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Shopping in Renton, Washington... I was on my way to Ross when I saw a super big sign for IKEA... I had to take a look. IKEA is a fun store full of furniture, linens, lamps, dishes, decorations, kitchen gadgets, tote bags, beds, plushies, and more! I enjoy looking at the creative ways that the merchandise is placed together! I was going to get a bath mat for my niece's apartment, but IKEA had one in her bathroom's color! There were colander, hangers, and panda plushies on sale... Gosh, the prices were so reasonable! I had to get them for her! Then, I heard an announcement on the PA system. The first 40 customers in line with an IKEA account would get a gift card worth $5 to $500... I rushed to pay and went outside by the balloons. I think I was about the 30th person in line! My gift card was worth $10. Thank you! I'll be back tomorrow to win again! Maybe I'll dine in the cafeteria... Happy 40th Anniversary, IKEA!
There is truly something special about IKEA. It's affordable, accessible, large, and crazy good. Such great deals and no matter what budget - you can find something. I wasn't looking for anything in particular and really enjoyed myself. From seeing different designs for rooms to seeing their special finds such as berry jam! I had so much fun. The people are friendly and available to help. The selection is vast and it is nice to go even though so big, the way they have it set up where you just follow the signs, you will go through it all. Look forward to coming again!!! PS they have a clearance and gently used area. I don't recall this before but it was great to see what items they had at a discount!
3.5 stars I've never been to an Ikea before, so I decided to stop in. Huge displays of furniture and everything else you need from paintings, stuffed animals, and candles. Prices weren't bad either. They sell frozen food, have a quick cafe with pizza and frozen yogurt, and a restaurant. I grabbed some dinner at the restaurant- $5.50 for a kid's meal that included 4 of the Swedish meatballs with gravy, lingonberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and mac n cheese and tried the pear soda. Most of the food was kind of bland and could've been a little warmer. They were out of a lot of the desserts, but wasn't that busy otherwise. 2025 #5
super duper big ikea, but they usually are like that lol. Did not do much shopping here with furniture as we all just came here for the cafeteria food. Had enough of a selection with sweet and savory foods, but was thankful that the Swedish meatballs were available. Nothing that matched to actual meatballs from Sweden, especially because no lingonberry :( the one that surprised me with how good it was: the selections of juice! Unlike any other flavors that I see in restaurants, shops, etc. definitely a must-try. Peas were very weak and tasteless, so not a good side with the Swedish meatballs. sauce was okay... at least they had a lot of tables and booths available. Nice and clean because customers knew to clean after themselves, but janitors ensured that the ground was squeaky clean! the servers of the food were competent at their job, so the long line dissipated pretty quick. I like that there is a big window that overlooks the parking lot of IKEA because we went during wintertime when it was snowing. Such a neat sight! meal was not that expensive, so worth trying at least for the first time
Very difficult finding employees to assist you with finding products in-store. Turns a 20min trip to a 45min-1hr trip trying to navigate this labyrinth of a hangar. The redemption comes from the children's section, my kids enjoy picking out stuffed pets while I take deep breaths and try to remember which direction we came from and where to go next
If shopping at Ikea be aware of potentially misrepresented and misleading pricing. As we were shopping, we picked up a set of sheets and took a pic of the tag showing the discounted price. We had to be Ikea Family member to get that price so signed up online and scanned card and items. Sheets rang up at full price. We were in self-check so had an employee come help. I showed her the pic. She looked on website and said it is not onsale. I said it is shown with this lower price right now in your store, I just took that picture. She left to look into it and came back a few minutes later stating the department staff member she called said it is not on sale, it is full price. Did they change the tag then??? If this in an honest mistake they will change the displayed price. If this is a systemic pattern of bait and switch.....buyer beware and shop elsewhere!
6 years ago
So I appreciate IKEA generally. Some products are cheaply made, sure, but you can get some great finds sometimes. There aren't any IKEA locations near me (I've often gone to the store in PA when really needing something), really, so visiting the store in Renton was at least something. (I know their model is to bring people into the store, as opposed to shipping... but ugh) Though I still couldn't buy much for myself, since I wasn't going to take anything on the airplane back to Rochester with me. Still... my BFF has a new house, so it was time to explore the store! The IKEA Bistro, is, of course, a bonus feature of going to the store to shop. Yes, meatballs were purchased... and the winter vest my friend wore to the store event matched the meatball sauce (unintentional IKEA matching? Indeed). What kills me about going through the actual STORE is that you have to go through every... single... department... even those you don't remotely care about. It probably took us 2-2.5 hours to get to section 13 of 26 because the places where we DID intermittently want to stop and look at things were sprinkled among everything else. And if we wanted to go BACK and look at something from a department? We had to backtrack aaaaaaaall the way through the conveyor line of people to get there. Now, granted... I don't have a ton of experience with various IKEA store layouts, but folks have mentioned to me that this particular setup is somewhat new. The most painful part of getting through IKEA is getting to the registers and seeing the insane lines. Literally, the last thing I want to see after wandering around the store's "walkway-conveyor" for hours would be the lines at every single register. At least my BFF went and got us some frozen yogurt cones to enjoy while waiting in line (which I'm not sure you're supposed to do... but when it was probably a 45 minute wait to actually get to the cashier? Yeah, frozen yogurt cones are going to be enjoyed). By the time we actually DID get to the cashier, we realized that she was pretty unpleasant. *sigh* TL;DR IKEA is great for when you're a student, but then adulthood kicks in and you start questioning your choices when you come here to shop. The new layout takes forever to get through, checkout takes forever, and the cashiers aren't service-minded like, AT ALL. Definitely not in a rush to get back here... unless it's for the meatballs. read more
Very cheap food! Taste was decent, def worth the price, but may not worth the wait. We got there at 3pm, which was not rush hour, but still stayed in line for 30mins. The almond cake is good, but I'd recommend buying a whole one instead of a slice read more
6 years ago
Had a chance to stop by to grab something quick. The store was open and there were signs at the front about social distancing and wearing masks. There was even a person at the entrance with extra masks and sanitizer. The food area and kids drop off area are still closed. There's a little kids area with a train set right as you get off the escalator to the second floor show room. Nice thought but no signs about not touching the area or sanitizer for any kids that might want to play. The bathrooms had sinks blocked off for distancing. They still sale food, but everything must be eaten outside the store. And the furniture are still pretty close so hard to avoid people moving around behind. Also a lot of things seem to be out of stock. read more
2 years ago
It's always nice to visit IKEA whenever we have the chance. There are so many organization ideas to be had that you probably wouldn't think of without seeing it first hand in one of the staged flats. We definitely prefer not to be there on the weekend, however it didn't work out that way with our schedule. We spent a couple of hours in IKEA this trip, taking our time checking things out. Lots of ideas were taken home and we received excellent customer from everyone. We arrived prior to the store opening, however they allow you to go upstairs and walk through about half a dozen of the staged flats/apartments/rooms, prior to the rest of the store being opened. One gentleman upstairs assisted us in finding a wall shelf that had no signage on it. We didn't know the name or price of it and he managed to find it on the computer. To top it off, we had dimensions and weight of the boxes to ensure we could check them with the airline. It worked out perfectly to tape the two boxes together and check them as a single oversized piece of luggage. Before heading downstairs for the second round of shopping, we stopped in the cafe for a bite to eat, which I've written a separate review for as well. One minor gripe was once you get downstairs towards the registers, people just pile up in front of the registers that happen to line up in front of the main aisle, rather than moving to the left and right registers. It would be helpful if the staff would assist in moving people around to get around this hiccup. We made our way through the lines, which took about 25 minutes and unfortunately just puts a bit of a damper on the experience. Once we did get to the register, the lovely cashier didn't hesitate to fill out the quick paperwork for being tax exempt for being Alaskan residents. That's a nice perk for those of us who don't have sales tax and are taking our purchase back home. All in all, a good trip and we came home with some goodies for the house! read more
This is a fun store to browse and get ideas on how to maximize your small space to have fun and modern furniture with space saving features. My favorite part of the store is the small space models that show how it feels to be a 200, 300, and even 580 square foot apartment. There is also many models of the real furniture and how you can customize it whether it by color or fabric. Since COVID started, they had a lot more contact less options starting with the bathrooms where they have motion sensor soap and paper towels. In the front of the store, they have a hand sanitizer spot. They also opened up the cafeteria and have a to go options as well as a cute meatball bar where you can pay $2 for 4 meatballs to go near the exit. There is the restaurant on the second floor that you can sit and eat. However, I wished they marked or took away every other table because having someone sit behind you without a mask is very uncomfortable. I tried the Swedish meatball plate for $7 and it came with broiled broccoli, mashed potato, 8 pieces of meatball with gravy and fruit sauce. The gravy over the meatballs were good, but when you paired it with the fruit sauce, the sweetness in the sauce elevated the flavor profile so you have sweet savory experience going on. They also had desserts and drinks available as well as vegetarian options. read more
Horrible service, came here and bought a frame and noticed outside the door that it was the wrong size even though I went to the right bin. No returns so I have to rent a truck again and drive back a hour drive because there is no returns even though I just left the door. Do not recommend. read more
3 years ago
3 years ago
When traveling in the mainland, IKEA is a must for us. There are small items my wife likes to buy that's easily packed into our luggage, even snacks & goodies to give out. Few times we were able to get shelves and pack into luggage. But overall we love to window shop here as well, and of course get our meatball fix from the restaurant. I don't understand why they have such low star ratings, because if they had one back home in hawaii, our house would be fully furnished from IKEA. read more
This review is only for the food court. Don't bother coming here during a weeknight. They have hardly anything available. They have no salads, no actual plates, no trays, no chocolate cake, no soup, none of the special salmon things in the cooler, no garlic toast and a bunch of idiots standing around behind the counter like they are working but they are doing nothing helpful. 5pm is not an outrageous time to eat if they close at 9 so WHERE IS THE FREAKING FOOD?? read more
2 years ago
2 years ago
1st time to this location 1/31/18. Love this store!! It meets all your household needs & so much more. Love the concept of the restaurant inside. Time can slip by and you end up there all day! Whew! LOL! Love coming back. =) read more
7 years ago
I went to IKEA to return one item and bought one item on a Tuesday morning. Totally cost 2.5 hours. Part 1, Return The return department needs a lot of improvement. I came on a Tuesday morning around 1045, but still wait about 30mins in return with a just a single item. I have to say the whole system worked pretty well. But my concern is IKEA should hire more people in return department. There are 4 counters opened, with totally10 clients.But I still wait for a pretty long time. And only one counter actually moving. The labeling and storage process can be separated. Part 2, Checkout After finishing the maze, I finally came to the checkout. And starting another nightmare. There are 29 checkout there, but they only opened 3! Speechless... If you want to date a girl and do not want to leave soon. You can take her to IKEA! Then you guys can spend at least 2 hours here. But mostly likely the girl will hate you after this date. read more
IKEA is a cool place to shop. I really wish they had a location in Hawaii. They have so many great ideas for every room in your home and the prices are great. I found really cool unique items to purchase and wished I could purchase more things, but unfortunately no room in my suitcase. IKEA please come to Hawaii!!! read more
There are 2 kinds of people in this world: those who love exploring Ikea and those who don't. The Renton location is standard: there's a cafe that features the little meatballs, numerous showrooms you can explore (with the shortcut signs ofc), the self serve section, and the dreaded returns area. However, the Renton Ikea has just CHANGED THE GAME for returning items at Ikea. You can now check out what the line is like from a website (see my photo) BEFORE you get to the store. Additionally, you now add yourself to the list via your phone which allows Ikea to send you a text to alert you when it's about your turn. This allows you to walk around the store and shop, go to the cafe, or even sit in your car if you don't want to deal with the masses. It's awesome. They also have WiFi available for Ikea family members (free to sign up) which was perfect for my husband and I to watch football in the cafe while we waited for our turn. read more
5 years ago
4 years ago
I think we can all agree that IKEA food is not amazing in flavor, but it's also not bad. It's good tasty food. We get excited to go to IKEA for the affordable furniture/home good shopping and the fun Swedish lunch we can get after. Prices are super affordable, food choice is different from the standard things we see at a restaurant, and they have so many Dessert Choices!! It's different and hard to find elsewhere and that's why we go. We come for the experience, not necessarily the food. But really, still good tasty food!! read more
5 years ago
I ordered 30 vases from this place. This is how they showed up at my door step. I am ABSOLUTELY disgusted. If this is how you deliver packages, honestly go out of business. I wish I could give you ZERO stars. 10000000% DO NOT RECOMMEND. read more
2 years ago
5 years ago
Grrrr I was so mad I had to wait a couple of hours to write this review. I drove to IKEA which is not close to me at all, to buy some more bamboo style kitchen drawer dividers. I also needed to return other plastic dividers that did not work on my new kitchen. As soon as I arrived, I put my name on the list for returns and I though: "this is a great system, I can walk through the maze that it is IKEA and quickly grab what I need, while I move up in line for the return". Solid plan, I thought, except there was zero of the things I went there for! Bummer, but I made my way back to take care o the returns. I could see online that I was 5th in line and the estimated wait time was 10 minutes, but 10 turned into 20, 30, 40... there was several people waiting and only 2 customer service ladies processing returns, big orders, pick ups, etc. By then the website said I was 3rd in line and the wait time was 1 minute... a full hour went by and I was still 3rd in line. I ended up having to go because I had to be somewhere else. REALLY IKEA? Biggest waste of time EVER!! read more
5 years ago
8 years ago
My first time buying something from IKEA and my last. I purchased a headboard, sofa bed a dinning table and some miscellaneous items. Paid for delivery $59.00 and was advised by the salesperson on the floor, to book with "task rabbit" to assemble the furniture. The items were delivered. I paid a handy man $45.00 to put together the sofa. I also asked if he could put together the table and the headboard. He attempted the headboard and couldn't, the table he did put together although the part that's suppose to extend, wouldn't, it would only come out half way and get stuck. Later after struggling and asking several friends to try (with no luck) I hired someone from "task rabbit" that was listed as "pro." The person showed up told me he couldn't do it either and both the headboard and table were left without me being able to use them. Task rabbit charged me $47.00. To return both of the items I had to take apart the dinning table, rent a car big enough, load everything and drive it back to ikea, no apology, no interest in finding out what was wrong from the person doing the return. You get what you pay for!!! Never again!!! read more
6 years ago
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8 years ago
Is this how jokes should like? At least part of them. I got so many gray things from Ikea. And the best part, you almost don't need to go anywhere else. If you are moving and want a fresh start. You will get it all here. One thing I didn't get here mattes. This is something I believe you need to invest the most at. Did get a new bed for only $350. But the mattress is something I buy from another place (and on another review). I just didn't feel that any of their mattresses were good enough. For me anyway. Not perfect. But good enough! read more
I love IKEA for it's cheap furniture and convenient food court. It has all the basic furniture you need if your moving into an apartment or dorm room. In addition to furniture it sells appliances, kitchenware and honestly anything you can think of in order to have a nice and comfortable home. While the prices may be cheap and quality isn't the greatest ever, I've had IKEA furniture fail on me. Just remember you will have to collect and assemble the pieces of furniture together, so as long as you have a big enough car and can follow directions, you should be fine. In terms of this IKEA store, everything is laid out and organized well. The staff can be helpful- if they are actually there. It's frustrating at times to know how short staffed this place can be considering how big it is. I could go in an buy one thing and still have to wait at least 20 minutes in line. Also the return lines are absolutely ridiculous. People wait up to 1.5 hours in order to return anything back to the store. When I had to do so, I found that there were only 3 workers working on returns. It's disappointing to say the least when the store doesn't understand that they need more workers to handle such a large customer volume. read more
6 years ago
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Will Ikea demand to see my medical records to shop here?
As of today with mask mandates most likely not. Nobody has asked to see any vaccination records since the mask mandate has been lifted.
How can I get my order expedited. It is 3 days late. Been on hold several times with customers service a total of 3 hours on hold. Was transferred to the incorrect department. Was given incorrect information and disconnected twice I want a refund?
First; I believe this is not so much a question for the yelp community as a comment to be included in a review of your experience there... I would strongly encourage you to write an honest account of your experience with IKEA. Second; are you able…
Is there still a line outside of the store only allowing x amount of people at a time?
Yes - Depending on the day and how busy it is. Typically on the weekends there's a line and on the weekdays I just walk in.
Is the kids play area open now?
The kids play area is still closed (recently visited Saturday, Oct 17)
Is there a wait/line for pickup or is same as the line to get in and walk the store/see displays?
It should be curbside pickup. There are signs that tell you where to go. And then a number to text. They bring it out pretty quickly!
Do they serve breakfast?
Yes they do! Its a great deal. You can get the Swedish breakfast for like 2 or 3 bucks
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