I woke up this morning to see Publix was trending. “Now what?” was the first thing that came to mind. But, as it turns out, it wasn’t a bad thing. Lionel Messi just moved to Miami and he was shopping at a Publix, picking up family size boxes of cereal among other things. I couldn’t tell which Miami Publix he was at. But a few people recognized him.
Lionel Messi is really out here shopping at a Publix 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/HaTeYL7vDn
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If Messi truly wants to embrace the Florida culture, he needs to pick up Pub Subs for the family. He’ll learn. But that got me thinking. How does someone new to Miami know which Publix to go to? We Floridians know that all Publix are not created equal. Some Miami Publix are much better than others. Sometimes it’s their location. Some stores rank lower because they could really use a remodel. Or, it could be the staff that alters their rank. Whatever you want to point at, it’s a simple fact. It’s not uncommon to go to a Publix that’s further away than your closest Publix because you like that store better.
The Miami Publix Stores Ranked
With the help of Google reviews we’ve come up with a way to rank the stores here in Miami. I counted 40, I’m sure someone will let me know if I missed one. Also, if you recognize which store Messi was at, let me know.
Floridians are passionate about Publix, and even if you say you never shop there, you have. We all have. Where else are you going to get a chicken tender sub buffalo style shaken? In the picture above, you can see in Messi’s cart that he has family size boxes of cereal. Are they BOGO this week? We’ll need to teach him about that, too. So from best to worst, here’s how the Miami stores ranked.
