Heinen’s Grocery Store

Fairly decent selection of craft brews as well as imports. New additions typically come with the changing of the season.
Three of my many favorites:
+ Golden Monkey ($ 11.99 /​6 pack): a Triple (9.5% ABV) brewed by Victory out of PA.
+ Bonehead Imperial Red* ($ 10.99 /​4 pack): an American Amber /​Red Ale (9.4% ABV) brewed by Fat Head’s out of OH.
+ Gulden Draak ($ 12.99): a Belgian Strong Dark Ale (10.5% ABV) out of Belgium.
For other adult beverage options while in the area, try Chuck’s Fine Wines (ask to see The Beer Vault) in Chagrin Falls or Warehouse Beverages on Mayfield Rd. Warehouse bvgs takes the cake with Heinen’s coming in at second.
At a glance, clean aisles and shelves stocked with a plethora of high quality products fill the store. With their ample selection of specialty goods, Heinen’s, more often than not, should be able to accommodate any and all of one’s middle upper class grocery needs — perfect for the discerning after-​morning-​yoga, Lululemon-​wearing cougar. If not, a quick five minute drive down Chagrin Blvd. to Trader Joe’s (in Eton plaza, along with Sur La Table for one’s kitchen gadgetry needs) or Whole Foods should suffice.
The prepared foods/​café corner consistently draws much of the attention. Immaculate with good presentation of the dishes, it’s easy to see the appeal. My personal guilty pleasure: Sushi Wednesdays — look for the red sticker on the lid (discounted, perhaps even half-​off) to be in the know, shh.
Seeing the new crop of green high school students in their khakis (most probably from Orange High School — Go Lions) ring up at the register, absentmindedly bagging, takes me back (way back) to when I used to be indentured here during my OHS yrs… damn, goodbye halcyon days.
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* Highly recommend the Bonehead Imperial Red — one of their new Spring additions.

Generally decent, over priced a bit. Good service, except today at check-​outs. Serioulsy, I asked you to put it all in one blue plastic bag. I hate those bags, I know I should bring my own. But can you please put it all in one bag. Check out girl is snotty as hell, telling me they will break in parking lot. I told her no worries, just put it in one bag, please. She just wouldn’t let go. RUDE as heck. Maybe you should stop hiring high school kids to represent your business.

I usually love everything I get at heinens, but I purchased some Mussels yesterday and when I got home to cook then, almost every single one of them was already open!
Needless to say, dinner was ruined, I was totally disappointed, and we had to spend the time going back to the store today (not for the money, but to let them know they might be selling a tainted product– not everyone knows you can’t cook open mussels). Luckily, everything else we bought was great and because we gave never had a bad experience at the fish counter before, we will go back.

Come here often after church to do some shopping for the coming week and get a bite to eat for lunch. Wonderful salad and soup bar and freshly made sushi. Heinen’s does a great job with their stores.

This is a great Heinen’s branch.
The store is always kept impeccably clean and orderly. They have a large salad bar as well as a sushi bar if you are just stopping in for lunch. They carry a pretty standard array of products, with some, albeit few, speciality goods and organic offerings.
The staff here is generally friendly and helpful, but you do run into the occasional after-​school-​job-​hating-​teenager who’s just a little too snappy.
What I appreciate about this store (and Heinen’s in general) is that they load your car up with your grocery bags for you, which is convenient.
This is a good supermarket if you are in the area!