Brookdale Pet Center

These guys are great. I recently broke my foot and called Brookdale Pet Center because I needed help cleaning out my fish tank (couldn’t reach it with the cast). Scott and Chris called me back and let me set up an appointment with them to clean the tank. They also offered suggestions on the types of fish I could get and set me up with live plants instead of the fake plastic kind. They couldn’t have been nicer, came when it was convenient for me, and were reasonably priced. Would highly recommend for anyone looking for help setting up a tank or keeping it maintained. Love them!

Don’t go to Petco when you can come to a local neighborhood spot that really cares about your pets. I miss Brook the cat (she used to live there) but the owners are great people. They have specials a the time and are always friendly and willing to help. They also keep it clean so you won’t see dead fish floating in their tanks (Totowa Petco).

Having recently moved to the area, I wanted a convenient place to go for my cat food etc. I usually go to Petsmart and have for years. But the nearest one is quite a way from me. I was initially disappointed that this store didn’t carry my regular brands but after a brief conversation with the staff about using higher quality food, I thought this might be just the right place. They were happy to special order my regular food and had it for me within a week.
I took the advice of the owner and looked into feeding my cats a higher quality food. The general consensus left me convinced and I’m weaning my cats off of dry food and onto Weruva wet food. They seem to love it so far. I’ll be starting the transition of litter soon, to a higher quality, all natural litter.
I really appreciate the knowledge of the staff here, the selection, the willingness to special order and of course I’m so happy to support small businesses who care.

Great little store. The staff are always friendly and helpful. The one thing lacking is that the fish selection seems to be low, even though they have the tanks for more.

The best of Bloomfield! Great pet shop! Knowledgeable staff and very helpful when you are searching for your pet care needs. Chris the owner is great and I consider him one on my friends because of his attentive and caring personality. He has helped me care for my pet Bunny Roxie over the years and she is happier then ever! Great brand selections and courteous staff is one of the many reasons I will continue to shop here. Love this place!

One of the best pet product stores in the area. All the staff are super friendly and knowledgeable. They also sell some high end dog food and products you can’t find anywhere else. Highly recommended

Major props to the helpful staff. Great selection of treats, apparel, food and supplies for almost any pet you can think of. Shop local!

Brookdale Pet Center has been my go-​to for rabbit food and bedding for many years.
Rabbit Supplies: Brookdale Pet Center carries an assortment of fresh Oxbow products — pellets and hay. This brand was recommended to me by a vet after my rabbit had some digestive issues with Kaytee. BPC partners with Oxford to give their customers a great incentive where you buy a certain number of bags of pellets/​hay and get a bag free.
Staff: The staff is super friendly, courteous and knowledgeable about the products and pet care.
Overall: The store is clean and organized and the different animal cages (lizards, birds, guinea pigs, etc.) all look to be maintained well.

Courteous, friendly, superior customer service, and animal rescue advocates! What more could you possible want from a local pet store?
If you need anything for your furbabies this is the place to go.
They also support local shelters and animal welfare organizations, they have a drop box for Rock & Rawhide! Great people, great place to do business.

Went in on an ‘emergency’ type visit looking for an inflatable cone collar as my dog was just neutered and the plastic cone he came home with was a nightmare. I stopped in here seeing it had good reviews. They did not have any in stock — which is ok i understand it’s a smaller store and really how many people are going to be looking for one. But when the girl came back from asking if they were instock she told me they could order one which would take a few days, but she basically just said i shouldn’t even bother buying one because they aren’t any good!!!
Needless to say I drove further out of my way to Petco to pick up this collar and it worked perfectly.

Automatically earns 4 stars for always having the Oxbow Adult Rabbit food in stock, every time we’ve been so far in the last year. Found out today that the store does not sell rabbits or guinea pigs — management calls and educates interested parties on what it takes to be a good pet owner. If they’re still interested, Brookdale puts them in touch with local animal rescue organizations. That gives this store a solid 5 stars in my book! Stop in to pet the store kitty, and say to Rhino the guinea pig.

I’ve been really impressed with this store. The two young people who work there on Sundays are very knowledgeable about fish. They give good advice about tanks, filters, food, water-​cleaning products, etc. They really care about keeping your fish healthy, know their products, and have a good amount of stock on hand. And the prices aren’t bad. If you have fish, this is a great place to get what you need!

I buy all our pet food here.
This is an old fashioned pet store with lots of fish tanks, various rodents and reptiles and a good supply of higher-​end food. When our kids were little we’d wander in to play with the bunnies and we always welcomed, though we rarely bought anything (as we did not own pets at the time).
I’ve not encountered any bargains on the food, but prices seem in line with the other places (including Corrado’s which I’d have expected to be less). It’s local to me and I like the little shopping strip, which has a good butcher shop, dry cleaner, liquor store and Holsten’s.

I had a review up here that was very critical because I thought the salespeople were way too pushy, I thought they were trying to get a ton of upsells and thought they were being unreasonable when they refused to sell me a goldfish without buying a tank, filter, etc as well (I had a bowl). I still think they were unreasonable (I got the fish, tank, etc elsewhere as a result).
I decided to try giving them a second chance so I went back today. Right off the bat one of the guys I talked to originally was starting to get a little… not sure how to describe it. Almost condescending? A bit of a know it all, maybe? But what he suggested didn’t include a bunch of upsells this time and in fact he just suggested I do things differently rather than my buying stuff. I realized then that I got the wrong impression of him and his coworker last time. They’re not like that because they’re trying to sell you a bill of goods. They’re like that because they care a lot. Maybe too much, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
Anyway, I’ll go back again. The guy was really nice once I realized where he was coming from. And he seemed incredibly knowledgable.

Helpful staff members, clean location, and the animals are well-​cared for here.
We originally stopped by a PetSmart on Route 3 & didn’t feel comfortable purchasing a hamster with them because we knew they are all caged in to continuously breed (so that PetSmart brings in more $$$). Each cage held several hamsters and it just didn’t make me feel good to purchase a pet with them.
At Brookdale, all the hamsters receive the care that they deserve & need. Because they are quite territorial by nature, they are all kept separately in their own cages. The employee who assisted us handles all of them individually and we could tell by the way he interacted with them that he really does like them and know them. He showed us each hamster and In the end, we chose a fluffy furball and named her GalacTika — Tika for short.
There is also a female cat who prowls the store and LOVES her some male attention (she got a lot of rubbing up against ya if you are male).

Staff is friendly, albeit not too knowledgeable unless you happen upon one of the owners. Pretty clean, and the animals are very healthy and well cared for. A little on the pricey side when it comes to their pet food and supplies, but if you’re looking to buy a guinea pig or rabbit, I’d avoid Petco and definitely check this place out first.