Publix

This has to be the worst Publix deli I have ever been to. Too many people doing prep work and not attending to the long line of customers just standing there. But what can you expect. This Miami after all.

I come to this Publix during the week to grab something for lunch as its close to my office. The service at the hot bar and sub station is sooooo slow! Don’t expect to come here and be in and out quickly. And the worst part is, most of the time the attendants working here have a terrible attitudes. Really unorganized and not the best service. Too bad because the food is actually okay.

Unfortunately it is the closest to my home. It has to be the worst Publix In the area. Their produce section is a shame and their organic produce (almost non existent) is almost always old.
The only reason why I give them 3 stars is because their employees are always willing to help.

It’s ok, not the largest or nicest, most affluent Publix, but at the same time, I don’t find myself fighting someone for a parking spot like I do at the Publix near my condo on the Beach. Parking there is horrible, and will have you appreciating this Publix’s parking lot even more. People here can vary from the elegantly dressed African-​American man and his wife, to the Caucasian college student in gym clothes to the Haitian woman in a mumu and with rollers in her head.
The deli line here can be incredibly slow (and for some reason, they will only have one employee tending to all the customers), but they have most checkout lanes open, so at least that makes up for your long wait. They don’t seem to run out of hot items as quickly as my home Publix does, and though neither of them has a prepared food section, at least this one has a soup section, so you have 3 – 4 fresh soups to choose from (hopefully SOME DAY my Publix will have this as well).
I have found that their meat section is quite large and they have a lot of pre-​seasoned items to choose from (mesquite pork chops, meatballs, curry chicken, chicken for frying, a dressed whole chicken, and chicken cordon bleu among other selections). This makes it easy for even the busiest or least competent cook to be able to manage a delicious home-​cooked meal in about 30 minutes and without breaking the bank. Again, I wish my home store would offer this much of a selection of pre-​seasoned meat items.

So I came to this location to send money through western union and was directed to customer service. I was first in line and excited to be in and out, HUGE mistake. They decided to ask me to move aside so the people who had no patience in the checkout line could pay for their items. Regardless of the fact that I’ve been sitting here waiting to be assisted. Next, Sofia (Sophia, whatever) tells me, not asks me, to move for yet again another customer. After telling her I’m next in line waiting for western union help, she rudely demands that I move to «the western union side». As if I should know better. Worst experience ever, that lady should not be working somewhere where anything «is a pleasure» !!!

I must have gotten lucky because I didn’t have a bad experience like others. I got parking right up front. The store was way less busy than the obnoxious 17^th & Biscayne one… I could actually shop in peace. Not quite as nice but it does the trick!
And why are people whining about this being a predominantly Haitian community? Um, hello it’s next to Little Haiti! Lol. I’m used to getting weird looks in communities I don’t belong. It’s called being white in Miami.

The staff are always friendly here, but the selection just pales in comparison to other Publixes. Just 30 blocks north, the Miami Shores Publix has way better fresh produce and international food sections. The international food section in this one is tiny — maybe a few feet wide? — and the produce are of much lower variety.

We call it the Ghetto Publixs for a reason. Ok to stop in for things you run out of. Stay away from their meat and produce, unless you plan on preparing it the same day. Cashiers do try here. Recommend skipping this store entirely

I like to shop at publix, but the stuff at this particular location lacks some good manners. why do people at the deli have to be so slow and so rude with the customers!!! Ridiculous! Sometimes they pretend they don’t hear what I’m saying to them, and just sort of ignoring. I live very close to this publix, but from now on I decided that if I need to get cuts of meat, cheese, or seafood, I’m going to the further location of publix. Out of my way but won’t spoil my day.

I have needed to update this review for a while. So here goes.
The customer service has been a LOT better, for about the past 6 months. The deli folks are friendly, and don’t seem to hate their jobs as before. They still are not using the deli ticket numbers, but hey, it seems to work anyway. At check out, the people working are basically 100 times friendlier than before. I’m. Not sure if they just aren’t as stressed out since New Publix opened or what, but I’ll take it.
Way to go Publix & thanks for stepping it up.

Publix should be a go to place. Although this is my closest Publix, it and I are on an as needed basis. As I need this last minute, fill int he blank. I do not do my grocery shopping here because this is not, «where shopping is a pleasure.» They tried to «pretend» to renovate and update the store but all they did was update the façade. It is the tiniest Publix and there is a limited amount of space and selection considering how many people shop here. Don’t even get me started on the parking, don’t even…

This publix is HIDEOUS. Its completely fringe, enter at your own risk. If you can make it through the parking lot without getting ran over or devoured by the zombie like vagrants that seem to live and shop there, you will be privy to the worst selection of groceries you have ever seen in your life.
Thank god for the new OMNI publix.

Sometimes, depending on when you go, this Publix can be downright awful. It gets so full, and, though I risk being accused of agism, some of the ladies working the registers totally shouldn’t be. I mean, I don’t know. Maybe it speaks to failures in social security, but these ladies should be at home spending time with their great grandchildren.
That being said… though the ladies who make up most of the workforce here are usually disinterested and bored, I really do like them. Once you come in every so often and they get to know you, they’re very affable, polite, and warm.
It just takes some time.
Also, I appreciate that this Publix has a varied little section of healthier options. Because I feel like this Publix is totally compact and everything is just awkwardly shoved in there, I’m glad that no one thought to leave this «aisle» out. I appreciate having an option between a Clif Bar and a bag of Doritos.
As a rule of thumb: try to get there as quickly as possible at lunchtime if you want something from the Deli.
It’s pandemonium.

This is the worst Publix I have ever been to in my entire life (and I have been to 18+ different stores in Florida and Georgia).
I really don’t have any good things to write. So I am writing this review to warn people new to the area.
My summary of this place is as follows:
* Crap selection of… everything you could imagine.
* Always a wait for a sub, deli meat (which I would not suggest purchasing from this Publix), or check out.
* The customers are downright scary. (I had two women try and pick pocket me when I was here last month. They weren’t even covert about it.)
* The vegetables seem to be up to par with what is purchased for Taco Bell or Dominos Pizza.
* The sushi looks good, if you are into eating sushi which looks 5 days old. The selection is scarce as well.
* The parking lot is a major cluster f*** anytime of the day or night you go. It’s a bunch of people driving cars as if they are bumper cars.
* I cannot stress enough NOT to go to this Publix especially if you are alone and it’s nighttime. The 24 police detail may not be sufficient.
* The flowers are right up to par with 7 – 11.
* The only reason to visit this Publix is if you are bitten by a King Cobra and they are the only ones within 50 miles with the anti-​venom.
If you feel the above written is an exaggeration, by all means go. Make sure you get a good physical description of who ever car jacks your car.

If you’re not being assaulted by pariah shopping carts or pirated CD salesmen in its overly-​overly-​overly-​overly busy parking lot then you’re having to navigate a narrow aisle with screaming children, angry women or lollygagging tourists.
When living downtown Miami, this was the closest Publix – it was for emergencies only. I’d rather shop at Sedano’s in Hialeah compared to this nonsense!
Lines are long, strange things happen inside and outside the store, employees are rude and oftentimes pretty stupid and slow (and sometimes don’t even speak English or Spanish very well) and the store is often in a state of disarray.
Eck!

Once again, Publix saved me from my lack of culinary talent at a Unilocal potluck!
I stopped at this location to ensure the freshness of my baked goods, and other than the lack of variety, have to say I was satisfied. Although they had a broad selection of cakes and valentines, they only had 3 apple pies (and no other flavors). The store and bathroom were clean and well maintained, although the store layout is a little confusing. Although smaller than at other stores, I was able to spot about 6 different types of craft beers (and settled on Newcastle).
The parking was tight, although I was lucky to find a spot close to the entrance.
Still, I’ll go for 3 stars becuase I was able to see some cougar eye candy :)

I love myself a Publix sub, and in general think that shopping at any Publix is indeed a pleasure, but this location is the exception.
And after waiting 30 minutes to get a turkey sub today, when there was one person ahead of me in line, and receiving one so disgustingly drenched in oil that I feel like I’m consuming a deep-​fried pizza, and THEN waiting another 20 minutes to pay for it at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, I got to confess that every visit to this location is a straight up test of my sanity. And I’ve been to this Pubix countless times because it used to be my neighborhood supermarket.
It’s really tiny and cramped. All the aisles feel really narrow and maybe this is because it dons the old-​school Publix lay-​out, or the original contractor/​owner never anticipated this neighborhood becoming so populated, or maybe, just maybe, it’s because there’s always of boxes of products abandoned by stock boys parked in the middle of almost every aisle. Plus, there’s ALWAYS a long wait at the register (as I said before, even at 2 o’clock on a weekday, only time I’ve ever seen it not packed is on a Saturday night) and because there’s so many people waiting, carts literally clog up the main front/​horizontal aisle that links to all the separate vertical aisles where all the products are located. This makes shopping or waiting to pay really frustrating while increasing your already likely chances of being rammed by someone else’s cart.
Parking is miserable most of the time as well. I suggest parking all the way in the back in the one strip closest to 4^th Ct. unless you want to A) be panhandled as soon as you get out of your car or B) want to wait for at least 3 other people to get into or out of a spot before you can even attempt to find one yourself.
I would suggest only coming here if your in some kind of dire or unique situation (like you’ll be abducted by aliens if you don’t get a can of beans within 10 minutes) where it is rendered impossible to drive north to the Miami Shores location.

Gosh, the Publix in Mary Brickell Village really have me spoiled. Thinking all Publix got better (gosh, what was I drinking?) after the creation of the one at Mary Brickell Village, I decided to stop by this one.
1. I had to park behind the store since parking was a no-​getter. When I was leaving, there was literally no parking — people were parking across the street in the back.
2. Aisles were tiny — I could barely pass by a single cart, and each aisle had a bunch of carts. Everything was cramped and crammed.
3. Service was just okay — now I realize that the service is subpar compared to the one in Mary Brickell Village, simply because this Publix is overwhelmed. Truly, I sympathize. Detest, but sympathize.
4. Not as great of a selection comparing with the one in Mary Brickell Village.
I’m definitely not going to return.

To me a Publix is a Publix. anyway you look at it — it sells you stuff to eat and clean. so up to today I’ve never felt the need/​desire to review my neighborhood supermarket.
I do prefer Publix over Winn Dixie — it is cleaner and has more healthy options.
In this particular instance, I am reviewing the Deli counter. In particular, Gracie, the lovely sandwich lady who helped me. She was friendly, quick, and thorough. They didn’t have the turkey my hubs wanted, but she was able to recommend another option, which he loved. My sandwich was basic and good. Service was quick. I was happy!

MiMo NE 48^th St — If you expect any level of service when grocery shopping, this is not the place for you. This Publix is located near LIttle Hati so it serves that community. If you speak any Creole, of course that changes things.
The parking is horrible but if you drive through the parking lot and enter of off NE 2^nd Street rather than Biscayne you can always find parking. During peak hours, there is also a lot across NE 2^nd, but I’ve never had to park there.