Gordon Food Service

good deals on large amounts of food
one issue the cheddar cheese was moldy
will go back but will look at food closer

Surprisingly I didn’t like this one. I actually liked the one in Villa Park better. I only came to this one because it was a mile closer to my home and not to mention, I wanted to make a quick stop at the mall.
I love GFS and what it has to offer but I was not impressed by this one. I usually stock up on my sons football snacks and snacks for the kids at the park and was disappointed when I came to this GFS because I will have to make another trip. The selection was not so selective.

Decided to browse around this store while we had some spare time. They sell products in bulk packaging. Now while I am sure the pricing is great on these items they didn’t have any gluten free options at all. They actually just had very few food items in general. It just was one brand of each designated item. The store we have like this in California offers some items in smaller packages and fruit you can buy by the piece as opposed to a 5 pound bag.

This store is meticulously organized and spotlessly clean. We love shopping here as it is so convenient and we can stock up on paper products, frozen foods, great Mosaic coffee k-​cups, and fresh fruit and vegetables. We particularly like the fresh cauliflower and broccoli. Dairy products are usually in containers too large for our household, and many of the canned items are huge. But you can’t beat the lunch meat and the frozen food like the lasagne and bags of chicken breasts. Staff is very helpful and friendly. Additional savings come in weekly emails.

GFS is a restaurant supplies distributor. Know that what you buy there is generally what some restaurants acquire for their menu and jack up the prices. So, be it a quick, inexpensive heat-​them-​up emergency meals, or staples like towels, oat meal, etc, GFS is a time and money-​saver.
I haven’t done too much shopping there, but a quick jaunt to the cooler section gets me my staple — RICOTTA and meat lasagna platter. Not bad for $ 15 where a household of two can eat for at least 4 meals.

The place still smells like fresh paint, as it opened recently.
GFS is similar to a Costco or Sam’s, except without the membership fee and the inventory is focused on food products, not the whole home, garden and auto. Prices here can be hit or miss in comparison. Frozen fruit when purchased by the case is reasonably priced, but bags of plain corn chips Costco’s Kirkland house brand beat GFS’s by the price per ounce.
To get the most out of GFS, it doesn’t hurt to chart the average prices per ounce. GFS does list on each price tag the individual cost of an item, plus the discount if you buy it in a case and the individual serving cost coupled with an estimated number of servings per unit. This might sound like a lot of math, but if you are a restaurant owner or even savvy individual consumer, it behooves you to find out what your best deals are.
Unlike Costco and Sams, GFS does not at this time have a restriction on credit card usage. With both of the aforementioned stores, they will only allow you to use certain types (AMEX, Discover, etc.), but thankfully there is no such rule at GFS. As someone who likes getting cash back on every purchase, this is a welcome bonus.
In addition, GFS has a tiered rebate system that gives you a percentage of your purchases back at the end of the year in the form of store credit if you join the program. If you’re a high-​volume shopper, it pays for itself easily. I don’t recall the exact details, but the staff was helpful in explaining them when I stopped in about a month ago.

Went in yesterday to check it out. I get their flyers in the mail so I thought I would finally see what they had to offer. Of the things I would purchase I was able to spot a couple deals, most of the stuff was the same price as it would be at SuperTarget, and some things (like cereal) seemed to be more expensive. The samples they offered were nice.
If you want a large quantity of something and don’t have a wholesale club membership this may be a good place to go, however, I doubt I’ll be back.

I wont be missing driving to Palatine as much since this is down the streeet from me. Great location and plenty of parking. They had a nice grand opening welcoming everyone. Staff is great, not used to them yet, as I knew the Palatine staff more. Some transferred over which was great to see a familiar face.
The set-​up is different, and took me longer than usual to find everything but not bad at all. Their prices seemed to be a bit more but then again Schaumburg is more pricey.
I will do all my work shopping here.