This Aldi location has seriously gone downhill. The food quality is consistently awful, the produce is often spoiled, and the refrigerators clearly are not being kept at proper temperatures. On top of that, the store is severely understaffed and visibly dirty. I would never return to this location, and honestly, I wouldn't recommend anyone else shop here either. At this point, I don't trust buying food from this store. I'm shocked corporate hasn't stepped in because the condition of this location is unacceptable. The entire store needs a complete overhaul. Truthfully, it feels closer to needing a closure than a renovation. There is another discount grocery store a few miles away that is cleaner, better stocked, and far more trustworthy. Save yourself the disappointment and shop elsewhere. read more

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Not a huge fan of Aldi and this store just about sums up why with most things being what they are, I find this store lacks something but I really can't quite figure out what it is. I mean they call it a "Discount Grocery Store" right so maybe I'm putting my expectations too high or something. But I doubt it, instead I think it's alot of cheap no-name stuff which reminds me more of the quality type merchandise that a dollar store would carry. Yup that just about covers that. Well I'm glad we were able to work that one out. Who needs couch time with some Psychiatrist when we can just vent out our thoughts here on this amazing forum through our Reviews? 3 Stars although that's probably 1 more than they deserve, but but I'm still working on my decision making processing process, Hey don't judge me, Lol Come And Get Your Shopping On   if you want read more

ALDI - Aldi Finds Stuff - Grocery Near Me - Livingston, New Jersey

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I recently stopped into ALDI to buy a few grocery items. It's still a good store location since the last time I shopped there. Now, there seems to be more activity with all the new developments and shops at the Circle in Livingston. The parking lot can get a little hectic with the car traffic, but I just park further away and walk over. I shop here for the prices and deals on good quality products, but I don't go here if I'm in a rush. The lines can be long (they move but they are long). The produce is pretty good and I have my list of staple snacks that get our household through the week. read more

Some cheaper groceries, but not everything is cheap - the chicken actually cheaper at Shoprite near me. They have some deals and run out quickly - inventory on shelf is stocked once maybe twice a day and then if it runs out, that's it until the next shipment, according to a manager. Lot of non-major brands here to keep the costs somewhat lower, but compare versus the local Wegmans or Shoprite generics shows it's not that cheap for many items. One staffer working the cashiers, so a bit of line getting out. read more

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This store used to be quite good, but it has fallen on hard times. Always out of stock on basic items. Sometimes out of stock for months at a time. Too much spoiled produce. The meat section is not well maintained. It's certainly not clean or organized at this point. They would most certainly fail any type of health inspection. I'm not sure if it is management or corporate, but it ultimately falls on corporate. I keep hoping it gets back to where it once was, but it's getting worse. If I were a betting man, I would say this place has max 2 years left before corporate shuts it down. I have mostly replaced it with Lidl at this point, which is a much better run store. However the usual self checkout only is a real hassle. read more

We shop the livingston aldi every week on a Monday and the do shoprite on a Tuesday. I think we save 50 dollars a week doing this but more importantly, we spend some of that saving buying more produce...fir example the tomatoes are half the price and the quality is fine. The people working there are nice, returns are ez and safer parking lot than some. Basic items bread, milk, eggs, humus, also good values. We get meats and fish at shoprite but during covid, did all at Aldi and it was ok. read more

Gave it another try. Still a mess, even worse than before. Aldi corporate should be ashamed at the quick decline of the management of this store. It is an actual pigsty I will not be back. Such a shame. I had been going here for years. read more

This location is good however the Aldi finds aisle never has as much as others. Often they run out of carts, and they don't leave out boxes so you can put your grocery in them like the other locations do. Good for a quick shopping run! And always have the basics. read more

Cashiers are rude and rush the customers. Prices continue rising upward Need more variety like the Belleville store read more

Pretty nice place to shop for certain items. I'm not crazy about prepackaged fruit/vegetables, but the quality is usually good. Packaged dry goods are often good value. But, c'mon Aldi, 8 out of 10 visits have a single cashier checking out shoppers. Unacceptable. And the silly cart fee? Really. And today, in the middle of Corvid19, with people filling two carts, one checkout line, with people lined up to the dairy case at the rear of the store-I'll never shop there again. read more

I think the most people shop here because of the prices which is great. The reason why I don't shop there is because of the lines. It' always a process to check out. I've never been there when there haven't been at least six or eight people online and only one register open. That translates to 20 minutes or more of my life that I won't be getting back. Saving money is great, but saving time is even better. I'd much rather spend a bit more money and go somewhere where paying is less tedious. read more

ALDI - One checkout open and 15 ppl on line. I don't give a shit if the food's free, I'm leaving. - Grocery Near Me - Livingston, New Jersey

Aldi's is Aldi's. I must say that this store didn't have much that I came for as compared to other Aldi's that I visited early when they opened. Staff was nice and cashier was great. My only concern was that there were not enough checkout clerks and therefore there was no social distancing on the long line. This needs to be tightened up. Less than a foot space per person is unacceptable even if for only a few minutes. read more

ALDI - Sweets and things. - Grocery Near Me - Livingston, New Jersey

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It's like the 3 stooges are running this market. I got kicked out of 2 lines because cash registers broke and then they wanted me to go back to the end of the line where 8 others were waiting. I just left. If you go to the Aldi website you will see many happy people associated with the store. That's not the reality. The staff at this market look like they're all living in a grave yard. read more

I was so excited when I saw that there was an ALDI opening up closer to me. AlDI is my go to store because they normally have everything that I am looking for. This store was no exception. They have a really large selection of items and everything seemed really fresh. What I didnt enjoy about my trip today was the cashier Kelly. No sense of customer service at all As I stood in line and watch as an older lady in front of me struggled to make her way through the check out. My friend finally decided to help her as she was struggling to back her bag and hold on to her oxygen tank at the same time. When it was our turn she just started tossing everything into the cart. She scanned my bread and started to toss things right into it. I said something after the bread, to which she said sorry. However, continued to toss the items. Some items are accepted, but not produce, eggs. I get home and notice that my cucumber is split because she tossed it in the basket. Kelly needs some serious help when it comes to customer service. read more

ALDI - Grocery Near Me - Livingston, New Jersey

Yesterday shelves were scant and 2 veggie trays were dated 2/16. There was a woman upfront screaming the number of the checkout aisle to go to. read more

I cant call Customer service since they don't have a customer service I just visited the livingston NJ and its been 30 min after leaving the store my ears still resonate the rudeness of the very young cashier I go ti this store because of the culture there, its never chaos and not too many people. There is only one cashier but no-one complains. This young men storms to the second register because he sees the line is long.... All good until he starts yelling at the customers that they are not moving fast enough for him He shouts, Its just like any other store, don't let me call you to the register, keep moving..' Awful experience Today is 2/27 at 1:30pm read more

So I have been here twice in the past 3 months or so. The first time I bought a couple of things - and they were just "meh". This time I came in just to look. I purchased a couple of things that I would normally buy at Shoprite. Prices were comparable or less, but we'll see how it tastes. They do have a nice produce section - and it was well-stocked and neat when I was there on Sunday. Prices are reasonable - comparable to sale prices in the supermarkets. I just don't see myself coming here on a regular basis for groceries. read more

Closest supermarket place to my home when I need to grab last minute ingredients. I also love browsing their non-grocery aisle for unique and reasonable priced items. But I won't say this is my primary supermarket for all my needs. Compared to the likes of Wegmans and ShopRite, their groceries are sub-par. Fruits and veggies are not fresh and spoil quickly. Meats has a strange aftertaste versus other places. Some things may be reasonable, but expect to sacrifice quality for quantity. Lastly, don't expect to be in and out of this place for a few minutes. They usually have one checkout line and it takes forever. read more

I can see why Aldi has a following. You can save money by shopping there. It's as simple as that. Unfortunately, that savings comes at a price (ironic, right?). For instance, with only a few exceptions, all the products are either their own brand or knock-offs of name brand products. That's not necessarily a bad thing. If their house brand cereal tastes the same as Kellogg's, but is $2 cheaper, why not? The thing is, after trying a number of their house brand products, I can say that you can taste the difference, and it's not for the better. You also don't get options for other brands. They pretty much carry only one brand of every product. None of this really merits a 1 star rating though. What does is the poor store management. In fairness, the Livingston location is the only Aldi I've been in, so maybe other stores are better, but the Livingston store is so badly managed that I won't be returning, ever. There are no employees to help you with anything. On this occasion I couldn't even get a shopping cart because, you need to insert a quarter to unlock a cart from its chained security system. I didn't have a quarter (or any change), and I had no idea this was necessary before visiting the store, just to get a shopping cart. There are also no baskets. I thought I'd ask a cashier for some change, which I couldn't believe I had to do just so I could shop there, but I discovered there was only 1 cashier working to handle the entire supermarket. I took a picture of the line. I noticed people abandoning full shopping carts and walking out rather than wait on a line that stretched to the back of the store. I didn't have a full cart (or any cart), but I left too. Whatever savings you might get at Aldi just isn't worth the experience of shopping at Aldi. read more

ALDI - Only 1 check-out lane open, with a line to the back of the store. No thank you. - Grocery Near Me - Livingston, New Jersey

selections where good, attitude was great, and prices where reasonable...the store was very clean and service was very quick and handled well read more

Place is horribly stocked No one is interested in looking for anything in the back and the lines ... the lines my lord is there lines One person on a register cmon !! read more

I would say ALDI is pretty underrated - it's a good stop for in and out grocery shopping. The store is not massive so it doesn't take forever to find things. It's very low-key - not really a place you would walk around to browse and check out end caps, etc. They carry a lot of brands I've never heard of... possibly their own brand... but they are actually quite good! The quality is solid and the prices are excellent. I didn't buy any produce but the greens looked fresh and the prices seemed better than a regular supermarket. They do have sales but again... very low key... I bought their store brand hawaiian bread (King's Hawaiian generic) and there was no flashy sale sign but it was on sale for $0.49! They do carry mainstream brands as well and the prices seem good (on par with Target). When I went on a weekday evening, there was only one line open and the line was maybe 5 people but I didn't feel like I had to wait long. The guy working was very friendly and efficient. I would come back!! REMINDER: BRING YOUR OWN BAGS!! read more

Update: Had to take away two stars. As many of the other reviewers here mentioned, this location is consistently under stocked with produce and meat. I don't blame the employees, I blame management for not investing enough in the store to keep shelves stocked. If you want people to come here regularly. Especially in Livingston, you have to show them the freshness. Take a look at the pic for this review from the Bloomfield Aldi - that is how you do it. read more

ALDI - BLOOMFIELD Aldi - this is what Livingston SHOULD look like. - Grocery Near Me - Livingston, New Jersey

Oh Aldi... I really want to like you! You give us another shopping option other than ShopRite or dismal Acme or Foodtown :( But hopefully Aldi headquarters management comes out and takes a look at their Livingston New Jersey store. Even if shoppers want to like this location, just take a look at the shelves in the fresh/perishable sections. I know you make more money and profit margin on your packaged, canned, bagged center of store items and they have expiration dates that approach the next Ice Age in length. But today's consumer is looking for fresh options to feed their families. Don't take my word for it - just look at the pictures I've attached from a Sunday morning at 10 AM. Remember, most people do their weekly shopping on Saturdays and Sundays. You make it hard for prospective shoppers to do that. Your money saving business model of having two employees per store - one on the register and one stocking the shelves - just isn't working at this location. Sure, plenty of people came out to see your grand opening and it looked great the first two days. Now everyone went back to their weekly shopping ShopRite. Aldi: the choice is yours... get your act together in this store or watch it with whither and perish just like your 2 predecessors in this same location. read more

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In this review I'm only reviewing their meats. I purchased stew beef. It appeared good because it said Angus which to me is a good cut of beef. This beef has been cooking for 3.5 hours because I know that tougher cuts need more time. After all this time trying to soften it up in liquid it is still so rubbery it's like shoe leather. I'm embarassed to serve it to my family but this is all I've got. Don't think I'll be buying their beef anymore. It's not cheap. Spent over $6 on this package. read more

People are complains about the cashiers and help. If you want a full service market, go to Wegmans or Wholefood and spend higher retail prices and have people at your knees. This place is pretty good, I'm not saying it's the best service but the food is not bad. It saves you lots of money and sometimes in life you can't have it all if saving money is your goals. Instead of having 8 cashiers that don't do anything for 3/hrs/day and pay another $2.50 for a can of oatmeal then you have to suck it up. The pre-Madonna complainers can spend their money in wholefood and cry about the high cost of food. We have a financial crisis here with a history of high interest rates that affect everyone. Remember Covid? No food on isles, but the supermarket people showed up everyday to serve us! read more

I hope Aldi's remains here for twenty years. A grocery store should work here. They need to staff it more though. There is rarely more than a single register open. Why did they bother installing five registers and such a large area for bagging groceries? I spent seven minutes in line today to get two bananas. Not acceptable. Store is very clean. Items available are pretty good. read more

ALDI - Those other cash registers are just decorations. They are never open - Grocery Near Me - Livingston, New Jersey

Pros: Prices on the items they carry seem reasonable. Cons: 1. The store doesn't open until 9 AM. Really, Aldi? Are you that naive about the supermarket business in NJ? 2. No hand baskets. You either just buy what you can carry, or you put a quarter into this dealie on the shopping cart handle to use a cart, and then you have to bring the cart back to retrieve your quarter. I didn't even HAVE a quarter when I went there, so I just stuffed my items into the canvas shopping bag I brought with me. 3. 99% of what they sell is "store brand". So you have to buy it to try it and see if you like it. 4. No deli counter. 5. No fresh bakery. 6. No fresh seafood. 7. The meats are all prepackaged. 8. For some inexplicable reason, the bananas were all separated so you have to buy several loose ones instead of a bunch (they keep longer if they're not separated), and the produce in general didn't seem all that fresh. Costco in Wayne once tried the rent-a-cart thing, and it became problematic because hordes of teenagers started hanging around the lot "offering" to "take your cart back" for you. They were very aggressive, and ultimately I believe the cops told Costco to stop doing that. Aldi holds itself out as "the future of grocery retail", but they seem blissfully unaware of what it is that people expect in a supermarket. Maybe standards are different in Germany, I don't know. . . but this is the kind of place I definitely WON'T go out of my way to pay another visit. Bottom line: By either accident or design, Aldi is the non-thinking man's Trader Joe's. read more

This "grocery store" is a joke. The Fresh Market here before was 100% better. -The staff ( all 2 of them) are super unhelpful and unfriendly - No where for people to get change to able to use the shopping charts (what a dumb system. This isn't the ghetto or city where people are taking carts) - No deli, no butcher, no bakery so... not sure how they call themselves a grocery store - 2 cashiers on a Saturday morning so line went into the aisles - store has a dark, cold feel. Stuff is still in boxes and not unpacked Won't be back read more

Awesome, this is between a Costco n TJ's. This is my new go to market. It's a new store so the lines short. For now that is. read more

I love Aldi! I love its concept, the food, quality, and prices. Despite all the positives, the sole fact that they are always out of stcok of several items every time I go, no matter what day of the week, leaves me very frustrated and forces me to have to go to another market to complete my shopping, which is very inconvenient. I've contacted Aldi corporate a few times but it appears it's pointless. What I'm failing at grasping is why management is incapable of ordering sufficient quantities of their perishables. Also, the Aldi in Livingston is not as well stocked and maintained as the one in Denville. Clearly, someone is failing at their job. Hey Aldi, last weekend when we were going to get hit by a major snow storm and only got an inch of snow, your produce, dairy, and water were wiped out. You had more empty shelves and boxes than product. But......your brother's store, Trader Joe's, was fully stocked and bustling. (For those who don't know, the founders of Aldi and Trader Joe's are brothers who went their separate ways). There is no reason nor excuse to be out of stock of several items every day. Please, please, please start stocking up. read more

Huge disappointment! On Instagram, I follow Aldi and also follow a few people who are always posting 'great finds' at Aldi. As a result I was eager to experience this as well. I'm hoping that this store is not their norm and will try a different store. Many of the shelves were bare. There was not a variety of products. The special seasonal items were cheap looking and irrelevant. The clerk that was sanitizing the shopping carts in the entryway was sweet and accommodating. FYI: you must bring your own bags, bag your purchases yourself, and you'll need a quarter for a shopping cart. read more

I love Aldi's . I have shopped Aldi's in Germany and throughout Europe. Europeans spend much less on groceries, and Aldi is a big reason why. BTW, no grocery shops bag your groceries in Germany, never did; in Europe you generally always bring your own bags for your items. And Aldi's owns Trader Joe's. If you want/need these services, then you need to shop elsewhere. read more

This is the nicest aldi I've seen. The aisles are bigger and more organized. Great for a quick fridge refresh! The selection is not that of a regular supermarket, and Aldi has its own brands of items. However, I've never had a quality issue with anything purchased. The prices are great too: 35 cent Mac and cheese, 6 dollars for a great take and bake pizza, artisan lettuce box for $2, a good selection of gluten free items, and the breads are non gmo! Bring your own bags and don't forget a quarter for shopping carts. The cashiers do not bag for you. It does take some time to get used to, but the savings are well worth it! read more

Today was my first time visiting an Aldi store. The only way I can describe it is...strange. I felt like I was in a hospital that had a supermarket in it. No music, only 1 employee was visible in the whole store. I did get a few interesting things though. A large bag of pita chips for $1.99 instead of $8.99 for Stacey's chips. I'll go back...but only for dry things not the meat! read more

To the people ragging on this store, get over yourselves. I'm sure you are accustomed to being fauned over and having everything handed to you. Tough you have to help yourselves. The store is great...clean. staff is personable and you can't beat the prices. read more

Love love love my ALDI in Livingston, NJ. Even more so now that the one in Totowa is open (what a zoo). I work down the road and go during the week on my lunch hour and I know where everything is and they always have every single thing I need. Produce is always fresh! I can say I've never seen it a mess like some of these other posts and photos show. Although I have been to the Totowa store on the weekends and even during the week and it looks like a bomb went off. Shelves empty, litter all over the floor. I guess the solution is, get there early! I still love my ALDI! read more

My first (and last) time at the Aldi in Livingston. I was in the area and went because I've seen so many interesting products on Instagram. Not sure what Aldi they're at....but it definitely wasn't this one. The positive is that the stock people were working very hard. Negatives are that their shelves were not that well stocked and, most important....there was only one cashier working. With a number of shoppers on line (including one with a totally full cart), I decided the few items I had weren't worth the wait. Does this store have a manager? read more

I have been to ALDI a few times since they opened in Livingston. I have walked out more times than shopped. Avocados over rip and spoiled. Lettuce shriveled and other produce very unappealing. Cheap for sure. A Shopper can't find anyone to speak with and the associates working the register can't answer questions. I will not be shopping at ALDI anytime soon. read more

It's the cheapest place in town to get fresh vegetables and healthy snacks. The long lines are hard to take and you get no plastic bags. I applied for a job there because of the leather chairs but they rejected. I have a knee injury from working at Crate and Barrel as a sales associate so it's hard to stand for 5 hours. read more