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Florida Citrus Center Inc
1805 SW Hwy 484, Ocala, FL 34473, United States
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Florida Citrus Center Inc
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Review №1

Great selection of souvenirs and nick-nacks.A lot of the items are way over priced.The seashell wind chimes were nicely made and only $29.00 so I purchased one for my wife.Theres a fish tank in the back with baby alligators that my kids enjoyed.The front area was clean but the mens restroom was a complete mess with both urinals out of order, a bad smell and the inside of the entry door had a hole in it.My wife and kids stated that the ladies restroom wasnt any better.Pictures from my visit attached.

Ra
Review №2

Cool little place even though we went in to the one at shell i dont know if they changed location recently but is a very smart to have a gift shop while youre fueling hahahaI wish more places or more gas stations had the same initiativeI recommend this place for everyone

Ja
Review №3

Awesome selections of fresh fruits and lots of souvenirs for cheap

ea
Review №4

Smaller selection of fruits than expected. Decent souvenirs inside though.

Jo
Review №5

Great little place to stop for a break and some treats. Dont forget to pick up a free sample of OJ.

De
Review №6

Store was very clean and tidy, the cashiers were very polite and friendly. We enjoyed seeing the live alligator in their tank. Free sample orange juice was sweet and delicious. Lots of souvenirs to choose from. Great place.

Al
Review №7

The woman with curly hair was super rude. So I left the store, went to the next gas station.

Be
Review №8

Great little pitstop to buy some local fruit and other local products. The red navel oranges are delicious. We also bought some local jellies and are looking forward to trying them.

I
Review №9

Cool place to stop. Some things over priced but the produce was amazing!

Th
Review №10

I wanted to see an effin gator before we left Florida. The Citrus Center had a tank with baby gators. It wasnt the same. 😒But they also had fresh oranges and some real nice souvenirs for the kids to take home so it was worth the stop.

Al
Review №11

Funky smell in the building. Mold? The bathrooms were rough and had a really strong chemical smell.

bo
Review №12

I stop to look at baby alligator they had very intrested gifts they also had some coconut love it

Be
Review №13

Helpful staff member. Saw a baby gator and had some wonderful freshly squeezed orange 🍊 juice

la
Review №14

This place needed updating 20 years ago. It was dirty and disgusting. I would not eat or drink anything from this place. The bathrooms were beyond repulsive. Do be deceived by the interstate signs. Avoid at all cost!

Ms
Review №15

Great place to stop and you free orange juice, see all the stuff you can by for cheap gifts.

mo
Review №16

Adorable!! Worth the stop. Affordable souvenirs and free juice and pecans!

cu
Review №17

Excellent customer service and friendly staff. Very good price for souvenirs.

Wi
Review №18

Its a tourist stop with lots of Florida, Disney and other items for sale. Many kinds of citrus, good watermelons and coconuts available mid-June.

Ye
Review №19

Very nice place, love all the souvenirs... and affordable prices

Ja
Review №20

Souvenir stop....looked at the fruits, they were hot in the sun...orange juice taste was from a jug...( saw the jugs in the trash)..horrible...did not buy any fruit

Je
Review №21

Store was nice and clean but the bathrooms were horrible. Broken toilets. No hand towels and broken sink

Ta
Review №22

Staff wasnt very friendly, seemed to hate their job and tourist. Place was mess and couldnt find anything. All in all the place need work. And attitude adjustments.

Ja
Review №23

I purchased some nice fresh oranges and got some Florida gifts here for friends and family. They have nice wheel items and Florida treats.

ga
Review №24

Well if you are a kind of person who likes to buy souvenirs this place is good for you

Ta
Review №25

Alot souvenirs fruits and baby alligators. I like that shop. Perfect for last minute gifts with average price

Mi
Review №26

Its okay. Not as good as other Florida Citrus Center locations that I have been to. Staff was friendly. Several items were priced incorrectly, as I found 3 different prices on the same type of hot sauce, and 2 different prices on the same type of marmalade. They were out of my favorite hot sauce and dont know when theyll be getting more.

Jo
Review №27

Awesome place for gifts from Florida! Very nice staff and they even let the puppy in!

Fj
Review №28

Im really conflicted/ambivalent here. The OJ, perfect, yet oj is too acidic for me so I didnt get any. I just asked for a sample and received.After thinking about it, I wanted some Bang energy drink yet the only option was 5hrE, which is good just not my highest preference at this time.(receipt attached)There were many visible maintenance issues, yet I pointed them out and it seemed like the staff there could handle it. I just hope they can get a professional to look at the high voltage equipment in the back with water seeping from the ground. (Picture attached)Yet, I see this all over: businesses stepped on by covid and the staff just keeping it together as best they can so the place they love to work at doesnt go under. I just pray, with gratitude in my heart, (php4:6-7) whoever owns this place can give a little help to these.

Ca
Review №29

Nice little shop to get small gifts to take home

Ka
Review №30

The manager here is awesome, she went out of her way to help us make a selection. I’d stop here again.

Ma
Review №31

I felt tricked. Did not realize it was A citrus center and not THE citrus center. However it was #pureflorida in every way

Ki
Review №32

The baby alligators were really cool and found really cool decently priced

S
Review №33

Great citrus and nice souvenirs

Ca
Review №34

Prices are a little high but have cute items

Da
Review №35

Convenient place off the highway to pick up a little gifts and oranges.

Jo
Review №36

Expensive, but they had honeybells, and good grapefruit. If you want good citrus and arent afraid to pay for it, this is your stop. Did I mention HONEYBELLS?

Bo
Review №37

Fun little touristy place:)

Th
Review №38

This is an ok stop. Only because the restroom could use some updating. Seemed little dirty!

Ca
Review №39

It is like they are only in it for the money. Gas is $0.10 extra if you use your credit card out at the pump. It seems like they are really pushing you to get into the store and buy something. Not a ton of snack choices and only 2 pots of coffee that didnt look really fresh.

Br
Review №40

Awesome place to get souvenirs! Bring a little piece of Florida home with you. Just make sure you look at the tags on bottom of merchandise some of it is manufactured in China😩😩 buy American! China forces children to work in sweatshops!

co
Review №41

At was awesome they had a lot of neat stuff .

Ta
Review №42

Baby gators are so cute, fun stop for all your citrus and souvenir needs!

Al
Review №43

Cool little shop, highly recommend stopping by. Great for travelers

Ri
Review №44

The bathroom is bad, and the toilet moves around. Soap dispenser out

Am
Review №45

The children loved seeing the algaters

Kr
Review №46

Bathroom dirty. Stoponly for restroom.

Co
Review №47

The oranges were not as good as usual. Not sweet at all and their prices are astronomical. We used to love stopping here but I think this was our last time.

Wi
Review №48

Wind chimes looking great on my porch in GA.

Ne
Review №49

Terrible experience that found some very interesting people.

ka
Review №50

Amazing souvenir place! You can even try natural FL grown oranges and grapefruit!!

Br
Review №51

Went for the gators ... just a couple baby gators in a tank nothing major and the they have a Bunch of overpriced souvenirs and $15 bags of oranges .....

He
Review №52

Nice place and variety.

Jo
Review №53

Cool place, excellent stop for Florida souvenirs and keep sakes.

ab
Review №54

$15 for a bag of oranges?! And there’s little tiny gators in a fish tank. This is sad. Bathrooms were clean but this isn’t a place I’d stop again.

Je
Review №55

Large assortment of items that scream I was in Florida.

Da
Review №56

HOT BOILED PEANUTS....along with cheerful, helping, friendly staff! Old Florida hospitality!!

Sa
Review №57

Best place to buy souvenirs from Florida

Hi
Review №58

Cute little store with fun souvenirs. The staff is very friendly. Great gas prices as well.

Ti
Review №59

Tourist trap but nice 😁

Do
Review №60

Was ok, wish there was more items with Florida on them

Su
Review №61

Really high prices there employee was not very nice

Al
Review №62

Very delitious fruit samples

Be
Review №63

Very busy place love it

Br
Review №64

Excellent place! Definitely recommend!

Ma
Review №65

LOTZ of Florida mementos and oranges!! Not expensive,either. Stop there...ull like it!!

Ha
Review №66

Cute store, there were plenty of things to chose from. Kind of spendy. There are live alligators here.

Je
Review №67

We loved this little Souvenir store! The oranges you can try were delicious, as was the orange juice! We were able to find the kids, grandkids, their grandparents, and even US some adorable memorabilia! The cashiers were very friendly as well! On our way back to Cincinnati, Ohio now, but if were ever back down this way, we will definitely return!

Gy
Review №68

No gators at this store. The whole point of coming here... Even sings where wrong.

Mi
Review №69

Hard to get to in a larger vehicle.

Te
Review №70

Got to love the variety of things they have at this place seashells sharks teeth love the huge stuffed alligator and the live baby alligators how cool can that be, its almost too convenient that they sell Fuel and all that other tourist stuff besides its completely unfair if you have kids or even relative aunts and uncles with all the shot glasses and personalized coffee cups and license plates holy smokes but it sure is a great place to stop

Pa
Review №71

Customer service was horrible and workers were having a very inappropriate conversation@

Je
Review №72

Has lots of souvenirs and free orange juice!

Da
Review №73

Be a perfect 5 if not for those tourist prices. Ugh. Be expecting to pay on average $15 a gift here. The selection and quality of the merchandise is good. The citrus was amazing. I think I paid $15 for an eight pound bag of oranges. Very friendly and courteous staff. Overall good experience. Will go back next trip to Florida.

Ms
Review №74

Cute gift shop with lots of souvenirs & free orange juice samples.

Va
Review №75

Nice little gift shop.

Go
Review №76

Didnt have one orange!!! Nasty bathrooms, dirty run down store!!! No live Gators... signs lie all the way!!!!

Gl
Review №77

I spent days looking around to find a good souvenir shop without going to expensive attraction sites. They had exactly what I was looking for. Their prices are very reasonable and had a variety of items. I will defiantly go back.

M
Review №78

Good to go

Ja
Review №79

So I stopped because I figured they sold the Coconut spread and good orange marmalade. Bought $45 worth and also gas. One of the bathrooms was closed for maintainance although no maintenance appeared to be going on . The line was extremely long for the other one. It was gross, trash on the floor and get this, with Covid: no running water, no hand sanitizer. Someone complained to the manager woman who loudly proclaimed Actually, we don t even have to provide a restroom by law. Ummm, gas station and minimart. Ummm, yes you do.The young man who rang up my order was very pleasant.

Ja
Review №80

My experience at the location on CR 484 of I 75. Was stuck in a traffic jam for hours, needed gas and a restroom. Was rudely told by cashier/employee that “someone thought it was a good idea to flood the bathrooms you need to go down the road”. This lady was rude!!!

Ma
Review №81

Lots of souvenirs. Live baby gators too.

Ke
Review №82

Lovely place.

Ja
Review №83

Dont buy oranges here. I couldnt tell at the time, but many of the fruit were spoiled and rotten by the time I got home in 2 days. I planned to give them as gifts to neighbors, family, and clients, so I paid the exorbitant amount they charged for the convenience of picking them up as I left town. Id have to say these are the worst quality oranges Ive ever purchased. Shame on the owners for selling such poor quality fruit at such high prices. Very disappointing. I almost never leave negative reviews in any posting, but others should be forewarned.

Th
Review №84

Flies everywhere. Sign makes it seem like youre going to see an actual living 10ft alligator not the taxidermy one laying among 100s of baby alligator heads. The free sample of fresh squeezed orange juice tasted like it came from a can of concentrate from a grocery store. Candy was way too expensive for what it was. Overall everything was extremely expensive and not worth the money. Guy outside was so friendly to the gentlemen in front of me who wanted to try the boiled peanuts. When I asked, however, he acted like I was bothering him. Gave me only 2 peanuts when I had two children with me. Other guy got about 10. I got 2. I spent $30 on two fountain drinks, 2 mugs, and a jar of marmalade. How ridiculous can you get.

Ti
Review №85

Cute place, but so expensive for their oranges. The baby gators were fun. Everything else was pretty pricey too. We did buy some orange juice and it was really good! The bathrooms are a bit janky, employees seem a little strange, I cant out my finger on it. Almost like they are in the twilight zone or something.

An
Review №86

I loved the fact they let you sample the fruit before you buy. The store was neat and clean. We loved seeing the live Gators. I will definitely stop again on my way back to Florida

Ca
Review №87

Some of the fruit I bought was spoiled. Also the nice people who work there dont have any teeth. But they were very nice.

La
Review №88

Produce isnt from Florida... Boxes and bags all say California, Missouri. Before I saw the bags and boxes I asked someone working if the oranges are from Florida and he very weirdly said as far as I know. His strangeness when answering me was why I looked closer at the boxes and bags. He clearly knew they are not from Florida and has been told to say as far as I know.No one spoke to me when I was in the store, either.

Ba
Review №89

Talk about highway robbery. I know it is a toursit trap. But come on 24 dollars for a bag of oranges. Can go to sams and get them for 7. which i feel is still too high.

Br
Review №90

Bathrooms were dirty

Da
Review №91

Baby gators are in a small tank but are still cool. Free samples were tasty especially the Red Naval. A bit pricey though.

mi
Review №92

Kind of pricey on items that they have, the owner needs to lower a bit.

A
Review №93

Friendly service and fair prices!

Jo
Review №94

Friendly staff, offer a variety of Florida citrus fruit.

Ro
Review №95

Great place to get souvieners. Orange trees. Thanks

Je
Review №96

Tried fresh squeezed Florida orange juice,, very disappointed. Baby Gators were cool. Very high prices on the oranges. Our first trip to Florida and this was a waste of time.

Jo
Review №97

Would give it no stars but not an option! Worst oranges ever! Bought red oranges. Had 3 rotten ones and the rest if the bag were so dry you couldnt eat them. Pealed and juiced the rest of the bag and got 2 cups of juice from 11 oranges. Terrible last year too! Dont waste your money. 20 bucks for a bag of oranges you would expect to be at least edible. We wont stop here ever again! You can almost hear them say so long suckers as you pull out of the parking lot!

De
Review №98

Lots of Florida souvenirs. Nice looking Florida oranges. Friendly service.

Ph
Review №99

Seeing the baby gators was fun. Good place to stop for Florida souvenirs.

Er
Review №100

Bought oranges and grapefruits while heading out of town for xmas for gifts. Half of the citrus was rotten. Plus these people are expensive for citrus. Im from the area. Do not buy from these people. They have 3 locations. Beware!!!

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  • Address:1805 SW Hwy 484, Ocala, FL 34473, United States
  • Site:http://florida-inc.edan.io/
  • Phone:+1 352-245-3233
Categories
  • Gift shop
Working hours
  • Monday:6AM–9PM
  • Tuesday:6AM–9PM
  • Wednesday:6AM–9PM
  • Thursday:6AM–9PM
  • Friday:6AM–9PM
  • Saturday:6AM–9PM
  • Sunday:6AM–9PM
Service options
  • In-store shopping:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
Planning
  • Quick visit:Yes
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