Phoenicia Bakery & Deli

05/27/09

not too shabby

by saralewis123 at Citysearch

I came in to try their shwarma but was pleased to see a huge display of sweet goodies and aisles of ethnic groceries. the food is not too bad, but also nothing special. the grocery store is great. they seem to have a large variety of foods and the staff seems helpful too.

Parking is quite a pain at the burnet location however.

04/08/08

One of the best things about Austin

by johndoughy at Citysearch

I lived about 2 blocks from the South Lamar location, and I miss this place on a weekly, sometimes daily basis. The falafel is great, the schwarma is craving inducing, and stopped eating loaf bread with their pita in such close supply! Plus they sell Mars Bars(my fav!), confections, spices, olives, everything. It's all so good and at unbelievably good prices! I miss this place.

• Pros: Everything. Go here. Eat.
• Cons: It's small, so it can get a bit cramped and busy

03/19/08

No longer anything special in my opinion

by MahdiA at Citysearch

When I first started going to Phoenicia I felt they would warm to me as I shopped there regularly - That did not happen. The cashier seemed to take exception to your asking items be place into more than 1 bag! The deli will give you the dry end of the mortedella if you dont watch them. Add to that the parking lot where you must be agressive to get a spot and wait for self centered customers who move at their own pace - it has lost its apeal to me. Like many others I now go to Sarah's Mediterranean where they are friendly and take quality seriously. I feel like a vauled customer there!

• Pros: the veggie wrap
• Cons: rudness of the staff and other customers

01/20/08

expired food, rude vendors

by ufuksoyoz at Citysearch

Phoenicia has the rudest salesperson in town (he is probably the owner at the same time!) I went there a few times to buy groceries and saw that some of the stuff they have had expired. I told them to the guy at the cashier, he did not believe in me, treated me as if i am lying. Since Sarah's Market opened recently, I never went back to Phoenicia. they have much more variety at Sarah's, store is cleaner and sales people are much more fiendly!

• Pros: nothing
• Cons: rude salesman

06/07/06

Everything you need for Greek Cooking

by rosiet33 at Citysearch

Phoenecia has everything you need for middle eastern or greek cooking. While Austin has plenty of options for mexican fare, there aren't many other ethnic grocers in town. Phonecia fills a great need, and their prices are great considering the specialty items they carry. They also have very good pastries and premade items, and their olive bar is beyond amazing. I can re-create an authentic greek meal in the middle of Texas - fantastic!

• Pros: selection, location, parking
• Cons: lukewarm service