I don't know what is happening to this store lately. I have been shopping here since they opened and things are steadily going downhill from my perspective. Dirty floors long lines at the register, open empty boxes. Will be going back to Giant. Writing this while still standing in line at the one of two open registers. read more

This place is fine if you're just looking for essentials, but anyone who really likes to cook is going to have to find a secondary store too. They never seem to have everything I need, and the meat isn't very high quality. It's cheap, sure, but when half of it turns out to be fat it's not much of a deal. I'd also like to note that there's an issue with the self checkout where if you put your card in too early everything freezes. While the staff there is familiar with the issue and quick to fix it, it seems silly that they haven't found a way to fix that yet. Otherwise it's clean and cheap (and you can buy $10 blazers?) if that's all you're looking for. read more

A huge disappointment for the disabled community. This store does not have one ride on cart. I saw one manual wheelchair with a basket attached. Lidl you must get with the times every disabled person does not travel with an assistant at all times. This trip was a waste of my time. read more

I have been wanting to go to one of these for quite sometime but due to time and hating to drive to Virginia it wasn't going to happen. I shopped in these in Europe over 20 years ago. This store is very nice compared to what I was in, this store is nicer than Aldi. First, there is no renting of shopping carts, which is nice because the quarter hunt is annoying. However if you have never been to either , keep in mind European do not have HUGE kitchens or REFRIGERATOR s like us Americans. This is why these stores have basics plus more. I found the produce really nice, good prices except one glitch. The plu or code for raw ginger its not on the register look up and a manager came to my aide for that. They have lots of high quality imports, German, Italian and eastern European. They have a small in house bakery, which is priced very reasonable. Most of their prices beat the local competition and things like cheeses , meats and some dairy beat Aldi. However, their eggs were higher than Aldi however you had two choices large and extra large. I found all the employees there smiling, happy and taking pride in their jobs. One manager was coaching a employee on being accurate on their restocking. One HUGE tip, if you drive Crain Hwy to Annapolis Road be very concise with you speed is 30 mph and there are speed camera every where. read more

-Good place to get your essential- bread, milk, meat, juice, paper products etc at a great price. Therefore, great if you are worried about prices for essentials. -Their sale prices are competitive! Some of their prices on sale items are close or the same to the other stores in the area, the essentials priced well and then having the sales on other items means you can get everything there in 1 shot. -If you are looking for very very specific/ rare/ specific brands, they most likely wont carry it which makes sense for their business motto. My family member wanted a special type of gravy that I have only seen in select grocery stores and I looked to see if they carried it and they did not. - They have clothes, houseware, etc too - They can get really busy during peak times so avoid the typical busy hours if you want to shop without it being tight in the store. Lot of cars, carts etc. They made the eyes decently sized but when there is a lot of people in there it gets congested. -Plenty of parking on site - Bring your own bags or else you will need to pay for bags just like at Aldi. They have boxes you can take. -BAKERY SECTION IS THE BEST! This is the highlight! FRESH BREADS, COOKIES, AND DESSERTS. I ATTACK THIS SECTION 1ST ALWAYS! No one has a bakery like them!!!!! So cheap too! Macadamia Cookies for under $1, apple turnovers, French Bread! - They have a bread slicer but it is broken often when we go in there, so be prepared it may not be available to use. - They do take credit! read more

We do 85-90% of our shopping at Aldi. We were excited with the Lidl opening as it is closer and bigger. So far I have been there 3 times... Opening day - Terrible lines and a bit disorganized, but it was opening day. There were a couple really nice deals that we wanted Second trip - We did a better comparison of Aldi and Lidl prices. Basically Aldi destroys the prices of most stores in the area. After comparing our staples like eggs, almond milk, 12 grain bread, etc, we found that Aldi was cheaper on most things by $.50+. Lidl did do better on a couple items by $.10. Third trip - I went there specifically for the weekend chicken special and frozen mixed vegetables. I left with neither as they had neither. In the frozen vegetable area, they spread their frozen petite peas out to cover about 8 spaces. That is when I realized how bare their shelves are in terms of variety. This needs to be addressed. The chickens I assume were sold out as well. It was a great deal, but it gets annoying. Pros: Bakery - Nice to have on close and Aldi has none. Big store with more name brands than Aldi Much better meat selection than Aldi Prices are OK Kids carts are great and I noticed they added the flag with a parent handle on them. That is awesome Cons (or just Aldi strengths): Prices are generally better at Aldi for what we buy Aldi has a sales flier that does not require you to use the app for these deals and show up on these days to get these deals. Just have a sale or don't. It is not fun especially when AT&T coverage at the store is nonexistent. Aldi is smaller and has most of what we want, so the trip is 30 minutes tops. Aldi cashiers always seem friendly and fast and Lidl's are ok. Lidl's self check out is like Safeway's which is terrible. Scan an item, it will blah blah blah to you before you can scan the next item. Imagine a cashier talking to you while scanning 1 item every 15 seconds. Giant wins this hands down with their hand scanners. We really like the Aldi Burmann brand products and they are cheaper Don't get me wrong. Lidl is close. We will be going there, but they have not changed our shopping habits much. Our primary will still be Aldi for now. read more

Interesting concept and very similar to Trader Joe's. If you are looking for brand name labels or specialty items, you won't find many of those here. Great selection of organic products and the fruits and veggies are below average grocery store prices. Lidl even sells select home goods and toiletry items. Overall, it's a decent place to go if you aren't picky about brand names and need the basics which are reasonably priced. read more

I love this grocery store, and really do not want to write a review to drive others there from eating all the fresh baked goods before I get there. Produce is amazing and fresh flowers too. Recently converting to vegan so this was a great spot for me. Organic and natural sections amazing. Even great selections if you are not Vegan. Their brand Almond milk is to die for, really and they never have enough in stock. Just need to watch dates on regular milk, as I by if for my brother he had only five days to drink the whole gallon. Just pay attention to dates , other than that amazing place...My little Gem, now with that said go somewhere else so I can get my fill of the fresh baked goods, lol. read more

Very similar to the Aldi down the road. Open layout a nice selection of fresh produce, cheese, frozen goods and meats. Handed me a free good quality, reusable bag during the grand opening. Very handy app to use when they have special sales on certain items. I love the smell of fresh baked goods as soon as I walk in. I like shopping here. read more

Not even sure why I wasted my time here. The bakery is really all this store has going for it. I get that they're new but they have to have someone organize and stock their shelves better. Their selection is pretty minimum and yes I understand they carry their own brand but they have such little selection that I wasted time here and still had to finish my shopping elsewhere. As a working mom I just hate wasting time especially when it comes to buying groceries. I'm now back shopping at Aldi and since their remodel they've gotten better selections throughout their stores that I get all my shopping done there in less than 30min. Win. Don't shop here!!! read more

My first time visiting one of these stores and certainly won't be my last. Pros: $ Pretty decent selection of items and reasonable prices. $ I was happy to see their selection of gluten free items which is great for my daughter who has allergies. $ Abundant produce. $ super excited to see fresh basil and mint plants for only 2.99! $ Very clean and nice layout. $ A large selection of products but not so huge that you feel overwhelmed or lost. It was my first time here and I found everything easily and quickly. $ Ample parking $ you have to bag your items yourself but I don't mind doing so Cons: * I was concerned to see quite a few produce items not refrigerated that I typically see refrigerated in other grocery stores, such as lettuce/leafy greens, and celery. Those were just out in boxes and not in the refrigerated section with some of the other produce. I would not purchase a plastic box containing leafy greens that have not been refrigerated, but I am certainly no food safety professional, just my opinion/preference. I opted instead for the lettuces that were bagged in the refrigerated bins. * They have about 17 different varieties of almonds but no plain pecans. The only pecans available were sugary pralines. I love a good raw unadulterated pecan and was bummed they had none. that was the one item on my grocery list that I had to leave without. * I wish these stores carried more vegan alternatives (cheeses, butters, yogurts, meat substitutes, etc.). Didn't see any. * Cashier was rude and impatient. If I return to this location (I'm going to check out the College Park location) I will do my best to avoid her and her unpleasantness. * having to guesstimate how many bags to purchase based on just looking at your pile of goods on the belt. * having to bag your items yourself while a rude impatient cashier pressures you. If they are in such a hurry to service the next customer (which I totally understand) then they should help you bag. Two sets of hands would go way faster. Since they seem to have a rule against bagging then they need to be patient while you try to stuff all your crap in your bags that you clearly didn't purchase enough of when they force you to guess how many you need during your transaction. Overall I was pretty satisfied and am interested in visiting the College Park location. read more

Finally stopped by this busy place. It was decent, pretty much an upscale Aldi. Found a few items i would return to purchase like the 100% grass feed meat and the organic items. read more

I've seen/heard a lot of people compare this store to Aldi but I have to disagree. The food here is quality and that's what you're paying for, not a name brand. At Aldi, you're paying for a lesser brand and lesser quality. Plus I love the items you can get for your home. Especially the Heidi Klimt pieces. I always look forward to cozy throws and plush pillows. Maybe soft slippers or some tools to give my dad. It's fun shopping here. The staff is friendly. While I've yet to try anything from the bakery, they seem to sell out quickly! I always see the same people in line every time I go and they have so much to say about the fresh baked goods! I have to try some on my next trip. read more

I was unimpressed, the prices were good but food quality (produce section) and selection was subpar. If you need to run in and get something quick and don't have a huge grocery list. This would be the place to go. read more

I was excited to have this open so close to my neighborhood. I thought it would replace Aldi for me, as they are owned by the same company. The low priced fresh fruit and vegetables are great...along with in store bakery. However, they dont carry the same loafed bread as Aldi! I still have to go to Aldi. read more

I went a few months ago! It's a really cool store! Cheap goods, made in America a lot of the time! It smelled like gingerbread when I entered. The smell car from the bakery! I should have got something from there. It was magical! The music, the way the groceries were organized! I got to the near the register and passed someone who smelled like weed. It totally ruined the whole ginger bread thing I had going on but that's not Lidle's fault! Enjoy! read more

I love this store quite similar to Aldi . I see the Germans are making a presence in the US. They have some fresh baked bread that are to die for! Variety of brands that are not name brand but very well. Clean store in and out as well read more

Great store, saved tons of money there. People need to kick their name brand addiction and Learn how to save money. I like that they give out the ad for the next week. It's a step up from Aldi, which I like too. They also have self check out read more

BEAUTIFUL store and really enjoyed the prices for our families budget.Especially the toys for my children.

This is a new grocery store to Bowie, MD. You can find numerous great deals in this store. The fruit and produce is fresh and tasty, especially the grapes. Although this store is not as large as your average grocer, for some reason it still contains the essential items one needs. I urge you to try this new store. You won't be disappointed! read more

Writing within a month of the opening in Bowie may seem unfair, however, I feel it's necessary to let people know that they may want to wait a while to see if Lidl gets their act together. After my 3rd visit, I decided that I'm only going back there to spend the gift card I got at the grand opening. There were some great deals on opening day, but they switched out one item I was looking for in particular; saying it was the same item as advertised and they charged the same price, but it was definitely a different item. The lines were ridiculous, which I expected for an opening, but Lidl's has one of the worse floor plans I've ever seen. The lines were far back into the product aisles making it difficult for shoppers to make their way to certain items, so I, for one, didn't buy them because I couldn't get to them. But one product I bought I thought was great, and I went back to buy more on my second trip, they didn't have it any more and I was told by a manager that there was no guarantee that anything they have in stock one day will be there the next time. I think it's only a little bigger than Aldi's and the aisles are small to me. But my biggest gripe is with the checkout lanes. There's only 4-6 attended lanes and in my next two visits only half of them were open. Additionally, none of the lanes are speed lanes (10 items or less). But worse, the self check out lanes DON'T accept cash or check, and none of those are designated speed lanes, either. I forgot this on my 2nd trip and stepped out of the slow lane, went to the self check-out and by the time I got back, 2 people had gotten to the lane where I had been and it was closing it after they were served. So, as of today, none of the stores where I shopped before Lidl's has anything to worry about. read more

It's aldi with fractionally higher prices. Need I say more? They even sell some aldi brands as well. Not very wowing especially when two aldis are both 12 mins away from me. I'd go to aldi bc it is more organized. The outside of this building is nice, but aldi looks good too now that they've remodeled. I can't say anything negative besides the fact that their store brand is higher than aldi's. Good grocery experience if you want a nice building and cheap prices. You don't have to put a quarter in for carts but you do have to bag your own groceries. I never cared much about the quarter, so I'll stick to aldi read more

I love this store! I get fresh reasonable price vegetables every week. Store is clean and friendly.

Quickly getting to be my favorite grocery stop! I like all the interesting, different foods from other countries, and enjoy being able to find new snacky stuff in manageable portions so you can taste to see if you like without spending a fortune on something you don't know. Love the fresh bakery and fruits and veggies in amounts that are great for just 2 people, or for a bunch, without spending a fortune! read more

Lovely store great deals.......only 4 stars due to a stale frozen pizza purchased from there. It was horrible I'm not sure how that happens but it was disgusting. read more

Comparable to their German counterpart Aldi, but more spacious than a typical Aldi. Reasonably sized parking lot but busy due to grand opening. I visited on the 2nd day after grand opening. i will shop here more often if they further expand the organic perishables collections. I would love to see organic cabbage, grapes, nectars etc. The quality of Perishables is decent for a Friday pm. This store focuses on private brands but They do have big brands like kraft's cheese, JIF PB, Hershey's bars. Decent dairy selection, Icelandic yogurt is yum. Wonderful bakery: freshly baked baguette n pretzels n donuts are welcomed. Limited Hispanic food section though, from what I remember less than 8 items. Check out was fast, well staffed. Storefront is clean and quite tidy considering how people have flooded to this new location! I hope they will maintain this location as clean, well stocked and well staffed like today in the future! Use digital coupon that's available on their app to save more. Overall this is a decent shopping trip (free paper bags is a convenience and environmental friendly!) and I hope they will bring more high quality food imported from Germany and Europe! (I found my stroopwafels here! Yes!) read more

Lidl - Grand opening of Lidl! They had traffic control.. lol - Grocery Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

Lidl is the same store as Aldi. Anyone who honestly can't see that is probably doesn't excersise common sense. Lidl and Aldi are the only grocers who will not provide a phone number to reach the store location. Why would that be? Likely because they feel they are above talking to their foolish customers who support them and don't feel it necessary to take the time to speak on the phone to answer a question, instead you will only be routed to a central call center who will tell you they do not give out the number to their store locations. I guess that's top secret information. This store as trash all around the parking lot and lifeless landscape. It gives the most accurate visual of the meaning of an eye-sore to the community. They must have spent most of the money paying the right people off to get this project approved. Getting to the inside of the store...if you've been to an Aldi before then you've basically been to a Lidl. A lot of knock off brands that they like to call private label to make people feel like they're getting a bargain. There's an old saying that says you get what you pay for. I've always found that to be true. If people feel like it's a good idea to test that with food that they consume, I would have to say Good luck. It's not worth the few pennies you think you're saving from going to actual quality stores such as Wegmans, Harris Teeter, Giant or Safeway. Hopefully not but if something should happen such as a recall on some of these low class products they sell you well likely not fins out until far too late. You can't even call the store to fins out any information. Talking to the people in the call center is equivalent to talking to a 6th grader playing a video game (attention span is non existent). If you care about yourself and your families health it's worth it to shop at the normal grocery retailers named earlier but if you don't go ahead and shop at Lidl with their low class discount knockoff products. read more

Lidl - Litter from Lidl - Grocery Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

I have been going to it for a few months and love the prices on the essential items. However, the only thing I do not like is when you ask the staff a question you have a 50/50 chance of getting help. They are either very friendly and go out of their way to help you or they look at you and give I one word answer. The store I go to is Aberdeen, MD. So i don't even ask anymore...if it is not there they don't have it. read more

We love Lidl stores but this location is a poor representation. We have never been able to purchase any of the items advertised in the weekly or weekend sales, even when arriving in the morning of the day the sale becomes effective. At other locations, this is rarely an issue even though the stores are just as busy. While I have no proof of this, I believe they must be blocking cell signals as well. This is the only place in the greater DMV area that we are unable to make cell calls. As soon as we drive away everything is fine again. read more

When Lidl first opened I was so excited. The prices were right & the employees were great. Now it's gone down hill. The ground beef is all dark brown (instead if the fresh red) & the fruits & vegetables are rotting on the shelves read more

I had a good experience. I was surprised that I had to pay for bags and bag my own groceries. Other than that the prices were good and the staff was helpful when I had questions. read more

Horrible! I purchased 4 Apple turnovers for my mother. When she got home she bit in to the apple turnover and there was a black bug hanging from the filing in the apple turnover. I immediately reported the incident to headquarters and went to the store and spoke with a manager by the name of Andrew. He brushed the incident off like it was probably something that happen in the factory. It was the nastiest thing that could have happen to my mother. I will see if i can post pictures. I also came in contact with an individual by the name of Jasmine who lacked great customer service skills. I will not patronize this market again. Bad service and food read more

This store appears out of place. The prices aren't worth passing up other grocery stores to stop at this smaller grocery store with off brand labels. Police were standing at the front as if they were security which is odd considering there's a Giant, Safeway, Harris Teeter and Wegmans not too far away and none of them have police as security for their stores. The products here are definitely not better then the other stores so I can't imagine why someone would want to take the energy to shoplift anyway...maybe I stopped by on an off day but the food just wasn't fresh to me and the staff seems lazy and not very helpful. This was my 1st and last visit. read more

I was excited about the opening of this store in Bowie, MD. I was shopping there on a regular especially for their fresh baked pastries and specials on their frozen vegetables. I stopped supporting them after I notice an infestation of bugs inside their pastry case and found rotten produce in their produce department. As the wife of an assistant produce manager of another grocery store I was quite disturbed to see bags of rotten petite/baby bananas as well as potatoes. It lets me know products aren't being rotated or checked for quality. I was able to find some very nice outfits and other gadgets! I must say their pricing of their bakery items is very confusing to me as well...the sign states buy 1 get 1 half off however that's not what it means because if something costs .74 and you buy 1 get 1 half off then in my mind it should cost 1.11 but that's not how it rings up! Also, I have years of grocery experience and have applied for multiple positions and have been told I'm not a qualified applicant! read more

This is a terrible store and an even worse location. It sits in a neighborhood. When a store constantly boasts that they have "High Quality" at low prices you as a consumer should know and understand that pretty much always means the opposite. They claim they are not like Aldi and more along the lines of a Trader Joe's. That couldn't be more of a joke. It's more like a larger Murray's Steakhouse. They have low prices because the food is low quality. Notice where the store is and notice where Trader Joe's stores are. This appears to be an experimental store to see just how gullible the residents of PG County are. I notice they had PG County police as security...why would PG police need to be at a low budget store like Lidl. Right down the street you have Giant, Harris Teeter, Safeway and Shoppers which are all well above this knockoff grocery store and they don't even have PG police standing at the front of the store. Maybe Lidl is sending the message that the people of Bowie are thieves and they expect them to steal so they keep PG police at the front. I couldn't call anything they sell there goods so I'll say they have an odd selection of bads available for customers to purchase if you decide to take that risk. Save yourself time, headache and disappointment. You all may have heard the saying "You get what you pay for" , it definitely applies here ... read more