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| - As many others have opined, this is a VERY welcomed addition to the South End area, and it is most convenient for me when coming home from my Uptown office!
So needing to get a few ingredients for another Saturday wine party, I decided to come here and finally check it out. And like our awesome CM Nikki said, it took like for friggen ever to build this place! I know it was supposed to be done well over a year ago.....but who knows what the delay was, IT IS BUILT! YEAY!
Parking is on two levels under the store, which was necessary since there is no other land available adjacent to the store. And the elevators that are provided....GI-NORMOUS! It reminds me of large Hospital elevators....I was almost expecting to see a Nurse wheeling a patient on a stretcher come on....but I digress...
Very nice layout to the store. Sure it's brand new, so it's smackin clean and smells good in there. Staff is very friendly and willing to help....this is one of Publix's signature identities...strong Customer Service.
Lots of tasting stations...TIP: IF you're hungry and don't have any $$$ available, pig out here! Don't know if that will last long being new and all, but man did they offer a LOT of freebies! I had to eventually say NO because I was getting full and I wanted to have some appetite for dinner!
They have an AWESOME selection of breads, like French, Italian, Cuban, and very freshly baked there! Closeby is a GELATO BAR! Nice!
Being "The Wineguy," I thought their wine selection to be a little disappointing! For such a large store, I was HOPING for a more broader selection. Sure what they had was good, but the prices were only average for the area. I was hoping to see a LITTLE more competitive pricing, but at least they weren't high. Still, if you want a good bottle of wine, you will be able to find one here....Maybe my expectations are just too high.....I compare everything to the Taj-Ma-Teeter on Morrison....
What I REALLY loved is that they have a "make your own pizza" section! See my tip. You can buy a whole pizza dough ball (which makes 2 pizzas) or a pre-rolled sheet which makes one. They offer chopped onions (for you lazies out there), mushrooms,peppers, and pizza sauce all right there. Of course you can find other meats and toppings throughout the store but they make it very convenient for you IF you are wanting to make a pizza....which I was!
I loved how they also stock a lot of "REFILL" bottles. For example, I was wanting some daily shower spray and febreeze deodorizer refills, and they had both! The TEET rarely carries those, and I have to subject myself to Wally World to buy so thank Publix for sparing me that pain!
Overall I really like this store. But like my buddy Kate T says, they don't have many of my personal favorite items, so I still will continue to shop my Taj-Ma-Teeter, but will stop here on my way home when I need those daily items.
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