Bee’s Knees Supply Company

I was so excited to come here… Line was INSANE long. Staff was NOT friendly. WAIT was incredible and the salad itself was almost not edible.
Description was a «fresh spinach salad with butternut squash, cherries, walnuts with vinegarette.»
What I got was a soggy mess of mushed squash and wilted spinach swimming in dressing… Poor showing for a salad that was 10 $

Not bad. Came in for lunch and tried their burger — a juicy patty with melted cheese and bacon served with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and onions over a buttered brioche bun. It’s almost impossible for a burger to taste bad when it includes freshly fried bacon slices, so I’ll just leave it at that. It was a standard burger served at a fair price. Reminds me of a red robin burger.
Nice little shop that didn’t disappoint on a nice Spring day. Nothing wow’ed me, so I don’t know if I’d return anytime in the near future.

Got so sick from this lunch yesterday. It was a greasy sandwich, pastrami, very fatty, and really gross. I ended up only eating the bread, and still was sick.
Not only that, my friend I went with got sick too, and she had a capreese.
This place was great but now it’s a big empty space waiting to close.
AVOID

One of my favorite places by work. Incredible lunch items. Soups, sandwiches, salads, coffee, organic drinks. Wonderful staff. Can’t wait to go back here for another lunch treat. The caprese was good cold but I might ask for hot next time.

what’s happening at BK’s?
I just got a tuna wrap. How can you go wrong… I guess you can. Who sells chunk Light for $ 8?
Disgusting. My wrap went in the trash. Won’t be back.

Your Cupcakes Rocked Our Meeting!!!
BKS is what makes this neighborhood a great place
Ohhhh the Egg White Wraps w Spinach so awesome and just amazingly fresh eggs & almost big enuf built for two.
Bees Rule!

Every time I go into this shop, it has the feel that it’s in the midst of a soft open. There’s tons of staff who ignore customers, lots of empty space, and unpersoned counters. It’s impossible to get help or find anything. Only thing — this place has been around at least a year.
The website makes it sound like it’s a kind of Formaggio Kitchen — import and other high end, luxury goods — along with prepared food options. But the reality is way different: no one is at their cheese counter, ever. Whether I’m there at 9am or 5pm, I can’t get service. Once I’ve been helped in their booze section. Getting a sandwich is baffling — they have a sandwich counter that makes it seem like you can get fresh made sandwiches, but every time I’ve been, a employee directed me to their fridge of pre-​made ones.
Their inventory is nonsensical: they sell wax paper, one brand of tea, and five kinds of honey. Overpriced single bottles of soda, and the same hummus you can get at Star Market.
Disappointing and underwhelming.

Decent sandwich but not worth the price. They didn’t put LTO on my sandwich, no sopresata, and no garlic aioli. Disappointed I paid $ 11 for a sandwich that wasn’t what I ordered. Probably won’t go back

If Whole Foods and the TV series of Portlandia had a child and that child decided it wanted to rebel against its Whole Foods’ parent and elope with Trader Joe’s, eventually having another child, that child would be the Bee’s Knees significant other.

I love this store and think that it will only get better as the neighborhood/​surrounding community continues to grow.
Whether you need wine, beer, cheese, various meats, milk, and the amazing Cookie Monstah cookies, this is a great go to spot. Obviously, they have other stuff too, but this is often what we go for.
The staff has always been nice and friendly which makes me happier to go there too. Since there is not really a service grocery store in Ft Point, the Bees Knees definitely is the bees knees for us!

I like most everything all the sandwiches are fine breads are great and fresh I what they have done recently with the tables it the most comfortable place around just stay away from the soups, I have tried all of them and they are the worst they should not even be called soup and the chili is uneatable burnt or something but someone should teach this young man how to make a soup. The salads are basic but fresh and good, worth giving it a try.

Ok but pricey food, good but pricey beer selection, and almost classifies as a small supermarket but not really.
The reason for two stars is that they never seem to give you your change. Stupid complaint, but if you owe me 4 cents, give me the 4 cents. They neglect to do so so often I almost think its a policy.
Actually the MAIN reason for the low score is that I recently got a veggie juice smoothie and the guy making it definitely did not wear gloves or wash his hands beforehand. I am not positive that either of those actions is required by the health code but it seemed kind of gross, especially since all the employees seemed to be ill being winter and all.
Plus the employees are pretty grumpy. I mean I would be grumpy if I worked retail for low wages, but they seemed grumpier than your average retail folks.

This is a great neighborhood market that seems to focus on local and more specialty offerings. They have a good beer and wine section, a decent cheese and charcuterie section, and other necessities like pastas, dairy, coffee from Mythic, tea, etc. Bee’s Knees certainly won’t be your spot for a «regular» grocery run, but it’s great for the stuff mentioned above if you live in the Fort Point/​Seaport area. Oh, and they get a HUGE bonus for carrying Cookie Monstah cookies!!!
We haven’t tried their food or coffee bar, but the staff if nice and helpful. I’d definitely recommend stopping in!

i’ve never trusted this establishment since they sell bananas at over $ 1 per pound. but i’ve tried their carnitas burrito on my roommate’s word and it is fantastic (shoutout to my boi ran!).
only issue i got is that they need to wrap it better… it’s basically like trying to hold a plate burrito dish in your hand (although surprisingly it doesn’t get as messy as you’d think upon first holding the burrito)…and they should just use regular aluminum foil instead of the fancy alumnium/​wax paper hybrid. i understand the intent but it honestly only makes the whole peeling off the wrap process more difficult than it has to be. the ease of wrapping peel doesn’t make or break a burrito but it’s definitely appreciated.

I’ve visited Bee’s Knees four times in two months, and had issues twice. Not good!
Before I even discuss the issues, I’d like to make some disclaimers: first and foremost, I rarely write a one star review. Bee’s Knees has a large grocery and beverage section that I’ve not tried or explored, so the second star is a «benefit of the doubt» star.
What I’ve seen in the general store part of Bee’s Knees appears to be very high quality merchandise at high prices that reflect both the quality and the neighborhood.
When I go to Bee’s Knees, it’s typically because the lines are so long at Flour that I can’t even. So I come in looking for a sandwich or a latte, or both.
The first sandwich I ordered from Bee’s Knees was something along the lines of a roasted eggplant panini. It was so greasy that I almost wasn’t able to eat it, the eggplant was over cooked and slimy, nothing about it was appealing.
The next time I went back, the girls at the counter were interrupted by conversation directed at them by a coworker as I placed my order, and as a result, they got my order wrong. That’s truly bad customer service, and reflects an environment where no one really cares about the customer– how hard is it for the coworker to wait until the customer has paid and stepped away before talking to the staff?
Not hard. It seems like a basic courtesy, an obvious way to tell the customer that they come first.
The third time I ordered a latte, and it was fine. Not good, not great, not even quick, just fine.
The fourth time I had the exact same thing happen as time number two! There were two female cashiers taking orders, and a third employee ran up, interrupted both customers, myself and someone else, after we’d waited in line to talk to these same cashiers, and surprise! Now my sandwich has onions on it.
I let the chef know this time, because seriously, that’s an issue that should be SO EASY to solve with such a tiny amount of training. Needless to say, I won’t be back to see if they listened until the line at Flour is out the door. The lunch hour is too important to risk it eating here.

Very poor customer service and overpriced product. The cashier did not look into my eyes at all when I was doing the order.
I purchased some baby green lattes and a lot of the green were rotten black.
Most of the product doesn’t have a price label, but when you go up to ask the price. The cashier would not be too kind to you. I felt with the price I am paying, I expect better services.

Two for two for craptastic experiences here.
First time I got some premade grape leaves to keep for a snack. Later that afternoon I went to go eat them, discovered they were sour and a bit slimy. Turns out they packed them two weeks prior and none of the people working there could be bothered to check dates on the product to rotate.
Today I went in to give them another shot, grabbed a wrap from the premade section (yes, I checked the date this time) and headed over to the register I was directed to. After waiting for a couple people to finish the person working that register put up a ‘Please go to next register’ sign when I walked up and walked away without saying anything, meaning I’d have to go to the back of the other lines. That is 100% bullshit customer service and I immediately walked out. I thought shitty hispter service was a North Shore thing, but I guess it extends here, too.
Cool vibe doesn’t always equal great service (or value) — avoid this place.

Yes, great selection.
However, the salad I had was the most mediocre salad I’ve ever had — and I eat salads almost daily for lunch. Also, the guy in the wine section came out to talk to me while I was perusing/​waiting for my salad and he smelled so strongly of liquor at 1 pm on Wednesday it was making me nauseous.

Unrelated to the cake cup-​peddling BKBCO in NYC, this market is larger than it seems from the outside and offers a dangerous option before or after Flour next door.
PS has dup

I love this place! The past few times I came I got the Fruity Greens salad which was very tasty, but my favorite item is the Figgy Sandwich. They are very generous with the amount of prosciutto in this sandwich and every bite had a bit of cheese, fig and prosciutto. It’s definitely reasonably priced for what you get.
The best part is that you can browse the wine selection and market while you wait for the food. It’s right in the seaport so the location is great but can be pretty packed in the summer. I recommend going a bit before 12 to beat the rush.
If you’re in need of sweets, this place is located right next to Flour! :)

Going to be honest here and say that we only ever go here for the Cookie Monstah cookies and they always deliver. I love that we can get the cookies there when Cookie Monstah is off-​season (Chocolate Chunk and Double Chocolate).
Other stuff in there does look great and they have a fair bit of seating in the café area so I would definitely recommend the place.

This is sort of embarrassing to share but after the impossibly kind interaction I just had here– I have to write about it.
I asked them if they had «any sticky buns left»… I know. The guy at the counter said they didn’t have something by that name, however who I believe was the manager came in and said that sticky buns were «a delicacy of Flour, which is right next door.» He smiled and said those sticky buns were really great. As I was still shocked by my own utter stupidity, I apologized and the manager offered me to get a free sample of salsa sauces they had there. SO KIND. The salsa was delicious. I really wanted to get something feeling incredibly bad but I am on a budget and wanted to try out the buns…
Next time I am certainly coming here to get something, you have a new customer! :)

This place is OUT OF THIS WORLD EXPENSIVE ($ 3.18 for a small coffee?!) but their ambiance is adorable and is a cute addition to the growing Fort Point area. I work close by at Vertex and like my lunch walks over here; their beer and wine selection is huge and they have all types of options for food and other goodies.
It’s like Formaggio meets Whole Foods meets Cardullo’s.
It’s cute but so expensive I will never actually buy real food here. Whole Foods is cheaper in South End probably.

I’m writing this review in hopes that Bee’s Knees will make a few changes. I would love nothing more than to come back and update this review soon with better news.
I’ve been working in Seaport for a few months now and was so excited to have Bee’s Knees nearby. It has everything I love rolled into one– good sushi, coffee, high end groceries with fresh produce, fresh juices and smoothies, and what is definitely the best beer selection I have seen in the city.
Unfortunately, they have many kinks that need to be worked out. The biggest piece of advice I can possibly say– work on consistency! It’s like a new experience each time you’re in there. People are always lost. You can check out alcohol at one register but not food, but then you can order deli food somewhere else, and then there’s the cheese counter with different hours than the rest of the store… there are just so many confusing and seemingly arbitrary «organizational» rules that it makes it more of a hassle to buy and/​or order anything at all.
I’ve been coming here daily with a co-​worker for the juices and smoothies. That is not an exaggeration, we literally go everyday. Over the past couple weeks however, the employees just don’t know what they’re doing. We waited about 30 minutes for our juices yesterday when the place was basically empty, and the juices have tasted different each time. Today, my friend had a juice she orders regularly but it was completely different than usual, they put ice in it, and they gave her a cup with someone else’s name on it and said it was just a mistake.
We decided we won’t be going back next week to see if they can work out some of their kinks before we give it another chance.
If they could hire a team to actually make the food, juices, and smoothies that is separate from the cashiers ringing things up, things would go a lot smoother. They need a better routine and they really need the people who prepare the foods to know exactly what they are doing. The same smoothie or juice should not taste different each time it’s ordered!
Really hoping they can fix things up a bit! I need this place to get me through winter since it’s right by my office. And the Greenie smoothie (avocado, spinach, agave, berries and cayenne) is, on a good day, one of the best and most filling smoothies I’ve ever had. But it’s been risky business lately and I’ve been nervous ordering it due to some bad experiences.

And just when I thought I couldn’t find a goat’s milk caramel corn near a courthouse!
Bee’s Knees lines its shelves with the bougiest bounty this side of (okay fine, I’ll say it) Formaggio Kitchen. $ 10 pickles? Sure. Beef jerky cured from cradled calves nursed through adolescence by milk bottle-​baring Brooklyn hipsters? Yes, actually (90% sure that’s Slant Shack’s story). A brand new juice bar with lemony wheatgrass shots and…
Wait, hold up. Seriously.
To add to their dry-​cured deli, frozen goods, proper cheesemonger, beer and wine to pair, pantry necessities and (somewhat sparse) baked flava — Flour’s next door, it only makes sense — they just sprouted a Juice Bar, delivering slow-​pressed nutrients directly to the core of your soul fire. Stoke the flames; drink a carrot. Or drink a carrot with pickles, tomato, cucumber, celery, jalapeño, kale, lemon and wheatgrass, and you’ve got yourself a farm-​fresh V9. So name to avoid trademark and because of the $ 9 price tag. For juice.
The stock is amazing — I easily filled a care snackage for my gluten-​free mom and gluten-​loving dad, with room for an extra pouch of Q’s Nuts for myself. Specialty markets like this one earn their premiums by being properly curated for quality above all else. Except maybe style. Or maybe sleek design.
Maybe.

I really, really wanted to love Bee’s Knees. I was anticipating the opening for months and went right when they opened the doors. Unfortunately I haven’t been back since. There are a few reasons for this:
— They need to figure out a better parking situation in the area. As far as I could tell there was no dedicated parking, they don’t validate, and there’s no way I’m paying $ 10 to park for a quick trip to the market.
— The prices. Things are just too expensive for me. I would never do my regular grocery shopping here but would definitely come back for some special items. Unfortunately I’m a bad planner.
— I had high hopes for the deli and while my sandwich was delicious and clearly made with high quality products, it was just a little too small for the $ 9 price tags. I also wasn’t crazy about the bread and wish they had more options that the thin baguette types (and maybe they do by now).
This place has a lot of potential but I fear the prices are going to keep a consistent flow of customers away. The selection of specialty items is diverse and unique, but not sustainable price wise for the average shopper. The craft beer and wine section was fantastic and I’m excited to see they’ve started hosting beer tastings, but again, I’m not going to pay $ 10 for parking just to run in and grab some beer. Another positive — they are also really good at social media and seem to be decent at communicating with folks. I do plan on going back at some point — I just wish I felt more of a pull to return!