Publix

Not the closest publix to me, but the one I’ve been a regular at since I lived in sunny isles: you just get used to a place and it becomes hard to transition. So I’m a regular, and so are many staff here: I’ve checked out with cashier Herold for over a decade.
It has good organic selection (one of the largest volume, I hear), but a pretty poor beer one — much fewer craft, local or cans than you’ll find at 154^th/​Biscayne, or even the sky lake branch.
I like the parking: angle spots, and wide so your Bentley or Rolls is plenty safe. No cart return zones though, which would be logical.

I’ve been going to this publix for the last 5 years because it’s the closest one to me. I’m very disappointed about a few things. 1. If you want to enjoy a snob scene come here. I was there on Saturday mid afternoon with my son while an older lady degraded and disrespected another young woman all that because she had gotten in line first. To the point where the older lady told the young woman you nor your clothing are worthy because I’m wearing more money than your worthiness. That was a full 5 mins arguing and no one stopped the old lady. Please keep in mind this is the 3^rd scene I’ve witness in this publix. 2. Parking space are small. Hard to find parking space front and side of store at whatever time. 3. Placed an online order for a sub before going to work. It stated 15 mins it’ll be ready. Got there 25 mins to pick it up. Didn’t see the order, I asked the worker and the worker told me it wasn’t prepared. I had to leave because of my time frame but I believe that’s the point of ordering online. There’s a publix in sunny isles and right next to Aventura mall. Never going to this publix again!!!

Second time this has happened here.
Today I placed an online order for a BH wrap.
As I’m getting to the publix to pick up my order someone from the deli called me to tell me they are out of spinach wrap — again.
No I do not want any substitutions :/​
Just my ultimate spinach wrap.

Ich muss ja gestehen ich gehe sehr gerne einkaufen. Ja, ich weiss das hört ihr nicht viel aus dem Mund eines Mannes. Ich mag es durch die Gänge zu schlenderen und immer wieder neues zu entdecken, natürlich auch meines Berufes wegen bin ich immer wieder gespannt über neue Marken und wie sie Präsentiert werden.
Publix hat sich folgendes auf die Fahne geschrieben: «Where shopping is a pleasure». In der Tat ist es das, die riesige Auswahl an Produkten von A wie Annas bis Z wie Zahnpasta und Oreos. Ja, die haben eine riesen Auswahl an Oreos, ganz viele Varianten. Yummy!
Was ich auch so toll finde in den Amerikanischen Läden, die grosse vielfalt. Z.B. Zähle ich fünf sorten Coca Cola mehr als bei uns, nicht zu verachten die Frühstücksflocken… In allen erdenklichen geschmackssorten, so ca. 35 Sorten… Der Hammer. Die Gemüse und Früchte Abteilung lädt ein zum Gesund essen. Man findet dort die Roten Kartoffeln, nur die Schale innen sind sie gleich wie herkömmlichen. Die kann man super für kartoffelstock gebrauchen, man lässt dann auch die haut drinn. Lecker. Dann haben die auch Babyrüebli, ganz klein grad zum konsumiern verpackt, «snack size» heisst es dann ;) man sind die gut. Ich könnte hier noch ganze Seiten füllen, aber das tu ich euch nicht an.
Das Personal ist freundlich, immer sehr behilflich. Die haben auch frische Theken an denen man mehr oder weniger speditiv bedient wird. Mann darf auch immer was probieren, vielleicht etwas vom Käse. Find ich top. An der Kasse geht es dann flot, das Gemüse und die Früchte muss man übrignes nicht abwägen, das geschieht an der Kasse, cool oder. Das Highlight! Ein netter Herr oder nette Dame verpackt und veräumt die Eingekaufte Ware in Tüten und stellt es in den Wagen. Die haben ein ausgeklügeltes System, es geht immer auf mit dem Gewicht, und wenn du mal zu viel hast. Dann helfen sie dir auch zum Auto! Wie cool ist das den!
Alles in allem ein tolles Einkaufserlebnis: where shopping is a pleasure!
Tipp: hier musst du einfach hin wenn du mal in der nähe bist!

Substandard meats and produce. They don’t properly refrigerate their open air meat display. I couldn’t find a thermostat but you can feel it. They frequently display spoiled chicken and pork. This seems to be the standard for all the Publix markets in the area. I wouldn’t be surprised if they just take old meat packages and slap a new sticker on them with a new sell by date… Their deli staff ranges from attentive to rude and incompetent. Their fish always looks it it was laid out in the sun for a few hours so I just avoid it. Their air chilled/​not frozen poultry frequently displays freezer burn when it’s cooked. Their lettuce always looks beat up. This would be one of the worst large chain supermarkets I’d ever been to if it wasn’t the better options in the area…

We have lived in Aventura for 14 years and can unequivocally state that this has devolved into the worst grocery store that we have ever seen. Donna R’s review is right on point; plus the produce at this location is bottom of the barrel — literally you can get way better quality at a food pantry. You really should only buy canned and packaged food at this location.
What you should NEVER do at this store is take a food sample from the Pantry Prep & Sample stand. We were just in the store today and here is what motivated us to write a review and warn you: «A mother and her child were at the counter to receive their food samples. The child was coughing convulsively, not covering his mouth, nose bubbles, the nine yards… all directly onto the food samples. We were next in line and obviously left the line, and while we were doing so the Publix employee made eye contact with us and said «I can see why that would kill it for you.» After a while we decided to go back and see if she was still serving those germ-​contaminated samples… of course, she was! We reported this incident to the customer service manger but are not confident that anything will change. We encourage everyone to take their business to elsewhere.

Good Management — shopping nice — just needs a face-​lift
Parking lot floods — I would go more often but cant because of the flooding…

I know we have all seen and heard those commercials where they say shopping is a pleasure. Well, this particular Publix got it right! I had a winn-​Dixie pretty much next door to my house, and a closer Publix, but I would drive 6 miles to this Publix because it is a great experience to shop here. They ALWAYS have the things you need in stock, people ask you if you need help, and NOBODY tries to hit on you! That includes employees and customers! It was also very convenient ro my job, it was practically next door. Publix don’t change anything about this store!

I live in Aventura and I shop almost everyday. While I love most all Publix supermarkets, I have the unfortunate circumstance of living closet to this particular Publix. This store is horribly run! Even after several calls and letters to corporate, it has become obvious that nobody cares about this location. The lines are unusually long around 5pm, and if you look for a manager, you will find that they are all gone during the evening rush. The lack of management is so bad, that I actually was approached by a panhandler INSIDE the store near the meat department. When I went to go and find a manager to alert them, it took me 5 – 10 minutes just to locate a lower level manager, as the rest were gone for the day already. Their produce is poor quality on a consistent basis, and they do not seem to be doing anything to change vendors or up their standards in this area. I find this store to be a major blackeye for the Publix brand, which is much better in other areas. I find that I get Publix envy when I shop at other Publixes. Shame on the management (or lack thereof) for letting this store drag down their brand! If you need to shop in Aventura, try Winn Dixie. It has recently been renovated and the management is much more attentive to customer satisfaction

deli is too packed! but they are the only publix who carries my boars head all natural line of turkey and roast beef, wish they had the ham too. publix on aventura blvd is much much worse than this one!

This place needs renovations — starting from the parking lot.

The «good» Aventura Publix. Typical inefficient Miami service and smallish in size, but the store is stocked with some specialty items that I haven’t seen at much larger Publix stores (the full line of Honest Tea products are here for example), and it is definitely a bright and clean store. As far as the meats, produce, prices, etc, Publix is what it is. I would say the Skylake, Biscayne Commons, and even the Norland Publix (really, check it out) are a little nicer on the inside, but this store is definitely above average and MUCH better then the store just 5 minutes away on Aventura Blvd.

I really enjoy coming to this Publix. Mind you I usually come around lunch time so it might not be as busy as in the evenings but I usually find the employees friendly and helpful and there’s hardly ever a wait. I go to the deli to get subs all the time and the ladies back there work quickly and remember your face. My visits here are almost always positive ones.

I just googled «is Publix a monopoly in Florida», the reason being is that I have not seen any other food chain stores in the area I’m in (Venice). Mind you, I live up North, and first impression i got when I went to purchase food at Publix was that they were very expensive compared to the stores up North. My guess is that most of the food I purchased at Publix is 20% more expensive that say A&P or Shopright. They give no freebies to customers for shopping at the Publix store like they do up North. I guess the biggest answer to that would be, why should they give you any incentive to shop at Publix when they are the only food store in town. Overall I’m still amazed that no other food chain exists and I wonder why. American companies like to explore everywhere, they go to China, India, Russia… just all over but no food competition in Florida. I wonder why???

This supermarket chain is one step up from living in South America.
Aside from it being a monopoly which I find infuriating, it’s not even good.
The last time I went, the vegetables were not fresh, they were out of 3 of the five «fresh» herbs that I needed, which by the way are not ever fresh. Most of their seafood is frozen.
Maybe I should try and think about what I do like about this chain. That would be a more rewarding task.

I shop here a lot because it is the closest one to my house. I wish I had another option. I guess I keep coming back because I know where everything is and I can find things quickly.
The deli is always packed and it can take up to fifteen minutes to get your cheese and meats. They are often out of the white american cheese we like.
There is a lady named Rosa who makes a demonstration meal every evening. She is amazing and the food is always good. She has recipe cards that you can take and all of the ingredients displayed so you know what to look for. Many an interesting meal idea was taken away from her sample station. She is worth at least one star all on her own.
There is an overly friendly clerk who makes me feel a bit uncomfortable. I try to avoid him but he always seems to know when I’m in the store.
The meats are inconsistent. I once brought home steaks that looked fine in the package, but were so riddled in ligaments and fat once cut open, we couldn’t eat at least two thirds of the meat. I gave most of it to my dog. I’ve had decent roasts and filets from here, but the chicken breasts always have a lot of fat left on them and have to be trimmed. (that also goes to my dog) The Jennie-​O spicy sausage that we like is only there half the time I go to look for it.
There is very little in the way of cheeses or specialty products. The spice section is limited and there have been many times I couldn’t find the spices I wanted.
The produce section is OK. Just OK. They often run out of avocados, cilantro, and fresh herbs. There is a decent selection of local and seasonal fruits, but very little variety overall.

Clean and well run — Everything you need at decent prices with lots of discounts (none of which I could use since I didn’t have the card but for one quick stop it wasn’t a big deal). Reminded me a lot of Safeway but with a slightly more Aventura-​ized feel to it. I’ll return if necessity dictates when I visit Florida again.

Aventura — This is a large Publix store with plenty of parking located near the Aventura Mall.
There is a separate sandwich line that doesn’t require a ticket.