Harbor Greens

I mainly go here for their weekly produce and meat specials which are awesome! My two little boys also love the tiny shopping carts there (although I am always holding my breath whenever we get anywhere near the wine section lol!). The one time I had an issue with customer service (bad attitude from the check-​out line person) I ended up calling the store. The manager was super apologetic and even gave me a little back story as to why the person may have been acting that way that day (while still not excusing the person for their behavior). It was nice because I felt like he didn’t disregard my complaint and took it seriously. Other than that, great customer service. Love the deli, wine and beer selection. Also one of the few place close to my house that I can run to and grab my Cock n Bull Ginger beer when I am craving a moscow mule! :)

The best grocery store ever! Such healthy food and the staff is so nice. They especially order things like their seven layer bean dip (which is the best) for our football sundays. Love them!!! And best sandwiches in town.

This was on my list of places to try. I walk in, and things felt weird. Employee’s were either talking to someone else about life, or doing their own thing. I made the effort to speak to employee’s but I was ignored for the most part. When I tried talking to some employee’s I got the look of why are you looking at; or speaking to me, and nothing was said in return? The only people who spoke to me were the people in the meat department. I felt severly out of place as I got barely little to no effort to be talked to. So I liked what little I saw of the wine section, and then I left.

I just love Harbor Greens. Fruit and vegetables selection wonderful. Organic as well. The butcher shop is the only place I buy meat anymore. Fresh selections always with great specials. I live in U.P. and it is so easy to pick up dinner fixings. In and out! Love the staff also. They carry out my groceries and are always helpful. Thank you for being in University Place!

I got the picante salsa? Can it be be called salsa when there are other selections called salsa… ANYHOO, it was nasty! Do not spend your hard earned 3.99 on this product. I used it once and tossed it. I guess there is a value to be had in the container, but that’s it. Yuck-​o

As far as quality goes, Harbor Greens is a top my grocery list. They are pretty similar to Whole Foods, but on a much smaller scale.
What really stands out to me is just the way everything is setup. Everything looks so much more enticing when the presentation is more aesthetically pleasing.
My most frequent purchases come from the meat and seafood area. I love cooking, and meat is the main dish. Instead of just buying packaged chicken breast or ground beef at a super market, here they have a fresh selection of various meats with different rubs/​marinades. Recently, I bought a lemon-​tarragon marinaded chicken breast and an espresso-​rubbed split chicken. Both were equally amazing and unique. Same goes for the beef, pork, and seafood. Each day is different and I find my self second guessing myself on whether I REALLY want to go their 3,4,5 days in a row, its that good!
Even if I don’t have the time to cook, I can still stop into their deli and have a fresh made sandwich or similar item made-​to-​order. Ever since I was recommended by a trainer to try the Warrior sandwich, I can’t stop eating there. I am really so addicted to that particular sandwich that I haven’t tried to get one of the other equally delectable selections. Maybe I’ll just have to go 2x in one day! BRB, going right now…

Love, love, love Harbor Greens. I have been going here since the day they opened their doors. Convenient enough, I live less than a block away, so its a short two minute walk from my door to theirs. The food is great (especially the sandwiches!), but the employees are what do it for me here. The prices are a bit higher, but I keep coming back for the customer service, I get a real «family feel» here. Staff have come and gone but the «long timers» are my favorites– namely Lorissa, Jason and Christian. They are so kind, always greet me by name and never hesitate to satisfy a request. Owners of Harbor Greens: hold on to those three! They are gems!
Oh, and a few more tips. 1.) Keep an eye out in the «Red Plum» coupon packs that come in the mail. Harbor Greens features awesome deals in there! 2.) By the registers they have a «50% off» cart of products that need to be sold soon. I found some steals in there!

I like the meat dept. I like the blue chips. I like parking close and not having to fight a crowd of people. Good sales, good wine prices and selections. Much nicer shopping experience versus tj‘s and wf‘s herds of shopping zombies blocking the aisles.

Tried shopping there for the first time with some coupons I received. The meat counter help was very helpful and nice. The meat was pricey! The produce was fresh. I was pretty happy with the store until I checked out! The young clerk I found a total bitch for lack of a better word. With a new WHOLE FOODS and TRADER JOES PLUS TACOMA BOYS who needs the bad attitude. Don’t think I will try it again!

It is a nice store and great presentation… But I’m like whose really shopping here? I mean come on… What is this housewives of UP? It is incredibly overpriced (Tacoma Boys is similar but not everything there is that expensive and they actually have some unique goods). I don’t know what’s going to happen when Whole Foods moves in…(also expensive, but has an AWESOME selection). I’m just not impressed… Sorry Gig Harbor.

The produce here isn’t bad, but it’s not enough to save them from this review.
Let me tell you right away that the kids in the meat department are really disrespectful.
I’ve been coming to this place for over a year now ever since I moved into the neighborhood. Some might consider me a loyal customer. I recently shared with them in confidence that I don’t eat pork anymore. How do they reply? When I ordered a pound of ground beef the kid wrapped it in a piece of bacon. He tried to do it really quickly so I wouldn’t see, but I caught him. He just acted like nothing happened. I was with my wife and son and since that has happened I’m seriously concerned that if I go back there they might try to poison me and my family. Avoid the kids in the back that play with each other’s meat. They might try to poison you.

Great place to buy a Christmas tree for the holidays and reasonably priced. Quick and fast service. Also great beer selection and meat department

I bought 2 chicken breasts stuffed with asparagus. And it was $ 17!!! Nope. And nope.

I absolutely love this grocery store! I came here before I went to Trader Joe’s to look for local produce. They had a large selection of local and organic items. They also had a lot of store brand items, they had some of their tortilla chips and tzatziki sauce out to sample and they were both awesome. They are kind of like a small Whole Foods. They carry produce, dairy, fresh meats and seafood, canned and boxed food, a smallish freezer section and a largish beer selection. There is also a deli with vegan items and sandwich shop. A lot of their items are organic/​natural but the price tag is High! For that reason I’m taking away 1 star but other than that an excellent store, check it out!

I was sort of in the area and wanted to check out what harbor greens was all about. They’re kind of like Tacoma Boys. Small but good selection of produce. They had some good stuff, pricey though.

I just moved from Seattle and this place has helped with my PCC/​Whole Foods withdrawals. This place is like the Nordstroms of grocery stores, excellent CS and knowledgable staff. They are pricier than most places but you get every penny you spend paid back in satisfaction and service.

I really love this place, while some stuff that I actually don’t buy is really expensive, they have really great prices and specials. I’ve always gotten really good meat there, never purchased seafood though it doesn’t look that appetizing to me, most seafood anywhere doesn’t.
They have a great wine selection, a great deli, lots of local products. During the spring their live plant selection is large.
As many have said, definitely a cross between Whole Foods and Trader Joes, but I’d go as far as tossing in Metropolitan Market into that mix as well, whoa re also expensive with the specialty foods.
My only real gripe is their organic section is really limited and they’re only open until 8.
The staff there is the best!

Not sure why the prices at Harbor Greens exceed those of the best fresh produce of the Whole Foods and Andronicos in the BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA. I know what fresh and expensive produce looks like, and the quality of stuff at Harbor Greens does not meet that level. Irritating to see native California produce (cheese, milk, etc.) being marked up so high. Specifically the Califia Almond milk and the miso paste.
Plus points: 15 varieties of tonic water.

I like this store. It is very nice. It reminds me of the Fresh Market… only much smaller. I was looking for some local honey, and since the local farmers markets are not up and running yet I decided to see if this place had any. I found my honey in there, and picked up a little produce as well.

Great microbrew selection. You can mix and match, so you do not have to buy a six pack of one certain beer. I like it better than Trader Joe’s or Tacoma Boy’s. There is a nice meat market, a fresh deli, an organic selection.