HEB Plus

I can’t wait to go back. Apparently, yesterday was the day the Bears awoke from hibernation because this place was packed. Bumper cart central. This isn’t H-​E-​Bs fault; they should take pride that they were this packed. We just moved here and I’m so excited to have H-​E-​B back in my life!
Great prices, great coupons, too much stuff to look at!!!
Plus, everyone that worked there was so nice and helpful. From a stocker, to the deli, to the cashier — it was truly a great, but hectic, experience. I’ll be going back mornings during the week for now on — so I can look at everything.

I’m disappointed H-​E-​B didn’t keep a store next to Baylor, within walking distance – so minus one star for that. Not everyone there has a car. The «Ghetto H-​E-​B» was a Godsend to those of us who were from too far away to bring our own car, dang it – or who had an unreliable college student hooptie that kept breaking down once we finally got one there, heh. I’m still disappointed I couldn’t have entered my old Altima in a LeMons race until it failed entirely, at which point, I could have set it on fire and laughed like a maniac for getting sweet, sweet mechanical revenge on that thing. But I digress. There’s a need for services and stores within walking distance of Baylor that’s now going unfilled now that H-​E-​B moved its «Baylor» location across I-​35 entirely.
That being said, this replacement for Ye Olde Sketchball Grocery Store puts the old «Taj Ma-​H-​E-​B» (the nicknames are still a thing, right?) to shame. Holy moly, this is a nice store. It’s crowded and busy – yes. I hit the last-​minute Thanksgiving rush, so no surprise there. I was heading to an even smaller town, and I knew I needed deodorant before everything there closed up for the holiday.
I not only walked out with my deodorant (three cheers for smelling acceptable!), but also a small hoard of lip balms I can’t find anywhere in Austin anymore. I got hooked on the Alba balms when I picked a tube up at Whole Foods’ big, ridiculous flagship store downtown, but haven’t been able to find the passion fruit flavor anywhere since. Not there. Not at the other Whole Foods locations. Not even at the Central Market or other stores with Alba stuff.
There it was at Waco’s newest H-​E-​B: all three flavors of the holy grail of lip balms – wonderfully smooth, with just enough fruit flavor to be good without tasting synthetic (as Lip Smackers sometimes do) or overpowering (as many, many über-​girly lip balms can be). Great success.
I still don’t like the location — and I think the move across the freeway was a mistake — but dadgummit, this is a fantastic store.

Short and Sweet… After All it is HEB… Just stopped in for a quick pit stop to grab a snack… checked out the basic depts… everything looks fresh and ready for business (we stopped around 730am)…Really like the Ciao Italia Display by produce!

I absolutely love this HEB! I guess as long as you attach «plus» to an HEB, you get much more than just groceries. You also get clothing and electronics. Although I don’t think I will buy clothing and electronics from this HEB, it’s definitely a really nice addition to what I’m used to seeing at my hometown HEB. Everytime I’ve gone everything is pretty easy and organize and good to find. And sometmes if you’re lucky you will be caught in the middle of a huge sale or find great coupon deals for your favorite foods!

We were in the area and needed to pick up a few things and I don’t know if it is because it’s Sunday afternoon or if it’s always like that but that was a crowded cluster fuck of a store. People were rude and just standing there in the way of people. Not even in the store for 3 mins and I was already having a panic attack. I’d rather go to Woodway or Belton HEB.
end rant.

This is a new location that easily accessible from I-​35 Southbound. As usual with an HEB Plus, this one has a very large selection, but with a slightly different layout. Even so, in my admittedly limited experience, the HEB Plus on Hewitt Drive has a better selection on some items.

Brand new store.
Everything is nice and neat. The people are fantastic, as I usually expect from HEB.
Pro:
Layout is as expected… Groceries to the right, pharmacy to the left… Frozen food in the middle.
I was especially impressed with the bathrooms. These are not your everyday grocery store bathrooms with 2 toilets and white tile everywhere. Nice tan tile on the walls, with accent tiles, roomy stalls with door handles and deadbolts (so there is no gap between the door and the wall).
Con:
Nothing really stands out…