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    Mariano's

    2.4 (108 reviews)
    Open 6:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Heat and serve food has gone down.
    Patrick E.

    One of the not so nice Mariano's I've encountered. Comparing this place to Vernon Hills location, it definitely is sub par. Sometimes they will have 1-2 register open on a weekend, and self check out is closed. Corporate has been notified.

    No single bread in the baskets and out of the one we came for.
    Heather l.

    Every time we go shopping on the weekend the store is out of everything we need. The produce section is decimated, the produce that is there are the ones no one wants and there seems to be no restocking. You have to go at 6am in Saturday morning or there's nothing left. Typically we try to go early Saturdays but the last couple of months since the weather has been nice we've had other plans, so we've been going early (like 7-8am) Sunday mornings and there's NOTHING. We moved here from out of state a year and a half ago and we love the selection they do have when it's there, but we would like the option to go grocery shopping on either Saturday OR Sunday mornings. Hopefully they get it together. Another thing that I'm not thrilled about are some of the staff... the deli department always seems pretty unfriendly, with the exception of a few people and there is a young blonde girl who works in the coffee area who has no manners or customer service, she's been quite rude a few times. I'll update with her name once I get it, but for management she was working this morning (5/12/19) and has a blonde ponytail and is probably about 17-19. Someone should talk to her about her overall attitude/customer service and facial expressions when assisting people. All I want is a nice place to shop with options, maybe we will be going back to Jewel.

    Kettle corn
    ALice A.

    Pretty disappointed in their fresh popped popcorn. I decided to give their $3 kettle corn a try. It looks delicious but boy was I wrong. There was a lot where it was super salty. Yuck! And some were burnt. Totally ruined my desire to munch on these. Now it's just sitting on the kitchen counter hoping someone else will eat it... Aka BF... (Doc's Popcorn in Gurnee Mills isnt bad!) Besides their waaay too salted popcorn, I still frequent marianos because of the good variety of foods they carry. I would use to buy their muffins / pastry at the vernon hills location since they make it fresh there. But I have a feeling the gurnee location gets theirs delivered from vernon hills so sometimes even tho the sell by date is still good, the pasty in it isn't.... So be careful when getting those! Its always a bummer bringing home delicious looking pastry only to know that after the first bite, its been sitting in the store for awhile... blah! Their hot foods selection is great too if you want something quick to eat. They also have OK sushi. Two things always get when I'm there is their fresh squeezed orange juice and their ROUNDYS brand organic milk! Tastes so much better than the brands you find at jewel or Walmart. The employees are pretty friendly and helpful. Makes shopping there so much more pleasant! =)

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    A number of shelves were completely empty. No lettuce, not too much meat etc. what's happening?

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    You can try escaping Walmart, but Walmart always finds you.... even on vacation.!!! We rolled into…read morethe Gurnee, IL location bc our hotel thought we were pixies and gave us shampoo & body wash bottles fit for Tinkerbell.... cute but i need more than just a tiny drop of shampoo!! This Walmart was suspiciously clean and almost too organized, like someone summoned it straight out of a suburban dream. Jaime in electronics was very nice and helpful and the night crew shuffled around w pallets like retail workhorses waiting for dawn. The real win here.... (shhh... its a secret) No 10-cent plastic bag tax (like in Cali)!! Sweet, sweet Midwestern freedom!!! THAT ALONE made us so excited!! Another plus was how empty the store was during business hours... not very much traffic, which was nice!! The parking lot, though... eerily empty!!!!!!!!! The kind of quiet that makes you wonder if the town's residents only come out after sunset. A perfect stop for restocking your mortal supplies before the vampires wake.

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    We've always loved shopping at our local Tony's! When in doubt Tony's will have it in stock. We…read morecame by after a doctors appointment to just stock up for the week, when we walked in all the fruits and veggies were stacked high, and fresh. It was so nice to see fresh fruits that don't look like they've been picked through. We bought tons of fruits, an freshly squeezed juices. Including some horchata and strawberry aqua Fresca. Both delish and gone within a day by the way. We picked through some of the deli, and butcher sections and love seeing the variety of items from different cultures. Overall a great market, we will be back!

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    I don't go to many farmers markets, and the first time I went to this one I was underwhelmed. It…read morewas in very early spring, or maybe it was early summer actually, and there were very few vendors there. So my next visit wasn't until the summer and boy what a difference. Once the summer kicks in, there is quite a variety to choose from. The produce itself can be really really good or really underwhelming. Sometimes it is hit or miss. The other things of the farmers market, like Lesters Bison and Nana's Rum Cakes and Wildflower Bakery and the wine tastings they have really help to balance out all of those nutritious fruits and vegetables-makes it worth it. It's all about balance, right? ha ha One of my friends turned me onto the Lesters Bison vendor, and I will say if you're trying to cut back on fat and calories and cholesterol, this is the way to go. So now instead of using ground beef, I try and pick up some ground bison. We also tried the bison patties already formed and they were really great. We weren't sure what to expect but I kid you not, very flavorful and juicy. If this was regular ground beef and it was that thin, it would have been dull, tasteless and dry- the difference was very surprising. They also have tons of cuts of steak (ribeye was of course delish), and other choices like elk, etc. Let me just say this for the record: get your ass to Nana's Rum Cakes! You will not regret this. This is rum cake on a whole nother level. The couple that sells them, one of which is Nana, is charming, delightful. And I love supporting local business, but the spectacular taste of these rum cakes is what keeps you going back. I'm an addict for life now. I like the plain-vanilla or the plain-vanilla with nuts, but my husband is a drag and doesn't like the nuts, hehe, so I sacrifice for him. ha ha While the chocolate rum cake was okay, we both agreed it was not as special. But the plain-vanilla and with nuts is not to be missed. The market is especially lovely in the late summer or early fall. Two days ago it was just gorgeous. And there are a lot of vendors to choose from. You can go to their website and see which vendors will be there which week. It's very user friendly. Summer hours are 3-7 on Wednesdays, but they are soon switching for the new fall schedule which is on Saturday (mornings, I believe?), so hit up the website for hours. Why aren't you there yet?? Nana's waiting for you; don't disappoint Nana, people.

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    I'd like to give a shout out to Tricia who was working the self checkout area today…read more The Michelob Ultra 24 bottles were on sale for $ 16.99 each if I bought two. When I was checking out she told me I needed the digital coupon to get that deal. While I have never had to use a coupon before when it comes to a better deal when buying two, I took her word for it. Because I've never downloaded the Jewel app before, she literally took about five minutes of her time to get it up and running on my phone for me. Excellent service. Thank you Tricia!

    I love Jewel products especially their Deli meats! That being said, today I decided to go to the…read morejewel in Gurnee since it was on my way home . There was nobody in line at the deli counter and everyone looked very busy by back there. They ignored me for about 3 minutes , even though I knew they knew I was standing there . But I was fine with that . Until they said okay the next number , is this is not my main Jewel I did not know where the numbers were as it wasn't usual and I had looked around and didn't see them. By then other people had come and they had numbers , and I said excuse me I've been standing here for several minutes and the lady almost shouted I'm sorry but you have to go by the number! Even though it had been plain I've been standing there a long time. So I said thanks I've decided to go to my old Jewel where I go. I left and I'm headed to my Jewel and I'm very happy because at my Jewel they're nice and they would have instantly said oh absolutely, the person who's here first, isn't that what the numbers are for typically? Is to get the first person. When you put rules before people especially as I was being so patient and understanding , it gives you a sour taste.

    Mariano's - grocery - Updated May 2026

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