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| - We stopped at the new Hy-Vee on our way to Door County to pick up some treats to take to our friends. We were blown away by the store and the employees. The store reminded us of a very upscale grocery store we visited in Birmingham Alabama, but the prices were a lot lower and more inline with Madison prices. The deli is more like a restaurant and deli combination. We had breakfast there and were impressed with the food, real plates and silverware. Not gourmet food, but very good for the price. The deli had lots of items for you to take home and re-heat if you do not like cooking.
We picked up some rye bread that was very good and flavorful. All the bakery items looked good and they had a very large selection. The meat we picked up was some of the best we had, an opinion shared by our friends too. The bacon-wrapped steaks were priced very well and were very good, lean and flavorful. I grilled them and you could cut them with a fork. We will be back for those for sure. We also picked up a pork loin and I did that in the oven on a bed of fresh apples, then finished off with a local Door County sauerkraut. It was some of most flavorful, lean and best pork loin I can remember having. Again, the price was reasonable.
I hope the great selection of fine meat was not just an opening week trick to get us to come back, but I do not think so. The butcher seamed real proud of his department. They did not have any veal yet, something this Italian Swiss sometimes has a hard time finding in Madison. The butcher said they would be getting some in soon. I will be back soon to get some.
Overall, we were impressed with the store. It is a very good addition to Madison.
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