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[GoldenEye 007]

So true. It's like walking in to a grocery store about a month after the apocalypse went down.



Yep, there's a Kroger right down the street from the Publix here in Athens.

Standard Kroger is like Winn Dixie. Dirty, dingy, and ugly. I still haven't figured them out because they have so many sub-brands.

But things like Kroger Fresh Fare are more up to standard. Have to go into the rich neighborhoods for those, though. That being said, it's been a struggle moving to a state without Publix.

 

[highrider]

I've never been, the subs look kind of generic but maybe they nailed the portioning or seasoning I guess.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

I've never been, the subs look kind of generic but maybe they nailed the portioning or seasoning I guess.

this guy

 

[sinkfla87]

I can't believe this got its own thread. I'm dying laughing here. Thanks for the laughs in these dark days .

 

[888]

Publix is the best. Being raised on it and then spending Some time in Indiana made me realise how all grocery stores suck compared to publix.

 

[ElectricThunder]

Always been a great place, love my local, but some things have slipped over the years to where they just don't have the edge they used to---like the doughnuts.

The subs were never exotic, but they nail the fundamentals to the point where you'd be quite likely insane to choose to waste money at a Subway at the very least instead.

Buffalo chicken with ample crunch has gotten me through the odd rough patch back in the day for sure...

 

[xXCrazyCostaXX]

$5 sushi Wednesday is great.
Also the potato wedges are so good and so damn cheap. <3

 

[PfantzyPantz]

Thanks to this topic if I survive I'm definitely getting some Publix to celebrate, always loved their fried chicken but never looked into the deli much.
Plus I want some pie...

 

[Princess Viola]

Publix (and their subs) are legit one of the reasons I don't think I'll ever move out of Fort Lauderdale.

$5 sushi Wednesday is great.

My Publix stopped selling sushi a year or so ago.

Suuuuuuuuuuucks

 

[xXCrazyCostaXX]

Thanks to this topic if I survive I'm definitely getting some Publix to celebrate, always loved their fried chicken but never looked into the deli much.
Plus I want some pie...

Get it tomorrow just in case

 

[Carpe Carnim]

Ok, let's get real folks.

The deli cooler might be my favorite spot in the store. It's filled with imported cheese, naan, fancy olives and that boar's head chicken salad with dried cranberries.

Publix sides makes procrastinators who pickup stuff for the BBQ on the way there, look good

 

[Ponn]

Ok, let's get real folks.

The deli cooler might be my favorite spot in the store. It's filled with imported cheese, naan, fancy olives and that boar's head chicken salad with dried cranberries.

Publix sides makes procrastinators who pickup stuff for the BBQ on the way there, look good

Their sweet cole slaw and baked potato salad are so good. I also prefer their hummus over the name stuff like Sabra or Tribe.

 

[PfantzyPantz]

Get it tomorrow just in case

I aint gonna jynx it by getting some last meal, I want to have something to live for man!

 

[xXCrazyCostaXX]

I aint gonna jynx it by getting some last meal, I want to have something to live for man!

Call me crazy but can't it be both?

 

[TheCochese]

I aint gonna jynx it by getting some last meal, I want to have something to live for man!

My last meal is every Tuesday and the occasional Friday then.

 

[Secret_asian_man]

I'll be honest, for as often as I would get Public subs, I've never ordered their chicken tender subs. I should change that.

 

[fluffydelusions]

Never heard of this place.

 

[SodiumBenzoate]

Chicken tender sub is the best.

 

[Tyrant Rave]

I'll be honest, for as often as I would get Public subs, I've never ordered their chicken tender subs. I should change that.

You haven't lived yet

 

[xXCrazyCostaXX]

I'll be honest, for as often as I would get Public subs, I've never ordered their chicken tender subs. I should change that.

What are you waiting for?

 

[Fantastical]

What sauce do you get on the chicken tenders sub?

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Chicken tender sub is the best.

Sometimes I get looks from the deli staff.

White bread, tenders cut or uncut, I don't care - just not too finely cut, yella american cheese, a touch of mayo on the bread, buffalo sauce, ranch, black pepper, done. And yeah, I want the combo. With the dirty salt/pepper chips and a big ass cherry coke.

No I don't want any veggies.

 

[xXCrazyCostaXX]

What sauce do you get on the chicken tenders sub?

The only answer is buffalo

 

[Carpe Carnim]

Their sweet cole slaw and baked potato salad are so good. I also prefer their hummus over the name stuff like Sabra or Tribe.

Jalapeño and cilantro with sourdough pretzel sticks is my goto.

 

[Tevious]

I used to live in Florida and shopped at Publix all the time. Does anyone else think the bread for their subs are too chewy? My jaw always got tired after eating them. I preferred getting subs from Marco's Pizza, which was in the same plaza as my Publix.

 

[bishopcruz]

We're 2 pages in and no one has posted:

The hell is wrong with you people?

Anyone use the Publix app?

I kinda forgot that you can save coupons and stuff in it to apply at the register.

I never even considered they have an app. Will have to do this in the future.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

I used to live in Florida and shopped at Publix all the time. Does anyone else think the bread for their subs are too chewy? My jaw always got tired after eating them. I preferred getting subs from Marco's Pizza, which was in the same plaza as my Publix.

dude do you live in metrowest?

 

[Breads]

The only answer is buffalo

We can live in a world with both honey mustard and buffalo.

 

[Carpe Carnim]

What sauce do you get on the chicken tenders sub?

Chipotle mayo with provolone melted over the chopped tenders. Nothing else will suffice

 

[xXCrazyCostaXX]

We can live in a world with both honey mustard and mayo.

I'll only agree because it leaves more buffalo for me.

 

[jb1234]

Now I'm bummed we don't have these in Washington.

 

[bishopcruz]

Irish posted this thread too late. I want a sub, but have to wait until tomorrow to get it. It's not fair.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Now I'm bummed we don't have these in Washington.

Publix is like the In-N-Out of the grocery world, but better. They need to figure out their supply chain and expand to at least Texas. Preferably DFW.

 

[Tevious]

dude do you live in metrowest?

Nope. Not ever. I live in Seoul now, so no more Publix for me until I go back and visit family there.

 

[SodiumBenzoate]

Sometimes I get looks from the deli staff.

White bread, tenders cut or uncut, I don't care - just not too finely cut, yella american cheese, a touch of mayo on the bread, buffalo sauce, ranch, black pepper, done. And yeah, I want the combo. With the dirty salt/pepper chips and a big ass cherry coke.

No I don't want any veggies.

That's pretty much exactly how I get mine. Add some banana peppers next time, they're delicious.

 

[SchrodingerC]

We're 2 pages in and no one has posted:

The hell is wrong with you people?




I never even considered they have an app. Will have to do this in the future.

Wah, no fair, my publix doesn't have Mojo rotisserie chicken.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Irish is the WORST!

Wah, no fair, my publix doesn't have Mojo rotisserie chicken.

Move closer to Cubans, dummy!

 

[xXCrazyCostaXX]

Publix (and their subs) are legit one of the reasons I don't think I'll ever move out of Fort Lauderdale.

In terms of food I can't leave Tampa/Brandon because of

-Original Hooters (so fucking good. The ones they sold off to be chains are terrible and the food is gross)

-Publix Wings/Subs/Sushi

-Portillos

-Culvers

-New York New York, Sam and Eddy's, Cappy's, and Brandon Pizzaria

 

[GKSilKamina]

Publix veteran here, was a bagboy and then a stock clerk in high school. Ate many subs and the abuelas in the bakery would give me free cookies, but I'd have to eat them quickly in the corner so that the managers wouldn't see.

My second job was as a bagger at Publix. Same thing would happen at my store's bakery too: depending on who was working there, the bakery person at closing time would pass cookies to the baggers who were stuck with sweeping-duty.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Nope. Not ever. I live in Seoul now, so no more Publix for me until I go back and visit family there.

Haha, I'm sure Marcos is a chain. I only asked because there is a Marcos Pizza in the same plaza of a Publix right in Metrowest. And that's too bad. At least me being in TX offers a chance at least a couple times a year to re-experience Publix.

Although I'm sure Seoul has a much better food scene overall versus central Florida lol.

 

[styl3s]

A Florida institution.

Brings back memories of going to daytona beach growing up we would check in at the sand castle, get an ice cream from this little thing under a bridge and go to Publix. So glad they opened up a publix here a couple years back and i love it.

I wonder if that little ice cream place is still there. We stopped going after the tourist side pretty much got wiped out.

 

[Ponn]

Jalapeño and cilantro with sourdough pretzel sticks is my goto.

*high five*. Spicy hummus. Chili lime is pretty good too.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

My second job was as a bagger at Publix. Same thing would happen at my store's bakery too: depending on who was working there, the bakery person at closing time would pass cookies to the baggers who were stuck with sweeping-duty.

I refused to take tips for the longest as a bagger. I took that "you'll get fired" thing to heart. But people would insist. And some even threatened to scream in the middle of the parking lot if I refused, so I was like whatever.

An extra $20-30 at the end of a shift was always nice!

 

[jb1234]

Publix is like the In-N-Out of the grocery world, but better. They need to figure out their supply chain and expand to at least Texas. Preferably DFW.

We don't have In-N-Out either.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

I refused to take tips for the longest as a bagger. I took that "you'll get fired" thing to heart. But people would insist. And some even threatened to scream in the middle of the parking lot if I refused, so I was like whatever.

An extra $20-30 at the end of a shift was always nice!

The moment they made that policy, I pretty much stopped shopping there..

 

[Princess Viola]

Wait so are the tender subs as legit as everyone is saying?

Maybe I'll have one tomorrow.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Literally the only good thing about Florida.

Come to ATL, we have Publix but less fuckery. That's actual our state motto.

I was promised fried chicken in the op.

The one place that makes me pause about popeyes. Get a sub and some chicken wings. You're done. That's it.

 

[Erekiddo]

This was my first job, I worked here for 4 whopping months. Not cause the job itself was bad, but because I was in Florida during Hurricane Francis and seeing two people fist fight over the last bag of fried chicken from the deli freaked me out enough to go back to California.

My second, and current job, I've just passed 12 years at. Lots of funnier stories at Publix though.

 

[Nelo Ice]

When I lived in Florida for 5 months Publix and WaWa gave me life. 2 things I still dearly miss now that I'm back in CA ;_;.

 

[fastmower]

Publix subs are god tier.