Save-A-Lot

The last time I was in a Save-​a-​Lot ten years ago, it felt more like a Dollar Tree. Odd food, a lot of it from countries with questionable food safety requirements, and most of it with plain Save-​a-​Lot labels. Now, they’ve really taken a page out of Aldi’s book. Most generic products are surprisingly high quality, and their fresh meat even looked quite good — better than Meijer’s, actually!
I’ll assume most of you are familiar with Aldi and how wonderful it can be. (Fun fact: Aldi shoppers have much higher average incomes than people who shop at chain grocery stores like Jewel and Meijer.) But you won’t find the fancy stuff Aldi carries — wines, expensive European cheeses or chocolate, random home décor, electronics, etc. Instead Save-​a-​Lot has a slightly bigger selection of most food items, and they’ll often offer the brand name next to the generic. Kinda nice if you insist on some name brand things, like soda or detergent or even Chef Boyardee.
This store was quite clean when I went in. You bag your own groceries, and they accept credit cards.

My local quick stop if we need something real fast. They are comparable to Aldi, but I like them a lot better.