This store is so amazing I was so shocked to see all the different desserts in dishes here! They have a big Carousel of gelato and sorbet and it actually spends around! Imagine that! They have a self-serve bar you can choose from meat salads even tofu! If you have not visited this store you must get here pronto the prices are steep but this is a very good health food store

Mango, pineapple basil sorbet........Mmm...Mmm....Mmm

Oh my gosh I Love this store. It is an experience to come here!

I went tonight at 7:30p.This 2 yr old Wholefoods store has the sweetest and nicest crew!I have 2 items on my shopping list that I couldnt find because it was my first time in the store and they find it for me! They even said, go ahead and get the other things you need while Ill find it for you!

This location has great customer service. The staff that works in the meat and fish department are very helpful. Love that they steam fish.

This is a newer whole foods in the old Brunos location. They did a great job making it their own. Great salad bar and burger bar. They have tables along the front with games you can sit with your lunch and play a game. Place is open, good light and airy, very comfortable!

I come here at least once a week for the hot bar/salad bar! After working all day, its a great way to give my family healthy, delicious food fast! My family loves the bakery! Also, this is my favorite place to buy produce and healthy snacks. Because of the Kids Club, my son expects to get free fruit at any grocery store now! Haha!

I can always find so many cool items here. The produce is extremely fresh and lasts a few days longer than some of the other stores. Check out the great cheese section it’s my husbands favorite. It’s fun to just walk around and pick new items to try which is a great way to enlarge the palate!

Fresh food and always smiling gals on the registers. Its the only place to buy good cheese. Not as swamped as the 280 location so you can get in and out fast.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Its gone! They took the Whole Foods away, its no longer here. Now where am I going to buy produce that hasnt been genetically modified with lady bug and tilapia genes???Sprouts.... they are sell outs but I might just have to bite the bullet and go back to shopping there . Its better than having to go all the way across town and play hwy 280s version of Russian roulette to get groceries from whole foods!

I love shopping at this location! Well, that’s until I received really bad customer service from the cashier this past Saturday. I didnt catch his name but I can best describe him as wearing long dreads. He was not nice at all. As he started ringing my items up, he would not speak. Even after I spoke to him. He didn’t tell me my total. I guess he assumed that I could read the screen for my self. After the transaction was made, I said “Thank you.” He simply looked at me as if I was poison & never said a word back. I have never been treated like this at this location. Should I return, I will much rather stand in a line wrapped around the building to keep from being service by this guy or simply go where me & my hard earned money will be appreciated. Someone needs to tell this guy that he chose a service profession therefore he should not take his bad Saturday’s out on paying customers.

Love this store.. So many foods that you cant find anywhere else and their wine option is unbelievable. Definitely a place worth going to walk around just to see what catch your eye..

I was excited to have this location in my area because I frequented the Mountain Brook location. I soon realized there would be several disappointing visits due to the lack of products. Including produce and vegan options. The hot bar is mediocre at best. Especially vegan options for breakfast.The fact that I cannot purchase chicken by the pound for my family is frustrating and I’m forced to buy the prepackaged meats.One of the biggest pluses for this location is the staff. They are always friendly despite the minimal choices available as compared to the Mountain Brook location. It has gotten to the point where I bypass this location and make the long drive to 280, simply because I know they will have what I need.

This location is quiet and so peaceful. I really like shopping here. The prices are also reasonable since Amazon partnered with the company.

Tried out the Hot Bar at this location yesterday for lunch...incredibly disappointed. Very few options to choose from and what was there, looked like it had been out for awhile. If I could make it 280 during lunch, I would. I know you can do better Whole Foods! Also, the lines were crazy long as only 2 cashiers were open but they did eventually open a third to speed things up.

If you are a fan of the salad bar/hot bar from any other Whole Foods do not go to this store expecting the same. Usually the salad bar has at least a few pans of toppings that you have to scrape the last little bit out of the bottom, but today absolutely nothing was out. I was going to get something from the hot bar but everything looked like it had been baking under the lamps since last night. I would rather waste an extra 20 minutes of my lunch break and go to the store on 280 than go to this branch again.

My wife and I frequent this location at least twice a week. A few weeks back I purchased some oysters and when I got home shortly thereafter many of the oysters were rancid despite being placed on ice. Today I purchased some of the turkey wings that were on sale and once again when I got home I opened them for grilling and they smelled absolutely terrible. I considered grilling them but ended up throwing them away. The meat and seafood staff are incredibly helpful and courteous but sometimes I am skeptical of the quality of fish and meat that comes from the department. As for the remainder of the store, it’s not uncommon to find expired items on the shelves, especially in the produce section.

I’m in Hoover frequently for business and was excited to have Whole Foods nearby as an option for take out meals to keep me on my diet. But it’s incredibly disappointing. The hot food bar is slim pickings, the food looks like it’s been out all day and poor selection. The produce isn’t anywhere close to what I’m used to seeing at other Whole Foods.

They have a restaurant called Hops and Sauce and under the outside marquee it states saying Smoked Que. Guess what they only serve burgers. Reasoning is because they sell bbq on the hot bar. Guess what? 6pm on a Wednesday night NO BBQ TO BE SEEN! Not a fan of Whole Foods due to extreme high prices. And now Im really not a fan at all!

Great place to shop at very friendly Associates also has chargers for electric cars and sadly is closing. This location will be closed March the 6th or the 8th of 2020.

Great location. Pricey products though. There is a place to order food and a seating area. Dont assume all is healthy though. I got a slice of pizza, thinking it would be healthy but is was very greasy. Fresh delicious food bar, but, its about $8 per pound of food.....OUCH to the wallet! Is this really necessary guys? How about some specials or considering lowering the price? On a positive note: The produce is fresh. Dont assume all is organic. Just read the signs.

Closed down on March 9. Sad I was there for the Grand opening.

No, not cheap but beer selection and prices are competitive, bread is tasty, produce selection is way above average, and senior staff is helpful, spot-on, and very customer oriented. Its like having a cousin at Whole Foods.Not 5 stars because they should have some cheap choices for everyday items.. Salt starting at $2.99?

I keep forgetting I can use my Prime membership at whole foods. I have not used the Amazon Locker service yet and decided to try that today. I also needed to make a stop at the Walmart Neighborhood Market as well. I can safely say that I couldnt tell which store was which. Both places had the same soul-sucking light scheme and zombie-like employees. I still think any random Publix has better produce than Whole Foods.

I only give them 4 stars for their gorgeous fresh flower selection. Reasonable prices too. The rest of the items are over priced and are not always organic or good for us. Pretentious in every other way.

Easy to navigate store, always super clean and really nice staff at the meat and bakery counters. Bar area could be a bit faster but the beer is good price and they have patio games

So excited about this! I love the way the store is organized with fruits/veggies/wine/cheese together, then processed foods, then meats, then freezer, and hot bars. Easy to get in and out.

Thanks to Amber and Mina (hope I spelled it correctly ) I can drink some coffee on my very long road trip. These guys proved you can work for a corporate entity and not be robots. Thanks and if I am back in Birmingham I will stop in and visit. Breakfast burrito was great as well and very nice Whole Foods store that is brand new.

Always clean and organized. Staff goes above and beyond to assist you. The only complaint is with some of their to-go dishes. They are not well seasoned. Prepare to add your own spin. Especially to their rotisserie chickens.

Is it fair to remove a star because the prices are higher than I can readily afford? Maybe not.It’s a well lit and fun shopping experience with so many different foods you’ll feel good about buying.They have abundant produce and even Buffett style meals.The waits to check out have never been very long either!

High quality Market.Really impressed with the quality of products they have.Great place to shop and would definitely recommend.

Smaller than the other Whole Foods in town, but it still has everything you need: olive bar, beer on tap, bulk foods, and great wine selection. Its a good place for dinner, too, with a sit down restaurant, a hot bar with tons of choices, and plenty of take home items.

This store lacks a lot of items ans personality as compared to the 280 store. I love the food bar however this particular store just isnt cutting it. The food is usually dried out after lunch and the bar can be messy at times. At first, I loved the idea of not having to drive to 280 for the food bar but that has since changed. Off to 280 I go!

Salad bar lacks the spread that the 280 location has but I guess theyre wanting to invest more in the on-site restaurant and encourage you to eat there. But the rest of it is exactly as youd expect. And they have an Amazon pickup/drop off

Whole Foods market is an all time favourite of mine. I visited this location in the evening. We got whatever we were looking for.

Really good meat department. Easy to find food and nice open aisles. Plenty of helpful staff. I was disappointed with the bakery. There wasnt much selection and the desserts werent that good.

Good healthy foods for the most part. Staff here is pretty friendly. Because of the expense I dont do all my shopping here, but since axon bought them there can be some deals. I go once a week for Ezekiel bread and deli meats.

This store has a fantastic selection of food products, especially vegetarian foods. Their hot bar also has good selections to choose from. The staff is quite helpful and the store is very well organized and clean.

Whole Foods Market is an alright market if you want to spend your money there. Its the in thing to do among a certain crowd of people. In my opinion you can get a better selection of grocery items and fresher produce at a better price from a grocery store like Publix.

I was a little disappointed in this location. It seems pretty small compared to the other location. Maybe its just me. The prices are better since Amazon bought it, its not quite Whole Paycheck anymore, but its still pricier than other chain grocery stores. That said, theres a lot of products you just cant get anywhere else. Definitely fun for the occasional splurge. Avoid the BBQ place inside, its awful.

Hot bar was not great. Not a lot of healthy options. Lots of “southern sides” but hardly anything healthy like the other Whole Foods.No vegetarian entrees was disappointing especially for Whole Foods. Cafe area was nice. Selection wasn’t great.

On par with other Whole Foods but the fresh meats in the case are not turned over often enough. I’ve had bacon, pork ribs, and beef shanks that have gone bad before I could cook them in less than 24 hours. I’ve had no issue with the chicken, though.

I love this Whole Foods. Dave at the deli was awesome and made it a fun for my family. Great suggestions on the different meats we bought.

I travel for work and eat at whole foods hot bars all over the country. This one needs serious work. The first night I came in I left without eating because nothing looked fresh. The second day I came in before lunch and picked out several items. Nothing wowed me and once again, freshness was questionable at best. They also have a whole hot bar taken up with nothing but plates and food containers. That might be a sign that not enough people actually eat at the hot bar for them to care about the quality of it.

Really expensive with less variety . Every time I buy vegetables here they go bad in 1 to 2 days . Its really expensive compare to products you get. Only reason for 2 star is they sell aged steak.

Good service, clean store. Cant find anything to complain about.

Prices are super high but great place to shop. Now that the employees make more they seem to be better to the customers

Generally understaffed. Hot bar is hit or miss. I prefer the 280 location for the hot bar, bbq, and seafood selection. Fresh fruit and veggies are good. Not as varied of a selection as Id like. Nothing really makes this place standout over any other in the area...

I LOVE their cheese selection! The guy that works at the cheese counter is super knowledgeable about cheeses.

Good selection of produce if organic what youre looking for

Expensive because I always have to use my credit cards Especially the deli restaurants. I spend enough money at restaurants by itself. I do like the selection and variety. Two stars for that. Hopefully organic foods will get cheaper soon being that other stores have the basic ones.

When this Whole Foods opened they put a lot of effort into customer satisfaction. I ate at the hot bar at least 3 times per week for several weeks. It had a decent selection and it was kept fresh. It has steadily gone downhill. Several times over the last few weeks I have walked out and went somewhere else to eat.Today was the last straw. The hot bar was atrocious. Almost everything was crusted over and had obviously not been checked on or stirred in an hour or more. The icing on the cake was the 3 workers behind the deli counter on their cell phones instead of doing their jobs. Stirring food on a bar isnt that hard and Im sure it is someones responsibility.This is nothing but poor management and they better get it under control if they want to stay in business at this location. Whole Foods customers are willing to spend too much for groceries but they arent the type of people that are going to tolerate substandard products and terrible customer service. Personally Ill drive to 280 from now on. Im not going to spend my hard earned money eating garbage while the workers are standing around with cell phones in their hands.*edit- the cashiers are fantastic, very nice and helpful. My problem is with the way the food is kept on the hot bar, specifically lazy workers not doing their jobs. It doesnt take much effort at all to stir the food to keep it from looking disgusting and to restock selections when they are empty.

Mountain Brook Whole Foods has much better selection and service. Stood at the cheese counter for 10min until a random employee came around asking if I needed help.

Love this place ! Amazing produce!Didnt have time to shop the entire store, but will soon. Tried pistachio gillato, wonderful!Very courteous staff.

I was hoping for more from their food bar but I will continue to check back and see how it goes. I work in Atlanta every week and usually eat at the WF on exit 25 off 285. Their bar is really great. The Hoover WF can take a lesson from their chefs on the brisket and pulled pork.Would like to see at least one simple veggie on the hot bar every day, such as a plain, steamed zucchini, yellow squash, cauliflower, or broccoli.. or a mix of those.

Not very good produce section and poor energy compared to the 280 store. Very disappointed and Sprouts and Aldi are better on quality and prices even though selection is not as large. Also food bar is mediocre

Good presentation and friendly employees, but was immediately greeted with an overpowering fish smell that nearly made us turn around and leave. It seems overpriced on many items. That said, there are some excellent things that are worth the trip and cost. The make-your-own peanut and almond butter is excellent (if also a bit overpriced). The on-tap / beer growler selection was well rounded and local (and not as overpriced). If you have money to burn and like a more boutique grocery experience and dont have time to fight the Summit traffic to get to Trader Joes... this is the place for you.

Friendly staff who were happy to help when I had questions. They have a nice wine section for those who are intersted. 10% off for 6 bottles.

We just had lunch from whole foods hot bar. The food was cold and my pulled chicken was tough and not chewable....We will never go back. Plus is was not cheap.

Not the mega store like Im used to in the Midwest. But it was clean and had adequate selections.

So, Whole Foods is a top tier grocery store but the real attraction are the women in yoga pants. Also, when I was there they didnt have fresh spinach, the wet wall was limited to just three of each item but that logic dictates ordering small amounts, minimize shrink, make profit.

Best place for vegan optionsWe love the selection of healthy choices.

Cool natural grocery store. Like the selection of goods and healthiness of it all.

Many wonderful foods for someone who has Celiac and cant eat gluten Very high prices

This is so great! Plenty of parking, lots of pre-made meal options, meat department is going to have lots of great stuff (dry aged steaks on site).

Love shopping here! Everyone is very friendly, and the Zevia drinks that I like are normally always on sale. :)

Love this location, but very disappointed to hear they are closing it. I want be driving 25 miles to the cahaba heights location.

Its a great place to come and grab a healthy, hot meal.On edit: Quality has deteriorated. We used to enjoy getting a meal from the hot bar, but the last few weeks everything has been dried out and gross looking. The salad bar is still good, butI miss the hot bar.While they used to have plenty of checkers so you didnt have to wait in line,, now they no longer do and the wait is comparable to walmart. Horrible. I cant believe this is even Whole Foods!

Extremely high but it is located in a wealthy area. Whole Foods was not intended for all financial demographics. Just My opinion.

Very quaint compared to Texas. Had all that any one would need. Everyone very friendly.

Wow, wow, wow! This place is a Vegans dream lol. The bakery makes the best vegan desserts I have ever had. 🍪🍧🥗🍰🌿

It was my first time shopping here. I’ll definitely be back!

Great for non-processed organic natural foods. The staff is very friendly and is always willing to help you find a product

New store with all the normal Whole Foods bells and whistles.Update: I will drive further to get to an actual Whole Foods across town. Im not sure if it is management or suppliers, but this store never has everything that I need. I can get some of my groceries one weekend and then others the next it is never consistent. The cashiers must be trained and held to the WF level. Every single one I have gone to has tried to put my eggs at the bottom of the bag...It is unfortunate to have a new/nice store run so poorly.

I am former military and I’ve lived all over the United States and I have to say this Hoover location is by far the WORST Whole Foods I’ve ever been to. They are never stocked up on anything, the sushi is never ready and the few ones that are ready taste awful, they have ZERO idea as to how to make the sushi and they don’t care to even learn since it’s been this ways since they have opened! I asked about the ready made sandwiches today which every other Whole Foods seems to have packaged and ready by 11:30, and was told they don’t do those at this store, smh. There were two or three wraps in the ready made section that were expired, no take home pizzas and some weird cold croissant thing and that was about it. This has been my experience EVERY.SINGLE.TIME. I go to this location. I’m done, won’t be returning, lesson finally learned.

Very clean! I love how organized this store always is!

The best whole foods around in terms of service. The people and employees are the nicest in here.I was actually comparing the prices with other stores... and this place was cheaper. But of course when you look for other items like expensive cheese or organic products youre bound to see expensive prices.

I normally love Whole Foods but this locations Hot Bar looks like something someone left out in the summer heat for 24 hours and then tried to surve. EVERYTHING was dried out and nasty! I picked up a piece of chicken that felt more like a piece of jerky and the veggies were all wilted and crunchy to the touch. No care goes into keeping the food fresh and tasty for guests and I urge you not to waste your time and money on such a poorly kept up location. Such a disappointment!

I have only been here once but I was impressed at all the areas that I did not know where theyre such as the draft beer filling station where the service was great. So I dont always give a 5 star review when I have been somewhere only once but I was pleasantly surprised and although some things are expensive it was not true of everything

Not as large as the one on 280. Im missing the massive 280 meat department. The prepared foods section was clean, smelled delicious, and was a high point of the visit. The produce was also very fresh. The cheese counter didnt have a super exotic selection and the man working the counter didnt really meet my standards for the qualification of cheese monger.The restaurant at the front, Hops N Sauce, was nothing. Everything offered on their menu was also available on the hot bar in the prepared foods section. No need to eat there unless youre excited about eating in a grocery store.On the upside, the store was very clean and I had a delicious cold brew coffee from the coffee stand, which I believe is run by Bham favorites Revelator Coffee...Ill be back to try more meats and cheeses, but I was a little let down after all the 2 year hype building up to the opening.

Very clean.well set up and displayed well

I am happy they FINALLY opened in Hoover. I have only been there twice for specific items . Hopefully will visit soon to just browse the aisles. 🤗

Very unpleasant staff. Fish and meat counter staff are not well trained. Fresh Market is much further but definitely worth it

It’s a bit pricey but you get what you pay for. The quality of the meat and seafood is wonderful!!!

This location has gone downhill. I had a review on here last year but after a recent visit felt it necessary to change it. The product I can only get here they stopped carrying. Saw a few pantry items that were expired. Cashier was rude. Prices are too high. Very limited selection. Now, some of those things I can put up with. But after such a negative experience I wont be back to this location even though its closer to me than the one in Mountain Brook. A bad excuse for WFM and would be surprised if they stay open for more than a few more years.

I had to wait over 30 minutes for a hamburger. Then a white male walked in after me and still received his food before me. That was my first and last time visiting.

While this new location of Whole Foods seems larger than the Mountain Brook store, I am often disappointed that they do not have items that I have regularly found at the original store. Its still nice having it so much closer to places I usually shop.

I was excited to try this store but then disappointed. The prices are SO high! The items they sell are all weird and different, which is a good thing to some. I wanted to try some food from the beautiful hot bars they had, I chose a few things for me and hubby, one of which was fried catfish. Every single piece had bones galore in it. It was fried filets so there shouldnt have been bones, also catfish is not hard to filet so theres no excuse for that.

Their meat! Their cheese! I love this place. A little pricy, but the taste makes it so worth it.

This store is beautiful, but something just seems off in the store. I cant put my finger on it

Amazing service as usual from a Whole Foods, selection isnt as good as the one on US280, I would call this a Neighborhood-Whole Foods. It depends on how you shop at a WF, I usually go there for the cheer ammount of variety, specially on the cheeses, so for me the drive over to 280 is worth it. But if you treat it as your normal grocery store, this one is great for you.

Always a great shopping experience. The meat & seafood selection is amazing!!!

To start the prices are way to high an the hot bar is horriable its a disgrace to wholefoods in general but on the up side the sushi station was great an the were really polite an so were the employees that work at wholefood hope to see a better hot bar soon...

Very nice store. Have plenty of Vegan foods and items I need.

So excited we have one of these in my town. A favorite place to shop.

Huge selection of organic and non GMO products. Amazon prime membership discount is nice too.

Very clean and well organized. Great place to shop.

Kenny at butcher shop is great and he was very helpful.

Pretty good compared to other Whole Foods location I have seen.

I love it, its the only place I can find my wine.