I love Aldi, but I'm really frustrated with the removal of self-checkout and my experience today. Ever since the removal of self-checkout employees are rough with my items and throw them into the cart in an attempt to rush the process. Today when I purchased breakfast sausage, she tossed it so hard that it flipped upside down. In addition to that, every bag of apples were wet and molding. I understand that you aren't eating the food and you don't care, but I am. Please train your employees to handle products with more care. read more

My fav Aldi location in town! Always super helpful, always have a great assortment of items at affordable prices and the staff are excellent! Especially this one guy that works there who has been both a cashier and loaded my groceries for me when I pickup- he always goes above and beyond! I really appreciate this location!! read more

Great ALDI location! Looks like they remodeled a few years back and it shows. Contemporary design and a clean interior coupled with a wide selection at good--all at great prices--is a winning combination. As tends to happen, we swung by with the intention to purchase one thing and wound up with a cart full of goods. Nonetheless, the total was under $20 for mochi ice cream ($4), a 24 pack of La Croix ($8), Pink Apple Kombucha ($3), and cherries. I was tempted to purchase the $.25 hand sanitizers at the register but resisted the impulse. Service was efficient and friendly. Don't forget to bring a quarter if you plan on using a cart (this deposit is given back to you upon returning the cart). read more

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I love Aldi. I love its quarter popping cart, bumper car crowded aisles, no bells and whistles displays, inexpensive off-label foods, sit down cashier who are lightening quick, no annoying music, no thrills small grocery self. I'm grateful to have found this corky, eccentric German owned store when I first came to town in 1994. Back then, the only store around was on Cleveland Avenue. My roommate drove a friend and I there and we wowed at the cheep prices of generic brands. But since then things have changed for the chain--for the better. The chain has an interesting history. Founded in 1913 by the matriarch of the Albrecht family in Germany the chain really took off in 1948 when her two sons took command. The core idea of the business was developed then, in the post WWII area, when the German economy was in the dumps. They implemented the cost cutting measures that makes them the projected by 2024 third largest grocery store in the United States. That strategy was so successful that by the 1960s they changed their name by combining the first two letters of Albrecht and Diskont ( discount) to form the name Aldi. But soon after the brothers got into a fight and split the company into two: Aldi Nord and Aldi Sud. The Aldi here in the US is Aldi Sud. Aldi Nord is also in the United States under the name of Traders Joes. Currently the chain is undergoing great growth investing $1.9 million in remodeling. The Upper Arlington store has already been remodeled and looking good in its plot just off Sawmill between Bethel and Henderson Rd. If you never had been it is a unique experience you need a quarter to get a cart. Yep that's right, 25cents. You get it back when you bring the cart back--its a ploy to insure you bring back the cart so they don't have to waste money hiring someone to do it. You'll also need to bring a bag, or buy one there, for they don't bag your stuff. The stores are small, average about 16,400sqft. Making your way through their four aisle can be chaotic. They play no music. They have no known brand. But it worth it. The result of all this cost cutting is low prices in brands only sold at Aldi. Here are the deals I get here weekly: 24 pack of water $1.79-$2.29 ( water cost $1 a bottle at gad stations!) Protein bars 10g $1.79 12-pack eggs $ .89-$.49! Bagels-- $1.99 Produce very cheep. So are meets, milk, and dairy. The off brands can often be better than the known brands. The staff here is very fast,courtious, and cool. It can get really crowded. On Saturday morning a group of UA regular gather at door before opening. It is just a cool store. read more

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This is a great alternative if you're trying to get groceries on a budget! Parking isn't bad at all. Lots of spots. Selection is limited but beggars cannot be choosers. Prices are unbeatable! You have to pay for bags and the cart. I totally forgot about that and just held the four items I had. The guy at the register was antsy to leave his post. He didn't even help with my groceries to give them to me. He wasn't even all that personable. Anyway, I'll still come to Aldi. I can't buy every item on my list here because I'm too bougie and I like my kombucha, but I will humble myself to buy eggs, bread, or ice cream here. read more

ALDI is a great option to keep your grocery shopping economical! Just don't forget your quarter for your cart and your reusable shopping bags! I love that they don't use bags and encourage shoppers to bring their own. Not only does it keep costs down for us all, it's way better for the environment. (Kroger is moving to implement this too!) Most of the food items are really good and comparable to name brands. There's a few items though we've found though that just don't cut it. One being their salad dressing. I also don't love that you have to buy produce in packages instead of being able to just buy one of something. But overall, it's still a great grocery option! I LOVE their tortilla chips- I think they are better than Tostitos! (And a hell of a lot cheaper too at 89 cents a bag!) I also always enjoy checking out their featured aisle which changes each week with different household specials. I've found several good buys here! The store is always clean and the employees are friendly, too. We will definitely continue to make this our main grocery store! read more

First time at this location. Store was well stocked and checkout was efficient. Great prices on produce! Interesting items on the shelf! read more

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I haven't been to an Aldis in years, but I wanted to try the chicken I heard was amazing. A friend of mine brought this Mexican Street Corn to our New years Day party, and it's like a drug it's insanely good, and so is the red bag chicken. The store is clean and easy to navigate. No issues that I saw. The employees are helpful and nice. If this review helps you at all please mark as helpful and follow me for more! read more

Just discovered Aldi recently and this one has a great selection. It took awhile to figure out their layout, but it gets easier the more you go. I supplement my regular grocery store trip with aldi with items like: sprout bread, chicken salad, their brand greek salad dressing, their version of lactaid milk, their brand multi brand cheerios, etc... Be on the lookout for specials like chia latte mix and gelato, they are delicous!! ** Make sure you bring a quarter so you can get a cart and your own bags - or you can use boxes they provide or buy bags. ** read more

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So I've been an Aldi fan since I moved to Dayton and was introduced to the store. My friend thought Meijer's was too much and so she used to come to Aldi all the time for her groceries. Then when I met my husband he had a vision of working for Aldi and loved the stores. For him the chocolate section is the best part of the store since he's a huge dark chocolate fan and they carry it very cheap there. I never knew Aldi owns Trader Joe's until my better half told me. Also about the food being quality food. His family actually shopped at Aldi for the longest time in Cincinnati to get their candies, cookies, produce and frozen foods. The reason they liked it is because it is European style. If you don't already know both my husband and I are from Europe so we are always searching for stores that carry European food. We like the mom and pop places but places like Aldi meets our budget a little better. The mom and pop places raise the prices because they are running a business and can make up any price they want to sell their food for. I've found a lot of good food at Aldi and just because it's cheap doesn't mean it's bad. I know people think that if something is cheap it must not be worth getting. My family is the same way trust me. They think the more expensive it is the higher quality it must be. While I have grown up and learned that the price stamp does not determine whether the food will be good or bad. Aldi definitely meets my budget and great quality of food.I have never run into any issues with Aldi's food compared to some other places I've been. It's definitely worth coming in here if you have never been to an Aldi before. read more

Millville sweet and salty nut bar. Have bought them for a couple years Always had cashews in them like they say on label. Went through whole box of them haven t found a single cashew. Give found this out about various different items they have that the products are very good for about one year then they switch the product to very poor quality. I would not buy these again. I found out same thing with there chicken salad was very good and a lot of meat. Now the chicken salad is all manaise. Would not buy that either anymore. I noticed last time I went there that prices are now higher than Walmart and the quality is not as good. In going to start going to Walmart for the name brand products for cheaper prices. read more

Stopped in for a quick few things. I had been meaning to check out this location for months and finally got around to it since I needed some spinach for my smoothies. The store is cleaner than a few other locations around the city so that it a plus for me. It was not busy at all. There was only 1 cashier working, but I suppose that was quite alright Igor, since I walked right up when I was ready to check out. The produce section was well stocked and looked to be turned over regularly. Nothing looked to have over stayed it's welcome! I love Aldi and will definitely be back at this location in the future. Don't forget to bring your quarter for the cart and your own bags or else you'll have to pay for theirs! Grade: B+ read more

Been here twice since it opened and it is grand! The first time we showed up at 7:30pm and even then, it was packed. The store had recently been opened and the aisles were flooded with customers. We quickly found the things we were looking for and got out of there with our lives, as we were expecting the store to go crazy. The second time was more patient, the lines weren't as long and the crowds had thinned a bit. We took our time and wandered through the store, searching through all of the products, for the basic few we had to have. We found a few surprises along the way, Frank's Red Hot Sauce was one of them...nice to see this item on your shelf! Along with that we found some cheese, some chicken and even some Women's Slippers that we could not do without. Aldi, you've become a place I regularly go to, and for that I say thank you! read more

I have been shopping here for many many years. My girls were in grade school. They have always been a place that I would come to in order to get more bang for my buck. Over the years it looks like they have evolved, but I think they still have a ways to go in terms of customer service. It seems like the people that work here are not all that friendly. The improvements that they have been making over the years are noticeable and I think they have the potential to only go up from here. read more

CHA-CHING. The sound of $$. Savings. Oh and lets give a check mark for very good stuff. Uh huh, that would be Aldi, as in the same family as Trader Joes. Yep, you have to pay 25¢ for a cart, products are private labels, CASH or DEBIT CARD only, and you bag your own groceries (like schnell!), but it all adds up to value shopping for some real quality items. They have you when you come in the door: chocolates, alcohol and snacks prominently displayed. You will find common grocery selections as well as specialty items, all for less than most other stores. In general, I am not a fan of their fresh produce or meats. But, there are exceptions like lemons, kielbasa sausage and the bomb thick sliced applewood bacon!! The limited offers items and freezer selections are really good. Almond milk @ $2.25, 2.25 lbs mixed nuts @11.50, etc.. They even have a small home goods section. You will be surprised at what you will find here whether planning a party or preparing a family meal. Keep in mind, all Aldi stores are not the same. Just like TJ, you will like some better than others. This one has recently been remodeled and looks all bright and new. The one on Silver Dr. is closer to my home and more familiar, but nothing fancy. There are many around so go ahead and stop in. You'll find one you like. read more

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I first learned of Aldi's grocery store when I was in High School. My mother, who was working at a German school in Cincinnati, was told about this wonderfully inexpensive, German originated, grocery with good quality food. My mom is always seeking the next super deal. So, she started 'testing' the foods at Aldi. We were the test market. Seeing absolutely no difference in quality, we ended up making the switch completely. It was a pretty sweet deal for me, when I went to college. I would make my random weekend trips and come back to Columbus with a car full of make your own pizza kits, mac 'n cheese, cans of tuna, beans, fruit, pasta, crackers, mustard, honey, the list could seriously go on and on. But it was all under $100! Crazy! When I eventually started buying all of my own groceries, I started missing the value of Aldi's. I knew of one out by my Little's house (I was a Big Sister), but the neighborhood wasn't the greatest. Then I moved to Hilliard, and within a year, an Aldi's went up!...Then another near Dublin, AND they started having Sunday hours. Couldn't get any easier. Except that I moved to Grandview. Such is life. I like to have some cash on me if I think I might be in the area of Aldi's-they don't take credit cards, but they do accept debit. It's so easy to stop in a grab whatever my arms can carry, checkout and be on my way. Or, as an alternative, you can 'rent' a cart for a quarter and really dig in deep. If you fill your cart full, be ready for the check-out express. You will load your groceries, and have to be ready to nearly catch the items at the end. There is no little food waiting space. The item gets scanned and is tossed directly into your cart. Then you better have your cash ready, because people are waiting on you! Roll your cart to the side, box/bag your food, return your cart to the corral, stick the little metal key into your cart and retrieve your quarter. Whew! Yeah, it's a far cry from The Fresh Market. But check out your receipt! Well worth it! read more

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I love this store, so nice, clean and the employees are very helpful. Prices are very good and fresh products. I recommend to go and check this store. Dana C. read more

You might think ADLI is a cheap store for poor people... You are wrong, and shame on you! ADLI is European style grocery store. They are the largest grocery chain in Germany. They OWN Trader Joe's. They have wonderful prices and you will find their brands are as good as name brands. Veggies are better than Walmarts. Bread is better than Kroger or Giant Eagle. Eggs are fine and milk, coffee creamer, Meat is better also, because they don't recycle it like Kroger and Walmart. (inside of ground beef is BROWN!) ALDI's beef is all red and fresh. You really should give it a try! Hilliard branch is my fav. But there is no listing. read more

It's cheap. It's random. It's Aldi. I was late to get on board with Aldi shopping. It's not your "one stop shop", but they do have lots of random household staples for great low prices. Their produce is usually fairly tasty and fresh. They have a variety of cheeses from fresh shredded Parmesan to chive and herb goat cheese. They also have a few specialty breads such as naan bread. The item quality is impressive. I expected much less, but have been pleasantly surprised with everything. I like to stop there first to see what I can find and move on to the larger grocers in the area for remaining items on my list. read more

Aldi is my favorite grocery store and this is the cleanest, most organized one I've ever been in. read more

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I been in this location LONG time ago. When I used to live in W Worthington Franklin OH. It was down by me on the boarder of W Worthington and Dublin and Powel OH! Since now I don't live in OHIO any long I shop in the Pembroke Pines Broward FL location and did I said it was CHEAP! If ANY one ever been in a Trader's Joe this is a spinn off of it if you like to know! read more

Aldi Foods isn't for everyone. You have to get your own cart, get your own box or bags, and bag your own groceries. However, I find that this store is just so reasonable for certain things that I go almost weekly. They have great prices on whole wheat bread that does not have high fructose corn syrup in it. In addition, since ALDI is a store from Germany, during the holidays they have alot of German chocolates as well as the German gingerbread cookies (yum). read more

I was led to this grocery today by Yelp. (Thanks, Yelp!) The other reviews are true. The selection is much smaller than other places, but the food here is hella cheap. There wasn't much that we really needed, but we decided we would buy a bunch of random items to try. We got some Beans and Wieners for 49 cents (vs $1 for Beanie Weenies at Walmart), some Infuse (a Gatorade knockoff), a frozen pizza, some fruit, ice cream, beef jerky, and a few other items. I told my wife, "Yeah, the food is cheap, but let's see how good it tastes." We decided to have a little fun and do a blind taste test when we got home to compare a few of their items with the name brand stuff that we usually buy. We were pleasantly surprised. The Infuse tasted surprisingly similar to Gatorade. I think it could fool a lot of people, at least the lemon lime flavor that I tried. The other items tasted a bit different, but not in a bad way. Their selection is too small to ever completely make a switch, but I'll definitely be back for certain items in the future. read more

Food for cheap? I'M IN! Aldi has stepped up it's game over the last few years - they offer more quality food, yet still at reasonable prices. I walked through there a couple of weeks ago & couldn't believe some of the deals I scored! read more

My favorite grocery store! Always a great and consistent selection of fresh fruits and veggies, dairy products and meats. I get all of my staples here and enjoy trying some of the German brands they carry. Great prices and I feel good shopping here knowing they treat/pay their employees well. On top of that, most employees have always been very kind and fun to chat with. When I had to return a food item once, the manager was very quick to offer a refund and wanted to know how they could improve. Always bring a quarter for the cart and reusable bags (although they do sell paper, plastic and resizable bags for cheap if needed!) Their tan reusable bags are AWESOME and huge! I use them as laundry bags too! They also recently began accepting credit cards! The 4 stars instead of 5 is only because a few of the products have gone down in quality recently (apples, white cheddar shells for examples). However, the larger store and new additions have made up for it. Great company, wonderful place to shop! read more

My wife introduced me to Aldi a few years ago. For some reason, I was always under the impression that the food was lower quality than food in a normal supermarket. However, shopping there has saved me and my family a tremendous amount of money. There are some major differences between Aldi and a chain supermarket: 1) 99% of what Aldi sells is generic. There are a few name-brand items, but those are the exceptions. 2) Aldi does not offer a variety of the same item. For example, they have one type of yellow mustard, and that's it. 3) Aldi doesn't accept credit cards. They do accept debit cards, food stamps, and, of course, cash. I always make sure to have cash on hand when I go. 4) Aldi doesn't provide grocery bags free of charge. You may bring your own bags, or you have the option to purchase reusable ones. It's better for the environment, so I'm not complaining. 5) Aldi expects its customers to return their shopping carts to the cart return. You must have a quarter in order to unlock your cart, and you get it back when the cart is returned. Therefore, be sure to bring a quarter with you, or you'll be carrying your food around the store. These differences allow Aldi to reduce its overhead costs, saving you money on your groceries. I'm not going to go over all the items because it would take too much time. Also, I still don't feel comfortable buying the fresh meat, but everything else is totally fine. I really like being able to buy a pound of jumbo shrimp for less than $7. I can buy a week's worth of groceries for a family of five and spend less than $50. I'd probably spend closer to $75 for the same groceries if I had purchased them at a chain supermarket. By the way, half a dozen roses are only $3.99, so feel free to surprise your significant other with some flowers and the receipt. read more

Today I went to aldi we got oranges and when we open them one of the oranges were rotten like green so we had to throw them away

This is the best laundromat that I know. You NEVER have to wait for a machine because they have so many. The washing machines are all the newer highly-efficient front-loading models that do such a great job. You can pay to get a tan in the back of the store while waiting for your laundry to finish. read more

.....call me crazy, but I'll pay a few extra cents per item for bags, more variety, and friendly staff. Considering I eat more/less the same foods day in and day out I can say that if I did my week's shopping here instead of Walmart I'd save perhaps $1-2 a week, but I'm pretty sure the right to use my credit card at WalMart earns me about $3 in rewards points anyhow and they actually have produce that doesn't offend my sense of taste. read more

I drive 5 miles passing 6 other grocery stores to come shop at Aldi's. The deals are fabulous and my produce has always been good and long lasting. I had one problem with a package of moldy cheese which they refunded and replaced for me no problem. Great customer service and the employees are always pleasant. I will keep shopping here and keep saving money! read more

Kind of like Costco, not the greatest selection of products, but great prices on what they carry. And do you really need 47 different brands of breakfast cereal ? (Try Giant Eagle across the street if you do.) And unlike Costco, there's no annual membership fee. Quality food at great prices, what's not to like ? read more

I've shopped at Aldi for a long time. I purchase most every product they sell and especially like it when there are items that only come out seasonally. I've found that some of the items are so good, name brands can't even compete. As for this store, it is one of the nicest I've ever been in, however, it is also the only one I've been in that is most always crowded. It doesn't matter if it's early or late, on the weekends, it is crowded. Still well worth it! read more

I went to Aldi for the first time this evening after learning the chain carries gluten free items. I was pleasantly surprised by the fact they even offered gluten free products, let alone offer a few selection- both in the dried and frozen food sections. For a family with two children with gluten sensitivity, altering our diet has been quite an adjustment, both dietarily and financially. I am quite impressed Aldi offers gluten free groceries, and am hopeful more gluten free seeking customers will frequent the store to demonstrate the growing demand for gluten-free products. The store clerk indicated it may be a trial promotion. I sincerely hope Aldi will continue to carry and expand their list of gluten-free products! read more