreit took me a while to decide what I want. They have fantastic gluten free sandwiches and coconut flour wraps. I chose the dealers choice because it all sounded so good and I made the right choice! They use soy free mayo too so if you have a soy allergy like me--you're in the clear! I will definitely be back after my next hike. It's the perfect way to unwind on the patio in the sunshine or shade. They also have the best nut based queso dip with clean ingredients. You'd never know it's not cheese and I'm a cheese fanatic! My friends love this store and make it a point to drive all the way from Sacramento to shop/eat here.

This is specifically for the floral department…read more I just left after spending some time with Alice, this absolutely lovely woman who helped me pick and arrange some flowers for my mother who is in the hospital. She was so knowledgeable of the types of flowers to use and Offered great suggestions in the arrangement. Totally 10 star review if there was such a thing on yelp. Very much appreciated... Thank you so much, Alice!

my favorite grocery store but omg okay listen; they have this lil "game" at the door saying…read moresomething like "help us find hank and get a treat if found.." hank is a stuffy they are hiding around. i looked for him while i waited for my sandwich. i found hank. walked up to one of the clerks a woman with brown hair and glasses looked up and said "it's going to be a minute" and i said that's okay i just wanted to tell you i found hank! the look on this lady's face like i was soooo inconveniencing her was bizarre. she said okay i can take him and i went to my check out got my stuff and then here's the fun part. i walked back over to her she was doing something so i asked "would you like me to take hank to another representative I don't want to bug you" and girl goes "no." so im a lil stumped and she looks at me again like im bugging tf outta her and says "this is only for kids" in the most condescending way ever looking at me like i'm a total idiot for even attempting to find him. don't put a game out for your shoppers and then get upset at them for playing the game. she could've handled that so much better and with some kindness. i left feeling stupid it was fun to try and find him but geez not fun getting looked at like a nuisance. first rude employee i have ever encountered. she made me feel very small i don't know if she knows that words have impact no matter what age you are a little kindness goes a long way. i wasn't expecting anything big, thinking maybe the treat was like a sticker or a cookie maybe a coupon, but she took all the fun away from it. i will return but i will no longer try and find hank. please update your sign add something like "kids only" "for kiddos" so someone else doesn't try and find him just to leave the store feeling like a nuisance.

We love our Auburn Briar Patch. I'm so happy they expanded into a second location, because this is…read morenow our preferred Briar Patch. The layout of the store is fantastic. Their meat section and their frozen section also seem bigger than the other Briar Patch, and often have a variety of great options that you can't otherwise find in the area. Briar Patch also has the best produce I've possibly ever had, and the coolest thing is that a lot of it is local. Sometimes I wish we could clone this one, fantastic employees and all, and put it in Nevada County!

There are many nice things I could say about this place but when you pack $80 worth of groceries…read moreinto one bag and smash my stuff, I'm not happy

This place is wonderful for our small town. They have great produce, great prices, and everything…read moreyou need for a home cooked meal. If you don't feel like cooking at home, you can pick up a sandwich at their fresh to made sandwich bar. The sandwiches here are fabulous. You can even get them toasted!

The boars head sandwiches are bomb!! The counter lady who made my sandwich (Michelle) was funny,…read morepatient, and made a good sandwich that wasn't messy. I will return !

I needed to find certain products per my physician to jump start my thyroid. I decided to stop at…read moreSunrise Natural Foods in Auburn. I was greeted right away and asked if I needed help? Yes, please!!! Rebecca was simply awesome! She knew exactly where to look. She found everything but one item. Turns out it was no longer sold over the counter. But she suggested "Thyroid Care Plus". It contained everything and selenium. She saved me money and this product is better than buying everything separately and taking multiple pills. Win, win! I definitely be returning to this store! Thank you!

They are very expensive and tries to sell you products you don't need at a high cost. You can't…read morereturn anything even if you get sick from the product. Do not go there!!!

I am so a frequent flyer at this safeway location. Rarely am I here early in the morning, but if I…read moream, I am tempted to grab a coffee from the Starbucks conveniently located just inside the doors on the left side of the store. On my recent visit, I was inspired my a Yelp Elite Event at Belly Barbecue in Folsom. On a previous visit, I picked up some tri-tip... just an awesome tip *do not buy the untrimmed tri-tip. It may even be at a lower price, but there is honestly there is so much fat to take off of it, if you like to trim your meat, you will be disappointed with the end result. Just buy the trimmed meat. They're bigger, too! On this visit, I picked up pork spare ribs at the good price of $5 for every 2 pounds. The rack comes out to around $9-$13+. Some of them are frozen, but that's ok. So be sure to plan ahead when buying these. Next, I decided on what sides I wanted with this bbq tray I was inspired to make. I decided on the loose bulk green beans. I grabbed a red onion to add to them and I have the garlic at home. Who doesn't like tri-colored pasta?? Well shame on you if you don't!! While I'm the produce section, I grabbed cherry tomatoes. I usually stick with the Briella brand of tri-colored noodles. A Best Foods mayo that was on sale for $3.50 each (there was a limit of 2). I also got the black olives and artichoke hearts in the same aisle. Don't forget to pick up Wishbone's Italian dressing.. it just goes best with this pasta salad. Onto dairy!! I like to add pepper jack and medium cheddar cheeses.. cubed.. and finally, my secret ingredient... Mrs. Dash! Shhhhh! Since I cook and bake by taste, I couldn't give you any exact measurements, but trust the process and experiment and taste as you go... I was helped today by Terri. I have had quite a few amazing conversations with Terri, who also loves to cook. He is always smiling when I see him. He has picked things off the top shelf for me, walked out with me to load up my groceries.. a true honest hard worker here at Safeway. Be sure to tell him hello if you get a chance! He is always there buzzing around this beautiful clean store. My bbq tray turned out fan-fricken-tastic. All of my ingredients were from Safeway in my picture below. My bbq sauce was Kinders brand, their medium bbq flavor was the perfect finishing touch on these ribs!

A nice Safeway almost in the middle of nowhere. Ok, it's not really that rural, but it's quite far…read moreaway from the city or even from Roseville. The wife had me stop here on our way to friends' house in North Auburn on July 4th for a party. We didn't want to drag ice cream and cold fruits up from the valley and have everything melt and get warm so this was the perfect stop. This store looks pretty new. It's pretty much like all the other Safeway which is our main go to supermarket. We got the ice cream and cherries we were bringing to the potluck and then we were on our way. The parking lot is plenty big, shared with a Famous Footwear on one side and a Ross store on the other, so no problem finding spots. All in all, a well kept and spacious store with plenty of stock and fairly friendly staff. Probably a local favorite for stocking up in more hazardous weather condition seasons without having to go all the way down to Rocklin for Costco.

A smaller style boutique that happens to have organic food/produce/small amount of Organic…read moreproducts. GORGEOUS COLORFUL LOCAL FRESH EGGS!! The thrive on REAL CLEAN PRODUCTS The lady that was working there was very nice and helpful!! ORGANIC EVERYTHING!! I'm trying to eat as clean as I possibly can. I was born in the late 60's and my Mom went back to work in the early 70's. So we bought pre ready to make foods. Well after 50 years of basically eating crap for the most of my life I FINALLY realized "You ARE what you eat"!! OH and she was tasting these organic tallow beef potato chips! WOW!!! Reminded me of when I was a small child. I have not have REAL CLEAN potato chips since I was a toddler! Haha! I bought them too! Oh and their expensive lasagna noodles were soooooo great! I did not realize the little bag can make 3-9x13 casserole dish. So it wasn't as expensive as I assumed. I will be back!! And soon!!

Adorable Market! So many things you can't find elsewhere. I get regenerative bacon here, no grains…read moreno soy... Just pasture raised pigs. Almost impossible to find. I also get my corn chips and potato chips from here and they fry them in tallow instead of seed oils! They have connections with all the local farms, organic produce, dairy, eggs.....a must see.

Worse deli service so slow can't even scoop prepared food in a reasonable amount of timeread more

I think your digital deals are completly wrong. Confusing,often don't work, and must buy multiple's…read moreunfair to retired couples who buy singles. You also have, sometimes 4 different costs, on 1 product in a weeks time. You often run out of your best deals on the first day of your sale. There is one last thing, are all grocerie stores owned by the same company? One store has chicken on sale, they all have it on sale. One store changes their newspaper ad, they all change. Hint, help your custmers, DON'T CHEAT EM!!!

If the meat department doesn't step it up, I will not be buying meat from this Smart & Final…read moreanymore. I like coming to S&F. They have really good competitive prices on their produce (3 bunches of green onions or cilantro for $.99). The bulk items they sell come in handy for one of my jobs. Today, we stopped by to pick up some groceries for my sweet friend since she had surgery recently. She was craving chili cheese dogs. First, I got an onion. I went with red because I like that bite vs the white onion. After produce, I picked of some of the Smart & Final brand "First Street" medium shredded cheddar. Not too far away, the hotdogs. I'm not a Ballpark fan, I like to usually go with Nathan's, but today, we are trying a new brand, Hoffman's. These were pretty big. Last but not least, we got some buns. Again, we went with the store brand. The crossiants that come in boxes of 9 are only $6 and I think they are the best grocery store crossiants you can get anywhere. They make stunning sandwiches. I'm addicted to finding out what plants they'll have for sale next (right now, there are beautiful orchids). Last year, they had some of the biggest, prettiest monstera plants for only $40 (I have had mine for a year now). I always like to check out the meat department. They have good deals on chicken. My friends like to his steaks here. However... Today, I noticed how much blood from the meat packages was leaking onto the shelves and it was all over, along the entire shelf. There was so much on the shelves it was disturbing! Dry and wet in places. This is very unsanitary and can you imagine the cross-contamination happening here? People can get sick. Since there were not any employees around, I had to wait until I checked out to let the cashier know. She seemed to know that they were setting up to clean the shelves very soon, but I feel like it should never be like this. You can see from my previous reviews that I do enjoy coming here. Today, I just happen to notice the meat department needs to do some major cleanup. I'm not sure how long it has been like that, but I feel like I have never seen it this bad at any other grocery store. This review was posted to the wrong store 20 days ago. After bringing it up to the woman at the register 20 days ago, the disgusting shelves are still a problem.

Organized food that's fresh and has good prices! I actually went into this one to buy a toothbrush…read more while on vacation but it's much like the one near my home. They don't jam every inch 20 feet high here like some grocery stores and you can actually find things with easy signs to follow as well.