Friends keep telling me about market basket so I finally checked it out. Prices are more affordable than other chains and great if you live in the nearby area. The store can get quite busy and hard to find things sometimes because of the large size of the store. Besides that, would go again. read more

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Like all other Market Basket stores, this one stays pretty busy. Got a few of their sale items. I always check their weekly flyer for specials...some of them are really good. Their produce department is always well stocked and everything looks very fresh. Great place to get some groceries. read more

Market Basket - Grocery Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

I love coming here for my groceries! It's on a busy street near Bow Market and has a good couple Indian restaurants nearby. There's a huge free lot for parking, an Indian market a short walk away, and a graveyard next door. Market Basket has everything that a neighborhood market needs, but at an affordable price. Their fruit and vegetable department is my favorite and has a wide selection and fresh produce. I always get the berries, tomatoes, and eggplants here. It's an old school looking store so it's more dated. There are alot of employees around if you need help with anything. read more

This Market Basket is not as great as the one in Chelsea, but still does the trick. The main attraction, if you know the secret, is getting the lobster, as you can get them cooked on the spot. So there's no need to pay $50 or more at a fine dining restaurant when you can get one or two for under $20. Heck, I've witness a savage order 15. read more

So many bad reviews on here. I don't understand why. The prices are so low it's like walking back into a time machine. I live in Quincy and we have two standard grocery store options - Stop and Shop and Star Market, then a bunch of Asian stores. All super expensive. I'll wait weeks for something to go on sale because not paying their regular prices! I skate in Somerville fairly regularly right up the street from MB, so decided to check it out. It's definitely going to be part of my regular shopping trips. Things that I wait weeks for to go on sale at Stop & Shop (frozen pizza brand I like) or almost never go on sale (Amy's meals) are so much cheaper at MB. The produce section is really beautiful and up there with a Whole Foods in terms of presentation and quality. There are a surprising amount of vegan products, which still cost more than dairy (vegan tax!), but way, way less at MB than anywhere else. Staff are mostly Hispanic and super polite. As someone who always uses self-checkout, it's kind of weird to have people bagging my stuff, but glad to see people have jobs and no one seems miserable, unlike other grocery stores. I take the bus there, but there is plenty of parking (though the parking lot can be a madhouse - walk carefully). Bus stop is right in front of the store and a very short ride from either Porter Square on the Red Line or Union Square or Lechmere on the Green Line. I am a huge grocery shopping geek (I actually enjoy the thrill of the bargain chase) and Market Basket is the BEST! read more

My friend had this experience, and I think ppl need to know: I was visiting Boston and went to the Somerville Market Basket to buy lobster, since it came highly recommended. At checkout, the cashier never asked if I wanted a receipt and didn't give me one. I immediately asked politely for my receipt, and to my shock, she pointed at the trash bin and told me "look here, that one." It was clear she had crumpled and thrown it away instead of reprinting one. I found this extremely disrespectful and humiliating. Another customer nearby also looked shocked. I reported it to staff and later called the manager, who said they would get back to me--but no one has followed up. This was one of the rudest experiences I've had with a cashier, and I hope Market Basket addresses it seriously. read more

Their 400 Somerville Ave location has no competition! Check out their produce section for tropical fruits!

The best large chain grocery store there is. The store is kept clean, products are affordable and they stock a wide variety of items, and the employees are nice. I wish there were more stores outside MA! read more

Shopping while black at Market Basket in Somerville MA, on Thursday December 04, 2025. The company Demoulas is not an equal opportunity employer they only hire South and Central American citizens most of them don't speak English there are 2 token black Haïtian lady they speak Spanish & Crèole. I have seen maybe a couple of white employees. I have been shopping there for about 17 years with some incidents but nothing like this. I absentmindedly I push my cart pass the popcorn against the wall, the intended target, The cashier at the express line started screaming are you going to pay for these repeating it several time over and over at first my thought was who is she screaming at she said you pointing at me, So I froze not fully understanding what was happening the suggestion was I was going somewhere with the pushcart. So I pushed it to the manager name Jose front station explain to him what just occured, he told me she was just doing her job, embarrassing, humiliating customer is her job. I know she would never do that to a white person, I've witnessed white and Asian customer come with their personal bag filled it with groceries most proceed to a register not using a push cart not just this store almost all of them. As a black person no personal bag, shopping cart, They would definitely call the cops. Management did not handle the situation very well, immigrants from South and Central America are told all Black people are thieves and criminals they are all over socials media telling us this I guest that's all she saw, not a customer of 17 years that contribute to her salary. Bye the way you'll all riding on the sacrifices of Black people in the United States of America. read more

I think you could sell a lot more cream cheese if your store has had a small display near the bagel and bread isle

Went to the kitchen area in the West Bridgewater store and there was 1 girl working behind the counter. When I went to get her some help there was 13 red shirts standing around talking to each other. When i Asked for another person in the kitchen they told me that's a different department. NOT ONE SINGLE PERSON EVEN OFFERED TO HELP. Most of them didn't even speak english? No one could make a decision except store Manager who would not even answer a page. Time to avoid this store. Good Luck read more

This afternoon I asked an employee who was at the seafood area where chorizo is. I didn't see her name tag but she was wearing an all white outfit and glasses and is middle aged and Hispanic. While giving me attitude, she said chorizo is along the wall where the meats are. I said I couldn't find it there and when she passed by another employee while walking towards the meat wall, she called me stupid to him. I of course told a manager and she said they don't even sell chorizo... How is an employee going to call me stupid for not being able to find something they don't even sell? Make it make sense read more

No COVID practice at all. Don't go there. Too many people and impossible to do social distance. Market Basket should limit a number of people inside, but they don't do at all. Very bad. A lot of customers are wearing masks wrong. Noses are out. One-way aisle: some people ignore. SOOOOO BAD! And Market Basket workers don't even try to keep one-way work. This is why COVID pandemic is endless in this country. Market Basket must do their part. Currently extremely bad practice. read more

The order was never delivered. It was a simple order. The address had been delivered to successfully before on multiple occasions. No picture was taken as proof of delivery. The notification process was also highly unsatisfactory in that, given all of the above, no simple refund option was offered. As a result, I have cancelled my subscription and will lodge formal complaints with the local Chamber of Commerce, the Better Business Bureau, and the relevant state and county authorities. read more

Method: both Instacart and in-person (two different occasions) Value: Best grocery store prices in the area. Service: Staff are lovely and very helpful. Might be helpful to note that some staff don't speak English (I spoke to one employee in Spanish) so if you need service in English, they will find someone who can help! (I saw a patron didn't understand why the employee couldn't answer his question, so I feel like it's worth mentioning). Ambiance: The store is quite large and stocked full of goodies. Can be chaotic because it's a popular spot. Bathrooms: The bathrooms are actually through the back warehouse/employee-only area of the store. All the way in the back, on the left! Parking: Big parking lot. On a very busy day due to a local event, there was limited parking. I believe that there is still street parking down the road. All in all, worth a visit to see if the Union Square Market Basket will be your go-to spot! read more

Very bad service from the store level to corporate office. No wonder the store managers are rude because the corporate office doesn't really care about customer service!!! read more

25% cheaper than Shaw's. What's not to love? Excellent fresh produce and meats due to how busy they are. I usually go to their smallest oldest store, the Somerville, MA one because the location is best for me. read more

If you ever are nostalgic for the game Frogger, why go to an arcade when you can participate in real life at Market Basket (all while getting groceries at super reasonable prices)? My friends have always described Market Basket as "an experience" and I've always thought they were being dramatic. Turns out, for once, they were not joking and this place is totally chaotic, but worth it if you can endure feeling like you're constantly dodging traffic and simultaneously like a fish swimming upstream. Pros: 1. Size/selection: this is a large grocery store. They probably carry everything you are looking for. 2. Prices: the prices are lower than I've seen at other shops in the area (and Amazon Fresh). 3. The craziness: this only helps build character and endurance. You can count it as your workout for the day. You're welcome. read more

I come to this Market Basket because it's close to my house, but I always wonder what's taking it so long to update. Every Market Basket and every other city is so huge and has way more products than here. But this is the OG Market Basket I guess, the parking always sucks. It always feels like it's super crowded in there no space to move people on top of people. I just wish they would update and remodel. The employees they are great, the shelves are always stocked, and given the chaos there the stores are always neat read more

Market Basket is a local chain grocery store. I think it has most of what I can find in a Star Market and perhaps a Whole Foods these days , but has better prices. When I have extra time, I also check out the Indian store next door. read more

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I grew up in Portland Maine and moved to San Francisco after graduating from College. Seventeen years ago ended up Los Angeles area. I was recently thinking about my childhood and remembering my favorite cookies that my mom would bring home from the A,&P, HERMITTS COOKIES. After researching for them could only find one East Coast company that sold them online. They were "okay" and they came past the expiration date and and the company lacked customer service! After complaining to my cousin in Maine he suggested contacting Market Basket Supermarkets. AMAZING COMPANY from the first phone call! Not only did they send me the freshly baked cookies overnight but the flavor, texture, and customer service were excellent! My entire professional life has been in delighting customers and this company excells in this! Thank you again for allowing me to enjoy and "be a kid again". I will be in Portland Maine in the spring 2023 and I guarantee you I will be calling your store to make me a large order of these Hermitts cookies to bring home. Sincerely, Paul Jacobson pdjacobson57@gmail.com read more

The store is huge, so it has a very large selection of foods most people enjoy, with options to try new products.

Market Basket is so good it's like the best food I've ever tasted. It is one of the best grocery stores and I had some of the best Ambiance in the world. The moment you walk in you feel like you're in a classic place with very good items and goods scattered around the market. It's like a little Easter egg hunt! Although you can already find the items because they show you where they are, that doesn't stop you from finding hidden gems! I swear, there are SO MANY DELICIOUS TREATS AND SNACKS Hidden around. Remember when I said the Ambiance was good? Well it's SPECTACULAR! The moment you walk in you smell and feel a comforting warm blanket wrap around your body and the smell of goodness just HITS YOUR NOSE! Oh, and the service? I mean it's alright, but, nothing to write home about. Pretty average, and bland, but that does NOT stop MARKET BASKET from saving the day! Whenever I drive here I feel a warm spot in my stomach -- Reminding me that this has been hand-crafted by loving humans like us! In short, Market Basket is some of the cheapest, most satisfying supermarket made. read more

For a smaller store than many other Market Basket locations, it is chock full of everything you need and the prices are fantastic. They beat anywhere else in the city (Shaws, Star, etc). The produce is especially wonderful...beats Whole Foods quality, IMO, and is a fraction of the cost. The store can get incredibly crowded, so I try to go during off-peak times so I experience crowded, but not as crowded experiences as your typical peak time shopping trips would be. The staff has always been helpful when I've asked for assistance finding a product. Despite it being extremely crowded, shoppers tend to be respectful to each other...thank goodness. read more

I hate babies and large families like the best of them, but these are elements I will most definitely brave to buy groceries at market basket. Somehow, everything is so cheap! Not freakishly, I wonder how this food can be edible cheap, but somehow, you leave shaking your head at how inexpensive your grocery run was. I just purchased items to cook for 25 people, including disposable dishware and zip-lock bags for leftover transportation, for $90. Unreal. The worst part is parking when you get there. The women pushing their carts are actually kind of nice about getting out of your way and the staff is helpful. read more

Affordable is an understatement. I don't know how they get away with such low prices while maintaining the level of quality and selection that they do. And now an additional 4% off every item? All year?? What?! HOW??? Sheer volume perhaps. Which means you have to learn to accept the long lines and huge crowds, and even getting hit by the occasional cart - because it will happen, especially on the weekends. But for such cheap and quality groceries, these situations are worth it. They're actually pretty comical if you walk in with the right mindset. And for those of you who bike over like I do, I recently discovered a rack on the right side of the building. Slightly further from the door but easier to lock up and always empty! read more

Pros: huge selection, low prices, reasonable quality meat and produce Cons: crowded, clientele can be very rude, store layout is confusing, employees are not very helpful (I asked three different employees to help me find the pork chops, but in the end I just found them myself) Sample sale prices from today: Boneless, skinless chicken breast $1.99/lb Pork chops $1.79/lb Eggplants $.99/lb Their Califia Farms almond milk is always $3.49, which is significantly cheaper than anywhere else around. read more

I go to this market basket when I don't want to go all the way to chelsea where their best and biggest one is. This one is tiny in comparison so no bakery or cafeteria set up but definitely most everything else and this chain does provide the beat value still even after absorbing the costs a recent lengthy strike upwards of $400 million. read more

I shop at Market Basket on occasion. I love the prices and variety they have to offer. I like the fact that all the registers are open and the cashiers are so friendly. I shop at Hanover, MA. Mariesey, Quincy, MA read more

I live in South Boston where every grocery store is either too expensive or just a terrible selection. I drive to this Market Basket for a number of reasons: Great prices. I get twice as much for my money here. The amazing people who work there. They are always so helpful and kind! I always find everything I need and want here. It's so organized and clean!! Love it!! Worth the short drive! read more

Roadtripping has its pluses and minuses. Access to a big, roomy trunk is definitely among the pluses. Not for anything illicit, mind you. Unless you consider cramming said trunk with food finds from your travels to transport back home illicit: So yeah... Wound up here with the above in mind. Was a bit surprised by the prehistoric overall vibe of the store in terms of lighting, displays and checkout experience. Whole Paycheck... err Foods this ain't. Far be it from me, though, to let a tiny thing like utter lack of ambiance get in the way of my quest for interesting local eats. Anyway, maybe the layout of this store was too confusing to navigate efficiently because the only aisle that ultimately sucked me in was the international one. I was especially drawn to the Brazilian section, maybe because I'd become utterly smitten with a couple eateries serving up this sort of food during my visit. So I grabbed a bottle of Gonsalves Hot Sauce to add to our ever-expanding collection. Then, I had a sudden impulse to check out the Bread aisle. You see, I'd been wanting to make this 'Preppy Joe' recipe calling for Texas Toast that I'd seen GQ coverboy wannabe, celeb Chef Jeffrey Zakarian whip up on his TVFN show, The Kitchen. But for whatever reason, I wasn't able to find this in NYC. And yes, I know that it is essentially thickly sliced white bread. But I guess I'm a sucker for marketing. Sue me. Anyway, would you believe I found a loaf of Texas Toast here under the Market Basket label? I was beside myself. Hey, c'mon. It's all about the little things. So that's my Market Basket saga... Oh yeah... Parking was tight and it was a Monday, so I can only imagine the mayhem on a Saturday or Sunday. read more

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Not only do store manager and department head at Sagamore Store not care about satisfying the customer, neither does corporate. They use to be a company that believed the customer was always right . Appears whose days are gone . Anytime I had an issue at another store ( S&S) it was never disputed but always corrected . read more

I've worked there, the food is not sanitary, you'd be disgusted if you only knew.... The cashier's are 100% talking about you in front of your face in Spanish. The managers don't give a shit about the customers and also talk about your appearance, smell, the way you talk, anything. The sexual harassment from staff is intolerable. I got more it's all about to come out. Stay tuned! read more

I've always really liked this Market Basket. For us folks who grew up in this area, Market Basket will always be known as DeMoula's. The regular everyday prices are awesome here like with all Market Basket stores. There isn't as wide of a selection of groceries because this is a smaller store space. Because its a smaller store, this place can get get really crowded during "peak hours" i.e certain times of day and certain days of the week, so I try and time my trips to go during "not so busy hours" which are generally in the mornings on weekdays. This is a great grocery store for picking up "just the basics"...but I wish the store were bigger and the selection of groceries was wider, so I'm gonna have to deduct a star. A solid place for food shopping overall, I give it 4 stars read more

I went specifically today to purchase a few items for Hanukkah, especially candles and was very disappointed to find there was nothing at all in the store related to Hanukkah, holiday completely ignored. The store in Littleton is always crowded so I dislike shopping there but now I am even more disappointed in this supermarket. read more

I never thought I'd be reviewing a grocery store but here we are. I love Market Basket. The staff is always focused and busy keeping order among the aisles, the grocery carts, and the cash registers. The prices are fabulous. The parking is ample. Best times to go are early Saturday or Sunday morning (pre 9 AM), or weekday nights if you can get around to it. The only downside is the amount of times I have seen cops/ambulance/emergency vehicles near the entrance for unknown reasons. Other useful things are that there's a coin/cash exchange facility in the front corner by the left entrance (for those folks who have to do coin laundry in these tiny Boston apartments), express checkout if you have less than 12 items, and usually each main checkout aisle has an efficient grocery bagger (that you can always help out with). read more

Busy but for a good reason! Great deals on produce and a sizable parking lot too. It's also right across the street from Little India, a small/local Indian grocery store, which is great for more difficult to find ingredients. read more

Beware when paying cash for your groceries at the Waltham Market Basket...cashier tried to short change us $10.00. NOT an honest mistake, when confronted she looked like a deer caught in the headlights . read more

Did my prep. Read the reviews and went with a plan. This was Super Bowl Sunday. Bring a partner, park in the back, basket for maximum maneuverability, smile but walk with confidence, and show no weakness. I got this (but just in case, have my mom on speed dial). The inherent fault in my logic became immediately clear: cheap groceries don't go unpurchased. The 372,000 other people that were there today agree. Regardless of how much Jello, Silk soy milk, Worcestershire sauce, boneless pork shoulder and apple cider vinegar you have, you will buy more. And because of this undeniable truth, you will either a) begrudgingly get a cart, or b) defiantly grab a basket, have it filled by the time you clear dairy, and return to dump it in a cart. The traffic isn't an accident people. Think of your trip to Market Basket as shopping for domestic necessity and it will shorten your life span. But, thinking of it as an archaeological journey through the depths on an inverse humanity where every turn unearths incredible treasures and surefire danger, then lo, it's an adventure. Adventure! read more

Switching to Market Basket is like getting a raise. All you have to do is shop regularly at Star/Shaw's or Stop & Shop, then buy the same things at Market Basket and gasp when they tell you how little your total is. It's like they're handing me money. What costs me, shopping carefully, $20 at Star, ends up costing me $11-12 at the Basket. Do that once a week for a year and you have $400 in your pocket. The quality is on a par with competitors', without charging you extra so they can redesign the store every three years. Store brands are as good and cheaper, meats are high-quality and of wide variety, and the produce section is large and fresh in season, and cheaper than the other chains, by a lot, without the beat-up loss leaders you find at Star and S&S. MB also seems to stock a greater number of unusual, smaller, and more local brands, maybe because they're also a family-owned Massachusetts-based company, not part of international holding companies like Star/Shaw's and Stop & Shop. MB has no loyalty card to sign up for -- everyone gets the deals, without being put into some database. (The card specials at Star are often *more expensive* than the regular prices at Market Basket!) Yes, it's crowded. People flock to a good thing. Sadly there are not more Baskets around here to meet the demand. Personally, I like the atmosphere, because Market Basket looks like Somerville -- every race and ethnicity is there. And while people are pushy (the place would grind to a halt if it weren't) it's rarely with animosity. It's a very neighborly place. Tips: * If driving, enter through the alley on Dane St., and try to park on the side, where it's less crowded. * Early mornings and weekday afternoons are generally the less crowded times. Pretty much all the rest of the time they're open, people are flocking to the bargains. MB is not open as late as other chains, only until 9 on weekdays/Saturdays and 7 on Sundays. * The ice cream is not with the other frozen foods, but rather tucked in a corner by the produce. I know, I don't get it either, but I thought I'd save you the fifteen minutes I spent looking for it. Everything else is pretty much in the usual places. read more

Market Basket - Grocery Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts