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February 2023 by K K.
Visited another one of these locations and loved it - slightly diff selection, but still very cool for niche ethnic foods that you aren't likely to find anywhere else.
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August 2022 by Naomi B.
If you live in the area, which is comparatively isolated from urban conveniences, this store is amazing for ethnic food. Literally the aisles are categorized by ethnicity as opposed to food types Korean, Indian, "Euro", African etc. I can't vouch for meats quality but I would give it an A for dry goods/bulk goods section. Also I found unusual items that are fairly hard to find like Panetone fruitcake! Great for stocking up on flavors, spices, cooking necessities. Also be ready for lines--WIC is accepted and most folx here are family shopping. No such thing as "express" you will be waiting so best to go for bulk and big shopping.
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July 2022 by Tony L.
Smells bad soon as you walk through the door. Used to go there once in a while for Asian food items. Left due to the smell and not going back.
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June 2022 by Phillip R.
Worst store ever, so dirty. I don't think they have mopped the floors sense it was Safeway. The staff is unbelievably rude. It took every ounce of my self restraint not to smack the taste out the mouth of my cashier. Doing everything in my power to never set foot back in that store. You should do the same.
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September 2021 by Leonard M.
They have a variety of different foods that you can not find in a regular grocery store ( fresh seafood )
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May 2021 by Katelyn K.
I usually trek to H-Mart for supplies since my husband loves Japanese and Chinese foods. However, my mom was visiting and wanted something very specifically Latin American. So I decided we would try Global Food to see if they had what she wanted. Unfortunately, they didn't have it (not surprising, not even MegaMarket had it). However, I was rather impressed by the diversity of options, particularly in the veggie, fish and, frozen section. (I didn't actually look at the meat - sorry). The prices were good compared to Safeway and Giant, particularly for some of the more "exotic" fruits and veggies. Honestly, I will probably come here for most of my international food needs from here on out. Also totally thrilled to see Halo-Halo and Ube ice creams from the Philippines in stock here too. They are pretty hard to find locally and super expensive when you do; but anything sub $10 for it is a good buy. Someone commented that it doesn't feel clean, but I disagree. The aisles are marked with directions during COVID. There is hand sanitizer and there are signs that Apple Pay is available if you want touch-free. There was no smell. None of the jars, bottles, or packages were expired or close to their dates. And the fruits and veggies were either ripe or just before being ripe.
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November 2020 by Ela E.
The horrible smell makes me shiver every time I think I have to go to this Global Food store. It smells like someone died soon as you walk in. Even though you try to hold your breath you start getting dizzy soon as you try to breath again. Their section of fresh produce is good selection. However, the smell of dead fish makes you wanna vomit. I feel like my whole body smells when I come out of that store. I understand, it's called a Global Food Store but I don't believe the food around the world smells this bad as this store. Friendly employee's. I see they are trying to keep it organized but it looks dirty as hell. Yes, I have to shop there if worse come to worse. They always carry some good fruits. (Persimmon, chestnuts, pomegranate)
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September 2020 by Amber M.
Decent seafood selection, doesn't feel like the cleanest grocery. Bring sanitizer and gloves to be safe. Lots of West African selections including produce. Decent food market.
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April 2020 by John B.
[Coronavirus review] This grocery store was open and well-stocked (though I will say they were out of whatever limited quantity of toilet paper they carried to begin with). They did not have contactless payment, and they are still charging the 5 cent Maryland bag tax (I stopped bringing my reusable bags out of concerns they would be carriers of disease). But overall, a workable shopping experience. Most, but not all shoppers were gloved and masked. Speaking more generally, the experience was similar to what I've had at other Global Foods locations. Yes, it's a bit sketchy-looking and -smelling compared to Whole Foods. But I always find great stuff here. For basic groceries, no reason to come here, but they are great for all sorts of things: diverse vegetables, hard-to-find cooking oils, fresh Chinese noodles, frozen Indian foods. This one has an entire Peruvian section for some reason. I always walk out with several things that weren't on my list but which looked cool. And you can definitely find some good deals. You have to think how you're going to use stuff, and you have to check expiration dates, but for me the haul is invariably worth it.
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April 2020 by Ibrahima Diallo
Worst customer service experience anytime you go there to pick up your money they always have an excuse that there's no cash in the register. The fat guy at the register is very rude and always raise his voice to customers. He has no manners. Stay away from this store.
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August 2019 by Tanisha B.
I don't post often but had to post. This place smells horrible! Produce is way past prime so is the fish.
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July 2019 by Donyiel C.
I've been here a few times and honestly I'm not that impressed. This store replaced Safeway which was always kinda sketchy, but this is not a better replacement. Yes you can find some international food items here, but for regular grocery items I find they're pricey. So I needed to grab some pasta and a box of pasta here was like $2.00. I'm like I know I can get this cheaper somewhere else so I got the few items I needed from here, left and went to Giant grocery store and indeed the pasta and some other things I needed were way cheaper than Global! This isn't a discount food store at all. It's not cheaper than a regular grocery store. The prices are never accurate as the customer service is crap! Don't waste your time or money coming here. The produce isn't the freshest either. Oh let me not forget to mention how bad the place smells.
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June 2019 by Tem W.
The seafood stand ignored me and didnt know how to cut a catfish. After the horrible service the worker demanded a tip.
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May 2019 by NoobMaster 69
Fast, the customer service was on point and I spent less than 5 min standing there.
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January 2019 by Isen G.
when this store open it was all good and very diverse in food, but after the vegetables, fruits and meat weren't fresh as they used to. I recommend that you check your meat because we have gotten bad meat before. I hate the fact that they added a divider of the entrance and exit where all the fruits are, it gets really annoying when you forget that its there, but its because to much people have been shoplifting this place, and they have been in the news do to a dangerous break in from the back where a teenager had a BB gun and shot one of the employees and damaged a car. Overall its okay but I don't like how they changed in so many ways.
