I was traveling to a friends house for the weekend were I wondered on to a Jarelsburg cheese spread that was to die for!! She told me that Heinen's made it and I would love their store. Since my boyfriend was super cool about me having a girls weekend, I decided to stop by and grab some food to take home for a date night. Yes, the food selection was fresh and amazing! The Black Truffle Salami and Duck Salami were great, all the cheese spreads they made in house were awesome as well. The grilled shrimp we ate as cocktail shrimp and they didn't need sauce. They had extensive side dishes and I chose Broccolini w Fried Garlic, Spinach Mac n Cheese and Parmesan scalloped Potatos...all were incredible! The lamb and sea bass were super fresh and delicious with just salt and pepper as well. Top that off with the fact my boyfriends favorite bottle of wine is a pretty rare Spanish blend that he can never find called Clio and they actually had it!!
You think that would be enough great things to say but I'm not even to the best part! 20 feet into the store a lady asked if she could help me, after explaining I was taking the food for a 2 hour car ride to Pittsburgh she showed me to cooler bags that were just 2 for $5. I told her I was there for the cheese spread and she lead me to it and introduced me to the cheese lady who made it. She explained the background of the family owned stores with locations in Chicago and Cleveland. I came to find that it was her second job and she loved it so much she was going to continue working there after she retired. The gentleman at the prepared food department allowed me to taste the salami and suggested the shrimp with a complimentary taste as well. The lady who greeted me saw me later at the seafood counter getting Sea Bass and instructed the young lady helping me to give me a couple bags of ice for my long trip to keep all my food cold. INCREDIBLY FRIENDLY SERVICE FROM ALL 7 of 7 PEOPLE I DEALT WITH!!
I will throw out this disclaimer, nothing was cheap. I wouldn't say not over priced either, especially now that I know the quality. I highly suggest this place, my boyfriend and I are going to plan a date day there once every few months now! Oh, the grocery pick up is nice to...no loading your car here, they do it for you!