The Publix in Orange Beach is the AL-side counterpart to the FL Sorrento store — full-format grocery, real bakery, deli, real produce, the alcohol aisle, the sushi counter that’s surprisingly decent. Sits off the Boulevard at a turn where you don’t have to deal with the worst of beach-strip parking.
This is the grocery store the OB locals use. The tourist version is closer to the condo strip and pays for it with the parking-lot war.
Standard advice: avoid Saturday mid-morning in season. Sunday afternoon is also dense. Tuesday at 10 a.m. is the platonic ideal.