A new H-E-B just opened in my town! What are your best recommendations to buy from there??

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

A Texan supermarket chain that people rave about. I'm from the UK and now live in Texas, via California, so I'm keen to find out what's so great about it

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Luchofromvenezuela@reddit

Creamy Creations, Grasshopper flavor (Texas Starry Night being a close second)

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

Grasshopper flavor has definitely piqued my curiosity!

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Their guacamole is so good, terlingua chili mix (maybe not at this point in the year, wait a few months🫠), tortillas... after leaving texas for 7 years im so blessed to be able to go to heb again! Also white chocolate strawberry cake from the bakery.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

The cake sounds so good!

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khirata215@reddit

Tortillas

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Main_Insect_3144@reddit

They use GMO corn for their chips, though. Sigh.

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SphericalCrawfish@reddit

Yes, because that's how you make things out of corn.

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Main_Insect_3144@reddit

It shouldn't be. I don't want to eat glyphosate and H.E.B. should want to do better for their customers.

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SphericalCrawfish@reddit

The world would starve without GMO.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

These seem to be very popular

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Hollowbody57@reddit

They're very, very good. Just be aware since they're made fresh without any preservatives they don't have a very long shelf life like some other brands do, so plan on using them as soon as possible. They're better the same day they're made, anyway.

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Just-Finish5767@reddit

We keep them on the counter for 2 days, then make sure they're nicely separated (esp if there's no plastic between them) and they can go in the fridge. Just heat them in a dry skillet before eating.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

Thanks! I'm 5 months pregnant, so nothing has a very long shelf life around me right now 😂

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cmcglinchy@reddit

Hmm, I’ve never heard of it.

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nowhereman136@reddit

It's a chain of grocery stores in Texas. Not a bad store but not really that special

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gofindyour@reddit

It is really that special after living in places where walmart or plublix is your only option

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chinchaaa@reddit

It’s beloved in Texas. It is special. Sorry it’s not up to the level of stop and shop.

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Emotional-Loss-9852@reddit

It’s like Publix but a lot better

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zone_of-danger@reddit

Publix bakery is so much better

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TruthfulRepugnance@reddit

Publix is good (albeit expensive), but for different things

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ITrCool@reddit

HY-VEE is that for us up here in OK/MO/AR/KS territory.

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ToTooTwoTutu2II@reddit

Howard Edward Butts

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ThroatFun478@reddit

Whataburger condiments. Spicy ketchup is my favorite. Patty melt sauce is a close second for me. Their mustard is great too.

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ThroatFun478@reddit

And I have trouble finding chile piquin, which is awesome on, like, everything, but they just sell bags of dried ones in the produce section at heb.

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9inez@reddit

You should simply go and investigate and experiment with the HEB branded stuff. It’ll be fun. Bakery items are the area where there is a lot of variety.

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riarws@reddit

Ketchup

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WafflePeak@reddit

A what?

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weaverlorelei@reddit

I second, third and fourth fresh Tortillas, and see if you can find the "Southwest" flavor ones. So good with breakfast burritos

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Historical-Gain-1688@reddit

I have shopped at Big Y, Stop and Shop, Wegmans, Rouses, Publix, Winn Dixie, Aldi’s, Randall’s. Nothing is better than MY HEB. Hands down the grocery store.

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joeatonlv@reddit

Cinnamon crisps!

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CSmith489@reddit

Onigiri

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

Oooooh delicious!

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fouryearsofdreaming@reddit

Creamy Creation Columbian Coffee Toffee is some phenomenal ice cream if you're a coffee person.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

Ohhhh Creamy Creations is ice cream? Someone else mentioned it too

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Temporary_Nail_6468@reddit

FYI. They have their own ice cream manufacturing so they control the quality.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

OH MY GOD

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Temporary_Nail_6468@reddit

They won’t give a date for the Irving opening even though the Midcities store opened last week and they did the hiring fairs at the same time! 😫

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

That's annoying!

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Vegetable-Star-5833@reddit

What is HEB

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

It's a Texan grocery store that people here rave about

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EgbertSouse2@reddit

Euless? Every time I drive past it, the parking lot is jammed full.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

Yeah! I haven't even tried going yet...

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WowsrsBowsrsTrousrs@reddit

Borracho beans. I love their house brand canned borracho beans. About once a year I go ahead and order a case of 6 cans shipped to me. It's worth it. I wouldn't move back to Texas just for that, but it's one of the few things I miss. (Mostly I hated most of Texas all 25 years I lived there. Yes, Austin is the best place in Texas, but that's a low bar because most of Texas sucks so badly.)

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BioDriver@reddit

One of the few things I miss about Texas is HEB’s fresh-made tortillas.

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lifeofGuacmole@reddit

Holiday pies. Better than I can make

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pdqueer@reddit

Yes, they have a surprisingly good bakery for a grocery store. I'm new to Texas, so HEB was totally new. For the most part I've found that their store brand products are usually good, and much cheaper than national brands.

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Downtow8775@reddit

I love H-E-B's butter tortillas😋

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

This is the second vote I've heard for the tortillas!

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navair42@reddit

This is the most correct answer. I lived in Texas for only six months, twenty years ago and that's maybe the thing I miss the most about the only thing I miss about Texas.

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Formal_Ground6513@reddit

I miss them so much! 😢 I still talk about the meal deals too!

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ITrCool@reddit

Never heard of them. Local/regional chain?

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

Yes, Texan!

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ITrCool@reddit

Ah ok. 👍🏻

I ought to ask my brother-in-law about them. They live down in Dallas.

HY-VEE is our popular regional chain up this way.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

I'm about 30 minutes from Dallas!

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Standard_Mongoose_35@reddit

I’m about 60 minutes from Dallas and excited about getting one in Sherman (one town over from me).

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ITrCool@reddit

It’s a cool city! We’ve visited them a couple times after they moved down there. Lots to experience there and it shows just how wealthy and big Texas is. Everything is huge down there.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

We're in the mid-cities and just moved a few months ago so I haven't explored much of Dallas yet, I've mostly been to Fort Worth. Will definitely check it out though!

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DOMSdeluise@reddit

I like their prepared meals. But also it's just a grocery store at the end of the day, I wouldn't go out of my way if there was a Kroger or whatever closer to me.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

The Walmart is opposite and I do not love Walmart so it's 6 of one and half a dozen of the other which one I go to.

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DOMSdeluise@reddit

In that case HEB for sure lol

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Zepbound-and-down@reddit

Pumpkin empanadas from the bakery section.

I like to put one in the air fryer to get it warm and a bit crisp around the edges. I have also been known to add fresh cold butter in between those crispy outer edges. 😋

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

Oh Lord....

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PlayfulOtterFriend@reddit

Creamy Creations Rocky Road ice cream. It has become a must have in our house.

Butter tortillas literally every time you go. Eat a few before you get home. They are amazing while still hot and fresh.

If you like trail mix, they have lots of varieties.

A personal fave of mine are the jalapeño cheddar cheese balls in the chips aisle.

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Just-Finish5767@reddit

As a companion to the fresh tortillas, the Mi Tienda fajitas. We get a big pack of the thighs or breasts almost weekly. Grill the whole pack, have as fajitas the first night, on a Caesar salad the second, and whatever is left goes in a pasta dish the third. The beef fajitas are also excellent, just make sure to get the Mi Tienda, not the HCF.

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rage1026@reddit

Chips are good alternative from the name brand. They even do some unique limited flavors every few months. Citrus Cayenne, Caesar Dressing and Black Pepper Ketchup are the current ones out.

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Gavacho123@reddit

Groceries

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

Haha, yes I gathered groceries but are there any specific ones that are good? Someone told me they make great tortillas?

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TruthfulRepugnance@reddit

I'm on otr trucker and always try to stop in at HEB when I'm in Texas. The fresh tortillas are good. There's a lot of Texas made stuff at HEB. The Culinary Cowgirls Queso (in the dairy section) is fire - always get a couple to take home to Oregon. One thing about HEB is that they tailor their products to the local market - what you find in, say Laredo, is different to what you'll get in Waco or somewhere.

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BioDriver@reddit

Funny you mention Waco - thats where HEB does all their product and store design testing and feedback. I used to work for HEB corporate and analyzing that feedback was one of my job duties

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TruthfulRepugnance@reddit

Just popped into my head as I've been to the DC there.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

Good to know, thank you! Safe trucking!

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cans-of-swine@reddit

For those not aware, we have a term 'groceries.' It's an old term but it means basically what you're buying, food, it's a pretty accurate term but it's an old fashioned sound.

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MyUsername2459@reddit

My sarcasm meter just exploded.

I'm sending you the bill, by the way. ;-)

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Various-Tomatillo407@reddit

Lots of people have never heard that term before. Thank you for bringing it to my attention

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juan_humano@reddit

The B stands for Butts. I think ill get my groceries elsewhere, thank you very much.

Jk. Used to live in Kerrville, HEB is great. The B does stand for Butts tho. Incidentally, the brautiful library in Kerrville, right by the river, is called the Butts-Holdsworth library. I didnt like much about Texas in general, but everything Butts branded i came across was pretty great.

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Ambitious-Noise9211@reddit

Can confirm

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One-Yellow1504@reddit

HEB is overrated. For some reason, Texans get orgasmic every time one is built, no idea why. Lived in Texas for 3yrs. They’re nothing special, except in Texas

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

I'm tired of Walmart so I'm excited to get a new place to shop, and I've heard some of their fresh food is really good

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DMJessus@reddit

We ship the HEB Texas Pecan coffee to my brother just about every month since he moved out of state.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

I'm not a coffee fan but that actually sounds good!

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woodwork16@reddit

Most of their store brands, HEB and Hill Country Fare are just as good, if not better than the national brands.

Also Nutty Blonde Cookies. My favorites and I use them for the crust when I make cheesecake.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

I'm going to try every cookie they have

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Athrynne@reddit

They are a regional chain, this would be like me asking you what to get from Wegmans.

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BioDriver@reddit

Wegman’s bakery is elite

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oldfarmjoy@reddit

If you have never been to an H-E-B, you don't need to respond to this post. You are not the target market.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

Custard cream pie, every time

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cottoncandymandy@reddit

So?

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Particular_Golf_6065@reddit

I love Wegmans more than H-E-B.

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CirothUngol@reddit

Meal Simples, especially the seafood stuffed salmon, turkey asadero sandwich, and the spaghetti bolognese.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

I love spag bol!

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cody87hoke@reddit

I never buy big box store brands but HEB branded stuff is really good. Tortillas are amazing/ fresh, tortilla chips, salsa, the pre made fresh meals you put in the oven, the sushi is good, the one by me does crawfish boils on the weekends this time of year, pretty much anything they create.

HEB is like a cult in central/ anywhere they are in Texas. I lived in east Texas and NC before the army and moved to central Texas after. The first few months I didn’t get the HEB hype but now it’s the only place I shop for groceries besides our little Mexican mart we go for specific things (my wife is from Mexico).

A big reason people love HEB is how much they give back, they pay great if you work there, what they have in the store is based on the community and when something like a hurricane happens they can mobilize an army sized relief effort faster than the FBI can respond to something.

So where you live matters. Austin HEBs (lived there to) are different than my HEB, the round rock HEB I lived by, or one that’s in San Antonio. Even my HEB is different than the one 20-30 minutes away.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

I've only been to the Liberty Hill one near Austin, and only when I'm visiting, so I haven't had much opportunity to check out the produce. My local supermarket is Walmart and I'll be glad to stop giving them my business.

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Emotional-Loss-9852@reddit

r/euless

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

I can't wait to go but I figured the local subs wouldn't know what to get because it's only been open a few weeks

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SGDFish@reddit

Since everyone is mentioning the tortillas, I'll also throw in bunuelos & the apple bite things from the bakery

A lot of their pre-made lunches are pretty solid as well

Try to go at a weird time if you can though, it was still packed even during all the rain storms this past weekend

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

I only have weird times 👌

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Emotional-Loss-9852@reddit

But also their tortillas slap and their meat section is incredible.

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Primary_Excuse_7183@reddit

All the meat is good. So many different cuts it’s awesome.

Their coffee is good too.

The ice cream is cheap and awesome.

The fish is good.

And obviously all the BBQ seasonings lol

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kevinlc1971@reddit

HEB carries the best rubs for meat. Chupacabra seasoning is amazing if you smoke a brisket.

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Particular_Golf_6065@reddit

It’s new, so it’s probably a Gucc-e-b, buy groceries! And be happy their meat department doesn’t smell like death and bleach.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

Why would it smell like that.......?

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Particular_Golf_6065@reddit

I have no clue! It was an old H-E-B in Bryan

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

🤣

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Little-Jelly-8789@reddit

Loved HEB when we lived in Texas. Been close to 20 years since we left, but they used to have great meats. Bacon wrapped beef medallions (forget what cut) and also a peppercorn garlic marinated hunk of beef (again forget the cut). Both were excellent cooked on our charcoal grill.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

This sounds great! Thank you!

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brzantium@reddit

Fresh tortillas (tbh, I think the HEB tortillas in the bread aisle are great, too), blackberry lemonade, Midtown or Central Market pasta, HEB hummus, Mi Tienda birra de res, Creamy Creations and Swoon ice cream (I think Lone Star Blast Sherbet is out now), and fresh bread from the bakery. Any HEB product with a green check mark (black in the bakery) has no HFCS, artificial ingredients, preservatives, or synthetic colors. If you're stuck between an HEB Organics item and a Central Market Organic item, pay the extra dollar for the Central Market product.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

Thank you!

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Old_Ant7118@reddit

Had to look this one up but it just looks like a grocery store

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

Very popular among Texans, and I've heard they have particular items that are especially good, like their in house tortillas

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HonestLemon25@reddit

Their ice creams are good. They’ve got a lot of unique flavors for a fraction of what you’d pay for Ben & Jerry’s

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

Awesome! Ben & Jerry's can be so expensive!

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notadamnprincess@reddit

Mark’s The Good Stuff salsa. The HCF brand cookies, particularly the Fudge Mallows, are good too. The frozen sheet pan meals are nice to have handy, and the rosemary crackers in the deli are fantastic. Everything else I can get somewhere else.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

Thank you!

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UrgentLiving@reddit

I’m in California, I thought it was an Asian store like H mart. But it sounds like it’s Canadian? Unsure

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

Yeah Texan

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Gordita_Chele@reddit

Texan

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latelyimawake@reddit

Butter tortillas and fresh tortilla chips, both found in the bakery section. Life-changing.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

🙏🏼

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PriorSecurity9784@reddit

Their store brands are all excellent quality at a lower cost than the national brands, so just get your normal items but try their brands.

People love the hot fresh tortillas from the bakery section

Mi Tienda salsas are great. I love using their roasted pasilla salsa when cooking.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

Thanks! I love it when own brands are good quality!

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bigedthebad@reddit

Fresh tortillas. My Mexican wife is a tortilla snob and she loves them.

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

Seemingly very popular!

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sabotabo@reddit

get you a meal simple, some creamy creations, their cane sugar soda is good if you like soda, their general tso's chicken was a favorite of mine for dinner, if you can find their wings, those are great... god i miss HEB

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

Awesome list - thank you!

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Martothir@reddit

Creamy Creations is legit.

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Gordita_Chele@reddit

The fresh tortillas sold in the bakery are great. Honestly, just explore and you’ll discover a lot to love, it’s hard to boil down to “recommended products” and individual stores often respond to regional preferences (sometimes down to neighborhood preferences). Like, our HEB has a Central American section, but they don’t all have that.

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ALoungerAtTheClubs@reddit

r/HEB

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Regular-Message9591@reddit (OP)

Ooooh thank you!!

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