Defense Commissary Agency

Building 1163
1163 Whipple St.

Phone: 401-841-2111/2

Website: www.commissaries.com

Hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

Shoppers with disabilities may enter 30 minutes prior to the commissary’s official opening.

The commissary’s mission is to enhance the quality of Navy life by responding to its patrons’ needs for food and household products at significant overall savings in a convenient, courteous and clean shopping environment. All patrons must be positively identified at registers prior to checkout. Personal checks may be cashed for up to $25 over the amount of purchase; there is a cash-back limit of $25 on debit card purchases. The commissary features a full line of fresh meats, vegetables and 10,000 line items of frozen, chilled and dry grocery products. Specialties include party trays of deli meats and cheeses, fruit and vegetables, rotisserie chicken, sushi, lobsters and live tropical plants. The grab-and-go section has ready-made sandwiches, soups and salads. For decorated cakes, go to our bakery, which takes special orders. The commissary sells $25 and $50 DECA gift cards that can be used and redeemed in all U.S. military commissaries and accepts American Express, MasterCard, Visa, Discover, SNAP, WIC and debit cards.