Ralph's is a decent grocery chain... I usually come when they have bulk sales (especially on wine…read morefor party) and I'm always there for the fresh fruit and hot takeout bar. I always check out the florals...this location selection is great! This is a Ralph's in Costa Mesa is a Fresh Fare location, so they have a pretty good selection of fresh and prepared foods. :))

This is a very bad location. They get by because the closest other supermarket is in Tustin. It's…read morehorribly run. Staffing seems to be non existent. Ralph's corporate please fix this location.

I love coming here for Sangak. It's the cheapest compared to other places. They have a $2.99 limit…read moretwo special going on. I always freeze the extras and they toast back up very well in the toaster oven. The biggest downside is the wait time. There is almost always a line for Sangak Bread and it takes a while. Other than that, I do think it's worth it. The supermarket itself is also great, it's fairly clean and they have such a nice variety of lamb to choose from.

Very disappointing customer service and poor management. That's why I would like to publish today!…read more This is my second time speaking with the store manager about rude and unhelpful cashier service. While I was checking out, the cashier refused to help bag my groceries, even though I had opened my bags and was unable to both unload items onto the register and bag them at the same time. She told me, "I'm only a cashier, not a bagger," and left the items on top of my bags. In my experience, this is the only store where cashiers refuse to assist with basic bagging responsibilities. I always treat employees with respect and do not expect special treatment, but customers should also be treated with courtesy and professionalism. Unfortunately, after today, I will no longer shop here. There are other stores with good prices that provide much better customer service and respect their customers. For management's reference, basic cashier responsibilities include: * Safely and efficiently bagging customer purchases * Organizing heavy and fragile items appropriately * Separating raw meat, food, and cleaning chemicals * Considering customer preferences * Providing efficient and courteous service Management should address this issue and ensure that customer service standards are consistently followed.

I came around lunch time. The food to-go, salad bar, hot bar and juice bar were quite busy. I saw…read morestaff check and refill many times. Staff was refilling in the produce and vitamins. The staff overseeing the store walked throughout the store and fixed things they saw. The employees I encountered were friendly and helpful with customers, taking them where they needed to find certain items. The store itself was really nice and stocked. The produce looked so vibrant! The vitamin staff was so helpful! Parking can be difficult during peak times, like lunchtime.

Very disappointing experience and food safety concern…read more I ordered the Farmhouse Bowl from Mother's Market & Kitchen in Laguna Woods, and halfway through eating, I found what appeared to be half of a plastic straw with paper wrapped around it inside my meal. For a moment, I genuinely thought it was a cigarette. I could have easily choked on it without realizing what I was eating. It's concerning and unacceptable for a foreign object like this to end up in freshly prepared food. My biggest concern is how this happened in the first place, and I hope management takes this seriously and addresses their food safety procedures.

This is the smallest of the H Marts that I've been to, but it's also my favorite…read more Even though I do frequent other locations, this is the first one I started going to some time ago. Though it does have the smallest of food courts, I really enjoy their fruit snd veggie layout - it's nice and easier to navigate. I also prefer their seafood and sushi here more than other locations. I do think other locations have a larger variety of certain things, but for some reason, this one feels more authentic. In most of these locations, the service is not the best, but I'm not coming here for the best. If you're on the lookout for some asian inspired food, unique fruits and veggies, things specific to south Korea, I would come here and I'd start with this location, as it's better than the other ones in my opinion.

Be careful going to this H-Mart on a Saturday at night between 9-10 pm. I went to this H-Mart on…read moreOct 10 with a friend. We are both Asian. As we were waiting in the checkout line to finish our purchase, a non-Asian guy behind us tried to get my buddy to buy his drink for him. My buddy said no and the non-Asian guy said it was a joke. He then proceeded to being racist and called my buddy Chinese as an assumption. He then made remarks about China. My buddy told him to not be racist and the non-Asian guy got defensive and started shouting profanity at him. Afterward, we left H-Mart and he continued to follow us for a bit and continued to argue with my buddy (stalking and verbal harassment). His action proves that he was drunk, racist, and violent. I do not recommend going to this H-Mart as an Asian girl. Because if a non-Asian guy can do that to an Asian guy, he can do that to anyone. H-Mart needs to teach their employees to intervene rather than be bystanders. Otherwise, they need to hire security.

Carmen in the Deli knows how to make a great sandwich. The…read moreSalads are delicious. It is not necessary to cook at home. Just drive to Gelson's, try the prime rib, roasted turkey, trip tip.The turkey enchiladas are the best. Also, the Chile relents are authentic!

I love this location so much! They have a fantastic salad bar, deli, bakery and florist section…read more The whole store is stocked with the freshest foods. I recently ordered a thanksgiving meal with a floral bouquet and the pickup process was easy, breezy! The staff were extremely helpful and packaged everything with care. Thank you, Gelson's!

This is the best grocery store in the area. Plenty of parking, great customer service, and fresh…read morefruits and vegetables. The lines can get long sometimes, but they're always quick to open another register. A few highlights: - they are well staffed and lines move quickly - workers are super friendly and helpful - vegetables are fresh and don't go bad quickly - the California rolls from the sushi bar are actually pretty good - the meat counter has lots of good options This store does not have a self checkout option, but honestly I don't miss it at all. Grocery shopping here is always a calm and pleasant experience.

This review is only for Sushi Bar…read more Stopped here for lunch to go after a haircut at Great Clips. I saw the Sushi Bar sign and wanted to try something different, like a Korean BBQ Beef noodle. The staff said only two rice dishes were available, the ones on the front. When I asked again when the items on the sign would be available, nothing on the sign was available. The sign looks attractive, but it is not real. It confuses customers and should not be there. I ended up getting 2 sushi boxes to go instead. The sushi was just ok. My wife said compared to the sushi at Ralphs, this one needs improvement. This is a good, nice supermarket. The sushi bar just needs to match what its sign promises.

Jason the manager helped me find something I thought was discontinued. super great customer serviceread more

Sprouts has a better selection of minimally processed foods than conventional grocery stores like…read moreRalphs or Walmart. I've found more products with shorter ingredient lists and fewer additives, though I still check labels. Avocado oil, for example, has faced industry-wide concerns about purity, so healthy branding doesn't always guarantee quality. The produce selection is excellent, with more unusual fruits and vegetables beyond the usual staples. I've also found the specialty produce tends to be fresher than at other grocery stores. If you're cutting back on ultra-processed foods, avoiding certain additives or emulsifiers due to sensitivities, or looking for products made without added hormones, Sprouts is a good option. The downside is pricing. With food inflation squeezing grocery budgets, it's harder to recommend for everyday shopping. Some staples, like Sprouts-brand gallons of milk, are competitively priced, but overall you're paying more for the selection and specialty products.

LOVE this place! Mitsuwa Marketplace was easy walking distance from the Hilton Orange County/Costa…read moreMesa hotel where we were staying - very convenient for us! It is a Japanese grocery store with a food court. In the grocery store, they had everything Japanese-Asian that you might want or need. They had produce, canned & frozen food, baked goods, teas, coffee, mochi ice cream, and even skin care products. They also had convenient hot and cold pre-packed food for on-the-go meals, like sushi, dim sum, rice bowls, and various katsu. We took advantage of that and had a nice lunch. We ate at Don Don Tei located in the food court. Good food with generous portions. Overall, great store and food court! Will definitely be back when in the area.

This was my first time at this Mitsuwa, and unfortunately, I wasn't very impressed. The parking lot…read moreis quite small, and there was active construction at the entrance during my visit, which made the area noisy and a little difficult to navigate. Having been to other Mitsuwa locations, especially the one in Torrance, I found this store to be very cramped and dark by comparison. I also had trouble finding many of the items I normally buy at Mitsuwa--they simply didn't seem to be stocked on the shelves. The prepared foods were another disappointment. The selection didn't seem nearly as appealing or extensive as what I've found at the Torrance location. I ended up picking up a few things, but was surprised to find that they were more expensive than similar items at another Japanese grocery store in the area, which I visited afterward. Overall, I'd choose the Torrance location over Irvine based on this visit. The Irvine store just didn't have the selection, atmosphere, or value I've come to expect from Mitsuwa.

I buy certain foods like fresh veggies, fresh fish etc. but so much of the prepared foods contain…read moretoxic ingredients that aren't necessary. I wish they would sell clean ingredient foods. I won't buy the prepared foods that have MSG, preservatives, corn syrup, artificial flavors and dyes and more. I love dumplings etc but I buy the at Trader Joe's, Mother's Market, Whoke Foods and Sprouts where they use all clean ingredients and they taste great! I hope H Mart cleans up their food. Then I'd buy it

I really do like this location even though it's next to 100 other ones lol…read more The prepared foods are always fresh and plentiful. For the most part, the produce is also always fresh and nicely packaged and displayed. The employees there are always working so diligently and they're super friendly when you need help. The ambience is nice because it's spacious, clean and whelm maintained. The uncles and grandpa's that work at the seafood counter are always super friendly as well. There are aunties offering samples throughout the market. My only complaint about this location much like the other newer locations is with how large the floor plan is you can tell that they put the same items in multiple areas just to ensure that everything looks fully stocked and they're making use of all the space. It can get pretty overwhelming and at times just frustrating to actually locate a specific item that you're looking for. Oh, they also have an art box within this location, a a bakery and a full food court!

I'm probably a little bit biased because this is the closest Albertsons to me, but even with that…read morebeing said, I do think it's a pretty solid location. It's located right next to university of Irvine so as expected, you'll always see a bunch of student students shopping inside. I've never had issues with them being out of stock on any staples and their meat and deli counters are both well managed with some super friendly staff members. I also frequent their deli for their fried chicken and I can confirm they do a solid job (because let's be real not all locations are created equal when it comes to their fried chicken) They have both standard checkout lanes and self service checkout lanes with a staff member who's always readily available to help. The ambience is clean well maintained with friendly staff, and the store layout in my opinion is also a plus because it's large with wide aisles and plenty of inventory!

This has to be one of the worst Albertsons locations for DoorDash pickups. Every time I come here,…read morethey seem completely overwhelmed and unorganized when it comes to online orders. Today I spoke with Tommy and gave him the customer's name for the order I was picking up. After waiting about 10 minutes, he came back out and asked me for the same name again. It was confusing and didn't inspire much confidence that anyone knew where the order was or what was going on. I understand stores get busy, but this feels more like a General Management issue than a staffing issue. When operations are consistently backed up and disorganized, that responsibility falls on leadership. A good manager steps in, rolls up their sleeves, and helps get things back on track. If you're ordering delivery or planning a pickup, I'd strongly recommend choosing another Albertsons or a nearby Ralphs instead. This location seems to struggle with basic order management, and unfortunately it shows.