I never knew this place existed or who they were for many years till my mom started looking at the…read moreweekly flyers and told me how ridiculously inexpensive a few of the produce items were. Then I spoke to my boss the next day and asked him, about Aldis and he started laughing and told me that he shops there often. He takes his kids out shopping and it' easy shopping there as the store is rightly sized. where he finds everything what he is looking for and spends less time shopping with out having to walk a mile, like a you would in a large grocery store. The cashiers here are one of the fastest I have observed.

I usually go to Glenville store, but since I was in CP this morning, I stopped here…read more Got several special finds such as the Rechargeable Water Flosser $19.99, steamer for $12.99, pack of three scissors for $4.99, and a small Minnie backpack for my granddaughter. I am pleased with these purchases. However, I also came for organic berries. Every pack of strawberries and raspberries had mold on a few berries. If there is mold on even one berry in the package, all the berries are suspect. It is unfortunate that there is not enough help to monitor the produce area. Parking at this store is very good. The one cashier was working nonstop.

This place has the best prices for fruits and vegetables. I come here to buy my rice and beans…read morewhich are also priced cheaper than most places. The store is a bit chaotic but browse around and you'll find what you need. The location is on the rough side of town so use caution at nights. The workers are nice and super helpful. They don't bag your groceries though, rather they put your items back in a cart and you have a place near the exit to bag your own stuff. The store can use a bit of tidying up and a little more organization.

The attendant in the self check out area was very helpful and friendly. I think she was Hispanic…read more It was my first time in the store. I thought the layout of the store made sense and was easy to navigate, the prices were slightly below average and they had plantain chips! Fellow customers were polite normal people. I encountered no scary or rude people. The appearance/cleanliness of the entrance area could use a bit of TLC, but the niceness of the staff and the prices mean a lot more to me. Plus they have a large produce section and - most importantly- they accepted my Aetna grocery card.

Will the Albany store be consistent like other Costcos and have the Salmon with crab meat stuffing,…read moreI have seen in the each week since they opened in Albany and the day I went there specifically to purchase it, they were out of the product and nobody I spoke to about this knew what product I was talking about. I called the store, very pleasant, they said the person in charge of that department will get back to me in a day or two.

We had never joined one of these wholesale clubs before. However, they offered a special new…read morecustomer deal. Join for 1 year at $65.00 and get s $50.00 Costco shopping card. So we went for it. I will say that parking is,generally, a nightmare. The place is extremely busy. I suggest going in the middle of the week in the middle of the day. Evenings and weekends- forget it. The prices for things are pretty darn good. Checkout is extremely efficient. A checkout employee scans all the items right in your cart and then you just go to a terminal and pay. We were surprised how easy and fast it was. Returns are also extremely efficient. This place has mastered using technology. Gas prices run .75 to 1.25 less per gallon than "regular" gas stations. This place has proven to be well worth the $15.00 net membership fee. The staff we encountered were very friendly which was kind of surprising based on the sheer volume of customers they encounter. Final verdict - go for it.

Immediate check out for my groceries. Always have great prices on fresh fruit. Bathroom was also…read moreclean.

ALDI in Albany had some problems recently and inspectors removed food. There were no problems at…read morethis particular North Greenbush ALDI. It's a big space. The refrigeration system seems to be working well. There was a lot of fresh fruit selling at exceptional prices. Egg prices here are very good, too. There wasn't a lot of staff. That's why I was very happy to see a self-checkout area. I got in and out quickly. It's not like a regular grocery store. There are just some things they don't carry. For instance, I didn't see a lot of fresh vegetables, but what they do have is well priced.

It's hard to imagine a more dangerous place for a food lover…read more Adventure in Food Trading supplies gourmet provisions to some of the best restaurants in the region... and they are open to the public... selling amazing food at wholesale prices! Seriously, once you go wholesale, it's impossible to return to the world of retail shopping. Granted, some items come in wholesale quantities. For example if you want some pork belly, you have to buy an entire eight pound pork belly. But theirs isn't any pork belly, it's Berkshire pork, which is a prized heritage breed. I went in for a pack of fresh grass-fed skirt steak, which at the time was less than $6 a pound, and came in convenient two pound packages. However they were out of stock so I left with a pork belly (and a bunch of other delicious stuff). If you go, bring a jacket. You'll want to spend some time in their walk in refrigerator, and you may want to spend time in their walk in freezer (that's were all the farm-raised game lives). Also bring a sense of adventure. None of the prices are marked, but the staff is incredibly friendly and loves talking about food. They are incredibly knowledgeable, and will gladly look up prices for you. Since my initial discovery of the place, I've now started an account. So I can show up without any money and they'll just bill my card. And that's pretty dangerous. Because it's really inexpensive for what it is. But when you are confronted with duck and foie gras sausages, tubs of duck fat, cured Ibierco loin, Old Chatham Sheepherding Company cheeses, bottles of extra virgin olive oil, caviar, and cured salami made from happy pigs, it requires a lot of willpower to leave the caviar behind. Oh, it's also hard to find the place, the below link has the right address and directions. It also is another love letter I wrote about my favorite store in the area. http://alloveralbany.com/archive/2011/03/22/adventures-in-food-trading

Giant capers on the stem. Wild boar meat. Python. Antelope. A 1-oz tin of saffron for $103. Are you…read morein your car yet? Then there's Korean citron juice. 3 liter bottles of white balsamic vinegar. Green peppercorns. Lavender buds. Truffle salt. More cheese than you can shake a stick at. And did I mention the Kobe and Waygu beef and the pigs' tongues and trotters? And the pheasant and squab? Adventures in Food Trading sells mainly to the restaurant trade, but Jordan in the warehouse is super friendly, will show you around, and is happy to sell to you in small quantities. Prices are fair, not inflated, and you don't pay shipping as from some web gourmet shop. This place is REALLY hard to find, in an industrial park just before the bridge over the Hudson to Troy. Look for the Midlands dairy facility, enter at the public road south of the facility, then proceed past Ace Hardware and Midlands and turn right on a private road. From there, wander around until you find it. If it's a hot day, be sure to bring a cooler, but Jordan will be happy to throw in a cold pack. Open Monday-Friday only, from 8 am till 4 or a bit later.

Why is it that every time I come up to Albany, if I have to head to Troy and cross back over I find…read moreCumberland Farms gas stations on what seems like every corner? Today, that happened again when I came back to Albany. I couldn't of complained; it served my needs in more than one way; not only did I get a successful (no frills gas fill up) with my GasBuddy card here, but I also had to come in and use the men's room. If only other stations would work as solidly as this fill up took. Although the men's room was a little disorderly when I arrived, it seemed like this place was on top of things. I got greeted when I walked in (though I didn't exactly see the employees who greeted me from the door) and just seemed welcoming here.

I give this place 5 stars for the laughs my daughters and I enjoyed from the cashiers. I needed gas…read morebefore I took the long drive back to queens so I stopped here. I walked in a instantly noticed the slushee machines which was music to my eyes lol, the machines weren't ready so that was a bummer but no one's fault, we grabbed some snacks and pizza and headed on our way home.

This is the Market 32 store I most prefer to visit, and there's several reasons. This is one of the…read morenewest stores in the Capital Region that I know of, so the store is cleaner, brighter (but in an appealing, comfortable way), and more modern, even if the store overall has a very similar layout to others. One example of 'modern' is the self checkout kiosks that are not only faster than any other I've used at other Market 32 stores, but recognises veggies and fruits in the scale. For instance, when I place the tomatoes on the scale, the kiosk comes up with a list of choices to click from, such as vine-ripened tomatoes, beefsteak tomatoes, and plum tomatoes. I also find their regular weekly discounts for a whole variety of items appealing, although this is not unique to this particular store. The staff I've interacted with have so far been overall friendly and helpful. They have their own parking lot, so parking has not been an issue. They also tend to keep a good stock level. All in all, I hope they keep up the good work and stay open for a long time.

My experience with service at this store is 5 Stars! --If I…read moreask about a product, staff offers to take you to where it is. --The cashiers are efficient and pleasant. --Staff in the deli, meat department, and produce are helpful. --Staff checks on availability of a product when you call. They answer the phone. --When I need help bringing grocery bags to my car, the response is quick and courteous. Recently, I left my handbag in the cart upon exiting the store. When I got home, I realized I did not have it. I called the store, and staff at the Service Desk said it was brought in to desk by a customer. They were just about to call me. I was so relieved! Entrance is easily accessible. Handicapped parking spaces are closer to entrance than at other markets.

New upcoming store, employee was friendly and helpful. They are located in a former grocery chain…read morestore which is huge! They had many items that I haven't seen at other stores. He said as time passes more merchandise and produce plus more are coming soon! Store was clean and I did find what I was looking for! We Will be back when we are in the area again! Thank you!

I'm surprised I am the first to review this place, but maybe I shouldn't be. We came on a late…read moreweekday evening (7PM) which turned out to be their one-month anniversary, and found it was completely deserted. This is a huge building that once housed the "Kosher Price Chopper" (which moved down the street). We passed several Asian and one large Indian specialty supermarkets on the drive over and I don't know if the area really needed another store this large. Time will tell. Upon walking into the large former produce area, we found gobs of empty space and a small selection of produce that didn't wow us. I suspect they have slower turnover then larger stores, and as a result much of the fruits and vegetables looked tired. They did have a nice selection of hot peppers. Also, upon entering I saw several signs advertising their pizza (!) and suggesting we order it while we do your shopping and then take it home to eat. I was certainly hopping that there would be some nice hot prepared food at this supermarket but I was not expecting pizza. If there were other options I didn't see them. There were two employees working in the pizza area, and I saw no other ones at all until we checked out. Moving to the back, all of their freezer and cooler sections appeared to be on although most were empty. Their meat section contained a giant liver, a huge leg of something (goat or lamb?) and little else. Maybe by 7PM it is all sold out, or perhaps it isn't a big part of their business. It seems odd to power up lots of empty coolers. We went up and down their grocery aisles and picked a bunch of things to try (pasta, prepared sauces, cookies, frozen samosas, naan, etc.) and in the process were completely perplexed. It seemed like the same items were on multiple shelves, with only the brand names being different. For example, we found Samosas in three different aisles. Are they sorted by religious distinction (Halal maybe), by brand name, or by ingredients? We don't know, and there were no staff to ask. Their ice cream selection looked pretty cool (see what I did there) and if it were hotter outside we would have bought some. The bakery section didn't have much in the way of specialty international baked goods, and for the restaurant section we were later told it is sometimes open if the owner shows up. In all, it was a very awkward shopping experience. We had lots of questions about products but no one was there to help us. The entire store could be condensed into about a third of the space which would make shopping quicker and easier. Instead, it felt like walking into an abandoned business. It was also colder than I would have liked, but I can't fault them for not turning the heat up for literally one set of customers. Will I be back? Maybe, but I need to give them time to grow. Until then, there is another international supermarket on the same street just a little bit east which I like a lot better.