the new C-town on 25th/4th ave

Sweet, that's good to know, I've been so disenchanted with the grocery stores in this 'nabe I've been bussing it to my old hood(the rock and roll Key food) since I moved here over a year ago. Will check it out this weekend.

centurifdny wrote: gonna go check it out today....

if you can remember to check out the parking situ, that would be great (even if you don't drive, it would be cool to know if there is a lot nearby)

OK, just got back from the C-Town....it is a definite improvement over the National Supermarket that was there... very clean and a good thing for the neigh.

This is my humble review..

PARKING:
The parking situ is iffy at best. There are a lot of auto body repair shops, factory type places all around with multiple bays so street parking is reduced. Also, the street cleaning times on 25th are weird, 11:30am to 1pm Tues and Fri on one side, 8:30am to 11am Mon and Thurs on the other. Since I don't know if the shops open on weekends the prospect of finding a close spot might be better on Sat and Sun, but during the week with the construction next door on 4th, it's slim. If you take the train its great, R train literally at your feet.

INSIDE:
All looks clean and brand new. I did notice a lot of stuff in the aisles which may mean they have limited stock areas. That made it hard to see all the choices for things, but again they opened recently so this may work itself out. Produce looks good, meat section was very good (tho didn't buy as fridge stocked already). The aisles are narrow so if you are an up-and-down each aisle kinda person, might take some extra driving skills.

All in all, it is (for me and my family mind you) a good option in a pinch..the OMG no toilet paper moment. If you drive, it might be harder. I usually go to the Key Food on Prospect (parking, felt like a better selection of food choices, and ALWAYS empty..at least when I go), or the Key Food on 5th near Douglass (great parking, big aisles, lots and lots of choices) or if your have weekdays free Fairway. Now many might say you can't compare and that's true...but if you have a car and the time in the middle of the day on a Wednesday...the 15 minute (maybe 25) drive to Red Hook is worth it.

My very humble opinion, I am glad to have a good, clean supermarket I can walk to and hope that it does well. With so few things in walking distance I am rooting for everything and anything that opens nearby.

Rossman's is great! I can't believe you managed to spend $26 there......it's so cheap!

Agreed, the produce at Rossman's is good (and the nuts/dried fruit rocks), but you have to be ready to use it NOW.

Though it looked just dandy. Hope to do a shop there this week and report back on options and pricing. I miss the old "cheapo" National, but not it's vibe or dirtiness.

Same owner, anyway.

i love the new c-town! its so convenient if you get off at 25th street. I generally shop at the pathmark for basics because it is appallingly cheap (dynamo detergent often on sale for buy one, get two free) and rossmans for fresh stuff - although, yes, it is all extremely fresh. rossmans is also great for pita breads and OMG prices on spices.

the c-town has great prices on meat and it looked good. their produce and flowers are nice too. definitely a spot for short trips, and, let's be honest, its nice to have a clean, new, fresh face on that block. the giant forever-and-ever construction site next door is not doing it any favors.

Yikes, and I don't eat the chicky!

So not a fan of this place. I wasn't impressed at all.

The only plus I could see was that the cashier was really friendly and sweet. The aisles are thiswide so you have to wait for the jerk in front of you to finish reading all the labels on all the organic tofu and get the hell out of the way before you can move forward.