Smart & Final

I used to frequent this Smart & Final, I had forgotten how much I like it.
They have added many more items now and are like a Warehouse and Grocery store.
You can still buy in bulk, however regular people not just business owner’s can reap the benefits of this store now.
This Smart & Final have all of your Alcohols, Beers, Wines and mixers, I saw some people buying just one bottle of Vodka or one 12 pack of Beer so I am assuming you do not need a liquor license here, unlike Jetro.
When I enter this store I get excited, the layout of the store is Spot On and I start with the produce and then on to the dairy and they also have fresh cuts of meats across from the dairy and freezer departments. I think they have some of everything, paper goods, cleaning products, cereals, salad dressings, pots, Alcohol, Christmas decorations, cookies and candies.
This store usually has all of the registrars open so you can get out faster, they also have a huge parking lot and tons of shopping carts. It is one of their biggest stores and carry more products than the regular Smart & Finals and even the Extra’s.
You might see anyone in this store (I think they put it here for Son) Sony wants, Sony gets!
It is located in Los Angeles, however it connects with Culver City and is used by a lot of the Studios in Culver City, Chef’s as well as the residents.
I make it a point to shop there during the holiday season, because it has soooo many things specially for the holidays and it moves fast, they have all registers open and the parking is very convenient.
There are always managers available for your questions and they are super helpful as well as the other employees. Excellent Customer Service (one of my FAVE Things)
If you are in that area check them out I guaranteed you will not be disappointed. :):):)

Definitely has a warehouse feel. I like how they sell in bulk for cheap prices. I would come here more often but unfortunately my fridge is tiny and can’t store a lot of things.
This place is a good replacement for Costco I feel like. You can definitely get bulk tissue paper, etc without going through the stress of going to a Costco.
My husband and I picked up some trail mix, water bottles and snacks here. I would probably avoid the produce section though — it doesn’t seem very fresh.

I stopped in for a bottled water and found one right away at the front. Looked over the produce section and down the isles quickly and everything looked nice and well stocked. The woman at the register was polite and friendly. Overall I would stop in here again.

I thought I would stop in for a quick purchase of a few items like paper towels, coffee and soap. Well, after almost 15 minutes trying to get into the parking lot and find a spot, I was pretty flustered. It got worse… The selection was terrible and the prices weren’t that great. Plus the checkout line was another 5 minutes as the cashier was constantly having to check prices and deal with customer questions. That was my final trip to Smart and Final!

Recently remodeled, I love the new layout.
This location has all the typical products that you’d find in any Smart And Final.
Smaller than most Smart and Finals that I have been to but they always have ample selections of products.
They have a big vegetable and fruit section. Also have a variety of alcohols, beer, and wine.
The downfall of this location is that it is right next to the 405 so that may be a pain to get to with LA traffic.
They have their own parking lot with a lot of space to park. Store Is always clean and organized.
Cashiers and associates are always friendly and helpful too.

Nothing against the prices or efficiency of this place.
I’ll tell you this, traffic is god-​awful.
It’s a struggle to get in and get out.
What should be a 5 minute shopping experience turns out to be a 15 minute ordeal cause of traffic flow.
Sorry Smart & Final it’s not your fault city planners can’t get their shit together and make the traffic lights work more efficiently.
But this is friendly fire and you’re getting 1 star because of it.

Honestly, I am not a big fan of Smart & Final.
Sure it is nice to have a smaller warehouse store to go to instead of Costco sometimes, but the novelty of Costco never gets old!
Deal with the traffic and the crowds at Costco and you at least come away with a cart full of goodies and hopefully a stomach full of good eats. No such thing at Smart & Final, especially this one.
The parking lot only has one etrance off of Cotner Ave and the lot itself isnt so bad to park in, except for the fact that most people dont know how to park these days… but that goes for almost any lot.
Anyway, this store is a pretty good size with a nice produce department and clean aisles. So if you are coming here to get your shopping done, you shouldnt have a problem.
The real problem is the fact that there are never enough cashiers and the ones that are open ARE SO SLOW! SOOOO SLOWWWWWWWW!
My god, I made the mistake of going in there to buy a bottle of water and some candy I was craving and it ended up being a 22 min wait! CRAZY
Anyway, if you have time to wait in line and dont want to head to Marina Del Rey for Costco, I guess this is not a bad option.

No name brand glass cleaner.
No back stock.
Nice associate checked for me. Recommended Smart & Final’s First Street® Glass Cleaner.
Would, a store brand, a couple bucks cheaper per gallon measure up?
Why yes indeedy.
So long name brand, hello, First Street®!
Cleaned the kitchen window inside and out, what glass? That streak-​free, really!
Have always used that name brand on the stovetop, burner dials, well First Street®‘s even better at cutting through grease and sticky fingerprints. Mirrors, tabletops never looked better!
Smart & Final’s First Street® opened my eyes to both quality and savings.
Smaller warehouse stores like this work for me cuz it’s easier to stay within budget.
Great sales.
No club card necessary.
Expanded produce department.
Wine and spirits department on par with Pavilion’s, Ralph’s; don’t drink it so not sure about beer here.
Cooking gadgets and tools the pros come here for.
Party supplies galore, THE place to color coordinate.
Array of major retailer gift cards just waiting to be activated.
Checkout’s a breeze.
Parking lot’s pretty mellow.
BYOB [ags]. $ 0.10 per if you forget.

Smart & Final is a smaller costco as well as a grocery store. It has things that come in mass quantities as well as smaller family portions. You do not need a membership and you still get a great value! The store is very organized so you do not feel overwhelmed with packed shelves/​isles.

Solid big box chain that provides good prices and large volume items and much closer then heading all the way to Marina Del Rey to get my Costco like fix.

Smaller than Costco-​sized products, smaller than Costo-​sized discounts. The produce section is small and the store looks pretty dated, but there’s a good selection of products and the check-​out process is quick and easy.

Decent selection. This is not a large S&F. But easy parking and easy grocery near westwood

I moved to the area in February and I just recently discovered the awesomeness that is Smart & Final. This store doesn’t have everything I need, but I can get a lot taken care of at this store. As long as you know your prices, you can get good deals. I find some things that I can get cheaper at Trader Joe’s. The store itself is clean, and I can always find things easily.

Super easy parking in their huge lot. Unfortunately, their location makes it difficult to get there in a timely manner if you’re driving anytime around 3 to 7! Walk if you can if you need to go around then.

I always used to go to the local grocery store chains. Ralphs and Whole Foods, which gets too pricey. (pre-​Trader Joe’s Days) Then I discovered Smart & Final. This is where I do all my (non-​bakery and non-​drugstore) shopping. No they don’t have everything and like Cost-​Co (in Marina del Rey) sometimes they have a product then next time they don’t. However, its great for most staple items, and they service is always great, and a huge parking lot.
Not everything is in bulk which is nice when we need to make only one cake. On the other hand bulk is there and nice for what we need, like pancake mix and peanut butter, bread & popsicles!

Talk Radio 790 KABC is joining forces with Smart and Final
to help feed the hungry this holiday season.
Saturday, December10th they’ll be taking your food donations at the
Smart and Final at 11 221 West Pico right by the 405.
The goal is to «Stuff a Truck» full of food to benefit
the Community Distribution Center. Join me, Saturday, at our
«Stuff a Truck Food Drive» At Smart and Final on Pico by the 405!
Go to KABC dot com keyword Smart for details

Definitely a fan. The nearest Costco is «all the way» in Marina Del Rey, so this Smart and Final is way more convenient for those «don’t really need that much bulk, just for every day stuff» runs.
Very pleasantly surprised by their selection of fresh fruit and bakery. No doubt will be a regular. Huge lot, super convenient.

This S&F isn’t even the closest one to my house, but its about 3x better than the one on Santa Monica, that it’s worth it to swing by here.
If you know Smart and Final, then you know how they work, but this place seems to be a cleaner, larger instance of the club store without the club. Great place to pick up cleaning supplies, kitchen tools, big packs of napkins and odd bits of produce. Also bulk packs of gum and candy, which are a must if you want to stay fresh and sweet.
I’ve never had an issue with the parking here, which is more than I can say for a lot of the other stores on the westside.

I have to admit that I always forget that this store is here. I get the weekly mailers and sometimes I tell myself I should take advantage of whatever loss leader item they have so i could save some money and what had caught my eye recently was their watermelon promo for $ 2.99 each rather than a cost per lb that the local supermarkets were advertising.
I’m a big fan of watermelon but had to deal with people who were allergic so I had to remove it from my list of goodies to get for consumption. so when I saw the opportunity over memorial day weekend to get some for the awesome low price per item. i really wanted to make sure I took advantage of the offer.
luckily we have our smartphones which we can look up where the store is because I really had a hard time remembering if it was on olympic or pico because these are definitely high traffic zones and you tend to overlook things and I almost went out of my way to the one in Santa Monica by Blockbuster just because I remembered it more vividly than this one that’s tucked away under the 405.
But I have to say that I appreciated the fact that it was empty and had a wide selection of items so I could be as picky as I wanted with which watermelon I wanted to buy. then in line the checker was aware that the person in front of me was being retarded and called us forward while the man was explaining his difficult shopping experience and well just being difficult himself. I really appreciated it because she was being smart and understanding of her surroundings and not just the crazy upset patron who was just making things worse for everyone else.
I hope I remember to visit smart and final more often especially since it’s easier to shop there than the local fresh fare Ralphs which is just insanely overcrowded.

This is one of two Smart and Final locations in my area (this one and the one on SM Blvd) and because of the relatively recent revamping of their produce section — it’s my fave!
Both locations have SUPER easy parking in their own lots, they are never packed (although this one gets busier than the SM Blvd location), have good customer service, and similarly have good selections and prices of meats and dairy and condiments and beverages and paper goods. Plus they both have kitchen utensils and even pots and pans, and a wide selection of to-​go-​type disposable food containers. You never know when you’ll need those, it’s just good to know where you can get them!
But this location now has an expanded supermarket-​style produce area, where you can pick your fruits and veggies and put them in a bag and buy by the weight. The other location has some produce items like that, but it’s more basic — onions, lemons, limes, bananas, etc.
Now if they would only expand their organic produce selection to more than just an organic baby field greens mix, I’d love them!
Smart & Final is still my choice for basics when I’m just too beat to deal with Costco — OR the local Ralphs or Trader Joe’s. This place is always easier to get in and out of!