Helpful Staff! I've had numerous experiences where staff go out of the way to find things for me. Today it was night manager, Matt, (I believe) who must have seen my puzzled look, asked if he could help, then later double checked if I'd found the item I needed. Previously I've had staff decipher my wife's handwriting on the shopping list to find an obscure item. The time before that I needed something, staff couldn't find it at first, he tracked down his manager, and located the item. I could go on. Besides that S&F is open early, great prices, good selection, especially needed bulk items. Thank you S&F Extra! staff. read more

When you need a bulk of items and you don't feel like the headache of the parking crunch, the long checkout lines, or the pathetic food samplers at Costco, this is the place. S&F has been around for decades helping small businesses with their supplies. I have been going there for 20 years (this location is only about 15 years old) buying things at discount prices. Their meat and product selections are good, that have great prices on soda and beer. Their wine selection is decent. If you need a bulk pack of TP and some bottle water, I recommend coming here and quickly getting what you need. The truth is, when you compare prices with Costco, this place holds up with a lot less hassle of the things mentioned above. read more

I USE to enjoy a place without membership where u can buy in bulk for cheap, until the previous weekend. I bought a 12 pack of one my favorite drinks which was the Fuze: Green Tea. It was the ONLY pack left, and I thought they stopped selling them. It was quite dusty but figured it's not that old. The very next day, I come back for a full refund, and you know why? The expiration on the packet read "Exp: 5-10-10" "HOLY CRAP MAN!!" Now look at the date of this review, and again I said this happened last week when I bought it. Smart n Final, any brownie points you might have had have officially expired, if not deteriorated!! read more

This is your typical smart and final. The store was very clean, well stocked and the aisles were free of clutter. The organization is odd as you would not expect energy drinks to be stored with the wine and fine spirits. Prices are good and I like that you no longer need a "loyalty card" to get the discounts. The parking lot is horrendous! It's another one of Irvine's well planned master communities with great shopping centers with terrible parking. PARKING TIP: park away from the store (one or two aisles) as there is a lot of traffic! read more

I stopped into this Smart & Final but usually shop at the Costa Mesa location. Will not return. Planning on buying a cheesecake for co workers. Young female "manager" not customer focused for a basic inquiry. read more

No refund. They replaced the baby backs. Took them home to my freezer immediately. Defrosted in the fridge opened them today and the odor... I almost wish the problem was with me., but it's not. And I have NO doubts. read more

A-OK is how I currently feel about this Smart & Final. There was sign out front that said they were doing some new construction on the building or inside? Either way, this place needs an update STAT, or some better lighting inside. + Torani syrups - Lackluster selection of flavors. The S&F in Lake Forest has a million different flavors, so I was bummed that this one only had the most popular flavors. I only went in for the Torani stuff, so I didn't venture down any of the other aisles. Guy who checked me out was very nice, for 8:00am on a Sunday! Props to him. read more

Pros: - The newly upgraded design is much more appealing than before. The store is clean and spacious. - The produce looked fresh and was reasonable in price. -Many different sales throughout the store during grand re-opening. -Lines were short for checkout and market was not overpacked. Cons: - Not as much selection as other stores like Ralph's or Sprouts. Limited due to the size. read more

Cheapest place for prune juice (about dollar cheaper). I think their large wall of grains and beans are pretty cool. Flax seeds! read more

One of the nicer Smart & Final's but then again this is Irvine. My go-to spot when buying items for work. Staff are a bit more competent than some of the other Smart & Final's I've called when I was looking for sauerkraut, which the staff here knew what I was talking about while another store was completely clueless. Staff are helpful and nice to see they train and employee staff with disabilities. Parking can be a bit of challenge though since it's shared with a bunch of business and this on a weekday before the lunch rush. read more

The closest type of store I could compare this to would be Seiwa, since it has some restaurant items like scoops for French fries. The shelves are nice and tall and everything is usually displayed in individual or bulk packaging, but usually not both for the same product unlike Seiwa. Some interesting things that one can buy here are takeout boxes, the stuff you put in a cotton candy machine to make cotton candy, and shaved ice syrup. I just bought something tiny. It went slowly, but we got it done anyway. The cashier looked a little bored. Restrooms are nice. read more

Last month I walked into this store for the first time. I was attending a birthday lunch in the same plaza. I was absolutely shocked at how beautiful, clean, and organized the produce section was! The fruits and vegetables were the best quality out of all the grocery stores I have ever been to. And the floor was sparkling clean. I was very impressed. My only regret is that I live too far from this store to shop there regularly. Kudos to the Smart and Final Irvine employees for their excellent work! read more

Just spent $300 on supplies for my classroom. I teach cooking, and ASB so as you can imagine I buy a lot of bulk. Big heavy bags of flour & sugar as well as a wide variety of stuff for student activities. I had two carts my husband and I were dealing with that I had to pay for with two separate accounts because the stuff was for two separate classes. Jessica was our checker and she could not have made me feel less valued as a customer. She was annoyed by the two cart and the two payment method we needed. She scolded us for pulling the giant bags of sugar and flour out of the cart. She was irritated that I had a bottle of molasses that was broken(not my doing, it was oozing molasses out the bottom). We had our own reusable bags which were also apparently a HUGE inconvenience to her. All in all I am a little bummed I spent so much money in this store, but I needed all the supplies. read more

You really need to check the expiration dates on all of your purchases at this location. I purchased a bag of frozen Jolly Green Giant corn yesterday and when I got it home, I noticed the sell by date is Sept. 15, 2018 - over a year ago! read more

Way better than Costco (You don't get charged for the privilege to shop there). Prices are slightly more expensive (cents) and is where i go when we have a BBQ. -Josh read more

It's getting interesting how the customer service here is lacking. Went in just to get a couple of items and while the stockers are very helpful the checker, Victor is very stoic and well rude. He asked me a question and I responded but he decided to do what he wanted to do anyways. Well, don't ask me a question if you are going to do what you want anyways. Even if I'm just buying milk you can at least say thank you when you hand me the receipt. But he did turn his back on me when he was talking to the checker behind him while he was scanning my milk. Nice added touch, don't you think? Victor needs some customer service training in my opinion. Last I checked if you are rude to your customers, your customers won't come back, and you won't have customers to be rude to when you don't have hours to work. read more

Great place to get bulk snacks for your sports teams of all ages. Avoid the lines at Costco and pop in here for your quick purchase and save a little money doing it. read more

It's the best place to go for bulk items when you don't have time to sit in line at Costco. It's a little on the expensive side but well worth the convenience. read more

I don't know what to make of this cross between Costco, Restaurant Depot and WalMart. They sell cheap empty calorie food for the most part. Thought the produce here can be cheap, unless you own a business where you need cheap products quickly and conveniently, don't bother. read more

Bought a redbull all I had was a 100 dollar bill. Cashier didn't count my change back. I assumed it was all there. Got shorted 10 dollars.

Seems like a good location. I honestly only go here when work needs a supply we are out of, and they usually have that item in stock so it makes everything fairly easy and routine. read more

I'm a fan for 2 words (initially): Tropical Skittles. It's also the best place to go when you have 15-20 minutes to kill while your Meat Lovers pizza is cooking. I did this today and found a box of Tropical Skittles. Oh how my teeth ached when I saw that blue box sitting on the shelf. The other thing I got were these frozen sorbet things that come in the actual fruit's "shell" (e.g., coconut flavor comes in the coconut and pineapple comes in the... I don't know what you call it, but you get my drift, right?). My sister had given me a few that she bought from Costco. But being the cheapie that I am, I don't have a Costco card. So, Smart & Final will do. I'll return when my Skittles stash depletes. :D read more

Everybody knows about Smart & Final being cheap. If you need red cups and alcohol for a party, come here instead of Ralph's. You'll probably save 10 bucks. read more

first time at this particular location and its okay. the prices aren't that great of a sale. honestly, if you look over your local grocers and smart & finals circulars, the prices are similar and sometimes, the local grocery stores have better prices. bananas there are the best in price i've seen @ .49 cents/lb. i don't have the need to buy a gallon of tomatoes or ketchup or anything else, so if you are cooking for a mass, then this is definitely where you want to be. read more

This Smart & Final is very close to my job. What can I say, it's Smart & Final, big quantities at a decent price!

Awesome! Especially since the renovation! My go to store when I don't feel like driving to Costco. The prices aren't bad but still better than expensive Ralph's. Nice and clean with good customer service. read more

For a discount store, it is considerably clean with good pricing and good selection. I buy organic milk here in bulk and it's the same as at whole foods and Bristol farms but much less pricy. read more

This Is the Smart and Final that I shop at. I don't go there often but when I do, that means they have some good deals. This time it was ground beef for $1.99 a pound. That's a great price! I bought some and also some sausage patties. The sausage patties make a great breakfast sandwich. All in all, our trip was a good one. Got a few deals out of our trip. read more

I discovered years ago, when all the local Grocers went on strike- an was so glad I found this gem! to this day, I am a regular customer, and I see a lot of the same familiar staff faces, they are always helpful, happy ! The store looks great after the remodel, I love it here! THE best perk for me, they sell very ripe bananas too- perfect for making banana bread and smoothies ! Thank you for being one of my favorite places to shop! TK read more

Had a bad experience because this worker named Pete, very bad customer service and terrible attitude! No longer going there and sticking with Ralph's! read more

My husband bought ground turkey there five days ago....I pulled it out of the fridge today to use and it expired three days ago. I called the store manager offered to refund or replace the turkey....no hassle! read more

This place is A-ok as is, but I understand it is scheduled for a remodel this fall and will begin to sell fewer bulk items and more grocery and read-to-eat meals. read more

I've been going to S/F since they opened. In general I like going there as it's a good supplement to Trader Joe's products. But something happened this week that really bothered me. I was in the check out lane and there was an Asian lady in front of me. She had a large amount of corn on the cobb. The S/F check out clerk asked her why she had so much corn and whether she had a restaurant. The lady didn't respond while she was getting into her purse. The clerk looked at me with a weird look on her face. I could tell the customer didn't speak much English and wasn't comfortable getting into a conversation. The clerk said. "Don't you understand English?" She responded "Only a little." Then the clerk said "you live in America and don't understand English?" The customer just looked down and gathered her corn into her cart. I thought it was such a rude thing to say. First of all, it's none of her business what language she speaks. Why put her on the spot when she could tell she wasn't comfortable speaking English. And as far as I know, it's not a requirement to speak English to shop in S/F!! I guess I should have asked the clerk if she really thinks her bejeweled fingernails look classy. read more