WinCo Foods

WinCo is a great place to buy groceries. They offer a great selection of different products to choose from and at a really cheap price. My favorite part is that they offer a bulk section where you can buy as much or as little as your want of various things form nuts, to protein powder, to beans. The staff has been really helpful each time we have asked for help. I only wish there was one closer to my side of town, but overall a great place to go to if near the area.

I genuinely do not know how people can purchase groceries anywhere else. You either A) go to Smiths/Von’s/Albertson’s and pay way too much and have crappy produce options, B) pay an arm and a leg at Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods for «organic» stuff, or C) starve. That’s a little dramatic, but seriously, if you don’t shop at Winco regularly, you’re missing out!
They pretty much have everything, and a pretty good selection of produce, which is definitely lacking in most Vegas grocery stores in my opinion. The store is always clean, even when it is FULL of people, which says a lot. I generally avoid going there on Sundays because it can be really crowded, but even on the worst days, it is still tolerable (never anything like Costco crowds).
The bulk spice/​food section in the back of the store is a must visit. A great way to save on spices and baking materials that you go through a lot of in a short amount of time!
The staff are always really helpful and friendly, especially the check-​out folks. You do have to bag your own groceries, but that is part of their cost-​saving strategy, so I don’t really complain too much about that. Besides, this way you can only blame yourself if your chips or bread get crushed!

Super cheap prices! Lines are not nearly as bad as Walmart! :)
I have always loved winco. I am so lucky that they are right down the street from me!
Would choose them over Walmart any day!

I don’t like having my shopping trip directed through social engineering (herded through weekly sales items, then produce, i.e. Traffic managed). I would like to be able to have my shopping trip self guided. Other than that, there are some really good things to say about this store.
The prices are a good value.
The bulk section is amazing. Especially for baking items and gourmet items. They actually would get 4 stars for this alone!!!
The bakery is ok but nothing special.
Meat and dairy is very good with a great selection.
The bare bones vibe gets a little old but if that keeps prices down that’s fine. What service you get is usually very good.
Sometimes the patrons are a tiny bit pushy but nothing at all like the ill mannered lot at the Smiths on Boulder.

Great store for a good deal you can buy in bulk which is awesome produce section is good as well. This is a great place to stock up on things when they have sales!

When Winco finally opened in Henderson, I was home! Been shopping here since it was Cub Foods back in the 90s in the Pacific NW. In fact, when we moved here 4 years ago, I thought to myself, where do ppl shop for groceries? Great store, but only 4 stars because their beef is not the best quality. Employee owned, so no strikes and prices are kept down.

I’ve never lived close to a WinCo before and I am so happy I do now!
This store has so much selection of groceries it’s insane! I could be in there for an hour!
They have everything I need, the deli counter is friendly, the prices are affordable as well. I do wish they had enough cashiers open, the lines can back up pretty fast but they ring you up pretty fast. You bag your own groceries and your on your way!
Between having WinCo and a Walmart Neighborhood Market super close to me I am one happy camper!
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I never thought I would start a sentence with «I would rather go to Walmart than…» Until I went to WinCo. Can someone please tell me what the appeal of WinCo is?
1. The prices are NOT cheaper. Pineapple for $ 2.99? I bought one at Smiths for $ 0.99. Asian pear for $ 1.99? I bought one at Trader Joes for $ 1.50. 4 kiwis for $ 4.00? I bought 2 for a $ 1.00 at Whole Foods. Have I made my point?
2. Where are the cashiers? 2 cashiers for the 10+ people in line (they all had a cart full of stuff). Plus you bag your own groceries (Not a problem, but hire some extra cashiers to make up for it)
3. Buying alcohol is a hassle. The alcohol is sold up front in a separate section. If they’re busy you need to get in the regular line (10 min. wait?) and then have that cashier go fetch your alcohol (while everyone behind you gives you death stares). Hmmmm maybe I don’t need that bottle of wine tonight…
I guess it’s that they’re open 24 hours??? Is that one their one and only selling point? Sorry WinCo– my first time with you will also be my last.

This experience today could of been pleasant if it wasn’t for one incident that happened today at 11am. It was my first time shopping here so I had no idea where anything was and was just walking around looking at the selections like I would always do when going somewhere new. First let me say this place has a good amount of selections. It’s a variety of your choice of buying options with coffee beans, grains, beans, and rice I believe along with fruits. Lot’s of store made products and selections you can find at a Walmart and a Costco. One thing I did not like was that this store has no music. It makes you feel like your shopping in a big empty warehouse. The atmosphere feels bland, boring and dead; even though there’s people walking about. Now to my main complaint that makes me not want to go back is this. While I was off looking around at the selections, my mom was looking at the selection of beans.
When I heard from a distance someone say, «You don’t do that. It’s not okay for other customers.» Then I heard a woman’s voice, «Oh, I put my hand in the bag.» It was my moms voice so I turned and looked. What she had done was put her hand inside the plastic bag to get the beans she wanted. She did not see that the scoop spoon was right on the side for the beans. I mean when I looked previously I didn’t think about it because I didn’t think of buying. But those spoons are small and are towards the middle of the container instead of being more presentable towards the top of the bucket to let you see they are there. So I turned around and at that point my mom was showing her that the bean container was not contaminated. She used it as a glove to pick them up and then twisted her wrist up and grabbed the bag with the other hand as a regular bag. To give the employee a little of the benefit of her outrage, yes we should of guessed thats not what you do.
But none the less it happened. The employee then said, «You don’t do that here, in other departments you can.» My mom then apologized and I said I’m sorry. I then said she didn’t notice there was the spoon, and thats why she did that. I then second thought about it to confront her as to what exactly she meant by, «In other departments you can» and to tell me where you can do that. Because the only other place you can do that is maybe in the fruit section, and even possibly with the bagels. But as far as using a bag like that I can’t see that happening. Maybe she meant in ethnic food stores. But why would you even say «In other departments» for? To me, with her tone of voice and her outrage, it translated to me as if she meant something very different than just a sudden outburst. I may be over thinking it and maybe she just said that without thinking. But because I have worked in grocery store myself, and worked in retail. I figured there was a better way to handle this situation from an employees perspective. Instead of taking offense like that out of someone clearly doing something out of the ordinary and not the proper procedure for picking up such loose items in bulk. What you (employee, and management) should have done is looked at the situation and deliver your BEST customer service possible.
By that look at the situation, observe the customers actions, and maybe stop them from doing something like that by EXPLANING in a none confrontational and constructive way as to WHY it is wrong. Or if it’s just a simple mistake by explaining the process. An example that crossed my mind right after was, «No, no maam. We have these scoops for doing these. *pick up the scoop and show her that it’s there, do not use it and show an example because that will demonstrate that you think they are ignorant. Because if she spoke to you in English then it shows a level of comprehension.*» Then maybe follow up with, «Yes I know their small and can be overlooked.» It’s up to you if you want to follow up with that last sentence, depending on the situation of course. Give the customer the benefit of the doubt. Or say anything and act as if you are picking up some for another customer by demonstrating how to use it by not saying anything but doing it right next to a customer.
Aside from those thoughts, a whole flood of thoughts crossed my mind. But instead of letting my anger go and I just apologized I didn’t want to deal with this. I was already not feeling this store because none of the employees would smile when I walked in. I mean the store is not ugly, or dirty so I didn’t understand why they. I read another review here and it says they aren’t helpful. At the check out, the cashier didn’t know what type of beans were in the bag. So I went and asked my mom what type they were. She didn’t know she just thought they were beans we never bought before and looked interesting to purchase. If this whole incident would of been handled differently, we both could of remembered to take the name down, instead of feeling alienated and unwanted. We won’t be coming back.

My first time shopping at a WinCo. 5 stars you say? Well, yes, its a grocery store. They have a lot of the same things other stores have. They probably don’t have the freshest produce, or the best cuts of meat… but I didn’t buy those.
What they do have is… wait for it… Tillamook Coffee Almond Fudge Ice Cream!!! My all time favorite ice cream… which I hadn’t found in Vegas for years when they didn’t carry Tillamook ice cream, and then when they did… they didn’t have this flavor. Well… after waiting 15 years… I finally found it and it made me so happy I bought two! To me, that is worth 10 stars!!!
Also another good deal was Kona coffee for the Koenig for $ 6…that’s a good deal.
Now if they would stock Stouffers Ham and Asparagus Bake I’d be the happiest man around.

What can I say it’s a wear house set up so very open feeling, prices were reasonable but quality of meat could be better.

My closest grocery store
Its similar to Costco but I still perfer Costco– seems dusty and junk food advertising!
So today my avid Whole Food shopping husband was able to get …
No organic produce but a few organic onions and peppers
Water jugs
Nothing from bulk
No organic meat just crab legs– maybe he’ll come here bc closer
We will just go to Sprouts and come by here to see what they have at moment

This is a decent store, however I do have a few complaints about it.
While you can buy things for cheaper prices I notice the fruit does not last long at all. I recently bought a small melon platter and in 2 days I had to throw everything away. Also I bought apples and those too started to get rotten after only a couple of days. I don’t know why this has happened to me but I refuse to buy fruit here.
I also dislike how the employees are neither helpful or friendly. The store is almost always packed too!
The redeeming factor is the prices are great on just about everything, I buy my ghost chili’s here and I like that they have a variety of different things to choose from.

This is seriously a Food-​4-​Less on steroids. Like every grocery store, they have a produce and frozen food section, deli, bakery and everything in between. Deals everywhere! This sounds crazy but I have never stepped into a Winco until today and I was pretty amazed. Their bulk section was the best part! Candy, nuts, grains, spices, etc, they have it all in bulk. We eat a lot of basmati rice at home, so it was nice buying more than the 2 lb. bags you find in other stores. I was also amazed by all the things I have never seen at a grocery store before, like beet hummus and Sriracha popcorn. My BF also found these hot links he ate as a kid but could never find at our other grocery store.
The reason I don’t give it 5 stars was because I saw some fruit that looked a bit suspect. The vegetables looked fresh though. Also, non-​food items (body wash, shampoo, baby products, etc) are cheaper at Target or Walmart. $ 7 for a bottle of Dove body wash!!! Get the eff out of here!!! That bottle is like $ 5 elsewhere. Like other reviews have said, some things are a bargain while some others aren’t. Just know your prices.

I love love love the bulk section!!! It is so much cheaper than regular grocery store.
The store is always clean and well stocked. The employees are friendly and knowledgeable.

Winco is my primary spot to pick up protein for my Sunday dinner during football season. Aside from myself, I have to feed about 5 other guys with well over a combined weight of 1100 pounds. I wouldn’t call anything top shelf or prime, but everything I’ve bought from there has been satisfactory and haven’t had complaints from my buddies. But of course by the time dinner rolls around they had been drinking beer since 10 AM and would probably eat dryer lint if you served it to them.
I’ve bought chuck roasts, rib roasts, strips, sirloins, beef tenderloins, short ribs, pork loins, St. Louis style ribs, baby back ribs, sausages, hams, chicken breasts, whole turkeys, dungeness crab, shrimps, and scallops. The biggest winners are always the short ribs and St. Louis Style ribs.
Their bulk section, cheeses, and breads also have selections that are above average. Nothing gourmet, but easy on the bank account. There is pretty much everything we need there with competitive prices. Winco is convenient for us and we’ll continue to make our weekly trips.

I LOVE this store! I have lived in vegas 2.5 years kept saying I was going to shop there but never stopped I always just went to the normal stores weeks in and out just being a creature of habbit. While out last week the hubby and I glanced over and he was like lets check it out. Can I just say the workers in there are the nicest i have ever encountered! We were just browsing and 2 people at seperate times asked if we were finding everything ok and if we needed any help. The workers are very engaging and give off a welcoming vibe. I am in love with their bulk section of the store the dark cherry coffee smells amazing and when i got it home it tasted amazing. I love the variation of pasta’s, rice, you can even make your own peanut or almond butter. The prices are affordable and the store was nice and clean. This is now the store I will be doing the majority of my shopping at. It felt nice to be in a store where it seemed they were happy to help customers.

From the first impression It looks like a version of Food4Less geared towards the anglo market. From the warehouse grocery store set up, the weekly sales wall entrance all the way up to the self bagging after check out.
The kick to it is that it is somewhat employee owned. Meaning it was founded by supermarket employees supposedly. Now dont quote me because I haven’t done the research, but I think I heard that the employees also are given stock shares?
All that aside this store does look like it is taken care of. There are bulk dry foods that dispense by the pound. The meat department is a throwback to grocery shopping in the 2000’s. There seems to be a lot more cuts of meats constantly available that are not seen so often at the major chains any longer.
Cuts such as short ribs, all 3 baby back, St. Louis and sparerib simultaneously. Sea food choices like live oyster by the «each». They have 3 different sizes of shrinp including giant langostino, er whatever really big shrimp. They have more fish choices than just salmon sea bass and tilapia. Which is more than can be said for major chains.
I stumbled upon local honey from a farm in the region. A good holistic remedy ingredient! The Winco store brand products aren’t bad. I don’t look at store brand as generic, I call it Non-​Monsanto mostly. The prices are competitive on almost everything. Produce is standard. Pretty much everything else is basically standard stuff.
I like to support a lesser corporate monster than the known suspects so we have to look up the employee owned part but all in all it is like a cleaned up Food4Less more or less.

WinCo is a grocery store I shop at just every once in a while. They are conveniently located just off of the 215 and Stephanie. The parking lot is huge. Plus they are open ²⁴⁄₇ for those with crazy work hours.
For me, it’s just ok. I haven’t had good luck with the produce I purchase. There are other items in the grocery department that I can get great deals on. But keep a close eye on prices of your regular grocery items. I’ve come across a few things that are priced significantly higher than the other grocery stores. Sneaky!
Also they do not accept credit cards. They say this is to keep prices lower for customers. As stated before, I’ve found higher prices on items that I usually buy. Hmmm.
If I need to, I will shop here but I will keep my weekly grocery shopping to another store.

WinCo tries to position itself as a discount, «great deal» grocery store and as such, they have a very industrial warehouse feel. It’s quite an unpleasant store to shop in. Some of the prices are good and some are outrageous; make sure you know your products and prices before setting foot inside.
The frozen food section is something to behold (if you eat processed frozen stuff), and the variety of brands and products here is very impressive. The deli, bakery and meat departments are big and showy in terms of size, but the stuff is pretty low quality and looks less than fresh. Think Food 4 Less type quality.
I don’t shop here often but there are two reasons I do: first, the produce is cheap. They always have some fresh veggies on sale and you can score some amazing deals if you hit the store on a good day. Only shop the sale items, the regular prices can be high. Second; their bulk food section is the best in town. I’m a cook who cooks for two, so I don’t need a giant bag of nuts or spices. Here, I can get just the amount I need! They carry a great selection of sugar free and low carb bulk candy, perfect if you are a dieter or diabetic.
They don’t take credit cards either, debit or cash only! Come prepared; you must bag your own groceries too.