Anyone know when the new Compare Foods Supermarket on St Marks and Classon openi

I need milk for my second latte of the morning. Will head over around 8:00.

mr. met said:

well, it's open.

saw a guy in there snapping pictures. was that one of yall?

Ha ha - no. :-00

mr. met said:

amazing

My iPhone photography skills? Why, thank you!

it's...beautiful

There goes the neighborhood! :eye:

WhyFi said:

Frankly, there was a momentary twinge of revulsion when I stepped in - the cleanliness, spaciousness, etc gave me a suburban/mid-western flashback. It passed, though.

I might have escaped from suburbia 2 decades ago - only to return for the rare visit to the rents and descendants - but I will take a spacious suburban Supermarket any day to what the city tries to pass off as it's urban equivalent.

Wonder why it's so empty? That's a plus to me, but I thought the way the neighborhood was blasted with flier.., it would be a mad house!

Can't wait to wrap this project and explore those suburban wide aisle!

Does any one know their hours?

their flyer says they are open 7:30 AM - 9 PM everyday.

...I predict it will start to be packed this weekend, when the people who work regular, 9-5 jobs get a chance to go

SnowboardQueen said:

From their flier, which may be temporary specials to lure as many people in as possible, their prices already beat the shitty Key Food on Nostrand & St. Marks.

And I used to think the Key Food in my old neighbor hood on 5TH Ave was "ghetto", I truly was not prepared for their Nostrand Ave location - which I hear has improved over the years, but still reeks of sub standard quality on every level imaginable.

If Compare is any where above and beyond Key Food on Nostrand on any level, that extra block will be well worth the walk!

You mean you missed the days when the Key Food reeked of old blood and ofal? I could never imagine why anyone would buy meat in there. It was my "canned and boxed items only" store for years as a result of the smell. Went in the other day and was shocked at how much they have cleaned it up.

Just did some shopping there and was very pleased with selections and prices. I cross referenced their specials with those offered by Western Beef on Empire Blvd and with the exception of some yogurt, Compare foods is cheaper than Western Beef. They are also giving out a free canvas tote to customers today at the check out counter. The seafood section has yet to be filled but I have high hopes based on what I've seen so far.

Employees seemed to be genuinely trying to make the experience pleasant, but need they need more training. The woman at the checkout seemed quite perplexed with "cash-back" option that was offered and I choose.

If my grocery bill is $21.00 and I key in $60 for cash back and $81 is charged to my card, may I please have my $60.00. It should not take another asst. manager and then manager to be called over to figure that out.

she should be fired and the store should be burned to the ground.

The wife wanted to spin through to check it out, so we swung by for a few items last night. It seemed as if everyone else in the store was in the 'checking it out' phase, too - no one was loading up a cart, but everyone had an item or two in hand, if only out of politeness. Once our supply of goods dwindles a bit (fulfilled a massive shopping list at Joe's the other day), we'll definitely be back for a real shopping trip.

Was disappointed by their natural/organic selections. Not even a whole side of an aisle or anything even if you combine it with the organic produce section. Not sure if they have any but couldn't even find organic bread.

Though, they had a good natural detergent selection between 7th Gen, Ecover, Mrs Meyers, and the panderlifically named Eco Cool (as if people's main motivation to buy environmental products to appear cool).

Anyway, between Compare and Pine Tree, I'll probably take far fewer trips to Flatbush Ave to get some decent groceries.

Did some shopping at Compare today. The woman working the checkout counter was kind enough to ask if I had found everything I was looking for today. I told her about a couple of items I was unable to find, she wrote them down and said the Manager would order them and they should be in stock by next Friday. I was also impressed with the fresh bread selections. They also deliver. Job well done indeed.

Looks like they were still working on refrigeration/electrical in the seafood dept. today. Not stocked yet, just some frozen fish options in freezer adjacent to seafood dept. so far.

The seafood section is now open.

Here is my report:

1.

The seafood guy is actually a vendor that operates inside of Compare. One pays the seafood guy, not at the row of cashiers. This is similar to Western Beef.

2.

They had a lot of seafood. Fish, shrimp, crabs, etc.

3.

I bought the fresh garlic shrimp. They were already cooked, spiced, shelled and de-veined.

4.

It was $7.99 a lb.

5.

I mixed the 1/2 of the shrimp into my linguine for tonight's dinner.

6.

I will use the other half in a chinese stir fry I will make tomorrow.

Conclusion: Compare is closer than Western Beef, and provides equal value. Western Beef does not carry cooked fresh shrimp. I will now go to Compare for seafood.

This concludes my report on the Compare seafood section.