H-E-B

I’m only giving 3 stars because I like the kosher deli and the fact it’s got a nice, neighborhood vibe. Less stars for making me feel like Meg Ryan in You’ve Got Mail. You know, the scene where she accidentally ends up in the cash-​only line and the cashier makes her feel like crap. Here are the contents of what I had: 2 sleeves of rice cakes, 2 boxes of crackers, 2 bottles of water, 4 individual Kind bars, a small container of roasted almonds, and a small jar of almond butter. So I go for the express checkout line since I have a small purchase, set my basket on the counter, and the hipster behind the register looks at my basket and says,“can you take the items out of the basket.” In my head I thought, «gee, are your arms broken?» But instead I replied,“ok…” It seemed kinda weird because then he started taking stuff out of my basket anyway which leads me to believe he just giving me attitude for not following proper HEB customer standards or something (sorry, I rarely come to HEB, I usually hit up Randall’s because it’s closer to my house). Then as he is ringing me up, with a line behind me, he very indiscreetly says,“this line is only 5 items or less.” I’m sorry, I did not notice the 5 items or less sign, but jeez, couldn’t he have been more discreet about my error rather than pointing it out loud enough for the people behind me to hear? When did the checkout line of a grocery store become a TSA screening at the airport? Oh, and for the record, that was pretty much the extent of conversation from him: take your things out of the basket, you can’t checkout here. COOL. THANKS.

Excellent selection. Very clean, very nice. The only thing that feels dirty is the plastic bags that westlake hasn’t banned yet.

I like this HEB best. And they give you bags! the meat department and seafood depart is really accomodating and will help you select your cuts and give advice on cooking. selection of fruit and veggies are good. Pharmacy is helpful. wine selection is great.

Love their fresh squeezed OJ. Great beef. Not sure how fresh their seafood is. Employees are super nice.

I love this HEB for all of the things you want to love about a grocery store. not too crowded, easy to get in and out of, friendly and knowledgable staff, great wine and coffee selection, produce is freshy fresh, FREE SAMPLE HEAVEN, decent coupons and prices, great bakery with fresh donuts (this is very important), old school pharmacist who brilliantly will recommend drinking soda for indigestion (when you eat too many donuts and free samples) instead of trying to sell you a pill for every complaint, awesome cheese lady who you secretly want to be your grandmother, and excellent selection of trash gossip magazines to flip through in the check-​out line.

This HEB seems to have caught on to us raw feeders for our dogs! They take special orders. But now I no longer have to place special orders a week before pick up. They now stock turkey necks (for the big dogs), chicken necks (for the Chihuahua), chicken backs at only .80 per LB, organs below 1.00, and whole fish heads! I’m a happy dog Mamma here!

This is an older, smaller heb. Love this part of town. Calm quiet area. Nice neighborhood.

i come here almost weekly now based off a recommendation from Adam M. to the café express portion of the HEB for a reasonably priced lunch referred to as the «orange plate special». For $ 6 you select an entrée (i’ve only ordered the chicken diablo so far, p. s. make sure you get the diablo sauce as it is good on everything), along with two sides. makes for an affordable, fast lunch, and you can handle any chase related banking while in this HEB. also if you want to grocery shop and have your groceries placed in bags, they can provide that service here as well.

The best HEB in town! Service is always friendly and super helpful. They have a good selection of organic fruits and fresh flowers. And yes, they have plastic bags — which is helpful as I frequently forget to bring my reusables. Right up front next to the deli, there are surprisingly inexpensive salads (grilled chicken, avocado, egg) ready for a quick meal or dinner side. I have no complaints — I’d give it 5 stars if it had samples at every corner. :)

Spent $ 50ish in the deli. Was VERY disappointed to say the least with the quality. Dry, stale, uncooked are a few descriptions for the good we purchased.
Love the store, but very disappointed in the deli.

This is pretty much the best HEB I’ve ever been to.
It’s like it has different parents than your normal HEB, like the HEB mom married the Central Market Dad and that’s how this HEB was born.
Very clean, very neat store. Also more a selection of organic/​produce (they have broccolini… I have never been to another HEB that sells broccolini).
It’s not too big like some of the newer HEBs, and it’s not ghetto or small like some of the older ones.
It does have kind of a different layout, which confuses me and sometimes it takes me like 30 minutes to find a taco kit or something else that should be easy to find.
But it is definitely my favorite HEB, and is also conveniently the closest one to my job.
PS: They have plastic bags. Which I am a fan of.

There are many HEB fish in the sea, and perhaps this is just another– but let me point out that this is one of the prize swordfish in the sea of the Austin area.
First off, the layout of the store looks wonky, but it is actually a perfect layout for «perimeter shoppers» like myself. The produce department is huge and I’ve yet to see ugly produce here. There is a great deli selection and meat department.
Of course, currently Westlake allows for plastic bags– so if you want to get your cat-​poop bags, you can get them here with your purchase.
One thing I REALLY like is that they have the best kitchen-​gadget aisle outside of an HEB Plus. I particularly like HEB’s Cocinaware line– and they have just about everything in the collection.
I also enjoy coming here because they have a better variety of products than my usual HEB. I purchased a delicious full turkey for a Thanksgiving in March here as well as authentic beef cheek meat.
This location also has a boatload of demos set up on the weekends I go there– moreso and with cheerier folks than at our usual HEB.
The only real thing that can be tricky is parking, but depending on the time, it might not be an issue.

It’s convenient that the HEB I live by also happens to be my favorite one. Sure it’s not one of those new and fancy airport hanger sized HEBs, but they seem to always have a lot of good samples including expensive wine tastings. What really compelled me to finally write a review today was something I’ve been taking for granted here for some time and that is how consistently good their sushi/​sashimi packs have been.
Yes, in general supermarket sushi is in a different league than what you get at sushi restaurants, but between supermarkets there are tiers as well. And as far as supermarket sushi goes, this HEB is at the top. I didn’t come to this realization until I had some really bad sushi from the HEB on Burnet and 2222 — rice was chewy and gelatinous.
Now aside from grading this place on sushi — after all it’s not what most people rate a supermarket on — this HEB also wins points for their nice produce department and fresh seafood selection. The only things I’d like to see here would be homemade tortillas made fresh in-​store (I think they get theirs shipped from another HEB) and a better prepared-​foods area.

Sweet Mother of Polly Ethylene! They have plastic bags! It’s been so long since I’ve seen them in an H-​E-​B in this town, I actually stood and marveled at groceries being placed in plastic bags. I may have even drooled.
Also, this store has a lottery ticket machine. I was totally not expecting this! Now I know most grocery stores in Texas have lottery ticket machines, but that’s not my point. See, I’ve always heard the lottery was nothing more than a tax on the poor. But, sure enough, just yesterday I saw a woman decked to the nines in a blue dress and reeking of gold and diamonds getting her lottery fix at the machine so she didn’t have to be caught dead in a convenience store. So, you see, my friends, the lottery is actually a tax on the rich! I can only surmise the rich must give poor folks money to buy lottery tickets as a subterfuge for their habit. Brilliant!
Then, later on Facebook, I discovered I actually know a manager at this store. It’s someone from my high school graduating class. He referred to it as «His H-​E-​B», but we all know from the commercials it’s really «My H-​E-​B», right? I hope he still thinks I’m cool despite my Facebook posts, but if it comes down to it, I’ll give up Facebook for bags. Maybe if I wear one over my head I can still shop here?

I was in the area and need to pick up some groceries before heading home and seem it would be easier to shop here versus the HEB near my home. This store used to be an Albertsons and when HEB took over it they see to keep the same locations of dairy, produce and meat along with the same long isles. I would compare this to the store in Circle C Ranch, but super sized. And seems I always feel like I am getting my exercise in walking to get everything I need, but not as bad as the larger Plus stores.
Anyway it took me a bit longer to find the products I was looking for since I am not used to shop here. I also noticed they did not carry items found in my store in CCR, which surprised me, but I did find a King Cake I was looking for. The seafood and meat department is smaller compared to the one in CCR, but does carry more household items and stuff.
On the bright side this store is not in the city of Austin but in West Lake Hills, so you will still be able to walk out with plastic bags.

One of THE best HEBs in Austin. They are located in an upscale area, so their offerings cater to that population, turning this HEB into something like a Whole Foods with HEB prices. They have a GREAT beer and wine selection, the location is always well-​staffed, and they have lots of great organic/​fresh produce and meats.
I knocked off a star based mostly on the people who patron this location, and their behavior in the parking lots. Suffice to say, I’ve been in more near-​accidents than any where else in Austin here. And when I watch in stunned silence as someone in an Escalade reverses and slams into the back of my (parked) car, I really have to question the driving habits of the upper echelons that frequent this grocery store.

This HEB could just as well be the set for the real housewives of Westlake.
The salad bar is great. The produce is good. All they need to get are organic Fuji apples. Why you no have organic Fuji apples?
They have a Chase bank inside this place which is very convenient.
Great place to people watch. The floorshow is much appreciated.

Wow! My new favorite grocery destination! This store is almost like the Goldilocks of HEBs… Just right.
This HEB has a huge selection of high-​end and unusual grocery prodcuts that a foodie would expect to find at Central Market or even Whole Foods. But it also has a full grocery selection like any HEB. In other words, it’s as close to one stop shopping as you can get.
I went in last night with a full grocery list and came out with almost the entire list checked off — and even more stuff that I had no idea I wanted or needed.
There’s something to be said for a grocery store that carries imported British steak sauces AND cheap frozen Hungry-​Man chicken sandwiches.

This HEB pretty much rules!
Things I love:
Made to order breakfast tacos in the morning. (Your daughter was right, Errol.)
Nice selection of all natural beauty products (i.e. hair products, lotions, soaps)
Amazing deli selection, almost as well stacked as CM.
De.licious cooking demos during lunch time. Everything is always super tasty.
So yeah, I wish this one were closer to home but at least it’s on the way to work.

For me, the most significant cultural icon in Austin is HEB. Bars and restaurants come and go, today’s hip and chic usually wind up with last year’s cell phones, but HEB just keeps reinventing itself in Austin year after year after year.
In a strange way, shopping at HEB is kind of like dating: Every store has its unique personality, from small and quirky, to big and bland, to those behemoth plus-​sized stores with odd implants — really, how many times have you run to the store for some milk, bread, and a 42-​inch TV?
With that in mind, this Westlake Village HEB may be the one you actually consider taking home to meet the parents — smart, sexy, and with a year abroad at the Central Market finishing school, without the pretensions. Everything you thought you wanted from a grocery store, in one complete package. For most of us average Joes, that’s about as good as it gets.
If you’re low-​maintenance or just not in the mood to deal with the restaurant experience, it’s hard to go wrong with the Orange-​Plate Special at their Café-​on-​the-​Run: For $ 5.99 or $ 7.99, you pick an entrée and two sides that’s enough for two meals or for two people to share, a pretty remarkable deal.
Of course there are always imperfections: Parking can be spotty at times, and this store doesn’t always offer the same in-​house coupons or sale items like other HEBs. But you know, that’s all small potatoes, because in the end, this could be the HEB you’ll keep coming back to.