I am writing this review to show my displeasure of this particular Albertson's located at 451 NE 181st Pl, Portland, OR 97230. They have an employee who is an angry old man who intimidates others. On 1.26.25, I was at the Starbucks drive through that shares this Albertson's parking lot when this Albertson's employee (see photo) in a black Chevy Silverado truck (see other photo) Oregon license plate #127 EXL) verbally accosted me and my wife. He took offense to my being in the clearly identified Starbucks drive through lane and wanted me to move my car out of his way. Needless to say, my wife and tried to ignore his gestures and verbal abuse including calling me names until he literally got out of his truck and pantomimed me moving my car where he wanted me to. He looked like the village idiot and was threatening to others. He acted like he was the Mayor of that parking lot and others need to get out of his way. He is wearing a black Albertson's hat and had a black Albertsons apron on with his name tag. I was too shaken to get his name off his name tag but my wife took the photos you see on this review. I am also writing to Albertsons to inform them of the obnoxious and deeply disturbing behavior one of their employees displayed while clearly wearing the Albertsons uniform. Shame on him! read more

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Decent Portland grocery store considering its in THE PORTLAND GHETTO , and there are bums, crack-heads, and drug addicsts standing directly next to the front entrance demanding dollar bills. Also their Employees smoking cigerettes next to the front door (not sure i want to eat the fresh made on location food)... And there is only ONE ENTRANCE AND EXIT , because so many bums and theives and ghetto rats infiltrated this poor albertsons, they had to close all the entrances/exits except for one. So then they have metal dectectors as u arrive in to prevent the theft. But they seem to have traditional Safeway prices which is good (Now that SAFEWAY-ALBERTSONS have formed a MONOPOLY it is what it is). below average fair produce though. ALL the good grocery stores have left the area because of bums, crime, woke ideology and theft... so support this place or we will only have 7-11 to get grocerys. read more

I am ADA and though I do like to get some waling in to work on my stamina, having two different people there send me (incorrectly) to the opposite end of the store to get something that was actually not there gets to be a bit much. I had a short list of items yet walked the length of the store a ridiculous amount of times. Also, there was a pretzel listed on sale which was not only no where to be found in the store but asking three different employees working at stocking in their chips who seemed confused by the question or why they would know that information. They were not from another vendor but actual store employees. So apparently no one who works at this store knows the location of any item in the store. I will give them some credit though and their produce seemed pretty incredible as far as freshness goes so there is that which is important for sure but you are on your own if you need to find anything. read more

Thank you Albertsons for your response. However I was back yesterday and found zero carts inside. Again. I went outside and grabbed one and it locked up on the way to my car. I'm disabled so when scooters are not available I use the cart as a walker. This made it extremely difficult to use and taxed my energy trying to drag it the rest of the way to my car. The staff is getting more friendly and the deli chicken was amazing. The last few times it was terrible. This trip however, delicious! read more

Albertsons - No carts in the store - Grocery Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Been going to this Albertsons for 20+ years, always going to be issues with any store, especially nowadays when nobody wants to work. But they do a good job of keeping everything stocked, helping customers with anything you might need. Always friendly service for the most part. Just because you have a bad experience one time because someone else was having a bad day, doesn't mean the store is bad or that the customer service isn't great. All in all, I'd recommend anyone to shop here, especially over Fred Meyers (which is trying to buy Albertsons/safeway currently). A very good, clean, reliable, and well stocked neighborhood store that has good deals, fresh food. read more

Went by Albertsons and they had a grill going with Signature cafe St. Louis style pork ribs bbq by deli staff. Bought half rack and they are absolutely tender and delish! Very yummy. I encourage everyone to buy them today. They ribs are good that I ate them and need to go get another for my hubby. The service by the lady cooking them was great too. read more

Albertsons - St. Louis bbq ribs - awesome! - Grocery Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Stopped here once to grab some things while on a road trip. Security noticed us when we came in and said thanks as we were left with strong eye contact. Haven't seen security in an Albertsons before. Prices are the same or more than in Seattle. Used self-checkout as there was only 1 regular lane open when we were there. It seemed like a slow afternoon for them. Place is pretty well kept and clean. read more

I popped in here pretty regularly over the years, because it's convenient on my way home. Tonight I had to pop in for a handful of items. I was sadly in Ruthies line again, I have always tried to avoid her as she had previously been rude to me and a client I had brought to do shopping. Ruthie was very friendly with the customer in front of me, even going to the next isle over to grab her a few candy bars. My turn now and I bought a reusable bag, she didn't bag anything. So I asked her, do you guys bag for your customers; no answer and she looked right at me. So I had to bag my own. Paid and 'waited' while getting my keys out and putting my receipt away. I wanted to see if she was going to bag for the customer behind me, and sure enough not only did she bag but she was so happy and friendly. It was then that I realized she had bagged groceries for the customer ahead of me as well. Now is a good time to mention I am white. Guess what, the customer in front of me AND after me were both black women. On the way out I asked security who the manager was and he wasn't sure who was on duty. So as soon as I got home I called. Manager was on break so I called back. I spoke with the manager on duty and she was pleasant and though her management level couldn't do much she gave me direction and answered some questions for me; confirming the store number, store directors name and the number for corporate that I found on the receipt. I look forward to speaking with the store director and getting ahold of corporate. Funny how the manager on duty said the name of the cashier, she knew and I had not told her the time or checkout line I went through; what's that tell you. Says to me Ruthie is an issue, why is she still employed there!?! read more

I don't live in this area, but I was visiting a friend and had to get something I forgot to bring for a potluck. The layout of the store was open and easy to navigate. The staff was friendly and I was able to find what I needed within a minute of arriving. I went through self-checkout. And it seemed that people who went there were mad. I commend the staff for putting up with that. If your ever in this area and go to this store, please be kind to the staff. They work so hard and smiling would help them feel better. read more

I go to this Albertsons when I only need a few things and don't want to drive all the way to Fred's. They usually have what I need, it's just the prices that I am not all about (compared to Fred's). I usually pick up some flowers as they have a pretty nice flower selection and usually a pastry as well. I also love their fresh baked bread for dinner- especially right after they come out of the oven, it's hard to pass up!. The store is pretty easy to navigate and pretty clean; the staff is friendly and never had a problem. Currently they have covid 19 rules in place and sticking to them. Located at 181st and Glisan. read more

The selection is mediocre, the service is decent but they're regularly understaffed. But worst of all, they've started locking customers in the store like criminals, allegedly to prevent thefts. I will not be locked up when I'm just trying to get some milk and bread, absolutely appalling atmosphere of suspicion and hostility. read more

This Albertsons worse service ever because the customer service are is close since 4pm and for me that's not a great service for the customers, for me that's lazy person and I ask a worker they said it all depends who is work behind the customers service they can close it down at anytime 2pm , 3pm , 4pm or 5 pm .... read more

This is the worst pharmacy I've ever encountered. Every single time I call to fill prescriptions, no one answers. I leave messages and try again over hours and still nothing! I call customer service with no answer a lot of times as well. When I get ahold of someone they pretend they can't help me over the phone that I need my prescription refill numbers and to do it online or something. Once I finally get someone to do their job they tell me the prescription won't be ready for 2 HOURS!!! What??? On top of that, every other time I come to get my prescriptions that I've called in, they aren't filled and weren't put in even! Unbelievably unprofessional to say the very least! read more

If I could give this location and 0, I would. Where do I start? The dirty bathrooms, out of stock items that's advertise as the weekly or daily special, long long lines or the extremely rude blonde haired old woman. Let's start with the mean old blonde hair woman who is the manager or wanna be manager. If it wasn't for the awesome sales, I wouldn't even visit this store. This woman is soooo rude to everyone! If she hates her job so much, why not find another instead of being so negative!? Ok enough about the mean old hag. Let's talk about disgusting bathrooms. It's usually filthy & smells like pee! Trash is usually thrown all over the floor. Avoid the bathrooms if you can. Next are the out of stock items. Where are the employees at? Who stocks the shelves? If they weren't busy bit**in about customers, they can have the shelves stocked or have a big stock of the items on sale. Poor management!! read more

I was at Albertsons today and realized that I had left my phone in my car at check out so I can retrieve my digital coupon. And the checkout line I was in which was Joshua's was absolutely delightful, wonderful and helpful. In the past I've asked this one particular checkered I'm not going to say names if she could help me when I left my phone out there for a digital coupon and she wouldn't anyway Joshua went above and beyond and I am going to look for his tall beautiful gray hair every time I'm in there to get in his line so thank you Elder sense for such a great employee and thank you Joshua for being a good employee. read more

I made a visit to this store and there were no lanes open so I went to self checkout and the worker there told me I have too many items but there were no workers in any other lanes. There's always an issue when I come to this store. Workers following me around or just being watched I do not recommend this store. read more

UPDATE: So I've regrettedly been shopping here again because...its the closest store to me and I've been trying to stay close to home during Covid. Again, spend $200/250+ here a week. Still the same horrible store and the EXACT same issues with the deli, meat dept, produce and the oddly and under stocked items. The latest is they are NOT enforcing Covid protocols. I've felt so unsafe shopping here recently that I decided to take the 20+ minute drive on the freeway to go elsewhere. Shame on you Albertsons!!! I love the cashiers and you are my local grocery store but I'm DONE once again. Gonna make the drive, pay more ro avoid your horribly managed store. read more

The doors are constantly under repair. I don't know why it's so difficult to fix. It also smells weird.

I stopped for the first time today. We are in the midst of COVID-19. Because of risk factors, I am cautious. This store was TOTALLY unsafe for anyone wanting a comfortable environment to shop in. Some of the Staff not wearing masks, many (most?)of the customers not wearing masks. Did I miss hearing the plague has disappeared? "Like magic." Noticed shelf stockers blocking aisles and not wearing masks. They are handling the products we buy. No hand cleaning stations. They did have floor marked for checking out and some aisles marked one way. But non-mask wearing customers standing in middle of them. I walked down front of store to quickly exit this store that cares nothing for its customers and observed what I have described. This store does not.deserve to be in business let along opened with their disregard for human life without a sign out front saying they are not providing safety measures just encouraging some of them. Masks not necessary. With that information I can make a decision to shop there or not. And not have to enter the store to discover this. Cannot comment on goods sold within the store. Shelves looked well stocked. In general, the store looked clean. Only saw one checker open and customers seemed to be using U-check. Oh, the one checker did have a mask...hanging down from one ear while she chatted to another staff member 2 feet away who did not have a mask. Sorry, Albertson's but I cannot recommend your store. read more

I really dislike this place. It is now my closest supermarket but today was the last time I intend on shopping there. I hate that I have to have a card or download an app to get the advertised deal, very annoying. Today I used a digital coupon for the first time with the app. I had no idea how to use it. The woman checking me out got all irritated and snippy with me. I called her out and said there was no need for that. That seemed to escalate things. How dare you raise your voice to customers? There is always an issue at this place, I was actually commenting about that with the person I was there with and then this happened. I honestly don't understand why people shop here other than its location. It's very overpriced and usually doesn't seem to have what I'm looking for. The place is usually unfriendly as well. When I say hello to an employee, I at least expect some sort of acknowledgment. I feel invisible or unwelcome there. Employees here don't seem to give a s**t about customer service. I won't be going back here again. Drive the extra distance to Grocery Outlet, they are friendly and the place is clean and has good deals. Something I forgot about; I went to the deli, at 3:30, and asked for some Swiss cheese. The girl said the slicers were closed down already becuase they sliced hundreds of pounds of stuff earlier. Ok, but I wanted a chunk of Swiss, you don't have a knife back there? How do you deny cutting something for someone at 3:30 in the afternoon?? Seriously, f**k this place. read more

I came here a few weeks ago to get formula. When I walked in the store, I asked the worker where I can find them. She said to go straight to the register and they will help. So I went in line, and was given the nastiest attitude from Ruthie. It was so unprofessional and honestly, this is the closest store to me but I'd rather drive miles to Winco so I never have to deal with her again. She was upset that I didn't have a paper with the picture of the formula. She was upset when I told her what brand and color (she said that wasn't specific enough) AND THEN she got upset when I told her I can walk with her and SHOW HER WHICH ONE! She was even upset when I said I could google it to show her!!! I had to tell her NUMEROUS times that I can go somewhere else if this was too much trouble for her. I no longer shop here because of Ruthie. That woman lacks the ability to be professional and sincere. She should consider a job where customer service is NOT involved. I could not believe how hard Ruthie made it for me to get some formula for my baby!! If a customer is trying to help you, and you clearly need it, there's no fault in accepting help. There was just no reason for her disgusting demeanor. She made my experience so terrible, I made sure to remember her name and never shop at an Albertsons ever again. read more

Below are the "bullet" points, but basically I think this Albertsons is the nicest looking grocery in this part of east county and is trying to fill in a niche due to lack of Trader Joe's/New Seasons/Whole Foods, etc. but is higher priced than average for an average experience. Price: higher than market average Selection: average, highlighting Mexican offerings Store condition: New SuperValu remodel but guards posted at each store entrance, which is not exactly inviting. Deli: finally added panini, 15 years after Fred Meyer; still fresh frying chicken though, unlike Safeway. Restroom: requires access code, despite being in "suburban" Portland. read more

Albertsons - Storefront - Grocery Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I was treated like a criminal and accused of forging a raincheck for $5 worth of ice cream. I'm sure that there are shoplifters who push out carts loaded with meat and alcoholic beverages every day and they are not bothered. But I try to use a rain check that the manager says I should have never been given in the first place. So accused me of writing my own. The ad did not say limited quantities. The shelf was empty of the type of ice cream I came to buy. I asked for a rain check and was willing given one at Safeway. But the checker, it says Ruthie on the receipt but I wonder if every checker is Ruthie, grabbed the rain check and said this is from a different store. I said I thought Safeway and Albertsons were all the same company now. It was for $5 worth of ice cream. She ran to the manager who came over all huffed up like she caught me stealing $300 worth of steaks. It was degrading. The receipt says the manager is Janine. Another issue with this store is their block on Wi-Fi and data. My cell phone never can open the Albertsons app in this store. So I can never add a deal if I find a sale while I am there. The store manager, who stands by the U-check, said if it's not in your app already, then I will not give you the sale price! Tough luck! read more

CANDY BAR AWARENESS Buy two, get one FREE! Life is like candy, sometimes it's sweet sometimes it's sour, but is the best deal of the hour! Eat my Free candy bar, while I sing in the shower! read more

So admittedly this isn't a ritzy part of town, but this grocery store is pretty ghetto without the low prices. Terrible selection of ethnic and organic foods and the quality of the produce here is low. The one upside of this grocery store is that the staff are friendly and helpful. Think that I will try and hit Trader Joes or Winco for my next grocery shopping trip. read more

I normally hate coming here cause the pharmacy sucks and typically the customer service even on the food side but today went in got my prescription needed to use the restroom and went to the bathroom and it was filthy which isn't good but a girl name Stephanie who works in produce I spoke to told her and showed her stoped what she is doing changes out of her white jacket and cleaned the bathroom right then and there instead of making me wait and having some one else do it! She was very kind and nice thanks for the help(: read more

I am going to say, that it is worth my time to drive further to go to Safeway. This Albertsons is a bit of a crap fest. Obviously these stores are franchises, so while one may be diligent about social distancing, others may not. This store has a problem regulating social distancing at the checkout lanes. The cashiers constantly have their masks pulled down below their noses. Might as well not wear one! I have had unmasked customers crowd me at the register, and when I said something to the cashier-she rolled her eyes about me to the unmasked people on my butt. Last week there was a woman crowding me and putting her things on the belt while I was still checking out and she only had a plastic visor on without a mask underneath. She was panting heavily and the sides of the visor are completely open and exposed. This is a huge contrast from the safety efforts at Safeway down on SE Powell. Going grocery shopping isn't worth risking my life because of poor safety precautions. I have addressed this with management previously, but it does not appear that they take this pandemic seriously. read more

The pharmacy here is horrible they *updated software and since than can not seem to figure out how to submit to insurance. When I call in the am and ask for a prescription to be filled and am promised than show up to pick up the prescription and it is not filled and am told "whoops forgot, well we are busy now come back tomorrow". Yea I'll take my business elsewhere read more

Seafood department is spot on always clean and up to date highly recommend. Always fresh fish I come here to get all my seafood or meat or chicken from the butcher block read more

Pretty disappointed with this place. Not only is there always some shenanigans and drama happening here, but an employee was straight up making fun of me for the bag I was wearing! Thankfully i wasn't paying attention and didn't catch what he was saying or I would have ripped his gauges out lmao!! read more

i came to rent a carpet cleaner and they wouldn't rent me one because the women who does it was not here until 9am ??? why advertise them ? then very annoyed now i have to drive to Safeway which she recommended. spoke to the manager Mark very nice couldn't himself believe that happened offered me a 10$ gift card, I didn't want it because I don't want things for free. I did appreciate the gesture though. . Won't shop at this store again which I told the manager #rugdoctor #albertsons. read more

Bought food here once. Most expensive grocery store on earth, and the selection sucks. My wallet is still hurting from how hard it got screwed. The one star is for the employees, who were helpful and nice, otherwise no star for you Albertsons! read more

They constantly have the AC on blast. This causes any of the fridge or freezer units to mess up their defrost cycles. This means that meats are turning green and ice cream is soup. You have to sort through everything to find something that looks like it's been kept at the actual proper temperature. This is a great place if you like food poisoning and workers who look like they do meth. read more

Will not be coming back to this store. The store looks nice, but the street people hanging out in front of the store charging their iPhone & walking into the store barefooted to use their restroom really put me off. read more

I live very close to this store and I must say that the staff is very nice and helpful!! If I worked there I can't say I would be so nice due to the horrible customers. I have noticed a lot of shop lifting and have even notified employees of shoplifters. This is a great place if you just need to get in and get out. Great produce! Not the cheapest place around town but it is a good place to go if you just need to pick up a few items. read more

been here several times and good place with enuff variety. They sell a fine fried chicken at the deli counter and at the moment great bbq ribs on the outside, yet remember first to get the receipt inside. Good fruit and vegetable condition and presentation. Meat not so good tho. Good frozen pizzas for sale. read more

Hello Albertsons... do you read these? You are in an economically depressed part of town but your prices seem to indicate that you think you are in Lake Oswego!!! Hello? This is Gresham. Get real! After a recent remodel normally high prices sky-rocketed. I doubt I would have stopped shopping due to their turn-of-the-century decor... but I will stop because their prices are criminal. I will only shop Albertsons if I can't get to WinCo. I recently requested Gods Greek yogurt because it was so high-priced at Fred Meyers at $3.99 but when they got it, it was priced for $4.29. What in the world? Beyond high prices, after the remodel some of the best products Albertsons carried were discontinued. For shame. The only reason I can feel good about giving this store 3 stars is that they have Buy 1-Get 1 Free meats. Sometimes they have the most awesome cuts of meat you can buy this way... i.e., 2 pot roast for the price of 1. From $16 each to $8 each. Not a bad deal. Other than this, this is just another typical grocery store. The only other thing that makes this store have 3 stars is the friendly, nice and helpful staff.. really wonderful people... too bad the prices are so prohibitive. read more

Bought a sheet cake from the Albertson's bakery on 181st and Glisan, for our company's 36th birthday in-house celebration. Was decorated beautifully and the flavor, from frosting to filling to cake itself, was superb! Would highly recommend this bakery, I really would. Ordering and picking up the cake was hassle-free; I paid in advance so I could swing by on my way in to work in the morning and pick it up. Was in and out in a minute with a cake that everyone loved. read more

Gross men's bathroom. Appeared that it hadn't been cleaned in months. No toilet paper, so has to use the seat cover.

My daughter, boyfriend and I shop here often, it is the closest store to us, other than Safeway, which is more expensive. There are some good and bad things about the store ide like to point out. Pros: *Friendly staff *If they don't know where something is they are willing to help track it down. *butcher block and deli both have wide range of different choices of fresh foods with nice deals * within very close proximity to a large variety of other businesses,(same parking lot) including U.S bank, barber shops, car cleaner/automotive across the street, Starbucks, baskin robins, joy teriyaki , among others, so you can get your list out of the way! * one of the only places around where you can still find a can depository. Cons: *single person bathroom, with door code, and its usually pretty "dingy" * entrance on the right side of the store (main entrance) sometimes will not open and you will have to manually push it. * customer service counter is difficult to get to once your past the entrance, no clear path to it from inside the store. * security guards 24/7 at both entrances, which is understandable for the area, but less than inviting. They watch me like I'm gonna steal something even when I have my child with me, and the store employees know me from a co-worker of theirs being my boyfriends mom. So the security could at least not look at everyone like they will inevitably steal lol. * prices are definitely not perfect, most is slightly above average cost, but you can get nice deals/coupons to even it out. read more