Harris Teeter

First, the parking garage smells terrible. Second, the entire store smells terrible. The floor is dirty, the selection is minimal. I walked in and walked out with out buying anything because I felt like I was buying dirty food. Bottom line: sure, this place is great for running in for an ingredient or two for dinner. But if you have a long grocery list, forget it and move on.

The first store I went to when I first landed in North Carolina was a Harris Teeter in Jetton Village. I’ve been a fan ever since. The lady at checkout was super nice. And it’s basically everywhere. I’m really happy that Harris and Teeter built a fantastic franchise.
The one at 6^th is a bit different. It’s smaller, and not as friendly as the ones in the suburbs. But hey, it’s got almost everything. Almost… The aisles are narrower and they don’t have everything that a large one would have but hey, it’s in downtown and I live in downtown so I understand the real estate numbers. The weird thing is that this is the only real grocery store in the entire downtown area. Sure, there’s a CVS in Epicentre and a Walgreens in the Founders Hall but they’re not really grocery stores.
They do have all the wines you’d need for dinner at home though. And they also have ice cream so there you go. If only they’d have kimchi and Korean ramen like the bigger ones… One thing I notice every time is that there’s a police officer some where near the entrance. One, does it mean stuff goes down in the store often? Two, regardless, it’s good to know that they’re there just in case.

You will notice that…
This location is more compact than many of the Harris Teeters, and the wine section is noticeably smaller than most of the other HT’s.
I like the way this place is set up.
You can whiz through grab a few things to complete a meal but I would refrain from picking up things that may not turn over as quickly as other stuff, which leads to my next point.
Do NOT end up making an unfortunate purchase like I did!
Take no chances on anything that you can’t see clearly and are certain is rotated quickly. I purchased two containers of Gelato that ended up being freezer burnt or either defrosted and refrozen — not sure. Ended up being high end trash.
Service is…
Quick and the staff is super friendly and courteous.
I went during off peak hours and parking was plentiful.
Final Note: Why pay top dollar for items that aren’t optimal offerings?
Be careful what you purchase here.

Good variety of organic fruits and vegetables and a decent amount of vegan options (soy yogurt, tofurky, etc.)…and wine! A bit on the pricey side though.

Convenient grocery store for Uptown and friendly staff, but what is up with having expired products on the shelves!!!
This Harris Teeter always has expired milk on the shelves and expired produce (e.g. Spinach). Management needs to get a handle on things and make some adjustments!

Worst supermarket I have ever been to. Bought a gallon of milk that was spoiled. They never have any fruits like strawberries and bananas. And everything is way over priced. Publix and/​or Walmart are 100 times better. I wouldn’t step a foot into this supermarket if I didn’t have to. Unfortunately for me it’s the only supermarket I have less than a minute away.

I’m not sure about why people complain about the prices
At HT? Publix subs are a dollar more and not as good. If you are a VIP member you get all kinds of great weekly deals like 1.77 eggs! This is a great little store in uptown with free garage parking (up to 90 minutes) and a giant amount of wine for the space. The only issue I have is because of the multiple entrances, there are multiple register areas creating flow issues and confusion. If you live West of 77 I recommend this HT over the BiLo off Freedom.

Highway robbery! Goodness this place is expensive!
I’m used to plenty of grocery store options in Downtown Chicago and prices not much different away from Downtown. What’s up with this place?
I had to walk here to buy an array of fruits for an office I was contracting at. Almost $ 3 per apple! Not even organic. That’s just bad business.

Highly unimpressed with HT, this store in particular. Unfortunately it’s the closest grocer to where I live, hence my go-​to for any immediate needs.
Customer service is slow and indifferent, all staff of the automaton ilk. I view the HT employee culture a throwback to the Winn Dixies and Piggly Wigglys of the 20^th century South. At checkout the same routinized questions conveyed with indifference, no eye contact and most surely, only with management’s prodding. HT competitors like Whole Foods or Trader Joes or Earth Fare seemingly encourage their employees to engage in much more personal (and real) interactions.
Don’t buy anything from the deli. It’s not airplane food but it’s not quality either. And you don’t even want to know the potentially death-​inducing sodium level.
HT downtown should be viewed only as a 7 – 11, a convenience outlet for beer and other immediate needs.

Not your typcial Harris Teeter– It is very small and has limited items. It is good if you need a quick fix on milk, butter, eggs. But if your looking to do some serious shopping I would recommend going to another the Teeter on East Blvd. They have fresher produce and meat/​fish

Fantastic! Quick morning grocery run on the way to work uptown. No hassle and the parking deck ROCKS when it’s raining. Great salad bar and fruit is so satisfying every time.

From the north and looking for a good grocery store? Stop wasting your time. There is a grocery store where I grew up in NY called Wegmans and it is continuously voted #1 in the country every year, and not by a hair, it’s a long shot. So, I am not holding Harris Teeter to the same standard, but HT is terrible by any standard. I don’t know if it’s the lack of food diversity in the south or HT’s fault, but I have a difficult time finding many ingredients I need for cooking at home. The prices here are higher than those of Wegmans in NY… that’s right, higher than the #1 food store in the country in one of the most expensive states in the country. The prepared foods section at HT is awful. There are no decent hot meals; terrible taste and variety. The bakery is no good either. I have bought 4 different pies and returned them all. Visit a NY bakery and learn what good is. Deli? Forget about it!
The standard is far below what it should be here. I think the corporate QC people of this company need to visit some other high rated grocers around the country to learn where they’re lacking. Food Lion and Bi Lo are crap and pretend to be nothing better. The annoying part about HT is that they charge out the roof and anyone who has never left Charlotte thinks this is the greatest place on earth. And one last thing, what the heck is with the check outs? They’re backwards! You hand your cart to the checkout person, they slowly unload it, the bag dispenser is on the rotating track the groceries are supposed to be on, while you’re waiting to pay there is a checkout person 2 feet behind you unloading a cart and bumping into you, and you’re left feeling like you just fell into an episode of the twilight zone. The only thing I dislike about Charlotte (besides terrible drivers) is the lack of quality food and grocers. I wish a better grocer would merge or buy HT. Better yet, I wish a better grocer would move to Charlotte and kill HT in market share. If you follow commercial real estate, you’ll notice that HT buys prime locations where competitors make locate, and sits on them. This is their tactic. Don’t compete in the market on quality, put up barriers to entry. Scum bags.

Convienence. Living uptown, this is what this HT location is all about. Especially if you are within walking distance. I will add also that the parking isn’t horrible but it’s pretty tight spacing and our SUV is a little hard to maneuver in there if it’s slightly crowded.
The offer kind of an express store here, although I’ve never not found what I needed I know that it isn’t stocked like the bigger locations. It has a deli and a hot buffet with pizza, etc. if you were to pop in for a quick lunch.
Everything in here is compact so it can feel pretty cramped during your shopping and also during checkout. While it’s an efficient design you can’t avoid the smaller feel of the place.

Great place to pop in for an easy lunch. This is a smaller-​sized HT and I typically only use it for a convenient lunch.
Starting at 11am there is a salad bar and Asian hot bar where you just grab a container and fill it up. $ 5.99 a pound for the salad, $ 7.99 a pound for the hot bar — good prices for a Harris Teeter, that’s for sure. There is also fruit and dessert squares at the end of the bar as well if you are looking for a nice finish to your meal.
You can also grab a sub for lunch and choose your toppings — be sure to check out the daily special to grab a 6 inch on the cheap. They can also do full pizzas or single slices. I’ve never tried the pizza here so not sure of the quality but know they have good pizza specials on Mondays.
Both the Asian bar and salad bar are great though and was surprised at how delicious the hot bar was — the items switch up throughout the week as well so you can typically always find something new to try if you go more than once a week.
I sometimes swing over to the cold case as well and grab a side dish or maybe even a sushi roll… love that sushi chefs are creating the rolls on sight and you can peek over and watch them. And hey, it’s no Cowfish or Ru Sans but never expected it to be and give the sushi top notches here.
I typically don’t do my shopping at HT due to the higher prices but love that I can find flavors of brands at HT that I can’t find elsewhere and applaud this location for the tasty lunch options!

This is the closest grocery store in uptown that I know of near lots parking lots. I have been here couple of time and its little smaller than the regular HT but it works. The first time I was here, I had to bring some items for my co-worker’s B’day but I forgot and that’s when I remembered that there is a HT near my parking lot so I ran. I was in store with in few mins. I asked the casher to locate items and I was out in no time. HT saved my day.
One time I had was running late from office to home but I knew I had to get some groceries for dinner so I stopped by here again. They didn’t have everything I was looking for but enough to save the day again to prepare dinner.
I also started stoping by here specially whenever I was feeling lucky to get my powerball :)
Overall, my experience has been great in finding what I am looking for as well as customer service.

I don’t want to be objective and levelheaded in this review. I don’t want to look at the store in its totality and review fairly. I’m so tired of intelligence-​insulting prices, particularly for produce ($ 3 FOR A NON-​ORGANIC TOMATO!!!) I want to rouse the proletariat and storm the place like the damn Bastille, pitchforks, torches and all. I wonder if IKEA sells guillotines.
But no, if I’m to be fair I must recognize that without this Harris-​Teeter, I’d be pretty screwed. Since I live uptown and don’t drive I’d have to catch a bus or the LYNX for even basic groceries. (Obligatory: Ain’t nobody got time for that!) And like all H-​T locations, their VIC specials are numerous enough that much of your shopping list will likely be on sale. The trick is this: Abandon all brand loyalty, ye who enter here. You may notice that these VIC specials aren’t really deals at all. They just bring the prices down to what they normally are elsewhere. This trickery will probably infuriate you. Take a deep breath and push that rage-​ball deep down inside. After all, that eggplant cost you $ 2.79 instead of $ 3. How generous of them!
It’s strange. There are some deals that lead me to believe they occasionally feel a pang of guilt for their usual greed. Once in a while they’ll do a buy 2 get 3 free deal that’s fantastic. Sometimes it’s obviously to shift nearly expired stuff, but not always. And they do sell shoulder lamb chops cheaper than you’ll find anywhere. Credit where credit’s due. Finally, if you can resign yourself to sacrifice freshness for savings the H-​T brand of frozen vegetables are decent and a good value. But frozen is never as good as fresh.
«What about 7^th Street Public Market», you say? Please! Given their meager hours of operation, I’m convinced they run that place more as a trendy hobby than to actually provide goods in exchange for profit. So Harris-​Teeter remains a lifesaver for car-​free uptown residents. Still, I don’t appreciate that H-​T has uptown by the balls and seems all too happy to take full advantage of it.

Maybe I’m excited by this location because I frequent it often for junk food and other odd assortments, but I have no complaints about it at all. I don’t use it as my primary grocery store, so maybe that’s why some people aren’t as happy about it, but between my breakfast and lunch binges I enjoy this location immensely.
They have free samples daily and I realized that Jarlsberg cheese is freakin amazing, so that in itself is worth it for me! But on a serious note, this spot is fantastic for lunch because of the salad bar, Chinese bar and the soup. I order stuff from here pretty often and then I take it upstairs.
What? Upstairs? you ask… WHY YES!!! When you come in the front of the store, you will see a set of stairs to your left. It takes you up to the wine section. Well in that little wine section is a set of tables and some bar seating that overlooks the store. (Not bar as in alcohol…) It’s actually interesting to sit up here for an hour just to people watch and listen to the music that they play.
They have everything and more that I could possibly want and they probably get a pretty hefty portion of my pay check…
If you don’t want the hustle and bustle of the restaurants, go upstairs to eat your lunch at HT. You’ll feel more relaxed and ready to return to the office!

I’ve always known this was here, but since I don’t live uptown I haven’t had much cause to go inside. However the other day I got sent on a mission from work to pick up a cake and, I must say, I’m impressed.
I’ve heard from my city-​dwelling friends that it was small and didn’t carry everything they needed, which I suppose if you compare it to a regular HT is true. But mainly, I just see it as an elaborate drugstore, for people who just need to run out really quick and get one or two things. I mean, the whole front third of the store is wine, candy, cigarettes, and cold medicine. I think that tells you what to expect right there.
For all intents and purposes, you’re A-​OK, uptown Harris Teeter. Glad to know you’re around.

Uptown’s sole grocery store. Convenient if you just need a couple things, but don’t fill up your buggy. It’s pricey (even for the Teeter world) and the selection is a bit limited.
If you’re in hurry, it’s a great place to grab a quick meal. Salad bar, Chinese buffet, sub and pizza station. A lot of options for pre-​made meals.
There’s also a «cop» who stands at the stairs near the door to watch you shop.
One big bonus: I swear, there are more beautiful people who frequent this store than any other bar/​restaurant/​venue in this city. I’ve told Rich at Rockhouse Events several times he should figure out how to throw an event here. Every trip I make to this store I curse myself for not wearing make up… and for wearing pajamas.
Also, the guys who work the meat/​seafood counter are all really nice and helpful.
Overall, a great place if you’re hurrying and need something. But if you’re looking to stock your pantry and fridge… I recommend leaving the 277 loop.

In the world of Harris Teeters this one is by far the most expensive. I know this first hand as I used to live just a few blocks away in the 4^th ward. And I’m sure that during my first few trips here when I loaded up the (mini) cart full of groceries that locals were probably laughing at me. Oh, silly girl, she doesn’t know that this Teeter sports jacked up prices because it’s the only grocery store in Uptown. Hardy har har.
My grocery bills were always astronomical in comparison with similar products at other Teeters… and all other grocery stores for that matter. But, you pay for convenience at this Uptown location. Free parking, too — so that’s a nice option. Well, during the past 3.5 years I’ve learned a few things and now when I’m Uptown and in need of a grocery item I will go here but only for a handful of items. Save money.
The selection here is a bit limited (as the small is smaller), but the lunch bar isn’t too shabby and the staff are pretty friendly. That goes for the rent-​a-​cop who usually appears near the door, too. If you’re scrambling around Uptown and need a bottle of wine, a handful of apples or a frozen pizza — this Teeter fits the bill. Just don’t load up your cart and snag your groceries for two weeks like I used to do!