Food Basics

Those guys work until 8:00 pm only. So disappointing. That is why their prices are high. They want to maintain the same profit as working extra 2 hours. I love those grocery stores working until 11:00pm.

I've shop here since they opened. Self checkout is a pain because of constant issues and they have really cut back on checkout staff. My last trip here I regret. Forced to do self checkout with a very full cart...no actual humans on any cash register...zero. If I didn't really need a couple of items I'd have walked away. There is no space to self checkout unless you are are doing a light shop. Needed to wait for the attendant to override multiple times during checkout. To top it off I should have left because the lemons and limes I got were terrible. The lemons were mostly a moldy mess when I opened the bag the next day. You have to be very careful buying produce here...this trip I was in a rush and ignored my own advice. Not as good as they were. My review 4 years ago was 4 stars. Update: May 2022. I shop here less often but still end up here once a month because the location is handy. Early in the AM the customer service checkout usually has a person. Of my last few visits, once there was only self checkout so I scanned the the 1 of about 10 items I actually needed and left. Everything else was loose fruit and veggies that I wasn't going to spend my time trying to search up for them.

The best Food Basics store in the city. Excellent produce section. They almost always have sales and I find their prices better than Walmart.

I find Food Basics don't have a whole lot of selection like other grocery stores... it could maybe be just the one in my area Laurelwood. The prices are okay pretty close to a freshco in similarities. I needed some items and it was what was closes to me at the moment, I generally prefer shopping at Zerhs as they usually have a greater selection.

I haven't been here in a while because the fresh food us always very close to the best before or is all ready moldy. Not much had changed. All the red onions were mush, the salads were all expiring in a day or two. What really upset me was the person who checked me out. Said hi, then started scanning everything. They loaded everything onto two belts.. asked me to pay, so I did. Then I stood there waiting for eye contact or to be asked about bags because I obviously had nothing to bag my groceries with. The person chatted with a friend after and still didn't ask me. So finally after standing there for some time trying to wait and ask politely, I asked if I could get some bags.. the look I got! And then the person said, that will be 30 cents for 5 bags! And I had no cash, so I had to pay with my credit card! The person then threw the bags on the counter and talked to a co worker and then turned and left the till and didn't say anything to me as I struggled to pack up my groceries in time for the following customers. I understand that everyone has bad days. But I was having a good one until that. And I don't think I will be going back there.