Customer service has always been one of the best and it's easy to find what you're looking for. While it's not Trader Joe's, it's a pleasant place to shop for groceries. It has an excellent selection of everything . read more

If you've ever wondered what it's like to pay premium prices for a bargain-basement experience, welcome to Harris Teeter on North Saint Asaph. The self-checkout area is a masterclass in frustration. There aren't enough lanes, the systems look like they were installed sometime during the Bush administration, and half of them are usually "temporarily out of service" with paper bags draped over the screens like little brown tombstones. The line regularly stretches toward the back of the store, so forget "quick trip." The few seasoned employees who work that area really do try, but most of the self-checkout staff have perfected the art of standing nearby while being remarkably unhelpful. Prices, of course, are sky high--which might be easier to swallow if the place didn't feel so out of control. Shoplifting is clearly a sport here; you can literally watch people grab cases of beer and stroll right out the door. Handheld baskets are scarce because those walk out too. Outside, the loading dock area frequently smells putrid, and the seating area that's supposed to be for paying customers is often taken over by loiterers and left dirty and uninviting. It's not exactly the relaxing neighborhood grocery vibe they're going for. And then there's the parking garage. The lighting is dim enough that you half expect a crime drama to be filming in the corner. It feels dingy, not safe or welcoming, and the escalators from the garage to the store are out of service so often they might as well be decorative art pieces. For a grocery store in the heart of Old Town, this place should feel clean, secure, and well-managed. Instead, it's giving "municipal chaos with luxury pricing." read more

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They have a good assortment of groceries that I need. Able to find a few items I can't find in other grocery stores.

During my last few visits I've noticed an abundance of food items that are several months beyond the SELL BY date. Over it!

BE CAREFUL! Every time I get home, I discover at least a few food packages have been opened, seals broken, and the receipt doesn't reflect the sale on the items in the circular. The elevator is always under repair. Managers and security are needed. The 2 stars are given because at least the cashiers and store employees are nice. read more

A very well stocked clean store with so much variety and really helpful staff. It's a pleasure to shop there. Great sales as well.

I highly recommend shopping at Trader Joe's or Whole Foods across the city. I ordered a large order or meat for Christmas dinner a week in advanced. Left all my information and on the day or pick up they didn't have it. The gentlemen behind the counter said it was the holiday and the delivery truck didn't come. However, I've been shopping at HT for years. Never had a similar experience. Much like any business , when you can't deliver , you give your customer a call to inform them. They didn't even try this. I've had HT call my to inform me my delivery is ready for pick up, so his answer for not having my order is garbage, and any half intelligent person would understand that. Heres to saying goodbye to HT and welcome Trader Joe's and Whole Foods will welcome arms. read more

For such a nice, upscale, expensive area, this grocery store is straight up disrespect to the locals. Can't spend less than $50, no matter what you buy. A solid 50% of the time, the items you are looking for will be gone for no apparent reason. Hot bar and Deli close way before people even get off work, actually I've never seen anyone working in the Deli come to think of it. If any particular item goes on sale for even $1 off, it will immediately go out of stock. Fruit is terrible. Milk and Dairy items, premade meals are always about to expire that same week, read more

Still full from a late lunch, I opted to walk the 2 blocks from my hotel to Harris Teeter and find something appealing from their salad bar. This place is well lighted and inviting. Friendly helpful staff in each department I visited. With well stocked and clean items. I also found some Peach and Passion fruit juice in their juice refrigeration area. Check out was fast and easy. read more

Harris Teeter - Goose berries - Grocery Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

I'm an out-of-towner casing out the DMV area with full intent to move should the opportunity present itself. After a botched Airbnb near Ft. Totten, a friend hooked my up with a weekend skyline view at the Sheraton across the street. Wearing for layers, I went down to Harris Teeter for Sun Chips, Mentos, water and a bottle of wine. The lines were hideously long, but they moved right along. The prices seemed pretty steep, but maybe it's because I was visiting from Houston and geography had something to do with it (economic mumbo jumbo). Either which way, it was a pleasant experience. Shoutout to Rosa G. for her AMAZING speed at getting us going. read more

Harris Teeter - Sun Chips, water, wine and Mentos from Harris Teeter. - Grocery Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

While this Harris teeter is normally stocked well with items, do NOT utilize their express pick up option. Literally every time I use it they mess something up. This time the personal shopper told me she couldn't find certain produce items like green onion, tomatoes and ginger. I parked my car and went in to grab some Truly because I forgot to order it and sure enough everything the personal shopper said she couldn't find, was RIGHT THERE! But the worst was the shopper clearly didn't even look to see if the strawberries were good bc I could look right at it and see numerous moldy strawberries. I keep saying it's just a one off situation but it's not and I will no longer use this Harris Teeter for express shopping. They need to train their "personal shoppers" a little bit better! read more

This is a good local store right downtown. You can definitely find what you need but of course the price matches the location so that stuff here is expensive. Other than that it's pretty good. read more

Place is a scam and disgusting. There's a huge rat burrow outside the front door, there's never any hand baskets (only carts), prices keep climbing, and no one works here. This place is an absolute scam. Everytime I come here for less than 8-10 items, I drop at least $50. Additionally, no one is EVER at the registers - it's self-service checkout only and half of the machines are always broken. 0 stars if I could!! read more

Let's give an enormous Yelp to the staff for such a beautiful visual on displaying. First impressions are definitely everything. It's a week before Chrome and you'd expect most of what you want/ need to be few. There is plenty of the major items and dessert ingredients. The entryway is warm, inviting with soft music, bright and smells clean. This is a short review. Thought I'd let the videos speak for themselves. Happy holidays read more

Always long lines, even on slow days. Drives me and my family crazy. They need to hire more and better staff.

I walked over here for lunch and it's situated about 4 blocks from my office. My initial thought was to purchase one of those prepared delis sandwiches. I've had their Italian and turkey 8" sub sandwiches from here before, and their food has always been delicious. At right around 12 noon they apparently had not yet prepared any sandwiches for the day. While I was around the deli section I did notice several prepared pizzas, and they looked too delicious to pass up today. Allen from the pizza section provided me with exceptional service today, and it was apparent that he was mighty proud of the pizzas that he prepared personally. He described the supreme pizza and it sounded like something that my stomach was waiting for! He went out of his way and heated up 2 of the supreme pizza slices and then boxed them up for me. I took them to my office, and I actually had not had pizza that delicious inquire some time! read more

Harris Teeter - Grocery Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

This is one of the sorriest grocery stores Ive ever been too. For the last month or so this place has no hand baskets and around 10 total big shopping carts. You have to use your own bags or cart if you expect to do any real shopping here. When I asked about the basket situation they didn't have a response other than people just take them. As for the food produce is pretty bad, I see a lot of moldy produce and prices on the shelves are not always the same as when you go to the cashier. I only go here if I have a small amount of items to get or don't want to drive but its pointless to come here unless you just need 1-2 items with the basket/cart situation. Note to management: get some more baskets! read more

I just opened a package of yellow American cheese that I had sliced fresh at the deli counter of my local Harris Teeter in Old Town. It's a half a pound messy pile of unusable bits of cheese instead of slices. read more

Harris Teeter - Sliced cheese from the deli department at the Old Town HT. - Grocery Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

Yelp removed my review because they said it wasn't about my "direct first-hand experience." To be clear, this review is about my direct first-hand experience speaking with a literal manager at the store, so it is about my own, direct, first-hand experience as a (now former) customer at this location. The beginning is for context. Again, this review is about my first-hand direct experience as a customer speaking with the Asst. Manager, Lydia. My roommate, who is Black, walked into this store, our local Harris Teeter, yesterday wearing a "Black Lives Matter" shirt. An employee walked up to him (breaking their social distancing rule) and got in his face and said "No. All lives matter." My roommate was obviously upset and left the store. He came home and felt like he couldn't have a productive conversation with someone there. I called on his behalf and spoke with an Assistant Manager, Lydia, who apologized and said it was against store policy to make comments like that to customers. She then went on to tell me that at Harris Teeter, they believe Black lives matter AND that all lives matter. She told me she'd talk with the employee and give me a call back. She called me back less than 10 minutes later to say she talked with the employee and he didn't mean to be rude, he was just saying that all lives matter, not just Black lives. I pointed out to Lydia that this was literally the issue, because telling a Black man in a Black lives matter shirt that "all lives matter" is already super inappropriate, and also the fact that it was a random employee at a store he was shopping at that got in his face to tell him this was an added layer of unprofessionalism. Lydia decided we should agree to disagree. The next day, a friend called the store to express concern and was told that the situation was "handled," despite the fact no one has reached out since Lydia decided we had a difference in opinion on whether employees should be able to break social distancing to spout rhetoric on current racial issues towards Black customers minding their own business. On their corporate Facebook page last Friday, they made a post about how Harris Teeter "sees" and "stands with" their Black shoppers/community members. And apparently they also don't care if their employees break social distancing to shout their p beliefs at customers. Oh, and also worth mentioning, Lydia pontificated that it might have been a "challenged" employee that works there during the first call, because apparently ableism is also cool at this store. Again, this was my direct, first-hand experience as a customer speaking with their manager. They can flag it all they want, but it happened to me and they need to answer for this. read more

Nice store and layout, wide aisles. But they need more cashiers, or train the ones they have better. It should not take 15 minutes to check out. Additionally some confusion by the cashiers on what the lights mean - typically an on light mean the lane is open. They appeared to be set randomly. Ok, came today, and there are no carts, what's up with that read more

Harris Teeter - Grocery Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

Nice clean store with everything we needed to stock our Airbnb. They even had some fresh sushi to go! I was there late at night and one of the employees (Oscar? Middle aged African American man. Sorry I can't recall his name with confidence. One of my kids puked on our flight to DC) kept an eye out for my Uber driver with me. I thought that was super considerate of him. read more

In light of the recent events, I was shocked to read the way an employee behaved to an African American customer in the store by saying that it's not "black lives matter" it's "all lives matter" and we all know that in that response lies the problem. Won't be shopping here till the manager and employees educate themselves better and treat people better. Add to this their botched handing of COVID and you have two good reasons to not shop here. read more

A friend visited wearing a Black Lives Matter shirt and an employee violated social distancing to approach him and say, "No, all lives matter." Ultimately, management explained that the employee didn't mean to be rude but felt it was important to say that other lives matter too. When presented with the argument that the employee did not need to approach a customer with this, the manager said they'd have to agree to disagree. So. Employees harass customers at this location, with management's blessing. Do not give them your money. read more

I go to this Harris Teeter because it's close to work and I can grab groceries before heading home. In general, I'm a big fan of Harris Teeters, but this location is slowly disappointing me. The employee's at this HT are overall friendly and helpful, there are no complaints regarding. On three separate occasions, I have either accidently grabbed something or purchased something that was expired. Bought some crackers, thought they tasted stale to realize it was 4 months past it's best by date. Grabbed some baby yogurt, best by date was almost a month passed. Lastly, purchased some HT Jam, still sealed but when I got home, there was already mold growing on the surface. Will still likely go to this location, but will be closely examining the dates of everything I get now. read more

This Harris Teeter is located in OT Alexandria, on the corner of Asaph and Madison. The store seems to be more compact, but the produce is fresh and other grocery items are well-stocked. There are some limited street parking, but there is a garage around the back, attached to the store. I had to stop by to pick up some drinks for a party, and they had a good variety of brands, some being on sale by using your VIC card. The cashiers are super friendly and pretty quick in the check-out lines. I find it convenient that this place is open 24 hours! Definitely one of the better HTs! +off of Asaph and Madison +garage parking attached +friendly staff read more

Harris Teeter needs to teach it's employees that customers come in with a diverse array if skin colors, ethnicities, genders, political ideologies, religions, and nationalities. One don't have to age or like any of that, but while working, keep your opinions on the matter to yourself. I will not shop there. I'll just bop over to Trader Joe's our Whole Foods the next time I'm in Alexandria. read more

All produce was organized and fresh. Employees helped me find items I couldn't find. Cashiers and bagger were there to do there job and they did it well! Fast and smooth checkout they flew through the line it was unbelievable that it was just two employees. Better than most grocery stores in the area! read more

This store is grossly understaffed. I went there at 5:20pm tonight and only 3 cashiers were open and the self check out line went down an aisle and around a corner. There were at least 8 to 10 people in each line (with cashiers). I went to customer service and nicely asked if they had any more cashiers and the woman "barked" NO. Shame on HT. This store is in a demographically desirable neighborhood and whoever manages this store needs to get on point and hire more staff. People were totally frustrated and it was PAINFUL. To stand in a checkout lane for 15 minutes is rediculous. I rarely write reviews but felt I had to because I hope someone from HT corporate reads this and takes action. I will not be going there anytime in the near future. read more

I've never been to a Harris Teeter before, but have heard it's really expensive and generally not worth it. And the die hard Harris Teeter fans praise this store for everything. I didn't know what to expect coming in, but I can certainly say I wasn't disappointed. With a location so close to Trader Joes, I was initially wondering how the competition would be. As much as I love TJs, I may have to frequent HT more. It is a HUGE store compared to the TJs, with greater selection on pretty much everything. Plus, they have a hot food area. (I got the pizza from there, and it wasn't worth the price. The cheese was rubbery and the sauce was too sweet. Well, it's not a pizza place so I can't dock them any stars of that.) There is a private lot for the HT. Not to mention it's free. Without validation. Yay! Plus, it's open 24 hours! And very well lit. Because it's a new location, it was obviously very clean. Everything was organized neatly and put in its exact location for the grand opening. The employees were all very professional despite it being their first day. I'm sure they had a soft opening to practice. They did seem a little hesitant sometimes, but they did their jobs well... A lot better than some people who've been at it for years. They kept pushing us to sign up for a VIC card (loyalty card) but the line was too long. Perhaps next time. :) As with any grocery store, you're going to find some things that are well priced and other things that are way too expensive. This is no exception. Not everything isn't super expensive and you can definitely find some good deals here as long as you shop around. read more

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Some improvements at this store in recent months, esp re customer service. Carts more abundant and, finally, hand baskets are usually at the door (important for a store where many buy only a handful of items). Item availability still sometimes spotty (even for very common things). read more

Never enough cashiers and long lines. Understaffed. Clean at least, and mostly stocked.

Yes, the gang is all here. A new Harris Teeter brings out all the hungry foodies from near and far. They've got wine, veggies standing at attention for your inspection, and a pretty nice food court. They have all the food favorites that I have grown to love at just about any other Harris Teeter, pizza and cheese...Oh, yes, pizza and cheese. This is one of the biggest Harris Teeter that I have ever been in, and it is easy to imagine an afternoon lost among isles of exotic produce. However, for now, perhaps this store is too big. I have to admit that I was a little overwhelmed upon my first visit, because there was just so much stuff. For a moment, I felt as if I was experiencing my own version of Stendhal Syndrome, the condition where one faints or foes into a trance when confronted with great art,,,Well, I guess a mountain of cheese and fresh seafood is a masterpiece in its own right, so I don't really feel so bad becoming entranced by Harris Teeter's own Produce Mona Lisa or Sistine Chapel of Cheese....I just hope its tourist-like crowds thin out in coming months. read more

A large grocery store north of the Old Town area, this is located close to our stay at the Crown Plaza hotel, which made it very useful. Large underground garage (though poor directions to get there from the road). Inside, specials up front, then groceries, hot food/bakery, meat & snacks, plenty of freezers & milk in the far back, and upfront some self-serve registers and regular register lanes. Various specials all over the store help on the selling point and the Red Box and more are in the lobby. Carts lock when they leave the door, so if you have a car, you better just carry out the bags to it. Selection, good, prices comparable to the NJ grocery stores in Jersey City, and while in the middle of a quiet neighborhood at night, still good. Only downside - the cut fruit was half bad when we opened it - unfortunately not close enough to return it as we were traveling, but the rest of the snacks, oranges, and bread, were pretty reasonable and in good shape. read more

Generally fine as grocery stores go...with serious downsides. The slowest deli in the world, if they even notice you standing there! And if they do, it seems up to their mood at the moment whether they actually help you or communicate. On more than one occasion I just got prepackaged ham because I gave up on even being noticed. read more

I can't lie. I love Harris Teeter. It makes me want to move back to the DMV. Especially just to be local to this location! The people were super nice, and the produce and seafood selection was better than most supermarkets we typically go to in Temple Hills, MD. I signed up for a VIC card. This alone tells you that I plan on coming back even though we don't Harris Teeters in our area, lol. I also love the fact that they double all coupons up to .99. read more

It is an amazing grocery store overall, due to the following reasons: 1. Good discount 2. Giant quantity per unit for meat and fruit 3. Friendly staff members 4. A lot of different variety that you could choose from. 5. No long lines in the cashiers. 6 open until quite late during the night and open very early in the morning. Overall, I highly recommend this location. As a matter of fact, some of the fresh-produce it is selling has a price tag that is lower than costco, and I think it is really a good deal, maybe the best deal you can find in the area. I bought a lot of stuffs from this location. There has been only one occasion that the quality of the food (fruit) had some issue. But the problem was nicely resolved and the manager offered an exchange for the problematic item. Overall, my experience with this location is quite positive, and I recommend everyone to take a try. read more

I made a few trips to this Harris Teeter over Valentine's day weekend while I was in town for a wedding. The hotel I stayed at was right across the street so it was very convenient. This Harris Teeter was slightly different than my local one in a good way. I was jealous of the breakfast buffet and the omelette station because we don't have at the one I go to. Two mornings in a row i got up and went to the window where the omelette stations were being made and got an omelette with everythinggggg on it. I actually got about 4 different ones made for the folks back at the hotel so it took some time to make. The lady making the omelettes seemed to struggle a bit at first but got the hang of it on the 2nd one. Some of them were broken up when she tried to move then into the box but I didnt mind. I bought some beer and baby cereal while I was in there too. I know, weird mix *kanye shrug* read more

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This review is for online shopping. The Old Town Alexandria, VA Harris Teeter has the least caring people working for online shopping. The produce is never put in a plastic bag, it is just put anywhere loose on the paper bag, under other items, with boxes of crackers or cereal getting the boxes wet. There is absolutely NO CARE when picking produce for the clients, cilantro is chosen when you ordered parsley, 1/3 of the box of strawberries is rotten (completely visibly rotten), kiwi fruit is mushed because it was put under yucca. I have called many times to complain and it does not make any difference. It is plain unacceptable the lack of care. read more

Harris Teeter - Rotten tomatoes picked by the Harris Teeter online shopping. - Grocery Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

The HT on St Asaph in Old Towne had a lovely floral department. That's not unusual. But.... If Cynthia is working the department she can pull together the various stock bouquets and make something truly amazing! Cynthia has an amazing eye for composing arrangements that surpass the individual components and truly creating something amazing. She's done two arrangements for me on the fly, and they were simply... Wow! read more

Harris Teeter - Grocery Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

I have always been impressed with the customer service at this chain, but I have had terrible experiences at this location. Not enough registers open, no carts, under stocked shelves, rude managers, the list goes on and on.. read more

Harris Teeter - Grocery Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia