I travel quite often for work. Work found me near this place, and I randomly walked in during…read morelunch. I have two go-to BBQ joints in the US. One is in Houston, a place called The Pit Room. The other is outside of Baton Rouge, a place called Couyon's. I'm adding Iowa BBQ to that list. This place was fantastic, I could have made a meal off of the Smoked Jalapeno Poppers alone. Only complaint, and I'm Southern now, I NEED some fresh sweet tea in there!!!

After having a late supper there (around 7:30), my group wanted to go back for lunch the next to…read moretry some other menu items. The ribs are some of the most tender and meaty I have ever had. The burnt ends are a must! The cornbread is delicious, soft and warm and served with honey butter. I want to go back to LeMars just to eat here.

When I lived in town I did most of my grocery shopping here, supplemented at Hy-Vee only when…read moreFareway didn't have it. Very good prices, friendly customer service, and they now take credit cards. There is a small frozen bin at the front where you can buy individual Blue Bunny ice cream treats in case you didn't want to pick up an entire box. Produce was reasonable, there's a small Mexican section, and there is a decent selection of HBA's (shampoo, etc.). There's no Target in town so that's important. Somewhat lacking in dairy selections (pretty much you get Blue Bunny and the generic) but this is a Blue Bunny town (though the milk plant's been sold to another brand.) The frozen food vegetarian selection was kind of lacking, but this is Iowa, and Fareway will order things for you if you ask and if their distributor carries it.

Have to add a star for this place. Why?? Well because they have placed their wine and liquor area…read morein a better place and have extended their wine selection and there is now more choices. And of course there is always the meat counter. Clean, with lots of choices, and they will cut it to your liking.

Most tiny towns in Iowa don't have their own health food store, so just *being* there, this place…read moredoes a real service. Anyone can shop there, but the membership fee (about $20) meant you could pick up a catalog once a month and order in bulk at about 5% over wholesale, which I did several times. The staff was willing to take suggestions; they started carrying Endangered Species chocolate bars after I bought them in bulk a couple of times. Small refrigerated/frozen section; some personal care products and cleaning items, in addition to cookbooks. The sale table is worth a look.

So nice having a health food store in town that carries hard to find items. Along with organic…read moremeats and farm fresh eggs. Staff is always very helpful.