North Shore Farms — Attraction in Town of North Hempstead

I've shopped all the North shore farms markets and this location has to be hands down the worst laid out, biggest pain in the butt to maneuver in. Every shopper, and it was busy, was miserable & complaining. Oh and by the way MANAGERS 0f THIS MINEOLA NSF you're so cheap!! It's a busy Saturday, you have so much opportunity to sell your cheeses and you only had out 3 cheeses to taste (which were gone) and 12 tiny olives? We love coming in, shopping and trying different cheeses then taking at least one home. Not the case in this location. Disappointing!!! The BEST thing about this location is the many HELPFUL staff members!! Your staff in produce are on top of their game. Attentive, not lazy. And helped us tremendously even going the extra mile to find us to say he looked for fresh rosemary "downstairs" and hadn't any. Such a nice man. The same in dairy. Helpful and happily so. The fish market smelled so strong. We smelled it up the produce aisle. The bakery was stocked and busy and smelled delicious. Why is your hot soup bar so tucked away? You have a large footprint of a store. Whoever laid it out should be ashamed. Even the smaller NSF markets are better laid out. Needless to say, we won't be shopping at this location again. But please send kudos to...

Clean fresh produce. My favorite is the bakery, good seafood, and fresh .Staff is very helpful. Love the variety of bread they make. The variety of salads is always so good. Update on 10/25/23 I decided it to stop by the North Shore Farms to purchase some groceries, rotisserie chicken, and the delicious French baguette after getting all I needed it that day I position myself on the waiting site to be call and proceed to place my stuff on the belt and I noticed it the cashier on lane 002 started it to call with hand movements no greetings no eye contact when she finished with the last item and put all my stuff behind her just told me how much was the total I processed it to pay and finalize my payment she call the next customer. She didn't ask if I needed it paper bags or I had my own bags. I had the experience to be there several times, and usually cashiers will help to place what you purchase in your bags and be courteous smile and be kind. But this particular cashier needs to learn to be courteous. it doesn't take much to be kind. I'm not trying to put her in trouble, but she needs to learn manners and change her behavior....

North Shore Farms has a fantastic bread bakery with solid fresh fish and butcher departments that will handle personal requests. The busy deli department has responsive staff and a nice selection of prepared foods at fair prices. Overall, this is a very nice higher-end small supermarket.

There is only one reason I can’t give five stars - they just aren’t careful with expiration dates. If I am in a hurry and forget to check dates, invariably I pick up expired food and notice this at home. You just need to check dates on everything.

Still, for convenience, North Shore Farms is my go-to quick-stop supermarket. It is more expensive than the local chain markets (King Kullen, Stew Leonard’s, Fairway, and Stop and Shop) but the convenience and fresh bread are worth the trip. (Personally, I like to support the local supermarkets that still support unions - King Kullen and Stop and Shop.)

So, stop by North Shore Farms and enjoy the fresh bread, and be sure to check out the excellent meat and fish...