You folks in Iowa have no freakin' idea how good you have it with Fareway. I live in Fairfax…read moreCounty, Virginia and we have nothing that is even close to this place. In particular, the meat counter is spectacular! When I was in Vinton a couple weeks back I counted 8 butchers behind the counter. Eight! You would have to visit 8 stores to find that many here. Folks are friendly, prices reasonable and did I mention the meat counter? Super duper recommended.

The manager of the store should be ashamed of themselves for letting their customers use these…read morebroken down shopping carts. No matter what card I get it's always a complete jalopy.

Honestly, I had a very rude run in with a middle age woman with brown hair last night. I came in…read moreover an hour before close, and the second I walked in with some people she was glaring at me looking for a reason to kick me out. She then proceeded to follow me around the store for about 20 minutes. I needed a few items for thanksgiving. I saw a friend in the store and was chatting about his knee surgery. Then she yelled at us like we were 16 years old to "GET OUT! YOUR DONE! WE NEED TO CLOSE THE STORE AND YOUR IN THE WAY". She was screaming at us like we were children. I am a grown adult shopping for some last minute Thanksgiving items and saw a friend. Sure were we a little loud? Yes. But it's Walmart, not a castle. Very very very upset. I got kicked out of a Walmart for the first time in my life.

This is my "home" Hy Vee. You can find some colorful people here. Sometimes they're even salty and…read morehard, like one of those sourdough tooth crackers that Snyder's makes. I'm going to guess they can make for tough customers. It's a pretty clean store and like all Hy Vees it's well stocked. They sell Don Javier's chips from Silvis, IL or somewhere over there by the Quad Cities. They're expensive, but they're the closest thing to the chips in a Mexican restaurant you can find. But I digress. The meat counter is good, there's no blood on floor on the customer side of the counter. The bakery same. Restaurant area ditto. I like Hy Vee's deli/restaurant but... man, the Chinese or "Hy-Chi" can be sketchy. It's not the employees' fault I'm sure. It's whatever recipes they use. Then again, it just might be Chinese food generally and it may be personal. The liquor store is great. You want booze, you got booze. This keeps the hard pretzel people I mentioned earlier happy. The staff is top notch. There's a really friendly woman who works here that is from Bosnia. She's got a clipped accent and based on what I saw I think she knows her regulars. I think working here probably requires a thick skin because you've got a mix of the Kirkwood students, the NewBo neighborhood (I assume - because that Hy Vee just north of down town - shuddering - it's a lil rough), and the pretzelish people mentioned above. Almost every time I got here I'm with my love which means I'm going to ask her loud enough for the cashier to hear what her name is today. Or whether she is using the credit card we found on the street the other day. Or if she can sign for the pseudo this time because I'm at my limit this time. Or "hurry up - I can see a cop and the Judge warned us what would happen if we broke the restraining order". Or the always reliable, "please don't hit me when we get out to the car - I'll be good". Granted sometimes the staff is dumbstruck, but most of the time they just smile and/or laugh and enjoy the drama. This is a good place to shop. Tell them Dick sent you.

The employees here are always very kind. The store is clean and I've never had issues when I need…read moreto replace something or return something. They also have a nice Starbucks. The only reason I didn't give them a 5 is some of their prices are a little high at times and the wine and spirits is not as good as other Hy-Vees. For convenience and availability of items I really like going here.

HOOOORAY WOOOHOO YIPPEEE KAYAYAYAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! local, organic, family run market that…read morecarries all the yummy real fresh food that was made close to- or in your hometown! Well, MY hometown :-) lucky me I just found this place- spoke w the owner who is a super cool chick- scored some local butter for 2$?!? and organic milk 3.49$ (SERIOUSLY?! its that much for Organic Valley @ the grocery!!!) and apples (honeycrisps- 2 for a DOLLAR!?! 2.58/lb @ the grocery!) and some garbonzo bean flour to hone my hummus makin skills. Their prices are WAYUNDER what you would expect for such stellar food and if you know me you know I LOVE LOCAL :-) and they carry grass fed beef and eggs and cheese and chicken and sausages and bratwurst and sour cream and yogurt and pumpkins and....for a little hometown grocery this place HAS IT!!!!! (closed Tuesdays)

Whenever we are in town to visit relatives we usually stop at Piggly Wiggly to pick up some…read moregroceries or sometimes to have a fruit basket made up as a gift. They do not normally have them pre-made but that means they are made up fresh. The people working here are always friendly as is typically the case with small towns. They have a good variety of fresh produce and plenty of selection of other grocery items and household goods. Their staff is always doing their best to help you find whatever you are looking for, as long as they carry it. They are conveniently located close to downtown Boscobel. Having been in operation for many years now, Piggly Wiggly is definitely a great addition to the town, but I'm not saying anything that locals don't already know!

What an amazing market! Such a breathe of fresh air from corporate supermarkets. Such variety and…read morefresh made salads and sandwiches as well. I highly recommend the homemade bread pudding.

The place is great for international food. It would be great if they took requests. I have tried to…read moreget the clotted cream from Devon Cream Company, the same vendor used for the fresh cream they order, not sure why this can't happen or who would need to be reached out to. I would like the store to carry the clotted cream that goes with scones. Thanks.

The staff seemed like they were just there to do their jobs, yet did greet my husband and I with a…read morefriendly tone. They had a lot of good looking produce and cheeses. The store seemed relatively clean but has that old style appearance to a local grocery store, so it is what it is. Many good deals and reasonably priced on everything else. I loved going to it multiple times over vacation.

Stopped in to find some fresh bread, but unfortunately it wasn't to be found. It was hard as a rock…read moreand. Ot fresh. It was Friday holiday weekend and I was expecting something fresh but not at this location. And all the bakery is prepackaged and mass produced. So unfortunately, I didn't get to make my sub.