I went here with my family on Saturday. I have to say that…read moreI'm not the chain's target audience (eating healthy to me is having one bacon cheeseburger instead of two). I'm giving 4 stars because the store is great for the regular shoppers. The store is open daily from 7 a.m.-10 p.m. The employees were friendly and available. My wife didn't find the lip balm that she was looking for, but a male employee did his best to help her. The Christmas decorations are low-key, but nice. There are even a lot of small stockings with the names of the employees on them. I'm bringing this up because the staff being like a family was the basic vibe that I felt. There were a good number of items on sale. There were also some NEW FOR YOU items. A lot of the signage here looks vintage, but it's all easy to read and helpful. There's a decent selection of beef jerky products, but zero-sugar meat sticks taste too bland to me. I was willing to buy an egg salad or tuna sandwich, but neither seem to be sold here. The selection of prebiotic drinks is excellent. (When I tried the drinks years ago, my stomach did so many backflips that it made a gymnastics team.) 3 shoppers were annoying and in the way, but that's a common theme when I go grocery shopping anywhere. Note: Both prices include tax. BROOKiE SQUARES CHOCOLATE CHIP ($5.26): 7.5/10. The ones from another chain are better, but my wife is a fan. The Tom's deodorant for my son was $11.06. This is a bit pricey. Powerhouse Hobbs: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Will_%22Powerhouse%22_Hobbs%2C_2022_%28headshot%29.jpg A local professional wrestler entered the store right after we left (I was stunned, and only quietly said hi). He plays a heel (a bad guy), and he was snarling when he walked up. It's nice that he stays in character. Lol. This will never be our go-to store, but we had a good experience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZCm4iy8k6o&t=1s

I would advise being cautious when buying produce on sale. If they're advertising deals on any…read moreproduce (like buy one, get 50% off), there's usually a reason, just got home with two bags of cuties, one bag is fresh, while other is just old and bad. Check in the store as you may only realize once you get home. Overall, the store itself is neat and clean, and the employees are very friendly. They also offer a wide variety of organic options, which is a plus. But I would double check any produce before you buy.

This is one of the nicer grocery stores in the immediate area…read more This store is well maintained, the shelves are always stocked, they have quality items, it's clean and the employees are very friendly/helpful. The ready made food items seem more fresh & better prepared here than many other stores. They tend to have items that other stores don't & are conveniently located near the freeway and most everything else. This is my goto store when I want to shop in peace, quiet and a clean environment. Cheers!

This store is situated in the middle of everything, good prizes on items that I love! They got…read morefresh produce and quality meats at reasonable prizes. In this area they have an EV charging, wide parking area which is co-dependent on other retail outlets. At all time, the store is well maintained, neat and tidy. As always, the employees are willing to help if you ask. With the apps, if you phone number does not work as it perrains to mine, let them scan the code from your phone, at least you.can get points and your clipped items.

Found everything I needed, though I had trouble finding trashbags, and I had to catch the attention…read moreof a staff member to direct me to the aisle it would be located at. As I left with roughly $50 worth of items, I said, "Have a good day" to the security guard. He didn't acknowledge me, so I just shrugged and walked out. But as I walked, all the sudden, I WAS GRABBED FROM BEHIND, AND A MAN GRABBED MY BAG. Guess who it was? The security guard himself. You ignored me as I wished you a good day and exited the store, BUT THEN YOU CHASE AND GRAB ME? I'm a petite woman, and if I was elderly, I probably would have died of a heart attack. For all I know, I could have been mugged! Then a guy who looks like a store manager walked up and demanded to see the receipt. I showed it to him, and then they let me go. Terrible service here.

Good selections of products in all categories. Always check for expiration dates as you picked up…read moreproducts. I mostly went there for snacks, sauces, and canned food. They are still accepting butterball checks which u received awhile back is a plus. Service quality is ok. There was an only line and I felt like I held everyone up cau butterball check only can be done by supervisor.

After a day of running errands, my brother was giving me a ride home when he says, "I need to get…read moresome flatbread..." I remembered a place on Jackson Street that I had gone to 5 years ago that had a tremendous selection - looked it up on Yelp and it was no longer on Jackson, but was listed in Castro Valley. So we went thought we'd go by and give it a try. Great decision! The "new" store in Castro Valley is much brighter, cleaner, nicer than the old location. I think the old location had more stuff from Eastern Europe, but this new location seems to have a broader selection, with more stuff from Western Europe and the Middle East. The guy behind the counter was very friendly and helpful - always willing to answer questions and even give tips on how to use the products that they sell. And his recommendations have been great - we asked him about which tahini and zaatar to get (they have many different brands/types of each...) and the ones he recommended have been way tastier than any of the brands that you find in most markets. Especially good was his recommendation on lebnah - he said that the brands they carry are all good, but they have some that they package in-house that was special. I tried it - it was less expensive than the other brands, but was the very best lebnah that I have ever tasted! Richer, creamier, with just the right amount of tang. Wonderful stuff! Anyway, Crossroads is a nice, clean, well-lit place with a great selection of unique products, and friendly, knowledgeable sales staff. Well worth a trip!

Tons of European groceries here. Happy of them I done even have any ideas of what they are. It was…read morenice to go through the store. Ended up getting some pelmini and chocolate banana gummies from Croatia. They have all the stuff for your Dubai chocolates. And panettone! Will be back to try other stuff.

Mid January Safeway never fails great selection of frozen Shrimp, Produce Green Onions, Perfect…read moreFirm Eggplants, Snow Peas, Cilantro, Lemon Grass Paste, Thai Chili's, Organic Mini Peppers, nice size on the Kale. Displays were on point. Observed a Senior employee coaching new team members, nice to see core values being taught. Scored on finding eggs, pricey better to have then not have. Bakery always looks good at Jackson. Dairy Lucerne Ricotta if you haven't tried it your missing out, it's better then national labels. Store is a little dated, my favorite is Decoto it's larger, then Foothill.

Moldy pizzas,spider webs where food is stored and a super dirty deli with numerous flies flying…read morearound the "FRESH" bread how is this location open PISSED OFF is a understatement of how disgusted i was and even more irritated that i wasted my time driving to this location

A lot of the previous reviews say that the pharmacy is slow. It is a bit slow since there was only…read more1 person helping the drive thru and inside line, but once we got to the front, it only took 15 minutes to get our medication. The store itself was well stocked with everything from daily home essentials, party supplies, snacks, beverages, vitamins, toys, Valentine's Day items, makeup, cleaning supplies, books, pet items, and more.

I'm really disappointed with the service at this Walgreens Pharmacy. I called in a refill on…read moreSunday, May 3rd, and was told it would be ready for pickup after 8 AM on Tuesday morning. I went to pick it up on Wednesday, only to be told it wasn't ready yet. When I explained that I had already called it in on Sunday, the employee initially said she didn't see anything in the system and told me to come back the next day. After I reminded her again that I had called in, she suddenly "found" it and told me to come back in 2 hours and that I would receive a text message when it was ready. I never received the text message they promised. I returned on Friday, and once again they couldn't locate my prescription. After more searching, they finally found it -- but they also tried to give me someone else's order at the same time. I had to explain that I only had one prescription and asked them to verify it using my phone number, not just my last name. The entire experience was very unprofessional, disorganized, and frustrating. On top of that, the drive-thru wait was over 20 minutes. For something as important as prescriptions, accuracy and communication should be a priority. This pharmacy seriously needs to improve its customer service and organization.

I ordered my dad's 77th fresh strawberry whipped cream cake. It was absolutely delicious.read more

I'm just shy of a month until I'm 46. I'm gonna tell you right now, that means I have encountered…read moreno fewer than 800,000 grocery and shopping bags. I'm also old enough that I can say "I remember when. . . " And not sound like I'm auditioning for a part I am too young for . . . So, here goes: I remember when I lived at 12th&Taraval in SF. Just three straight uphill blocks from a Safeway. I lived in a 3rd story walk up apartment with my boyfriend and two cats, Blitzkrieg and Zippo. I would get groceries just to get paper bags sometimes to change my catliter. So these paper bags had handles and could safely hold groceries carried home often in Carl the fog or straight up rain, and THEN hold 10-15 pounds of soiled cat litter and poop down 3 flights of stairs without so much as tearing, let alone becoming completely structurally unsound. This is my grocery bag upon being picked up once. Once. You can't tell me it's not purposeful that these bags are garbage. It's bad enough Safeway gouges us on grocery prices, but to then disrespect the groceries we do but from them by making sure they drop on the floor immediately because of this shameful excuse for a paper bag. It's unreasonable. Completely unreasonable. This bag has English muffins, a piece of salmon and ladies hygiene pads. Almost no weight, and it tore upon being touched by a human. Safeway is a huge grocery chain . . . Do better.

Always have what we are seeking. Produce is always fresh and…read morestaff will help when asked. Fish monger and meat market have great turnover so it's fresh.

They have a variety of groceries close to the house and the staff were very nice sweet. Caroline, I…read morebelieve was the cashier that helped me out.

A nice Asian grocery. They carry fresh vegetables at very reasonable prices, and the quality is…read moreconsistently good. One thing that really stood out to me was their selection of Vietnamese cured pork (Chả Lụa) rolls, which can be surprisingly hard to find even in other Asian markets. They got premium chicharron bags too that is the best Ive had and cant find elsewhere.

Came in for a fried fish and boy, it did not disappoint…read more First off, the meat was all reasonably priced and that goes for the fish. Second, it was very clean. Third, the workers at the meat counter were all very nice and helpful. Ordered fish to be fried and while it was being prepared, walked through the aisles. There was a lot of everything to chose from and although we didn't need anything, it was a good mental note for when I do need something. We got some produce and all of it looked good, not wilted or sad, so I was very impressed. We took the fish home and it was so much better than we've had at other places. It was crispy, salted perfectly and it was really good. Pretty sure we found our go-to for fried fish!

Love the people that works there, always smiling, super welcoming and genuinely nice people... keep…read moreit up guys! Much love to each n everyone that works in castro valley branch... THE HOODIE's go hard fr.

With all the hype around the new tote bags from Trader Joe's, it's disappointing to see how…read moredisorganized things are at this location. Customers are excited and willing to buy them because they're trending right now, but the way the situation is being handled is frustrating. Employees keep saying "I'm not sure" about when the bags will be available, which just creates confusion and misinformation. Why not simply put them out when the store opens and let customers purchase them on a first-come, first-served basis? They're limited anyway. The lack of clear communication is causing unnecessary chaos. People are driving from far away hoping to get one, and it's even affecting regular customers who can't find parking because of the crowd. At the end of the day, it's a business and customers are ready to buy -- there's no need to gatekeep a product. A little organization and transparency would make a huge difference for everyone.