text: This store for me is like an old friend.  When my favorite Bashas closed at 16th st. and Bethany Home (Boo Hiss), most of the employees that I had come to know and appreciate came to this store.  It's these people that really make this probably one of my favorite two stores to go for groceries.  They have a core group of employees that take the time to know their customers.  If there is a problem, they take the time to see that it gets corrected on a more personal basis.  How many places does that happen anywhere?\n\nThe store itself not the biggest or newest Bashas, but it is right for me.  It's big enough to have more variety than I need and is laid out in a way that make sense.  I think a lot of other people must feel the same because I often see many of the same people shopping their regularly. \n\nThis store has a small but well tended produce section. Ion, who has been handles the produce for this store, really stays on top of this area.  If I have any questions about the produce, he is right there to provide any information I need and always is in a pleasant mood.  With some of the questions I've asked this guy over the years, I admire that he doesn't run when he sees me. Yesterday, I went to buy some apples just to eat.  When I said I wanted a kind that are soft to bight into he gave me a rundown on which were the best for that plus which would be sweet or tart as well, something I wouldn't have thought about. \n\nThe other plus is the parking lot.  It's laid out in a really convenient way.  The spaces go straight out from the store.  Being not to big, it's simple to find your car. I find it disconcerting to wonder if my frozen things are going to be half thawed just trying to find where I parked.  In Phoenix during the summer, it does make a difference!\n.