These FL Grocery Stores Among Best, Worst In U.S. For Quality, Service

FLORIDA — A couple Florida grocery stores are among the best in the United States in terms of food quality, long lines, and more, according to a recent survey, while a few others ranked among the worst.

The survey conducted by website and game maker Solitaired analyzed Google reviews for 3,000 grocery stores in 100 cities to find the best and worst grocery stores across the country and what made shoppers either love or hate them.

The result? While some stores stood out in areas like customer service, food quality, prices, and checkout speed, several in the Garden State did not.

Many shoppers raved about the Trader Joe's store at 2742 4th St. N. in St. Petersburg, according to the survey. It ranked No. 2 in the country and earned a 4.7 rating out of 5 stars.

Other Florida stores on the best list are:

• No. 34 Trader Joe's, 4180 3rd St S, Jacksonville Beach
• No. 39 Publix Super Market at River Landing, 1420 NW N River Dr Ste 110 Ste. 110, Miami
• No. 48 Publix Super Market at City Plaza at Tampa Palms, 16041 Tampa Palms Blvd W, Tampa

And this Florida store is on the worst list:

• No. 23 Walmart Supercenter, 201 34th St N, St. Petersburg

Shoppers had no love for the Sprouts Farmers Market at 1759 St Lucie W Blvd, Port St. Lucie, which ranked No. 26 on the list for worst lines. The Publix at Tampa Palms also received low marks for long lines.

Stores with the worst customer service include:

• No. 7 India Spice, 7145 S U.S. Hwy 1, Port St. Lucie
• No. 11 Earth Origins Market, 6651 Central Ave, St. Petersburg
• No. 26 Super Fresh Market, 2200 Americana Blvd Ste 1, Orlando
• No. 44 Islander Market, 4534 Chancellor St NE, St. Petersburg

Stores with the worst food quality include:

• No. 17 Sprouts Farmers Market, 1759 St Lucie W Blvd, Port St. Lucie
• No. 27 San Marco Food Store, 1510 San Marco Blvd, Jacksonville
• No. 30 Earth Origins Market, 6651 Central Ave, St. Petersburg

To identify the best and worst grocery stores in the United States, researchers focused only on stores with more than 1,000 reviews. They then combined the star rating and the number of reviews to rank each grocery store.

Overall, shoppers preferred Trader Joe’s, Costco, and Wegmans, while Walmart, King Soopers, Save A Lot, and Kroger were America’s least favorite major grocery chains.

The top three best supermarkets in the U.S. were Trader Joe's in Gilbert, Arizona, and St. Petersburg, Florida, and Central Market in Fort Worth, Texas.

The top three worst grocery stores in the country were Giant Eagle Supermarket on Cedar Avenue in Pittsburgh, Metro Thriftway in Kansas City, and Walmart Supercenter in Aurora, Colorado.