Best. Grocery. Store. Chain. Ever.
I went to college in Rochester, New York where Wegman's is based. In Rochester, Wegman's is sort of an institution. It literally has a monopoly on the grocery store market up there. Whereas in NJ you have tons of different brands, up in Rochester, there are Wegman's stores every 5 minutes and then you might have a Tops here or there. Now I will start off by saying that this Wegman's is not anywhere near the Pittsford Wegman's in terms of epicness, it is still deserving of 5 stars.
The Bridgewater Wegman's is divided into two sections- beer/wine/liquor and grocery. It used to be that you couldn't travel between the two sections and consolidate everything, but recent changes have allowed you to.
The alcohol section of the store is decent. The selection is so so and you can get what you need in terms of your drink of choice. It is no Total Wine in terms of selection, but you must remember that this is a grocery store and not a liquor store.
The grocery section is where Wegman's truly shines. When you first enter, you are greeted by a very large produce section. Wegman's likes to pride itself on getting local produce and they will tell you where the local produce is. I have never had a problem with Wegman's produce. It is always fresh and good.
To the immediate left of the produce section is an enormous bakery, hot foods, deli, meat, seafood, etc. section. They have a good variety of hot foods. The prices are good. The food is good well. You can really tell that the employees put their hearts into making the food. The bakery also has a large selection. What is nice is that you can see all the ovens where they bake the various breads, pastries, muffins, etc. I have never had a problem with any of their baked goods. All of their baked goods are extremely good and fresh. One of my favorites is their cinnamon muffin! So so good. The meat counter has a good selection. They also have prime meats to choose from which is nice (when getting prime meats, please please please don't cook them on a grill. Get a nice cast iron skillet and do it that way. Also, never ever put anything other than oil, salt, and pepper on a prime meat). They have a large cheese selection as well. In the middle of the counters are cases filled with various food items. They also have a chef island in the center where they have classes (What other grocery store has chef classes???). The rest of the store is extremely large. They use the split isle concept where they split the isles in two making it easier to maneuver throughout the store.
Employees are beyond friendly. Wegman's actually doesn't allow employees to have interactions with their customers until they have gone through extensive training. When they come out of that training you have super nice employees who are always willing to help you.
There is a reason why Wegman's is touted as the number one grocery store in America. If you haven't gone there, you must go! read more