Would appreciate knowing where you buy fish? Publix seems to have a small assortment of expensive, farm raised, imported, previously frozen, too old fish

Gatesesteria
 

Bill Gates incorporated's plan in motion...

Lighthouse on the north side of 466 just East of Morse Blvd., Fresh Market, or the Farmers market in Brownwood on Saturday morning.

I would bet on the zombie apocalypse have seen some scary looking people lately.:bigbow:

Usually buy fish at Sams, like their salmon.

I just got home from Grand Traverse Publix. I talked to the butcher and they are closing down their meat counter too (as we speak, since it was only a quarter full). He said they will still be there, but they will be cutting the meat and packaging it for counter sales.

Difficult to judge each section (ie meat, fish, bakery) independently. I may go there for the butcher and since I am there pick up ten other items to save me a trip to a less expensive supermarket.

True, but one department does not operate independently of others. I go to a store with a butcher because I like steaks cut a certain thickness. While there I will buy various other items from different departments (bakery, deli etc). If I have to go to Earth Fare for the meat, I will just get my other items from there as well.

Very true terrible layout. Too no sliced meat that’s already payed out for quick pick up. I’m dumbfounded by their new store layout!

Earth Fare in Lady Lake has a very godd selection of fresh fish.

Did he state why???

No, he didn't say why they are changing the department. He had a big tray of meat he was moving around and I didn't want him to drop it. Hopefully, someone else can get a more complete answer.

He was surprised that I heard they were closing down the counter. I told him you can get alot of information on TOTV!

Have you ever heard of Aldi's ?

I went once and was not impressed. I bought a pack of skinless, boneless chicken breasts. Looked good on the front side but when I went home and opened the package the back side of the breasts were all fat and skin. I never went back.

EARTHFARE!!! Just opened, you won't be disappointed.

A life of steaks is known to be a somewhat shorter life.

Absolutely!! I am visiting in Austin, TX and the Walmart at this location has no other option but to self check out! All other point of sales registers are gone! If I wanted to work for Walmart I would apply....not happy about self check out

It's a butcher shop. It looks like one inside, smells like one, there's no getting around it. They also have a variety of fish, mostly frozen but most of them are not "commercial brand" fish but rather, line-caught and hauled in to be frozen by a fishmonger and sold at Best Meats. Can get some pretty nice pieces of salmon there.

But if you remember old fashioned butcher shops - they were not "pleasant" places. The smell of a back room that cuts up sides of beef without a wall to separate it from the sales floor is not pleasant.

They have good local Florida cheese too by the way, right at the counter.

Earth Fare's beef is grass fed and grass finished, so I won't buy it. I want beef grain finished. Grass finished is dry and gamey.

I afraid all Publix will discontinue them. Have you seen some of the goofballs act when there number comes up. Was 15 people waiting ( that was short for some reason) one person wanted all the counter people to fill her order cause she didn’t want to wait for one guy to do it. Some order 1/4 pound of sliced meat and it it over by once they make them remove the meat. So, eventually they will probably discontinue meat counter in all of them if the public don’t stop the “ I special attitude” ? I have other meaning for this but will reframe from getting nasty.

My wife's grandfather had a "semi- kosher" butcher shop in Roxbury Massachusetts, which is why this one turned me off. The outside reminded me of his :D

I was referring to the OUTSIDE of the place on 301. Never could get myself to park and walk in. We had a German butcher shop in the town in NJ where we had a business for over 25 years and it was as clean and mostly odor free (other than for the stinky cheese) as any food store I have been in. :)

As for Earth Fare, we visited today and it was (IMO) just a poor copy of Whole Foods but just as expensive. A pint of Ben and Jerry's was $7! Amy's frozen entrees were $2+ more than Publix. Their bakery had virtually nothing and their meat and fish dept couldn't even come close to Whole Foods on looks alone. We don't shop much at Whole Foods except for a couple specialty items my wife likes but Whole Foods (***IN OUR OPINION***) is first class compared to Earth Fare. I'm a chocolate chip cookie aficionado and bought one on my search for the "ultimate chocolate chip cookie" and Earth Fare (IMO) rated below Nabisco. :D :D

Let's not turn this into another political thread! :1rotfl:

It's the opposite of "hanging a louie"...

It's not fair to compare Earth Fare to Whole Foods, because there is no Whole Foods in close proximity. The whole point of Earth Fare being here, is that it's here, and not somewhere else. If Whole Foods opened up around here, there'd be comparisons for sure.

My husband says Earth Fare's chicken salad is better than Chicken Salad Chick's. Since it was on sale yesterday, the price was juuuust about the same. The only downside to that is I can't get to Earth Fare by golf cart.

The vine ripe tomatoes were also on sale, just $1.99/lb and those are organic, and perfectly ripe and amazingly juicy, and on the sweet side of good (some tomatoes are more tangy, some are more sweet. These are sweet.)

I also picked up some parmesano reggiano, which was absolutely overpriced. HOWEVER - whenever I try to get it anywhere else, a good 2 ounces is just rind. This piece I got had zero rind, which means 100% of it is edible instead of 80% of it. So if you break it down into edible ounces, the Earth Fare was actually less expensive per ounce with zero waste.

When you're paying $20/lb for cheese, it matters.

You are correct, up north Whole Foods, and TJ’s is right around the corner where I go. Both are my go to. Earth Fare for certain things.

In TV driving an hour plus to Whole Foods, when I can get to Earth Fare in 10 minutes just a no brainer. Plus Earth Fare chicken salad, is better than any I have bought here, and I do love fresh fish cutting.

Ohiobuckeye
 

No Pune intended but all I do is smile & wonder why.

You can Bang it easy or you can Bang it Roughly. Just make sure the wheel is turned due right and bang it. Just be certain not to Bang it Bigly!! Bad News if you do. :1rotfl:

I know where too but I can be bought...😀

aldi's ?
 

Sure have.. went in there twice six months apart. Disgusting .. the smell, the looks, the products... not one thing appealing about that place. If you're going to say price, then you really should treat yourself a bit better.

A "right" on 44 ? Or a "right" on 301 ? Never heard of the place, how long has it been there ? What landmark might we look for ? How do their prices per # compare to area grocery stores ? Want to check it out !

Make a right off 44 on to 301 or a left off 466A on to 301. IIRC it's got a big BEST MEAT sign on the building that looks like someone painted it freehand with meat prices pasted all over the windows. Can't really miss it. Looks kinda unappetizing on the outside but never experienced going in there yet so it might be the best place in central FL. It would be on your RIGHT from 44 or LEFT from 466A. Google reviews seem pretty good FWIW.

Google is your friend (photos): best meats wildwood, fl - Google Search

i'll join the chorus on inflation. food costs are way up, we eat simply & still pay hefty prices

omg, that description brought me back to Meadow Meat Store in Middletown. you could smell the place before you walked in. we were never sure if it was all the blood on the butcher's apron, or just eau de bovine

I can believe it. Pummelos at $2.39 per pound? Outrageous.

Dunno about that. I've been doing that keto thing for about the past two years now, which includes a lot of meat and eggs. We have steak probably once a week, interspersed with ham, bacon, sausage, and just about everything else critter-related. I walk six miles a day, play tennis and golf, and my waistline is down to a svelte 34. I'm pushing 74 years old and can honestly say that I've not felt this good in at least ten years.

SOMETHING is going to have to kill me eventually. Might as well be a steak.

It's on 301; if you're on 466 (or a, whatever it is) where Fresh Market is, take a left just after the railroad crossing, and it's down a ways on the left in front of a strip-mall.

It's dingy looking and so is the entire area/neighborhood. It's been there a very long time. Prices: depends, really. When I went there last it was 5/$20. I assumed that meant $4/lb and was willing to pay extra just for the experience (I like trying new things at least once!).

The ground beef was less than 80% lean, incredibly fatty. But it also made amazing meaballs. Not so good with meatloaf, it was too fatty and the loaf fell apart when I tried to cut it.

The chicken breast fillets were very tasty and tender, I made chicken parm with them. No tenderizing needed.

They were preparing fish that day so the place smelled pretty strongly. But when I lived in North Haven we had a fishmonger in the town, and the store reeked and everyone was used to it because no one in any supermarket within 50 miles of the place had fish fresher. They got it brought to them right off the boat.