I like that this is very close to where I live but the parking lot and mass amounts of birds is why I'm giving it 3 stars. It's really hard to find parking any day of the week. Don't get your car washed before coming here because the birds will destroy it. This heb is pretty easy to navigate through. All the cashiers are friendly too! They always have fresh food and a great selection of flowers/plants. Heb is a great grocery store in general so I will always shop here! No complaints about the store itself, just this location. read more

H-E-B - Is this where they filmed The Birds?? - Grocery Near Me - Austin, Texas

Pretty typical experience for this HEB, just tired of it. Went through Diana's line today and got a nice greeting, but then our business transaction proceeded like I wasn't even there. Brandon, the bagger, is so over his last year of high school because he never learns anything. Luckily he has a group Snapchat that allows him to cheat on tests and quizzes. Surprisingly, Brandon doesn't think he'll be going to college because it is useless. Diana agrees. He thinks he may try the military. He's been lifting and getting ripped so that combined with his work ethic, he should fly through Basic. At this point I was just trying to make sure he was packing my groceries correctly and stopped listening to the conversation that continued on. He did manage to place my eggs at the top of the bag; good looking out, Brandon. You and Diana are the best. When I called the store to discuss my disappointing experience, I got to speak with a mumbling manager named Barry, or was it James? Mumbling manager Barry-James acted very concerned and disappointed, and then proceeded to regurgitate a very inaccurate version of my story. After I replayed the event for him, he assured me that this is not typical of their staff and that he would take care of it. Something tells me mumbling manager Barry-James is in the same cheat group Snapchat as Brandon and nothing will be done. In short, if you love excellent customer service, Diana, Brandon, and mumbling manager Barry-James would love to invite you on down to the HEB on Oltorf and S. Congress. read more

Parking is a bit of a challenge and it's so CROWDED. Their produce and seafood selections are great and include a wide array of things that I don't even know what they are. I am psyched that they have the big isle of granola bins. read more

Longer line in the bathroom than the register. This place has only 1 bathroom?!! The old Congress location had more. How is this an upgrade store? read more

The store itself isn't too bad. Small, but it gets the job done. Parking is a real pain in the ass. What really bothers me is the crap service at the front. Most cashier's and baggers are teens that have no common sense - they don't greet the customers, they toss your groceries down the belt bruising fruits and veggies, and the baggers clearly have not been trained how to bag groceries so delicate fruits and veggies end up on the bottom of the bag under heavier items. It's beyonf frustrating when you spend $100+ on food and half of it gets damaged by the kids at the front. Hopefully they give better training once the store is remodeled. read more

Called to order a cake from the bakery for a Bachelorette party. Explained everything over the phone and the lady took all of the info down no problem! Picked up the cake a few days later only to receive a "Addason Final Fiesta" somebody who knows basic grammar working would be greatly appreciated as the cake was supposed to say "Addason's Final Fiesta." Save your money! read more

H-E-B - Grocery Near Me - Austin, Texas

They delivered my food to my downstairs neighbors clearly didn't bother checking address embarrassing having to go and ask for my food back they took in terrible read more

HEB has been a real community life saver during this pandemic! Always punctual with well chosen produce. Cold items always cold and separated to preserve that chill. The delivery persons are careful and always wearing a smile to add happiness for your potentially isolated day. read more

It's older and smaller, but small town vibe. Employees are always nice. I value great service. I had issue regarding a pharm refill. All worked together to help me, so appreciate that level of service. Then the pharm thanked me! Thank you. read more

First time visiting this supermarket and was quite impressed by the pricing, very affordable. Good selection of beers and wine. I was quite surprised they had the limited edition bourbon aged beer from goose island. If I lived in Austin, I'd make this supermarket my go to for groceries. read more

After all of my kind words and lavish spending H-E-B has done irreversible harm to my emotional well being by accusing me of shoplifting. Not only that but the way that it was handled was some total amateur type shit. I was purchasing a 12 pack of PBR and two sandwiches. I didn't use a bag because I am strong like Putin and can carry these things easily. I was followed to my car by an employee and asked to furnish a receipt. I had discarded the receipt in the garbage on the way out because otherwise they just pile up in my car and if someone were to break into it they would know about my diet. That is personal information. So I am then forced to do the perp walk back into the store to have the cashier confirm that I had paid for my purchases. The manager was apologetic and explained that the cashier at the register next to the one I used had thought that I was stealing so they were just doing their job in chasing me down in the parking lot. Here is a bit of advice on how to handle these incidents in the future so that you may run a tighter ship over there at H-E-B: -If you are a cashier and you suspect that someone shoplifted it may be a good idea to turn to the cashier 5 feet behind you and ask if said person paid before dispatching security. -If you are a manager it is not wise to identify to the suspected shoplifter the specific cashier who felt that they were stealing. What this amounts to is "she thinks you look like a thief" and you are not protecting your employees by casting blame. Some people are creepy as fuck and would become angry at the individual who had singled them out. I am a rational person so I hold no grudge but the manager had no way of knowing that and who knows if the next person is going to be as reasonable. You stand up for your cashiers, you do not throw them under the bus in front of a customer like that. -If I *were* shoplifting why in the hell would I be stealing PBR? The thing about shoplifting is that you get the items for FREE. This was the most insulting part of the entire ordeal. H-E-B has judged me as someone who is incapable of dreaming big. At the very least I would have stolen a better quality beverage and perhaps some "organic" food items so that I might live the good life and feel what it is like to be amongst the 1%. I now feel marginalized by the staff and this is unfortunate since I shop there frequently. -The manager should be the one coming out into the parking lot to have the conversation with the suspected criminal. Not some poor, apologetic employee who is all of four feet tall. She did not sign up to work security for you and you are placing her in an awkward position. Where were the security dudes on the Segway scooters when shit was getting real? Why is this her job? Learn to delegate properly. As I sit here in tears reluctantly chewing this accusatory sandwich with a side of oppression I wonder how many other innocents have suffered a similar fate. This bag ban is a curse upon us all but that is no reason to subject your customers to careless accusations and humiliation. What if I had been buying toilet paper or feminine hygiene products and had to march in front of the store with all of that? I shudder to think... This is particularly offensive given the fact that I have made it a point to do all of my shoplifting exclusively at Wal*Mart so as not to besmirch the honorable legacy started by Florence Butt in 1919. I will still shop there because it is conveniently located and I am Christlike in my forgiveness but I will do so with the sense of shame felt by one who is on the wrong side of an abusive relationship. Get it together H-E-B, you have a reputation to maintain and emotionally wounding your regular customers does nothing towards that. I will pray for you. read more

Where do you have to circle the parking lot several times to find a spot? THIS PLACE! Where is it always, always, always really crowded, like ACL Fest crowded? THIS PLACE! Where are people willing to stand forever in front of an item, despite knowing that you want one and would really like access to it? THIS PLACE! Where are Velveeta Shells & Cheese and Kraft Macaroni inexplicably not in the same aisle as other pasta? THIS PLACE! Where do you always dread going, and never, ever want to go again? THIS PLACE! read more

Most of the time when I go to this HEB at S. Congress and Oltorf, it is a bad experience. The store and the pharmacy. The pharmacy clerks are the worst. It is all the time not just once and a while. I will no longer go there at all. Not to the store either, just not worth it. About a month ago a security cop chased a man out of the store, he returned visibly shaken. Now HEB has a 'real' cop at the entrance. Cashiers let friends cut in front of you even though you have been waiting. This includes the pharmacy. The women behind the pharmacy counter are the worse. During the pandemic of 2020 one came out and literally screamed at me that I was standing in the wrong place. "NOT HERE, HERE!" That was at the time HEB had strips of tape in the store. Even though I was standing right on the floor sign that said 'Please wait here for Pharmacy.' I should have left then but yet again I gave them a rudeness break. Enough is enough. Obviously HEB condones this behaviour. Yesterday was the worst and now I am out for good. In addition, This store is dirty and impossible to find parking. The produce looks awful.I would love to see it bulldozed and maybe Sprouts put in. Just not worth my time or headache. When you feel stress just thinking about going to a store it's time to leave, permanently. After so many excuses of poor customer service at the pharmacy I am done. read more

Five stars because this place has everything! If you're looking for an eclectic Austin experience, take my advice, and pass up 6th Street, Rainey Street, the Warehouse District, all that other crap, and go to the HEB on Congress. Every flavor of homegrown Austin sh*tcan of craziness can be found on each aisle. Take your pick from the broke hipsters, rich hipsters, obese mamacitas, recovering alcos, nonrecovering alcos, syringe cravers, meth heads, the homeless, sad-sacks, students, weirdos, software billionaires, seedy lawyer types, you name it. Not looking to have fun? Need a brush with reality? Or maybe you want to scare your kids into going to college, or rehabilitate a friend who may have a drinking problem, remind yourself the importance of a good income before dumping the birth control? The HEB on Congress is the place to go! Oh yeah and they sell food too. read more

Someone tear this sh*t-hole down and start over! I'm starting to appreciate the fact that there is no parking, because I shouldn't be buying meat and produce from a facility with such deplorable conditions. Seems strange that between downtown and 78704, we really have no grocery stores. There's a sweet spot at Mary/S. 5th where they've been trying to build a library for what seems like years now. Trader Joe's- please hijack this library project - no one reads anymore and if they do, they do it online. read more

I get to be H-E-B's 100th review? Well, hot damn, H-E-B, it's your lucky day! This is my new H-E-B. My go to H-E-B was the one in Far West, and that was great because it was just down the street from my apartment. This H-E-B is only about 3/4 of a mile from my new apartment, and that's also great because I get to walk around my sweet neighborhood. I like to call this the diverse H-E-B because you can literally see people from all walks of life shopping here. Little kids running around and sometimes doing cute things? Check. Hipsters? Check. Families of all sizes? Check. Homeless people? Check. Business people? Check. Everybody needs groceries because everybody's gotta eat. H-E-B, I don't care that your parking lot is too small and that sometimes I have to drive around for a little during peak times because my time isn't as precious as other's. (Also, that's what I get for not just going home first and then walking, but it's just so easy to stop in on my way home from work!) H-E-B, I don't care that there are crazy birds everywhere, pooping on everything, because you can't control that. H-E-B, I do care that your staff are always super friendly. Every single cashier has always been extra sweet and they'll laugh and joke with me. I appreciate that. H-E-B, I do care that you always have what I need, and even a bunch of shit I probably didn't need. Whatever, I love food. And to everyone saying this H-E-B is "ghetto" or it's in the "ghetto," would you please get a clue? If you think this is "ghetto," you need to explore the world a little more and realize how sheltered your life truly is. I love you, H-E-B. Let's never break up. read more

Yuck. And what a bummer because it's in my 'hood. After our first visit my husband and I have classified it the "last option grocery," as it's likely we'd only return in emergency situations (desperate for RC Cola or allergy meds). It gets two stars because they have a decent organic section. It *only* gets two stars because the place looked like downtown Santa Cruz on a bad day: people loitering out front (not necessarily homeless, just hangin' out smoking and such), dirty floors, difficult to navigate, shopping cart traffic jams, children racing shopping carts and mowing down customers. It did offer some of the most amazing people watching, with it's high instance of "I've just returned from living in the woods for years, and now I need me some Windex and beer. Boy-howdy these lights are bright. I'm confused. Where am I?" Seriously. If that doesn't make any sense, go there and see for yourselves. read more

I hate to be the only one complaining here...or at least among the minority. But, having been to other HEBs, primarily the one at Four Points and the Westlake location, I just can't help it. I feel cheated every time I walk in here. Yes, the prices are cheaper than Randalls. Yes, they have pretty much all of the necessities but it's just not pretty and they don't have the best selection (at least like their other "fancier" HEBs in the more ahem..affluent areas.) I do like the diversity and the fact that I could walk in here in my underwear and no one would think twice. I don't think I could do that at the aforementioned HEBs. (Let the record show that I have yet to walk into any store in my underwear but it's nice to know I COULD if I wanted to.) The store is old, run down and pretty dirty. I'm sure they clean it but with such old flooring and shelving, cleaning can only do so much. It's also fairly small and not well laid out. This place is crowded, 24/7. I have been here at all hours and have yet to find a time where the store isn't' packed. I'm not kidding. I don't think it's packed because it's such a great place to shop, it's packed because it is really the only option for miles and the population in that area is growing by leaps and bounds. With all the new high rises and "multi-use" condos and apartments going up in the area, this is bound to get worse. I would venture to guess the population is set to double in this area in the next year or so. Parking here is horrendous. The lot is tiny and it is general mayhem. South Central Austin is changing dramatically and I just don't feel like this HEB cuts it in terms of selection, parking, merchandising their products and customer service. As much as I'd hate to see more construction in Austin, this would be the one time I would welcome it. It is SORELY in need of demolishing and rebuilding. I think we should demand equal treatment to the rich folk's HEB. Don't believe me? Go take a look for yourself...or even check their Weekly Ads and Coupons. Totally different layout and even items for each store. http://www.heb.com/weekly-ads/ads-coupons.jsp Pop in zip code 78704 and conversely 78746 and compare the stores' ads. Very interesting indeed. read more

I need to amend my previous review of this place. In a time when shelves are empty, people are flooding the supermarkets, and stress is high the people working there were nothing but kind, patient, and even worked very hard with me to get everything that they could on my list. I was really super impressed read more

People complain too much. Yes, it's crowded. It's close to St. Edward's University, it's close to the ghetto (but let's not EVEN compare this to the Riverside HEB), and it's 24 hours, hence people will go here when they WebMD'd all their symptoms, diagnosed themselves, and are now looking into alternative cures at 3 am. Not that I've done that. I like it. It's a great mix of people. Yes, homeless people have asked me for money in the parking lot, and I never have any, so I usually give them a banana or an apple. Is sharing your food really that bad? I run into people I went to school with here, which is kind of nice cause it feels homey, but unfortunate because I'm anti-social. It's crowded, but pay attention to what you're doing and you'll get out in plenty of time (my mom is a speed shopper so I've learned all the tricks). Buy real food and shop the outside edges of the store, and you'll avoid the masses in the chip and candy aisles. The produce is great. I don't think there has ever been a time when I wanted a fruit or vegetable that I couldn't get here. The organic section is nice too, and I think the quinoa in bulk here is considerably cheaper than anywhere else I have found it. The sushi sample people are friendly (and hook it up with more than just a sample, if you're nice), and no one has ever been annoyed if I've asked them to direct me to the correct aisle. Oh yeah, they have a GREAT alcohol selection, particularly craft beer. So, when I don't feel like enjoying Keystone, I come here (just kidding, I haven't willingly drank Keystone since I was 20...even though that wasn't too long ago). Parking sucks, but guess what? You burn calories when you find a parking spot in the outer edges and...walk! Oh yeah, and with the bag ordinance thing, they were pretty friendly. I bought one reusable bag and the guy hooked me up with another one. I appreciate little gestures. LAST THING - I voted here! This last election was the first time I could legally vote, so I sure did get my early vote on and treated myself to a Zebra Cake and a trashy tabloid. read more

I really need to find a better grocery store. HEB whyyyyy?! Why can't you be better?!?! I get home tonight, and, silly me, didn't check any of the expiration dates of any of my food. The wine I bought? "Best before JANUARY 2010" The risotto I bought? "Best before AUGUST 2010" What the hell HEB? How am I supposed to trust you if you keep expired products on your shelves?!?! Please remedy this asap. Or at least put a warning sticker on these things you know, like "hey, this was at its best LAST YEAR." Thx. read more

HEB of the People, I love you. I love that you offer samples of margarine and white bread. Who woulda thunk? I love the little kids running wild, licking the floors. I love the customers roaming the aisles, eating ice cream out of the freezers. I recently moved to North Austin and now go to the Red River HEB. This makes me sad. HEB of the People, I remember all our special times. I'll visit. read more

If you are what you eat, and if your grocery store is any reflection of that, than people in the '04 are insane. Since shopping here it's become clear to me that the food people buy is a status symbol, and there is a wide strata of society at this HEB at any given time. Seriously, this could be ground zero for a marketing masters thesis. I always chuckle when I step into the 50 sqft "fancy" section, in the northwest corner of the store. You'll find dreadlocked hippie girls, and well dressed business women rubbing elbows contemplating the same bulk gojoberry granola mix and eco tampons. Likewise, I try to resist sneering at a cart full of soda, wonderbread, twinkies, and hot pockets. I have conflicting feelings about this HEB, almost a love-hate relationship. I LOVE: HEB store brand products-- Mmmm, the HEB roasted salsa. Cheap mexican ingredients: 3 bunches cilantro for a buck. Fresh nopalitos shaved for you, etc. Lots of Texas produce. Wide selection of just about everything: asian, bulk foods, organic & health food stuff, pre-made food including sushi crew, cosmetics, etc. Staff is pretty helpful, and aside from the stoned teenagers, pretty friendly. Bottom line: You can buy a weeks worth of groceries for 2 people for under $50. (which is probably way too much, or inconceivably cheap to you, but it was amazing for me moving from the east coast) I HATE: Even at 3am when all you want is milk and TP, the parking lot is full and you will be trampled by screaming kids, uncontrolled by dazed teenage parents. Why does the milk case smell SO bad? I have to wash my milk when I get it home, to get the rancid smell off of it. (the milk inside it is fine) I've dug into the green bean selection to only find a slimy rotting mess underneath the top layer. Whenever you park next to oltorf, you'll be solicited by homeless as you're getting into your car. Whether you're paying by food stamps and WIC, or AmEx Black. This is the only grocery store around. Happy Hunting. read more

HEB is a chain based in San Antonio. We mainly came in for water, but also for Blue Bell ice cream. Nothing really special about the store. The supermarket seems a bit old, but what you need can be found here. read more

Um, you people with the one star reviews? Come grocery shop in the Big Apple. This was my neighborhood HEB for three years, and I used to complain about it until I was introduced to the hellish world of NYC grocery stores. Classic case of "You don't know what you've got till it's gone." read more

I love this HEB. It is a good mix of the ghetto HEB on Riverside & the fancy HEB on Brodie. It may not be the cleanest & always stock their groceries the fastest but it's home & what Austin is to me. It's great for people watching. You can see the hipster 78704 crowd, tattoo junkies, pierced princesses, homeless friends, college beer guys, and every other person possible. Plus their stock is good mix of regular groceries, ethnic food, and vegetarian/vegan food. Plus they just celebrated their 50 year anniversary. What other location can make that claim? Plus they are making strides with their sushi section which is actually pretty decent. The crowd at times can be thick but I love going at 2am when I have the store to myself. Go HEB! read more

Do not use this pharmacy unless you like rude, uncommunicative, condescending service. I almost hate writing this review, because one of the pharmacists, James Weems, is a really nice guy, but he's the only one! The other pharmacist (older gentleman) and the pharmacy techs are downright rude. The older pharmacist literally yelled at me on the phone one day bringing me to tears when I called confused about why the price of something had tripled. After that, I called the store manager in tears to let him know how his pharmacy staff was treating customers and then immediately had all my prescriptions transferred somewhere else. I used to work as a pharmacy tech for nearly ten years and I can't imagine my managers ever letting me get away with this kind of behavior or any of the pharmacists I ever worked with treating a patient like I was treated here. I'm beginning to wonder what's happened to the service in this industry because several pharmacies that I used to get great service at are now going down hill. Pharmacists consistently poll as one of the most trusted professions. I wish these people would try harder to keep it that way. read more

I actually like this store; I used to shop at a place called the Real Canadian Superstore where they sold horrible things like thongs with Garfield on the lady parts area (I don't believe in any cartoon characters within a 6 inch radius of the genitals) and it was always wall-to-wall people (70% of whom seemed to be screaming children) and you could barely get anything organic and they didn't sell any salsa that wasn't El Paso brand. Oh, and Ben and Jerry's cost $6.99 for a pint. FOR A PINT. The first time we went shopping at HEB, it was like a welcome home hug to the buxom bosom of the Land O' More Than Plenty. We were running around the store with our cart like we were on the Nickelodeon/Toys R US 1 Minute Shopping Spree of the late 80s, whooping with joy at the low, low prices like morons. The Little Debbie section (gross yet delicious) was overwhelming and actually kind of intimidating (PB&J Pies? Ick). Ben and Jerry's was well-represented and *cheap* (under $3.00). The organic section is decent and the prices aren't bad. It can be crowded and it can be irritating as hell to push a cart around this mother, and the parking lot is such a nightmare it almost makes me glad I don't have a car. I wouldn't call it dirty or scary (though one time there was a guy with a megaphone at Congress/Oltorf calling out the "adulterers" and "fornicators" which kind of ruined my HEB experience because I was seething with rage. If only they sold megaphones..... read more

I can't believe people complain about this HEB. It's a little smaller than the mega-stores with the garden chairs and bathroom sets, true. They don't have a fancy-ass 800-sq ft bulk foods aisle or 800 kinds of cheese but the store is very well stocked (compared to the one on Burnet), immaculate (compared to the one on Rundberg & Lamar), and the prices are pretty damn square (compared to the one at Hancock Center). I haven't had trouble getting through a line thus far even though the store is always crowded. I also don't have to worry about parking and maybe that's the foundation of all the frustration. All I know is that I would rather spend 40 minutes one way on a bus to get to this HEB than spend 10 minutes on one to get to Lamar and Rundberg. It's not saying much, but there it is. read more

I don't know if it's a trend, but it seems to be people from California who are giving this HEB bad reviews. I'm sorry it's not up to your elitist standards, you might be happier going to the Whole Foods. It's pretty close, just drive your Tesla or Range Rover about 2 miles away and you'll be there. Also, calling this place "sketchy" or "scary" just serves to reinforce the view I have of you kind of people as rich, hipster elitists. This HEB is none of those things. I am a poor person, but I can still tell if a place is "sketchy" or "scary". HEB is one of the best places to shop in Austin; cheap prices and excellent generic products. I bought a wrong type of contact solution and had already opened it when I found out it was the wrong kind. I took it back there and the cashier happily exchanged the solution even though I opened it. No questions asked. If you look on the side of HEB products, there is a satisfaction guarantee. You don't like it, bring it back and get a refund. To sum it up, I look for good prices and good products when shopping, and HEB delivers. If you want an "experience" other than just buying food or household goods, this might not be your place. read more

This HEB is pretty crappy but it's something I have to get use to because I just bought a house about 5 minutes from here and plan to live there for awhile. I was accustomed to the HEB's up North which are spotless and can be mistaken for a Central Market, so I was quite disappointed when I went to this one. I would have to say that my biggest complaint is that their "Asian" section is pitiful. They don't have a lot of the ingredients I use in cooking like sake, mirin & curry and they don't even have instant microwavable rice! Their selection in fish is also poor and the seafood doesn't seem entirely fresh. Also, the place itself is kind of dingy and the lighting is poor and it actually makes me a little depressed.... I recently heard that they are moving locations? That would be awesome! read more

This store is ALWAYS crowded. And so often by people who don't appear to be shopping but instead taking a leisurely stroll through the park. The guys in the fish/meat department are always nice as are the sushi prep team. My biggest beef with this place is that they don't remove the yellow sale price stickers. There was one sticker for Jimmy Dean sausage for 2.50 versus the usual 5.00. HEB - don't be teasing the gay man!!! Tonight it was potato salad (not that this felt like a tease for the gay man. Maybe for a gay man from Idaho, but I digress). The yellow sticker for the potato salad sale should have be pulled 11 days ago. Geez!!! My tip for you...always check the date on the yellow stickers. Oh, and don't park under the trees on the east side of the building or your car will be covered in bird poop. read more

This is the #2 HEB in all of Austin in terms of profit, save for the HEB near UT. You will figure this out if you ever decide to visit this store because it is almost always crowded with people, even at 1AM on a Tuesday. The problemo with this is that this store was built in the 1950s so everything is tiny, from the size of the building to the parking lot. It is one of the original HEB's. You can't beat the location and you can't beat the fact it is open 24 hours so these are great reasons to go. However they tend to run out of stuff frequently at this location (though they seem to make a concentrated effort to re-stock as fast as they can). They do have an organics section which I like, however the section is small. The produce is pretty decent but with Whole Foods and Central Market not too far away you can do better. The positive thing about the small size is that if you just need to run in and run out this is your grocery store to do so. Just try and pick a time when they are not over-run with people. Good luck. read more

How do you review a supermarket that's part of a chain of supermarkets and still be taken seriously? I don't know. Nevertheless, I'll review this H-E-B for you, the reader, so that you might understand what my experience was like. First off, I went on a Saturday at 1:30 and found a parking spot without cursing to the heavens or cueing a Rage Against the Machine song in my head. I view that as a positive. Any time I can find a parking spot without raising my blood pressure that's a good sign. And speaking of blood pressure... ...this H-E-B carries a wide variety of Texas-centric products to keep that blood pressure fluctuating. Maybe it's because I'm new in town, but seeing things like Wolf Brand Chili, Kelley's Honey, and a galaxy of smoked sausages and BBQ spice rubs makes my Northeast lips curl into a smile. As I browsed the aisles being careful not to load up my cart with novelty items I was more than satisfied with the selection. Clean? Yes. The cleanest? Who knows? What I can say is that the floors are clear of puddles of toxic waste and there are no showers of locusts raining from the ceilings. (At least not on my visit.) The meat looks good, the produce is...adequate, the deli counter slices your cold cuts based on a numerical system of thickness (YEAH!), and there is a sushi station, which I personally stayed away from, but if you like your sushi rolled fresh at a supermarket in the middle of the capital of a state in the Southwest, here it is for ya. You can shop at this H-E-B and not have a heart attack. Consuming all the great food they sell is another story. And I *will* continue to shop at this location. They carried everything I needed and then some. Gotta go now. I have a horseradish cheddar grilled cheese on sourdough bread that needs to be demolished. read more

It's an HEB. It has groceries. There just isn't that much to say. This one's got a pretty nice selection, so hooray for that. Of course it's going to be crowded. Get over it. Of course it doesn't have your tofu-soy-whateverthefuck. It's not Whole Foods. Get over it. -1 star for the clusterfuck location. Getting into/out of this parking lot is a difficult to say the least, especially since they're doing construction on Oltorf. Obviously, this is not HEB's fault. Still, it's hard to do a quick grocery run here, so -1 star. read more

Although not the worst H-E-B in town, it's in the top 3. (N.B.: like other recent reviewers, I also used to live in NYC. While this H-E-B is an oasis compared to sheer hellholes along the likes of Key Food, my review and star rating are vis-a-vis H-E-B's local competition.) A little history about this place: it's one of the oldest H-E-B stores in Austin, dating back at least 50 years, and used to be part of an L-shaped strip mall that contained a number of other shops. By the late '90s, South Austin was starting to "emerge," and the now decades-old store was woefully outmoded for the area (and times). Thus, H-E-B bought the whole strip mall, tore the L part down and expanded the old store's size by about 50%. (Yes, you read that correctly: the smallest H-E-B store in Austin used to be even smaller.) More surface parking was installed over the former L. The current iteration has been open about ten years, and it hasn't been changed -- or, apparently, cleaned much -- since. The small organic section in the back is the only substantive change the store has seen, but it's frankly kind of a joke considering Central Market and its 20-times-larger selection of such products is five minutes away (never mind Whole Foods and its 60-times-larger selection downtown). Yes, everything everyone has said here over the past few years remains true today. The crowd are freakin' NUTS. Shopping here reminds me of driving on a freeway in L.A.: it can be inexplicably jampacked 24-7, at any time of day or night, for no discernible reason. A visit the week before Thanksgiving or Christmas will likely result in encountering zero available parking spots (and dozens of frustrated drivers fuming as they hunt for one). APD may not have officers permanently stationed outside at night these days, but the place remains a homeless magnet. The lines are invariably absurd. Although this is the closest supermarket to my house, I avoid it like the plague. The H-E-B at Brodie & William Cannon is twice as big and has a selection of beer & wine on par with Central Market, so I just drive a bit further and shop there when I need to get stuff Central Market & Whole Foods don't carry (Diet DP, Charmin, generic acetaminophen, etc.). My biggest question is why H-E-B hasn't yet figured out that all of the store's problems are only going to get worse, and look for a nearby spot to plant a larger store. Yes, I know there aren't that many large development parcels in '04, but why didn't they just move across to the other side of S. Congress when Bealls vacated a few years ago? That parcel is significantly larger, and there's a vacant piece of land on Oltorf right next to it as well. Or, better yet, why not move cater-corner to the massively underutilized Twin Oaks Center? We're in a recession, and this is possibly the best time in a decade for a multibillion-dollar corporation like H-E-B to be making these kinds of huge investments. In any event, this store sucks. The only reason I'm not giving it one star is because they have the nifty (but small) organic section, and of course their famously low prices that don't require carrying a stupid Remarkable Card to obtain. read more

Oh how I have missed my Texan style grocery store, the lovely H E Butt on Congress! This store has been a fond memory of mine over the years. Seems like everything I come into this location I run into someone I know. This one is not nearly as fancy as some of the newer, larger stores but it's always a little more interesting of a shopping experience. It's located in a very hip area and you never know what may make you smile. Love me some HEB, and you should too! read more

H-E-B - $1.50 avocados!! - Grocery Near Me - Austin, Texas

It's decent. They have a lot of good deals if you like cheap and easy food preparation...and if you like beer. I find myself going here not only for the cheap 12 packs of High Life, but also for queso blanco, boxed food and quick-fix frozen food. May as well kill two birds with one stone. I've been a few times and have never seen people hanging around outside or anything. Usually just a security guard. And the staff is always pretty friendly. read more

This location is open 24 hours. I like this HEB -- I've never had a problem finding parking. Very good deals on Hill Country brand items, which are good. Good sales and the in-store coupons make sense (i.e. buy a frozen pizza, get a free ranch dressing). Lines are slow sometimes but the cashiers are friendly. Don't go here if you're in a hurry! UPDATE: There are crazy amounts of birds in all the trees in the parking lot and on the power lines at this time of year. CRAZY amounts. read more

Just- UGH. The one and only thing I appreciate about this store is that it is open 24 hours... but so is Walmart. This store is really dingy, dirty, and run down. Even though it is a large store, they also don't have a wide range of variety on the items when you actually go to look. Not a lot of brands or types. The prices are ok, but don't blow me away enough to make me prefer shopping here. I don't know what other people are talking about, except they must have been raised on HEB as native Texans, so they don't know any better. Most of the sales are store coupons hung near the products, but they really just make you buy other related products you don't need just to get a $1 off. The clientele is questionable and shady - only here will you find $h!t men coming up to say something offensive, touch you, & then run off like a little b***h. And of course, after running to the end of the aisle, taking once last snide sneak peek. F that. Customer service also sucks. Even busy at 11:30pm, they had only two registers open and the lines were curling back down around into aisles. I was in line in plenty of time before midnight, however by the time I got to the front it was 12:06 & the cashier (in her snotty attitude) informed me they don't sell alcohol past midnight. I should have left my entire grocery load there for her to clean up and walked out. The next night, at the same time- I went to Randalls instead & had the best experience. Never again, HEB! We are never, ever getting back together. read more