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    Bates Grocery

    3.7 (3 reviews)

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    3 years ago

    I love this store, has a good variety and if they don't have it they will get it. The staff and owner are always friendly, and helpful.

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    Hy-Vee - Front entrance

    Hy-Vee

    4.1(12 reviews)
    26.9 mi

    Very much the place to grocery shop in Mid-America. Hands-down Hy-Vee is just perfect. I arrived at…read moretheir Lake Ozark store emotionally armored, oat-milk expectations calibrated to cities of 10 Million+. And yet, dear reader, I was humbled. First of all, this is not a grocery store; it's a lifestyle concept. The aisles are wide enough to fit my senses and a cart, the produce is shockingly photogenic, and the wine selection was trying to knock on greatness' door. I enjoyed a bottle of Bonanza Vinekeeper for the first time. Sidenote: I once taste-tested regular Bonanza beside Caymus and preferred the lesser bottle, it is now an easy go-to. The Vinekeeper was structured well but I couldn't denote a gulf between it and basic Bonanza. Anyway, back to Hy-Vee... everyone is resoundingly pleasant. Like, eye contact, smiling, "let me know if you need anything" pleasant. At first it was alarming, but then I leaned into it and accepted help finding artisanal cheese (okay, it was just Grana) I absolutely did not expect to exist in Lake Ozark. And yet there it was. Thriving. The beef cuts were a step above as well. My girlfriend was impressed with the cutesy spa section up front. Bath salts, body butter, a nice bubbling water tower sink to sample products and wash your hands in front of all the other customers. Nice. The store is clean, organized, and somehow manages to feel both efficient and indulgent. It beats pretty much just about all mainstream grocers in land-locked America. Safeway, I'm thinking of you. I came in for one thing and left with seventeen, including snacks I will now pretend I "discovered" while traveling. In conclusion: Hy-Vee Lake Ozark has no business being this good. Five stars for defying all expectations, gently, lovingly, and with excellent lighting. Also: I really loved Natasha at the front. She's a boss.

    Great local chain that serves up fresh local produce and has a wide variety of grocery and everyday…read morehousehold items. Locals earn fuel saver rewards that add up to real savings! Friendly checkout sales representatives and a hands on roving manager that checks in with customers looking for select items. The store layout has overhead signs at each isle to help you find that section you're looking for too. Looking for that store that has just about everything? Hy-Vee gets a FIVE STAR HIGH FIVE!

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    Hy-Vee - Produce area

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    Hy-Vee - Nice SMOKER!

    Nice SMOKER!

    Hy-Vee - Delicious baked goods

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    Delicious baked goods

    Gerbes Super Market - Lake Essentials

    Gerbes Super Market

    3.3(19 reviews)
    16.1 mi

    We just bought a bag of simple truth, organic golden potatoes, and we did the best we could to…read moreinspect them in the bag at the store. Got them home and had to throw a couple away immediately because they were rotten and almost every other potato was already sprouted. I can't say this is the first time this kind of event has happened. It seems all of the vegetables are borderline bad right from the store. I've purchased milk that was in date but sour when I opened it and my daughter and I both got sick on a cooked deli chicken one time.from this store. I've also seen meat that is blatantly out of date based on their own labels. I keep telling myself never to buy anything fresh from the store, that possibly canned prepackaged items were OK, that's a fairly specific grocery run when you can't trust things that are supposed to be fresh. The only good thing I can say about the store is the mailed coupons are always very specific to what I've previously purchased. Generally though, the checkout line is exceedingly long and takes as much time to get through it as an entire grocery shopping trip by itself.

    Very deceptive in pricing sale prices. A lot of fresh meat prices are not labeled. If stuff is on…read moresale, you must read fine print because the sale price is usually only if you have a digital coupon. Fresh bread on daily sale put in wrong place and not really on sale. Buy one get one free not given When I approached the customer service, the they made me bring food back in. When I set on counter the food, i was barked at they were bothering her paper she was writing on. Never again will I shop at this rude and deceptive store

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    Gerbes Super Market - Part of the dairy cooler. Pretty gross.

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    Part of the dairy cooler. Pretty gross.

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