This Kroger is honestly probably the lowest one on my list of Krogers I would go to in town. As of March 2016, it is going under massive renovations, which is much needed, but I'm just not sure the quality of food is up to the standards of the other Krogers in town, which is odd as it is in a prime location.
Pros:
Location. Whether you like it or not, you find yourself on Wards Road from time to time.
24 hours. Some Krogers (the ones without gas stations) are not 24 hours, so it's nice that you don't have to think of that here.
Gas station location - this one has a Kroger Gas Station.
Spacious Produce section, but the layout makes no sense.
UScans - I think this location has more UScans than most (at least more than in Boonsboro) and there's no limit on how many groceries you can have to use the Uscans. Perfect if you don't like a teenager crappily bagging your groceries.
I would think that this Kroger gets more business than most because of its location, but for some reason, I always find stuff on Manager's special at this location. I'm not complaining -- I always find produce that's not bad, but is on Manager's special at this location -- I'll take it!
Large entrance (compared to the one double door feature in Boonsboro)
Cons:
The whole store is laid out weird to me. The flow of aisles makes no sense.
Speaking of aisles, they are NARROW and especially on Tuesdays when the store is full of senior citizens, this store drives me crazy with cart traffic.
The quality of meat here seems to be less than my home Kroger in Boonsboro. Same with the produce.
Parking lot flow. You think this isn't a big deal, but it is. You never know who is stopping, who is going, and quite frankly, for it being a huge parking lot, it seems like there's nowhere to park. Bad layout.
I'd like to come back and re-review once they do this remodel, but, honestly, I'd never make this the Kroger I regularly visit for my groceries. However, I'd choose Kroger over Wal-Mart or Food Lion any day. read more