Mamma_Eagle 1 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Hello friends, Please tell me where we can find your favorite grocery store near the Fort. How far away is it ? Thank you!Mitzi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 We go to the Wal-Mart on 535, about 8 miles about Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doodlebug....Cherie 461 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 We go to the Wal-Mart on 535, about 8 miles aboutThat's where I go too, or the Winn Dixie on 535. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PureTcrazy...rita 380 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 I liked the Winn-Dixie, it's to the left on 535, then about a mile or so down on the right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblr....Rennie 224 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 We also like the Winn Dixie and it's quick if you go the back way, sorry I can not tell you how to do that I just know it when I am there. Maybe TCD can chime in here because he spoke of that in his trip report ( See I learned something from his report ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doodlebug....Cherie 461 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 We also like the Winn Dixie and it's quick if you go the back way, sorry I can not tell you how to do that I just know it when I am there. Maybe TCD can chime in here because he spoke of that in his trip report ( See I learned something from his report )What!!! This is an educational forum? :rofl2: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roller ... aka Ed 351 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 I'm throwing in another vote for the Winn Dixie! OldeKoot loves all the different Olives & Pickles available by the pound. You can also get all kinds of salads, entrees and wings by the pound! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Winn Dixie here too! Good selection, reasonable prices... plus there's a really good ABC liquor store in the same plaza. :wine: I'm bad with street names but...Heading out of the Fort take a left and follow that road to the end, going straight past Golden Oak and ignoring the "service vehicles only" signs. You won't be breaking any laws but watch out for the massive speed bumps.At the end turn right and follow that until you get to the major intersection of Apopka-Vineland.Take a left.The Winn-Dixie will be about 1/2 mile up (maybe less) on your right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 oh and if you want to get to the Super WalMart, at the Apopka-Vineland intersection, go straight. It'll be 2 miles or so up on your left, after Palm Parkway turns into Turkey Lake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Discamper 394 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 The word from TCD is Winn Dixie on hollywood and vine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ftwildernessguy 778 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 I am a Publix guy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
North7... Jeff 2 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Another vote for Winn Dixie... close, convenient, and not a lot of traffic if you go the route Monique suggested!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 739 Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I am a Publix guy.We "love" Publix as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PureTcrazy...rita 380 Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 I have to confess, the shoppers and employees of Winn-Dixie were probably a little afraid of us! We were the ones standing around looking like this :bugeyes: at all the stuff they stock in that store!We spent at least 2 hours there and have actually planned to shop there and bring stuff home with us next time! Not to be biased though, I'm sure any store of that size would be equally exciting to us! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 That Winn-Dixie also seems to have made a point of stocking many of the beers they had at Food & Wine this year.We fell in love with the Leinenkuegel Berry Weiss and were psyched to find it, and many other beers we'd tried, on sale. In fact the day we were there we snagged the last 6 pack! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Discamper 394 Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Is there still a that store at the crossroads? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Goodings, yes, but it is the MOST expensive store in the area. BUT if you are in need of notebook paper or Mountain Dew and don't have a car, at least you can walk there!!!!(Our very first trip in 1997, my boys were supposed to keep a journal, and there was NO standard notebooks, or notebook paper to be found on property!!!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Goodings is AWFUL.Pitiful selection (I wouldn't feed their produce to a raccoon) and their prices for groceries are through the roof. Their prices for alcohol should be illegal.If you're completely trapped and have no other options, I suppose it's better than nothing, although honestly I'd rather save myself the trip and go to the trading posts.If you can get 1/2 mile further down the road, do yourself a favor and head to Winn Dixie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mamma_Eagle 1 Posted November 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Thank you for all the suggestions! It sounds as if Winn-Dixie has a lot to offer. I would love to hear more about Publix, too. We don't have one here where we live and I've heard good things about it. We have a WD so it would be fun to shop at Publix. Would depend on the distance, however.Does Winn-Dixie have a good bakery and prepared foods section ? I want to cook very little while on vacation! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Mamma E-Here is a map and some info on the retail operations that are just outside WDW property if you exit the back way out of the Fort:This is the route to the Winn Dixie grocery store from the Fort.The route begins on the left of this map at the exit from the Fort's overflow parking lot.From there, you turn left on Vista Blvd.Take Vista Blvd. until it dead ends into Winter Garden-Vineland Rd.Turn right.Take Winter Garden-Vineland Rd. until you get to Apoka-Vineland Rd.The 7-11 is right at this intersection.If you turn left here, that will take you to the Walgreen's, and the Winn Dixie is just a bit further.Piece of cake:To help you visualize further, here are some screen caps from the Orange County Property Appraiser's website.You can see the 7-11 and other businesses (including a lot of restaurants) here:Note where the Chili's is in the image above. Here another shot showing what is North of the Chili's:The Winn Dixie is to the right of the ABC Liquor Store that you see toward the top right of the image above.As you can see from the Google Earth Map, all of this is less than 5 miles from the Fort.At home, we shop almost exclusively at Publix. I don't really know where the closest Publix is to the Fort, as I have found that the Winn Dixie is easy to get to, has reasonable prices, and stocks anything I may need.TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Not a big grocery shopper, but I can't imagine you'll be missing much if you don't shop at Publix. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mamma_Eagle 1 Posted November 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Mamma E-Here is a map and some info on the retail operations that are just outside WDW property if you exit the back way out of the Fort:This is the route to the Winn Dixie grocery store from the Fort.The route begins on the left of this map at the exit from the Fort's overflow parking lot.From there, you turn left on Vista Blvd.Take Vista Blvd. until it dead ends into Winter Garden-Vineland Rd.Turn right.Take Winter Garden-Vineland Rd. until you get to Apoka-Vineland Rd.We plan on eating at a Giordanos on Apoka-Vineland. Never been but got a groupon. Is it in that shopping center with Winn-Dixie ? Anyone know ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 We plan on eating at a Giordanos on Apoka-Vineland. Never been but got a groupon. Is it in that shopping center with Winn-Dixie ? Anyone know ?I am not familiar with Giordanos, but I looked it up on Google maps. It looks like it is across the street from the Walgreen's, which puts it just a bit South of the Winn Dixie shopping center. It certainly doesn't look far from the Winn Dixie- I'll bet you can see the Winn Dixie from there.TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewsFortLovers 2 Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 The closest Publix I have seen is at the corner of International Drive and 192. Their is a Whole Foods over by Universal but I forget the I-4 exit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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