This review is specially for the Starbucks here* I want to say that my family and I absolutely love coming here in the morning because 1) the lack of a crowd and 2) the amazing staff at that kiosk. I want to specially shout out Bridget (hopefully I spelled her name correctly since I know there are different ways of spelling it) because I made a mistake regarding how I wanted my drink to be made and me being me, I was on the fence of whether or not to say something because it was my mistake, but with some encouragement from my dad, I spoke up and Bridget was amazing and kind enough to remake my drink for me! Thank you so much Bridget! read more

Grew up shopping here and continue to do so and never had a complaint except for 11/23/2025. I was grocery shopping with my mom + my 2 toddlers but my oldest was having a regular toddler meltdown, crying over a toy. At check out, I left ahead with my crying toddler while my mom finished checking out with my younger boy. As I'm walking out with my crying son, a cashier named KATHY a few aisles ahead asked the cashier I was at "Did you have any stickers for the crying baby?" (normal, valid question) and when my cashier said "no, I ran out" the cashier ahead (KATHY) responded, "well what about some Duct Tape?" suggesting my son's mouth to be taped with Duct Tape for CRYING. I couldn't believe the audacity to ask such an ignorant and senseless question especially when the check out aisles are full of other customers hearing this exchange. I went back inside the store to file a complaint with supervision and was told they'd be forwarding the complaint to management and meeting with "Kathy" over the incident. Absolutely NOT okay to ever make such a comment about another person's child. read more

This Albertsons location was renovated recently and it looks great. The inside of the store is extremely spacious and very organized and not to mention the prices for the Flowers have been adjusted to a more reasonable price which is fantastic. This location will no doubt continue to get my business as far as I can see. read more

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The employees at this Albertsons are always so friendly and helpful! That is what makes it stand out compared to similar options nearby. They have a pretty good gluten free selection, whenever a new high demand gluten free snack comes out I usually find it here first. It's always clean and organized inside and very spacious, you don't feel like you have to squeeze by people with your cart. Plenty of checkout lanes as well. read more

This location came in clutch because I had to renew my car registration. Apparently everyone also had the same idea. Because there was a line. Rather than waiting since I was 4th in line, I went around the store. As soon as you walk in, there's a starbucks there that sorta separates the store into three. A small eating / drinking area for Starbucks, the produce section on the left, and then everything else including the kiosks for the DMV, for the lottery, etc. on the right. I didn't notice a ton of staff on the floor. I needed direction and I eventually found it on my own, but could have saved 5 minutes of searching if there were more bodies floating around. Lovely selection in the clearance section which was in the far back left (closer to the produce section). Came here at 10am on a Tuesday. A few people were here but definitely not a busy time. With the layout, I imagine even if it did get busy, it wouldn't feel as so. read more

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Great option for medium sized events (funeral reception for example). Pickup was easy and perfect. The quality of food far exceeded what you'd expect from a grocery store deli. Service was great. read more

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This location of Albertson's has so many services available for you that you can accomplish and complete a list of things on your checklist. From DMV, to Pharmacy, to Urgent Care and Starbucks, to Florist and of course grocery shopping. So much you can do!!! If using the DMV Kiosk, don't got at the end of the month. The commercial registration are due and the lines is long, but, moves faster than the DMV! read more

Albertsons - Line for the DMV Kiosk. Faster than the DMV Office!!! - Grocery Near Me - Escondido, California

I never had anything bad to say about this store, I love this store and have shopped here for manny many years. I sometimes after work if don't feel like cooking come and purchase fried chicken here. This was around 6pm 3/13/26. As soon as I started a line and someone else got behind me I heard an employee say to another employee "well that didn't last very long", I asked if they were going to make more chicken since they didn't have enough for what I wanted to order, clearly he didn't seem interested in making anymore and suggested I wait 25 to 30 minutes when it usually 15 minutes max that they ever have me wait. I was really disappointed because this has never happened at this location especially during dinner hours. read more

Love this place always have what I need always parking clean bathroom and awesome customer service. Thank you Albertsons

Big store with a large selection, and people are nice. But god forbid you need assistance with anything. I've sat waiting at the meat counter 20+ minutes several times even after asking someone to page the meat clerks. If the self checkout gets jammed due to an incorrectly scanned item you might as well start over somewhere else. The one time I needed help with the balloon section I just gave up and bought my stuff somewhere else. Typing this as I wait at the meat counter read more

This grocery store is the best grocery store in the area!! Everything is fresh and very clean. The employees are polite and willing to provide assistance when requested. read more

It's been a long time since I've shopped in an Albertson's, but I was close to here and wanted some items from the Albertson's/Vons weekly ad. The store was a relative ghost town on Saturday afternoon. Associates were not very helpful. After some frustration, I left and stopped at Vons closer to home. read more

FOR THE STAFF AT THE INSIDE STARBUCKS. Especially Teresa! She gave me a refill and THEN I proceeded to spill it all over the floor in the store at checkout. She sweetly gave me an entire replacement coffee and was so very kind about it. HOWEVER, the Albertsons staff cleaning up the spill were not happy and treated me like I was the worst bother ever. They probably did not know that I am caring for my husband who just got out of surgery so I am not myself lately. read more

Accessibility: accessible/disabled parking up front with ramps to get up to the sidewalk. Motion-activated doors to enter and motorized shopping carts available and charged! Experience: this grocery store feels much larger than other grocery stores in Escondido. The isles are pretty wide, well lit inside, the lines for check out have red squares on the floor to encourage social distancing, and they have a lot of everything you need. I needed tampons and I was happy to see they actually sell Cora Cups! I bought one of those instead of tampons. read more

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This is such a great store. The people who work there (including pharmacy) are so friendly and helpful. They have really good deals if you're a bargain shopper. This is my favorite grocery because the people who work there are kind and it makes it a stress-free experience. The store is also clean and well-stocked. read more

Not my favorite place to shop. Wish, when they have a sale on items. They would just put the items on sale. I don't like having to scan or put item on the app to get sale. The cashier was very helpful and made sure I got the specials discount ..wish I remembered her name...she gets a 5. read more

Being we spent the day in Escondido, it was only fitting to venture to a grocery store here too, picked up some snacks and waters. We literally walked the entire store. There is a cute (empty) Starbucks at the front/exit then a pharmacy that tucks Starbucks in its own area... the meat/seafood section looked filly stocked and it was very clean, spacious and still had the quarantine markers on the store for making aisle one-way. We noticed employees stalking shelves, produce and cold items. The restroom facilities were clean. While waiting for munchkin notice the employee grab some cleaner and start in the men's restroom.... we noticed only a couple registers open but everyone seemed to stand in one line for 1 register. It was a bit puzzling. In any event we ventured over to the self-swrvice checkouts which appeared to be 4 back-to-back with 2 spaced out next to each other. Self checkout was a breeze. Although there was no bags, we didn't mind as we keep extra in the car. As you walk out and before hitting the Starbucks part there is a lovely display of flower arrangements and orchids for purchase. Would definitely venture back if in the area. Not sure why this place has such 1-star reviews. read more

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From the front when you walk in..to the deli department ( I'm talking to you Diana and Rose) the experience is excellent. The produce department is on point as well as the bakery. Moving to the meat department with Raul and Gerry (Raider) is super... The folks that stock and managers that are in the isles is omnipresent and great. When you check out you get Phillip who's a personality but top shelf at his job! Go there. read more

On Friday September 2nd I had Best Experience Ever @ Grocery Store I went to 3 other Stores Vons Ralph's & Major Market they all say there Deli Department are open to 7pm But every time I go their there closed to to Short Staffing But I Stumbled into Albertsons & Amazing Employee by the name of Yuri was Sweet & Kind She's Definitely A Keeper read more

Arriana makes every single drink with love. I have seriously not had a drink this good in a year.

My mom and I shop at this store. But no longer. Yesterday Phillip was very rude to my mother. She is 82 and can't see very good and walked up to the empty line with 17 items. Yes it was the 15 items or less but no one was in line so she just walked up. I went behind her and put 5 items up. He looked at my mom and said " this express lane so you have to many items" and my mom was going to move and I said... "No"and took 2 items from my mom. This was ridiculous, not one person was behind us. This is not the first time Phillip has done this. We were paying and he yelled at the customer behind us for the same issue and they were 1 item over. I mean his eye sight and counting skills are on point but what you pay him for which should be great customer service sucks. I am sure you know this already, most employers do but don't take the actions to correct this behavior. So you are now losing a life long customer! read more

The Albertsons for you app that stores all my coupons and discounts does not link to the store or apply those coupons or discounts automatically. I have to literally argue with the attendance in order to get my discounts. The employees do not seem to deal with stress effectively. One employee who I tried to help me continued to talk over my explanations on why I deserve to discount. Then when I tried to explain to her what the problem was she just walked away to get the manager. Kudos to the manager he resolved my issue within 2 minutes that was after spending around 10 arguing with the attendance who did not have a clue on what was going on. Training is key to customer satisfaction. After going through this three times why haven't they been retrained? read more

Went in for grocery shopping and being handicap and I had a big order. I was greeted by a young lady named Mysti and she was very polite asking me if I needed help and I did reply back I did she helped me grocery shop as well as helped me with all of my belongings to the car and put them in for me, I really do appreciate all her hard work especially with it being so hot outside. Thank you Albertsons and Mysti. read more

I went to the pharmacy to get a shot and the employees seemed to be oblivious in general. I asked simple questions and the had a slacker nonchalant attitude and offered no explanation to my questions it was strange. The waiting room to get my shot was absolutely filthy with trash and dust. My experience was a bad one I hope they fix these problems. read more

Boy no one who works here is nice. It shows. Only here for a paycheck and it shows. Every attitude from all the employees are bad. Will not continue to do my business here anymore. Found expired product on the shelf , reported it , they don't care. Also could be a health hazard to the city. If they are rude and don't care produce could be dangerous to. You have been warned. There are many other stores to shop at. read more

My favorite grocery store...clean store. Very nice selection of seafood and butcher shop. This store is organized and well laid out. Nice bakery area, really nice produce section. The reason I'm writing this review is the deli section...the best person at Albertsons is a wonderful lady named Jamie....she is so courteous and helpful. If Jamie sees you standing there waiting she will do whatever she can to get you the help you need. If you request that your meats be sliced very thin....that's exactly what you get. Service with a smile and the way it's supposed to be done. She makes helpful suggestions too. The selections for wine and beer are wonderful. They also have a US Bank inside and that happens to be who I bank with...perfect!! Make sure you tell Jamie that your customers appreciate her efforts. read more

How f***in ridiculous!! We bought chicken tenders and they are all dried out . So disgusting. I'm so mad , we live on the west side of Escondido. And my husband specifically drove out for their chicken at this location. Because the one on the west side also has bad chicken . read more

Naughtiness to the 1000th degree. This has been out for over two days. I'm shocked, considering it was the Albertson's on W. Valley Parkway that had the Covid outbreak. I'm sorry I had to post this. I hate to do this but this shouldn't be happening. When we were in the store two days ago we brought it to the attention of a clerk who said that it would be filled. Fool me once Shame on you, fool me twice and I won't shop here anymore and tell the media too. Here's a picture. read more

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Makes customers wait in lines too often for too long. They also play pretty terrible music when you're shopping, that you're obviously forced to listen to. I had to listen to a guy repeat "On the Wings of Love!" 50 times in one song while I was in their store. Their music selection gets painfully annoying. If I was an employee in their store I'd quit in a week if they made me listen to such horrible music all the time. It's bad enough just being a customer in there for 30 minutes. Also, they don't have the bags of almonds that I like to buy, but Ralphs does have them. Also, their prices are high compared to other markets I go to around Escondido. Also, my credit card had trouble reading at one of their machines, and I couldn't pay with my credit card. I had to go to the ATM to get money, then go back to the cashier. Of course, I still had to pay the standard ATM fine for taking money out. Why should I have to pay an ATM fine to take money out just because YOUR credit card machine didn't work, Albertsons? I don't have to do that anywhere else. Also there's a guy who works there in the front, his name is Philip, and his is constantly a jerk. All the time, he gives snotty remarks and mean customer service. He's been doing it for years. I never even said anything mean to the guy, I don't even know him. But for some reason he's always a jerk, and I've had enough of his attitude. read more

Disappointed AGAIN. Been going to the store for ~10 years. Now, someone decided to reshuffle everything, so nothing is where it used to be. Also, quality of vegetables seems lacking. Today, picked up a pack of strawberries only to find mold on the bottom. Then picked up a cucumber and it split in half. FINALLY found where the have put the cans of Perrier but no cucumber Perrier. Clerks are fine, nice people and as helpful as they can be but someone should take a good look at the management. read more

I have never waited for my Starbucks drink as long as I am waiting right now... three freaking people to make 2 fraps seriously! 20 minutes and counting! To top it off they didn't get my drink right... 0 stars if I could read more

Horrible customer service, cashiers should not worry about what you are buying, let alone make comments.

So im leaving another review on this place because apparently calling the district manager and telling corporate didnt help my last review. Never buy any meat or fresh meat from here because you might get sick! This place is super unsanitary! This time i got pictures to prove it. read more

This is a review about their shopper, Jennifer, that usually prepares my grocery delivery order. She is so conscientious when shopping that she will either call or text when they are out of stock and she would like to provide a substitution I actually want. Others will just sub anything - sometimes not even close to what was ordered - so when Jennifer does this I REALLY appreciate her. Thank you, Jennifer, for making grocery delivery so much more pleasant! read more

This review is written in regards to the pharmacy I found inside the Albertsons Grocery Store on East Grand in Escondido CA. Sav'on Pharmacy This is the friendliest pharmacy I have ever used. There are two PHD Pharmacist always available to answer questions address concerns and offer guidance to help with what ever your going through. These guys are great and their staff is equally as helpful. We really appreciate having them! read more

We started shopping at Albertsons, and specifically this one because of how clean the place always is. It's always well kept and well stocked. But it's rapidly becoming more and more of a hassle because of the lack of customer service, and lack of urgency at checkout. I waited this morning in a line of full carts waiting to be helped by the only checker open. Nice guy, but I'm sorry I won't talk to you anymore because you need to put all of your focus on scanning my items and then bagging them because Albertsons has chosen to hire people like Javi to bag groceries with absolutely no hustle in his frame. It took Javi (and this is no exaggeration) 1 minute to open a bag and put two boxes of Cheerios in it. I wanted to ask him to step aside and show it what just a little hustle could do for him. Albertsons, please for the love of God fund one more person to run a check stand, and then teach your baggers what a sense of urgency is and the importance of not cross contaminating things like I don't know.... raw chicken and my baby food. read more

I have noticed absolutely ZERO courtesy clerks (aka grocery baggers). Not a big deal since I used to be one, so bagging my own groceries at times is not bad; However, today after grocery shopping I realized how important it should be to have courtesy clerks. The city I come from which isn't that far away from Escondido (Temecula), there are always courtesy clerks, and while your groceries are being scanned by the cashier, you realize you forgot something, so the cashier and courtesy clerk work together to say, "no big deal. We'll grab it for you." Well...sure as shoot I forgot something, so I let the cashier know. She was rude about it and said "too bad I'm almost done scanning your groceries so you're going to have to wait until I finish and get back in line." I didn't say anything since I am not confrontational, but in my mind I thought "excuse me b...." Anyway, it seems absurd to write a bad review about a grocery store on the customer service and lack of employees but this was flat out rude and disrespectful. Also embarrassing as other people were behind me. I ask if ownership of Albertsons read this--please hire more people! Please feel free to reach out about the situation because I don't know how I feel about wanting to return. read more

It's Albertons, a usually very clean Albertons which is nice. The lines here are usually not ridiculously long, they have a Starbucks inside which is nice. The reason that I like to go to Albertsons is... their guacamole,,, its REDICULOUSLY good! Like if you have not tried this, you need to go here and buy it, and eat it. Just saying... read more

I recently started shopping again at this Albertsons this past summer. I haven't had any of the negative issues that some others have experienced. Everytime I have shopped here the store has been clean, well stocked with everything I was looking for, and the produce has looked fresh. I usually shop after 4:00p and I have never had a long wait in line and the cashiers have always been super friendly and helpful. When I started shopping at the store again, I met one of the managers named Carlos Parraga when they were having a customer appreciation event. They had free snacks and drinks for any customers coming in. I actually won one of the prizes they were raffling off! Carlos was very interested in my shopping experience and I could tell he wanted to do everything possible to make his store a top notch grocery store. Thanks for making me feel appreciated for my business and I hope you have more customer appreciation days! read more

Decided to head to Albertsons in Escondido at 6:15 pm tonight in hopes that I could pick up 50 pieces to celebrate a very special occasion. Having worked for Albertsons in the past, I had grown accustomed to excellent service from them. When I got to the service deli, I was told by a young woman working there that there was a requirement for advanced notice on orders that large. Cool, I get it. I didn't put up a fuss. The clerk then proceeded to tell me that the maximum amount of chicken I could order was 32 pieces. I said ok. She then told me the maximum was 24. That was not a typo! The maximum number was dropping right before my eyes! I had no choice but to accept what she gave me. I understand the need of having enough in stock to keep other customers happy but why not just give me the additional wait time and allow me to buy more than 24 pieces? I was waiting for her to drop that number to 16. She literally turned down a potential sale. I had the time to wait but she didn't seem interested in helping me. So, I had to complete my order at Popeyes (gross) because I did not want to drive all the way to San Marcos to pour more money into Albertsons. I'm disappointed and likely won't go back. Let this be a lesson. Do not expect exceptional customer service. I was left desiring more. This is not your parent's Albertsons anymore. read more