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Save On Foods
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Garage
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
8 reviews for Save On Foods
8 reviews in English
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Review from Louise G.
12/20/2011 4 Check-ins Here
A very decent grocery store. Located under a highrise, with dedicated store parking. It definitely falls in the realm of the 'big box grocery stores', which you know I don't like, as it is large and it is a chain; I've become a fan of this one.
Decent prices, great selection, fresh and well stocked store.
I could even imagine myself working here. At the deli counter, eating all. the. cheeses...playing with the bread machine. testing cakes. making killer sandwiches.
LOVE their turkey and cranberry sandwiches.
Their staff is very helpful and friendly. Truly. -
Review from Jasmine T.
Burnaby, BC
4/19/2012 2 Check-ins Here
Free parking underground... I'm yours.
I am all for a supermarket that has covered parking. I don't need to wash my veggies on the way to the car... ahaha.. I don't buy my veggies here.
I used to come here a lot. On my way home from Aquafit (or aquasize, I'm not really sure what they call it... ) I would come here with one of my friends and walk up and down every aisle. There is usually a sale on one brand of yogurt, ice cream, block of cheese or something that I need. They also have a great selection of cereal and other goods that I can can't get (for cheap) from the produce markets I frequent.
I love their croissants. Those are good to have in the morning... all buttery and dripping with jam that I also bought here. They also have fresh bread... uncut... so I can make fake Muffuleta because I am just jamming bread with meat and cheese and olives.
They have coupons tacked to the shelf in front of products I wasn't gonna buy, but they lured the Asian in me with savings. -
Review from Reena M.
10/24/2010 6 Check-ins Here
I love this Save-On Foods, not only because it's so close and convenient, but they have an kick-ass bulk section! You can buy all sorts of herbs and spices in bulk, and it will end up being soooo much cheaper than buying a bottle of spices in the spices and baking section.
They also have yummy cakes behind the glass (not in the grab and go section). And a great cheese section.
The fact that they're open until midnight has saved me a number of times when I decided to commence late-night baking projects. And they have better deals than Safeway many times. However, Save-On is expensive and I try to save my grocery shopping up for Superstore/Cioffi's/Red Apple Market.
P.S. the Parkade sucks.... really easy to hit people, or scratch your car against a post. -
Review from Crystal H.
Vancouver, BC
12/31/2009
It's like a trip down memory lane, except brighter and bigger than I remember it.
In need of some quick bites to bring to a party I navigated my way into the always hellish parking lot at Pinetree Village and steered into a cramped stall.
Breezing past the Starbucks into the cool, fluorescent sphere of Save On, I felt a strange sense of home. I could be led blind through the store, the layout having changed very little in the past 20 years or so.
But gladly I had my eyes opened, lingering in the vast selection of organics and breezy bulk aisles, contemplating delights from the decent deli, sniffing the bakery, and gawking at the interior lanes, packed to the brim with processed foods.
A little twirl around the magazines and books and voila, now this is a superstore! -
Review from Jenni B.
4/7/2009
Save On Foods has restored itself as my favorite grocery for the following reasons:
1. Wandering in on my way home from work, I decided I needed cheese, checking out their selection I found Guinness cheese (only found previously at Stong's in Dunbar so swish!), I also found garlic havarti, toffee cheese, and get this... chocolate cheese fudge! It's cheese with the fantastic qualities of chocolate fudge, which when you gave up the real thing for Lent is a god send!
2. Having selected an absurd amount of cheeses, I decided I needed some crackers, but I have a wheat allergy which makes this iffy, so I wantder to the cookie and cracker aisle and then - zing! - an organic section with gluten and wheat free crackers! Well this is a true find! Even better the prices for wheat free are not ridiculous (wheat allergies are typically expensive to have).
3. My boyfriend calls and we decide I will make dinner, but I'm lazy and have all this cheese and wheat free crackers I am excited to try, ergo do not feel like cooking, so I decide I will check the pre-prepped options, and I find a wide selection of pre-marinated meats, in addition to pork schnitzel (for those of us with no time to flatten pork) and fish. I also have a fish allergy so boyfriend now thinks I am a star for picking him up some pre-marinated mackrel with spice on it.
4. I decide to be ahead of the curve and pick up some ground meat for homemade chilli and am thrilled to easily identify a good range of quantiies of lean ground turkey.
5. I get to the checkout after this all and hand over my car keys with my garbled Save On More card and the cashier fixes me up with a new one and even makes sure I put it in my wallet straight away to not loose it.
I think this one is great, anytime I can easily identify organic food, exotic/strange dessert cheese, and pre-prepped meat for dinner I'd say it's love. -
Review from Kelsey P.
Vancouver, BC
8/26/2010
Oh Save On... why did I put up with it for SO long when it has done me wrong so many times?! Well, not anymore.
There was the incident where I found a huge dead bug in my bag of frozen raspberries. Then there was the time it happened again with the OTHER brand of frozen raspberries. (okay MAYBE this isn't Save On's fault but the raspberry suppliers - yet why has this never happened to me with frozen fruit from any other grocery store ?!)
There was the time I picked up a block of cheddar cheese that was still about 2 to 3 weeks away from the expiration (at least) yet it was 40 % covered in mold. I kid you not. Almost more green and blue spots than orange !!
There was also that time my husband bought a spanikapita from their deli, and upon biting into it saw... yep... MOLD!! We took it back to show them and they just offered us another one in return. Because maybe two moldy spinach pies would be better than one?!
Then there were all the times we found crazy bugs hiding in our fruits and vegetables. That was more than we could handle.
I wanted to like this place because it was clean and bright, and I enjoyed looking at the grass growing through the window way up high while I ordered deli meat. But I just can't get past all the gross horrors that kept happening. Stay away from anything perishable here. Seriously. Canned goods only. And if youre only coming here for canned goods, you might as well go somewhere else cuz they're actually really overpriced for the brands they sell compared to most places. -
Review from Shannon S.
Burnaby, BC
8/7/2011
i drop in here probaly once every 2 weeks at least. close to home, clean store and great staff.
I always look in their bulk section as i find some great deals. they also have random kitchen items that are really well priced. i got a huge pirex bowl with lid for 8.99 one time :)
great selection of deli items, meat and produce.
remember your save on food card for great pricing :) -
Review from Simon K.
One of my favorite grocery stores, especially this location. Close to Brentwood Mall, this one stills has that bright new feel. Whenever I am here I always notice the front display, and it is always a design built with a 12 pack of pop!
The people here are very helpful, as when you are at the deli, if you are questioning something, they will give you some nice samples, especially at the cheese isle. You can literally, if you choose to do so, get full from sampling products.
The fresh breads they have here always smell good. And I love their cakes, as I never was a fan of supermarket cakes, until one of my coworkers brought one in for her own birthday. The cake selection at all Save-On locations is great, and that alone would be one of the reasons I come back, and when you add in the cheese and meat selection, I'll come back.
The produce here is very nice as well. As they do take time to make everything very presentable. When I bring my gf here, I don't escape this supermarket till 1.5 hrs later!
