Good work on social distancing and hygiene. Loads of food, good organic and non-meat choices, grass fed beef, artisanal beer, wine, sushi, a nut bar, free Stella samples today and all your wildest consumer dreams. More expensive than other Safeways which is not surprising since the one on Bladensburg is like an Aldi next to this guy! read more

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Holy mackerel, this ain't your mama's Safeway. My local Southwest Safeway, literally across the street from my house, is a hot mess on a good day, but rumor had it the newly rebuilt Safeway on the eastern edge of the Hill was fancy-schmancy and worth the trip. I'm happy to report my 10 minute drive was not in vain. Since we like to give nicknames to our District Safeways, I'm gonna name this one the "Snazzy Safeway." First good sign was the incredibly wide parking garage ramp. For some reason, DC architects tend to love designing grocery parking garages with narrow and tight ramps that are ridiculously hard to maneuver, but not here. Also the garage is totally free and you don't even need to get a ticket and validation! The store is basically brand new and still sparking. Displays are perfectly arranged and shelves are filled to the brim; knowing how Safeway operates one never knows how long this will last but let's enjoy it while it's so spiffy. There's lots of cool features here: gourmet popcorn that's popped in-store, a poutine menu, a mochi case, dry-aged steaks, and more. Also there's a liquor store inside which I've never seen in DC before (but was standard and very convenient when I lived in CA). For all y'all insomniacs, the store is open 24/7, and so far the lines have not been too long and the staff have been moderately engaging (which is basically an A+ for grocery store service in DC). So far, so good...I hope all this goodness lasts beyond the honeymoon period. read more

It kills me to write this review because I love the store but the delivery service has been so awful. I booked a Saturday afternoon delivery through the Safeway App with everything to cook Saturday night dinner and it never arrived. When I contacted customer service they had no idea but promised me a refund. The delivery then arrived Sunday morning (at 8am!) and I refused to accept it. Not least because they'd made some seriously bad substitutions when I'd requested no substitutions. One week on and still having to contact customer service to chase my refund. Do not use their delivery service. read more

I usually have a pleasant experience at this locations, but today I felt as if there was no sense of customer service nor humanity. Upon walking up to the self checkout the employee in that area walks right up to my cart and starts pointing and counting items. Before she even finishes she says "Nope! More than 15 go over there," and points to the cashiers. Mind you there are multiple people in line and what looks like only one person working. I explain to her that the "policy" she is stating really isn't a policy it's a suggestion due to the amount of thefts from the location and that since there isn't an actual number on what you can checkout there then I was going to continue to use the service that was available for my convenience. It was at this point I could hear her talking loudly to a person who didn't state they were a manager but seemed to try and carry himself in such a way. He then told me that I would need to go over there next time, which I then explained to him the same way. While I was checking my items out the same lady from the beginning then sits at the self checkout to my left and proceeds to watch me scan my items. No harm in this, but what it does create is a bad environment for a person to shop in. Not only this, but I didn't feel comfortable, safe, or privacy. It seemed as if I was being watched like I had committed a crime, which again a terrible feeling to have while shopping. After spending over $100 on my things I then proceeded to exit and scan my receipt, but not before I hear her smack her lips and say "Don't bring ya ass back here with that," to which I laughed and shrugged it off. The bad thing is that the so called manager on duty didn't reprimand or try and make up for his rude employee's behavior or lack there of. I will also be posting this to google and a few other sites until I hear back that something has been done to not only mend my relationship with this particular location, but to make sure that no other person has to deal with this kind of issue. read more

Omg !! The newly renovated Safeway on Capitol Hill is AMAZING.. I went there the very first day and was pleasantly impressed by everything the store had to offer.. The departments ( ie. produce, meat, health and beauty, deli, bakery ) were fantastic.. everything fully stocked.. I wasn't able to get one of those Capitol Hill face masks ( ran out) lol . Don't worry I had one on before entry. As I walked around, there were samples being offered all around and nope I didn't pass them up. Everything looked fresh and before leaving I got a pulled pork sandwich made to order, and did some additional shopping. One thing is for sure though, bring your purse or wallet because you're definitely gonna need it here.. read more

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Great addition to the neighborhood, and we have a Starbucks which is an added bonus. Good service and a fresh new atmosphere. I am happy! read more

You get the TSA experience of someone shouting at you for a receipt as you exit, shelves are empty and 50% higher priced than other stores in the city, food rots within a day, and I always have to go to another place afterwards to finish the list, including for basic items. read more

This is the newest grocery store in a few mile radius to my home. There is a Safeway down the street but it is so disgusting, I drive an extra three minutes out of my way to go to this one. It is "brand new" and is excellent. I was going to the Navy Yard Harris Teeter but have been going to this store on the regular. Lots of great items. Great sales. Nice employees. Everything is excellent. So why the four stars and not five? Well there is always room for improvement. Their prices on many items are higher (some very high) then Harris Teeter. I now have to go to two stores because having shopped at HT, I know the price difference. The other is that if you shop for more then a couple times after 930pm the only thing open is self checkout. So expect to have to check yourself out of a basket full of groceries. So four out of five. That's not bad. read more

For months now they have had a severe shortage of shopping carts and, when I mention it to the people in customer service, they don't care. How are you supposed to shop if there are no carriages? I even called there 800 number and there has been no response. read more

The lines are consistently long! It's normal for only 2 lines and the self checkout to be open. I travel across the bridge for more available amenities. However, my time is more important than glitz and glamour. I won't be back. read more

I ordered groceries today for pick-up, received confirmation and headed to the store. As instructed by the sign & email I called to let them know I was there. I gave my name and was hung up on. So I called back and they said they were right out, obviously she had just hung up and was not disconnected. I opened the hatch of my car and the employee came out and just left the shopping cart behind my car and ran off. I thought something was forgotten so I sat there and finally called again and was told that was my order. So how was I supposed to know that? The email of the order says they load it into the car. Horrible service but at this point should we even be surprised in Washington, DC? For a brand new grocery store this Safeway's employees suck a lot! read more

Lovely place! First of all, the woman who helped us at the cash register was so above-and-beyond helpfully nice! My roommate and I were using a hand cart for the first time to try to transport all the groceries, and the cashier helped us figure out the best way to stack everything on the cart. Her name was something that started with an R... I forget. Second, I love that this Safeway had so much fake meat and other specialty vegan food! Among the delicious things available were Gardein sweet and sour faux chicken, Morning Star mock ribs, and Silk vanilla iced soy lattes! OH! and those Liz Lovely vegan / gluten-free cookies are good too!!! read more

Safeway - Lots of faux meat options! (There were more behind the next freezer door over, too!) - Grocery Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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well stocked with variety, and clean. I had read that people were rude, but when around thanksgiving , I, as an out of towner, was surprised by how friendly people were: asking if I needed help, offering newly delivered fresh fruits. also glad to have Starbucks there and easy parking . read more

Went today and purchased skirt steak. I got home and noticed expiration date was 4 days ago so I went back to the store. The customer service said go back to the butcher to exchange and I did. The meat department manager was rude and didn't even offer to look for the same meat and he acknowledged the meat was bad he started removing the rest of the meat off the shelf shortly after he told me to find replacement. I went back to customer service for exchange after I picked rib eye steaks on sale and was only given $5 and should have been given at least $15! Watch what you buy here. read more

REALLY NICE Safeway w upscale offerings in a pleasant residential neighborhood. Just a few min walk from the Potomac Ave METRO station. Also convenient, free underground parking. read more

I spoke to a high-energy customer service rep (Angela). She provided great customer service and satisfied the reason for my call. Keep up the great work. read more

This might be the nicest Safeway I've ever been in. However, if the staff could stop playing graba** with each other to take care of customers, maybe it would be worthy of even the star that was given. I stood like an idiot and had my transaction "voided" by the machine 3 times because the staff genuinely didn't a singular F that a person was there. Which was voided because they were fumbling around with money and paper towel rolls. Then was berated about "company policy" and was annoyed I grabbed her away from the staff graba**ng BY The security guard who had to literally grab one of three employee's attentions. If your Safeway is THAT nice. Have a staff that is THAT nice. Cause right now. HORRIBLE. The Tuesday night staff should be terminated. One of them fought with a man over a pricing sign over soda. read more

Saw a rodent walk across the aisle from under the cold storage drink refrigerators in the middle of the store in beginning of December while store was full of shoppers. Then saw a roach 2 weeks later at the Starbucks mini store inside. And watched as the barista killed it before providing me a a drink. Very very gross. Threw the drink out after I left the counter. read more

This went from being the worst Safeway in the city to the best Safeway in the city. Ample garage parking, huge wine section, really nice pharmacy area. Can't say enough good things about this place and the renovations. read more

Just another Saturday at the Safeway. Lines are from the cashier all of the way to the end of the aisle. One person working. 18 employees doing nothing. read more

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

Go to Costco! Thought I'd give it a try after a long break, but it's only getting worse at this Safeway (and the bar was already set so low). Total fail, again. read more

With a grocery store I must say, you visit is all depends on the time that you go. This Safeway opens at 5 a.m. and closes at Midnight. That's a wide window. I prefer to make groceries towards the end of the month early in the morning. I've been to this Safeway late at night and couldn't get what I needed due to stock being in the way. Timing. I like this Safeway. It is old but that doesn't mean it is raggedy. It has Self-Checkout, not like the hideousness on Maryland Ave. NE. I've always been in and out on the account of the Self-Checkout. I like to go to the store while people are at Church, watching the football game or really early, but that's me. I like stopping by to get the Safeway Organic brand Chai. I like the flavor and they typically have sales on it. I also like the Tofu sales when they have them. I also like the location of this Safeway. It is right by the Potomac Avenue Metro so I sometimes grab things while waiting for my bus. Other times I drive there and utilize the parking lot, an actual parking lot in front of the store. Location x Timing = 4 Stars, 3.5 for real for real but I rounded up. p.d. One of the story lines of the book S Street Rising deals with a violent armed robbery at this location in the early 1990s. read more

Never enough carts baskets or checkers, and today people were cutting in line. Avoid!

This location is an easy walk from my house, but I'll only go there again if it's the last grocer on earth. The deli person was likely the rudest most disrespectful individual I've encountered in a while. Before I even spoke. Lol. I complained to the mgr who indicated she would speak to her. And she did! My friend overheard the exchange: "Hey Girl are you leaving for the day"? Yeah I am. "See you tomorrow!" Seriously? read more

Seriously the worst Safeway in the nation. Right now I'm standing in the self checkout line where there are 9 people ahead of me. There's only one manned check-stand open with an equal number of people with overfilled carts standing there. All the while the incessant recording plays over the incredibly loud loudspeaker, "ATTENTION SERVICE DESK, TWO-ZERO-ZERO" "ATTENTION SERVICE DESK, TWO-ZERO-ZERO" "ATTENTION SERVICE DESK, TWO-ZERO-ZERO" "ATTENTION SERVICE DESK, TWO-ZERO-ZERO" You know why this plays? Because the store can't afford to hire someone to answer the damn phone! This places sucks like no other food market. read more

Well aside from the fact that I got Scombroid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scombroid_food_poisoning) food poisoning and ended up in the ER from a tuna steak I bought from them -- hey, I guess it was on super sale for a reason, I should have known -- this Safeway is ok in my book. Just as everybody else on Yelp has said about pretty much every Safeway in the District, stick with your packaged or canned stuff and just go up to Eastern Market for your fresh stuff. It will be worth the extra money because you won't have to pay the hospital bill. read more

This Safeway is a passably good grocery store as ones in the District go, but always a little more crowded than you'd expect. They stock the majority of what you might want out of an American grocery store, but some more obscure items may take some finding and asking around. The 'fresh bread' selection is kind of lame, and Eastern Market beats the produce any day, so if you can afford it with time and money, head there, and Marvelous Market nearby has good bread. Sunday nights are the worst for having shelves that are stocked, but the best for running into other young people. Monday mornings and afternoons are the best for stocked shelves and an actually decent check-out wait time. Sunday mornings, of course, are the very worst because every one and their mother is there after church. If you can get by with just a basket, it'll be much easier to maneuver around all the families with carts. After having shopped at the 'Soviet Safeway' in the Watergate where even canned food items can be scarce, this is definitely a step up and getting better. However, if you live in the 'burbs you can stick with your fancy wide-aisled vast big box grocery store selection. Question: Who here can explain to me why it always smells like fried chicken when I step outside of Safeway on my way home? P.S. There is also a liquor store section near the entrance on the left, in case you need some vodka to numb the pain of living in DC. read more

Past 4 deliveries: moldy bread, out of date items, crazy substitutions - pork loin roast sent instead of pork ribs, and two deliveries cancelled because they were hours late. Number of times you need to call the helpline to resolve 1 issue - 4 times. Why? Their employees can't use the switchboard or the order software they are paid to operate. Zero pride in their work and they are either too dumb or don't give a crap about doing an average job, never mind a good job. They demand respect for shameless incompetence. I wonder if they even understand what doing a quality job is, I doubt it. If you want to see a store run by quality employees who care, go to the Giant on Rhode Island Ave. They are friendly and take pride in their work. read more

I don't really understand all the reviews saying not to get produce at Safeway. I've lived in DC for a few months now and I generally go to both Safeway and Harris Teeter every weekend - Safeway has the better deals on produce, so that's where I get it. Although I'm sure Eastern Market has better produce most of the time, it's not the most economically-friendly. I recently started using the Just for U deals at Safeway, which I LOVE. Everything I want ends up being discounted (to very cheap prices). The system works by looking at what you normally buy and then providing you with "coupons" that you can automatically load to your card either through the internet or through a smart phone. I save about 50% on my grocery bills just based off of the sale ads and the Just for U deals. I've never had any issues with the produce, meat, or bread I've bought at Safeway. I've never tried the prepared foods or fresh bakery products though. Also, the service has always been very good - the people are friendly (which is rare for a grocery store). Additionally, last time we went, the Just for U deals weren't working for some reason. After noticing it on the receipt, we went to customer service and they patiently went through every item on the receipt to make sure it was right. I expected a much more frustrated response, but they were so nice about it! read more

I continuously come back to Safeway because of their coupons and deals but I hate myself every time. The lines are SO LONG. SO SO SO LONG. The lines can reach the back of the store on the weekends and they just continue to get longer. I'm not sure why this store doesn't have more checkout lines open when they know so many people shop during the weekends. Generally I find most things I want but occasionally they will be out of really simple things like basil and its annoying. Considering my only other choices in the area are Harris Teeter which is ridiculously expensive and the Giant on H, I stick with Safeway but let me tell you. I am not happy about it. Fix the line problem! read more

This has been my neighborhood grocery for almost 7 years. Wow, that surprises even me. Anyway, the key to eating well here to to aviod nearly all of the aisles except for the canned veggies and tomatoes. Walk the perimiter and you'll find "fresh" baked goods (better to stay away) the deli with olives etc, fish, meat, dairy and fresh fruits and veggies. Most all a growing boy could ask for. They kindly put a liquor store in the front corner of the store to go along with my perimeter walking idea. read more

I wish I could give this place negative stars. I should know not to come back. I waited as the 3rd person in line for (actually counting) exactly 20 minutes with no movement, as the guy at the front abandoned his food on the counter, and we waited as the clerk just shrugged, and then returned, to make countless price checks... While all other lines as usual were backed up to midway down the aisles. Finally made it through the line after 28 minutes. When I got home I found that the frozen pizza I purchased was no place near frozen (even given that wait), and the chocolate I bought had been melted and disgustingly recongealed in its package - no wonder it was on sale. Don'r shop here if you can help it. Except in a zombie apocalypse. Then I'm assuming the zombies would be more helpful. read more

The nickname for this Safeway is Not-So-Safeway. Why? One word: Southeast. This place is near Potomac Ave Metro, and I'm always watchin' my back, bro, as I walk there. You should, too. My friend, Ari S., tries to convince me that it's now called Safe-Again-Safeway, but he's wrong! Overall, DC grocery stores are severely lacking compared with Texas grocery stores. And poor, old Safeway, now that it has still competition from Harris Teeter, just 4 precarious blocks away! However, I prefer Safeway. The prices are slightly better, and you can save money with their free Safeway Card. Produce is of pretty good quality (not as good as Eastern Market), meat is cheap there, and it's a large store with a decent variety. Once when I was there, they had no gelatin (don't ask why I was shopping for gelatin). Not-So-Safeway: I recommend. read more

I'm surprised, I thought it would be much higher. I guess my experience here is post renovation, but it's definitely one of the best Safeways I (and my roommates) have gone into. Sure it's no Teeter, but it's a bit closer to me and I've never minded the whole corporate thing. As long as the place is clean, produce is fresh and the prices are decent, I can't complain - so no gripes about this one for me. For any West coasters: it's like a suburban Vons or Albertsons. My friends saw a rat at the other Safeway I used to go to (the one in Dupont), which was also tiny with sad looking fruits and vegetables, sooooo this is a godsend. As far as safety as concerned...I know the area might not look as great as Eastern Market or anywhere NW, but it's not bad. I live less than 10 blocks away and I've been able to walk there without feeling threatened. read more

This gets a solid 4 stars from me. 3 for the actual store and 1 bonus star because the Safeway.com delivery service is so helpful. There are many neighborhood names for this place, my favorite being the Un-Safeway. The employees aren't great, the place is always crowded and I often leave here feeling stressed out. They have a pretty good produce department, which is often the least crowded part of the store. The pharmacy is OK but *BUSY*. There's a Starbucks at the front of the store and I find I can tolerate this place a lot more easily with a latte in my hand. I've never had a good experience at the deli here and I've finally quit trying to buy anything from that department. The self checkouts are really convenient, unless you're behind an elderly person who has no idea how to use it. The online delivery service is really nice. I get emails with free shipping codes so it doesn't cost me any extra to avoid the zoo this store can be! Edit: Yiling, I'd forgotten about Soviet Safeway! read more

I was very excited this Safeway reopened, because I can walk to it and the Carver-Langston Safeway is a disaster. But I had a bad experience today. I bought some packaged fish, and when I got outside, I could smell the fish through my mask. I looked at it closer and it was almost a week past the sell by date. I went back to the store to exchange it, and when I got to the shelf, almost all of the fish was past the date. Now I come on Yelp, and I see stories about meat past the sell by date. So apparently this is not a one off thing, it's a systematic problem. Come on, Safeway. Figure out how to get expired food off your shelves! read more

Update to update... Safeway, I actually do love you and would be sad to see you go. I didn't mean those awful things I said - maybe I did - but I apologize. Your customer service has stepped it up and your prices are hard to beat. Besides, you're a much cheaper date than Harris Teeter, so let's hang out. read more

One word describes this Safeway and that is upscale. I've shopped there several times since the reopening. All areas of this store are very nice. The produce, deli, and meat sections always look fresh and with great selections. The bakery has pretty cakes on display. The staff is friendly and helpful. It is a large store with convenient garage parking. read more

I work near by and try to go there for lunch. There is a sandwich station to order sandwiches (ala Subway) but no menu. Hasn't been for months. I asked once about what sandwiches they could make and was told "oh any sandwich you like". As if I knew what all the stuff under the glass was. I gave up on that and asked for one of the wrapped and tagged breakfast burritos under the glass display in front of me but was informed that they don't sell breakfast items after 11 am. Didn't have to make it, all she had to do was just hand the thing to me! So I took five seconds of silent stupor to try to under stand the situation. When she realized how silly the policy had made this situation she grabbed the burrito and said here take this one. As I thanked her for the effort and began to walk away I noticed the tag on it said it had expired 2 days ago. If you want toothpaste this is a great place to go. read more

They should partner with the DMV. T-o-o m-u-c-h t-i-m-e spent in line. Going first thing in the morning might make a sale or coupon worth it. read more