Vons

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Vons at 3610 Adams Avenue is the primary full-service supermarket in Normal Heights, San Diego, anchoring the grocery and pharmacy cluster at the intersection of Adams Avenue and Cherokee Avenue in the 92116 ZIP. The store operates departments spanning produce, butcher block, deli, bakery, seafood, floral, and a full-service pharmacy with immunization and prescription-refill capabilities. Vons is part of the Albertsons Companies portfolio — the parent brand traces to a 1906 Los Angeles grocery store, and this Normal Heights location extends the chain's footprint into the mid-city neighborhoods between North Park and Kensington. Shoppers looking for locally grown and farm-direct items supplement their Vons haul at neighborhood markets including Leon Produce on the same Adams Avenue corridor. The pharmacy dispenses under most major health plans including Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE, and offers walk-in flu shots, COVID-19 vaccines, and medication review consultations. Vons accepts SNAP/EBT payments in-store and through its DriveUp & Go curbside pickup program, which lets shoppers order online and collect groceries from the parking lot without entering the store. The bakery fills custom cake orders for birthdays and events while maintaining a case of fresh bread, rolls, and pastries that sit alongside the artisan baking programs at corridor neighbors including Pop Pie Co. in University Heights. Additional in-store services include a Starbucks counter, Coinstar kiosks, Western Union money transfers, a UPS drop-off point, and EV charging access in the parking lot. The 3610 Adams Avenue store holds a 100-out-of-100 health inspection score and sits within walking distance of Ward Canyon Park and the Kensington-Normal Heights Branch Library.