Big Save Market

Hallie Alameda

2024-05

Two stars for decent selection. That’s it and a generous rating. We were shopping early in the morning and always had to do self check out. That’s supposed to be for “express ”, not a weekly shopping with a full cart and lots of produce. Codes rarely work, constantly need to wait for assistance. We started coming later in hopes there’d be checkers. Nope. Noon time today, store was packed and again, not a single check stand open. We paid 15.00 for a single loaf of bread and they expect us to do our own checking and bagging?! Did I mention the always unpleasant and extremely slow woman at the fish counter. She wears a mask, but that does not hide her frown and poor attitude. No more for us. We’ll sit in traffic and drive to Lihue from now on, though we live just up Koloa Road. Extremely poorly run store. They used to have friendly checkers, a senior discount day if I’m remembering correctly, a Kamaaina discount as well. What happened??? Oh, don’t tell me. COVID, right? That seems to be the catch all excuse for non existent customer service.

John Schoffstall (spoutinghorn3)

2022-05

I have been coming to this store my whole life, and that is not changing anytime soon. The workers are so friendly and always ready to help. The store itself is easy to navigate, but that might because I've been shopping here for 22 years. There is a bakery, a sandwich place, plate lunch place, and place to get poke. All of those choices are super yummy! They even have sushi here. In any case, if you need to do some shopping or if you need lunch, this is the place for you

Patrick Sevigny

2024-04

This is a great local market. I thought the prices were reasonable for the area, it was well stocked and the staff were very friendly and helpful. You can save yourself a trip to Lihue stores by shopping here which was a big plus to us on this trip while staying in Poipu. I’m glad the owners of the condo we are staying at suggested Big Save to us.

DJRENO77

2024-03

Everybody always talks about how expensive Hawaii is. My family went shopping for breakfast and lunch items for 25 people we spent $125. Sure, there were items that our kids wanted, like a pound of bacon for $15. So you just shop for other items like a normal person. I didn't come to Hawaii to eat everything we can have on the main land. The fruits are tropical and amazingly sweet. SPRING: avocados, chocolate sapote, citrus, lychee, mangosteen, star apple. SUMMER: avocados, dragon fruit, egg fruit, jackfruit, lychee, mango, passionfruit, soursop. YEAR-ROUND: apple bananas, breadfruit, coconuts, noni, papaya, pineapple. There's no reason to feel intimidated by the exotic fruits of Hawaii. They are unique looking and amazing tasting. Lychee fruit is a small round fruit with red scaly skin, sweet juicy pulp, and one large seed. You eat the white juicy pulp. Chocolate sapote is a fruit that looks like a tomato with an inedible skin that turns from olive to a deep yellow-green when ripe and a pulp which is white and inedible when unripe but assumes a flavor, color and texture often likened to chocolate pudding when ripe. Mangosteen is purple fruit that you cut the skin off and just scoop out the white flesh with a spoon. The taste is a mix of a lychee, a strawberry, and a peach. A star apple is a deep purple fruit named for the star-shaped pattern formed by its seeds. The fruits are very sweet, with a pulpy, jelly-like texture and a taste like applesauce with hints of tropical fruits and grapes. Dragon fruit is a cactus that has a mild sweet flavor of a pear and kiwi and a soft texture similar to a ripe kiwi. Under-ripe dragon fruit, on the other hand, is basically flavorless. The egg fruit has a deep yellow flesh that is dense, smooth, and slightly dry, similar to a cooked egg yolk. It has a flavor that's often compared to pumpkin pie or a roasted sweet potato. Ripe yellow jackfruit has a subtle sweet flavor with a combination of a banana, apple, and a mango. Young green jackfruit, on the other hand, has a neutral flavor and texture similar to shredded meat, making it popular for a meat substitute. Soursop is a large green fruit that weighs 6 to 7 pounds. The white flesh tastes like a citrus, pineapple, strawberry, and a touch of creamy coconut. It also has indigestable seeds like a watermelon. Apple bananas are not a typo. This variety of yellow fruits got it's name because of their apple, like flavors of a sweet and tangy banana. Breadfruit's name is derived from the texture of the moderately ripe fruit when cooked, similar to freshly baked bread and having a potato-like flavor. Why would you not eat what the island provides instead of what they have to ship in from the main land? Just seems like the typical american train of thought. Here is a picture of a soursop. The green spikey skin and creamy citrus, pineapple, and strawberry tasting inside.

Katerina Zindulkova

2023-05

Awesome grocery store with everything you may need, plus the best poke bowls! $6.99 for small (perfectly enough for 1) or $10.99 for large with double the fish.

Jim Foster

2024-02

Very small aisles, usually have people stocking shelves that act like you’re in their way. Very rude employees never see any of them with a smile or willing to help. I just figure it is not a good place to work. I understand you have to stock, but with it being so small, do it at night. Don’t see too many buying a weeks worth of groceries. Lots of one or two items in carry baskets. Try pushing a wagon around, it is a joke. You’ll stand waiting on people to pass than shopping. Personal I don’t like spending a hour to shop. No butcher on site, that I have seen. Usually don’t have the meat that is on sale that week. Always sold out. Very small selection of meat that is in stock. Produce is very limited. Prices are very high even for Kauai. All produce is sold by the pound. A bunch of celery cost $6.25, $3.19 per pound. Buy it at Walmart for$1.96 a bunch. Come on now, I know Times isn’t a Walmart. They aren’t a little mom and pops owned business either. That’s very out of line. This store is basically a large 7-11 store. There was no cashier on duty at 9 am. At the self check out only 3 of the 4 was working and everyone was having trouble. A line was have way down the store waiting. At 10 am one cashier opened. I have never seen more than 1 cashier however there is 3 lanes. I was taught you don’t make people wait that want to spend money! With the higher prices they can hire more cashiers. The self checkout is nice for one or two items but I needed a cashier and people do grocery shop before 10 am. I do shop here. However after today I am done. I have had enough of the employees attitudes, always out of sale item, and the high prices with no service. I will go to Walmart!

Vanessa Mendoza

2023-05

Big save market here in koloa is the best convenience shopping grocery store that is so easy to find and it is surround near to most tourist spot here in koloa, the old koloa town is close to it and the new shopping village that they just built. its just a walking distance too, from koloa post office. and it is close to a bank and also to a hardware.

Chrys Suby

2024-04

Great store layout, reasonable prices, friendly staff. I highly recommend Big Save

マンションマン

2019-05

It is a quiet big market in Kauai island. There are variety items. Pretty good for shopping.

Fay Farhane

2023-09

Wonderful selection of both hot and cold food, as well as grocery items and liquor. Clara at the poke/fish counter is super cool. I’d come back just to see her. She booked it up :) Thank you for your kindness, Clara!!! Rock on 🤙🏼

Juliana Golden

2024-02

Okay do not sleep on their breakfast. It is in a tiny corner of the store, but those ladies make that food with love!

R Gerber

2024-03

This Big Save has the most unfriendly clerks. An observation of over10 years.We love the Ele’ele Big Save.

Jennifer Holman

2024-04

Small grocery. Pretty good for a corner maker. Has fresh sushi

John McDonnell

2023-12

Busy and wide choice’s. I felt like I was in a local grocery, which was great for us.Recommended.

Valerie Kortenber

2023-10

The only thing that recommends this place is lack of traffic going to and from and proximity to where we stay. Every item is grossly over priced. Dasani bottled water is $5.98 at Walmart and over $9 on sale there! It is fairly clean and organized. Things are pretty fresh. It's just well worth the trip to Lihue for a major grocery list.

Andrea Livezey

2024-04

When Lenie is there making sandwiches at lunch time, you know it's going to be a good day! 🔪🥪🧑🏽‍🍳

Tasheema Roberson

2023-06

Maybe they have an issue with tourist but I didn’t come on vacation to be disrespected. The employees seemed to always have an unpleasant look. On May 11, 2023 my husband I entered the store and ask for a bottle of liquor that was locked away. An employee who appeared to have no teeth in her mouth got very nasty with me. I asked her nicely, I wasn’t rude and don’t understand where did that energy come from. I walked away from her and will never return. I would rather drive the 30 minutes from the Grand Hyatt to Target or Costco. I’m disappointed and they need to practice better customer service.

Mary Jo Wilder

2023-07

We are glad Big Save is in Koloa, but it feels so dirty and dingy. I go to Safe Way or Target when I have the energy. The employees have always been pleasant to me. But I just wish the store would close for 24 hours and do a thorough cleaning as well as replace the lighting.

Jill Lathrum

2024-01

Convenient but we seem to never receive the sale price posted. Must be a locals only kind of system.

Lance Yoki (Lanny)

2024-04

A decent stop for most essentials while visiting the area.

Chris Houghton

2024-02

A fully stocked grocery store handy to South Shore residents and visitors.

Kyle

2020-05

Friendly service and good selection, decent prices but the store itself is a bit chaotic with items that need to be stocked strewn about.

Drew Perkins

2023-05

This is our #1 recommendation to vacationers on a longer trip! Skip Safeway, shop here. We found Big Save when looking for Li Hing powder but were shocked and delighted by the low prices and wide selection of local goods! Seriously, where else are you going to find dried mangoes or chocolate macadamia nuts for under $5? Some of our favorite everyday items were even a bit cheaper than on the mainland! We had to go back to load up on snacks before the airport. Next time we visit, we’ll do all our shopping here.

Shlomo Priymak

2023-05

Kind of a sad supermarket. The shelves are partially empty. The isles are not the cleanest. The produce is not great and lacking stock in a few areas. Specifically in my case, there were almost no diapers there.There was only one cashier and it took a long time to check out.It’s eerily quiet there and the parking lot is unlit at night which makes the whole experience feel a bit uncomfortable.The layout is fine, it’s like a Safeway. This sums up the whole place - like Safeway, but a bit worse in every parameter. It’s okay if it means lower prices - but it didn’t seem any cheaper to me.I would avoid this place unless necessary when I am visiting the island again.

JMAC

2022-05

Nice, convenient and good place to get a hot meal in the high priced resort area.

Bhroam Mann

2024-01

They have a large selection of poke for reasonable prices

Amy D. K.

2023-11

Great spot for snacks and drinks for your stay. They also have some souvenirs!

Olivia Macias

2023-05

Big Save Market has everything you need, the people are friendly & helpful, the Products are great , Fruit, Vegetables, Creamy avocados!If you are a vacationer and don't know where to but Groceries, "BIG SAVE MARKET", is the best to buy!See for yourselves !I went to Safeway, it is WAY TOO EXPENSIVE!Enjoy your stay in HAWAII

J T

2023-11

Terrible third world grocery store. Hard to believe in the middle of a tourist mecca this is the best that's available. Also, know that the price marked and the price charged will not always be the same here. Conveniently incompetent at best.

Erin gemini

2023-10

Shopping in Lihue at Walmart, Target & Costco will always be less expensive. Big Save is not for your weekly shopping. Too expensive.