This has to go down as one of the best places in E. Tremont to make thinly sliced, fried…read moreeggplant... and these folks aren't even Italian. This is S&W in E.Tremont. Guys here also carry a variety of veggies and have several aisles of fully stocked shelves. One side of their large glass counter has the deli meat+ cheeses, followed by pre-packaged mixed greens, Salad toppings and prepared meals- which they can heat up. On days I don't bring lunch to work, I get an eggplant sandwich with lettuce/tomatoes or go for the eggplant on mixed greens with other veggies- that are both winners for me. The Spanish-speaking guys working on the kitchen side are always helpful and know my picky ways and the owners are friendly. Budget-friendly is not. But know this- S&W comes handy on this end in E. Tremont.

I don't normally pan businesses because I know any given day you can have a bad experience. But…read moreS&W deli is ridiculous!!!! Roll was $1.50 ok no biggie. Luckily I said no to toasting it because it was an extra .50 TO TOAST IT. WHAT?!?! And then I got four buttered rolls that look like this. I didn't have the time to go back and complain, but unfortunately they have lost a customer. Completely absurd.

Beware... in the past few weeks, I've was double charged for items! The store and employees are…read morenice but they don't move the items to the bagging area... which would help with not double scanning items!

I like the selection at this, Dollar General, has many more useful products than the nearby dollar…read moretree. I happened to ask the manager Mohammed if they had a senior day. He thought for a minute and said, yes, Wednesdays we give seniors 10% additional off. I was so happy my $12 purchase came to a little more than $10 only because I asked. Thank you to the staff of Dollar General, College Point, Queens, the store is clean and well supplied.

Much more updated, clean and very organized. Friendly, polite staff. Offers a good variety of…read moreitems. From time to time can find name brand products. Good helium balloon selection. Free parking lot attached to building.

Only good thing about this store is the product. If I can't find something in a smaller local…read morestore, i'll go to this one. the selection is wide. terrible service. rude and unhelpful workers. the item value and quality was bad but that is obviously expected.

I enjoy coming to this location but depending on time rush hour traffic can be insane come either…read moreearly or later on during the evening. They have Petco, Target, T.J.Maxx a few restaurants such as Applebees and Sarku of Japan. Watch out when parking some of these people are blind to other cars around them.

Free parking most of the stores on the upper level. Target is downstairs but can also be reached…read morefrom the top Target TJ Maxx Chipotle Wine & Liquor Apple's Bees Subways T-Mobile Five Guys Havana Starbucks Beauty Supply Pet Land Urgent Care Popeyes

Great shop with a variety of video games, card products (Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic The Gathering),…read moreand collectibles. They carry retro games cartridges (Game Boy Color, NES, and even Atari!). My son enjoyed looking through the boxes of Pokémon cards.

This place is a really clean and bright looking store- John, who was working there, had told me…read morethis establishment has been open for around 10 years, and gotta say they do a great job maintaining the place. This place sells all types of video games - there's a whole aisle of them, if not more. I saw old game boy colors, figurines (saw some from the final fantasy VII Remake!) , and even wireless guitars from guitar hero. This store helped buy off old Yu Gi oh cards for me, and bought most of my cards (all except the Unlimited edition ones, which they informed me didn't cost much) from me for 30-40% of the original price. I mentioned I was cleaning out some old toys that we had at home, and they mentioned that they could buy them off me if they were of some value. Overall, John was really helpful and patient in explaining in layman's terms the process buying and selling things whether online or in person, which I totally appreciate.

Great prices on all household items. They have a wide selection of clothing for men. Service was…read moreattentive when i needed help. I bought furniture and bedding items. And they have parking.

If Lot-Less Closeouts & Raymour Flanagan had a baby, it'd be Cee & Cee. Beyond the Kmarts or…read moreTargets, this Soundview neighborhood discount store, is another way to get an inexpensive home fix on a budget. I will add, when I'd searched for seasonal items in big stores in the past, Cee & Cee always came to the rescue- because it's stores like this that will surprise you with their merchandise. This hugely popular 2-floor store carries clothes, bathroom items, kitchen stuff, living room stuff, some school items, plastic bins and containers and furniture (which will probably won't even last a month). But keep your eye peeled on Cee & Cee- because you just might find that unexpected item.

I'm super amused that Yelp wants me to review every single placed I've checked into…read more The best thing about Deal$ is the puzzle section. Most of the puzzles are terrible photos that someone shouldn't have been paid to take. But there are a few awesome 500 piece puzzles that are a buck each. I highly recommend the jelly bean puzzle if you're up for the most frustrating hours of your life. Also the office supplies are pretty great. But there's always a very long line.

Deal$ or Deals, as it is commonly known, is a $5 and under discount store located right next to…read moreFamily Dollar, its competition. Located on 14th Ave in a mini shopping center called Whitestone Shopping Center with a parking lot in College Point, the Deals$ store is much larger than the Family Dollar. The Deal$ chain is owned by my favorite dollar store chain, Dollar Tree. Compared to the Family Dollar next door, I feel the Deal$ store is more organized and has a store "feel" to it with actual Deal$ flyers at the store's entrance. The day I came to visit, I was looking to buy some inexpensive hangers and I found a ten pack of hangers for, which seems to be a better deal than buying the Dollar one for maybe three hangers. Each aisle has similarly-grouped products so it is easier to shop and look for specific items. The right side of the store starts from home items and the left side of the store is food and drinks. There is usually only one cashier working, but there maybe two during times of necessity. A lot of the products sold at Deal$ is also sold at Dollar Tree. While Deal$ doesn't seem to be too bad of a place, the feeling of things costing me over a dollar doesn't make me feel too good because I'll always be pricing everything in my head to see if it is actually cheaper than if I bought it somewhere else. When items are a dollar, I only need to think: yes or no? Because of these reasons, I'm still missing Dollar Tree. PRO: Discount items, parking lot CONS: Products sold may be more than a dollar

Not the most organized store but there are so many great finds here! You def have to look through…read morewell esp for the hair/makeup items but i do like the selection offered here. I wish they would be more organized like they keep the home items

Discounted items for less here…read more Be willing to take the time to look through items. When you do, you'll no doubt find something useful for your home, kitchen or closet. When that happens, be prepared to walk out with five other things, plus the one thing you wanted. Shelves are generally stocked and organized. During the holidays not so much. Checkout lines are always long if you come midday. Going off peak when they first open allows no wait time. Staff I've encountered at this T.J.Maxx have always been helpful and cordial. T.J.Maxx, a good addition to the neighborhood.