Food-A-Rama Inc — Local services in Manteo

Update" 2/2022. Love the ease and closeness of shopping here, prices if on sale are great, the meat was always the best ,but since Covid and especially the last few months it is harder to get meat items, as well as the produce isn't as good as it was in the past..it seems the meat& produce section are out or short supplied more often than not.. but my main issue is that the coupons I clip on my online site never work, and the cashiers don't really know any information about it as well.. hopefully with time that will improve.. as well as seeing the cost go back down a bit since they are definitely more expensive than in the past.. there are some great people working here and that with good customer service keeps me going back.. .. 2018" Always handy to shop close to home, especially if on the run.. and dont want to go all the way into Nags Head" as well the meat department is great. ..the deli great, and there's things you can purchase , that no other grocery store offers, which is pretty cool" the check out staff is always friendly and helpful. . Which I appreciate for sure.. so thanks to the entire staff and a shout out to Jamie' she's always ready to help in anyway she can". *10/10/2020.. update, the food arama is still doing all it can to accommodate its customers, is it perfect, what is during this covid pandemic.. there is almost always sanitizing wipes for the cats, and mask are seen on all I've encountered. I appreciate that as I have a compromised immune system and can only go in a few places, and thank you for doing all you can to keep the store clean. You all are...

The music in here was appalling - which, who cares? right? but it really made me want to dash out of the store as fast as possible & go anywhere else, it was that awful. Like a sonic virus. And the ads over the radio were next level obnoxious. Are they trying to punish us all for being in their store? This seems counterproductive. And the only chicken they had was Tyson, which is a horrific factory farm, always in the news for one scandal after the next, foodborne illnesses, contamination, and all because of the horrific way they treat their animals. I’m not a vegetarian, but if Tyson was the only option, I would be. Def not gonna drive all the way to Nag’s Head or go to Food Lion. Was trying to shop local but when even the local places just carry only huge corporate factory products but with small business markups, it’s a fairly thankless endeavor.

But other than that, they have a few organic & gluten free products which is nice. It’s not a total food desert. Would still come here over Food Lion any day. The people in the store were nice. Which is amazing because they have to listen to that radio & stock Ramsey Bolton Brand chicken all day. They must be incredibly resilient humans. At the end of the day, they and the handful of organic items are why this is 3 not 2 stars. But it could be a lot better. And should be. The community deserves it. It’s a great...

This is my go-to grocery store on the island. For a small IGA store, they do a remarkable job stocking a good variety of items. They have even added items that I requested. They are not as inexpensive as some of the chains on the beach, but the convenience of being on-island usually tips the scale in their favor for me. The produce is probably the weak point of the store. It is limited and not always of the highest quality. If you are a local, you won't get out of the store without running into several friends and neighbors, and the owner. Jackie, is...