QFC

I was hosting a UW graduation dinner for my niece. Even though I thought I had obsessed every detail, I realized my ambiance was not quite right.
So the morning of my party 6:45am I knew I had a serious problem. I grabbed my phone in bed and called the QFC at Uvillage and connected with the floral department. «Do you make floral arrangements if people bring in their own vases?» «Sure, just bring it in a day before you need it». Ugh. I said oh, ok, «I’m going to have to come up with another plan». But no, the lady from QFC floral department said «mmmmm, we might be able to make something work, but it will take a few hours.
Long story short, I brought two vases in and the manager (I think she was the manager) arranged two phenomenal centerpieces by 9am. GORGEOUS SPECTACULAR.
That night, I’m pretty sure more photos were taken of the flowers than of the graduate.

This QFC is awesome! Extensive selection, friendly staff, high quality produce and meat. I have tried to shop at other places in the area, nothing compares. Every department is so knowledgeable and eager to help you. Glad to have this store in the neighborhood!

The University Village QFC is one of the better locations as far as selection goes. I rarely come here anymore since I don’t use 520, so it is a bit of a burden to drive on I-​90 through downtown Seattle to get here.
I was shopping one day at U-​Village a few months back and decided to stop into the store for some groceries. I was actually looking for parking elsewhere in the mall, but wasn’t finding any so I parked at the QFC lot instead. U-​Village shoppers can park here though there is a 90 minute limit.
The store looks pretty much the same since the last time I shopped here many years ago. And that is not necessarily a good thing. I think the store could some refurbishing as it looks a bit dimly lit. It is not as bright and shiny as the downtown Bellevue QFC that is comparable to this store. I thought the layout is a little strange since the produce section is sort of towards the middle of the store.
I do want to acknowledge that this isn’t an ordinary QFC. There is an Einstein Bros. Bagels in-​store and this QFC is known for their selection of Jewish/​Kosher food products. I even noticed that they offer Kosher sushi here. This is probably the best place to find Kosher items now that the Albertsons on Mercer Island has closed down.
As for checking out here, I thought they had a sufficient number of self-​checkout machines. Make sure to bring your bags when shopping here, otherwise you will need to pay for a paper bag. I did like that they were offering small paper bags for free to customers. These bags are good for packing your meat items to avoid cross contamination with your other goods.
While I do like the selection here, I think this QFC could use a bit of a spruce. The QFC parking time limit is also a bit a short. If you couldn’t find space elsewhere at U-​Village and decided to park here, it leaves you with a dilemma on time. If you wanted to have a meal, it pretty much makes it impossible to eat and shop at this QFC. You would basically have to choose. Likely having to opt to go to a different QFC or grocery store altogether.

Carlos B in the QFC Pharmacy really went to bat for me to help me get my medication filled under my insurance. He called and helped Express Scripts understand what was needed and also worked with the doctor/​dentist to help them know what to do. He is an exceptional human being and employee. I am very grateful to him and to your pharmacy for employing him. Thanks,
Donna G. Dunning

This is my neighborhood grocery store, so I go there nearly every day and sometimes multiple times a day. The selection is decent. It’s Kroger, so slightly higher than average prices, but not much more. Their upstairs health food section has a good selection. The staff has always been helpful and nice. I always enjoy seeing Amy there, although everyone does a good job. Parking is plentiful considering the neighborhood, but getting in and out can be a bit of chore sometimes due to the nearby intersection and pedestrian traffic. I’ve been going there for six years now and I can’t recall anything to complain about.

I have been a costumer of this store for many year and never been so disappointed b4. There kosher section is no fun any more not much to choose from. Meat section always almost empty. Roasted chicken never ready till almost 12noon or 12:30pm And when you ask for certain meat they say the order didn’t show up);; really? Every week didn’t?
I even tried to call few weeks ahead of time still don’t get what I need.
Went there today asking for a lamb (no lamb)
Went there asking for a veal (no veal)
Called and asked to order baby chicken
They told me it’s a different supplier and its difficult to get them… always something
I hope the corporate office will do something about it soon and bring back all the good stuff we had b4 for no problem!

The U Village QFC has an amazing floral department. Rose made our wedding bouquets, corsages and boutonnieres. They were reasonably priced and gorgeous! Less than $ 700 for the bride and 3 bridesmaid bouquets, 3 mother’s corsages and 10 boutonnieres. Rose worked with me to select flowers that would weather the steamy July heat. They were beautiful all night. Other grocery stores had dated bouquets and looked very ‘grocery store arranged’. Bring photos or in my case, loose ideas of the latest styles, Rose will give you the look you want for a fraction of the price of other florists.

I shop here from time to time. It’s a good store but that changed when I tried to get a Medina sandwich from the deli. I just asked to «skip the mayonnaise» and what the elderly deli guy said was plain poor customer service. And unbelievably, the other deli guy reinforced what he said. He said «this is already made with mayonnaise. I can’t make one for you without mayonnaise.» Then the other guy said «if you really want one, you gotta fill out an order form.» I was in disbelief at what I heard. I always get the same sandwich at QFC in Mercer Island without the mayo and I never got told off by the deli people there.

fish, meat, vegi are fresh and the staffs are kind to everybody. You can make QFC card and use it for discounting.

Very posh store! Great selection of meats and produce and liquor, and I especially like the floral department for bouquets and such. However, it is very expensive so I usually try to go someplace cheaper like Fred Meyer. If price wasn’t an issue though, this place would definitely be my go-​to.

This QFC has been gradually becoming my favorite grocery store in the area. It’s large for a city grocery store and has a good selection. Recently they added more parking, which had been an issue, and we never have trouble finding parking now. Parking is for 90 minutes, which can be a bit tight if you have other U Village errands to run also, but for just grocery shopping it’s adequate.
I really like the deli here, and there’s a large seating area (which includes a Starbucks) where you can sit and eat. I especially like the Boar’s Head wraps and sandwiches — while you can build your own, there are quite a few tasty pre-​made choices named after Seattle and Washington places like «The Yakima» and «The Ballard.»
I love the bakery and the cheese counter that they added a few years ago. The floral department is pretty to walk through and has a lot of nice options. I might be a bit biased because I bought a yellow and pink rose here the first time I asked my partner out, and I still have it nearly 8 years later (now very dried).
Prices on basic items like milk, eggs, and bread can be higher here than at Safeway, but Safeway’s prices have been edging up as well so the difference doesn’t seem as marked as it once did. This QFC often has great prices on produce, and a large selection with a good number of interesting items, including items you’d normally only see at an Asian grocery like jackfruit. Last week green peppers were only 50 cents each! They also occasionally have sales for sections of the store like the butcher counter.
The wine, beer, and cider selection within the store is great, but the liquor situation is strange. QFC bought the former Washington State liquor store around the corner, and somehow they’ve made it worse. I went to the UW and used to always buy drinks for parties there, and the atmosphere always felt pretty friendly and jovial — I mean, it was full of college kids buying booze. Now, there are bars on the windows and doors which I don’t remember being there before, and the bluish lighting and carpets somehow seem depressing. The aisles are narrow and the staff have been rude. I know the picture on my ID is not the most flattering ever (I kind of have bug-​eyes since I was trying hard to keep them open, and my hair looks bad; I’m glad I’ll be replacing it this year) but one of them actually laughed when he saw it :(There’s also no way to enter the liquor store from within the main QFC.
The sushi here is better than you’ll find at most grocery stores (there’s a bigger selection and it’s actually made in the store), and while I’m not Jewish, I’m glad that there’s a store here with such a large kosher selection for those who need it. Also, you can get really good deals at the day-​old bakery sale section (located near the freezer aisles); I regularly buy Macrina bakery bread loaves there, and last week I got an 8 inch pumpkin pie for $ 1.79 that still tasted quite good!
I’m rounding up to 5 stars, since I really can’t think of a better all-​purpose grocery store in the area — but the liquor situation would need to be improved for me to truly love this store.

This is a very nice grocery store.
Big brand new parking deck.
Much more aisle overhead signs to show you what is in them.
But the best way to find ONE item is to ask someone.

Swung through to grab a few things at the U Village QFC, which I’ve generally found to be better than most QFCs, perhaps because they have a couple of very different demographics to serve: the affluent young families that just seem to spring from the ground in U Village, complete with strollers packed with cute, crying babies; and the vast student population from up the hill at UW.
First place I went was the greeting cards, to find a get well card for my dear brother. Bleeaurgh. Their card selection is awful, bottom-​of-​the-​barrel Hallmark crap with syrupy affirmations or cartoon animals spewing bad jokes or lame puns.
Second place I went was the wine section, which I must say **blows away** most other grocery stores. They have the $ 8 to $ 10 stuff for the low-​budget drinker, but I was ready to splurge. The fancy little cellar room, where the highest end stuff lives, was locked and there wasn’t an employee to be found despite a few pages on the PA, so I stuck to the gen-​pop wines and picked up a $ 38 bottle of Château de St.-Cosme that was ammmaaaaaaaazzzzzzzing.
Next was a visit to the seafood dept. for some smoked salmon… somehow, they didn’t have any under the case so I had to go to the packaged stuff. On the other hand, they had Atlantic salmon in the case. PACIFIC NW GROCERY STORES SHOULD NOT SELL ATLANTIC SALMON. It is horrid and it’s ecologically awful and it’s terrible for the NW seafood industry. Come on, QFC… you’ve got some good stuff, especially in this particular store… dump the farm reared Atlantic salmon, for flub’s sake.
After browsing their super-​humongous and impressive cheese section, I headed to the floral section to get some daisies for someone special who’d had a crappy day. Decent selection of garishly colored daisies in good shape, and a very helpful person at the counter to get them all wrapped up.
Finally was the checkout line, which was…
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This is one of the better, affordable grocery stores in the area. We usually go here, Met Market, or PCC depending on what the need is. With the added in extra parking it’s much more convenient!
Great selection of organic and natural produce, proteins, and snacks. The store is always clean, has a great wine section, and a sushi bar! The floral department has a wide variety of unique options. I haven’t gotten much from the bakery section so not sure what those items are like.

Convenient grocery store and pharmacy in the Uvillage mall. They recently opened up a new parking lot just north of QFC, which helps a lot with parking. QFC also has a separate liquor store just south of the main grocery store if you’re looking for a larger alcohol selection.

I am not from Seattle, they still gave me the club card prices, Thank you!
Store is well organized and the staff is soooooooo friendly.

The store was packed with nary an employee to be found, except for the ones working behind counters.
I asked the sushi guy where I could find salsa.
He looked at me and said, «I have no idea.» rudely. No smile. No apology. Nothing. Just a rude look on his face. It would have been fine if he had been polite. I understand that a newer employee may not know where everything is. I don’t understand rudeness.
Are the QFC sushi people employees of QFC?
Perhaps they’re not. I don’t know.
All I know is that guy was unnecessarily rude to me for no reason when he didn’t have to be.

What an amazingly knowledgeable friendly staff. They were patient with our questions and really helped us understand the nuisances of cheeses and their pairings.

HORRIBLE store, HORRIBLE cashiers, HORRIBLE management…
I don’t know how they conduct business with most people but I have never experience such horrible grocery shopping in my life !!!
The cashiers were rude — and I’m not sure what I did to deserve her (GLADYS) wrath, but she verbally assaulted me for swipe of my payment when the machine said «swipe payment now» ((i think she was trying to do some sort of points/​rewards thing for herself))
I approached manager after the verbal assault and asked for an explanation and was treated like a dog and dismissed.
GO somewhere else !!! Horrible parking too !!!

Barely a-​okay these days, QFC is run by Krogers and food quality has slid down, down. down.
I love a good deal, but the last several produce and perishable related supposed deals have been a disaster. Yesterday, raspberries were on special and I assumed that was due to a near record bumper season of the stuff, but once again, QFC did a «gotcha» because last nights purchase of raspberries were soggy and non edible at 8 am the next morning after just hours in the fridge.
My good deal turned into an item for the trash bin.
This keeps happening to me at the QFC, over and over. I guess I need to be hit over the head. Well, ta-​da. I get it now.
First there was the purchase of Sabra hummus that was on Manager’s Special and turned out it was one day from expiring. Then, there were the apples on special during apple season that were mealy and tasteless. Then the strawberries on 2 for one I had to throw out due to tanginess & fur hidden in the package. Oh, and the Crest vibrating toothbrush for my kid on «special» that inexplicably didn’t work at all right out of the box due to expired batteries.
I know, I know I can take this stuff back. And I should. But I’m a busy mom and it often is just one item, so that item just gets tossed, venting occurs, and I make the pledge that this place is a last resort. But its convenient, and so I return, and then it happens again, and hey, its just one item a shopping, so we have to at least give them one for consistency.
But seriously, I want to trust the local spot I shop at. if I’m a regular. I have to believe they are at least trying to do the right thing. With this many missteps around perishable items on «special» the only conclusion I can draw is Kroger/​QFC is trying to move old merchandise and make a buck on items they should be pulling from the shelves. Poor business practices in my opinion.