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    3.6 (50 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Nice, clean store
    Art K.

    Aldi is a market where you can find great prices on food, drink and miscellaneous home items. The store here in Encinitas is always, bright, clean and inviting. What I mainly go to Aldi is for the ice cream. Their store brand is Belmont and the cost as of April 12, 2022 is $1.97 for 1.5 quarts. Remember the Fudgesicle bar you used to eat when you were growing up? Well...I swear, the Chocolate ice cream they sell tastes exactly like that Fudgesicle I remember. It brings back a lot of good memories. The only down side is there are times when I've gone to Aldi and their Chocolate ice cream is completely out of stock. Not to worry though, they have other great flavors and Strawberry comes in second. Spring is here, but Summer will be upon us in no time, so keep Aldi in mind when you're on the lookout for something to cool your taste buds.

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    Lotta S.

    Bring a quarter for the shopping cart. No quarter no shopping cart. Bring your own bags to pack your own groceries. The cashier puts everything back in the shopping cart once it's paid for. So to clarify-you put groceries in shopping cart, unload to pay for them, cashiers put them back into cart, you've to bag them (at the bagging zone). Return cart to cart station to get ur quarter back. Prices are not that low- T.J . beat dairy prices, Sprouts beat fresh produce prices. I'm NOT going back, that's for sure.

    Diane C.

    They just opened this market today. I needed couple of items and stopped by. There were plenty of open spots in the parking lot. Perhaps because folks don't know that it's open yet. You have to deposit a quarter into the cart to release it. Then you get your quarter back when you return it, by clicking it to the other cart in place. This was weird. I understand that it cuts the cost of paying someone to collect the carts. Unfortunately this is not convenient for folks with children and for those with disabilities. That immediately removes one star for me. When I got in, I didn't see any shopping baskets. This was another thing that I didn't like. But considering that today is day one, I'll let it stay at 4 stars. As far as the produce section. It was well organized and easy to find what you're looking for. There were all the staples you find in a grocery store. Dairy, eggs, meats, desserts, vino, carbonated drinks, etc. The young lady that was my cashier, Cassandra was very welcoming and helpful. She gave me coupons to use for my next shopping trip to Aldi. Looking forward to coming back when I need more stuff for the home and trying some of the brands that are new to me.

    Small banana's from Aldi that don't last long
    Steve C.

    Aldi Encinitas, CA is good for certain items, but it seems obvious the store buys certain items from vendors late in the buying cycle. If you blow through an item then this is not an issue, but if you like to shop once per week you should limit the quantity of items like bananas as they go bad about twice as fast as nearby markets ( They also typically are about half the size). Also don't suggest to buy milk there unless you have a big family and you consume it quickly as it also goes bad about twice as fast milk at nearby stores. Considering these negatives if you you consume the food you buy at Aldi in a short number of days the pricing can save you a bunch of money. And Aldi certainly puts competitive pressure on other nearby supermarkets which everyone benefits from.

    The produce section of the new ALDI in Encinitas
    DJ S.

    My first experience here included me offering to take a shopping cart back up to the store for someone in the parking lot. The guy responded, "Only if you give me a quarter." I couldn't understand why he was asking me for a quarter when I thought I was doing him a favor by taking the cart off his hands. And then... I found out why. It costs $0.25 to use a cart here... and all the carts not in use are locked up (see picture). I thought that was crazy, but (to their point) they never have to pay an employee to gather carts from the parking lot since everyone has an investment in it. Next, I walk into the store. It's clean and bright, and the fresh produce area is right there at the entrance. The produce section is SMALL. And the organic produce section has only 5 organic veggies/fruit to offer. REALLY? With only 5 organic things, why bother? At this point, considering that my household primarily eats organic foods, and I like to have lots of fresh fruits & veggies, I'm pretty bummed. Just past the produce is the bread area. Not a single gluten-free bread product in sight. Now I'm so discouraged that I'm wondering why I came here. The good news is that things got better. ALDI offers a good selection of organic products that are packaged (boxed, canned & frozen). They offer both dairy & meat that is without growth hormones / steroids. They have pasta which is made without wheat. Of course, most of the non-wheat pasta is made with soybeans, and too much soy can affect a person's hormonal balance, so I'm not sure how to react to those pastas. I did find some organic popsicles that were made with chunks of whole fruit, which is a welcome sight in my household during the summer. And the prices of all this were pretty good. The register/checkout area was strange... even if you bring your own bag, the cashier puts everything into a cart which you then have to take out and bag for yourself. It causes a bit of a clusterfck in the exit area, but again, the store is saving money by not paying employees to bag things... and the hope is that the saved money boils down to lower prices for the customers. The long & the short of my experience... only come here if you want packaged products at a reasonable price, & don't expect any kind of stellar customer service since it's a bare-bones operation. If your expectations aren't set any higher, you'll be satisfied.

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    Not good. No organic produce and a paucity of plant based foods. Sterile atmosphere. Definitely will not bother.

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