Comments on: The Nut Bar, 10 Months Later

By: MVTResident

MVTResident — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:54:51 +0000

KCR — I was talking about the organic selection since that is what I buy.

By: PQGirl

PQGirl — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:59:42 +0000

I’ve never bought bulk nuts from the store, but the back of the bar has a refrigerated cooler for home made peanut butters, cashew butters and almond butters. Very good and not too pricey.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:31:05 +0000

This is nuts!

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:34:09 +0000

I was shopping on a week night last week and there was someone manning/restocking the nut bar. But there was not a pine nut in sight. They only had the over-priced 1/2c packs in the baking isle.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:16:44 +0000

Its a Safeway… game over

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:27:41 +0000

The nut bar is run by the produce department. Shoppers can sample anything from the Nut Bar they want. If something is not up to par, they bring in a fresh bag from storage.

This Safeway is not the answer to Whole Foods and it doesn’t live up to the urban lifestyle tag but I for one am sure glad it’s there

By: Loofa133

Loofa133 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:43:20 +0000

I’ve purchased once from the nut bar. Just ask for help and someone will come over. I agree the yogurt aisle needs to be fixed, so narrow and always packed. What amazes me is how the store went from really nice to ghetto so fast. They rarely have employees working (go on a Sunday – when the store should be fully manned), the produce is a step above bad, the seafood is iffy at best (seafood shouldn’t smell like fish and this section reaks). Unfortunately for me the honeymoon has worn off and i’m back to HT in VA.

By: DCZen

DCZen — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:19:01 +0000

kcr — the selection may be diverse — but the “island of organic produce” is extremely small and is often picked over with less than fresh options. It doesn’t really matter if there is a diverse assortment of produce if the quality of that produce is lacking

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:41:03 +0000

I like nuts

By: kcr

kcr — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:36:41 +0000

MVT: I disagree with you on a number of points. The produce section is excessively diverse, I believe. Rambutan (among other exotic fruits), numerous dried chile varieties, an island of organic produce. The diversity, if not the quality, is higher than the average store for sure. I will also opine that large extremely large grocery orders and the self-checkout line do not mix.

The nut bar is clearly a failure, but perhaps it could be converted to a self-serve format and offer grains and dried fruit in order to be a better use of space, while not requiring a complete overhaul.