In many cases, customers can enjoy a considerably cheaper sushi container than when purchased at restaurants.
If you’re a Safeway customer, perhaps you’re wondering if Safeway also sells pre-prepared or frozen sushi. If so, continue reading this article to see what I learned!
Does Safeway Have Sushi?
Safeway sells varied types of sushi in their Deli Department, including fresh on-the-go packages for individual sushi lunches and sushi platters for parties and other gatherings. Typically, Safeway sushi costs around $5-$9 for a 7oz – 12 oz package, while a sushi platter costs around $30-$40.
If you’d like to learn more about the different types of sushi available at Safeway, how you can order it, the quality of the ingredients, and more, continue reading!
What Types of Sushi Does Safeway Sell?
Currently, Safeway sells their sushi fresh in the Deli Department and the ingredients for making sushi.
Their most prominent types of Safeway sushi are Maki and Nigiri, which provide a range of organic, gluten-free, kosher, and vegan options.
Select store locations also allow customers to create custom sushi rolls, allowing them to choose their rice selection, filling, toppings, and sauce. Each sushi box also has soy sauce, wasabi, and pickled ginger.
For their pre-prepared meals, the following sushi selections are some of what they currently have available:
- AFC California Roll (7 oz serving size)
- AFC Crunchy California Roll (7 oz serving size)
- AFC Sushi Shoreline Combo (12 oz serving size)
- AFC Spicy Salmon Roll (7 oz serving size)
- AFC Sushi Marina Gold Plate (8.25 oz serving size)
- AFC Crunchy Shrimp Tempura Roll (9 oz serving size)
- AFC Crunchy Roll Special (9 oz serving size)
- AFC Special Rainbow Roll (9 oz serving size)
- AFC Special Spicy Tuna Roll (7 oz serving size)
- AFC California Salad Roll (7 oz serving size)
- AFC Seaside Combo (8.25 oz serving size)
- AFC Premium Hawaiian Poke Bowl (13.8 oz serving size)
- AFC Vegetable Combo (10.5 oz serving size)
- AFC Brown Rice Vegetable Combo (269.3 g serving size)
- FC Inari (8.5 oz serving size)
- Tsunami Sushi Summer Roll (5 oz serving size)
In addition to their pre-prepared sushi, Safeway also sells a variety of sushi ingredients for customers to prepare their own sushi dishes. They currently sell the following products:
- Varied seafood in the Deli Department (salmon, tuna, shrimp, crab, etc)
- Organic California Sushi Rice- Lundberg
- Sushi Nori Seaweed Sheets- O Organics
- Premium Sushi Rice- Sushi Chef
- Sushi Ginger- Wel-Pac
- Roasted Seaweed Sushi Nori- Hime
- Premium Grade Rice- Nishiki
Additionally, different Safeway stores may have a wider selection of sushi and sushi products.
Customers can find what their local Safeway currently prepares by entering their store location into Safeway.com to see what they can purchase or order from their local store.
How Much Does Safeway Sushi Cost?
Sushi at Safeway will vary in price depending on the serving size and whether customers are purchasing pre-made sushi or are placing a custom order.
For pre-prepared sushi, the price varies from $5-$9, depending on the serving size, which is usually between 7 oz- 12 oz per package.
For platters, they currently have a wide selection of Maki and Nigiri. Maki platters are priced at $29.99 per tray, while the larger Nigiri selection is $39.99 per tray.
Is Safeway Sushi Good Quality?
Select Safeway locations have Sushi chefs on staff who hand-roll their sushi selection in-store daily, ensuring the fresh food served to customers is fresh.
Pre-packaged sushi also has a good reputation for being fresh and flavourful and is overall a good option for on-the-go lunches.
Additionally, Safeway’s AFC brand is well known for being nutritious and perfectly safe to consume during its shelf life.
Albertsons, Safeway’s parent company, also requires that all of their seafood fall under the Responsible Seafood Policy, ensuring their seafood and sushi selection meets environmental standards.
They also ensure their seafood is sourced from farms and fisheries that are constantly striving to improve the quality of their ingredients.
Because of these reasons, Safeway sushi is considered great quality for the price.
Does Safeway Offer Sushi Through Instacart and DoorDash?
In areas where Instacart and DoorDash are available, Safeway offers its sushi for purchase through these services.
This includes their other pre-packaged and fresh food, such as the Safeway Deli sandwich building station and the hot food station.
Customers can also have their groceries delivered to them through DoorDash so that they can prepare their own sushi and other meals at home.
If you want to learn more about shopping at Safeway, you can also see our related posts on whether or not Safeway makes custom cakes, if Safeway sells alcohol, and if you can use Safeway gift cards for gas.
Conclusion
Safeway stores in Canada and the United States all sell sushi in the Deli Department.
They sell fresh pre-packaged sushi, and select store locations have a full service sushi bar for customers to customize their order. Safeway currently stocks Maki and Nigiri.
Prices for Sushi at Safeway will vary depending on the size and selection.
However, most sushi at Safeway is priced at $5- $9 depending on the serving size, which usually falls between 7 oz and 12 oz. Safeway makes their sushi available through online ordering.
