Lidl

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think their produce and dry goods are fine. I’ve never quite trusted their meats. I’ve never had an issue with their cheese and buy their cheese and yogurt.

They add citric acid to their yogurt!!! I thought I had a bleeding ulcer!!! Never again.

[Anonymous]

I will buy produce, bread, cereal, pasta, canned foods and cheese from them but not much else. No meat, no dairy, no eggs no frozen foods. I've bought bad mayo from there.

[Anonymous]

Weird. I love that store!

[Anonymous]

I love European Lidl. In the states it’s a hit or miss. Their pasta and canned goods and eggs are fine. Produce really varies by store - just like any other store really. I buy meat at Costco.

[Anonymous]

you can't trust the meat at aldi or lidi.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think their produce and dry goods are fine. I’ve never quite trusted their meats. I’ve never had an issue with their cheese and buy their cheese and yogurt.

They add citric acid to their yogurt!!! I thought I had a bleeding ulcer!!! Never again.

Most have no ill effects from this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Love their bakery and their international foods section. Great cheese selection. Their prices are considerably lower on many things. I find produce to be hit or miss everywhere these days, no worse at Lidl.

Do you enjoy additives and chemicals in all your foods to make them shelf stable though? Or just Lidl bakery items?

The 3-4 different bakery items that I bought there in the was interchangeable with sweet roll you’d get from a vending machine or at a gas station in a crinkly plastic package. Complete with the chemical aftertaste and artificial blueberry air freshener scent

[Anonymous]

The one in chantilly is great. I shop there after costco.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Love their bakery and their international foods section. Great cheese selection. Their prices are considerably lower on many things. I find produce to be hit or miss everywhere these days, no worse at Lidl.

Do you enjoy additives and chemicals in all your foods to make them shelf stable though? Or just Lidl bakery items?

The 3-4 different bakery items that I bought there in the was interchangeable with sweet roll you’d get from a vending machine or at a gas station in a crinkly plastic package. Complete with the chemical aftertaste and artificial blueberry air freshener scent

Yogurt poster?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:you can't trust the meat at aldi or lidi.

DP. I trust their meat just fine, but Lidl's meat prices are more expensive than Safeway or Giant.

However, I see people buy meat at McLean Lidl all the time. I suppose it might be cheaper than Balducci's or Wegman's.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:you can't trust the meat at aldi or lidi.

DP. I trust their meat just fine, but Lidl's meat prices are more expensive than Safeway or Giant.

However, I see people buy meat at McLean Lidl all the time. I suppose it might be cheaper than Balducci's or Wegman's.

The only thing worth going to Safeway for is the meat. They have a good selection and it's relatively cheap (cheaper than Whole Foods). Way better than Giant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Love their bakery and their international foods section. Great cheese selection. Their prices are considerably lower on many things. I find produce to be hit or miss everywhere these days, no worse at Lidl.

Do you enjoy additives and chemicals in all your foods to make them shelf stable though? Or just Lidl bakery items?

The 3-4 different bakery items that I bought there in the was interchangeable with sweet roll you’d get from a vending machine or at a gas station in a crinkly plastic package. Complete with the chemical aftertaste and artificial blueberry air freshener scent

They bake their things on-site in Bethesda.

[Anonymous]

I skip Lidl all together

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Love their bakery and their international foods section. Great cheese selection. Their prices are considerably lower on many things. I find produce to be hit or miss everywhere these days, no worse at Lidl.

Do you enjoy additives and chemicals in all your foods to make them shelf stable though? Or just Lidl bakery items?

The 3-4 different bakery items that I bought there in the was interchangeable with sweet roll you’d get from a vending machine or at a gas station in a crinkly plastic package. Complete with the chemical aftertaste and artificial blueberry air freshener scent

The Lidl Bakery in McLean is on site. They bake those items in the store.

[Anonymous]

Lidl is poor quality.