I walked into this place on July 3 - the grand opening. Thank goodness there was a policeman directing traffic because I never would have made it into the parking lot alive otherwise! On a VERY busy corner on Route 19 diagonally across from the Galleria, the Fresh Market has its hands full. There is very little parking and getting into and out of the lot is dangerous at times because of the traffic. Once you walk in the door, though, it is an oasis of calm. Flowers (orchids on sale!) greet you immediately and turn that frown upside down. They have all sorts of lovely fruits and veggies-even Hawaiian papayas! Their coffee selection includes a Costa Rican Terrazu and a Tanzanian Peaberry. Wow! The big winner in this store is the freshness of the meats and the taste of the whole chickens. They put a wonderful assortment of herbs on the chickens and all of them are fabulous. The fresh fish is also of good quality.
The kicker at this place --- I had a worker come up to me and offer me some lemonade to try. It was delicious. Then he told me that if I wanted to try anything else, they would open it up and sample it. Even if it cost $20. It made me feel good that I could try something new before purchasing it. It just felt like they really cared about my business.
All of the food from here is delicious. The main issue is that it is all fairly expensive. I spent about an hour in the store just looking through all of their goodies. I picked out several things, most on sale, and the total was still $80. Ouch. I guess you really are paying for that ambiance and service.