Food Lion

"Clean and really great produce. Super nice staff too"

"Not the best place to shop. Store is dinghy and needs better sales and counter staff"

"Wonderful staff. Very knowledgeable, friendly and helpful ! Great place to shop for groceries"

"Clean store with well lit isles. Checkout was quick, and the cashier was very friendly. I didn't notice any self-checkout, but the lines were short so no issue."

"It pains me to write this review, but it’s been months and nothing has changed. It’s clear now nothing will, so I’m warning others to steer clear of the produce department. This store used to be my favorite place to grocery shop, hands down. It’s well lit, the floor plan makes sense, the restrooms are usually clean, and the building is in an easily accessible location. The parking lot is large, and they regularly collect the buggies so you don’t have to worry about one escaping and bumping your car. Almost every employee there has been great in my experience and will help you find what you need, greet you, or shoot you a smile as you walk past. Most of the store is clean and well run, and they do a good job of keeping items stocked and rotated. They offer weekly MVP sales, manager sales , and coupons that have really made a difference in our budget. It’s been a pleasure to shop here. For years, every time I walked into the produce dept, happiness washed over me. I savored the order, freshness, and cleanliness. Displays looked neat, well-stocked, and inviting. The quality of their produce was always head and shoulders above every other grocery store I’d ever visited, including other Food Lion locations. I’d happily spend more money than necessary because I was excited to buy fresh, appealing food. Prices aren’t great anywhere these days, but here, I felt what they were asking was more reasonable because I was confident I was purchasing quality food for my family that would last till I had time to cook. Those times are over, and it’s heartbreaking. I realize how dramatic that sounds, but feeding my family well is crucial to me. For about 6 months, this is the kind of produce that has regularly been made available for purchase. The previous (excellent) produce manager decided to step down and was replaced by someone who thinks sprouting, mushy, and rotting food is acceptable to leave on the shelves for customers to pick through. Yesterday my hand sank into a withered mango on one of the end caps while trying to find one worth buying. Mangos are on sale this week, and if you hope to take advantage of the sale, you need to hunt through withered, semi-rotting baskets of fruit to try to find one that looks like it’ll survive the drive home. If you manage to find it, you’d better use it that same day. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve searched the bell peppers looking for one that isn’t broken, crushed, slimy, or wrinkling with age, only to give up in frustration. Don’t get me started on how disgusting the wet wall is! More often than not, I leave the store discouraged. When I go shopping, I pray I see a particular employee working because I know how meticulously she culls, cleans, and restocks produce. She can only do so much though, and she certainly can’t fix a bad manager. Where is his boss? Where is corporate? Yesterday was the last straw. I showed a store manager the nasty pear I found and spoke to him about how disappointing it’s been to shop there lately. He was empathetic and understanding and told me I’m not the first person who has voiced dissatisfaction. I told him I’ve been filling out the reviews on my receipts for corporate, and he said the store receives those reports too and emphasized again, they realize how unhappy customers are with the produce dept. This tells me Food Lion prioritizes their current produce manager’s laziness and incompetence over customer loyalty and satisfaction. It’s insulting that people are expected to spend their hard-earned money on what’s essentially expensive compost. No thanks. I genuinely love this store and I appreciate the efforts of most of the people who work here. Retail is hard and thankless, and the employees who do their job well don’t get nearly enough recognition. I’ll probably keep coming here for essentials because my pharmacy is next door, but for everything else, I’d rather drive twice as far and pay twice as much at Publix. I sincerely hope something changes in the produce department soon, because this is disgraceful."