Hy-Vee Food Stores

I split my grocery shopping between Trader Joe’s and this Windsor Heights Hy-​Vee. If my income allowed I’d do all my shopping at Whole Foods but it doesn’t. This Hy-​Vee is also close to (hate to say it) Walmart where I get household items. It also has a Market Café which is great for a beer and burger. The produce selection here is good with a focus on local producers and a respectable organic selection. The deli counter that is parallel is fast and friendly.
The artisan cheese case is small (nothing like the Whole Foods-​esque Mills Civic Hy-​Vee location). The bakery is good for a «girlfriend surprise» cupcake. The meat selection is good but I usually just grab pre-​packed meat items. The inner grocery items offer a nice selection of name brands and less costly Hy-​Vee private label items. Back in the corner are eggs and dairy. So nice to be back in Iowa where I can get A&E cottage cheese. The CRAFT BEER mix-​n-​match is second to none here. Whoever is in charge of this department is a beer geek and loves bringing in selections for fellow beer geeks. Whoever you are: Thank You!
The check out lanes are always fast. I think Hy-​Vee has a monopoly on friendly high school kids. Always nice. There’s a can redemption outside but it’s pretty gross. There is a hand washing station out there though.
CHANCE OF RETURN: ¹⁰⁄₁₀

Oh Hy-​Vee, You know I love you, but that parking lot is bringing me down! Not only is it hard to navigate but my cart full of Ice ran away from me while I was putting balloons in the car and almost took out a nice father and daughter shopping! Luckily he caught it before I did, as it would been to late!
I think this Hy-​Vee is great, and has a wonderful booze section, but I think they maybe charged me a little more then Fleur Hy-​Vee to blow up some balloons.
Oh well, I used to love to come to this Hy-​Vee after work and get the bulk Peanut Butter Pretzels! SO SO SO good!
This Hy-​Vee also has a killer Health Market section, and you know they got friendly smiles in every isles.
Let’s get a traffic control person for that parking lot though… seriously!

Clean store with wide aisles and easy shopping. Not the cheapest place to shop, but has a great variety of items. The staff has never disappointed me in their willingness to help out. All the way from the meat counter, to those in the aisles, to the checkouts, the staff is very helpful and friendly.

This is a great grocery store. The parking lot is a slight hassle, but I generally park all the way on the north side, and can exit quite easily. It seems to be an older, slower-​moving customer base — and, in that way it’s quite refreshing and calm.

The store was recently renovated — to the point that Starbucks won’t open until Monday. Didn’t matter, this store had several customers enjoying breakfast! They had many options. We has specific needs in mind, so was happy to find our choices.
Don’t know about price comparison to other stores.
The 4 is for selection and customer service. We looked a little lost trying to find a specific item so someone came to help. Realizing we just needed a simple bottle of water, the cashier showed us the cold store brand vs the national brand that we saw first — thanks for that!

It’s been years since I’ve been to a Hy-​Vee, I have very fond memories as a child visiting family who lived in Iowa & coming here. My parents & I decided to grab something quick for dinner from their hot food section. They had pizza, Chinese, a salad bar & a deli. We all chose the Chinese section, the smell was amazing coming from their section. I ordered a 2 entrée plate which came with orange chicken & sesame chicken, steamed rice & an egg roll. Both chicken dishes were sooo delicious. Very fresh, the food had just come out of the fryer :) Score! We talked about visiting again before the end of our trip but ran out of time, it was that good! Can’t wait to visit again the next time I’m in town.

The store took my coupon, showed it on the receipt and did not give me credit and reduce the purchase price. I contacted corporate and the store did not contact me. Don’t look for a smile in an aisle either. DOES NOT EXIST while i was there.
Contacted corporate again, still referring to the stroe.
DO NOT SHOP AT THIS LOCATION!

This is one of my favorite grocery stores. I like that I can find everything I need, and the staff are always helpful. This HyVee also seems to have the best sales. I think it must be their proximity to Walmart, so they compete a little bit. I will actually go out of my way to shop here.

The Hy Vee in Windsor Heights is by far the best Hy Vee. Their health section is truly phenomenal! They have such variety and options for vegans, health conscious people and normal regular joes! Their alcohol section is getting better (the hyvee at 42^nd and university is the best) and the worker in the alcohol area truly knows his beer and is always willing to give suggestions. I wrote letters to the corporate hyvee for food items to be stocked and within a week, I was contacted and they updated me on their progress for getting the foods. After more then a week it was stocked. Let me tell you… some of these health food items are A LOT cheaper compared to Campbells or Dahls. Absolutely worth the trip to go there. Also, shop for health items on Wednesdays and get 10% off! You can’t beat that! I will wait longer for specific cashiers because they are very kind and truly give amazing service. They get to know you and ask about your day. Definitely my favorite shopping location. Also, young people can ride the play horse (that plays music and rocks back and forth) they have there for free — a lot of fun for the little ones!

Hy-​Vee… they’ve gotten much too big for their britches. The prices are so high, I actually find myself gasping as I walk down the aisles. Am I crazy? What is different about the food at Hy-​Vee than the food at Fareway that they feel the need to charge so much more for it? It’s unbelievable. I’ve actually walked out of Hy-​Vee, because I simply could not bring myself to shop somewhere that charges such astronomical prices for the same groceries that you can get anywhere else.
The reason why the prices at Hy-​Vee are so high is because of all the amenities that they provide. Dry cleaning, Chinese Express, 1 hour Photo, DVD rental, an over-​priced Health food section, dietitians that will walk the friendly aisles with you and help you pick out your over priced food! All of these conveniences come at a price, and it’s rolled into the price of your food.
No thank you.

«Fiendish Smile In Every aisle», This is the best Hy-​Vee in town. They have almost everything you can think of, well their produce section is a bit lacking sometimes. They have a large selection of health /​organic /​niche «trendy» diet foods.
Other than that it’s still Hy-​Vee and they have big city grocery store envy. Their management are still a bunch of sleaze balls. You won’t ever see the same employee’s from trip to trip, because they won’t pay for experience. Unless you need something special… go to Dahls.