Publix Super Market

Very clean store and plentiful parking. If you ask any of the employees about an item you’ll be walked to the item to ensure you’re not wandering aimlessly through the store. Cashiers were pleasant and inquired if I found everything ok. It was well lit, clean and all signage for products were clearly marked.

Meh… I’ve heard rave reviews about Publix in general, but this may have been my first ever visit to a Publix and it didn’t really do much for me. Other than the unique, somewhat rustic looking exterior (The building is all brick and looks like an old revived factory), I did not see much special about this store. Pretty average.

This is my closest Publix, so I’ve been coming here for a while. It’s a standard Publix, albeit much smaller than normal. It can get very hard to navigate if there are a lot of people. It gets slammed around 5 – 7 PM as people stop by on their way home from work. Aisles are barely two carts wide, so prepare to do some shimmying around people. Some things are a little bit harder to find than others. If there is a line for chicken or sandwiches, good luck getting to the deli area. You’ll have to go all the way around. The bakery portion is hard to squeeze into as well depending on how many people are there. Due to size restrictions, they might not carry as much variety as other Publixes. Their sushi is very good and always fresh. Their Tuna Hawaiian Roll is delicious. They recently did some minor remodeling so some stuff has been moved from its usual position. Notably, they remodeled the frozen meats and the produce sections. Overall a nice publix with friendly staff, as long as you keep in mind the size limitations.

On my most recent visit to Columbia I ended up eating almost every meal form here. Bakery and Subs are the best!

Let me start by saying I LOVE Publix. In particular the Publix Sandwiches. We don’t have Publix in Colorado, so anytime we hit SC, it’s a priority stop. This time, on one special trip to the store to get sandwiches… they were out of bread… at 11:30 am! So, we tried again on another day and they were out of wheat bread… again around 11:30 am! I will agree that they are super friendly… love that part… but this is accompanied by being REALLY slow in the Deli. The rest of the store seems to have the fast workers (in the aisles and at the checkout). The sandwiches are amazing and I’ll continue to wait for them when necessary… but still don’t think it should take that long to make one!

Best service for supermarkets. The people here always so helpful and sweet. I have never seen any worker be rude to anyone.

Publix is a great grocery store with excellent food selections and a ton of fresh options. The bakery actually surprised me when I first started ordering items there; in particular, the cheesecakes are incredible, breads excellent, and the doughnuts sinful. The staff is always super friendly and helpful. You can tell how popular the store is based on the always busy parking lot. The only con I can think of is that it’s somewhat pricey, but you get what you pay for.

This Publix is tiny in comparison to any other Publix, but you can get the higher quality items that Bi-​Lo or other super markets don’t have. Parking can be an issue. The employees are always nice and helpful. I love their Greenwise product line.

If you’re looking for an upscale grocery store Publix is it! They have friendly associates and great deals. The stores are always neatly organized and clean. Check Publix out!

It’s Publix… only upgraded by locating itself in a renovated building in the Vista.
It’s hard not to like this location… even with some of the loitering that happens outside. As with other Publix locations, the prices are a bit higher, but so is the service and quality of offerings. There’s a great selection and the deli sandwhiches and wraps? Very good!
The store is always clean and the empolyees are always friendly.

Clean, friendly, and the best Boars Head subs/​wraps around (I am NOT a fan of sandwiches: subs). They offer a wide range of products and have fresh produce and good recipes. I even love their beauty aisle, because they sell random generic products like Velcro volumizing hair rollers you would normally have to spend a small «fortune» on at places like Sephora.

I go here because it’s close to my office and I often need a quick to-​go lunch, but the parking lot is a whole lot of chaos and accidents waiting to happen. Not much space to get around, and it’s always full, so give yourself a little extra time to avoid raging out. Sushi/​seafood department is super friendly. When I turn down their offer to make me custom sushi every time and just pick out what they have pre-​made, I see their faces drop a little and I feel like a bad person, but then next time all is forgiven and they’re eager to please once again.

What can be said of Publix that hasn’t been said before? It’s got a cult following. If I met Publix’s CEO, I would shake his or her hand and say «You’ve got that grocery store thing FIGURED OUT YO.»
Or something like that. I will say, however, parking here is like trying to win on one of those $ 1.00 scratch off lottery tickets. It can be done, but you have to work for it.

Other supermarkerts need to take a lead from Publix. Any Publix store I have been to is always clean, bright, inviting making me want to shop here. Yes, prices are higher than others and they do not offer a discount card, but nothing compares to their service. A nice addition is that the baggers always ask (depending on the size of your purchase) if you need assistance to your car and have a pin on their aprons «Tips are not accepted» or something along those lines. This location is not in your typical supermarket type of building — ir looks like it was another type of business in its former life.
The thing about Publix is that they go above and beyond to help out their customers, as was the case last night at this location. Even though I was not the customer directly being helped, I thought I would give a plug for this location. I was at a birthday party for someone I know and she had ordered a cake from a personal baker that had done cakes for her before. Party was downtown and starting at 5:30. 3:00 comes and she still does not have a cake. (On a side note she had not paid the baker yet — only after she got the cake). When it was looking that she was not going to get her cake, she went to this Publix and spoke to one of the bakery employees (Donna) who was able to make a cake (not a really big cake) on the spot — pretty close to the way the other cake was supposed to be decorated (granted the cake itself was already baked — but not decorated). Cake was done in enough time for our hostess to get to party by the time the party started. This is not the first time Publix had help out local customers. I know of another location (not sure which one in Columbia) that donated some food to s family that just had a funeral for one of their family members.

This store is in some cities a best kept secret because some think Publix is high in price but if you want quality this is the place. The deli dept is my favorite spot in the store as well as the bakery. This is the only supermarket in my area that sells Sabrett hot dogs and Sabrett condiments for them. If you never had a Sabrett hot dog or sasauge PLEASE TRY ONE !! For those that go to ball games or if you ever lived in the Northeast these are the push cart hot dogs with the red juicy onions and the spicy sasuages they sell on the street. Publix always has flyers and ads in the papers as well as online at
. When you want fresh quality products and great customer service try Publix I feel you won’t be dissapointed.

Pricey, but good. They have a great organic selection, though some of it is scattered throughout the store, so you have to look for the items alongside their non-​organic doppelgängers. The bakery and deli are absolutely fantastic, both in quality and service. The only downside is the cashiers are almost universally sour.

This is a pretty decent grocery store for the area. Parking can be a little hard to come by, so I would recommend walking or biking if you can afford the time. The seafood selection is good, my personal face is the bourbon salmon, and they have an excellent deli with boars head products as well. Dairy is a little pricey compared to other stores, but I may just be used to a different cost of living since moving. There is a good vegetable section, as well as wine /​beer selections.

If I were to be stranded on an island and could only take one thing, it would be this Publix. Besides the benefits of a supermarket on a desert island (which, given Publix’s bakery, could be converted into a dessert island), I would also have Publix’s delectable sandwich shop on hand for the rest of my life.
The building itself looks old, because it is. It stood vacant for a very long time. From what I remember, it was a civil-​war era building associated with the Confederate currency system of dubious importance. theHaving been estranged from South Carolina for a decade, I returned to find this crappy eye-​sore of a confederate currency warehouse that stood vacant during my childhood rebirthed as the greatest supermarket to have graced the southeast. While Publix handles the mundane ins and outs of a supermarket with southern grace, its the extra stuff here that sets the store apart.
I have a particular love affair with the sub shop here, which I have found to be consistently amazing at every Publix I’ve frequented over the years. We’re talking real meats, crusty bread, fresh toppings, and generous portions.
The beer selection is surprisingly robust for a supermarket as well.
Since this is a downtown store, the prices are a hair higher than your suburban shops, but the convenience for downtown residents (all 5 of us) makes up for that. Coupled with a friendly competent staff, which seems to becoming a rarity these days in retail, the top marks for this location are a no-​brainer.
Sure, it’s a bit smaller than a standard supermarket, so I’d call this just a Market, and it’s lacking one some of the oddities (e.g. the Tex Mex selection is pretty dry), but given the space, it’s pretty chock full of goodies.

I must say that the service is deserving of 5 stars at this location… however, the fact that every time I visit this store the bagged salads always look spoiled is why I can’t give a higher rating than 3. I’ve been on the hunt to find a grocery store in Columbia that sells fresh, bagged salads and I’m always coming up short.
The prices are a big high here so I wouldn’t make this my primary grocery store, but in terms of running in to pick up a few things this place is great… just pass on the lettuce.

This Publix is in The Vista, in an old restored warehouse on the corner of Gervais & Huger. I’m not particularly sure what this building formerly housed, as I saw some faint traces of words on the Southeast side of the building but was unable to make them out. This particular location is smaller in size compared to other Publix stores in the Columbia area, but considering its location I think it meets the demographic needs (a little bit of everything). Most of the patrons on my visit appeared to be stopping in to pick something up for lunch, as was I, and for this purpose a fully expanded item stock isn’t necessary. It’s unlikely that the nearby students are looking to stock a kitchen, either, so this micro-​sized Publix is a good fit.
Because of its size and ambience, you also feel less like you’re in a grocery store and more like a specialty store, similar to Trader Joes or EarthFare.