Smart & Final

Very friendly staff. I just came here to beat the crowd at Costco as I just needed the small stuff like plates, cups, forks, drinks to name a few. Well kept aisles. Perfect to buy the little things that maybe you would not stand in a long line else where. Price point is also reasonable for bulk items.

Not the best Smart & Final that I’ve been too. Not sure why people are saying the parking lot is great. It’s shared with Trader Joe’s so you have a ton of people there. Almost every spot is for compact cars as well.
I usually come here if Trader Joe doesn’t have some of the crap I’m looking for. Today for instance I got I Can’t Believe it’s not Butter, blueberries (not in season at Trader Joe’s), and something else.
Prices generally are good if items are on sale. Otherwise better off buying generic at Von’s. I’m normally too lazy to the go to Von’s even though it’s next door so I just go to Smart and Final.
I should have taken a picture of this. Today the raspberries were on sale for like $ 1.60 (I think the ones double the size are $ 7.00 right now at Costco). I go to look at them and they all had mold on them. Whoever works in produce should really look at the inventory.
I agree with Kait’s review that it’s basically on par with Costco in that you can buy in bulk but not as large as a bulk.

It’s Smart & Final. It’s open til 10pm, which was surprising to me in a good way. The parking lot is not too cramped. The store is pretty much like any Smart & Final that I’ve been to. Big, well-​stocked and some stuff that looks like a good deal, and other stuff that may or may not be. Customer service was friendly.

They have several different items like gift cards, dairy, veggies, desserts, drinks and party supplies. Items are offered in bulk, but not as big as Costco where you have items for months… More like for a few weeks.
People are nice but there always seems to be a really big line to make purchases. It takes forever!

I regularly come here to get those bigger items that are way too big at Costco and too small at Vons. Very wide and comfortable store. The employees are very nice and I always have a good experience when I come here.

I am always able to run in n out quickly. The folks there are very friendly. There has been issues with the smart n final weekly flyers however, that stems from the recent opening of their Northridge location. I live in Chatsworth but get the Northridge flyer. The mgmt has let Corporate know and is accommodating with refunds. I truly hope Corporate fixes the issue soon. This is the only reason I can’t give them 5 stars as they deserve.

I’ve been to other smart and finals but this one was not my favorite. They have a lot more bulk items then my previous location. Also their meat section is way over priced. They also didn’t have a lot of variety when it came to certain products.
Their registers are a joke. It’s so small that as I’m bagging my groceries the cashier was waiting for me so she could scan more stuff and put them down.
They have plenty of parking.

good:
no card needed like costco
no insane lines like costco
lots of odd things/​foods/​supplies
virtually any soft drink and beer
good grab n go place
bad:
not enough cashiers open usually, but lines move ok
not many healthy chocies; corn syrup, nirtates, artificial colors, flavors, and insanely sugary drinks; anything frozen has some kinda bad shit in it. — well it aint whole foods
sodium bisulfite this, disodium guanalate that.
With trader joes next door, not much to get from here but paper plates and dinner napkins
You save a bit but nothing much; should have better prices.
Produce «section» a joke, and doesnt pretend to be anything else.
And healthy options would be a huge boost. they still have most items with ingredients that werent questioned in the 80’s (cause no one cared/​knew better) but this is the 2010’s son, drop da friggin corn syrups, nitrates, nitrites, and fdc #6, 40red white and bluez.

THEY DIDN’T CARD ME!!! Wow!!!
I think this place is great for party supplies. You will find everything here including sugar for a cotton candy machine. They also have a huge alcohol isle with a lot of my favorite bottles. Maybe it was because I looked super annoyed waiting in line or something because the cashier did not card me! I could not believe it. I even had my card out. Wow! Well kids, now you know where to go if you’re under 21!

This location doesn’t get very crowded, but they also don’t keep it very well staffed, so sometimes, even with just a few people in line, it can take several minutes to get checked out. Also, it can be hard to find someone to help you with questions at times, but they always seem to be stocked up with just about anything that you would need from a Smart & Final!

This is a great place with a variety of selections! .They sell everything from fruit, to specialty sausage links all the way to paper plates and cups… and I mean quality paper plates and cups. Their prices are also great. They are right next to Trader Joe’s, and I alternate between them both. They also sell vitamin water in 24packs, which many places do not sell. So if your having a party, this is a one stop shop!

Great place for party supplies!
I seriously went around town in search for flos sugar for the cotton candy machine and finally made my final stop here, and there it is. Cherry berry flavor for $ 6, kool huh?, and the cone to hold it together.
I picked up 4 stainless steel chafer ($ 29.99 each) coolest and the fuels for $ 12.95 for a pack of 12 (it burns for 2hrs).
Went over to the fruit dept., I got a small seedless watermelon $ 4.95 — come to find out there were plenty of seeds inside (not the bestest), A lemon or lime is .49 ea., a container of grapes $ 1.99, strawberries $ 8.99, overall I thought this dept is pretty pricy for its quality.
This is a great place for kitchenware and party supplies.

Smart & Final is good when you want to buy certain things in smaller quantities like plates, napkins, etc… because instead of a 400 pack @ Costco you can get a 100 pack for a good price.
Don’t come here for produce because the selection is limited and the quality is bad. I’ve seen a lot of vegetables that should be thrown out sitting on the shelf.
The check out line is usually long because they only have one cashier working most of the time.
One great thing about this place now is that they don’t make you sign up for a free membership card like they used to.

This place is really a cook/baker’s paradise. Smaller scale and larger selection than Costco. I wouldn’t buy produce or their prepared foods, but it is my go-​to location for dry ingredients — especially if I am making something in large quantities. They also have a nice selection of supplies — canning jars, cake decorating tools, pots & pans, food packaging items (bags, boxes, paper), chafing dishes, serving platters, party supplies (plates, utensils, napkins, tablecloths, cups).
The staff is kind of useless, but their brand of stainless steel cleaner is the best I have found, so I am willing to sacrifice one for the other.

The perfect place to buy gallons of oil and cheap chicken wings. Enough said.

It’s like costco and sams club, but smaller and free membership. They have a decent selection and various items that you wont find in the big warehouses, they have dodger dogs, but I mainly go there for a six pack of canned corned beef hash, where I cant find anywhere else, and they also carry six pack of farmer john sausage links, and other various items. Oh, they also sell vitamin water in 24packs but of single flavors, but I opt to buy the variety pack of 20 bottles at costco cz its cheaper. But if youre picky about the flavors try going here.