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January 2024 by Diane Wall
I gave it one star not because of the prices but because of the employees. The cashier's can't speak English and most of them are racist. The meat department is a joke. Most of the meats look like a cat got at it. Maybe the managers should start hiring people by skill!!
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December 2023 by Mary Carmona
Clean grocery store where you get more for your dollar. Always see at least one person I know here. Good steak and cheese and fried shrimp here.
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November 2023 by David Barry
It's always busy, but there's always a ton of registers open. They still wear old school smocks which is pretty awesome. Huge supermarket which will probably have what you're looking for.
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November 2023 by Kevin DeLucia
Awesome prices, great selections, the markets kitchen has really good food & the pizza is arguably the best around & at a price that won’t cripple your pockets (unlike some places where a pie is $38). Only downside to the Chelsea Market basket is there’s a language barrier you run into when you ask a grocer where a certain item is.
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November 2023 by Bart Higgins
I’ve never been in a supermarket like this, and I doubt there’s one anywhere in the world like it. All the global cultures mix here – Caribbean, South American, African, Asian, Eastern European, Portuguese, plus old-time Italian-American and Irish-American. You’ll find vegetables you never knew existed here, alongside plain old cabbages and rutabaga; the fish counter – and I was a commercial fisherman for years, so I know what I’m talking about -- is the best I’ve ever seen; there are many different ethnically-focused areas that make you (me) think, “I never knew anybody ate this kind of thing!”; and the variety among the shoppers, as you might expect, reflects all this variousness, so you see clothing and personal styles that are sometime gorgeous. It’s also – and this is the main reason so many people shop there – the fact that in the Market Basket tradition, most things there (although not all) are dirt cheap. It’s huge; clean; well-organized; and has an efficiently adaptive operating process, so the number of checkouts is always in correct proportion to the volume of traffic. (Sometimes, when it’s really crowded, the mood inside can get a little testy, as one impatient person cuts across the sort of interstate highway ring-road that all the carriages use to navigate their way through it, cutting off another person, sometimes leading to words; there’ve even been occasional fistfights, although rarely!) It can also be hard to find a store employee who speaks English; but no matter, they’re almost all friendly and considerate. Every visitor we have who comes to Boston from somewhere else, after showing them the Old North Church and Bunker Hill, etc., we finish the tour by taking them to the Chelsea Market Basket to do a little shopping. They never fail to be amazed – and it shows them how active and alive Boston really is now, today -- in addition to having such an interesting history!
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October 2023 by Diana Kuang
Ive been shopping here for so many years however i am super disappointed. Cashier shorted me $10, not sure if she pocketed it or dropped it. But they counted the drawer which wasted more of my time and they said the drawer was perfect. So me showing them all the cash i had before leaving store, no $10 bill on me. But because the cashier said she gave me the $10 that was it. My recommendation is to not shop here or only use your card. Cashiers are likely underpaid so stealing might very well be their only option. Dont shop here. Trader joes is a short distance away. At least the staff there are more trustworthy.
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October 2023 by Vinicius Almeida
By FAR The best grocery store in the whole greater Boston area if not all New England because honestly I haven’t yet found anything like this. Fresh produce, clean store, friendly staff, an incredible selection of items, and there’s even a cafeteria inside where you can dine in from a variety of options, from freshly made sandwiches, wraps, pizza, Chinese, and so much more. And the price? UNBEATABLE! Expect to see your check cut by half here if not more.
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October 2023 by Joe Seluk
If a grocery store can be awesome, this one is. Anything you can imagine, they have. Produce from all ethnic regions for that recipe your making. I drive 45 minutes to shop here. Great staff. Keep up the great work.
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September 2023 by James Brown
As a new resident of Boston, this store is awesome, awesome, awesome! Great selection of hot foods breakfast, lunch,and dinner. Good selection of fish and produce. The prices--that's the most unbelievable part. Far lower than the yuppie southend where they fleece you at their supermarkets. Star Market & Wholefoods should be put on notice. Market Basket even has lower prices than back home in the Midwest. Plus Mass doesn't charge sales tax on groceries like they do in Kansas. The long ride on the Silver line from the Southend to Chelsea is WELL worth the trip to shop at Market Basket.
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September 2023 by Gechie Williams
Excellent prices fully stocked with fresh food workers keeping things going I like the atmosphere and people
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September 2023 by Nancy K.
Oh !I love Market Basket ! Always get there between 7:30am and 8 am The silver line runs right to market basket from downtown Boston ... the vegetables are so fresh .. so I load up for at least 10 days ... grab a chicken breast all cooked ... 2 heads of lettuce $2.34 red watermelon 99 cents a pound, rose Water to wash my face .... Bustello coffee $3.99 ... fresh bread small scala $2.59 ... Carrots fresh no bag ... small zucchini/ string beans .... On the way home I take Lyft .... BTW everyone that works there is super nice and helpful ... THE BEST SUPERMARKET IN THE WHOLE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS ....
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August 2023 by Chris Murphy
Their take out food to go (all of it) is so good and so greatly priced that I had to say thank you. Awesome whenever your in a rush and need something quick cheap and amazing please try MARKET BASKET... YOU WILL THANK ME LATER...
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August 2023 by Pablo Sinisterra
This is the best Market Basket in all NE. Always fresh fruits and veggies. The prepared food is so good and cheap. The only problem is that two of the ladies who work in the grill are too slow and always in a bad mood.
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July 2023 by Debbie M.
I enjoy a good grocery store and Market Basket is great and fruit is fresh and they have a good selection of dry goods.
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June 2023 by abha K
Huge, Costco like. Very good prices. Lots of ethnic foods. Is restocked every morning so if special is out, come back next day. Sweet staff, but not much English; this is what I understood.