Reviews
It is my belief that Giant created Heirloom to charge millennials more for the same food by luring them inside with fancy branding and a massive beer/wine selection seriously, it's huge. They did this perfectly. Whenever I walk into a Giant Heirloom I have such high hopes and I am always disappointed by the selection. The produce is the same but there's less of it. The frozen food is the same but there's less of it. I suppose there is more fancy cheese and wine but probably not more than a good local market. However, my biggest grip about this place is that they have NO Diet Coke. In fact, the have no coke or Pepsi products at all. I don't get this? Are they attempting to seem more upscale by not offering these products? They still have candy bars - what gives? The BIGGEST PRO of this place is their Sushi selection. For the uninitiated, Giant offers half-price sushi every Wednesday. At this location, they were still churning out fresh rolls at 7pm. PRO TIP: Try their Buffalo Chicken roll w cream cheese and hot sauce - its very unique and delicious. I think that Giant can do better than this for a small market like this. If you are going to charge more, offer different products. Hopefully, the regular Giant on the river gets reopened soon!
When Heirloom opened it offered a pretty decent selection of foods at a range of different prices. It never had the most expansive selection but it had almost all of the staples with options from cheap to fancy. In the past 4-6 months, the prices have increased about 40-60 percent on most items. Selection has diminished as well in that many of the cheaper products just are no longer restocked. The cheapest frozen meal for one we could find the other day, for instance, was an $8 frozen rice bowl. Inflation is a problem, yes, but Heirloom's price increases seem much much worse than say, Sprouts or Trader Joes. It is incredibly frustrating how dramatically and mercilessly they have raised prices. At the same time, there has been a significant worsening in the quality of some items, like the boxed salad. Despite sell-by dates a week out it doesn't last more than a day or two. Disappointing when a 5 oz bag is now $4 or a 16 oz carton is up to $7 or $8. On the plus side, Heirloom remains a convenient place for to buy a six pack or a bottle of wine and their fruit is pretty consistently good. Fancy cheese and ice cream selection remains strong though not at all cheap for a small store. We used to shop here for almost all of our groceries. We could sacrifice a slightly higher prices and lower selection for the convenience. But now we universally make the effort to go the distance to Sprouts or TJs; Heirloom just isn't worth it anymore.
Great supermarket that is easily accessible within walking distance. For being a relatively small grocery store, they generally have what I need in regards from fresh produce to frozen meals to cheese. Their self-checkout system is very easy and it is not too expensive.
My first time in one and it is very nice. But they didn't have anything I was looking for. High grade stock it may serve a purpose in the future.
This store is great! It's small, but pretty mighty. I can usually find everything I need, especially in the produce department. Everything in the "fresh" aisles is always well stocked. Some of the grocery aisles and refrigerated sections by self-checkout can get low but I don't think I've ever had a scenario where I couldn't find something I needed. The store does a great job of covering the basics. I wish they carried items that are on sale/eligible for reward redemption in the app, but they tend to focus on giant branded items instead. The products are good quality, it's just a shame you see these rewards available and can never redeem them. For example: one time there was a reward for 10 points or something extremely cheap to get a 2L bottle of the seasonal cranberry sprite, but heirloom stores don't carry name brand sodas like that. On the flip side: the store is rarely ever crowded! I don't know how they manage to have such a nice store like this where it's not super crowded no matter what time or day of the week I go in. I live smack in the middle between Sprouts and Giant Heirloom and I have to say: I prefer the Heirloom!
While I do consider this store to be a very high end, luxury grocery store... I still really love their selection of alcohol. Their staff are also very nice, and I appreciate the self check out lanes as a super introverted person. I don't know if their meats are really much more expensive than Target or Whole Foods - but there are less options. This is definitely a higher end store, but if you just need a couple of things once and a while and live near by - seems like a great option.
This is a wonderfully put together shop in the neighborhood. They pack so much product into their space, but yet it is not confusing or messy. They offer beer and wine choices with even a section that you can sit down in. There even is a place where you can chill your wine while you shop. Their cheese section is wonderful with many choices from around the world. I feel like it is a great place to purchase appetizers and hors d'oeuvres for hosting any party or get together. Some of the food choices were unique in nature which I loved. The staff are friendly and accommodating. They assisted me with buying some fresh flowers upon walking in. I feel like the prices were fair overall. I look forward to visiting the Giant Heirloom Market again in the near future.
Small supermarket that carries local products such as Sarcone, Isgro’s, High Street bakeries, Claudio’s cheese
Tight quarters in here, but definitely the best in store shopping experience for groceries in center city. Kudos to giant for adjusting what is stocked to meet the needs of it's shoppers, you can finally get decent seafood here, just not as wide a selection of whole foods unfortunately.
Has a good variety of a small grocery store.