This is the least impressive grocery store in my rotation, and is in dire need of a complete…read morefacelift but that doesn't mean it's complete trash. ShopRite of Carteret has been around for decades as the main source of food for those living in Carteret. To get your groceries elsewhere you'd need to go to Linden or Woodbridge. Pros: they've remodeled their prepared foods section a few years ago and there are a lot of tasty looking options, because of the local demographics there is a plethora of hard to find Indian and Hispanic cooking ingredients, there is a very large selection all around (I typically shop at Wegmans and while they have everything I need, sometimes they don't have certain brands or new items that I want and shoprite does). Cons: there is a dingy feel but it's not a dirty store (probably due to it just being very old and not updated), there is a very mixed bag of clientele here which is a good thing but sometimes it's hard to know what to expect, cashiers are ok- most are high school students which is fine but for the most part their priority isn't your shopping experience it's talking to their friend one line over, I've had multiple experiences where I was charged for someone else's item or the cashier did not use the coupons I gave or they rang up the same item multiple times even though I was only purchasing one- not a huge deal and they can take care of it at the courtesy counter but this literally always happens here and nowhere else. The biggest issue I have is that a manager needs to be called for every little function that is out of a normal transaction, this includes but is not limited to: use of food stamps (common in Carteret), use of checks, price discrepancy, etc, this really makes the line super slow. The produce also tends to go bad before the produce from any other store I shop in, and the selection of organic foods is very small but is at least increasing. 3/5

Trash everything is always rotten, customer service is ass and employees never help, 0 stars if i…read morecould and hopefully they go out of business

they need new carpet in the produce area, may be a bright multicolor next time. The parking lot is…read moredark,, you need a quarter to use the shopping carts, they are cheap with the ginger and their sushi, they put very little ginger. However the staff are always friendly and that makes up for everything else.

I have been shopping at this shoprite for about a year with no problem. Yesterday, 6/17/25, I was…read morefollowed down several aisles but two workers that happen to be Hispanic. Both were making comments about whether or not I was a thief. So I very clearly asked out loud why am I being followed? Both continued speaking in Spanish. Two Latin employees both racially profiling a customer. Afterwards I was followed out of the store by security.

I wanted to pick up a rotisserie chicken (costco is closed today for the holiday), so Walmart was a…read moregood enough alternative at the last minute. To my surprise, theirs are only one dollar more ($6), and delicious, too. I picked up a few other items on my way to the register. The store was moderately crowded, I didn't expect that on a holiday. But, it's the weekend so it also made sense. Tip: the parking lot can be a zoo any time or day of the week. Peruse the lanes carefully.

Clean but very very crowded. Just needed a few items and had to wait and search for them. Very…read moresimilar to Walmarts I frequent at home, just took time to weed through the crowed store this day. But got what I needed. Other than having to search found everything but time is the issue when you are in a little hurry.

The store is clean but the layout is a bit confusing. Items/aisles don't flow in any particular…read moreway. The chicken wings seemed a bit gray. Some prices are better than Walmart.

they tax items that shouldn't be taxed like paper items (napkins, paper towels, bathroom tissue and…read moretissues. This store in in NJ where these things aren't taxed not NY. Are they that dumb to not know this I wouldn't do my shopping there. I've bought chicken from there that stunk & I had to take it back for a refund.

Great place to shop but also has delicious hot foods at decent prices. They make many Italian…read morefavorites, all kinds of macaroni, meats and Italian favorites. Their Chicken Cutlets are tender, and they make a delicious Eggplant Parmigiana. It's important to note their sauce tastes like homemade. I don't cook so it's the perfect place for me to stop and pick up a nice "Italian Meal" to bring home. Try it, everything is made fresh daily. You won't be disappointed. Ideal Fresh is my go to place for delicious cooked foods.. You get what you pay for. If you want delicious food go here, if you skimp on what you put in your body go to Micky Dee's . Ideal Fresh has anything and everything you could possibly need from a supermarket, so I only need to make one stop on the way home.. For me that's Ideal..

Ideal fresh is a disgusting place to shop. The prices are ridiculous. They hike up prices because…read morethey are a local grocery store and they think people are willing to pay anything. Two loafs of Italian bread will cost you 7 dollars!!! And thats only the small ones. It just yeast, water and flour. What do you think you are paying 7 dollars for? The larger Italian bread is 7 dollars on its own. If you come into the store to get essentially anything you will pay 50$. They treat their employees like absolute garbage. The place is a complete joke I urge everyone reading this: DO NOT SHOP HERE.

dont use door dash from aldi linden nj. they never have the products. poor service. don't use them…read moreat all.

This Aldi's was clean, stocked very well as compared to others. They had the Cuban Sandwich chips…read moretoo and I must say they tasted exactly like the sandwich; unbelievably tasty.