Harris Teeter

3.5 stars for now ! I came to this location last night as I was just in the mood to shop in peace :). I have been to this location a couple of times and notice it doesn’t draw as big of crowds like the ones closer to home. This location is 24 hours has a parking garage and it is FREE. It may be little hard to find as it is not a stand alone location so just look out for the sign outside .
I came about 8pm the store was not crowded at all. The store was clean and bathroom was extremely clean which is rare in public places! They even have a little button you push if the restroom needs attention (good idea). Items were stocked well and the food was fresh .
The staff seemed pleasant I didn’t have much interaction only with cashier. I’m not sure what time the seafood section closes but I think they were about to close, I noticed the guy working made sure anyone who came over to buy or just to peep got assistance if needed. I didn’t get any last night but the marinated salmon looked really fresh! I feel they offer way more variety here as oppose to the Potomac Avenue location.
Now on to the 3.5 stars… I had already had my list together before hand and had based it off of the new sale which starts every Wednesday. I found my self getting frustrated as half of the signs were not posted and even found a couple of contradicting signs on some items. The first couple I let go but as I continued so did the lack of sale signs. I thought well it just started today but that was no excuse as it was almost 9 when I left. I had to keep going back to the sale paper to see if I was tripping (I wasn’t lol). I hadn’t experienced this in the past but hopefully this was just a one time thing because if not I can see that being a problem because I’M ALL ABOUT A SALE !!! Also my cashier seemed like he should have been in bagging class still. He bagged items together that should not have been and I had to ask him continuously to double my bags because he threw so many groceries in one. I know the protocol get as much in the bag but at some point you have to have common sense and no its going to rip … and yupp as I picked one up it starting tearing :(.
This location is about 15mins away and honestly I will most likely continue to drive either here or the Navy Yard location.

I love that this place is 24 hrs, but the best department is the seafood department. The guys are knowledges and extremely helpful. They will explain recipes and ingredients to ensure your meal is the best possible.

You can’t hate on an old friend. Though prices are higher than Giant, Safeway & Trader Joe’s, Harris Teeter is my neighbor grocery. Or more accurately, my basement roommate. And it’s a great one! The produce is fresh, pharmacy nice, seafood & meat options sufficient, and it has most everything you could want… even a seasonal section right when you walk in. It also has a nice floral section, sushi bar, salad bar, hot bar and a large seating area if you’d like to stay a while. Let me know if you stop by!

Best Harris Teeter in the area. It’s clean, well organized, well stocked, and the employees are friendly and helpful. It’s far better that the one in Pentagon City. I like it so much that I may start coming here more often even though it’s further from home for me. There’s also free underground parking. Note: the entire store is underground so you might think it would be depressing, but it’s not at all.

Very helpful staff. Fantastic selection. They have an Asian food bar that’s as good as any restaurant I’ve ever been to. They also have a killer wine selection.

Positives: Great Location, underground free parking, great pharmacy section.
Negatives: Produce is mushy, Bread is cooked a little too raw, Pizza is very greasy.
Double Negatives: Deli staff is beyond incompetent; Seafood and Meat staff don’t always ring the correct price in during weighing; Check out staff are too busy talking to each other than paying attention to the customer or packing.

The location and parking is extremely convenient.
There’s two entrances to the free parking garage so don’t fret if you end up coming down Potomac Ave and realizing you can’t enter the Glebe Rd entrance– there’s another around the back.
This Glebe Rd has questionable staff!
I am a veteran and regularly enjoy Harris Teeter’s veteran parking upfront but here there’s usually a particular car there, and I’ve seen a staff member arriving to work in it! The staff never genuinely greet you, in fact I think they divert eye attention at most times, they speak loudly about unrelated work things in the aisles and don’t seem to be there to help. But that isn’t everyone. The man at the customer service counter has always been very helpful, I love the pharmacist, and I have a particular fondness for the Seafood guys (Do double check they ring in the correct fish though!!)
This Harris Teeter is not five stars because of the attitude of the staff, and the quality of some of their meats and fruits. On more than one occasion I’ve purchased fruits/​veggies from here that I assumed were good and then I get home and realize my apples are all soft or I don’t think these blueberries are quite right. My shaved beef steak has gone bad after a day which is just weird.
The beauty aisle has a surprising amount of choices despite its size. I wish they would spruce up their frozen vegetable aisle whoever is in charge of their purchasing needs to keep a better inventory.
With the new Giant opening in my neighborhood of Potomac Exchange I will most likely switch to Giant. Until a Wegman’s come into town I’m really just settling for second best!

Now THIS is a Harris-​Teeter! After my disappointing visit to the Army Navy location recently, I decided to give this one a try.
Underground parking for free, quick access into the store, clean and easy-​to-​find (and if you cannot find something, there are printed maps on the end of the aisles). Lots of self-​checkout lanes that actually work, and a big wine section.
I’m sure this place gets busy mid-​day on the weekends, but I was there early, so it was a breeze. Definitely my new «go to» location!

i got there alot because of the location. Things are usually pretty stocked and customer service is good for most part. Only cons of this place is ice cream is usually melted and refrozen so its full of crystals but they will exchange it for u if thats the case. Biggest problem is the deli dept. Getting someones attention takes forever and even longer to get what u need.

Great store, very convenient hours. I am a regular visitor, and can always find what I am looking for. Recently a gentlemen that works in the area where they sell pizza assisted me, can’t remember his name, it started with an L, but he was very helpful and polite.

This Harris Teeter has taken a dramatic turn for the worse. I loved this store before it shut down for a year, but not that it has come back, it’s bad. Specifically, the problem I have is that the produce is crap. Both times I’ve been there in the last few weeks, a lot of the produce has been wilted or worse; the lettuce has been gross; and the selection has been terrible. Maybe this is because I was there on a Sunday? Either way, no excuse.
If something doesn’t change, there’ll be no reason for me to drive to Harris Teeter instead of going to my closer, terrible Giant.
Please, Harris Teeter, please go back to the way you used to be where I could walk in any time of any day and have a great selection of super fresh produce. What you’re offering now is garbage.

Consistently bad service with cashiers. Rude. Slow. Watch expiration dates. Products still on shelves WELL past their expiration.
Love the building itself. Clean. Great parking. Convenient ²⁴⁄₇. They carry great stuff you can’t get in most places.
Get new employees and it would be top-​notch.

I very much appreciate the free parking garage. I tend to frequent this location because there isn’t one in MD that is close to me.
It’s usually very clean and stocked up in just about everything I’m looking for. The brands are a little different in some things like milk or eggs that I get at other grocery stores. Then there are products here that I can’t get at other stores so it’s a fair trade for the most part.
The staff is always friendly and helpful here. They accept manufacturers coupons and they will double which is such a plus as a couponer.

Drive too quickly down Rt 1 and you might miss it! Located between Crystal City and Potomac Yards, this lil Harris Teeter is tucked away in an (almost completely) underground location.
There’s an hour of free parking (for those of you with cars), or you can easily walk or hop on the 9A bus that rides up and down Rt 1. Once in, there are always a number of yummy samples: cookies in the front entrance, several fresh fruits, a meat, a cheese, and usually some sort of fresh bread and dip.
The produce is always fresh — and they even have a local farmers stand so you can support small business! From the produce, you snake around through the meats and dairy, past the booze, and through the dry goods and frozen ones. It’s basically one very large loop of a store that ends with the cash registers. I’ve never had any trouble finding anything — and the staff is always out and about — very nice and always with a smile. Well done :)

Love this Harris Teeter! Lots of things to choose from! I love how they have a hot bar where you can just grab a hot meal to go if you’re coming from work and just tired to prepare something at home. Very attractive and clean environment. I’ll be honest, it was a bit weird navigating around the store. Its not your normal grocery store layout. I must say that they have an extensive selection of all types of wine. Its a huge section.
I love how the parking garage is free. I live much closer to the Harris Teeter at Pentagon Row, but I hate how the parking lot is so small and only offers one hour of parking. I know that I can still go to their garage and park there, but it too only offers an hour of free parking. I’ll make sure to come to this Harris Teeter in Potomac Yard.
Overall, its a great location! Free garage parking, a wide selection, friendly staff, etc!

In line with Harris Teeters across the DMV, this HT provides a nice shopping experience, some good discounts, and great hot bar.
I’m not a fan of the parking garage — it’s a tad crowded and you will get the occasional driver who pulls up and blocks you in while waiting for their shopping mate.
The store layout is a tad different and you can smell the seafood in large swaths of the store — they might have had an off day when I was there or just bad fish. Good thing I was just there to get Mac and cheese ingredients.

There was a sewage dump here that shut the place down for a looong time, which was unfortunate. We live across the street from a crappy Giant and wanted so bad to be somewhere near a Harris Teeter, so when it reopened we were thrilled!
This is like our Ballston Harris Teeter, except it ups the fancy-​pants. It is very ritzy with wood floors in places, big and clean, and they even have a pizza station! And lots of free samples everywhere which always makes the grocery store experience even better. They did NOT have sashimi grade tuna though.
There isn’t an incredible amount of things to say that haven’t already been said. I do appreciate the free parking — the Harris Teeter in Crystal City has meters in their parking lot! Annoying. But the garage is kind of confusing and an cluster-​F. I never find going to places with narrow garages to be pleasant, so –1 star for that.
Within a 2-​mile radius of Old Town, I think that this is the best grocery store available — the fact that it requires a car though means we will probably not go there that frequently.

The parking garage is a nightmare when the store is crowded. It is oddly sectioned off and HT customers can only use certain sections. True, it’s covered in bad weather but the spaces are very tight if you’re driving anything larger than a Mini Cooper. Inside the store, the produce looked old, picked over, and expensive. Grapefruit aren’t supposed to be green. They do have a decent beer/​wine selection and a hot bar that seems okay but overall they are overpriced and having friendly employees doesn’t make up for the inconvenience and expense of shopping here.
If I was in desperate need of food in bad weather I might come other but otherwise I don’t see any compelling reason to return.

This is a nice store! What’s especially nice is that since it’s so new, the carts are all still in good shape. You know when you go to a grocery store and you pick the cart with the wobbly wheel and it doesn’t roll well? You don’t have to worry about that at this Harris Teeter… for now at least. They also have big carts, little carts, and miniature carts for your shopping child (see photo). Adorable.
Once you get used to the layout it’s more second nature. It’s kind of weird there’s no street entrance and you have to go through the garage, even if you’re walking, but there is a sidewalk so it feels safe and not sketchy.
However, that leads us to the next positive (if you drive): it doesn’t matter if it’s raining, snowing, or super windy; since you are parked in the garage where the entrance to the store is, you never have to go outside with your groceries. You know how that is… you buy all of these groceries and have 12 bags in your cart that you’re trying to push while you hold open an umbrella that’s flipping upwards and somehow try to make sure your purse isn’t getting wet on the inside. Yep, not a problem here!
Also, let us rejoice in the free parking! Hallelujah!
HT is a bit more expensive than alternative grocers but it’s really nice and convenient. If I have to go to Target for something, I will still buy some groceries there that are less expensive, but I like to going to Harris Teeter and utilizing true grocery store benefits. like the salad bar, Chinese food bar (!), samples (!!), etc., etc.
Happy Shopping!

What’s better than Harris Teeter? How about a Harris Teeter that’s no longer flooded with human waste? That’s right, the Potomac Yard Harris Teeter has renovated and reopened after a long year and a half, and it’s great!
This Harris Teeter closed down right around the time I came to the neighborhood, and I’ve been anxiously awaiting its reopening. They had to pretty much destroy the entire store and build it new, and I have to say it was worth the wait. Also, they’re giving 10 percent off everything at this store for the first week (through Tuesday ¹⁰⁄₂₉).
While the layout is more maze-​like than other Harris Teeter stores, it had everything I needed, and the prepared foods section is much better than what I’ve seen at other stores. Parking is free in the garage, and the store is open ²⁴⁄₇.
The only thing that was really lacking was a decent ethnic foods section. They just had one shelf in the middle of the frozen foods aisle, so I’m docking one star. Sad.
I’ll be back all the time, and I’m never going back to Pentagon Row Harris Teeter if I can help it.