Publix

The Deli line is slow, dirty. It took ½ hr and there was only 2 people in front of me. Angry bc they made me late to work. I do not recommend this location to get sandwiches.

2 Stars for multiple reasons
Ok, some positives first:
— The store is usually very clean
— The selection of seafood is consistently fresh
Now the negatives:
— A tiny parking lot that is shared by at least 6 other businesses. The lot is patrolled by a towing company which is hired to sit in the lot ready to tow cars for $ 250 each
— Super high prices because people have no other choice for groceries in the area (Locale is even more $$$$)
— Super small selection of everything
— ALWAYS very busy and lunchtime during the week is just chaos. This leads to them being out of items very often. Want a rotisserie chicken? Get there before 6pm. Want quinoa salad? hahaha yeh, right.
To make things even worse, there are at least 6 other high-​rise condo projects finishing in a year or so. This Publix is going to have to go to a second story to accommodate any more customers that are forced to shop there.

Make sure to thank your employee at your st Pete location tonight. Stepped away from our car for 30 minutes to pick up to go dinner and planned on shopping at the Publix store after. Nope that didn’t happen cause she had our car towed. So instead of doing our shopping we had to walk 3 miles to pick up our car. But don’t worry our $ 400 a week grocery bill will go elsewhere

The subs are great but the service is not friendly at all. I understand you are busy and that must be hard, but no need to be nasty. There are a few nice employees but it’s mostly a very rude environment.

Please your orders early because they are always busy!

So I do not go to this Publix a lot but the parking… yikes. Once I circled a few times, I was able to find what I needed in the store. It took quite a while to checkout as the store is small and has half the registers compared to another Publix.
I know this is in a city so space is limited but employees seemed to be moving quite slow… maybe this was just an off day. Not sure why there were people just «hanging out» in the parking lot but that seemed a bit bizarre.

I go to this Publix everyday. It’s 3 blocks from home and 2 blocks from work. Sometimes I order from sandwiches from the deli online. Since I only get 30 minutes for lunch this would ordinarily be very convenient. However, today I ordered a 6″ sub for me and a 12″ for the boss. Whenever, I arrived the 6″ was waiting for me (all good). However after waiting an additional 20 minutes i realized something was drastically wrong. After bringing it to the server’s attention, we realized not only did the misplace the ticket for the 12″ sub, they made the wrong sandwich for my 6″. They found the original lost ticket and I gave her the 6″ to correct. Another 10 minutes go by and she gives me both subs and takes 2 $ off the whole order. Great, I was pretty late getting back from lunch but at the time I was gratified that they decided to give me a discount. FAST FORWARD. When I get to the office we discover they still managed to get the order backwards! OMG. My boss calls the Publix and speaks to one of the managers and he says to come back and they will refund the $ and give us new subs. OK, we fast walk (my boss and I) over to the Publix and when we get there the manager (Bob) says to go over to the deli and get the correct sandwiches (which we now have to wait 30 minutes to get). While standing in line the manager (Bob) has the audacity to walk up to us and accuse us of having come in last week with this «sake trick» of returning sandwiches! I wanted to smack him. On top of all that when we checked out with the sandwiches they charged me the additional 2 $ that the earlier server had discounted me for the first screw up that made me late to work. I have no real choice but shop here since it’s the only real grocery store near my home but I WILL NEVER PATRONIZE THEIR DELI AGAIN!!!

This Publix is just fine to shop at. A little small, but the same quality service.
However, do not leave the parking lot to go to CVS or you will get towed.
I came back and used the Bank of America and they were towing my car at the same time!
I tried to refute it, but apparently the owner of the lot told A1 towing that if anyone leaves the property at all they need to be towed. Oh and the same guy owns the lot CVS is on…
I’m just appalled that I was literally on the property when they towed my car.
Sorry Publix, BoA, and CVS but you lost a customer, you need to get him to change his rules or at least put up a clearer sign other than the vague, «Unauthorized vehicles will be towed at owner’s expense.»

Terrible customer service in the deli last night tried to get an ultimate sub.. Woulda been better off at taco bell it was terrible.. So disappointing because it’s usually so damn good

4 stars? How?! I lived across the street and was forced to shop there, since it was the only grocery store in the area. I walked over there, so it was great distance for me. It is by far the most «Walmart of Publix» I’ve ever been to. The security guard got stabbed there not too long ago. The service is okay most of the time, but they do seem overwhelmed. Always long lines. As it was mentioned in other reviews, the selection isn’t great either. Do NOT park there and go somewhere else. You WILL get towed! My friend’s car got towed within 30 min of leaving it there with the receipt on the dash board. I do not know what «quaint little Publix» other reviewers are referring to. This is one of the very few places that I don’t miss at all after leaving downtown.

I love the subs… what I don’t love is the stank attitude you get when you ask the ladies that work there to make you one. It’s not like it’s an inconvenience, that’s their job! Luckily everyone else in there makes up for their stankness…

I love my little downtown Publix! It doesn’t have as big of a selection as the Publix up on 38^th Ave, but it has enough. It is great for small shopping trips or picking up a missing ingredient. Before this Publix was built we had to drive about 40 blocks to get to a grocery store. Now we have our own Publix downtown. I do wish that they had a pharmacy, but I know that they didn’t have a lot of space. Service is friendly here and they are normally quick and efficient. I am going to miss this Publix when I move.
Bonus: You can use the Publix parking lot for easy parking for Push or Red Mesa Cantina :)

I love Publix. They’re so much better than other stores. We always have had nice employes who go to look for items when asked. Unlike Winn Dixie when they asked me if i had a photo of the food item i wanted. The stores are always clean and nice to shop in.

With more residents living in downtown St. Pete, a large grocer in the area was much needed. This building is significantly smaller than most Publix’s and it definitely feels like they try to cram as much as they could into it. The parking lot is small but the clientele should be mostly locals on foot. With all that out of the way, they still manage to have a bakery and deli. It’s always clean and orderly. And it still brings a Publix type atmostphere to the store. Definitely the best place to shop if you’re living downtown.

While I think Publix has a decent reputation for customer service, the selection is underwhelming in my opinion. I do like this location since it’s downtown and better for sustainability, but I wish they would carry much more organic, fair trade, and/​or locally produced items.
Publix’s deli and bakery items make me less inclined to come here: it seems they are usually loaded with excessive sugar, white flour (it’s rare to find whole wheat), plus dairy (very hard to find anything vegan).
Finally and most important to me as a consumer, they are still refusing to sign the Fair Food agreement. I think it’s important for customers to know how Publix’s core business affects migrant farm workers in Florida, and I will not be shopping at Publix until they sign it.

I’m not here to review a damn grocery store.
But I am here to tell you that the deli counter here is the bomb. They make the freshest subs I’ve ever tasted. Unlike Subways, they load your sub with cheese to the max. The bread is freshly baked, the veggies hit the spot and the price doesn’t leave a dent in the wallet. Do not overlook this place when thinking of fast food!

Why 4 stars? Because this is one of the better Publix’s.
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Publix is Publix, so there’s not a ton to say, but this is one of my favorites. I don’t know why, they carry mostly the same things as the other locations, but it just has that cool, downtown vibe to it. Probably because it’s located downtown, but that’s neither here nor there.
I always love any grocery store with a sushi chef in-​house, and meat/​seafood departments that offer more variety.
I’ll continue to frequent here fairly often as long as the girlfriend lives walking distance.

What you’d expect to get from a chain of its size, noting that the variety seems to be less than others I’ve visited — that said, you can’t be it if you live close buy and can walk.
Tip1: Saturday and Sunday morning’s are a great time to go to beat the crowds
Tip2: Like the subs like I do? Go before 4pm or after 7pm, or you can expect up to a 15 min wait

Haha ahhh a supermarket review. So here is my deal, I live in friggin Manhattan, there are NO supermarkets (unless you count Wholefoods as a supermarket — which I do not — they are more like fancy highway robbers with pretty clothes). I come to St Pete for work and stay over the road at the Hilton. As soon as I have unpacked, I head to Publix — I love you so much:
1) aisle after aisle of selection (note the Manhattan comment above)
2) super air conditioning
3) my favorite tea to keep me going all week (note the Hilton, work comment above)
4) godamn fried chicken to die for
It’s the simple things that make us happy

I love Publix. Why I don’t know. It must be because of the insanely good deli sandwich I bought one day that was super-​customized and had a billion toppings. It surely was not because of the produce, which was nothing special and more expensive than prices in the Midwest, and the selection of goods at this particular location was a bit to be desired. But the people working there were friendly and check out was pretty speedy.
I will dream of that turkey sandwich with the sport peppers and the spicy mustard until the next time I am down in that area though, that’s for sure!