Publix

I was on vacation and visiting a friend that was staying just down the street from this grocery store… interesting store location amidst all fast paced hustle & bustle. There’s both covered and open air parking. Pretty standard grocery store in my book and nothing special stood out. If you need groceries, you’ll have no problem shopping here… getting here is a different story because of the one way roads in the area.

It’s huge, flashy, and pretty expensive for the kind of selection it has — groceries perfect for people who don’t actually cook. But if you do cook, Publix sucks. Look, Americans have become educated about food. Hello? Publix, have you ever heard of the Food Network? Maybe your buyers should watch it and learn what ingredients people seek in 2016. Your wine selection is embarrassing, you’ll find multiple varietals from one commercial producer but not a varietal from a producer known for a certain grape. The cheese selection is sad, missing staples that my sister can buy at her local Krogers in Tennessee. Sherry vinegar? Nope. Shallots? In packages of two for $ 4 lol. White potatoes? you’ll have to buy a 5 LB bag.
Now that I’ve vented, there are usually many sale items. So if one doesn’t play too close to his grocery list, one can manage to get out of there for under $ 200 for a week’s shopping for 2 people. And the staff is usually awfully nice. So it’s not all bad I suppose except for what really matters — selection.

Do NOT ask for your prescription over there. They take at least 50 min to get ready and they are not nice at all!!! they act Like they are doing a big favor just being there!

I love this Publix!
One thing I want to really highlight is the staff here! All of the employees I have encountered have been super sweet and attentive (and knowledgeable of their store). Another great thing? There’s always employees on the floor cleaning up, restocking, and organizing items, which really contributes to the overall experience at this Publix.
Other quick things to note:
1) They have a covered parking lot, as well as an uncovered space. It’s usually fairly easy to find parking, and the covered section is great for when the weather is crap!
2) They have a separate liquor store right next door. It’s always neat and organized!
3) In my experience, the lines have never been outrageously long. However, I rarely use the normal line, as I can usually get away with using the speedy checkout lane. The lines also go by quickly, which can be attributed to the quick cashiers.
4) For those who don’t like stairs, they have escalators and elevators (and an escalator for your cart).
5) Publix has the best deal out of any supermarket chain here in Miami (in my opinion) and they have quality products. Try the Publix lemonade in the deli section!
6) While I haven’t eaten at the café, it always has a steady flow of people. There are also lots of seats, so I’m assuming it would be a good place to get some work done.
Overall, this is a great location! Everything you could need with friendly staff!

This publix is absolutely fantastic, I am a loyal customer, it is so enjoyable to shop here, the staff here is so friendly and helpful, I feel like family here, George Jenkins opened the first publix in 1930, I really appreciate shopping at publix, thank you George Jenkins, we need more positive and creative humans like you!!!
The quality of the food is fresh, beautiful fresh food and vegetables, I love the section of kosher food and publix brand gluten free, wonderful world of wine, organic products, cakes for special occasions, fresh seafood, great selection of cheese. I love the café at the 2 floor you can find different characters here!!!
I love my neighborhood and I support my community, thank you Publix, the staff here work hard to accomplish every day their goals, I really thankful for the amazing Publix family;)!!

Nice store, good selection, but a little crowded. The parking situation was not great and leaving lot in a car was difficult. Staff very friendly and helpful, but customers in this store were very rude, got hit by shopping cart twice!

Non-​existent service. More than half the staff are barely functioning in English. Highest grocery store prices, publix is a consistently bad experience

I have lived here in north beach for a few years now. I honestly feel for people in other states who don’t get to experience publix, especially the deli and sub station. I grab a sub for lunch at least once a week.
This location does have a few issues.
1. Parking is always a nightmare. That’s not the stores fault, they have plenty of spaces. The problem is that SO MANY people are always shopping here, which says a lot for publix, they deliver on quality.
2. I’m in no way comparing them to Walmart, but it seems like there are always so many registers not manned. I realize people call out from time to time, but have a manager jump on a lane during peak times if need be.
But other than those two things, I love my publix. The produce is fresh, often there are bogo’s, and the liquor store employees are the BEST!
Hint: try the boars-​hesd horseradish Cheddar cheese

This used to be my home store, as I used to live 3 blocks away near North Shore. While most times I drove here, I also walked at times. Back then (2005 – 2006), it was a somewhat older Publix, but I did not have any issues with that. Parking was never much of an issue for me, and I felt comfortable coming here. I guess someone thought it needed a revamp, but I no longer lived in the area so it was not going to affect me so I did not care. Once I moved out, I did not revisit this Publix ever again, until Monday.
I came with a positive frame of mind, as I thought the Publix looked nice enough, and they must have added a parking garage, sort of like the one in the Omni area (17^th and Biscayne), which is easy to enter and exit. Usually, when people remodel things, it’s for a good reason, to bring about a necessary and positive change, not to make things worse. If anything, I thought parking would be much more abundant now, which is always a plus. I don’t mind parking garages as long as they are built soundly and with safety in mind. I figured that because Miami Beach has always had parking and traffic issues, they probably would have put a very large garage that wrapped around the new Publix, to accommodate all the shoppers.
I was wrong. I forgot we live in Miami where people build things that do not make sense (case in point, my old condo building’s garage door that should have led into the building, opened into a wall and was supposedly there just for «decoration», all of us joked that the architect must have been high when he made that decision). Instead, at this Publix, they just did this half-​ass job of a semi-​covered lot that isn’t even a garage, with very narrow parking spots. I saw car after car circling around, trying to find a spot. People pulling in and out had visibility issues due to concrete posts in the way as they tried to reverse, so cars zipping through the aisles were constantly honking at them. The leftmost lane of the pseudo-​garage could not even be entered from any other aisle as you looked for a parking spot. You could only turn right to get out. If anything, this thing has become a parking nightmare. Wouldn’t a garage with multiple floors be safer, still serve the purpose of «covered» parking, AND provide 4 – 5 times more parking spots? Yes, but see the first sentence of my paragraph.
I was meeting someone to conduct business in the parking lot and planned to get myself dinner afterwards. Of course, this was before I knew what I had gotten myself into. After witnessing this spectacle, I decided I would get my groceries elsewhere if I had to deal with this madness. I was feeling claustrophobic and anxious and did not want to stay here another minute. I guess if you do your shopping during the day, it may not be so bad, but any time after 5:00 — 5:30, it ends up turning into a parking nightmare. I am sure the store inside looks nice enough, but I will never know as I plan to never set foot here again. Patrick L. is right, there are other stores where you can park with ease and shop without stressing about the parking.

We went with my son a few days ago to shop for fruit, vegetables and cold meat cuts. We loved the great display of fresh produce that included some already cut and diced vegetables ready for consumption. Michele, the employee that helped us with the ham and cheeses, took the proper time to cater to our requests. And I must confess I can be a «little hard» with my specifications. The manager at the time, a Latin lady whose name eludes me now, opened a cash register to process our shopping and even helped us bag everything. And she did it with a big smile. Thank
you very much. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to the employees of that Publix store. Dr. Laplume

The worst Publix ever!!! The staff is condescending and slower than molasses. Especially the bitchy cheese ladies. And the ones with prepared foods. You be prepared to WAIT sans apology. For the price, they should give their food away.

I’ve always preferred Publix over any other grocery chain, and this location is among my favorites! I live nearby so I can easily walk over if I’m doing some light shopping, but they also have plenty of parking — some of it covered, which is nice on those extra hot or extra rainy Miami days — though weekends and tourists can make finding a space a little frustrating.
But take the escalator, elevator or staircase up to the 2^nd floor and find yourself salivating from the smell of croquetas, pastelitos & café con leche from the little café located just outside the entrance — just the pick-​me-​up you need to get you though shopping.
I always find what I’m looking for. I find the store to be well-​stocked, organized and clean, with friendly employees. This location also has a nice hot bar with diverse foods & soups if you’re feeling lazy. If you’re looking for more than just groceries, there’s also a liquor store and pharmacy downstairs, along with a RedBox machine and recycling area.

Some of the cashiers are rude and nasty and do not know how to bag your groceries and customer needs to be more politely. Next time I am in the I will definitely give name Marcella is one rude creep

3 stars if you’re walking to this Publix, but negative 20 stars if you’re driving. As a supermarket, it’s neither worse nor better than any other in Miami. In its favor, it does have one of those spiffy little Publix liquor stores attached.
It’s just that… if I lived in the area, unless I walked, I would never come here. In fact, since I don’t live in the area, I will flat out refuse to come here ever again. How do you people who live around here deal with this place? The surrounding streets are almost completely gridlocked, and that is BEFORE you even get in the parking garage/​lot/​whatever you want to call it. The place is absurd. There isn’t even enough parking there for a Walgreens, much less a Publix, and the lot is uncomfortably tight. This is a claustrophobe’s nightmare. *If* you are able to get in the garage, you’ll crawl around endlessly searching for a spot. I would suggest parking on the street in any other situation, but that’ll just lead back out into the gridlock I mentioned above, and there aren’t any spots out there, either.
It’s probably worth it to just drive to one of the South Beach markets, where, unbelievably, parking is a little easier.
You KNOW this is a bad joke, when I’m advising you to go to South Beach for easier parking.

Lots of pros, lots of cons… This is Publix of North Beach. I’ll start with the pros:
The cashiers are some of the nicer ppl around North Beach. People in Miami by design can be pretty awful but it seems as if Publix has assembled some pretty stellar help at the registers. Most are bilingual of some kind as well… Spanish, English, Creole, etc.
The bakery, salad bar, the hot soups, the meat & fish departments are all pretty incredible. I literally live off the soups here. Try the Lobster Bisque & Clam Chowder!
Stocking is rarely an issue even though thousands of people come through and raid this place daily.
The cons:
Despite the nice people at the registers, the rest of the force at Publix is pretty much a drag. Several women at the Customer Service counter are very rude and seem to hate their jobs and you. The floor team also seem to hate their jobs or simply don’t know what’s going on, also whoever you find probably won’t speak your language.
The customers really can make your shopping experience here a negative one. Welcome to Miami, where you are merely a cone in the isle of Publix for an angry local to smash into with their cart or their body.
Parking seems to be a nightmare as well, even though technically there should be plenty.
So when you shop here, take the good with the bad. There’s plenty of both!

Not bad, we’ll Was looking for some yeast ! And it took me like 10 minutes looking for it but it was fun they have a lot of things and good prices: D

This Publix is very easy to navigate as it is one of the newest Publix’s in South Florida and overall, its merchandised very well. They have the fancy motion sensor lights that turn on when you walk down the frozen section, cart escalator, and of course, not enough parking (so Miami). I love how they have café seating (its a great place for grab and go lunch). The grab and go sections at this Publix are also merchandised well, organized, and convenient (located right in the front where they have a quick checkout cashier).
The one major complaint that I do have with this Publix is the level of customer service. The level of customer service here is what I like to call «Miami» (extremely lazy when you ask them for something, employees claim to not understand English, and why does everything seem like it just takes so much longer than it should?).
If you know what you are looking for and know how to navigate yourself around this Publix, its great, otherwise, you’re on your own unless you ask a random shopper for something and just hope that they know where it is.

Your neighborhood Publix is a very important and personal place for most Floridians (notice how many people refer to their neighborhood location as «my Publix»). I am always happy to brag about mine, but will quickly admit it’s faults.
This branch opened within the past two years after a complete demolition and rebuild of the previous location. The wide-​open design on the second story is one of the best designs of any Publix in a high-​density neighborhood.
Pros: It’s Publix, and it’s a big, pretty Publix that is easy to navigate. I always get amazing seafood here… and have rarely had a miss with the meat.
Cons:
ALWAYS busy. You’ll see large groups of young people or large vacationing families stocking up for a beach vacation.
Terrible parking. I’ve actually driven here… looked for a spot for 5 minutes, and then been so overwhelmed by the traffic in the lot that I just went home. The lights on 69^th street at Collins and Harding get so backed up that no one can enter or leave the lot until it cycles through.

Really more like a 2.5
I hate shopping of all kinds — clothing, housewares, food. The retail environment just completely stresses me out.
At this Publix, the stress starts with the parking. You see, it’s situated across the street from a beautiful beach. The parking, which is meant for the patrons of Publix, is free. Many, many people park here and either do not go into Publix, or they buy food and drink for the beach, leave their cars and spend the day at the beach. Doing so clogs up the parking lot and makes it impossible for people to shop and SPEND MONEY at Publix.
I am hoping a manager-​type reads this and takes some sort of action because I cannot tell you how many times I was forced to park on the street, sometimes several blocks away, because the lot was full, only to find the store itself empty.
Other than that, the employees are typical Miami (totally indifferent to /​borderline irritated by your presence in their world), but the aisles are wide and clean and mostly well stocked.
Two areas deserve special mention… the manager at the fish counter is passionate about his job and the online ordering of subs is fantastic and actually works! I orderd 8 sandwiches ahead of a party and fully expected them to not be ready as advertised but I was pleasantly surprised! There is something to be said for having low expectations!

Dies ist unsere Jubiläumsbewertung Nr. 100
Schön das diese völlig positiv ausfällt!
Da dieser Supermarkt nicht weit von unserem Apartment entfernt liegt, wurde uns dieser Markt empfohlen.
Wir müssen sagen, dieser Markt ist sagenhaft.
Super Waren, frisch, reichhaltig und schön angerichtet.
Wir waren auf Entdeckungstour durch die Gänge. Man war das aufregend.
An der Kasse wurde wie in den USA üblich unser Einkauf verpackt.
Es war alles sehr sauber!!!
Wir kommen wieder,…

Pretty much choice less this is my Publix to go to.
It’s become robotic for me.
I do like the little café up front.
I appreciate the effort they make of having the cut up fruit and sandwiches right when you walk in.
However. What a mess. It’s painful. It’s just not easy. It’s a shlep. The produce and meat products and workers are all over the place.
That being said, I go I shop and I do my business. I have memorized the aisles so I just keep my head down and put my energizer bunny rabbit on and scoot my way through my shopping. I try not to ask questions…
When I go downtown to the one on Biscayne where whole foods is it becomes a 4 hour adventure so maybe this just remains home sacrifice home…