Whole Foods Market

I love downtown now and walk to this whole foods everyday! it gets extremely crowded around lunch time from all other the businesses around, that can get pretty annoying (but that’s just me being annoyed by people in general) the hot/​cold bar is my favorite. I saw a man picking up pastries and putting them back (and this is exactly why people irritate and annoy me — what a disgusting person, like I mean, come on guy??? wtf!!!) ew anyway this whole foods is great. the people that shop here– not so much. such is life…

Love whole foods. It’s really been helping as my family shifts into our all-​organic diets by showing us how yummy that can be.
Also, at this location, the sushi is really good! It’s nice to shop while on a full stomach.

I love food shopping here! Staff is so pleasant and friendly. Everyone is always readily available to help and answer questions. I come here every weekend to get my complicated ingredients for my weekend cooking!
The best part about this location is definitely the prepared meals section as well. I am not a fan of buffet style so I usually go to the closed off area with freshly prepped food. The section is called Churrascaria I get the steak and 2 sides/​plantains and rainforest salad.
I laugh about this being my weekend destination especially because on several occasions (Sat nights) they have had live music and wine tasting

When I was in Miami Last year, I saw this one was about to open: I was not disappointed
when I shopped there this year: right before Thanksgiving, the place was crowded but
well organized, people were friendly (other than the obviously overworked fishmonger
who didn’t want to tell me if they had additional prepackaged shrimp: «If that’s the
only one on display, than that’s the one one…»). Ok it was pre holiday insanity .
The fish counter was indeed pricey but then I guess you don’t care if you shop there.
The salad bar had lots of different ethnic cuisines to try: Indian, Chinese, etc. And
the packaged salads were very good. I enjoyed the ‘scene’ which seemed to me
to be a place with somewhat less ‘entitled’ or ‘snobby’ people: obviously Whole
Foods has a following. I had a very interesting conversation with the Cheesemonger,
Joey (?)who was both helpful, knowledgeable and friendly! OUR conversation covered
a wide range of topics and he was generous with his time and information. A fun
experience even with the holiday crowds! I was very disappointed (in myself (
t o learn there is art on display in the parking garage! At least I think it is this
Whole Foods. A reason to return.

This place is an oasis in the desert of food shopping in downtown Miami. Other than Whole Foods, it is not clear to me where people who live downtown buy food.
This store is the typical Whole Foods with a great selection of fruit and vegetables, meat, seafood, beer and wine, and prepared foods such as bread, desserts, and tea/​coffee. In short, great variety of high quality products.
Prices seem to be cheaper than in Dallas.
Found a great bottle of Belgium ale so I am a happy camper.

This review is based on 8 separate visits.
Great fish selection, but the more than adequately staffed counter team takes forever to get through a line. No sense of urgency.
Meat counter has upscale selections, and this staff is quicker and more knowledgable when I ask questions. Great job.
Produce is hit or miss with ripeness. Many items are rock hard or past their prime. They need to look at purchase orders vs sales trends more closely.
Dry Grocery items are well stocked and have good variety. There always seems to be someone in the aisles ready to help as well.
The amount of shop lifting I have witnessed here is shocking, almost as if the staff actually looks the other way.
Prices are high, but this is a Whole Foods in Brickell, not a Winn Dixie in Opa Locka. Regardless, I am guessing that waste and theft are adding to your bill due to poor asset management.
My big issue here are the majority of the cashiers attitude and the lack of open registers during peak hours, despite the vast amount of staff constantly hanging around the customer care counter.
Speaking of the customer care counter, I have needed to go there twice and came away feeling like they could care less.
In summary, HQ should send in a retraining team, audit service performance more frequently and start weeding out the bad apples or they will spoil the lot.

Whole foods is Whole foods — great natural healthy food selections just watch the prices and the occasional tastings very nice
Do not waste your money on overpriced buffet — not well done but quite pricey — looks better than it tastes

I go to Whole Foods at least once a day, Monday through Friday, sometimes twice in the day. We can say what we want about their prices but the customer service is top notch. All of the staff are very friendly and knowledgeable ensuring that I have a pleasant interaction each time I go.
This location has a wide variety of EVERYTHING which I liken to the Union Square location in NYC. Miami, ya did good! Whole Foods can really take my whole paycheck. Lol!

This place is supermarket heaven… so so glad is now close to home .only 1.2 miles away to be exact.
I love the free parking… the costumer service, the hot buffet style bar full of all kinds of different types of food. the fresh bread. their huge selection of cheese! And wine. and everything else.
I like that they are vegetarian friendly and have a nice frozen section for us …
Prices can be a bit higher that other supermarkets but the quality and variety of the products are totally worth it.

This place is solid. It is a quick walk from Brickell and is very large and comprehensive. I love their fresh seafood section, as they get in fresh fish/​seafood throughout the week. They have a section with pre-​made raw patties etc, they said that alot of that it already frozen, then defrosted for the week. They don’t really get any shipments on the weekend, or holiday weekends. They started getting in PEI mussels (Which I miss a ton from the Northeast) so I’m going to pick it up today!
Keep in mind that everything is organic and natural, so it tends to be on the pricey side.
Detergents are not very fragranced like the ones we grew up with (365 is their brand).
I have tried their shrimp burgers (cilantro) which was great.
Their skewers of chicken in the butcher area are good too, just needs to add a couple of ingredients and a quick prep.
Their cheese and specialty section is great, and has a good variety, although I wish they had more reduced fat and low fat varieties in general.
One thing I should mention is that in the fresh produce section they run out of key ingredients and herbs often, but you can call ahead before you walk down.
Just to give you an example: taco shells, keywest shrimp (1 lb) rick bayless sauce, coleslaw, poblano, onions, refried beans, hot sauce, chipotle peppers, shredded cheese can run you about $ 60! So it is definitely healthier, and fresher option, but tends to be a bit expensive, as my husband and I try to cook 3−4x a week to be healthy, but take out maybe more affordable, than again we do live in the brickell area, so it’s expected!

By far the most poorly managed Whole Foods that I have ever been too.
HIGHLY INCONSISTENT is the best way to describe this location. I do absolutely all of my grocery shopping at whole foods and used to drive all the way to the North Miami location just to do so.
When this one opened I was excited because that meant I would have not only a Whole Foods around the corner from me, I had a LARGER SELECTION.
As someone who shops here consistently I could write a book on the inconsistency of this location. Missing items, items not stock properly, lazy inconsistent staff members (there are a few decent people at this location, don’t get me wrong), and I even had to return soup once because it was over THREE MONTHS EXPIRED!!!
And to top everything off, they only had one lane open for check out this morning while I saw a ridiculous number a staff munching, strolling, and chatting about.
I sincerely hope that Corporate does something to correct all the wrongs.

Being from California, I’m used to my WF being big monstrous type stores. Since this seemed like a new-​ish downtown location that’s a bit smaller than I’m used to, I had to reign my expectations in.
Having eaten so badly in the past week, I got fruit, juices, things that I needed to bring me back to some form of healthiness. I even got some tasty non-​healthy scones and muffins that looked very appealing in their bakery section.
Even though it was super humid in Miami, I still like to start my day with hot coffee and since I had my commuter cup with me, they had a refill special where it’s only $ 1 to refill a reusable cup. What? That’s so awesome! Why can’t they do that in SF?
Hopefully Miami will have a full sized WF to come in the future.

This is a great store downtown with lots of great food options. There is free parking if you shop here but you must bring your parking garage ticket into the store and get it validated at customer service on your way out. They have a fresh juice station and of course a hot food and salad station. They do offer many many delicious prepared foods at $ 8.99 a pound. The bakery looks very tempting too. The prices add up quickly and shopping here can become very expensive.

I’ve been to a few Whole Foods Markets in the past and I have to be honest this is the best one I’ve seen and its also brand new. It has a huge produce section with tons of varieties of fruits and vegetables and even herbs of every kind. I like the artisan cheese section because it has at least 100 different cheeses from all over the world and it also carries unpasteurized cheese which you will never get at Publix. They also have a great selection of sausages and the best thick cut bacon I’ve ever tasted. There is also a pretty good sized seafood and meat section and incase you aren’t aware Whole Foods will not sell any meat with nitrates in it so you can be assured you aren’t eating chemicals.
One thing that stands out is that there is a lot of prepared food dishes that you can either eat there for lunch or dinner or take home like I did. There is every kind of dish you can think of. Soups, Salads, Meatballs, Lasagna and the list goes on and on.
There is a parking structure that is pretty difficult to enter however. I circled the building few times before I figured it out so be on the lookout for that and they will validate your parking ticket.
Its a nice market, I like it.

The downtown Miami Whole Foods store is dazzling and beautiful. It makes the Coral Gables location look boring.
Entrance to the Whole Foods garage is on the NORTH side. Don’t be a fool and park in the wrong garage in the same building. Park in the lower level and take the escalators or elevators up to the base level.
I’d recommend you take a good look at your phone and set an alarm. 2 hours max is best. Unfortunately this is not enough time for my leisurely days. I usually like to shop, eat some of the goodies in the dining area, and then go back into the store again and purchase all my cold/​frozen items.
This store is also accessible by public transportation. Miami metrorail to the free metro «people» mover.
Upon entering, you’ll notice flowers, fresh produce, and the gigantic Jugo Fresh counter. Beyond that, they have a nuts/​bulk section and refrigerated cases that wrap around the store. I love the seafood counter. I bought some fresh whole fish there and it was excellent. Make sure you tell them exactly how you want the fish prepared because not all employees are experience fishmongers. The meat counter looks kinda of small. Next is what I’d like to call the great room. Dairy, cheese, prepared foods, deli, pizza, sushi, salad bar, freezers, and bread galore.
In the center of the store you’ll find body products and dry goods.
Customer service on the two occasions I visited have been top notch. Friendly. Knowledgeable. If only the rest of Miami customer service could follow suit.
Whole Foods sure knows how to win us over. 12 years in the making, this location is finally open to much fanfare. They did a pretty good job with the Grand Opening event. But for those in line in 200^th place or further back didn’t get to see or hear much of the entertainment or announcements which was a bummer.
Overall, this place might be Whole Paycheck but the selection and service are worthwhile.

Oh my, this place is beautiful!
Now, I don’t live downtown nor do I plan on venturing downtown just to hit up this Whole Foods, but suddenly this area just got a little more appealing in terms of scouting out my next residence. Unfortunately, Whole Foods is still Whole Foods and I am not able to afford making this my sole grocery destination, but it’s the prepared items that really have me smitten…
For starters, they have a Jugofresh which is pricey but great when you are in need of a cleanse. Second, they have a Cuban bakery a la Versailles, that also has some Indian samosas but I’d recommend going for the Tomasa empanadas. Finally, they have all the prepared foods you’ve come to expect from Whole Foods, one of my favorites being Sushi Maki.
For parking, there is an underground garage that took me awhile to find (it’s on 2^nd street right before you hit the exit to the highway). Parking is free for up to two hours with a $ 25 purchase. I went on a weekday morning so the place was practically empty but I could see it becoming a bit of a nightmare right after work or at lunchtime; however, if you live around the area, the Metro Mover would be an excellent option!
The staff here was super friendly as I’ve come to expect at Whole Foods. In general, the whole places feels brighter and more open than other outposts.
All in all, I look forward to the next time I have an excuse to conveniently make a stop here.

I’m rating this store 5 stars because it’s the best whole foods I’ve ever been to so far!
Well, off course a major factor why this store is soo perfect is because they have Brazilian food! Churrasco and all!
A major perk for me is also the jugofresh station where you can pay separately plus Tons of parking space and cashiers make it easy to shop quickly if you are in a hurry. But you can easily get lost in there with several of their yummy free samples.
If you haven’t been there yet you are missing out big time! I have friends who go there everyday! It’s simply awesome!

So glad this location finally opened! The selection in the store is incredible and it’s so organized and clean. I even felt it was bigger than other Whole Foods in Miami… I’m in love, can’t you tell I’m in heaven?
This Whole Foods features a juice bar (Jugofresh), a café, and prepared foods from a landmark in Miami if you like cuban food — Versailles Restaurant– as well as La Churrasqueira, Monsiuer Cubano Sandwich, and Sushi Maki… I mean, can this get any better? Oh yeah, the desserts look amazing! I had some shot desserts and they are delicious.
If you are taking the Metro Mover to get to the store, the closest stops are Bayfront Park stop or the Knight Center. Otherwise, parking is waved for the 1^st hour with any purchase, and the 2^nd hour is waived with a $ 25 purchase. Getting in and out of the parking garage is a bit complicated I have to say but worth it!
I will definitely be back!

I live in Brickell and used to dread grocery shopping. Now that Whole Foods is open, I look forward to it every week!
STAFF
The staff here are knowledgeable, friendly, and very helpful. Every time I have asked for help to find an item, they have always gone out of their way to help me locate it.
SELECTION
This store has everything you will need in a grocery store! I usually go to multiple grocery stores to get everything I need, but that has yet to occur since this Whole Foods opened.
PRODUCE
They have good quality produce here, as should be expected from the prices. They do, however, have weekly specials which have saved me money.
SAMPLE
Whole Foods carries the most amazing samples ever! I can go here just for the samples! So far, they have provided bacon, smoked salmon, mussels, kale chips, and — of course — cheese!
PARKING
There’s is a parking garage that is free with validation.

Two weeks after their grand opening, there are still many items, especially in the produce section, without prices on them. I also came across some breads that were labeled with the Gluten-​Free sticker, only to find wheat flour being listed as the first ingredient in the fine print. Not cool!
Very weak vegan selection. I asked a bakery attendant whether ANY of the baked goods were vegan. She pointed at a whole carrot cake and a carrot cupcake. Woo hoo, are you kidding me? Neither of the items were labeled vegan, so how do you really know what’s in it? Clearly, they’re catering to a different crowd judging by the churasco station and Versailles bakery section. Boo.
The Sushi Maki station has some items you won’t find at other stores, like chirashi bowls, although they call them poke bowls. I bought a salmon avocado roll for $ 8.99 that they’d just made. Unfortunately, they put too much vinegar in the brown rice, which made the roll taste strange.
On the up side, I did find some local produce, breads and vegan raw treats from Glaser Farms. Of course, you are going to pay $ 6.99 for a small container of temple balls. Overall, the produce is plentiful and fresh. Prices have gone up since their opening week, but I appreciate being able to find exotic mushrooms, Japanese yams, sun chokes and baby rutabagas.
The seafood counter is great. Everything looks fresh, no smell whatsoever. Nothing farm raised, and some good specials, like big fat lobster tails for $ 9.99.
The store is huge, bright and clean, and there was ample parking on Saturday morning. The employees were cheerful for the most part, but they could do a better job offering unsolicited help when they notice you looking lost.
Don’t forget to validate your parking at the customer service counter. It would make more sense to have the cashiers validate the parking tickets. Still room for improvement.