Reviews of Joe's Your Independent Grocer (Butcher Shop)

Nathan Van Natter

Good selection

Bannasad

Nice staff and fair prices

Speed Demon 84

good stood to find anything you might need even if it’s one item or a large list

Amber Émilia Dignard

Great staff, always there to help you.

Blair Munn

This will likely become our main place for groceries and its good to see they have a nice selection and better prices than Oakville

Sherry Lawrence

Nice people friendly manager. A good place to pickup last minute food items.

Vince has an itchy ear

Pricey but convenient

Bill Sobey

Helpful staff found what we were looking for. Great place!

Court Rigby

Wheres my hot sauce?

JP Legresley

Nice local store but find things a little pricey

Marci Braddock

Joe's is a lifesaver! My mom has shopped here for 20 years! Same employees, friendly, polite, old-fashioned customer service. Phenomenal. And Jeff and Tracy are always so helpful and friendly with deliveries. Thank you!!

Maria Dolores

Everything you need in terms of supermarket and everyone is super nice.

Allan Wheelock

Small local grocery store. Has all your basic needs. Decent prices

T DS

Not safe during Covid19. Cashier was not masked. It’s February 20121! Another cashier only had her mouth covered. Several shoppers had zero face covering. I won’t be back and I WILL warn others. Don’t go here. It’s not safe.

Sue Feren

Nice little grocery store. A little pricey. Wonderful staff!

Shereen Thompson

We love our local grocery store as it is within close proximity to our home. Staff are fantastic and the owner is a great guy. The only reason the rating is three stars is that the cost of food is higher due to it being more remote and there is less variety due to its small size. Some vegan items.

Joe Nemet

Incredibly friendly employees. Wide selection of groceries.

Bill Cowell

Good lunch deals,& cute girl, who I always go to her checkout. Iol

catherine silva

Always a clean store with friendly and helpful staff. Not always the best prices????

Jean Noordhoff

ok i get it a small town grocery store but ...man the prices are high. on a good note the staff is friendly and helpful!

N T

The grocery portion is lovely, though could use a few more goat and organic products. The garden center is poorly managed, plants look like they need water and if you need help good luck.

M G

Seems a little over priced for a grocery store named "Valu-mart." Small, but has the basics. Would only come here for a couple of things. Wouldn't want to do a full grocery shop here. I would rather drive into Fort Erie to a bigger grocery store with better prices.

Larry Penton

Always clean very conscious of vivid rules,friendly and best manager I've seen in a long time.deserves a nomination humanitarian award or something..

nata a

Good selection and now offers some organic options as well , good Customer service ????

Kathy Bines

Great staff great sales. A little pricey in the meat department but good value overall.

Tammy Teal

Friendly staff..

Ksenia Shaw

Be careful with this store: people who don’t use their brains work here! They made us take a cart because “cart keeps everyone safe”. The “policy” is that they let only 32 carts in. Not 32 people. what is the maxim of people in store was left unknown. There were 5 of us and they didn’t want to let us in without the cart, even tho we didn’t need one. On top of everything, aggressive lady tried to block our way out of the store because we forgot our cart somewhere in the store. This is the most ridiculous thing since the beginning of pandemic. THE CART KEEPS EVERYONE SAFE.

Grant Walker

Always friendly staff and very helpful. Store is always clean and organized. Great job to all

Capt. James Burton OSt.J

If you live in the area and have not tried this grocery store, you are missing a gem. Not huge, but a huge assortment always being filled up.You need something the staf will find it or even bring it in for you.That is service

Susan Cook

Nice clean store, with all the amenities of a large as super market.

stoner swed

Great place to go, good selection of food

Robin BANNERMAN

Convenient, good selection andlikely what you need in the minute!

Lisa Gely

They have awesome hot food and good deals .

JML

Very expensive and just overpriced. Everytime I've bought fruit or veggies in a bag, it's been rotten. I'd rather make the trip and spend the gas money to head into Fort Erie. You'd end up saving alot more at Sobeys or Walmart with gas included. Value-Mart my arse!

Emilia Chan

Lovely staff, great selection, clean & well stocked!

Melo's Cottages # In crystal beach

A good store. But very expensive

Raymond Lauzon

Way way way over priced. They definitely price gouge because they are the only place in town. Take the drive to Fort Erie that’s my recommendation

William Lewis

Convenient to the beach area. Good selection of grocery items.

Rob McConnell

A friendly store, with everything you need as a seasonal or permanent resident of Crystal Beach.

Jesse Misener

Took my grandmother grocery shopping there. Nice store. Staff all seemed to know her and asked her how she was doing.

Diane Reynolds

Slightly higher prices but friendly and super convenient.

Happy Gilmore

Great deals for hot lunch

Michael Velemirovich

Great service but it's a small town so lacks some selection and is priced a lil higher than average. 4 star service with a smile... 3 star selection and pricing.

Jillian Speck

Friendly staff, well priced, and the store is clean. It has a wonderful small town feel. The selection is a little limited, but I've noticed they seem to be trying to expand that.

ED MUELLER

Best prepared food and deli

sherjesslin

Clean and well stocked. Found a beautiful flower in the outside display.

Matt Quinn

Best grocery store in the entire world

Amanda Elliott

May be a bit higher in Price but the Quality of food is really good

Carol Shevlin

Very home town feel. Good selection of President's Choice products.

Ghi Boissevain

Ok if you have no choice and need an item that you are out of. Except for some occasional specials most items are overpriced and selection is not the greatest.

Gely Lisa

Always fresh and deals..

Holly Hudson

Pricy but good the casheers are really friendly

Robert Monette

Small supermarket. Good for daily trips, I find them pricey

Joe Michaud

Always looks clean and organized. The cashiers are super friendly. Only wish they had a cage for the buggies out in the parking lot. It's a long walk back after unloading the groceries.

Tanya Dias-Wright

Still very expensive

Sandra Harvey

Great place to shop. Produce is always fresh and somehow always stacked perfectly. ???????? Aisles are clean, bright and organized. Capacity control (COVID) is perfect, and every staff member is willing to lend a smile and a helping hand. Not to mention being THANKED for shopping there from the bottom of their hearts (believe me, you can feel it). Come spend your dollars here. ????

Teresa Masotti

Steak cuts found here are fabulous for grilling! You can get fresh cut flowers daily,

Brittny McGowan

Friendly Staff, Clean, Well Organized & Convenient.

Denise Speight

Our small town, family owned grocery store. Loads of choices and a friendly staff. We shop here regularly- and I always appreciate when they have vegetarian dinner options. Make sure you try their Mac and Cheese on the hot bar!!

Paul Lavallee

Well lit and laid out. This small local grocery store carries pretty much all of your standard produce, meats, dry goods and deserts. On top of that, it also has a fresh deli section, fresh made breads and rolls and hot foods prepared daily such as whole chickens, wings, potato wedges and more. Be sure to double check the expiry date on some slow moving items as I have seen a few items a day or 2 out of date but otherwise very clean and decent prices for the area!

Grace Dziasek

I love that store

Sterner

Beautifully reorganized under the new banner. Staff are superb, friendly and helpful. Brilliant variety now, much improved!

Matthew Chrysler

Great store to have in town of ridgeway, especially seeing as theres nothing else for groceries store unless you drive 30 Mins up HWY3 to WALMART which is alwqys q great shopping option.....OR GO and stand in line for 30+ mins @ NOFRILLS and every enployee is miserable or don't know which aisle anything is in

Jessica Eby

We've found that the staff at Joe's is always friendly and they go out of their way to be helpful. We don't live in the area but do have family there, and Joe's is our go-to grocery store any time we are in the area. (Plus, they have giant jugs of loganberry syrup!)

JC

It you want value Joe's got it.

Cesar Garcia

A great place, I put 4stars because they haven't delivery in this moments.

Edward Medwecki

Had flowers and Cadbury creme eggs on sale (4 for $5)

Bobbie Goss

It's closest to where I am so only go in a pinch. Prices are higher than other stores.

Marlene Clee

Great meat prices are pretty high.Love shopping there very nice clean store friendly people that work there.

Jennifer Person

Very pleasant place to get your essentials.

john smits

Joe adds a buck or two to most products. If you're doing a big shop, best to go for a drive

Linda Davidson

My local store. Produce is expensive,but I think it is everywhere. Chicken breast are usually on sale. Recently bought strip loin steak was very good. Ground beef is awesome. I'm usually very picky about ground beef, but it is very good and lean.

HNSNSN ::

Very friendly service and wide selection of thing to choose from!

Ginette Bais

It's my local grocery store. Its clean and the staff is outstanding

Fred Novack

Great people. Unfortunately some people believe that they have the right to bring their pets into the store . Wonder what would happen if I brought my cat or someone brought a pet snake or a lizard . Guide animals are one thing to Apet can stay in the car or at home when you shop

J Rocha

Lots of great sales but limited selection of organic produce.

Empire Media

Great staff, and locally sourced ingredients. My only negative is that just about everything is marked up at a higher price than any other local grocery store. Kind of makes me think they charge higher prices because they have a lot of elderly and local retirees that wont make the extra 15 to 20 minutes to drive to a different grocery store. I hope that's not the case but management really should improve their prices and be more competitive with other local stores.

Jodi Braun

Over priced and always running out of stock on popular items. Worth the drive to Niagara Falls or Fort Erie to avoid.

michael garneau

Very expensive - seems like they take advantage of the small town one grocery store situation that Ridgeway is.

Jeff Nicolle

Very good place to shop..everything is very fresh

Ryan Bradbury

Convenient, friendly, good quality, slightly higher prices than if you drove into Fort Erie though

corrin sullivan

Staff amazing, prices high

AllDayDenis

Stopped for lunch. Better than most grocery store meals, hot and ready.

Wendy Thompson

Excellent produce and staff

Rich Hingley

Great staff, and the best bakery!

John Durnford

Great staff and a super clean store

lunar ind

Pricing has improved a lot over the past year. Still a little pricey on some items but on others you can find amazing deals. Have to give them a huge round of applause for having better prices compared to them a year or two ago when they were just outrageously overpriced for just about everything. Keep up the good work and continue staying competitive so that these seniors on fixed budgets can get a fair deal here. Cheers

Chris Haun

Great grocery store in Ridgeway. Great selection. Great prices.

Tony Fi

Clean , conveinent... the girl behind the deli counter was very ignorant... I asked to Simply have a sandwich cut in half and she rolled her eyes snap the same which out of my hand walk back over cut it then forcefully hand it to me and walk away rudely... Customer service is not number one priority it seems...prices are hiked up in the summer months.. i find this place good if you forgot to bring something to the cottage... other wise drive a bit farther south to the other grocery stores..

Natalia Pendiuk

Great staff... unfortunately store is small not alot of variety..and a bit pricey ..unless on sale ...

David Brown

It nice to have a grocery store in this little village but you can tell there is no competition the prices of most items are robbery it's like a glorified convenience store

Darlene K

expensive but luv take out food

Jamie Lupia

I love that this grocery store is growing their vegan options and international food!! Now it's my one stop shop, I can get everything I need in one place

Stephen Thomas

Good variety and great customer service.

Helen L Overend

Fresh produce. Large selection. Excellent staff that are always courteous and helpful. I have my groceries delivered on Mondays and the service is outstanding. I won't go to any other grocery store because of the care I'm given.

T W

Staff is always helpful and kind. Store is clean and bright

Shari Harper

A place to grab a few things. It's convenient and has what you need but may cost a few bucks more as it's the only grocery in town. Friendly staff make the extra prices worth it.

Raphael

Very expensive. Friendly, helpful staff, good deals occasionally for meat products.

Nixo Night

Great staff awsome hot foods prissy

Dan Gabriel

Nice little grocery store. Prices are ok... Higher than other places.

Steve E

Great little grocery store

AL MARSH

Deals coming along ,it's getting more affordable to shop at Joe's...

Shelly Grenier

The $5 pub style meals are great, not healthy, but good for a grab and go. The product prices are a little high, but there's a good variety and the staff are friendly.

Deb Wright

Since the remodel it is beautiful inside. Great chicken dinners and they still have the $5 packs for $6 lol. I did find that the prices have increased

Danielle VanDijk

Have had to throw out rotten produce and if you advertise the hot deli perhaps you should serve it. Instead of allowing lazy staff to simple say they don't make that...????‍♀️ Won't waste my time or money there again!

Harold Stone

Syaff are great and it's convenient and close for sale items but if you're willing to pay the high prices to shop here, do yourself a favour and drive to Sobeys in Fort Erie, better produce, cuts of meat and baked goods.

Taunya Vermeulen

Great deli take out ????

Nicola Potter

I fount his grocery store far too expensive, Ridgeway is up and coming. Need another grocery store with reasonable prices.

Michael To

Very helpful and personable staff. Wide variety of items. Prices unfortunately reflect the isolated area/one of the only visible supermarkets in town, but I don't hold it against them.

Michael Shaver

Nice people..told me please come back,i was cracking jokes as usual..clean friendly .cashier nice .

Alan Walter

Always a pleasure to drop by and pick up some deals. The deli counter is a must when in a hurry to get a meal on the table. Friendly staff from top to bottom.

Marcia Dambrauskas

Very helpful staff. Joe is amazing and goes out of his way to help you. Fast friendly service.

G. Miller

Local, friendly, very clean, affordable, good selection

sub king

There is always a staff member ready to help with what ever we need. Thanks for the great service, keep up the great work. The Sub King

John Mytroen

We do most of our grocery shopping here. Clean, friendly service and friendly staff.

Greg Martin

I love the inexpensive hot food

Ted Northcott

A great selection of groceries with friendly helpful staff. A real gem in our area!!

Sandra Fuenmayor

Nice place. Excellent products

John H

That's my store...

Alex Toth

Excellent service and products. Had everything I needed.

Denise Gilby

I want into the store on Saturday afternoon because I had sliced my finger on a utility knife at my job. And because we have just changed shops I couldn't find the band-aids. So I ran over to the store and a very nice man seen that I was looking for something and not knowing were to go so he stopped and ask if could help. And took me right over to the products I was looking for. He also asked if he could clean it out and put a band-aid on it for. But I bought what I needed and took it back and it di myself. But I want to say thanks to him again for helping me. And to the owner you have a great clean store looks amazing. Your staff is wonderful. Not from the area and for the first time in there I felt very welcome. Thanks Denise

Shirley-Mae Moffatt

Great place to shop..friendly staff..fresh foods

Rikki Hagar

Love this place best grocery store ever

connor pigott

Best place to get sugar waffles and loganbery juice

jordan house

They have what you need, looks really good updated, nice inside and well laid out too

Diane Nielsen

Absolutely the best place to shop if you don't want to deal with huge lineups. The staff makes you feel right at home.

Victoria Matthews

Just moved to the neighborhood and excited to make this my go to grocery store.

Shane Rodgers

Great chicken tenders &wedges for 5 bucks

Susan Atkinson

Shop there a lot....good people...friendly people....

Asha Sareka Singh

Loved the help! The manager Jeff is Amazing, thank you so much!

K W

Expensive, drive to fort Erie and save money. Great if you need something quick.

Snow blizzard!!

The people who work here are very helpful

Janet Lowrey

Usually a friendly place. Just shopped there and was given attitude by one of the young cashiers. I asked that meat not be put on top of the vegatables. She threw it in another bag and said since I paid for the bags she did not care. I come here out of convenience will consider a less expensive store in the future where the cashiers have some skills.

Leigh Alkins

Very friendly helpful staff The stare is well laid out & Clean Enjoyed shopping there

Adele Burton

Convenient, but pricey. The fresh made chicken and wedge potatoes are awesome and surprisingly affordable. Very friendly, helpful staff and a great selection, just wish it was a little cheaper!

Jessie Sarson

Starts at entrance cleaning carts going in all in side of store shinning, food fresh and clean shelfs very clean as being a cleaner myself i notice all this stuff ,people were very helpful and frendly, I'll be going back.!

David Doney

Nice and refurbished. Have a great selection for a smaller supermarket Its in a lovely village and the prices reflect that Just a little more expensive but acceptable.

Sue Cane

Highest prices around but convenient. Only grocery store fore miles.

Ken Haughton

Highest grocery prices I have ever come across. Ridgeway Crystal Beach has a very high population of Odsp, O.W Ccpd and low income retirees. Joes Value Mart should be ashamed of themselves. Taking advantage of these people that also have children. Most of them have no other way to get to a grocery store that have excellent deals and sales everyday. No Frills and Walmart for instance. Im disgusted that this store takes advantage of that and charges astromonically because they can. Wake up Joe. Help those less fortunate instead of concentrating on your bottom line. Ok. Time to throw up now.

David Amow

Great place to shop for food if staying at Crystal Beach/Ridgeway. Great selection for a small supermarket and the fruit/veg are fresh. Staff are super friendly!

Jake

High prices, but always quick shopping - not usually busy & majority of staff have been there for as long as I can remember so always super helpful. Had a few issues with bread going mouldy/meat going bad too quick before expiry, but store super helpful and exchanged no problems

Lisa Bizzoni

Nice clean store with great selection

Jeff G

Close to home and they stock everything I need !

deb tuck

Awesome store friendly always

Bob

I fell it the parking lot and they helped me up and made sure I was ok

Jessica king

Prices are a bit high but they have a great selection, hot food & deli

Ian arch

Nice locally owned grocery store in Ridgeway

Patricia Northeim

Had everything i needed!

Sylvia Hofman

Cashiers ignore you at the Lotto desk. Then a cashier says you have to wait in line at the grocery check out. This cashier ignored me while she stood 5 feet away not serving any customers at check out #1. Two people were waiting while she chatted with the other cashier.

Cory Botelho

Great Prices. Very Friendly Staff.

Jeannine Boschman

Love this grocery store! Great cuts of meat. Small and verastile. Has everything you want in much less space.

Debbie Lewis

Jeff Rogers and staff are awesome! Jeff went out of his way to provide services for my Dad. Friendly, kind, and professional. Highly recommend.

diane h.

Way too expensive, gouging customers. Worth the drive to Fort Erie or Port Colborne, the less people shop there will force owner to lower prices. We are not all Americans buying with US dollars!! We need another grocery store for competition!!

syl joy

I really like the fact that Joe has continued to clean, sanitize and have shopping carts lined up ready to use.

Scott Duchart

We have been going here all thru covid. They have done a great job setting up the store for covid lots of variety and decent prices

J-C Tremblay

Good quality and service,but very pricey

Susan Jankovski

Love this store. Always clean and the awsome smells of baked goods.

Pina Wunder

Only grocery store in ridgeway,wish they had more vegan and gluten free stuff for freezer.

pranav shah

The staff specifically Lisa was really friendly when I visited. Keep up the good work. Thank you so much.

Sofa KingCool

Great place but meat selection is limited. The day I went to purchase boneless chicken breast they didn't have any

Shaun Smith

Selection is ok. No other competition in crystal beach

Mark Dickson

Nice store but small and limited selection. Friendly staff. A bit pricey though.

Sara R

Store is clean :) Owner is very friendly :) Meats look fresh and great prepared meat products are worth it :) Two negatives that I hope if it changes I can improve my star rating, although I might not be around to see it happen since I would like to protect my family. One thing is not pleasant but I can deal with. I haven't met a cashier that is genuinely happy to be there. At least fake it and dish out a smile. They look miserable. This I can deal with. Good customer service is hard to find and the owner is always so nice. But the thing that will end up keeping me away is their covid protocol. Last time I was in the store there were 3 adults not wearing masks. One of the men had his 3 older children there, probably anywhere from 10-12 years old, none of them wearing a mask. I had to keep changing aisles to avoid them. If they don't wear masks in your store they are certainly not keeping safe elsewhere. I understand it is an uncomfortable conversation and it is difficult to insist on a face covering at all. But even if they were all "medically exempt" which I highly doubt, they should he required to wear a face shield at the very least as these do not impede their breathing. I work at a PUBLIC city run library and the policy is simple, no face covering no entry. That means they are certainly allowed to wear a face shield, we even provide them! We also have other options for those that can not or refuse to wear masks. We can bring their items outside for them. This policy is in place to keep staff and all other abiding members safe. It is unfair to allow those 3 people in the store that evening to make all 30 others uncomfortable and unsafe. If your policy was unwavering they would be forced to abide by it. I have had library members whom I have had to approach and they were initially unwilling. When I asked them to leave they simply pulled a MASK out of their pocket and put it on! Miraculously cured of all ailments.

Ann Naz

Love this store.

Brittany Meloche

Like the variety of different foods and products the store has.

Rhonda Horton

Very nice store but too expensive for a local store they should lower the price's but the fried chicken is absolutely delicious

Alex S

It is the only grocery shop in Ridgeway/Crystal Beach. Good variety of fruits, veggies, meat and dairy products.

Darlene MacFarlane

Great store when you're in a pinch

Rose Hutchinson

Small but powerful. Has all the offerings of a larger store, so don't dismiss. The franchisee and staff are friendly and helpful.

Julie Waddell

Nice store, great staff

Sandi M

Well stocked clean small store in a tourist town. Others in our group though it was a little pricey. I didn't find much difference from hometown stores. My go to when we are in the area ????????

Terry Finley

Good place to shop.

Simeonne Linnane

Reasonable on some items. Friendly staff. Great pre cooked home made products.

Gay Bradbury

Convenient and friendly service!

June O'Brien

Everyone is extremely polite and nice they were willing to help everytime

Ruby Bahia

Very friendly and helpful staff!

Judy Dagg

Has the best chicken e ever! Great produce little over priced

Mary Rousseau

Friendly staff and good selection considering how small it is. Fair prices.

Antiques on Creek, Virgil, On. Straker

It's so convenient to Shop at Joe's Independent...

Michael Abrams

Best meat. Staff are helpful. I recommend this place.

melanie gilligan

Prices are higher than other grocery stores.

Russell Mcpherson

Quick stop for lunch and fresh fruit when I'm in Ridgeway

Erik Thorup

Not bad prices.

Adrien Champion

Try the mac n cheese... so good

Tracy B

Fresh produce. Limited selection and everything costs more here. It's fine if you only need a couple things but worth the 10 min drive in to Fort Erie,Port Colborne or Niagara Falls if you are buying a significant amount.

william harrison

Best place to shop.

Connie Dimech

Very clean, very friendly service. Prices are not outrages. I go there a lot.

Marion Ryerson

Like the store...higher end prices like a Fortinos, Sobeys or Longos but has good selection of PC products and they're getting in more Keto products

Steve Lee

Love this store! Great selection for such a small store. Can get most things here that larger Zhers stores carry, and staff are always friendly