any Hy-Vee customers here?

We have Hyvee in our area we like fareway's meat dept. better but they have great fresh fruit and vegetable and some meat sale are good I had some of thier $1 a # spares and they were awfully fatty and big bones almost like a very big hog

I really like the pepperoni from the Deli Dept. for pizzas! Diloussa (?) brand . . .

edit: The store in Manhattan, KS had skirt steak, but I had to ask for it as it was not displayed in the meat counter.

Several Hi-Vee's in KC's Northland. Best service in town...ask someone about an item and they will walk you to it... without asking. Selection is better at Hen House (They carry Blues Hog and other sauces for half the price of BBQ stores). Hy-Vee meat is OK but they had no standing rib roasts when I was looking for one. (Went to Price Chopper and the butcher asked me if I wanted it boneless, bone in, or trimmed and tied back on!) Wanted to cook short ribs this weekend but Hy-vee was out. (Left with 2 slabs of babybacks, though.)

They have numerous stores around me and have shopped their for decades. Their meat prices are higher then Sam's except when the run a special. Their hamburger is nothing special but then again neither is Sam's. Overall a good store but higher prices then Wally World.

HyVee is a great company, and has good prices, but their meat leaves a lot to be desired. Fareway has a much better meat selection IMO. I have two big issues with HyVee meat. 1. They usually carry Hormel for their Pork (at least here in Iowa where I live). All of the Hormel pork I've seen is injected with additives to keep it looking pretty longer. I don't like the taste of the additives, and won't smoke on the egg with it. Hormel even injects their baby back ribs. 2. Their Blue Ribbon Beef is garbage. Buy the Amana or CAB if available. Blue Ribbon is a grade label they petitioned the USDA for. Blue Ribbon Beef is a combination of high grade Select, and low grade Choice. You are almost assured of never getting a great steak from HyVee. Good, probably, but not great. I was a QC supervisor on the production line for all HyVee Blue Ribbon Beef produced in the US, so I'm very aware of what their Blue Ribbon Beef is. Last issue with HyVee Meat Dept, is almost all they purchase is "Case Ready" products. Almost no actual meat cutting. Fareway still employs meat cutters. For the record, I buy everything but meat at HyVee. If I'm cooking on the egg, I buy the Amana Beef, or go to Fareway or Costco. Just my two cents worth.

I thought it was a store for Iowans. :P I only see them when we are hunting outa state.

We've left the birds alone for probably 6-8 years now, in those parts. Plenty here in MN and then the Dakotas a couple times a year. Never pay hunt though. Knock on doors and bring smoked salmon.