Haggen Northwest

Haggen's (Now owned by Albertson's, just like Safeway) is really great at certain things. A lot of the style, employees (Always nice!), and deli, bakery, chinese, & meat departments have kept the distinctive Haggen's look & fancier products intact after the ownership switch. The bad news is that they have also kept the bare-bones weekly sales offerings, higher prices (some are justified, most are not) & lack of coupons that Haggen's always had as well. If you want some of the speacialty items only the Haggen's stores offer, they still have them and it's worth the price. If you are on a budget or just getting groceries you would find anywhere, you may want to go to Safeway instead!

Genuinely helpful, friendly employees ready to assist. Bakery that's the best I've ever seen in a grocery store. (As good as any bakery anywhere, although I'm sure some locals would vote for any one of the many excellent bakeries in B'ham.) Plenty of prepared foods for breakfast lunch and dinner. Prices are definitely higher than Freddy's and Safeway, but sometimes it's worth it.