Grocery Outlet

"It's a great place to go when you're hungry now. Ever since that rude woman retired! She worked there way back when it was the 115th store and she was rude then too! Great food and greet service now!"

"One of the better, newer, well-stocked, customer-service friendly Grocery Outlets in the area. G.O.s are great for prices and a somewhat limited selection of daily and fresh food needs. They are what they are and do what they do very well."

"It's been a few years since visiting this chain (having moved away from their service zone). We miss their prices on quality selections, so we stopped in to get last-minute food for our flight back home. As usual, Grocery Outlet did NOT disappoint! We scored locally produced and national brand foods, and staff was knowledgeable and friendly. The aisles were spacious and well stocked; the store, immaculate. Kudos!"

"This is my go-to grocery store for my daily items. It's perfect for that nice and close to my house and always good prices. The staff at this location is excellent, very friendly and quick to help."

"I love shopping at Grocery Outlet. I normally go the the Arlington location (which has everything I need and more), but this one is bigger and better. One thing to be aware of is the fact that G.O. doesn't always have all of the items you were able to purchase the last time you shopped there-- sometimes they have one-time items and other times they haven't yet restocked something you got in the past. That isn't a criticism of this location in particular. It's true across the G.O. board. The reason I love buying my groceries at G.O. is because the prices are so sanity-reinforcingly reasonable compared to the other supermarket chains in the area. Seriously-- I can get most items for a dollar or two (or more, depending on what it is) less than I would be able to purchase them for at a "safer" (if you catch my drift), nearby alternative. As I previously stated, I normally purchase groceries at the Arlington G.O. location. That being said, the layout of this store was automatically familiar to me despite the fact that I shopped here for the first time earlier today. Some of the items I can usually find in Arlington weren't here, but there were many items in Stanwood that I've never seen in Arlington. Grocery Outlet is not a consistency poster child. That's nothing to worry about-- the money you save by shopping here more than makes up for the inconsistencies you might be tempted to complain about. My favorite thing about shopping at Grocery Outlet is the cereal prices. Take a run of the mill, definitely-available-at-every-grocery-store cereal like Cheerios. Guess what: you'll save like $3 buying them at Grocery Outlet. It's also likely that you'll encounter cereals that you've never seen elsewhere, like cinnamon Frosted Flakes or turn-your-leftover-milk-green, special edition Lucky Charms. If you can't remember the last time you paid less than $2 for a box of cereal, you owe it to yourself to head to G.O. There are some downsides to shopping here. Not enough to drop this grocery store from a five star rating, but still something you should be aware of. The produce section isn't amazing. The same goes for their meat. You'll be able to find what you're looking for if you need staples (they have oranges and tomatoes and chicken breasts and pork chops). If you need something halfway exotic though, like kiwis or starfruit or any cut of steak you won't see on a restaurant menu, it's likelier than not that you won't be able to find it at G.O. Forget the downsides. They're minor. I moved to the area from Florida recently, and food prices are lower there than they are here. Grocery Outlet is the only supermarket I've found in Washington state that has prices that won't leave you shaking your fist at the sky, screaming "why me?!" You'll be able to feed yourself and your family without breaking the bank here. If you're trying to decide whether to shop here or somewhere else, let me help you out. Shop here. Yes-- G.O. is subject to the same inflationary pressures that every other business is, but they're not using it as an excuse to gouge you for no reason (like another popular chain that's all over the area whose name makes you think they're providing a path without danger-- a "safe way" to shop, if you will). Take a look at the pictures I've included with my review. Many of them include price tags. Compare the prices you see with what you'd find elsewhere. Shopping at Grocery Outlet is a no-brainer."