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Southwest Square Shopping Center in Columbus
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Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, US
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Wheelchair-accessible entrance
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Comments (199)
The thrift store is waaaay over priced on a lot of their items for example they wanted 8.99 for a used laptop carrying bag and this bag was far from new looking it was well used
Cops tased a thief. Some of the help is great especially Ralph in bread department
Went to Kroger Friendly workers have everything and kept Clean and nice
This store doesnt get too packed like other Krogers. The layout is similar to the rest of the stores.
Very convenient to the area for the southend shoppers. A little congested but they had everything we needed. Very busy but had enough cashiers and they put in another self check out lane and we were able to get out quickly. I shop there when Im in the area.
No cashiers. Just one most of the time. And they say on commercial FRESHER THAN FRESHMore like deader than dead. My 5 lb bags of potatoes only last a week or too. I wanted fresh parsley and all wilted.
Usually out of stuff anymore,but does have a Starbucks, and my pharmacy is there
Like shopping in this area when out west, could use some upgrades to some of the places so 8/10 for me!!
Its the westside! Be careful watch whats around you and keep your purse close to u at all times..I have a crossbody type purse. So its on my person while loading my groceries..its a bit shady over there but its the closest place for groceries.love the dollar tree...
Went to Kroger DNT like it. They really didnt have nothing, and Everytime I come here it always like this..smh🤦🏽♀️ Their fresh bakery cookies was hard as hell and there supposed to be soft & chewy...No Kool aid juice let me rephrase that real fruit juice. Its just not The Store I like and I shop at Kroger..Like wow..This store is not my cup of tea.
I was here on an insta cart order. Friendly staff easy to shop
They have Wal-Mart ollies Lowes n others
Thats where I go shopping a good Kroger to go to they go decent deals close to home
I love This Walmart. Clean, friendly service. The only thing that I didnt understand. That there was no fresh vegetables. Oh well. I didnt question it. I found clothes I like. That, fits me🙂
Like this Kroger. They have a nice Deli/ bakery.
Never any carts in the store. You have to bring one in from parking lot. Cashiers are always rude and most of the time on their phones. Alot of things are not stocked the meat department and deli is kept stocked but rest of store isnt.
Ehh lol got what ya need and theres a fifth third inside so its not that bad
Great place to get your nails and pedicure
Always bad. Close to home though. Grumpiest people on earth. Rude
Kroger not that great but smoke shop cool
But Krogers is getting to be a very expensive place to shop
One of my favorite places to go and close to home
A wide variety of stores and restaurants in a convenient place.
They were very busy they still done a great job
Krogers is a ok place to shop ,I have be shopping there for many many years now. However our Store Is Kinda Old Now ! I would love to see Our Store Get Updated ...
Employees are always nice and helpful in helping me when Im looking for a certain item. The store and restrooms are always clean and this is my favorite Kroger to shop because its also, close to my home.
It’s not the first Kroger I choose to shop at but it’s not to bad
Good spot .alot of homeless yess but the police have everything under control .Alot of good food .great stores. Its all here food pawn flowers taxes hair nails rental .the tobacco shop in the corner is outstanding great prices. Great merchandise. Good folks
Its okay ,just watch for homeless bumming for money.
I was work for Instacart Shopper. I had hard to find food because there was change food.
Has avarious types of store as Kroger Dollar pharmacy convenient parking availableLocated in adensely areaPuplic transportation ic close by
I visit different businesses in this shopping center. My favorite is Capital Pawn Shop.
This place seems definitely shady and the fact that the police are almost always sitting in the parking lot says everything about the surrounding area they do however have a good chinese place as well as a dollar store subway and krogers
Very helpful employees I was in and out
This Kroger is old and dirty. I dont see how they are open. I dont care if they have fresh products/merchandise. They really need to clean and disinfect the place or just shut down and remodel. I had to use this location due to transportation and it being convenient
Always really busy...some of the shops have closed.
Injoyed time out to shop and have Dinner
Everyone has to go krogering some times lol
This Kroger is close to us so we shop there alot. Always good buys there, the weekly ads plus you will find in store deals.
Parking lot is a mess. Cars coming from every direction.
Every time we go to McDonalds my son would betmmlll
Great shopping center, several different places in the area. Kroger, Family Dollar, Tobacco shop, Pawn shop. Thats the places Ive been to here. Alot of extra parking around the area.
Nice management and cashiers, very helpful
Krogers is a great food store that offers more variety than most of its competition. Found this location nice, clean and employees were great! However the parking lot and the people hanging around outside seem questionable.
Over All a good Krogers. The pharmacy is definitely the slowest pharmacy Ive ever dealt with but store itself not bad at all. Dont listen to the ones that call it Kroghetto lmao 🤭
Great service easy and convenient. Definitely recommended
I asked baggers to bagged it lightly when I went to put the bags in my car. the heavy bags were tearing and there .was wet things with dry boxes. Only come here cause this store is around the corner when I can I go to other Kroger
Convenient if you need to stop at a tobacco shop to grab some cigarettes or to shop at Krogers. There is also places to buy subs, hot wings, and even Chinese food. Dont have enough cash? Stop at the pawn shop
Lucky Dawgs, I have been going here for years, recently theyve changed something about the fish tables, Absolutely making sure your not winning but possibly half of what you put in and thats on a lucky day!Computers are consistently down, NO bonus even though they claim to...Not worth your money, definitely cannot walk in with less than $100
I use the shopping center theres several stores there that I frequent I dont like their driveway and entrances because theyre at strange angles and you cant see them if your vision is obscured At All by Darkness
Love that everything is so close together one trip get almost everything done
Not bad need a few more stores but most what you need with Walmart n krogers next to each other.
Its ok you know man?
Kroger has apparently forgotten about this Sorry Store. Sorely Need in Renovation or Replacement. Come on Kroger, You Guys Can And Should Do Better.
Potholes, crime, and businesses like Kroger treating customers like less than. Also, customers and staff either not wearing masks, or wearing them purposely incorrectly.
This store needs cleaned up alil
It is your typical little strip mall set up with a various amount of stores that fit to all liking and needs. However, the parking lot can be replaced with better lanes painted for directional use. It was slightly havoc when there are walkers, bicyclists, and automobiles trying to go whichever way they had to. Also, the general store front could use a minor face lift. It is looking quite outdated. But other than that, great upkeep and business to customer clientele.
Nice little shopping center plus a uhaul storage
Friendly staff and great service
The place is already at a disadvantage being the location is a bad part of town. There is a litter issue you cannot go to Kroger without seeing discarded alcohol containers rolling down the street. The up keep is terrible. The parking lot needs love terribly. The only thing going for this shopping center is the upscale McDonalds but even then the clientele is a little concerning. Overall I recommend driving a little out of the way and going to georgesville or stringtwon.
I go to this shopping center mostly for Kroger and Family Dollar because its only around the corner from my house. Its only very busy around the beginning of the month so I try to avoid the area around those times. I rate it 3 stars because the place could be so much better. It definitely needs a lot of work done to the parking lot and the establishments. I also only give 3 stars because of safety issues. There have been numerous times where people have gotten robbed at gun point over there even in broad daylight so I try to get in and get out as fast as I can because anything can happen at any time over there and I just dont feel safe over there. Kroger does have a security guard over there but I dont think they carry a gun which means there isnt much they can do if something like that happens.
Good costumer service. I personally dont go to shop there however to pay my bills. Its very quick and easy.
Krogers has always been good to me! They have had some good people working there for many many years. Some I knew before they ever worked there.
To be honest I needed an ATM but refused to pay 5 or 6$ fee for 20$ so .49 cents chips and a .50 fee I got my 20$ no back end fee from my bank..
A variety of goods and services available including a florist, grocery shopping, smoke shop and restaurants. Parking lot recently re-paved and lined.
This Kroger is in the hood, so was happy to have a cart inside already.
Right in and out staff was helpful in finding what I was looking for
Pot holes everywhere, The Kroger store is trashed inside and out.. Trashy dirty filthy.
The stores here are great, but the parking lot really needs to be redesigned. Also big pot holes in some of the locations parking lots and drive throughs combined with little to no lighting makes this dangerous at night. And while it isnt this places fault, there are definitely several types of consumers and drivers here to avoid.
Not ideal grocery store for family shopping youths get followed around by African American security guard bald head and in plain clothes accusing and racial profiling always dirty staff members are not the friendliest never have certain items that other Krogers have and their is always panhandlers in the parking lot thats why I rated them a 2
It had what I needed. I usually go to the stringtown Krogers but they are always out of what I needed. I think that the manger at that time was just lazy and didnt want to go back in the stock room and check or they didnt have enough help at 7:30pm. But sometimes it would be much earlier than 7:30pm and they would be out of a lot of stuff. Especially what I needed .
Very organized and easy to find things !!!
People r rude. Not the nicest store
BEWARE: This is a very dangerous area. Do not leave valuables in your vehicle. Shop here at your own risk! Drug abusers and drunks frequent the area. I would not recommend this shopping center to anyone for any reason at anytime. Keep your self defense tools close at hand.
I visited this place at least once a day Family Dollar Kroger Chinese buffet smoked outlet all rolled up into one
Older shopping plaza. Parking lot was nice. Seems that all the stores are open.
Another grocery in a food desert abandoned by Kroger. Poorly maintained and left to fall in on itself, both the building and the parking lot. #dobetter
Its around the way from me in walking distance and u aint got to stand in line forever waiting to check out they always have enough registers open so fast shopping and quick check out I love it...
Not the cleanest of Krogers, but not the worst either. If you go to the pharmacy, be prepared to wait a couple of hours even if there are over a half a dozen people working.
They have remodeled it so many times to where everything is in a different spot. But it does look really great and they made more self checkouts and have things in stock lo ger because of the upgraded security
This is one of the worst Krogers in Columbus. Store always dirty, always items out of stock (especially the beginning of the month) Ocassionally, you an find an employee willing to help, but mostly they are just watching customers like security guards.
Friendly service. Thanks.
Had plenty of good produce to choose from. Kinda was empty tho. Because, of the holiday.😂🤣 Understandable People are probably still out of town and Full of good eats!😋😆
This is our favorite Kroger we come here a lot nice store polite staff but in previous years they had more and better sales. I hate when they change the layout of the store and have to find everything all over again 😡🔥
The visit was a disaster, starting with the cleanliness of the location the interior is dated compared to other Krogers. But worst of all was on the day if my visit there was a shootout not the street corner where a police officer was shot and another person killed. wont go back willingly
Favorite Kroger because they have the bigger deli oh my. There you can find chicken fajita already ready. I Also grab a pack of street Tacos and some Mexican mix cheese ... boom. Go home warm the fajita mix add it all up equals a happy meal for me
Store smelled weird. It smelled like rotting meat in some areas. The store, visibly, appeared clean. Unfortunately I couldnt find what I was looking for.
Its a nice little shopping plaza with a Krogers dollar state store if ur a drinker Im not but hey each to there own rite. But it has a McDonalds🍔 phone stores taco Bell there alittle variety of stores here. Theres even a hardware store across the street Zetlers hardware. & even more shops & things in that plaza so u can get about all u need from this area at one time & dont have to drive every where to get it u no.
It was clean and the cashier was very friendly.
Has a kroger, family dollar, chinese restaurant, nail salon, metro pcs and subway. Its a convenient stop for a quick bite to eat (mc donalds and taco bell are on the outlets) or doing your shopping for home.Could use an update. Parking lot has dark spaces at night. A lot of people walking around asking for money but mostly just everyday people doing their grocery shopping.
It good place to shop, just depends how people are doing, during their time of helping out other ✊
I went up here to go to the thrift store I didnt find anything but the customer service was nice
You almost always have to chech your own food out. No cashiers. And very limited compared to other Krogers. But there employees are always nice and helpful.This pic was at Taco Bell across the parking lot.Pizza Hut, Burger King, KFC Lon John Silvers (Wendys-Tues-All I can eat CHILLI. 4 -8pm)& Chinese. Is all in that little corner. And other stores too. Family dollar,Zettlers,Auto shops,Gas stations, and pharmacies also a furniture rental place. U-Haul. I could go on and on. Lol.
Older model Kroger that is missing much of the selection and fresh produce and meat of other stores.
As far as the shopping center goes the parking lot was horrible its the south end so thats to be expected but yeah theres nothing good about the place its the stores
Kroger is a good place for your groceries
Love shopping here when they are not busy because it can be hectic at times trying to find a place to park
You can pretty much find whatever you need here. The Kroger always has crab legs n lobster tails ready
Great place to sit and read in lot
They got decent stuff there they got a tobacco store Chinese restaurant they have a Kroger unfortunately it is straight up in the hood I dont like going there Ive known people to get robbed in that location everybody kind of Acts a little shady but I mean they have stuff and if youre street-wise you know Id go ahead and go but I dont like going there. Really
It’s OK during the day
Live this shopping center...... Very convenient and centrally located to west and southwest side of town...... My favorite smoke shop located on south side of center......great prices
The place is small, the Kroger is older then thr newer ones the subway is good quality ingredients and its located around some good fast food places
The developer of this plaza needs to do some serious work on this property. The parking lot needs to be resurfaced and all the store fronts could use a strong power washing.
Alway have what I need
I go here regularly to Kroger, smoke shop, McDonalds, Subway and Golden Wok ; Chinese restaurant. Always great service at all these places, the only problem is parking at Kroger especially at the busy times.
Patrons are rude but you guys have a great staff. that why you get 5 stars! Thank you.
Always dirty with litter and parking lots are filled with pot holes. Could definitely use some TLC
Amazing place to shop all year around
The lady at the gas station was rude but the price of gas made up for it
Its just gross 🤢
Great food
Only go here if I have to its rather dirty for my taste.
Nice place..clean..in this square there is krogers,family doller💲.pawnshop. Beauty world 💺 hair style. Check into cash pay day advance. PCS 📞 phone store.
Found everything I needed with no problem no rude clerks
Nice shops located hereOhio Thrift StoreWonderful DinerGreat Coin Laundry MatMachines Are Good Working Order
Been shopping at the Kroger for a decade. I cant recall ever being begged for money. Ive been to some of the restaurants (Subway, Taco Bell, and Chinese place). Kroger does a brisk business at beginning of every month because its convenient to an impoverished part of Columbus. Bars have all vacated Southwest Square, so that has cut down on drug deals and fights. Many other nearby Kroger stores are fresher with wider selection, but thats a reflexion of where theyre located. Anyway, you know a shopping center has jumped the shark when a storage place is a major tenet.
Still not as far gone as everything else out west, definitely changed since i was a kid because of the economy(homeless people always asking for change and stuff) but not as bad as broad and central for sure
I go here because the prices at this Kroger are so good. However this shopping center is getting dangerous. Need to have better security
Kroger is clean, well organized and friendly staff. Good selection of stores to pick from but i only visited kroger.
Love to shop there
The Krogers there was clean.Management and clerks were great.Friendly people while grocery shopping.
I do like Krogers but its so big and then theyve been and changed everything around. But its good place to go
Small convenient shopping area,groceries,hair salon,hardware store,meat and deli market,restaurants
Wongs Golden Wok has great Chinese food...call ahead for faster service. Convenient Kroger store great for quick trips to the grocery...other variety of stores as well
Krogers is the only place I go and thats if I have to stop and its on the way its a great Kroger and theres lots of places to eat the parking lot is dangerous because of crazy drivers though
Variety of stores selling everything from jewelry (pawn store), to groceries at Kroger are available; also pretty diverse selection of fast foods.
I go here quite often to Krogers, Shoe Show& the Dollar Tree quite a few other stores in between.
You can get everything done you can if you have MetroPCS you can pay your phone bill Chinese restaurant Taco Bell Kroger all that good stuff is over there KFC Long John Silvers wow
Very limited to multiple stores such as clothings in what have you but most of the time if you have a purpose to be in that Center you are going to find your food goods and things like that there is not much to do for children and realistically senior citizens this is a place where you must know what you want and you must know where its at
Need cleaning, lots of trash aaround and shopping carts left outside birds are dropping on them. I like the stores and verity it has.
The drive-thru is quick fast and in a hurry
Its Eakin Road on the west side... what can you say? Hated waiting in line at pharmacy for a pick up for almost 25 minutes when there were 2 people ahead of me.
All kinds of stores through there can find just about anything. Some the stores are almost bare though. Kind of sucks.
Needs updated ran down and dirty hard to find a spot in the parking lot between all the handicap places which is good and all the pick-up parking spots what you dont want to see anybody in aggravating trying to find a place to park
Dirty with trash, parking needs updated after McDonald add on over a year ago and still not done.
Went to Krogers and it was a breeze.Clean and the customer service was beautiful!!
There is a mix of shopping options here! A hair store, nail shop, liquor store, thrift shop, save-a-lot (which I would not recommend), pharmacy and furniture store! One stop shop I used this shopping center at least one a week!
Food, Groceries and supplies all in one area! 2 Meat market on Harrisburg Pike.Good area
Kroger had a very generous Supply left of the eclipse glasses. Just what we were looking for and just where we needed to go always has everything
I shop Krogers and its not to bad. In and out. I got my flu shot there.
Parking terrible always super busy. Setup iand lanes dont flow
Absolutely not my go to, as far as store locations but I was in the area so I stopped in just to grab a couple things. I dont recommend this LOCATION to anyone.
Not to clean, bad selection of products in stores
Close to home ok but theres alot of people bumming money it scares me thats why i go to a nother kroger farther away cause i dont fill safe walking to and from my car
Great place to get things you need
Strip mall. Kroger Grocery, Family Dollar, Aarons Rent to own furniture, pawnshop, nail salon, prepaid cell phone service, Donatos, Subway, Asian Restaurant
From my experiences there they are usually stocked and most often i could get out in a relatively timely manner.
Has items not found in other stores. Not in a good area of town.
The service has gone downhill. Always are short staffed. I used to love this particular store.
They always helpful and friendly. Even tho they are always busy.
Come here every day havent had any problems always stocked plentyful
Its always crowded when I go and not with ppl u wouldnt mind standing with. But hey the world is open to everyone.
They updated the McDonalds and U-haul Storage, but the Center remains 15% torn-down... 85% run-down. The area is plauged by pan-handlers and vagrants.
Customer service excellent, I always find what Im looking for, I got my meds from their pharmacy for 10 yrs
Allows people without facemask. All though they have security, they do not in force facemask or social distancing
Its parking is free.
New paved parking lot is a plus. Gets busy at night.
Kroger is my favorite grocery store because I have the app and its full of coupons everyday.
This is a convenient shopping square. Theres a kroger, and other businesses around.
This is probably the worst Kroger in the so called southwest side.
Been going here for years the people drive crazy through the parking lot other than that its not so bad a couple restaurants in the area
Not the cup of tea kind of place to be for me wrong area
I hate shopping here. I live on the West side. I feel like they give us the worst stuff or people dont take care of things. Its embarrassing and disrespectful on both sides.
Theyve recently upgraded the signage for all the stores and tore down an unused building. If they work on the paving then it would be pretty nice.
You can always find friendly service at the local shops, though the parking lot has seen better days.
Felt like royalty today around at southwest square!!! Small Town Feelings
Love the Kroger store here, and the Family Dollar store. Theres also several fast food restaurants located here.
This place is alright, most of the time they have what you need and when they dont they always make it right!
My husband told me 3 yrs ago not to go to this store people driving reckless in parking lot.
In my opinion can be much cleaner and organized and can definitely talk to there employees much better.
One of my least favorite Kroger, it seems like the corporate office thinks because of the location and customer baseot should not be as well taken care of.
Good place when you need to go shopping and get something to eat many different stores and fast food places
Its got a lot of good food that I like yay
Their fruit is very very slim picking
Love to shop there they always have great deals and the employees are very helpful
Its a decent shopping center stop multiple stores in it a great place to
Great place an one stop shopping an food
Great place to shop love the service friendly people always willing to help you if you need help.😃
Needs some work.. as well as park lot security
I used to live locally and this was my closest shopping center. Goods and services exist here, however this is not an affluent neighborhood and this shopping center is fairly spartan and worn.
Few stores and restaurants to choose from its a great place to shop
Close to home. Love that my bank is inside store makes me feel safe and hours are more convenient.
Not like it use to be 30yrs ago. Where are all the stores?
Only place i go is Kroger, and golden wok. Theyre good places , nothing else i care for here.
Never going back
Hopefully great? First time eating at this Donatos? I will definitely let you know what happens?
Good place to go if youre looking to not spend that much money
Its ok Id like to make sure that we j
Total reviews rating 3.8
199 Reviews for Southwest Square Shopping Center 2023:
Review №1
2022-07-07Ugh.. It was terrible. The employees seemed friendly but the place was dirty, food not stalked up, old & gross looking.. DEFINITELY not like the Krogers where Im from, Circleville.. & DEFINITELY never shopping there again..!
Review №2
2022-02-15Lot of different varieties of stores to choose from as well as restaurants. You can either grab something fast or you can even enjoy a buffet with the family. I think this shopping center has maintained great customer service as well a cleanliness
Review №3
2022-04-12Hillbilly heaven. 😁 Nothing like working you but off all day up on a roof, and then you try to go get something to eat, or go to the store and buy something. But before you go in anywhere you get asked by 3 different people to give them money. Then if you say you dont have it to give they get mad at you. 🤯🤯🤯 #Stayasfarawayaspossibile.
Review №4
2022-03-03Remember when it was new. Few years ago Kroger tore all the floor tile out. Surprised they didnt take the shelves down and put everything on skids on the floor. Carts dont work well either. They have security wheels which are supposed to lockup at the property line but are locked most of time.
Review №5
2022-05-18Best breakfast is when you can take your pennies and buy a single banana for around 15 cents. Just saying. Make that loose change FRUITful
Review №6
2022-04-30People were nice but some where rude, they really dont know the store very well but they do need more people for cashiers long wait time to get all done.
Review №7
2022-07-01Watch two crackheads get in a fight here and one of them threw a jar of Prego spaghetti sauce at the other. 10/10
Review №8
2022-01-18Ive been shopping here for many years and it has always been reasonable on prices and thats hard to find in todays world.. Its also not a crowded place unless its around the first of the month or on holidays.. But I do recommend it to anyone.
Review №9
2021-11-29This Kroger location is usually not crowded, except close to the holidays lol.. Staff are nice, on occasion youll come across one having a bad day, and they seem to take out their frustrations on the person theyre speaking to. Mostly stocked everyday, and if youre having trouble finding something, a staff member will help, or give you something similar at a reduced price
Review №10
2022-05-11Nice but the parking lot can be quite nerve wracking with constant screaming and issues.