Comments on: Hipchickindc Visit’s DC’s Newest Safeway – The Sexy Safeway

By: StubsDC

StubsDC — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:23:13 +0000

I always heard the one on Columbia referred to as Senor Safeway. Not terribly PC, but…

And the one just before Chevy Chase circle on Connecticut is of course Senior Safeway.

By: ribtip

ribtip — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:11:00 +0000

As it is in Chinatown, it is properly referred to as the Sino-Safeway. I will continue to post comments to blogs on this matter until everyone agrees with me.

By: Mr Q

Mr Q — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:35:59 +0000

Sexy Safeway is so on the money…better than Swanky Safeway I think…cute guys everywhere when I was there last Saturday morning! And LOTS o’ free samples and really helpful, professional employees!! What’s DC coming to having a fully stocked grocery store with good customer service??!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:42:45 +0000

Wow! I just looked at the pics of the store from the opening – maybe we should call it the “Starbucks Safeway”. I have to say, it’s about damn time we are getting some nice grocery stores in the city. I live near the new Harris Teeter in AM and I LOVE it!! Living an urban lifestyle should mean having access to the best of everything, not having to drive to the ‘burbs to have decent selection and service.

By: anonneemooo

anonneemooo — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:29:04 +0000

soviet safeway is my favorite name

and of course, getting dressed up to go to social safeway was always fun

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:26:53 +0000

Secret Safeway = Florida and 20th st, NW
Salvadoran (Spanish, Salmonella, Sandanista) Safeway = Columbia Rd.
Social Safeway = Wisconsin ave.
Sketchy Safeway = Petworth (near Metro)
Soviet Safeway = Dupont Circle/17th Street
Suburban Safeway = Davenport St.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:18:49 +0000

Anonymous-

“Hidden Safeway” is actually “Secret Safeway”
“Un-Safeway” is actually “Spanish Safeway.”

-N

By: hipchickindc

hipchickindc — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:37:56 +0000

Scenic Artisan of The Bloomingdale Neighborhood Blog (see the Blogroll to the left) is calling it the Swanky Safeway. I think I like that better than Sexy.

I much prefer the smaller focused stores, like our local Timor Market, featured on PoP recently, and the Farmers Market. I find Harris Teeter generally to be a more comfortable size than a huge store like some of the Safeways and Giants.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:18:36 +0000

My understaning of the Safeway monikers after 11 years in DC is as follows:

Hidden Safeway = Florida and 20th st, NW
Un-Safeway = Columbia Rd. (not so true anymore)
Social Safeway = Wisconsin ave.
Sketchy Safeway = Petworth (near Metro) ;(
Soviet Safeway = Dupont Circle/17th Street

and I just learned of ther Disco Safeway

However, I do boycott Safeway b/c I live closest to the “Sketchy Safeway of Petworth”, which is nasty, nasty, nasty!! I used to write to Safeway every month about that vile grocery store to no avail. I now shop at Giant and soon to be Yes! Organic Foods.

By: OTBerbur

OTBerbur — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:12:18 +0000

I went there over the weekend. I would call it “Striving Safeway” — Safeway appears to be striving to be more like Harris-Teeter or Whole Foods in a development striving to be upscale, notwithstanding that is around the corner from what seemed (at least at 3 pm on a Saturday) to be a female impersonator encampment and is just a few blocks from what is popularly known as “Ghetto Giant.” Interestingly, according to last week’s NY Times, huge urban groceries like this appear to be on the way out and smaller, more focused stores — perhaps like the infamous Soviet Safeway on 17th St. where the Berburs continue to do much of their shopping — are the next emerging trend.