I originally reviewed Hy-Vee based on their first day open. Now that the new car smell has faded, how have they stood up to over a year of regular grocery shopping?
In a word... Meh.
The staff is no longer particularly helpful; you have to go out of your way to flag someone down if you have a question. The selection is decent, but not as good as it first appeared. The kitchen now charges extra if you want rice -- just plain white rice -- with your hot Chinese food.
Worst of all is their dishonest pricing policies. I can't count the number of times I've seen a big sale price sign for one thing placed over a different, more expensive item, or an item marked at, say, 2.99 one day, and literally the very next day marked with "price decline" at 3.99.
It's not a bad grocery store... But why come here when there's a much wider selection and lower prices just 2 minutes away at Woodman's?