Whole Foods Market

I had a wonderful experience shopping at Whole Foods Market. The store was clean, well-organized, and stocked with a diverse selection of high-quality products. The fresh produce, in particular, was vibrant and offered a great variety. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable, always willing to assist with any questions. I also appreciated the range of organic and specialty items available. Overall, it’s a great place for healthy and sustainable shopping. I highly recommend it for anyone looking for quality groceries and excellent service.

Update: WF, I appreciate the response, and I did provide some additional details to a representative on the website you noted below. Thanks! This review is solely for the purpose of calling attention to the horrible booting service that is used in your parking lot - Advanced Booting Services. I had such an unpleasant experience with them today that it will likely deter me from coming back anytime soon (without going into all the detail, I can assure you I was parked legally when my car was booted). I can only imagine others have had similar experiences. Highly recommend finding a different company with better customer service. Or perhaps just firing the lady on duty today...she kept hanging up the phone and refusing to remove the boot from my car until I threatened to call the cops.

Today after a small mistake was made Andre took the time out to make sure that I left a happy customer. In my humble opinion, the true measure of good customer service is when something goes wrong and what a company does to fix it. I was very impressed. Thanks again Andre!!

This store is very nice and has a very large selection of everything (frozen food, bakery, prepared food, produce and health and beauty items). It's always well stocked and the employees are always friendly and helpful. The store is always very clean too.

Clean facility in a great area , had lots of food that regular stores don’t have .

This location is in decline since I left in 2015. Better hot bar today. Yesterday all dinner meals were in a pan of grease or overcooked and dried out. Salad bar always seems fresh. Like the juice bar, one of the few that has a bar. The seafood is terrible!!! Bought some shrimp, and they were mush!! Like they were frozen 20 times!!! Old seafood and the price you pay is ridiculous!!! Just overpriced, terrible food!!! I wish Trader Joe's had a hot bar. Service is really great.

I will always enjoy going to Whole Foods, but this specific location has become a massive disappointment. They no longer serve breakfast at the hot bar. They no longer have the juice bar with the wheatgrass shots and all the personalized juices that were made fresh for you. The hot bar pretty much has the exact same boring food every single day. The pizza is completely hit or miss now. And half the products they used to have they don’t even carry anymore. The soda selection is garbage, and the overall customer service of the specialty area is really lacking.. I can’t even get a cup of coffee here in the morning anymore like I used to. Everything about this place feels more like a grocery store and less like a Whole Foods market.

This review is for the sandwich department only: Today after church, my daughter and I were starved and decided to run in and grab a quick bite. I put together a hit plate for myself while my daughter waited in line for a sandwich. There was one small group of 3 in front of us, whose sandwiches, Ms. Pam, had already started to make. I kid you not, when I say it took Pam over 30 minutes to make these standard, simple sandwiches!!!!! Omg, my patience was DEFINITELY tested! Then it took her about 10-15 mins just to make my daughter’s basic turkey sandwich. She requested: white bread, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes and pickles with may and mustard. They were out of white, so she got wheat. Then they were out of lettuce, so she got mixed arugula instead…. All of that time and she couldn’t even get the ingredients she wanted. Mind you, another employee asked if she needed her to take our order and Pam told her no (this is when we were waiting. My daughter overheard this not me, otherwise I would’ve begged them to take our order then). Remember, if you want fresh made sandwich at this Whole Foods and you are not pressed for time at all, then Pam is perfect as she took her sweet time and care for each sandwich. BUT IF YOU WANT IT MORE PROMPTLY OR SOONER THAN 20 mins, just buy the ingredients, go home & make it yourself because you will STILL be done before Pam! 😂🤦🏽‍♀️ And the sandwich was $10!!! Just the sandwich. Ok I’m done. Best of luck!

I traditionally don't grocery shop at Whole Foods, but visit for some particular items. This location is my favorite due to proximity to me. Located in a busy plaza, getting into this place can be a pain sometimes but once you're in, there's a bunch of parking options for visitors. When you enter, there's usually someone at the flower counter and they always greet me with a nice 'hello'. My favorite thing about Whole Foods is how beautiful, fresh and welcoming all sections of the store look! Starting with the produce and seafood sections. The store is always clean and tidy, and I rarely see an item out of place. I don't ever see them cleaning, but it's always clean, lol. The real reason I come? The buffet and prepared food sections are top notch - the pizza and sandwiches being faves. If you're on the hunt for a quick and (sometimes) healthy meal options - you're in the right spot. No, they're not offering fast food prices, but you get what you pay for! The Chimichurri crunch sandwich, cold seafood to-go, and fresh pizzas get me every time. And don't miss out on the pastry/cookie section. I also visit because they offer a massive supply of drink brands that I love that can be difficult to find in other places (such as OLIPOP and like, every flavor ever imagined of Synergy kombucha). The self-checkout area is also lovely, especially being a Prime member and taking in so many deals. Always a quality experience and worth every dime.

I was very disappointed after my first visit here in probably a decade. I went in with a simple task on a slow Sunday today of buying a meal and doing a Amazon return. After shopping for 10 minutes, I was greeted by a lady walking by saying I would love the vegan green beans and chicken. I was all good and ready to check but realized my original intent on top of getting a bite to eat was to get an Amazon return done. So there was an employee across from the customer service who was on her phone. I asked her if she could help with an Amazon refund. She told me that all I had to do was just stand there and someone would come up. No one came up. She wasn't able or willing to call anyone to customer service. So I realized that I needed to go to my car and get the Amazon item. I thought to myself that I should get into this line with one customer in it. No sooner than he was ringing up two of this customer's items, the cashier told me wasn't ringing up any more customers! Ok, so I left Whole Foods without buying their whole meal and peanut butter there. I am not begging for appropriate customer service. Needless to say, your customer service there needs made work!

January 2024 S U M M A R Y In comparison to all the other Whole Foods I've been to, this is the worst. Still a really good grocery store though. And they have an entire section for Amazon returns and pick ups that stays open until late at night (9pm). (Check online for daily schedule) G O O D S Per suggestion on TikTok, I came looking for items that would help me make a natural nighttime sleep aid. It consists of tart cherry juice, magnesium powder, and some other things. Unfortunately, all of the tart cherry juice was sold out but that is to be expected when it comes to anything being popular on TikTok. I was able to pick up some magnesium and the other items. I also discovered Nemat body oil which smells amazing!! I got Tropical bouquet and can't wait to try more! It smells almost as good as my body oils I got in turkey! It was about $10 for 5mL but it is body oil in a little goes a long way for a long time. I also wanted to get some fresh produce here, but when I entered the produce section I thought I was back in March 2020. Almost everything was gone or mulled over. Also, the remaining produce just didn't look fresh and crisp like it usually does at Whole Foods. I was really surprised and disappointed. I only picked up a couple of items. S E R V I C E Service was great. Everyone I interacted with was super helpful, including the person at the Amazon desk. A M B I E N C E It is Whole Foods. So it is nice. Just not the nicest Whole Foods I've been to. But in a really great location. P R I C E Typical Whole Foods prices. R A T I N G 2 stars off because not only was the produce almost empty, but whatever was still there did not look fresh.

Love this Whole Foods! It's laid out well, easy to navigate, and the staff are always helpful when needed and kind. I especially love the food buffet, it's amongst the largest I've seen at a Whole Foods. Their pickled bar is also incredible! Love the pickled okra!!! They have self check out as well as standard check out.

Decided to find and visit a Whole Foods while visiting Atlanta, after eating so much junk, my body was begging me for some greens and something not fried ;P I know that most of the Whole Foods in the country are pretty much the same but, this one had a few new features I have never seen before. The food bar and the eating area, in my opinion, were top notch. Also, the people working there were extremely nice and courteous, something I am definitely not used to in a Whole Foods, especially in Cali. Overall it was a successful trip and I found my extremely green salad very satisfying. It was the health break my body needed in order to be able to eat a peach cobbler the next day! Another cool thing is that this WF was very close to the Ponce Market Place, which meant you could walk back and forth if you wanted to.

Whole Foods can do no wrong. This Whole Foods seems to be a little "smaller" than others but it still has all the offerings I love so NO COMPLAINTS HERE!

This Whole Foods recently changed to the more limited discounted $9.99lb salad and hot bars. Unless you like chicken, I'd recommend skipping the Hot Bar as it doesn't have fish, pork, or any other proteins. Hot vegetable choices are lackluster and not particularly appealing - you won't find Brussel sprouts or asparagus or roasted cauliflower here. Salad bar is more limited than Kroger across the street but you can still assemble a pretty good salad for a dollar or two less than before they cut the price.

This is the WORST Whole Foods in Atlanta. Their hot bar -- which used to be amazing -- has gone to hell. No more breakfast. No good food. Everything is either burned or has been sitting out for 2 days. I'm even willing to give grace for COVID, but that was 4 years ago and now the food quality is in the toilet. Also, it's against state law to bring your dog into grocery stores and there are dogs in there ALL the time. It's a sanitary issue. I love dogs and have two of my own, but I don't bring them to the grocery store so they can shed and slobber all over the salad bar. A different WF in Atlanta shut down a few years ago and this one probably needs to also. Just get rid of it and start over somewhere else.

I don't come to this location alot, but when I visit it's always clean, organized, and easy to find what I need. I loved their open bar line food, BUT covid and other things are still present so I haven't used it since 2019.Customer Service is always good. The staff is helpful and friendly.

Love that they have a juice bar (the one by my house doesn't), but the menu only has one smoothie that is loaded with veggies instead of fruit. Otherwise the store is a typical Whole Foods, which I always love.

This grocery store is right next door to Ponce City Market. From the freshness of produce to the great customer service you are always getting quality. FYI for those who are Amazon Prime card holders you can get cash back points for shopping there. Right outside of restaurant there are tables where you can sit down & eat your lunch. Inside of the grocery store there a sushi/ramen table and hot plate/salad bar. This place is grabbing a quick bite or dinner if you don't feel like cooking. If you do feel like cooking you have the best produce, meat & seafood around.

Always a wonderful shopping experience! Although pricey, but the freshness and selections are great. Many healthy choices. The selection of individual meats is broad. The hot bar is on point when you don't want to cook.

Parking can be tricky during rush hours times. We came a few other times when there were lines out the door and no parking, so we moved on to shop elsewhere for our groceries. Used to do a lot more shopping at Whole Foods back in Miami but then it was only walking distance. They had a cool wine / beer bar, but not here. Moving to Atlanta, this is the closest location which is a good 3.5 mile drive through the heart of the city (from the Grant Park area) and it has everything you'd expect. Today we made the trek in hopes of locating a nice cake, and boy did we luck out. Of course it had to be Pink. Our baker outdid herself when she personalized it. We got a few other things too but for today it's mission accomplished.

This review is specific to the food court / to-go section of the store. Always get excited when we visit Whole Foods. There are many things to choose from and everything looks good. Does picture fit with taste though? Well, it depends. Ordered - Cheese Pizza (4/5). This was part of $5 Pizza Friday's at Whole Foods. A very good deal for a large pizza. I really like it, despite it tasting much more healthier than others (crust is whole wheat, multi-grain). - To-Go Teriyaki Chicken Wings (3/5). Looks juicy and saucy but not that great actually. The sauce was weak and we oven-heated it too to make it bearable - Rotisserie Organic Chicken (3/5). Gets the job done but is not succulent but dry in tasting. I would opt for a Costco or even Publix chicken. The pizza is a good deal, skip the rest. Have always had mixed reviews with the to-go/buffet options.

8:45am on a Friday morning and not a single person running a checkout line, only self-checkout. Also, nothing out for breakfast. Getting pretty lazy around here.

Do not buy their chicken. This store does not check their expiration dates on their chickens. I was sold bad chicken. The minute I opened the packaging the smell was enough to make me throw up. I proceeded to check the "use by" date and it was expired. If I didn't live so far I would bring the chicken back to them raw and smelly with the expiration date and my reciept and demand a refund. Due to the fact I live in Fayetteville, I will be writing this review instead. I am disgusted. In an economy like this I did not want to waste my precious money on spoiled food. DO BETTER I expect that type of situation from Kroger's or something. Why shop at better brands of grocery stores for this type of situation to happen.

Naturally, things changed after Covid-19. While I don't love to shop here as much as I used to, I still make my way here occasionally. The food bar is my ultimate favorite, here in Atlanta. They have some of the best barbecue. For me, it's a bit pricey. A small tasting usually weighs out to $15. Sometimes, I buy the large cakes here which I have enjoyed . Once, due to the fact that I was entertaining only one other person, I opted for one of the small cakes. It was a disaster. It was beautifully decorated but I'm convinced one thin layer had been cut to make 4 layers because the cake was basically tons of frosting. That was really disappointing because I bought it for a birthday cake. When I complained, I was told that I should've brought it back, but that was just too inconvenient. It should have been properly made, in the first place.

I love this Whole Foods. The hot bar is back open! And it has a great variety of foods - different cuisines and dietary needs. And seasoned really well. There's also a great smoothie/juice shop inside with the BEST green juice.

This shopping center stresses me out. It's exceedingly busy and only has one entrance/exit. Yikes. As for the Whole Foods itself, I pop in if I happen to be in the area and just need a handful of items. If you're a Prime member, you can save a little extra too; keep an eye out for special deals and scan your code in the app at the register. The store is clean and easy enough to navigate. The employees are nice especially if you are courteous to them first but aren't exactly bubbling with friendliness. There's something about the check-out area that bothers me. The booths for eating are too close to the registers or something. Bring your own reusable bag to save 10¢!

This review is specific to the seafood department. We visited the Whole Foods Market Ponce de Leon location in Atlanta on 4/16/2022. Overall the visit was good but the experience we had with the kid in the seafood department left such a bad taste in our mouths that it garnered this 1 star rating! When we walked up, I began looking at the seafood offerings when I noticed that the younger clerk behind the seafood counter was glaring at me as if there was an issue of some sort. It made me uncomfortable. When I greeted him and said hello, he never even practiced common courtesy to respond-in-kind. At that moment, my partner walked up to the counter. After a brief discussion we decided to purchase salmon for dinner. I selected a cut of salmon that I wanted so the unfriendly clerk grabbed the selection and threw it on the scale in a manner that made me feel like we were bothering him. I am a veteran of the United States Navy and I typically do NOT tolerate that type of behavior. Once upon a time, I would have handled it quite differently but yesterday I simply did not have the bandwidth to deal with the foolishness so I stepped back to let my partner deal with it. So my partner then decided on different cuts of the salmon. When the hateful clerk was informed, he angrily snatched the previous selection from the scale and threw it back in with the other fish. He then just as angrily grabbed the new selections and slung them onto the scale as if to say with his actions, how dare you make a different selection and waste my time. It was embarrassing. He then asked my partner if there was anything else? So when we asked for crab legs, the passive aggressive clerk then gave us what we requested but not before engaging in a glaring contest with my partner reminiscent of a bizarre standoff. The whole experience was unnecessary and disturbing. I won't speculate as to why the horrible seafood counter clerk felt the need to give us such abhorrent "customer service", however, my partner and I have our suspicions. NOT MY USUAL EXPERIENCE AT WHOLE FOODS MARKET AND NOT A GOOD LOOK FOR THEM! This experience makes me leery of buying seafood again from that person.

Y'all, we need to have a chat about Instacart. Hear me out. For the record, Instacart is the website that allows you to order stuff from Food Hole and have it delivered in a set timeframe. Cool right? I'm obsessed with how awesome the web interface is. And I'm a pretty huge pain in the rear when it comes to User Interface functionality. Unfortunately, usability means SQUAT if you have untrained carbon-based life-forms executing orders. I've ordered twice from Instacart and each time they've supremely messed up something--or just legit ignored my instructions for the shopper they assigned to me. There isn't any point in saying "no substitutions!" when they just go ahead and do whatever they please. I could understand more if I, as their customer, insisted they make the delivery in the span of an hour. But when you opt for a 5-hour window the Instacart shoppers have ample opportunity to get it right. And so far they haven't. And so. Do I love having this convenience as an option? Oh totally yes. Have they figured out how to make it have a personal touch? Yeah, about that... Whole Foods has to assume some responsibility for this since the company is partnering with them for home delivery. I hope they get better in the future--I really do. But for now my review is "Oy."

This is a large location in midtown Atlanta. It is located in the center of a mini-mall with stores like TJ Maxx, Home Depot, and Petsmart. There is also a Starbucks as you turn into the parking lot. The parking lot is gigantic, but parking spaces were scare. Today was a very high volume day. The store was very clean and the staff was helpful as I asked about different supplements and looked for specific foods. Each person that I encountered was will to assist me. They do online orders also.

Great central location, lots of parking and fully stocked aisles. The best part about this location is the hot bar is back! Lots of options at the hot bar ranging from vegan options to bbq. Salad bar is also available at this location. I like that this location has several check out lanes open and also at least 4 self checkout lanes.

I Love Whole Foods. What's so great about this place is that each location has different menu items. This One is close to my job and the food is great. The cashiers were great. Everything looks clean and smells good. If you are familiar with Ponce city market then you know how the parking is! (Note: if not, the parking lot can get pretty congested) Happy happy to be eating finally lol

This Whole Foods is a very sad representation of a high end grocery store. The produce is consistently old and the staff here spend their time socializing and being rude to customers instead of maintaining suitable standards for the products being sold. Service is on par with experience interacting with stadat fast food or other minimum wage establishments. The produce is consistently old and rotting, meat is often old with an expiration a day or two away which I don't always notice when selecting, and sometimes they're completely out of chicken or other common foods. I no longer purchase food from the hot bar. Unlike the other Whole Foods down the street, this one often has old, dried up food left at the hot bar and all items with cheap ingredients. There is little meat or new items presented at the hot or salad bar, with often the same foods for many days or weeks for sale at the time. It's obviously prepared in large batches and left at the bar until it's all been sold, no matter how long it has been since it was prepared.

My 1st time at Whole Foods. Boy ! Wow !! Ive been missing out ! My oranges were super fresh. The fresh meat department was bananas ! The serve yourself buffet had everything under the sun to choose from... my new go to. Only drawback is that its not close to the house.

Whole Foods is wonderful. Friendly staff, good product, excellent service. I left some negatives in a review last year, ALL have been corrected. Thank you.

I can finally say that for once, I was able to easily find a parking spot! Jokes aside, I am thankful for this Whole Foods location. The staff seems to be working tirelessly to stock the shelves and the in-store experience is pretty seamless. The hot bar is totally shut down (understandably), but the refrigerated section next to it is still stocked with individual and family portions of things like grilled chicken, veggies and salads - even more so than usual. This came in handy when I forgot to defrost some chicken to grill last night. :) As with most essential businesses, they have markers on the floor where patrons can safely wait while observing proper social distancing during the checkout process. This location does not have face shields for their cashiers, but I noticed that all workers are wearing masks. I hope Whole Foods is doing all they can to keep these workers safe!

This Whole Foods is a very tricky location. It is in the heart of the city, so the traffic is insane trying to get inside of the shopping center. Once you are in though, then you have the opportunity to shop at your leisure. The inside is very clean and as a consistent customer, I can always say that the food is going to be fresh and wholesome. After workouts I like to stop in here and get a quick kale shake and some food from the hot bar. They also have the Roast by whole foods which is their take on healthy takeout. I enjoy coming here besides all of the traffic and extra time it takes leaving.

My review is SOLELY based on the TTLA (temph, tomato, lettuce, and avocado) sandwich. This is all the new crave for vegan and non vegans at Whole Foods nationwide since made popularized by social media. I was fortunate enough to be able to try one when I went in as they told me they had been previously sold out for awhile due to high demand. The sandwich was tasty and could definitely order again. Whether you're vegan or not you will enjoy this, my only gripe was $8 for a sandwich. That's pretty pricey, but then again what isn't at Whole Foods.

Whole Foods on Ponce has a new restaurant called "The Roast." It just opened last week. There's no Yelp entry for The Roast so I'm using the Whole Foods site. It's one of those places where you order your meal and then they call your name with your food. The menu is limited -- maybe 4-5 entrees -- plus wine and beer. The entrees are a protein -- I had lamb, my colleague had Peruvian chicken -- in a bowl on top of a grain and with a side vegetable. So there's what you need to know: 1. The price was right. $14 each if i recall correctly. 2. The portions were gigantic. One bowl could feed two. I brought half of mine home for lunch the following day. 3. The best part: the food was as good or better than 80% of Atlanta's restaurants. Seriously. Whole Foods buffet is already my standard for restaurants. If you're no better than the WF buffet, you get three stars. Now The Roast is better than any restaurant in Atlanta charging similar prices. Talk about creative destruction. The Roast is going to blow up the restaurant business. Note: Yelp Atlanta demoted me in 2018 so I'm no longer an 'elite.' After four years. I guess I'm not as cool as I used to be. All I have to say is "Gray power!" to all the youngsters running Yelp. I hope you'll enjoy this review even without the 'elite' medallion.

This location is perfect if you live in the downtown Atlanta area. I have to comment that the customer service here is excellent. If you were ever dissatisfied with a product of purchase they have no issue with refunding your money. I remember once I was overcharged at whole foods. The clerk gave me the item free and he refunded my money. Just make sure you check your receipts no matter where you shop. Machines aren't perfect and neither are humans. Enjoy shopping while you are there. They have lots of things to choose from.

I've been coming to this Whole Foods since it opened. I used to treat myself to sushi once in awhile and thought I'd do so today. Boy, has the quality gone downhill! The rice was super sweet and pasty, the avocado was brown, and the fish had no flavor. Literally Kroger sushi is better. Grocery section has declined, too. The new bagels in the bakery taste like air and they don't carry whole wheat ones. AT WHOLE FOODS. This after the usual parking nightmare and aggressive panhandling outside the door. I see no reason to come here ever again.

I love shopping at Wholefood's, the stores are always extremely clean and the staff here are well knowledgeable when it comes to answering questions. They definitely hire high quality people. The Ponce location has a huge selection of produce, meats, dairy, frozen goods, a huge hot bar, bakery section, deli and a fantastic selection of wines that has employee who can actually answer questions about selections. There are certain times that I buy here, and some that I purchase elsewhere, as some items I feel are way overpriced, and I am giving them my whole-wallet. Wholefood's 365 brand is a great value of organic foods at competitive prices, so I usually buy those. This location is great for those who live nearby and would like to grab a lunch or snack at the hot bar. They have plenty of booth seating at the front of the store by the checkout that includes eating utensils and condiments. [Review #261] (Twentieth Review of 2015)

WF ponce needs to do a much better job at mandating masks. I've witnessed so many without a mask and no one from the store says anything. They are allowed to roam free around the hot bar and everything. You're not protecting the healthy of the community WF!

I love eating lunch here - their hot/cold bar is fine...but what I really love are their sandwiches. Over by where they make the pizzas, there are little cards and dry erase markers. You can order a "make-your-own-pizza" or a "make-your-own-sandwich". They have great choices of deli meat, veggies, cheese, and bread. Just circle the toppings you want and hand it to the people at the counter and they'll make it for you! However, if you come for dinner, sometimes they're out of the good bread:'( What I normally order is 8 dollars. You can also get it heated up in the sandwich press. SO GOOD. Give it a try!

For a grocery store, their food is on par! Had catered lunch from them multiple times. This time, we got a kale salad with salmon, chicken tenders, beef skewers, potatoes and broccoli. I have a weakness for kale so of course I love it. The salmon was pretty decent but would have liked it a little more tender. The beef was delicious and their potatoes were perfectly seasoned! They don't disappoint. Can't wait to try even more things from them. You put in your catering order online and when you get there, they put everything into a box for you to make it easy to transport.

Be careful with the seafood dept. you will mess around and get sick. They don't change gloves they don't wear hair nets.. the seafood has a smell to often so something's just isn't right. I've complained to the manager and told him they are gonna end up with a lawsuit because of someones negligence. If you can catch Joseph there he will make sure you are well taken care of everyone else BEWARE!

Watch a person eat off the hot bar.. WITH THE SERVING SPOON! Staff did nothing including the security guard. The cashier told me this is a common occurrence and they are not allowed to do anything. I will definitely not be eating the hot bar or shopping here as much. My advise to WFM is to hire someone to server the food. You cannot trust everyone

This review is based on birthday cake. My husband ordered the cake a week in advance on site. When he actually came to pick it up the day of, they could not find the cake and also the cake looked different than he had asked for. The cake was packaged like any publix cake. I expected from Whole Foods more of a higher end paper box packaging than you would get from a bakery. The cake itself tasted good and very light, it was a chocolate cake with sliced strawberries and shaved chocolate which I wished was while chocolate. Icing was not too heavy but could have been more lightweight. I am German and also love to bake myself, so my expectations on cakes in the us is very high. Next time,I would try some of their display cakes until I find the right one instead of ordering a cake that doesn't meet my expectations.

I almost like to hang out here. I had lunch first then got groceries. I usually get a blended drink as soon as I walk in but no one was there and the computers you use to order weren't there either so I immediately got distracted by the cherries for sample. There was a great sale on fresh salmon. The personnel in that area are always pleasant and professional.

Bad coffee. Please don't offer lattes if you don't have a barista who can make one. I just paid a latte price for a milky basic bitter coffee. Perhaps ask a barista from San Francisco coffee roasting in Virginia Highlands where they train their staff. Thanks Yvonne - I've emailed.

I'm a fan of Ponce Whole Foods. It's one of the bigger and more popular Whole Foods in Atlanta metro. This location's popularity actually works against it. Sometimes, this Whole Foods is way too busy, inside (moving other people's shopping carts out of the way) and out (the crammed parking lot). However, it's usually not too bad. A lot of people rave about the hot/cold bar, but I want to mention the bakery. The cakes, cupcakes, muffins, and other sweet treats here are delicious. You can purchase an assortment of 6-inch cakes here for $18.99. Examples of their cakes include: Tiramisu Hummingbird Cookies and Cream Black-N-White Coconut German Chocolate Yellow These cakes are great for just about any occasion and I think a lot of them are just as good as cakes you can buy from some of the fancy standalone bakeries. I absolutely love the Oreo cake. It's a chocolate cake that is completely covered on the outside by white Oreo cream with Whole Foods' 365-brand "Oreo" cookies on top. Other snacks I like from the bakery include their 99-cent cupcakes, tarts, and Parisian macarons. The macarons are rich and decadent. I like Whole Foods' version because they're consistently soft, all-around. A few examples of macaron flavors are chocolate, pistachio, and coffee. I recommend the pistachio and coffee flavors. I also recommend the mini pecan tarts and tartletts. They remind me of the nut tarts my mom used to buy from Dewey's Bakery in Winston-Salem, NC. They're sweet and appetizingly chewy. If you've never had one before, definitely try one. They're great. As for the hot/cold bar, it's pretty dang delicious. You can get a well-rounded and healthy meal for $7.99 per pound. For someone like me, who likes to eat a lot, a nice plateful of food here is about 1.3 pounds or ~$10.50. Items I like to get include the mashed potatoes, green beans, couscous, chicken wings (they have 3 different flavors), saag paneer (Indian creamed spinach), couscous, kale (with "garlickly" sauce), pulled turkey and gravy, Southern-style beef brisket, and slow-cooked pulled pork. Just be sure to pick the fresh, moist-looking foods and you'll be good.

This Whole Foods location is in my top 2. I only visit Whole Foods for the hot bar and fresh pressed juice or smoothies. There are so many farmers market on the Atlanta area to get fresh and local food at a better price. Today for a snack I got the fresh pressed juice. There are two iPads available for you to make your order and pay. I did the create your own juice with 1 base (Grapefruit Juice) and 3 add ins (Blueberry, Spinach, and Apple). The juice was great! I will be back again. 16oz for $6.99 is a good deal.

Like some things in life, maybe you just prefer another location of the same store. That's how I feel about this location of Whole Foods. The staff here just doesn't give me the warm fuzzies I get from the Buckhead location. While I do consider myself a sticker watcher and a coupon user, I throw all that out the window when I come to Whole Foods. Maybe I should see if they have a coupon site I can sign up for. I splurge on cheese, and pickled olives and blue cheese burgers here the most. This weeks trip to Whole Foods was for my usual cheese gathering, charcoal, and walnuts. I escaped having only spent $16, which is great considering the bag of Match-light charcoal would have been $13 at my local Kroger. I purchased an 8.8 lb bag of their charcoal for $5.99, after getting home and reading the reviews, I was skeptical, but this charcoal was great, burned quicker, hotter and faster than Match-light, and my food didn't have the charcoal flavor to it. I know some people like that flavor, but I'll use wood chips and other herbs to enhance flavors. I did have to ask the staff for pearl onions, which were $2 more for the same size bag than I could have gotten at the DeKalb's Farmers Market, and for loose/bulk walnuts. I am happy that I can buy them loose bulk here and not prepackaged as in some places, but the guy I asked where they were looked at me as if he couldn't be bothered with the peasants this day, but he did point them out to me. One of those if it was a snake it would have bit me kinda thing, but hey...that's why you work here, to keep me from getting snake-bit. I did find the plastic bowl to fill without bothering him, since I figured they had to be in the same general area. They were. Check out was simple, and I didn't need a bag, so I received a 10cent bag credit. Maybe I've gotten one before and just never noticed it.

I've always loved Whole Foods ever since I was a young child, particularly this location. I have been pescatarian for years and I can always find something good to eat right away as well as good quality groceries. Being pregnant much to my dismay my doctor strongly encouraged me to include chicken and turkey into my diet due to defiencies that I have. Whole Foods breakfast bar and fruit tarts are the only things that I have been able to stomach lately. Today, I was highly dissatisfied that I took a bite of what was clearly labeled as turkey sausage, only to taste and smell pork. My heart is filled with so much regret, my child was never suppose to experience pork. On top of morning sickness, I am now sick again with pork taste. I'm completely disgusted. I will never come here for anything other than fruits or veggies again and that still may take a while smh

I enjoy going to the hot bar when I can't decide on what exactly I want to eat, I enjoy the variety. However, I've gone twice last week and both times, they were out of a few items and were really slow to refill.

My favorite Whole Food location. The store is always clean and the staff are always friendly & willing to assist. They closely adhere to the guidelines for Covid-19, especially around the hot foods bar, which I really appreciate. I currently live near the airport but I will travel from all across Atlanta just for this location.

pretty much everything - parking - crowds - supply - quality - there isn't a bigger hell on earth. I'd say the only good thing here is the amazon return desk.

This whole foods is slammed, but being right across the street from the more expense food options at Ponce City Market (where I work) it is an affordable alternative if you are loading up your plate with 5lb. items. The hot bar is restocked regularly, and has great staples that appear pretty much every day - chicken teriyaki, honey bbq fried tofu, baked spaghetti, sinful scalloped potatoes, roast turkey with gravy (sits right next to the mashed potatoes of course) There is also a full salad bar, the normal pizza and counter order selection, an olive bar and as many prepackaged takeout items as you can shake a stick at. Service is friendly and yes you can use apple pay. whoop whoop!