Harris Teeter

(I’ll preface everything in my review by noting that while I get that my visits were during the winter offseason, I don’t care about that as it is what it is in terms of what the store offers in December.)
Let’s cut to the chase:
* I visited the store three times all after 5pm and it was weird once I got inside to see that each time there easily were twice as many employees walking around versus actual customers.
* Versus the Giant grocery stores that I’m accustomed to in PA prices here are at least a good 15 – 20 percent more than what they should be. I reference Giant because the self-​checkout system is more or less the exact same that Giant uses.
* While they do offer an in store Starbucks, I don’t do coffee so it’s not a selling point to me and even if I wanted it, that I noticed it, was never open.
* There is more or less no fresh or pre-​made food available (i.e. fried chicken, hoagies or salads). Large sections of the store had tarps/​warps over them and almost everything that you can buy is either frozen or a dry good. According to the HT website there is supposed to be fresh made food available until 7pm, but that certainly was not a reality.
* Parts of the store reminded me of what it must have looked like to have shopped in a Soviet era grocery store during the 80’s. Large sections of the chip/​snack aisle have nothing on the shelves and ditto that for the soda/​drink aisle. One guy working there told me that they’re currently getting deliveries very infrequently so if they’re out, they’re going to be out of whatever for a while.
* The walk in beer cooler is neat as are the multiple aisles of liquor but coming from PA where things like that are only a dream I guess I just enjoyed staring at something I’ll never get to enjoy in my lifetime.
* The staff is very friendly as seemingly everyone there is not a local so no one has a VIC card but they will give the discount with their store card to anyone without a hard sell to join.
I had never been to a Harris Teeter before as the nearest one to me at home is two states and over two hundred miles away but after seeing what this place offers I’m alright with that as I can do without the high prices and the limited selection.

This is a decent grocery store when visiting OBX. It was clean but much of the staff did not speak English well enough to communicate, it was a little frustrating to find what we were looking for. We found a Fresh Market and ended up buying much of food there.

Bought some shrimp today and found out when I got back to my rental place the shrimp was not good. Sent my husband back to return the shrimp and because he didn’t have a receipt they didn’t want to give him a refund. After much back and forth they finally relented. Will not be shopping there again this week.

Forget Food Lion and it’s surly staff — this is the place to shop for your OBX stay! Best produce, selection, etc… I could go on and on. Take it from me — my family has rented OBX homes for 13 summers and this place was a breath of fresh air after it opened. Managers take super great care of their customers and actually care about the image they project. Some may whine about higher prices (which is false) — but as the saying goes, you get what you pay for. Meat selection is A+ and they are always well stocked. The only suggestion I have (more for their benefit so they don’t have so much to restock) is a bigger sign explaining NC alcohol sale law for Sundays for the newbies.

Geeez this place has like everything. Great assortment of groceries I find back home and more. Bright and spacious. Nice employees. A Starbucks for you coffee peeps. And bustelo and califa almond milk for at home.

Such a great store! I recommend it, one of the best in the area and right outside of the Currituck Club where a lot of vacation rentals are. Also the Starbucks inside is a bonus!

I visited the Corolla HT for the first time last November just before Thanksgiving. I was very surprised at the minimal choice of fresh meat (the same for the Food Lion down the road). Where do the locals shop? The store itself was large, clean and a good selection. (The prices were higher as I’d expected for the area.) Although the produce could have been a lot better. Again, how do the locals fare?

This is your average Harris Teeter, which is to say it is very clean, well organized, and has everything you need for your vacation groceries. The beer and wine selection is better than average. While there is nothing wrong with this location, and it is much nicer than the Food Lion up the road, there is also nothing that makes it stand out as better than an average Harris Teeter location. This location tends to be a zoo on turnover days and the clientele is often your typical, annoying, self-​centered touristy types, but there is nothing management can do about that. My recommendation is to wait until later in the night on turnover days or wait until a weekday to shop if possible.

Harris Teeter is sooooo much nicer than Food Lion. It’s kind of like comparing Neiman Marcus to Walmart. Both get the job done, but one is way nicer. I normally shop at Food Lion because it’s less crowded and I kind of feel sorry for the ol’ gal. However, Food Lion closed at 9:00 in preparation for the joke of the storm that we call Hurricane Arthur. Harris Teeter was still open and I needed wine to throw a hurricane party obvi. #firstworldproblems
Harris Teeter is gigantic, super clean, open 24 hours during the summer, and has pretty much every grocery you could need. Whole Foods it is not, but it’s a super nice grocery store especially for the beach. Avoid it at all costs on a Saturday when EVERYONE and their mother is checking in and grocery shopping on the first day of vacation. The prices seem kind of jacked up seeing as how it’s a beach town, but all and all it’s a super nice grocery store and I wish that HT existed in Atlanta.

This place is a rip-​off! Since we arrived Sunday afternoon, we were all really tired and just wanted to pick up a few items to make it through the night and breakfast the next morning. We didn’t know that a Food Lion was a mile or two down the road, so we stopped at Harris Teeter. Every single thing we purchased was overpriced! Yes, they had a huge wine/​beer selection and it’s open 24/​7, but it was packed with customers and several of the shelves weren’t stocked.
I wasn’t impressed at all by this store. I’m glad we found the much cheaper Food Lion because that was the grocery store we used the rest of our stay. We only wish we had figured that out before paying double here. My advice is to keep down the road for the Food Lion, your pockets will thank you.

Weird, it feels like a Whole Foods in here, but better.
I had a fairly good experience here, and cannot really complain. Everything was fairly easy to find and pricing was easy to see. Browsing could easily take a few hours in here if you don’t have anything to do for the day.
Sales here seem to be pretty good too for some items, but that is hit or miss at anyplace you could walk into.

This Harris Teeter is just like any other except for it’s location in the heart of Corolla. In an area full of vacation homes with not many higher end supermarkets conveniently located, this place stands out. Not quite as large as others I have been in, but a great selection and friendly helpful staff. Vacationers and locals alike should be able to find just about anything needed. Produce is fresh and the beer/​wine selection is pretty good. Sandwiches from the deli counter are huge, tasty and fresh. The store is well organized with nice wide aisles. This really is a one stop shop for cookout supplies, snacks or anything else you need in your home away from home. Definitely pricier than Food Lion, but worth the extra expense.

Decent store.
I am a fan of Harris Teeter in general but this store lacked a lot of things that the other stores in our area emphasize on.
They had a tiny salad bar that closed really early in the day (5 pm).
The organic section is really small. I had to get all my ingredients basically in non-​organic which I didn’t really want to do. I also couldn’t find kale and most of the lettuce was going bad. I had to really look through a lot of produce to get one that was decent but on the verge of being on the «must eat within 24 hours list». They also don’t have much of a vegan or gluten free aisle. They barely had anything I really needed in this store, nuts and beans even.
The service is decent. Not the friendliest nor the nicest.
Parking is easy enough.
Navigating through the store is easy enough.
It’s probably the worst Harris Teeter I have been to though.

It was our first time in the Outer Banks and we were all somewhat apprehensive that we would forget something for the meals we had planned and wouldn’t be able to find it once we got onto the banks. But after seeing this Harris Teeter, that’s no longer a worry.
It’s a pretty new supermarket and the selection is great. They had local selections, but a wide variety from elsewhere. And even somewhat unusual items were to be had. The prices were a bit on the high side for some things, but heck, I would charge more too for trucking all that stuff out here.

Very pricey produce (especially organic) — which is typically OK by me, if the fruits and veggies look good, but there was a very small selection (completely sold out of kale and romaine lettuce, other greens were brown and slimy).
Fish was super expensive compared to home (14.99 a pound for salmon!)
Good selection of food for ‘alternative’ diets (vegan, vegetarian, gluten-​free), but surprisingly, I was able to find just as many options at the nearby Food Lion.

Best shopping complex in OBX.
Cleaner, new and a nice setup.
Highly recommend this over the other stores on the island.

Clean and well kept! This Harris Teeter is rather large, but it makes sense since there are not that many other places to get groceries (other than the smaller markets) at the OBX.
After spending a week at the OBX, this Teeter became our friend and go-​to store when we were cooking our meals. Great selection, fresh produce, and friendly employees made a nice combination for our vacation.

I’m jaded because even though I don’t do much grocery shopping, when I do it’s either at a dumpy Key Food or Pathmark that never have what I want, or else it’s at Trader Joe’s where the lines are epic or Whole Foods where my wallet screams as I approach the register to pay.
Maybe that’s why I heart Harris Teeter. Wide aisles, a wide selection of everything, fully stocked shelves, friendly employees, lines that are short… shopping here for beach week with the gang, I found myself wandering the aisles like a kid exploring a Christmas wonderland! If I’d been wearing a hat, I would have spun around in the aisle and thrown it up in the air yelling «Yippee!», as if I’d just found Shangri-​La.
I like you Harris Teeter, even if your name is stupid.

Fabulous! Terrific! Everything you need for a week at the beach!
This is a newish location at the entrance to a gated community. It has plenty of parking and offers aisles and aisles of necessities.
The cashiers are foreigners, but all have been nice, friendly, and scan their VIP card.
Clean place, lots of beer/​wine selections, nice bakery. All you need in one convenient stop.

Unfortunately I think I made more trips here then to the beach, granted I spent more time on the beach but who’s counting.
I have to say Harris teeter really does have everything you could possible need for a week away from home without missing any comforts of home food. I’m still shocked by the price of their sushi grade tuna, which was about 22 dollars less a pound then at home. Granted you should shop around for all the sea food on the island if you really wanna save a buck. There dip is amazing although its not hard to make and it would be cheaper in the long run if you’re willing to go through the trouble of making it yourself.
All in all I couldn’t recommend anywhere better for your shopping needs while down here.