Cox Farms Market - Farmers Branch — Attraction in Farmers Branch

Cox Farms Market is a fantastic place to shop for produce regardless of whether you're a foodie. You get what you pay for on that side and are well rewarded. I first reviewed Cox at the start of the pandemic so I’ve made a few changes based on experience over the years.

If you're elderly or health vulnerable shopper, this store is one of your very best choices. They look out for those customers consistently and everyone I’ve seen cares and does a good job.

Whole Foods/Central Market shoppers - 6 stars if you're vegetarian (FRESH veggies, consistently), 4-5 stars if you're a heavy meat/seafood eater simply due to somewhat limited but high end selection.

Middle-to-upper middle income Kroger/Tom Thumb Shopper - 3-4 stars, depending on how you weight produce, with the stars removed being for the costs and limited meat selection. The value is still really high.

Lower-income shopper - 2-3 stars, depending on how strongly you weight produce and/or COVID risks. You definitely have to shop in a mostly vegetarian way if you come here in this bracket. But the quality is high.

6+ stars for being a very COVID-conscious store (both for customers and employees), with limited occupancy, good ventilation, wide aisles, sanitizer readily available. If you're immune compromised or especially vulnerable to COVID-19, Cox is going to be far and away your best in-person option in the area that I've seen and they have park and contactless pickup options to boot. This has included shopping in the holiday season. This also applies to being elderly or disabled and potentially being a fall risk. The aisles are clean and wide.

6 stars for produce, both organic and non-organic. The cost is a little cheaper than Central Market/Whole Foods territory, but the quality is way, way up there in terms of flavor and it has stayed consistently fresh in the fridge.

4 stars Dry Goods - Good selection, prices a little higher, consistent with Whole Foods and Central Market's. The regular grocery store will definitely beat it on price and selection. Based on the selection I saw, they had great gluten-free and other allergy selection.

4 stars on Dairy (5 if you're all organic/small-scale). Mill-King milk is always nice to see, plus a fair number of plant-based options, and there's some good midrange egg options, but there's definitely a premium on these.

4 stars on bread. The positive is that the bread selections are limited, but they've curated multiple good local bakeries (Heartland, Village Baking Co, and some darn good vacuum sealed take and bakes), but also include some national options like Nature's Own. The negative is that there's no onsite bakery and limited selection overall. The gluten-free freezer selection looked pretty solid.

3-4 stars freezer case. It has mostly organic and fancy stuff in the ice creams, frozen veggies, breads, and the like. It's a small grocery, so I don't fault that too much, given the niche they're trying to fill.

4 stars on meats and seafood. The selection is pretty limited, it's mostly frozen, and the positive side is it's local, small scale, and likely super-high-quality, but the negative is that it's very pricey. Not having an onsite butcher/seafood section is a downside a place like Sprouts does not have.

5 stars for the rest of the store. The staff is always friendly and helpful. They have a decent deli case, especially for the size store, plus the usual organic grocery store vitamins and health items. They have good prices on Waterloo water, Mineagua water (fizziest and tastiest mineral water out there) and a fair selection of other non-alcoholic...

How much better is Cox Farms Market than Whole Foods? Let me count the ways:

-Quality: The food here is so fresh! You know it’s local by the color and healthiness of the fruits, vegetables and locally sourced meats (as opposed to the seemingly one day expiration on bagged fruits and veggies from Whole Foods).

-Price: You can buy an entire cart full of healthy foods for under $180. The same amount at Whole Foods would be around $300 (even with Amazon prime savings).

-Choices: You can easily hand pick your favorite potatoes, Brussel sprouts and more without the risk of getting a bag of moldy or mildew-laden produce.

-Atmosphere: If you’ve shopped at Whole Foods, you know how loud, packed, and chaotic it is. At Cox Farms Market, you get peace, quiet, and soothing music (jazz, bossanova, etc).

-Customer Service: The employees here multitask, greet you kindly, and actually bag your groceries in a way that makes sense. I’ve seen one cashier ring up and organize food swiftly, and long lines take just minutes (if any wait).

The only thing that Cox Farms Market could do to be the best market in Texas is to add 5 gallon water refill stations for alkaline water, deionized water, etc. I’m not sure if floor space is an issue for this, but I’d NEVER step foot in a Whole Foods again if I could get everything at Cox Farms Market.

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Beautiful store! The produce they bring in, looks amazing & the shelves in the aisles are so beautiful, full & organized! They have vitamins, some household goods, frozen foods, refrigerated foods, organic, farm fresh meats, eggs, drinks & snacks! If you want to eat cleaner, this is the place to go! Seems to be pretty comparable price-wise to Whole Foods or Sprouts but I enjoy coming here. I love coming to see what’s new & I love the sales they have! Sign up for the emails. The staff is friendly, professional & very helpful. The manager Austin, assisted me himself, when I was looking for a specific product. He was kind & very knowledgeable about some products that I had some questions on. He didn’t make me feel rushed at all. You don’t find impeccable customer service like that very often these days! I appreciate the time he took to assist me. The cashier, Victoria was very friendly also! I just love this store! Thank you, Cox Farms, for going above & beyond in a world that doesn’t seem to...