Went to Smart & Final on a Sunday early part of Aug '09 w/ my sis-Estella, who needed to get a few things for a birthday celebration @ her job. Now I've only been to Smart & Final in Oakland off of High St, but ""THIS"" Fremont Smart & Final location felt like the Vegas Wynn Hotel in comparison to Oakland. I don't know if that sentence deserves an ""well of course"" response, but I was very pleased w/ this Smart & Final!
LOCATION: In outdoor shopping center area btw Walnut Ave & Capital Ave, along Liberty St. Plenty of parking in shared lot w/ other store fronts. No trees in lot, so don't expect to find a shaded spot to park ur car.
CUST SVC: Helpful & plenty of staff on the clock. Register lines were moving pretty good & it was quite busy on a Sat afternoon, but not overly crowded like a common wkend afternoon @ CostCo or Walmart.
STORE: Everything you expect to be in a Smart & Final is here, but the store is exceptionally large & spacious compared to what I've been to. Looking to do some grocery shopping, buy party supplies for a small/medium/large/XLarge group of folks, or buy supplies for a fair-booth/picnic party, they've got it plus more! Pricing & quantity options like Foodmaxx & CostCo, membership card like Safeway to get extra discount else purch item(s) @ their normal price, & they bag ur stuff like Safeway/Lucky's. I can say only thing not large was their floral dept...itty bitty selections; can't remember if I saw a card section in here either (sorry).
FINAL NOTE: Smart & Final in Fremont (3171 Walnut Ave) is sooo worth the trip for any party celebration or grocery shopping for pricing & quantity options.
Pros: Plenty of everything in the story & plenty of parking
Cons: Small floral department
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