Okay...my past experiences with Farmer's Market completely overshadows my opinion about the downtown Phoenix Public Market. The context; I used to work at an organic orchard in the central valley of CA that sold 43 varieties of peaches and grew acres of fresh basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary. After the orchard, I moved to the Bay Area where there is a farmer's market everyday.
I am giving the Phoenix Public market a harsh two stars for all the reasons given by previous yelpers. Yeah...the items are expensive even after chipping in for the organic, local, small business factors. The quality is not consistent. I bought two heads of garlic, half of one was dried out and unusable, the other, sprouting...the same goes for the onions.
I liked the scone that I bought from the bakery stand. the scone had a sandy texture and was moist and fresh.
I haven't been back in a while and will probably give it another or several chances...the only way it will get better is to support it and encourage it...
My rec is to go early on SAT, have a scone and coffee and people watch in between reading articles from your favorite weekend paper.