Harris Teeter

This is the Plaza Midwood Teeter on the corner of Central Avenue and The Plaza. It certainly has more to offer than the Uptown Teeter, but there’s still plenty of room for improvement.
Parking is scarce, and the cashiers/​baggers are usually too heavily involved in their own personal conversations to really be attentive to the customer’s needs. Many a time I’ve not even been greeted with so much as a hello. Instead, my groceries have been dropped, baskets have been spilled, I’ve heard about evening plans other than my own, etc. There is a Starbucks inside of this location, but the staff there isn’t much better.
This is also one of the two level Teeter’s in Charlotte. If you feel like something is missing, check upstairs. The food bar is always good and the fresh produce and meats are always of sound quality.
It certainly serves the purpose as our closest grocery store, but I’m far from wowed. Groceries are groceries. Everyone has their choice. This will do for me.

One of the cleanest grocery stores I’ve been to in a long time! I was amazed at how everything shines, the floor was sparkling. All of the glass cases had been recently squeegied, devoid of fingerprints.
The store was not too overpriced. I saw some beers priced cheaper than I’d seen them at local smaller markets. The food seemed a bit on the high end, and their selection was a bit on the smaller side.
The staff was friendly and got us checked out while joking with us the entire time. I was a bit taken aback that they want you to have a shopper ID card, so they can track the number of cans of tuna you buy. I guess you get a discount if you have one.
The worst thing about this place is the parking. We circled and circled, looking for a spot, finally finding the furthest spot possible. The store is located on a hard corner, so it’s a bit difficult to find a space.
The best thing was the fact that you can just come in here and grab a coffee and a meal to go. They have a great salad bar, and lots of premade options.

Amazing super market! They have a great salad bar, fresh sushi, subs made to order and you can stop in for lunch take it upstairs and enjoy with a view of uptown. Its a very clean store, always stocked up and employees are very helpful!

Have to give a special appreciation for Kelvin in the meat department. I ordered a salmon filet and asked to have the skin removed and Kelvin was very hospitable and did an excellent job skinning the filet. I have tried to do that before but was not very good at it. Thank you very much.

Worst and most surly customer service I have ever experienced. Cashiers insist on making conversation with each and every patron even as we insist that we are in a hurry. I am almost certain that this is part of management training and I have made it a point to shop at other less expensive grocers in order to sidestep this awkward attitude.
My reasoning: if I am going to the effort to purchase necessary household items from a retailer which must be done on a weekly basis, then I should not be expected to produce a sincere repoire with store employees etc who are increasingly bold in their expectations. Ex: I have an injured and swollen knee however I was expected to stand on it for 30 minutes with groceries in hand while the «express» cashier capriciously ignored waiting patrons and carried on her personal dialogue with stunning voracity. Are these people trained to display a minimum if empathy? Is this where «customer service» is headed?
When I showed signs of pain while waiting I was given a shopping cart to rest on by another patron and security was called over to watch me in case I caused a scene.
This is not unlike a scene from Schindler’s List!

The good:
New store, Starbucks inside, usually pretty clean, decent selection, organic produce section, most departments are kept reasonably well stocked.
The bad:
parking. You will understand when you experience it, the person who designed the parking lot for this Teeter had to have had a really twisted sense of humor… The lot wouldn’t even work well if everyone drove a small energy efficient fiat… And every other spot is exclusively labeled so good luck parking even when you do find an empty spot.
Organic/​fresh/​natural meats: poor selection. The seafood is a joke (they listed something that looked like talapia or orange roughy for $ 7lb advertised as «Alaskan cod» (if you know anything about Alaskan black cod, you know this price point is not possible for anything short of a cheap imitation.) sausage /​ground beef section is carcinogen friendly, with almost no choice for an organic /​no antibiotics/​no nitrates/​no preservatives option.
The net:
I like this teeter, but mgmt really needs to redesign parking and invest in a healthier meat department.

Okay. So I was kind of shocked to see all the negative reviews BUT then again the parking really does suck. So because of this I gave them a 4 out of possible 5. The parking SUCKS. BUT THE REST OF THE STORE IS AMAZING. People complaining about the simple things need to realize its hard to accommodate all of the pp trying to shop at this Harris Teeter. They are building in the area like crazy and this neighborhood (Plaza Midwood) is not only 2 miles from Uptown but VERY pedestrian friendly. Sooo yes the parking is pretty hectic but realize where you are… basically uptown. There is a STARBUCKS inside and the Salad Bar and ASIAN BAR are great. I walk or drive there for lunch all the time. I work on Commonwealth Ave. which is right around the corner. Just don’t get anything at the salad bar after 3. The lettuce will be wilted and everything is picked thru. And the lines are long… but I still can’t give them a 3 because of the convenience factor. You can’t get a real grocer in the uptown area in Charlotte. That’s mainly why they stay so busy.

EVERY SINGLE TIME I stop by at lunch there’s one person and a long line. ANNOYING!!! you would think Starbucks would have figured it out the trend by now. EPIC FAIL!!!

I’m not from the area so when BF and I were looking for a grocery store, we found this place on Unilocal and didn’t realize it was a grocery store when we drove by. The storefront for this location is very big with tall windows. It does not look like your standard grocery store (at least not in the West coast) from the street. This place looks pretty new.
Once inside, this store is very big with a high ceiling. There is even a café area on the second floor. We were primarily there to pick up some wine. The wine section was easy to find. The selection could have been better, but this is a grocery store after all. We went to pick up some cheese to pair with the wine and was impressed with their huge cheese selection.
There are two entrances to the store; one facing the street and one in the back where the main parking lot is. And there are cashiers at each entrance. Oh, and there’s a Starbucks inside too.

I have definitely been to better Harris Teeters. Everything is good here except one thing that just drives me up the wall, those stupid self checkout centers. There seems to be 10 or so people always walking around up front doing who knows what except for running a register. I understand they are convenient for some but not for people who get a good amount of stuff. They aren’t paying me to scan it and bag it. Human interaction here is worse than Wal-​Mart. I don’t understand what everyone up front is doing. Someone should know how to operate a cash register. If they don’t have trainers, I can train them since I do it myself all the time.

This place fails at every main grocery store metric. Inventory is always low. Basic items will be sold out. I try to pre-​order pizza and it is forgotten about. Whoever designed the parking lot needs to find a new career as well. Will not be back.

WHAT IS THAT FREAKING SMELL?!
Okay, one star is a little harsh. To be fair, I love the *rest* of the store. The layout is awkward and the parking lot, like everybody else has covered, really sucks. Eventually, there’s going to be a parking spot open. Eventually, you’ll get used to the layout, as I have.
BUT WHAT, FFS, IS THAT AWFUL ODOR?
I started going to this HT just 2 months ago. I got used to the location and parking and layout, and blahblahblah, because the produce is wonderful and varied here. I can almost always find what I need.
It used to be just the dairy section that smelled, and that was only when you opened the doors. My precious cartons of almond milk were still sealed, so I’d just hold my breath when I opened the doors, whisk out my carton and shut the door really quickly and roll my cart away as fast as I could before I took another breath. No big deal.
Two or three weeks ago I was in, and the entire dairy area smelled awful. It’s, like, just that one row at the side/​back of the store. What is the deal? So I skipped that section all together. Publix has the yogurt I want, too, and now Costco has almond milk.
Today the area just inside the main doors stank, too. The ENTIRE store stank. WHAT IS GOING ON? I was in there less than 10 minutes and I left with a huge headache.
I’m not coming back until they get that fixed. I will drive all the way to Matthews if it means I don’t have to deal with that ridiculous rot stench.

This is my favorite grocery store!!! I eat here daily!!! Starbucks is so easy to get too! I love the salad bar!!! I will come back. This is the best grocery store location for me!!!

I have always loved this Teeter more than most. The parking is sort of limited, but totally worth it! The store is kept very well stocked and fresh samples are available in the fruit section daily. The lines at the cash registers are typically long, but they do offer a self-​checkout section. The produce is always fresh and the wines/​beers are always exciting to browse. You an even buy a case of beer and mix and match the case depending on which local beers you may want to try.
One thing I did NOT like to see at my last visit was a bottle of cleaning solution dripping into the olive case. I understand they need to clean everything, but the food needs to be removed prior to cleaning. I am not a fan of drinking cleaning solutions.
Overall, I’d revisit this store time and time again. Well, maybe except for the olive bar (and I LOVE olives).

I love this Teeter. Great location in the neighborhood, great job with the remodel, multiple entrances, & a Starbucks to boot! Check out the outdoor seating area upstairs for a quiet spot with a view of the Charlotte skyline.

Harris Teeter… more like Club Teeter. Am I right?!
The good: This is probably the cleanest grocery store that I have ever stepped foot inside of… seriously, you could probably eat off the floor. But, please don’t. Okay?
–The salad bar is great. All Teeters should have a salad bar.
–Sometimes there is wine sampling. And sometimes… they ask for your ID. Let me tell you, getting ID’d can just make your entire day.
–Like all Teeters, great meat department. Good, fresh produce selection.
–There’s a Starbucks. Starbucks makes everything better.
–Better selection than the uptown Teet.
The not so good: The parking lot here is terrible. Granted, it’s way better than the parking situation that was here for the old Teeter. However, I think anything would be better than that.
–The layout of this store is incredibly awkward. It doesn’t really make sense.
–Like all Teeters, some things are overpriced. And, somehow even pricier than other HTs. Cost of the new store? Pay attention to the sale ads. You can get some great deals with your VIC card.

I was only in town for a few days but since we were renting a house through AirBnB we needed some basics to keep us going.
This Harris Teeter had everything I needed to whip together some decent meals during the week.
The Great:
+ The Strip Steaks we got were great.
+ Amazing beer selection
+ Staff was super nice and funny at the checkout and meat counter.
+ Impressive selection of dried goods.
The Average:
o Deli took forever to get a scoop of potato salad.
The Poor:
— The organic veggies were pretty picked over, and what was left wasn’t very fresh looking.
Overall a pretty cool place to get groceries and alcohol.

I’m a fan of this Teeter because it has an upstairs seating area, wi-​fi, and outlets. The perfect place to study because it’s open more often than the library and has unlimited snacks just a few feet away. It also has a Starbucks without the Starbucks crowd and smells like fried chicken. Ohh and it has a Redbox.
That is all for my review.

From the outside and from across the street at Rita’s, this looks like it’s going to be a smaller footprint Teeter. Once inside, we saw that it’s a full size one with all the proper departments including their excellent produce, personal care, meat, frozen and the like. I don’t like near here, so it’s not going to be my «go to» Teeter, but when I was here and needed to do a shop, it worked out pretty well.

I’m happy to report that Harris Teeter is now up to snuff with the rest of their locations. The store is MUCH larger, well –stocked, fits in nicely with the feel of the neighborhood, and is even eco-​friendly. I can actually shop in summer-​wear and not freeze my bum off now, which I am very happy about! There is now a dining area, Starbucks, a much larger pre-​made meal area, and actually way more of a selection than other competitive stores in the area across all aisles.
It is a bit pricier than some of the other options (e.g Food Lion/​Walmart) and the parking lot is still way too small (which blows my mind as this was an issue before the renovation as well). Overall though I think they did a nice job and I am happy to have Harris Teeter back in the neighborhood.