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Giant Penny
3330 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28205, United States
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Giant Penny
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Cr
Review №1

The best meat selection in town. I drive from Concord just to get their meats. This place is truly a landmark in the community. I hope it stays around for more years to come.

Ch
Review №2

I love going to this grocery store. I buy all my meats from there. Also I wish I could give them more than 5 stars. Because I deep dry chicken skin [instead of fatback] & I asked the owner could he get me 10 lbs. Of chicken skin, he got it the same day. Meanwhile the other stores would not help me . This is a great grocery store.. time for my big bag of wings... GIANT PENNY IS GREAT..

M
Review №3

Perhaps the best name for a super market I have ever seen, but not sure why this place has higher reviews than Harris Teeter; the selection is smaller, the prices are higher and the lighting is dimmer. Although they do have a pretty sweet checkered floor, this place feels more like a large convenience store than anything else, although they do have quite a good selection of meat, which was by far the most popular area of the store(its in the back).

M
Review №4

Friendly and fast and professional services

PI
Review №5

Great grocery store. Small, but they surprised me with the great quality. Definitely will be returning.

Mi
Review №6

They had what I wanted the store was very clean the cashiers were friendly😁 and they bagged my food for me. No, no waiting in line.

Ro
Review №7

Ok here is the break down. GIANT Penny. Its big among stores..let me tell you why..Fresh PRODUCE.peppers.Fresh MEATS...like Pork steak and chicken wings all a very reasonable price. Clean store ,phenomenal employees. Even if you get one thing you got to check out The Penny..GIANT PENNY

Wi
Review №8

Best place for fresh meat and low prices. Always clean.

Yo
Review №9

My favorite store i will be there when yall open at 8

no
Review №10

I really would like the owner of this place to respond to this review and answer the following questions for me please:Is this a unique privately owned grocer or part of a large chain?How long has this place been open for?What inspired the giant penny to be the name and signage for your business?This place appears to be a local icon.

Va
Review №11

I will never again shop at Giant Penny

Re
Review №12

My Mom Loves Giant Penny. She lives out of town and she has me to buy her meat at Giant Penny and I take it to her. She says that the wings are the best. The roast are good and tender. I have been shopping for for years. My whole Family Loves Giant Penny.

J
Review №13

This a hidden gem. This should be the neighborhood grocery store. Quick in and out. Good prices especially in the meat dept. Staff is friendly and helpful. For those that pass this daily, stop in, you might be pleasantly surprised.

Ji
Review №14

I got to give it to these guys the employees that work there are always courteous, friendly, respectful and always willing to help. The shopping aisles are always clean matter of fact the whole store is always clean,the meats fresh and well stock so is the vegetables and fruits I recommend this store to anyone this side of town.☆☆☆☆☆

Ka
Review №15

I love the giant penny. lots of times you can find very good produce for a fraction of the cost at the big grocery stores. also the meat is good and great prices. we tend to buy bulk and fill our deep freeze and it is more affordable to do so at giant penny than say Walmart. only Down side is dairy products and some other things are cheaper elsewhere

Mo
Review №16

I love the Giant Penny. #supportLocalbusinessI mostly come for the on-site butcher and fresh meats.

Aa
Review №17

Reasonably priced meat & produce w/o sacrificing quality. Friendly staff. In house meat cutters who are very helpful. A good variety of products, but still focused on the tastes of the local clientele. For the shopper whos looking for value & service, I would highly recommend Giant Penny.

Be
Review №18

Amazing local grocery store in convenient location with the best meat prices, great spice selection, and cold sodas.

Ty
Review №19

They are always nice. My kiddos love to get their noddles from here, large selection. Pantry items are a bit pricey. But good prices on meat.

He
Review №20

This is an old school neighborhood grocery store. The store is spotlessly clean!! Very organized and for a small store well stocked. Fresh greens, collard greens and one that my grandmother use to grow, dry land cressey greens! Smoked turkey and pork and a nice fresh meats section. Very friendly. A pleasure to stop by when Im in the NoDa area.

Da
Review №21

Love this place ! I love high quality with low prices! I wish more stores could do it!!! 100.00 on there cleanliness rating! Wow!

BA
Review №22

Love this place, especially the Turkey Wings, one of the few places in the area that keeps a great stock of All Natural Turkey Wings, my family will continue to shop at your establishment. Employees are always nice, courteous, and very helpful.

Li
Review №23

Great local friendly neighborhood grocery store. The staff are great people & always willing to help! The meat prices are incredibly amazing. Awesome bang for your buck for parties & family dinners. Must go to.

An
Review №24

You want cost effective meat. Steaks,chicken,roast get it and freeze it. $100 will go a long way. All your soul food fixing in one place.

Ja
Review №25

Grew up shopping at Giant Penny with my grandmother. I now depend on it to feed my family. Giant Penny has affordable meats thats cash friendly

Ap
Review №26

Wonderful. I’m visiting from NY and my friend and I wanted to make a huge meal for our reunion. She took me here to get the groceries. It’s clean and the products are fresh. The staff was also kind and helpful. Wish we had one in nyc I’ll miss it.

C.
Review №27

The meat department is great! The can goods and other items arent the best price..so I still have to go a different store for can goods and other cheaper items..thats the only part I hate😔

Li
Review №28

Friendly staff and great customer service. The quality of meat and produce are very fresh and prices are the best in town. They have also remodeled within the past few years. Would highly recommend!!

An
Review №29

I just found me a new grocery store. And their meats are so pretty and inexpensive. Love it!!!

Ch
Review №30

They have produce and meats at a reasonable price. They offer good parking and their staff are helpful and willing to help if you need it. They are open with good business hours. I have been going there for over 20 years and they always have meats I like in stock.

Ti
Review №31

Best prices Ive seen since Ive been here. Great produce. Great place to shop, you get in and out with no hassle. Thats what I like. A great shopping experience.

Ti
Review №32

Great prices on meats and friendly staff. The butcher was very nice and helpful with making sure I received the steaks I wanted. The prices are awesome and they now have a loyal customer for life with me.

Da
Review №33

I love giant penny Ive being going to this store since it was giant genie I was a little girl there meats are fresh and cheap the only reason why I drive all the way over there.. And a 12 case of mystic drinks for $10 mux and match the flavors..

dj
Review №34

Good meats like a big bag of chicken wings, just right for a football party.

To
Review №35

Great place to get meat. Always better prices than the big chain stores

Ro
Review №36

I have lived in Charlotte for 11 years and Im JUST now learning about this place! I love it when I find inexpensive groceries that are of great quality. I bought so many seasonings and they are perfection.I will have no issue driving 30 minutes to get here, its so worth it!

Ka
Review №37

I love shopping at the giant penny for bulk meats. My only complaint is the last 2 times I bought chicken it had a sell or freeze by date of 5 days after I bought. by the next day I went to cook it and it smelt rancid. it was refrigerated properly so not sure what happen so idk if I will buy chicken again.

Hu
Review №38

I Like shopping there because its clean and the price is right for shopping it feels like home with everyone is nice

Da
Review №39

The old-school is always great, was going since I was a kid. If you dont know Giant Penny you definitely not from the QC (Charlotte)

Tr
Review №40

The staff are nice and professional. The meat prices are low and I think the other items are priced ok, if you compare the prices of the non-meat items to a big chained grocery store prices then of course youre going to think theyre high but when you consider this is a local independent grocery store that doesnt have a commercial chain backing them up then the prices arent all that bad. The store is clean and stocked well and parking is a breeze. Ive read some people say the chicken is small which is true but lets be logical here, would you rather buy meat from a store where you dont have to wonder if theyre pumping hormones in the meat to make them bigger or would you keep buying meat from a store where the chicken is oddly big knowing they are pumping something in them? Well for me and my family, I am only going to buy my meat from Giant Penny.

In
Review №41

I Love the Coconut Cake and the cashiers are friendly 😊

Ta
Review №42

I love the selection of meats they have! They carry some of the items that a more country grocery store would have...

Ma
Review №43

Great prices. I will not buy chicken wings from anywhere else. Theirs are regular sized small wings not jumbo steroid wings, I love it!

Lo
Review №44

Great deals unfortunately meat was spoiled when i opened the pack. The date on the meat is for a week out. That doesnt mean anything. Please be careful before feeding your family.

Ma
Review №45

Best quality meats, cheap prices. Nothing can go wrong. Owners are amazing

Du
Review №46

Very Clean! Meat is fresh and priced to move! Love this store!

Ke
Review №47

My favorite place to go buy meats and other items. They have excellent prices on meats.

Te
Review №48

Meat selection here are the best..prices are great.. Chicken here is normal size.. no dinosaur pieces..Most isle purchases should be done at bigger chains.Seasonings prices are great

Go
Review №49

My mother has bought meats from them since I was a child. At 33 years old, I still get all of my meats from them. They remain a go to spot for fresh meats.The prices and portions are reasonable too.

Gi
Review №50

Would shop here for meat every week. Once staff great prices.

Ji
Review №51

Its another great store that has reasonable low prices thats affordable that we all look forward to, respectable, friendly as well as courteous cashiers plus other store members, the aisles are always clean, its another store I will highly recommend.

Je
Review №52

Store prices could be better, but meat is a very good price. Staff is friendly. Some of the sale items are good prices, only when on sale though

Be
Review №53

Friendly people with good customer service skills.

Jo
Review №54

Love this place great prices on meat friendly staff

La
Review №55

Man what else I need to say about this you get your bang for your buck especially the chicken love giant penny

Ro
Review №56

My go to store for my meats (chicken, steaks and others). Reasonable price foods over all.

Na
Review №57

This grocery store has some good prices on meats but pay attention to the expiration dates.

As
Review №58

Best prices on meats a hundred dollars would fill your freezer for a month. friendly people and staff. Great place to shop.

Li
Review №59

I love this store and miss it so much since I moved out of state. But whenever I go see family, this is my go-to for groceries especially meats!! The selection is huge and the prices are great, really can’t be beat. Our family does cookouts for the holidays so we buy chicken wings by the case (40lbs). I don’t know where else you can get that much chicken in bulk without regretting your purchase. Also the pork chops and steaks are priced well too. Other reviewers said the pantry items are priced ok but I think they’re priced well too. I pretty much can get everything I need at Giant Penny under my budget. Thank you GP!

Le
Review №60

Love this place. Reasonable price for meats! Not good for getting anything to make side dishes tho. But the meats and seafood are labeled at reasonable prices... i have a family of 4 and i can get about 4 packs of chicken wings, breast, legs, strips each. About 3 big packs of turkey wings and some fish (croaker, tilapia, etc) for about 100 dollars if not less.

Ja
Review №61

Very nice people. Convenient to where I live. Clean store, fresh produce. Miss Bobbie is wonderful, has helped me often.

Cu
Review №62

Only go there for the chicken bags but its a good overall neighborhood grocery store can normally get everything I need in one stop

De
Review №63

Everyone is always very helpful, very friendly and prices are great, meat a veggies fresh! Its great to feel good about spending your money somewhere.

Gr
Review №64

Nice place to shop and every one was very helpful

Li
Review №65

I am proud of the owners of Giant Penny, the store has come a long way for the bette. Clean, more foods to choose from, and the new store set-up is great as well. If its been a while since you have been there, you will be surprised.

Ca
Review №66

I can say meats are priced good specially if u on budget.

B.
Review №67

Good clean meats & it doesnt smell anymore. Great improvement from when I 1st visited.

Ch
Review №68

Giant penny is the best grocery store in Charlotte always have been and always will be great job G.Penny

Ap
Review №69

Great prices on everything and the staff are really nice.

La
Review №70

Good fresh meat... Affordable prices... Friendly service

Ge
Review №71

They have some foods I havent seen since I was little😍

Di
Review №72

This place is TOTALLY AWESOME. THEY HAVE A VERY LARGE AND NICE SELECTION ON MEAT and its very reasonable priced.

Lo
Review №73

LOVE the meats..ALWAYS CLEAN AND FRESH

An
Review №74

Quick service. Great choice of meats and produce.

Al
Review №75

Great place, the owners know my kids. Great deals on meat. Must see...

Da
Review №76

Great place to shop,Im old school so they have the meats that I grew up on,and the prices are good

Yv
Review №77

The meats is fresh & great pricing. Need chicken, slabs of ribs, steaks & other meatst that is unusual to find, well this is the best place to find it.

Ni
Review №78

An ok place. Bulk meat. semi reasonable, but alot much higher then Walmart or Harveys. Clean and always have things on stock.

ee
Review №79

Best place to buy bulk chicken wings

Re
Review №80

Love this place! Employees are awesome! Owners are very nice. Great prices on meat too!!!

Se
Review №81

Neighborhood market with quality foods at very reasonable prices. Chicken wings are small yet doable.

Lo
Review №82

I enjoyed my experience they had everything I needed.

Li
Review №83

It is good in the people is nice n helpful

De
Review №84

My favorite grocery store love it

Fr
Review №85

Really great sales fill you freezer up with meat for less than $30.00

To
Review №86

I went to giant Penny today lots and lots of fresh meats and vegetables thats good for the kiddies to grow big and strong

Ta
Review №87

The cashiers are always sweet. I go here for the turkey wings and turkey bologna

An
Review №88

The only reason I did not give 5 stars was due to the price of actual grocery items,which are overpriced. Did not experience any weird smells as some have posted but definately great prices on fresh meat. The ground beef was not marked with a fat to actual meat ratio so I also avoided. But for all other meats its a straight thumbs up. This really aleviates my pockets some. Will definately be back

Ro
Review №89

Everything organized for easy shopping,very nice cashiers at checkout

Je
Review №90

Meat taste more fresh than anyother stores, great prices, especelly On produce

Al
Review №91

My 2nd visit. I only go there for the meats. Very competitive prices

Et
Review №92

Shoped there for yesrs Great Mest Prices

21
Review №93

Always have a pleasure shopping there... All my meats for the low..

Je
Review №94

Very courteous and authentic for a grocery store.

Gu
Review №95

MONY ODERS AN QUICK PICK ME UP.

Gr
Review №96

Great Place to buy bulk meat at a very reasonable price. Have a nice $1.00 seasoning section

Ma
Review №97

Its the only place I can find turkey butts. Great prices on meats.

Ar
Review №98

Good prices good service cleanliness an issue due to age

Sh
Review №99

Friendly staff come here all the time. Always greet you at the door great price good meat variety

jo
Review №100

Absolutely love this place the meat is good and everything is at a discount

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4.3 Rating
  • Address:3330 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28205, United States
  • Site:http://www.giantpenny.net/
  • Phone:+1 704-333-3454
Categories
  • Grocery store
  • ATM
  • Supermarket
Working hours
  • Monday:8AM–8PM
  • Tuesday:8AM–8PM
  • Wednesday:8AM–8PM
  • Thursday:8AM–8PM
  • Friday:8AM–8PM
  • Saturday:8AM–5PM
  • Sunday:8AM–8PM
Service options
  • In-store shopping:Yes
Health & safety
  • Mask required:Yes
  • Safety dividers at checkout:Yes
Highlights
  • Great produce:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot:Yes
Planning
  • Quick visit:Yes
Payments
  • Debit cards:Yes
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