Safeway Foods

You know what, I've had more and more positive experiences here as of late that are worthy of a review update. The biggest win in my eyes is the local products I've found on the shelves at this Safeway - like simplicity juices and an impressive assortment of coffee beans from Hoosier roasters- at least a dozen kinds to choose from! They make the most of the small space with a deli counter, decent produce and dairy section. This has become my new go to spot when I'm missing a few items. The location is conveniently on my route to my son's school and the parking is easy peasy. Also, the neighborhood is charming and that counts for something, right?

This spot has everything you may need and more. I was shocked at the options for fresh juice, wines, coffee and beer - there were so many. There was also fresh produce and gourmet cheeses. If you get to the back of the store, there is a deli and meat market. The woman who rang me up was a delight. Prices are a little higher, but understandable because it's a very small chain and you pay for the convenience of it being walking distance to many homes in the area. It's in a little spot that has many shopping and restaurant options.

This convenience store always has great customer service. The inside is pretty much clean.

Small neighborhood store. It may be more expensive than bigger stores but they have all of your basic needs.The fried chicken is fantastic!! Freshly made everyday it really hits the spot! This store is not fancy but they have virtual payment methods and the staff is very nice. They also have an okay wine and cheese selection so it really can be a one stop shop, even if it is a little more expensive than other stores.

I'm not quite sure I could explain the scoop behind Indy's Safeway Foods, which is not to be confused with Safeway Stores that exist as part of the Albertson's chain. Confused yet? Me too. If you look up their website, they appear to be an Indy-specific mini-chain of about six locations in Central Indiana. I believe they're an offshoot of what used to be Preston-Safeway, but their website doesn't really offer anything in terms of history. As my grandfather formerly worked for Safeway before it was Preston-Safeway, my confusion gets amplified. They kind of remind me of the old Double 8 Grocery Marts, though Safeway locations have stores in different neighborhoods and they carry a surprising amount of both local and semi-luxury items. I'd been in this location at 56th and Illinois 1-2 times before, but never really shopped here and didn't feel like I could truly rate it. After attending a nearby book release at Kids Ink and stopping by Graeter's, I opted to look for a handful of items before heading home. While I'm inching my way back into the community, I am definitely trying to pack as much as I can into one stop in order to reduce the number of times I need to enter/exit my car. Safeway is in the Meridian-Kessler neighborhood, though it's close enough to Broad Ripple that people seem to regard it as Broad Ripple. It's kind of a weird area - both higher-income homes and working class homes in the vicinity while Butler University is fairly close. They have ample parking with some accessible spots identified. They have the usual automatic doors that one expects at a grocery store. As you enter, you immediately realize this is an older grocery store in an older, residential neighborhood. I'd say the interior is somewhere between weathered, run-down, and dump. The aisles tend to be narrower and there were a couple spots where I had difficulty in my wheelchair. There's some good to be noted here - they carry my beloved Simplicity Cold-Pressed Juices, a growing local brand. They carry an abundance of tea products (hot and cold) and a decent selection of coffees including several local and regional brands. They even have a couple generic pod packs that are half the price of most national brands. They're a smaller store with a smaller selection, but they seem to carry at least a little bit of most things you would need. They carry some other luxury products. While they have some low-priced products and generic brands, I was amazed at how often their prices, for example on cookies, were significantly higher than other grocery stores and even higher than when I've had to use Shipt. On the flip side, they had quite a few competitive potato chip options and beverage prices were widely varied from competitive to just plain outrageous. The employees working the floor weren't particularly friendly, though kudos to the person working customer service - she saw that my wheelchair didn't fit one of their checkout aisles and opened up so that I could check out with her. It seems like this spot would be ripe for an actual decent, well-decorated, and clean location with something closer to a Fresh Market or a Trader Joe's (though I realize Trader Joe's is not really that far away). While this is far from an awful location, it's surprisingly unkempt considering its neighborhood. Between a poor atmosphere, frequent over-pricing, only modest access, and hit-and-miss service this is definitely only a spot I'd check out while in the area and only if I needed a few specific items. Truthfully, I only ended up with about half of what I actually needed because the others were so outrageously priced I simply couldn't justify it. Safeway is fine if you're in the area, but there are much better options in Central Indiana.

I just stopped in to look at some dessert singular and the other pole cakes and pies. I was also going to get some other things. However, when I asked a gentleman about the prices of both sets of items nothing was priced, he said they should be and looked at them. He then asked somebody from the deli what the prices were on items and one person didn't know so she went nasty other person and this lady came out all and a half. She said she was too busy in the deli doing chicken and she couldn't price items even if she put them out. She also gestured harshly with her hand and slammed one of the cakes and said if one prices on it that all the more the same! This was a really rude attitude to have when I was trying to purchase something. Not all things are the same price and there's no sign to indicate that's true. I walked out with no items because of the poor service.

Safeway food mart was another first here in Indianapolis since I don't live on that side of town so yesterday after I was at a nearby supermarket and didn't find everything I was shopping for I decided to search out other markets in the area that I have never been to and I was pleasantly surprised about this one I will definitely make the trip across the city to frequent this one in the future.The store is nothing really special definitely No Frills But they had what I've been looking for since moving to Indianapolis just over a year now which I have only found at another store or two (in the meat department)..

They are very helpful and have quite a selection of gourmet and fresh produce, seafood, meats, artisan breads, baking supplies, cleaning supplies, personal care and many others. I'm surprised they can fit this many selections into the store.

I grew up close to a Safeway at 30th/Kessler. My memories from my childhood and from when I was driving were basically that it was rundown and had a limited selection, but was sufficient for a quick stop and you don't have to deal with supermarket/big box store crowds. I used to work at the CVS across the street as well, and the same could be applied to this store in the Butler-Tarkington area.I came to this store earlier today and there's obviously been some improvements made. The selection of products seems to have increased and the store is cleaner and a bit more organized than I remember. There is still a bit of the past in this store. Credit cards are swiped on a small machine by the register rather than through pin-pads available at most major grocery stores. Prices are a bit higher, but this is a locally owned and operated store.Having a neighborhood grocery store is important and all too rare nowadays so even though there is a bit of a higher price, I certainly don't mind stopping in if I'm nearby picking up products at other stores.

Great neighborhood store to get in and out of quickly. Employees friendly and helpful. Store carries Campbell's Chicken and Herbs, McCormick's bacon bits, and Hamburger Helper Salsbury. Items which most stores in the neighborhood no longer carry. I go there just to buy certain items.