Considering the size of Huntsville I would say we have a pretty good WF. It has good variety and…read morestock, fresh premade meals, weekly specials, and even a fantastic coffee service. Took me years to realize that Allegro coffee at WF not only uses great supplies, it's also a lot more affordable, and the baristas are good! Don't expect your coffee to be done fast, after all this is not a coffee shop, but it's great.

Salad bar was not stocked properly, lots of trays empty or looking yuck but O-M-G when did a…read moreself-service hold/cold salad bar go up to $9.99?? No thanks.

Star was my 'go to' for convenience when I lived around the corner on Ward Avenue in 5 Points…read more Then, it was a great place to pick up a last minute item ranging from almost everything from soap to soup. Moving on a little bit, pre-COVID my sorority sister's weekly Wednesday evening get together was held just around the corner in 5 Points and nearly every week I popped in to Star Market for an item to round out our "girls night out" meal - always adding on a Terry's pizza (pepperoni) as take out for the hubs. On some occasions we would cook at sister's house and need an item such as premixed salad to complete the meal du jour, or sometimes we would pick up dinner "to go" at Ted's BBQ next door and a sister would request an appetizer like cheese and crackers which I would pick up from Star. Star is a local grocery store, meaning smallish in terms of physical size and stock when compared to something like Kroger or Publix. However, they are renowned for their meat/butcher section. They have some good "grab and go items" I think we got black eye peas on several occasions; they have a nice wine selection -they carry Simply Naked unoaked pinot grigio AND (I may be wrong about this ) Simply Naked unoaked chardonnay. Both varietals are a good price and even when stocked in the middle of the aisle have a nice chill. These are an inexpensive, decent wine, at a great price point. Don't stop there, Star carries an extensive variety of reds/whites - so a convenient wine "score" for our get togethers. Star has a bakery and a good selection of bakery items. I do not eat sweets and had to pick up last minute cupcakes as we girls were celebrating a birthday - grabbed some from the deli case all set to go and my sorority sister's were not happy with them proclaiming them "dry and stale." I didn't bother returning them to Star, however if I lived closer I would have and I'm certain they would have refunded the cost of the cupcakes. At least they were cute to look at with little plastic fake children's rings adorning each cupcake. :) Pros about Star: I love their friendly staff and the fact that they do not allow their employees to use cell phones while working. The staff are always friendly and helpful in offering to help you to your car with your groceries (except the one time a bottle of wine of mine was bagged poorly and broke in the parking lot - darn it.) They carry "specialty items" (my words not theirs) that you can't find in your big box grocery stores. For example, we love "Bishop's 3 'N' 1 Stuff Bar-B-Que Sauce" and guess what, Star has that! I can't find it anywhere else in Madison county. My sorority sister from TX stocks up on either a jam/jelly or specialty honey that she and her Daddy *adore* on biscuits when she is in town, specifically from Star. Thanks Star for stocking these items! Cons about Star: the parking lot. Good lawd, this parking lot has tiny spaces and is cramped with poorly designed entrance/exit points. I cannot count the times I've nearly missed (thankfully) an accident in the parking lot. Pro tip: park at 1892 restaurant or the adjacent laundry mat and make a quick walk to Star for better parking options. The other con is the price. Star is more expensive than say, Publix or Kroger - for me, it would never be a place I would be happy to obtain my weekly groceries due to how expensive most items are. Get yourself to Star for their excellent butcher, meat selection, well trained staff and specialty items and don't forget to get a baked or "take and bake" Terry's pizza - enjoy a slice of Huntsville!

Martha and the Delivery crew are Fantastic, and the in-person Market Crew is even Better. I love…read moretheir selections. They even have bruschetta (Melt my Sicilian American Heart). I hope they will add the sun dried or roasted pepper bruschetta. Their Dave's Killer Bread toasts up nicely for a homemade yet Healthy Restaurant Quality Bruschetta (pronounced broo~sket~ta in Italian). Five Stars! 5*

Quality has plummeted. The chicken breast and orzo I bought today were horrible. Barely edible. The…read morechicken was low quality, I couldn't even slice off a decent portion. Orzo was a tasteless oily mess. The chicken was a weird texture..

I stopped by The Fresh Market looking for sea scallops. I used to buy them at Costco but they do…read morenot carry the bags in the frozen section anymore. The young man behind the counter weighed a pound of sea scallops and two fresh cod fillets. The wild salmon comes in frozen. The farm raised salmon is fresh. Ground sirloin was $5.99 a pound and chicken breasts were $3.99 a pound. Tuesday was a good day to shop as there were lower prices for the chicken breasts and ground sirloin.

If I could put zero I would.. I got scammed by another customer behind me at the register as a…read morecashier was checking me out . She leaned against me and slid her items into the end of mine all the time talking to me & the cashier?? I wondered why my bill was so much higher but I had my granddaughters with me, and was distracted by this woman and wanted to go home. Next morning I checked my receipt & she had slid over $30.00 worth of items onto the tale end of my check out!!!!!!! When I went to the store and explained they said the person to check that, including the camera footage didn't come in until 3 hours from then. Took my receipt bro & my name & number. 3 hours later I went to the store and met the person in charge who said that after reviewing the tape since I was talking to the lady it looked like I had "gifted" this stranger????? I did not, and she made it clear that she did NOT believe me!!!! She very sourly agreed to refund me after I protested & was not leaving. Shame on you, Angela!!!!! I am elderly and still hav to work part time to survive. I am still angry enough to find a way to complain about YOU personally. Been going to same location for over 30 years, at least twice a week. Not anymore.

We needed to pick up a few things and Walmart was the closest store. We arrived at 10:30 on a sunny…read moreday. The entrance closest to the garden center did not have wipes to clean the shopping cart handle. As we walk in I notice two Walmart employees blocking an aisle to prevent access. That seemed odd. We walked over to where the eye drops are located. I was surprised to see the shelves were not fully stocked. Hubs picked out his drops and we were off to the food section. I notice Walmart is slowly removing name brand goods and stocking their store bran, Great Value, more often. I will remind myself to buy French mustard elsewhere. This Walmart used to sell it. The pasta I used to buy here also has to be purchased at a different store. The produce wasn't as fresh as I would like so I only bought a few things. The frozen vegetables were stocked and I did pick up a few packages I needed. Overall going to this store to shop for food would be a deal breaker. If I needed home goods or kitchen small appliances I would come back.

This market is amazing! I was looking for an Asian market to take my nephew to while he was…read morevisiting to specifically look for Korean snacks for him. He was absolutely excited about it and we found a lot of fun things in here! We even found traditional Korean snacks they serve in the tea houses. It took me right back to Seoul! I will definitely be going back here.

This time of the year many Asians buy ingredients for the upcoming New Year. Asian grocery stores…read morebegin to stock up on noodles, rice cakes, kimchi's, vegetables and lots of other foods. I stopped by to pick up items for japchae and bulgogi which are two dishes Koreans make during the Christmas and New Year holidays. Here in America you can get those foods at any Korean restaurant year round. Overseas the average Korean family doesn't eat either one once a week. I have a great friend coming to visit and I purchased the foods necessary to prepare japchae and bulgogi at Christmas along with the ingredients to make birthday soup. My friend will be cooking. Yum! While I was at Holiday International Market, I saw radish kimchi and picked some up. It's not fermented yet and will be by Christmas hopefully. If you are craving Asian foods, please stop by and check out Holiday International Market. Yum!!!

This particular Trader Joe's was convenient to my hotel and walking in, I was pretty impressed…read more The ambiance is bright and cheerful and I like how on the back wall, the paintings are inspired by Huntsville being known as "Rocket City." I was impressed with their soups and was particularly interested in their lasagne soup. The service here was friendly and professional. All in all, my visit to this store was an overall winner. I will give it five stars.

I must admit I am starting to enjoy Trader Joe on university Dr. wife love's the green chili…read moreburritos for breakfast. I am starting to enjoy their tamales. Expensive yet very tasty. In the frozen section

I love my Kroger ! But I want to warn people to carefully inspect your bags of Russet Potatoes. I…read morehave found a rotten one in every bag (5 and 10 lbs) I have inspected lately-- save one, and I bought that one. If you have ever dealt with a rotten potato found too late you will know it is the most horrible smell in the world and stains wood, flooring, etc. the smell is impossible to get out. I have written Kroger HQ about this so I hope they inspect their Russets a little bit better. I have no other complaints about this store and I love my favorite cashier, Theresa.

It was a little sketchy, but it did have a gas pump at this Kroger so we were able to use the…read morepoints I have on my Kroger card. Ran in to grab excedrine and ended up with a couple other things.

I've been shopping at Publix almost exclusively for the last 25 years. I was overjoyed when the…read moreProvidence store opened - it's not 5 minutes from my house. This particular Publix is one of the smaller stores. Not as much variety but still, most everything I need. And so very convenient. The problem is that I have to check the date on every single item that I buy. Milk, of course. Yogurt too. (Last week I found Activia that expired several days prior). But hot chocolate mix? (No joke - it had expired several months prior). Baby food? Expired. Nothing goes into my cart without a verification of the expiration date. I'm not the only person looking at dates - I've seen several customers bring expired items to the registers. It happens regularly. I don't know why this particular store has such problems with outdated product on their shelves. Just be aware.

This is a relatively new Publix with a Pharmacy and a Pharmacy drive through. It's a tad smaller…read morethan the larger stores I am used to. There is ample staff, but they don't really engage the customer as much as other Publix employees do. It's clean, well-organized, and has ample parking with a few covered patio style tables out front if you want to enjoy a salad or other deli item on site. The check-out lines are fairly well staff and the check-out personnel are friendly and kind. It's a nice Publix as generally, all Publix are!