Publix

I like this Publix location. Not only is it really near my house (I can walk or bike to it), it’s clean inside and the cashiers are friendly and check me out quickly. I’ve tried to special order things they didn’t have in stock before and while I did get them eventually, it was kind of a pain in the butt. So I do stick to Costco for things that I buy in bulk, like seltzer water. But for regular trips to the grocery store, this Publix is well stocked, clean, fairly well organized, and everyone is friendly and often asks if I need any help with anything.

I can’t say enough good thing about Publix — friendly, helpful staff and always clean and well-​stocked. Plus, if they don’t carry an item that you’re looking for, they’ll order it for you. Every time I go to Publix, I can’t resist the urge to get one of their delicious subs! The bread is freshly baked in their on-​site bakery and there are so many options of high quality meats and cheeses. My mouth is watering just thinking about their subs and I just had one for dinner! If you have never tried a Publix sub, I encourage you to do so.

I freaking love Publix Subs, so that’s what I will be reviewing.
After several visits to this location, I have yet to see wilted spinach, brown lettuce or have stale bread. Everything has always been fresh and delicious. There is a good reason that Pub Subs have become so popular.
That alone would give it 5 stars… but, the service and people drag down the experience so hard that I feel compelled to knock off 2 stars!
Granted, this is a busy location. I understand it can be stressful, but I have yet to be greeted with a smile. The staff always looks miserable! I understand that work sucks and the bottom of any sort of food industry work sucks harder, but this is rediculous!
The subs are so good I can tolerate it, but all the times I’ve come here there has been one person on the sandwich line, usually after several employees state, «I’ll be right with you!» Once, a line of us waited nearly 10 min for someone to finally drag themselves over, scowl on their face, to slowly trudge through the line.
Today, I counted 8 people in the deli section; two working at the meat counter, 2 bustling about doing things, 3 with their backs to the front and slowly packaging things that could have been put down for a few minutes to help the 1 scowling girl working through the sub line. It was painful to watch.
Managers passed us, acknowledging the long line, smiling their robotic smiles and promising to help soon (I never saw them come back) and the single, immensly depressed girl worked the line at a snails pace.
The phone started ringing. The sandwich girl called out to her coworkers to pick it up because she was busy, and no one even looked at her. The phone kept ringing and nobody stopped for a second to pick it up. She sighed, and called out again, but everyone ignored her. I was shocked.
This Publix lacks communication in a big way. No wonder the employees look ready to quit.
When the girl handed me my sub, a flicker of a smile came and went in the blink of an eye. No matter how delicious my sub, I found myself eating it with a frown.

Great publix. Compared to my old hometown, this Publix blows the old one out of the water ! Everyone is so friendly, willing to help and if they notice you enough, they’ll let you in on sales happening soon to save money ! Went in there going to get snow crab legs for a special dinner in two days, the guy at the seafood section told me if I wasn’t going to eat them that night, that there was a sale starting tomorrow &3 off a pound ! Another time I went and one of the bakery women told me muffins are buy one get one off «tomorrow». And lastly, I was getting spicy wings, but there was none left, they made a new batch and said 7 mins. I went at the end of my shopping about 30 mins later and they were all out again but one of the workers saved me one !!
Awesome helpful staff makes for a pleasant shopping experience !

You can never go wrong with a Publix sub. Sorry Subway, but you’ve been replaced. And Quizno’s…well I do love their Italian. But Publix has great stuff, who doesn’t love BOGO deals? My boyfriend went shopping and bought 90% bogo items and spent $ 80! Normally it’s over $ 120! Love the expanded cheese section and of course a great bottle of wine to go along with a nice cheese. Love that they also have some choice craft beers available. Tired of the generic stuff: Miller, Coors, Bud… no offense to anyone because I drank those plus PBR, but craft beers just have a better flavor. Go for Strongbow if you’re looking for a good cider. Plus, they have their own liquor store next door. Have a ball shopping here!

Nice, recently renovated, neighborhood Publix. Not the largest store in it’s stable, but it has all the necessities and then some!
This Publix ROCKS for it’s insanely large and beautiful floral department. Of course having a hospital right down the block is the onus for that I’m sure, and very useful as the hospital gift shop is closed on Saturdays.
This is the store I grew up going to, so I’m glad that it’s just improving with age!

Their recently updated store is much improved. They now have a large variety of cheeses that you’d expect at a Fresh Market or Whole Foods. There’s also crunch ice in the soda fountain stand, and the store is laid out nicely. It’s one of the best Publix stores around!

I’ve been to this Publix only a handful of times (and only once since the remodel mentioned by Lisa W. in her review), but it is one of my favorites … even more so as a result of my most recent visit this past Wednesday morning.
As I mentioned in my review of the Publix in Windermere, there is a cannoli-​flavored Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. It’s a limited-​edition/​rare flavor, so B&J’s is helping people out via «Find cannoli» map locator on their website. If you are on the locator and put in your zip code, the results will show you which, if any, local grocery stores/​etc. have had this ice cream. Fortunately, I checked the locator on Tuesday night and noticed that several new locations in/​around Orlando had been added to the map. This Publix was one of them.
On Wednesday morning, I called to check and see if the store did, in fact, have this ice cream. Fortunately, it did — I was so relieved! I had been looking for this for at least a month, and maybe closer to two months. The person who took my call checked on the ice cream for me, was back on the phone in a minute or two to give me the good news and then, to make things even better, told me that B&J’s ice creams were buy one, get one free this week. I didn’t ask him to set aside the ice creams for me (he said that they had 5 on the shelf), since I didn’t know if he’d be allowed to or where he’d even put them, so I just rushed down to the store about 45 minutes later and bought all of the cannoli ice creams I could. I actually found 6 of them, so I got all of them and, because of the sale, paid for only 3 of them. Can’t beat that, really. As far as I can tell, I bought every one that the store had, so I feel bad for anyone else in the area who might be looking for it and think that it’s there. Maybe the store has more in the back and will put them out for sale now? Hmm. Anyway, I had to buy all of them because at least 2 are for me, 1 is for my parents and 2 – 3 others are for friends … so, I had to get as much as possible.
Anyway, the store is very cool, clean and well-​maintained. It reminds me a lot of my other favorite Publix stores — the ones in Lake Mary, Altamonte Springs (S.R. 434 & Montgomery Road), 17 – 92 (near Orange Ave.), especially.
The customer service at this store is excellent. My cashier this past Wed. was Ernie, who is as friendly as can be. Such a nice guy. The same can be said for the guy who I talked to on the phone, though I don’t remember his name now. If it were up to me, he’d be given a medal for checking on this ice cream for me. I guess he just was doing his job, but I really appreciated how helpful and courteous he was.
I highly recommend this and the other aforementioned Publix stores.

Newly remodeled Publix, located on Aloma Avenue between Lakemonte and Semoran/​436– one plaza over from Whole Foods in Winter Park.
I like this remodel, it offers a larger floor space and an expanded area in the Deli for a very cool cheese case. I have not seen this cheese section in any of the other remodeled Orlando area Publix I frequent. With Whole Foods a few feet away, Publix stepped up their game.
Another different feature is in the nice bakery. There is a large assortment of grab and go cakes in a large refrigerated section on the front wall. Nice, for when you need a nice cake and didn’t preorder. The staff in the bakery are always happy to customize.
There is an Apron’s demo station, large produce section and normal assortment of regular store, floral and Pharmacy offerings. This location has a great selection of sale, feature and regular items. Seafood department staff is very nice and regularly suggests ways to prepare purchases.
Great Publix to shop at, with the expansion there is a Publix liquor store next door.