Market Basket

Market Basket is a supermarket Union Square Somerville located in United States.

7 / 10
277
ratings
Address

400 Somerville Ave (Church St) Somerville , MA 02143 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express)

Comments / 62


Keywords:

produce section hipster delis quail eggs ice cream restaurants vegetables groceries meats fresh food zoos cheese crowded cream cheese parking
Laura

Almost always incredibly busy (10am and 7pm on weekdays is the ideal time to go) but one of the best - if not the best - produce selections in the area.

Marguerite Avery

MB is amazing. Great produce, excellent selection of hipster vegan products , quail eggs ,and prices that cannot be beat. That said, DO NOT get a cart and don't expect to browse any time after 10:30 AM.

Jake Smith

Sunday mornings are probably the best time to go. Actually scratch that - there's never a good time to go. Come out of your corner punching, and protect yourself at all times. This place is crazy.

riley starship

always packed, but always cheap . great affordable fresh produce section and good quality store brand products.

Rebecca M

Major design flaw in the back set up with the stands in front of the meat, but some of the best deals in town if you can brave the in-store traffic jams .

Gia Rushing

Everything is always decently priced. Most of the day it's swarming with people, but when I ring up my groceries I remember why I love it so much ! ????

Rob Edwards

If you need deli items , grab a number and go do the rest of your shopping. Come back 10-15 minutes later, and you'll be called right up!

Alex F

Always a zoo . Lots of great fresh fruits and vegetables . Starting to have more organic produce . Take a breath and dive in.

Margaret !

The parking lot is large but always busy. TRY to just use alt transpo (bike , bus , walk). their Produce Section can't be beat for price, selection & quality. SRSLY.

Favecast

Check out this favecast review - "The most amazing vegetable selection at a fraction of the price you get anywhere else." Read more

Benjamin Doyle

Has a lot of cheap shitty food, but has excellent food too. Don't buy the bread near the front (its all HFCS). Good bread is in the produce area.

Steve M

Crazy Basket. If you ever find yourself feeling too relaxed, come here for a healthy dose of stress.

Antonio

Great prices, but queues tend to be very long. Go early!

Steph Fell

Expect to take some time navigating their always crowded aisles, but be rewarded by the cheapest groceries in the area. Time is money? Well try it the other way round

Tanika Mangum

Go early morning to avoid rush! Great deals! Definitely my new grocery store !

Alex Dobyan

Awesome combo of great prices and rare finds not at most supermarkets .

Sooz

They have a surprisingly good selection of vegan food including Tofutti (cream cheese + ice cream ), cheese , Meredith farms vegan burgers , etc.

Matthew Pires

The deli line takes so long. Grab a ticket and do all your shopping. Bet you'll still be waiting for your number.

Bianca

Don't forget to bring your own bags or request to use the least plastic when possible or else you will leave with 50 plastic bags per item.

Daniel Tewfik

Back right corner are the veggies from yesterday. Great deal!

Christopher Moore

There is no such thing as a quick trip to market basket. Be prepared to fight for space in aisles packed with customers and employees frantically trying to restock shelves.

Ethan Setnik

This place is a mad house! Make a strategy plan and execute it to perfection.

Desirae Clark

Weekday mornings are your best bets to beat a crowd. Also - be careful in the parking lot . People drive crazy and I've seen someone get rear-ended there.

Margaret !

Their produce section is seriously a value. Lots of variety, fresh, low prices bc they can count on people buying it.

Alex Aprisco

Everywhere has one to find something to eat!

Matt P

Their organic produce section keeps getting better and better!

Sara LaBrecque

Bring 2 people- 1 to shop, 1 to wait in line (3 if you want to get something at the deli ). Also, avoid in general.

Owen Burns

Shopping here is blood sport , especially right before the early close at 7pm on Sunday nights. Go in with a battle plan and have patience.

Vambah Sillah

Good prices, good produce, crazy clientele.

Erica George

Earlier advice is go in the early afternoon. Also try weekend mornings, esp. Sunday when everyone's at church .

Kevin Doyle

Try and go during an off hour to avoid the rush.

Erin Copeland

Don't go on the weekend. Just don't. But DO shop here. The prices are amazing!

Nicole

Great prices, great produce. Go in the early afternoon on a weekday if you do not want to shop in a crowd. Otherwise, you're out of luck.

Anthony Tecce

Go very early in the morning or parking is out of the question.

Thomas McManamon

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

イムハタ 八里

They have good seafood with awesome cheap price!!

Jessica Infante

Most stressful place I have ever shopped and yet boyfriend insists on returning

Anderlon

Try the one in lexington ma lot less crowed...

Jeremy Krantz

Absolutely packed from opening to closing. Avoid unless you go early and even then...

Ed Rivera

Do not drive here if u can help it parking is rough. Its almost always crazy busy inside

Brian Kenyon

Stupid policy of requiring a market basket card to use a check. You lost a sale and many more in the future with this policy.

Keith Kenez

Business model is clearly 98% cost leadership and 2% differentiation.

Antonio Cicolini

Deli department is always a show.

Kyle de Beausset

Sunday at 1 pm is not a good time to come here :)

Daniel Jared

Be aggressive, B E aggressive, for serious otherwise you could end up trapped in the dairy aisle

molly w.

No lines at 10am Tuesday!

Joel Guerriero

Here at end of month is good. No welfare food stamp folk

Megan D.

Come for the ambience.

Steph Katrina

Not the best grocery store around.

Scott Williams

Hell on earth but the lowest prices in town .

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