Hy-Vee

Nothing spectacular or especially bad about this place. .
Big box stores aren’t the best for people with social anxiety, I try to keep that in mind while rating and reviewing.
Most workers still seem to follow the old ‘a smile in every aisle ’ mantra, and this particular Hyvee never seems to be out of stock on anything I want to buy.
Prices are mid-​range, produce seems expensive to me.

I recently moved to Iowa City from Seattle, and one of the big selling points for Iowa City, no joke, was this store.
A couple years ago I was diagnosed with a bunch of food allergies including gluten and cow dairy. I was blown away at their health food section that was full of more allergen-​friendly food I could eat than any store in Seattle, or even a few of them combined. Who knew Iowa City is more progressive than Seattle? A full aisle (both sides) of shelf-​stable food, a full aisle of refrigerated foods, and a full aisle of frozen foods. And they’re all conveniently together so I don’t have to search for fresh bread in one section, frozen bread in another part of the store, soy creamer in another part of the store, etc. The only specialty food they don’t carry that I «need» is goat yogurt.
I recently traveled back to Seattle for a visit and forgot how hard it was to find allergen-​friendly food there. I was seriously missing my Waterfront Hy-​Vee!

4 months ago I would have given Hy-​Vee a 5 star review. However, their new «café» is a disaster. It takes away everything that was good about eating at Hy-​Vee.

Hyvee recently opened their Market Café at this location. Food quality and variety is very good, and the have a corporate sit down menu as well. Great stop for a decent low cost meal!
Service was a bit slow, but they seem to be going through first opening jitters. If you are in a hurry through IC, much better option than the very limited options in this part of the backroads.

My wife and I wanted to grab something quick for lunch and ended up at Hy-​Vee. The selection was great and the food was good and inexpensive. The both of us ate lunch for less than $ 15 and had enough food to take some to go. This is one of the nicest Hy-Vee’s around. It is a newer building that has been very well maintained. The staff is always very very friendly and helpful. Can definitely tell that this company is employee owned!

I really like this Grocery store and this Hyvee in particular. I never have to wait for a long time to check out. Which is a big thing for me. Always plenty of help on the floor if I need to ask where something is. Friendly Workers. Good weekly ads!!! I lived in California for a long time and my local safeway was pretty bad soo im happy to have great solid grocery store to go too!

Great food selection.

Hy Vee is pretty standard Iowa fare but this one really stands out from the rest. Kinda like a Swedish model in Wisconsin… It’s just a lot better.
This store comes with a much larger selection that includes Whole Food type products as well as Club Room for private events. The only bummer is you can’t have booze in the private club room, come on… really?
The pizza is solid and their sushi is passable for Iowa standards.

Dig Hyvee. Not as frequent at this location as the one in Coralville, thus I’m partial to the one near my house. Good beer, cheese and meat selection. The renovation they’ve done has made the place very nice and the people here are always fantastic.
Bottom line — shop at Hy-​vee!

Seriously. .. I am starting to LOVE the Hy-​Vee Café. It might be the only satisfying and well-​priced place to eat breakfast in Iowa City. You can get eggs, toast, bacon, and amazing hashed browns for like $ 5.50, and it is fast and the servers are nice and efficient. Why would I go to IHOP or ESPECIALLY the Hamburg Inn when I can go to the Hy-​Vee café for the same food and an all-​around less irritating experience?
Also. In the summer, when they have the BBQ from St. Louis on the weekends – pulled pork, etc – it is AWESOME. Better than either of the BBQ places in town.
And when the have the Hy-​Vee cookout in the summer? Best thing ever. Once, right when I moved to Iowa City, they had a customer appreciation cookout and gave everyone a free hot dog, chips, and soda. I remember wanting to hug the people it was so genuinely kind.
I love my Waterfront Hy-​Vee. (and the one in Coralville is NOT better).

in my view, better than the one in Coralville. cozier, has wine/​spirits, food, and gas. the recycling center here is crazy the day after a Hawkeyes home game though.