MORTON WILLIAMS SUPERMARKETS — Local services in New York

This Morton Williams On Bleeker take UHC OTC but when you go into the market this particular card never works they don’t have the equipment needed to use the card at the checkout the cashier has to leave the register & go back & have the manager use this outdated old machine & it always comes up rejected even when money is on the card it’s frustrating and embarrassing because there outdated machine never works & it can take a long time because they keep trying this little machine while you’re waiting. The store makes you feel like you’re the problem & it’s so annoying and frustrating there meats are always tough & inedible & there produce are tasteless I want to know if other people have experience this with UHC OTC because the manager always tells I’m not the 1st person who came in today & there UHC OTC card wasn’t working I never had this problem in Walgreens they don’t want to invest in the normal check out machine at the register the store itself is dingy & the cold cuts are tasteless & the make you feel so uncomfortable when the card doesn’t work the staff is totally rude when you tell them you’re using UHC OTC because they know there machine isn’t going to work I want to know how many people experience this horrible experience at 173 Bleeker St at this M & W the staff needs kindness training & the store needs better quality meats that are not tough & fresh produce that isn’t tasteless better management & a machine that Works with UHC OTC I have contacted an advocate at UHC & they were appalled at the treatment & are reaching out to them about the device they are using to check our customers and no one should have to be frustrated or upset just because they are trying to buy groceries I give this store zero in every department staff is rude the manager makes you feel like dirt the meats are tough the product is tasteless this market needs a kinder staff & an a UHC care machine that works so a person can go in buy groceries & leave w/o a whole experience of waiting patiently & them telling you the card doesn’t work. It’s a frustrating...

2/8/24 Morton Williams is SAVED! Morton Williams, NYU and NYC have negotiated a 13 yr extension on the lease and MW will stay at the current location!

10/19/22 The store remains well stocked and the staff is helpful. Unfortunately it is still scheduled for closure due to the building of a new school. Local residents have set up a table to gather signatures to try and save the supermarket.

8/11/22 Update It has been reported that Morton Williams will eventually close to make way for a special education school. No closure date has been set or announced yet. For now, the store is well stocked and seems business as usual.

4/10/22 Update Morton Williams has varied produce that looks good and fresh. I was looking for broccolini, dill and shitake mushrooms for a recipe. Found all the needed ingredients. Deli counter has friendly service and is very accomodating on how you want meats sliced. Lines are well staffed and never a wait each time I've been there. However, I cannot vouch for high traffic rush hours.

2/24 Update With product shortages and price hikes, Morton Williams remains a good neighborhood market. Good sale prices on weekly specials like meat, fish, and produce. The produce always looks fresh and has great variety. Check out the sale flyer online and organize your shopping list before you go.

I rediscovered Morton Williams on Bleecker St. Food Emporium in USQ closed and I was looking for a neighborhood supermarket other than the small, highly priced Gristedes on Univeristy Place. MW has a diverse selection of fruits and vegetables that are fresh, nicely displayed. The deli staff could be more friendly and helpful. Morton Williams is clean, neatly organized and carries all the key national brands you will need. Well sized neighborhood supermarket with weekly sale items on products you want for the pantry and your fridge. Checkout was quick...

In my vision quest to find the best grocery store rotisserie chicken on this pale blue dot, Morton Williams is next up. They have 15 locations all in Manhattan, and a good amount of people recommended this one, which I will never understand why.

I walked in, and had a bad feeling when the interior was just a little grungy. I walked around for a bit before I found the tissi’s in the back corner. They were marketed as “Everyday Low Price! Rotisserie Chickens, $9.99 each.” So you can imagine my dismay when the whole chicken ran $15.99.

I stood there, a whole bird in one hand and a plastic 12oz Evian water bottle in the other, with my brow furrowed and my lips puckered as if to say “damn they’re really doing me like this…”

I swallowed my pride and checked out. I took it to this beautiful little park right next door and ripped into this chicken with my bare hands.

This was head and shoulders the worst grocery store chicken I have had to date. The breast was as dry as the Sahara desert, the skin had this rub on it that looked promising but had no flavor, and even the leg was dry. It was just all bad. A soulless chicken. The fact I had paid $15.99 for this hurt bad. I’m convinced this was karma for something I have done in this life or a past one, so I needed to accept this was my fault.

The score came in at a whopping 5/10, which was a little generous to be honest. It currently ranks 14 out of 14 on my list of grocery store chickens.

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