Food/Cost: (5/5) It's a mid-range supermarket -- things are cheap. Of course prices vary weekly as the ads dictate. The bakery section is particularly impressive for a supermarket in the District. Ambiance: (5/5) Nothing special, but I like the clearly delineated bakery, wine, and produce sections on the opposite ends of the store. Very clean and items are stocked and neatly arranged. Very well kept. Location: (3.5/5) This Safeway is near Georgetown and accessible for students and residents in that area. Quite a nice area. However, there is no subway stop in this area, so those further away likely will not have access to this store. Service: (3.5/5) Service was average. Of course its a grocery store so you don't go in to interact with people. Still, my cashier on my first visit was the slowest boy ever... Overall: (5/5) I actually live closer to the Safeway in the Watergate, so a trip to this Safeway was a treat as it is MUCH larger, much better stocked, and newer than the one in the Watergate building. I wish I lived closer to this Safeway. For those that have cars, the attached garage is a plus. For a Safeway in DC, this one tops them. read more

If I could give a negative rating of this Safeway location I would. The employees are beyond rude. I once had a cashier refuse to check me out because he told me I had too many items to go through the express lane, even though he was standing there doing nothing. I went to full service and told the Manager what had happened and he calls over to the cashier "she only has 13 items". Things have gotten even worse since Covid. Employees with no masks, wandering around store, coughing. Going down the aisles the wrong way even though they are marked. I promised myself after my last experience I would never shop here again. Constantly trash outside the front entrance, but the worst part of this particular store is the people who work here. I wonder why management has done nothing to address it!! read more

Social Safeway, I love you. The place is enormous and open 24/7, including the pharmacy. The wine selection is huge. And have you seen Ivan, the hot Russian sushi chef? Yes, please. The previous incarnation left a lot to be desired, but the new store is just phenomenal. The building itself is impressive, boasting a huge underground parking lot and indoor/outdoor cafe seating. The floral department has a great selection for really inexpensive prices (a bunch of peonies are only a few dollars). The produce has a really wide range of things that are difficult to find elsewhere -- this is the only place in the city where I've been able to find golden raspberries. Other amenities like an olive bar and a nut bar make this place feel pretty posh. The prepared food isn't as good as some nearby places, like Whole Foods, but this supermarket is still my favorite one in the area. read more

Well, the Salvation Army bell-ringers are out again. Yesterday one of them was here at Safeway, leaning against a pile of packaged fire wood and staring out over the empty parking lot... Go-To cola is now 35 cents, which puts an end to my favorite part of grocery shopping--getting a punch-flavored soda for only a quarter. There's no beer sales at this Safeway, only a lot of firewood out front. I find this Safeway to be far less sociable than the others, probably because of the dull staff. Now until November 24 get a box of triscuits for only $1.66 read more

This place needs a serious lesson in maintaining stock levels of key products on Sunday.. No skim milk, constantly out of Simply Fresh Lemonade, rotten juice oranges, even out of eggs sometimes. Every week recently, my wife has called me and has sent me on a mission to 7-11 or a neighborhood small market to get something that the largest supermarket in the city should never run out of. Compete with Whole Foods? not a chance, compete with Costco/ not a chance! Safeway management should give thanks everyday that Wegman's isn't openning in Northwest DC The store manager's answer to things to questions like why Whole Foods maintains stock levels is that "We will see who is in business in the future." He may do well to look at the biographies of Grand Union, Food Fair and A&P. Hopefully the new Giant will replace the monopoly influence Safeway has in the neighborhood read more

This Safeway will definitely do in a pinch, but the parking is kind of hard to figure out, with most of the nearby spaces apparently reserved for Safeway vans and Teslas. Product selection is good. Check out is a free-for-all, with only a tiny minority of the check-out lines actually open. The self check-outs had a line that snaked up one of the aisles, and the self check-outs repeatedly sounded alarms, so that someone was always waiting for "help." The "help" turned out to be someone asking if you would like to "help a needy family," which sort of defeated the purpose of a speedy self check-out. So yes, it will do in a pinch, but this is not a store to go out of your way to get to. read more

Yup - this is the SOCIAL SAFEWAY. Go there between 6pm -7pm and you are guaranteed to be stuck at the check-outs where you can do some checking-out yourself!! The shelves are stocked, the aisles are clean and fruit and vegetable sections respectable. I love their artisan breads as well especially when they are on offer. Where else can you get a nice ciabatta loaf for $1.50? And oh - they advertise on their bread labels that if their "french breads are not hot at 5pm, it's free" so I called them on it. The cashier did not know what I was talking about - probably thought I was just being cheap and trying to get free bread. Even their manager did not know about their OWN PROMOTION! After reading the label himself, he mumbled and grumbled to himself and expressed shocked that there was even such a thing. He relented and gave me the bread free. WELL IT IS YOUR PROMOTION - DONT BLAME THE CUSTOMER! Well, I never tried that one again. They still have the promo on their labels though. read more

11:00 tonight: Dial Georgetown Safeway. Get sent around the proverbial block with the automated answering system. Finally get a human. "Do you carry soil for outdoor plants?" "Yes." "Thank you, what time do you close?" "We are open 24/7." "Thank you." 11:10 I jump in my car 11:20 I'm in the Safeway 11:21 "Where's the soil for outdoor plants?" 11:21.30 "We don't have any." Was it my fault for not asking the human to go check the floor? Or should Safeway just do a better job? read more

Something has changed in the last few months, the number of checkout lanes at peak times have been reduced, the staff who are working seem tired and overworked, shelves are not stocked with many items, and the price at checkout and the listed self price are often different. In the last few weeks, many of the checkers seem to expect the customer to bag their own groceries and are upset when they don't. In my own case, I stopped bagging my own groceries to pay closer attention to the checkers and prices charged. Many of the checkers do not know the produce, so will enter any number to move things along. I have caught repeated errors in prices rung versus the sale or shelf price. Consistently, I am told to go to Customer Service for a refund. When I suggest the clerk check a price or enter a correct code at checkout, checkers seem to take offense. Maybe it's their sale, or maybe it's bad management, but service at the social Safeway is bad, very bad. Yesterday, I overheard a couple customers in line with me saying they can't wait for the new Giant store to open. Safeway, pick up your game. You have a lot of disappointed customers. read more

Horrible Thanksgiving day grocery shopping. It was only grocery open nearby me. Usually I shop at Trader Joes in West End. Anyway, there was a cashier named Tanyelle shouted at her customers, ok i get it you are working on Thanksgiving but it is not our fault, and treated me with utmost disrespect when I asked for a discount card/club card. Business will not thrive if your cashier keeps treating your customers like piece of trash. Better have some training and lessons, whatever Trader Joes does differently - manager at this location should learn to train their staff better. read more

This is a very nice and new Safeway. Alas, like so many other in-District grocery stores, the parking is way sparse and the aisles are too tiny. If you are going to make the aisles smaller, why can't you make the carts smaller? And it's ridiculous to spend more time circling around and around looking for parking than actually shopping. But it's all good since you actually spend more time waiting in line to checkout than you do looking for parking and actually shopping combined. Grrr. Yes, I find grocery shopping out here very frustrating. But all that said, it is a rather nice, well-stocked Safeway. read more

This brand new grocery store is absolutely fabulous! You can stop by to grab some sushi or browse a great selection of wine in the wine room. I have been loving whole foods in DuPont, but I think whole foods is going to be my ex. The aisles are spacious, so it's easy to roam around. Great produce section filled with fresh fruits and vegetable that are all well organized. Employees have been so far very nice.. (we will see what happens couple months after now..) I highly recommend that you check it out. Try new things like nut butter bar and automatic ordering system at the deli. read more

This is really a great Safeway. I needed to buy milk... at 11:30PM. I figured I'd check out this Safeway (which is open 24/7) and also get some coffee at the Starbucks inside (also open 24/7!). The first thing that impressed me was how simply elegant this store is compared to all the other Safeways in DC. While most of them seem to be in states of disrepair, this one was obviously brand new and well-designed. The store's huge, and there's a smorgasbord of produce and groceries. There's even a wine cellar. Overall there's not much to say since I only came here for one thing, but everything looked well-stocked (not like the awful Safeway in Adams Morgan that was nearly out of milk and had expired yogurt the last time I went). The employees were friendly and courteous, which I partly chalk up to the fact that people who work the graveyard shifts are a special breed. This is the so-called "Social Safeway" and while people weren't saying hi left and right, this customer let me go ahead of her in line because I only had 1 item while she had at least 20. Really nice of her. This truly beats the living hell out of the other sorry excuses for grocery stores called Safeway in this area, and if you need something at an odd hour of the night you should come check it out. Oh yeah, parking is free too. One thing that would have been cool would be a rooftop sitting/dining area, but hey ya can't have everything. read more

I love my neighborhood grocery store. Large grocery store that's always clean. It's open 24 hours making shopping convenient for all at any time of the day. They have everything from sushi to Starbucks. Great baked goods and fresh produce. Decent selection of wines and cheeses to go along with the wine. During the cold months check out the fireplace which is close to Starbucks. Whatever you need they have. Also parking is pretty easy since they have garage parking. read more

For my 60th birthday my wife bought a Boston cream pie that was the worst we have had. I called Safeway and was told they did not make Boston cream pie. They said they make cakes not pies. What a silly answer. This recipe came from the original recipe created at The Parker House Hotel by their chef in Boston Massachusetts in 1856. There are 100s of pictures on Google and all have a cream filling. Thanks Safeway for a bad 60th birthday cake and arguing with me. read more

Safeway - Grocery Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

There I was, using the Safeway.com delivery service for the first time. It was not a good experience, to say the least. The driver couldn't find one of my bags, was new, and went so far as to ask me to glance into the truck to see if I could find it myself. It happened to be pouring at the time, and rather than deliver to my suite, said new driver said he couldn't find it (um, it's the fifth floor of an unsecured building) and told me that I would have to come outside to get my groceries. The failure for this location, though, came when he really couldn't find my stuff, and called the store just down the block for help. He asked if he could go there, pick up the same items, and bring them to me right away. The in-store manager told the driver over the phone that "it isn't their job to help his sorry ass out" loudly enough for me to hear. Hardly seems like something one would need to say to an ostensible co-worker over a cranberry juice and some yogurt. It's not my job to shop somewhere where rude people are in charge, either, buddy. read more

Wine selection is AMAZING! Definitely the best Safeway I've ever been in. All the employees are friendly, which was a huge surprise. Parking lot is free and convenient (underneath the store). read more

My favorite part of the Social Safeway experience is just walking in by the produce section. The fresh and colorful flowers, fruits, and veggies are such a pleasant welcome. The whole store is so new and clean, and there's always a large selection/stock of everything you might need. The wine section is very impressive, and transports you from a grocery store to a cellar somewhere with tastings and knowledgeable people to answer your question. On that note, the employees could not be more helpful and always greet you with a smile. The deli and seafood sections are incredibly fast and I've never been disappointed by the quality of the service - or the food! Other perks include the free, convenient, and covered parking. Additionally, the Starbucks by the bakery section is a plus while you're doing your routine strolls up and down the aisles. In my humble opinion, this is the best Safeway in the area and I definitely recommend visiting if you haven't been! read more

Pros: It is open 24/7 so I can get stuff whenever I need. The beer and wine selection is great and inexpensive. Cons: The produce, especially the fruit is not great. The people who work there do not seem to know what they are doing. The self check out can act up so even if you think you can get out without dealing with a person, you might not make it. read more

What is going on with the Georgetown Safeway? We have been shopping there for years. However, starting on Sunday, July 29, 2012, the store reeked of cinnamon or "Red Hots" candy. At first we thought someone must have spilled something, but later we realized it must be some type of air freshener. First and foremost, I am very suspect of any food-selling business (store or restaurant) that uses air freshener. It makes me wonder what odors the establishment is trying to cover up. Secondly, the air freshener smell gave me horrible allergies. My lips started swelling and my eyes were tearing. It was a very bad experience and we did not buy much. We returned on Sunday, August 5, 2012, and encountered the same cinnamon/"Red Hots" candy smell. Again, we bought only a few items and left quickly. I reported the above two incidents to corporate on Wednesday, August 8, 2012, and was hoping for a resolution. So yesterday, Sunday, August 12, 2012, we went back to the Georgetown Safeway. It was about 10:45A. We were pleased, as the cinnamon/"Red Hots" smell was not that noticeable. However, at 11:45A, when we were in the check-out line, the air conditioning came on and the cinnamon/"Red Hots" smell began to permeate the entire store. Luckily, we were leaving, but I had another allergic reaction to the odor. I called corporate again. Maybe we should just stop shopping there, which would be a shame, as I normally like the store. However, I cannot take anymore of the cinnamon/"Red Hots" candy air freshener. read more

Average Safeway, which is not saying much. I prefer real grocery stores like Aldi and Wegman's. Skip this place due to the high prices.

This has been my go to grocery for years. I don't know how many thousands of dollars I've dropped here. But now I'm done. Today it was 20 minutes to check out around five items; I might live with that if it weren't for the rudeness. The self checkout machine was not working and after having asked for help three times The self checkout supervisor told me she couldn't help that the system was down on this machine ( although a huge line of people had already checked in elsewhere). She told me machines were open further down, and I asked if the checkout machines on the other side were open and she said yes. So I went to the other side of Safeway - of course they were not open. Went back and told her and she accused me of "storming off" when she "was trying to help me". we were Standing by a self checkout that was free - but she told me I couldn't use that one cause she had given it to someone next in line. Who was of course like the 20th after me by then. Compared to Trader Joe's whose employees are sooo nice, and Giant just up the road whose offerings are equally broad, I don't know why people will continue to go to this Safeway. read more

If you are going to get your COVID vaccine or other shots, you might want to go elsewhere. The check-in counter and line are next to a large, open refrigerated case. It is freezing cold even several feet away. Especially not great if you are in a sleeveless or short-sleeved top for a quick jab. read more

This is a pretty good grocery store, with very helpful and friendly staff. They have a wide assortment of well-priced wines. I guess they're trying to position this place as an alternative to Whole Foods. I'm not sure that they altogether succeed at this. The health food options are fairly limited and what's there can be bad. I recently bought some soy protein powder here that is almost inedibly sweet; likewise their soy creamers, only available in over-sweet vanilla flavour. Bottom line, Washington: this is a good and friendly all-purpose grocery store, whose Achille's heel is a dearth of low-fructose soy offerings. read more

TLDR: If you don't want to spend your whole evening running around getting 1/4 of your grocery order, getting charged for a dozen items you never receive, getting incorrect items in what you do receive, and getting blown off by customer service, then don't go to Safeway. What it's like to order pickup groceries from Safeway: Order groceries online with a pickup window of 6-8. Arrive after 7:00, call in the number as instructed a couple times because you keep getting a message that says they haven't set up their voicemail, and finally get through, and have them deliver the groceries quickly to your trunk. Get home and realize 3/4 of your groceries are missing and two items are substituted with items you that didn't match your substitution parameters. Call Safeway, talk to a customer service person who was says she's on a bad cell line (the original line and the only number they give) and will call you back on a land line. Confirm your number with her. She never calls you back. Get a text at 8:00 pm that says your groceries are ready and can be picked up anytime before 8:00 pm. Go back to Safeway, call in to the pickup number, have to do it over and over because you keep getting a message that says they haven't set up their voicemail. When you finally do get through, you give them your name and ask for your groceries. Wait for 15 minutes in the parking garage alongside a woman who has been waiting for her groceries since before you got there. When her groceries come out, the person gives you a receipt and says they were out of stock on your other items. Return to your car to look over the receipt and find that you have in fact been charged for a dozen items that were never delivered. Call the number back, multiple times because you keep getting the message about the voicemail. When you get through, and you explain the situation, the guy tells you that they're "kind of busy right now" and you'll have to wait for "a while" before they can help you. When you tell him you've already been waiting trying to work this out, he says he knows but it will be another 10 or 15 minutes before he can get to you (you've already been in the parking garage breathing fumes for 20). So you say "What should I do? Should I come back tomorrow?" and he says yeah. You can only hope there is a way to get reimbursed tomorrow for what wasn't delivered so you can spend the money in a store that will actually give you at least half of the food you ordered and will not charge you for what you didn't. ****************** UPDATE ****************** I called the national Safeway help number the next morning and they quickly credited me for the dozen items that I did not receive. The online interface for Safeway is good. This location in DC is badly run. The Giant a mile up the road works awesomely. read more

This is the best grocery store in the whole city. The prices are just as good as all the other safeways, but the selection is way bigger. Also, there is a Starbucks, bakery, gelato bar, sushi, and other prepared foods, as well as a dining area. If you're really committed to organic foods and such, Wholefoods is still the place to go, but if you are a bit more flexible, then this Safeway has everything you need at a much lower price. There's free parking too, and it's 24 hours. read more

Free parking garage. Great grocery selection. Awesome beer selection. Wine room. Sushi bar - made to order. Gourmet foods as well. Bottom line - this grocery store has everything you need. It's right off Wisconsin as you're entering Glover Park from Georgetown. Has free WiFI hear as well and a Starbucks so come here when you want a change of scene from work or school work. I'll be back whenever I get groceries as long as I'm in Glover Park. read more

While the store itself is beautiful (especially compared to other grocery stores in DC), the service is foul. A friend and I picked out some loaves of bread at the bakery and asked the employee to please use the slicer on them. He moped over, listening to music on his headphones, stuck his hands out, pointed at the chart for us to select the slice thickness and didn't acknowledge us one bit. Basically, we inconvenienced him despite the fact he was simply listening to music while standing behind the counter. We said "thank you" after he finished, and he just scowled. Bad service! Talk to customers - don't ignore them! You're not getting paid to jam to your music. The cashier and bagger made it worse...talking about how much they hated being at work and mouthing countless obscenities. Once again, bad service. Don't go here! read more

I still remember the previous Georgetown Safeway and definitely Safeway has adjusted to competition from Whole Foods up the street. The selection here is good and the staff is very helpful always. The selection of local and organic produce has definitely improved as well. It's always a pleasure to shop here and the iPhone app and Safeway card helps you save money. The self-checkout looks convenient, but my advice is to not use it because it seems to take more time in the long run. The checkout associates are friendly and very efficient as well. And do remember to bring your own bags to any grocery store in Dc or they will have to charge you a nickel. Also the free wifi is fast and convenient as is the little cafe area. read more

I was curios to see a newer store. It looks quite large from the outside. There was a nice selection of items. The lines are hit or miss. Don't be in a hurry. read more

I am so glad the "social safeway" re-opened, as I am no longer beholden to the Whole Foods up the block. Safeway is, for the most part, cheaper and easier to get through than WF. I grew up on Safeway, and I can almost walk blindly through any store to find what I need. This store has pretty much everything you could imagine, from baby pineapples to a nut bar (in LOVE with the maple almonds, in case you were wondering), to a lovely brick-oven bakery. While the checkers are mostly of a younger, hipper crowd than I, they are always super-sweet to me when I go in, complimenting me on everything from my clothes to my reuseable bags. The kids, while clearly not from this side of town, are sweeter than pie, and seem to genuinely like working there. This also goes for the Deli team (oh my, what a LOVELY deli!), who is always curious about the things I ask them to put on my sammich. And it's 24/7? Be still my heart. read more

If you're looking to find this Safeway at night- good luck. I almost drove clear past it and I KNEW it was there. They defintiely need to do something about the signage and the lighting. In comparison to other Safeways that I've been to IN DC, it's a pretty nice one. It's laid out well and I was asked more than once by more than one employee if I needed help finding anything. It was around 8pm when I went in so there weren't many people there. I wasn't overly impressed with the produce. I had a hard time finding what I deem a quality apple, onion or lime. In fact, the limes look ill. Sick. In need of some TLC. Few of them were actually green and they were all (yes, ALL...I tested ALL of them) were rather mushy. Everything else though, was well stocked and neat. I just wish it wasn't so expensive...or maybe I've just been spoiled by the prices at the Commissary and Wally World. There's a section where you can get "real" food...salads and such. I'm pretty sure I saw some sushi and I was told there is pizza to be had but I didn't see it. I really don't see myself going back to this particular store but only because of the location...I just happened to be in the area this time. read more

This Safeway replaced the old 80's looking social Safeway. I think its still dubbed 'social safeway' but i have never been hit on at the new version. Or the old one for that matter.... Hmmm... Pro: lots of nice cheeses, a sushi bar and tons of beer and wine. In the middle: not a ton of choices for different brands, but I'm spoiled by Giant. Also the layout is confusing to me, the fancy food section seems like a separate store. This is how all the redesigned safeways are, so I guess this is by design. CON: (and a big one) is that the prices on the shelf don't match to the register. Its really annoying to have to wait and make everyone in line behind you annoyed while they do a price check. I have been only 3 times and all three had items priced higher then on the shelf. This problem has gotten better in the year since they opened, but I still always double check. read more

When I think of Safeway, this is not what I had in mind. Think you're going to see regular white aisles and maybe a small produce section? Think again. This Safeway blew all my expectations out of the water. When you walk in you're struck by the size of a relatively large produce section that leads to the butcher counter in the back. The cuts looked great too. For all my white girls out there, I was shocked by the size of the wine section, complete with a closed off faux wine cellar. A little past that, it opens onto the prepared foods and deli section, where you can get pizza, sandwiches, sushi, and there is also a really good salad bar that's great for lunch. The Social Safeway lives up to its name. This Safeway goes above and beyond the call of duty in providing for a great shopping experience. read more

This is indeed the Social Safeway of Washington DC Great new building, so check it OUT! read more

AMAZING PEOPLE! Laura (in Customer Service) and Huberto in Bakery helped me pull of birthday cakes for my daughter from 3,000 miles away! I can't thank you both enough!!! Suzy read more

In response to my review, Safeway directed me to their "contact us" page. As I had visited "contact us" and hd no response in the past, I messaged the Safeway responder. After some weeks, no response. read more

The renovated 'Social Safeway' showed incredible promise when it opened a year ago - and for several months, really was the best grocery store in town. But you need to ignore any reviews written over 6 months ago singing its praises. It's still better than many Safeway locations - but overall, things here have fallen apart and now's its just an expensive grocery store with a very bi-polar mix of high end and low end stuff, serious stock issues, and employees that are polite enough, so long as you don't expect them to know where things are or do any work. On the positive side, they are well staffed. Plenty of automated and regular checkout lanes are open so the lines don't get nearly as long as at some of the other Safeway locations (Columbia Road, I'm looking at you!). They also have more prepared food options than most Safeway locations - but frankly, most of it is lousy, and none of it is as good as the Whole Foods up the street, which really isn't any more expensive. read more

We go to this Safeway every week and find the staff there to be uniformly competent, helpful, and friendly. We are especially fond of the staff at the deli counter, all of whom are wonderful! Whoever is responsible for hiring there is doing a great job, because they're finding excellent personnel! read more

Pretty good products, great parking, and *some* good staff, but some other employees are terrible - rude, apathetic, unhelpful, uncommunicative, etc. If you're able to use the self-checkout without the machine malfunctioning, or if you can come across a nice cashier, then you'll be fine. If you need any assistance, good luck. read more