Plaza at Palmer Ranch
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About Plaza at Palmer Ranch
Plaza at Palmer Ranch sits along Tamiami Trail in Sarasota as a shopping center anchored by Publix and Target, with a mix of smaller specialty stores filling out the plaza. Shoppers can find a jewelry store, a Chinese food spot, a mail service, a furniture store, a vet, a nail salon, and a barber shop alongside the two anchors. The center operates on a walk-in basis with no appointment needed to browse the stores, and it opens daily. Parking is available on site for visitors moving between the anchors and the smaller shops.
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention publix and target anchor stores, ample parking, high white ceilings and sub shop.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention publix and target anchor stores, ample parking, high white ceilings and sub shop.
Customer Review Summary
The anchor grocery store draws the most attention, praised for its cathedral ceilings and high white ceilings that give the space a sense of light, along with sale prices, an excellent sub shop, and buy one get one free deals on beer and other products. Close behind, reviewers value the plaza's convenience: ample parking, easy access along Tamiami Trail, and a mix of smaller stores including a jewelry store, a furniture store, a vet, a nail salon, a barber shop, and a Target, some of which will bring purchases out to the car for app orders. A few describe knowing staff on a regular basis after shopping there for years. Recurring gripes include too few cashiers during busy seasons and inconsistent staff at the on site bank. One reviewer recounts a cashier dismissing a complaint about someone with too many items in the express lane, and another notes that entering or exiting the plaza from the north is not easy.
Customer Review Summary
The anchor grocery store draws the most attention, praised for its cathedral ceilings and high white ceilings that give the space a sense of light, along with sale prices, an excellent sub shop, and buy one get one free deals on beer and other products. Close behind, reviewers value the plaza's convenience: ample parking, easy access along Tamiami Trail, and a mix of smaller stores including a jewelry store, a furniture store, a vet, a nail salon, a barber shop, and a Target, some of which will bring purchases out to the car for app orders. A few describe knowing staff on a regular basis after shopping there for years. Recurring gripes include too few cashiers during busy seasons and inconsistent staff at the on site bank. One reviewer recounts a cashier dismissing a complaint about someone with too many items in the express lane, and another notes that entering or exiting the plaza from the north is not easy.
Featured reviews
- eddie stanley
“Older shopping center anchored by Publix and Target. Smaller stores as well.”
- Dope Island
“Been my go to Publix for about 5 years now. Know a lot of the staff by name, I enjoy talking with them on the regular.”
- A Nonymous
“I love the cathedral ceiling. The whole place has high white ceilings that really give a sense of space and light. I wish they would go back to building Publix like this. Oh and the sale prices are good, the everyday prices are tolerable, and the sub shop is quite excellent, but I'm mostly in it for the high white ceilings....”
- C T
“Publix, target and Barber shop all in one location”
- Lynne Baker
“Publix usually has some really good beer. I love their buy one get one free for multiple products.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- ParkingFree parking lot · Paid parking lot
- AccessibilityHas wheelchair-accessible car park · Has wheelchair-accessible entrance · Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
Amenities
- Has wheelchair-accessible car park
- Free parking lot
- On-site services available
- Has toilet
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- Accessibility· 2
- Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Parking· 1
- Paid parking lot
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