. . "Oh Heinen's. I love you. They have a fantastic salad bar and a nice selection of prepared or mostly prepared meals. I love that if I'm in a time crunch, I can pick up a good meal with sides and pop it in the oven. I tend to do this once a week. It's tasty, they have healthier options, and it's easy. The fish selection isn't as good as the West Side Market, but on a Tuesday afternoon the WSM isn't really an option. Again, good cheese selection - when WSM isn't an option. I love that they often have a small basket in the cheese area of slivers for under $3 (most that I get are around $1.50). It's not a huge selection - typically 4-7 varieties - but nice to try out something new.\n\nI appreciate that they are getting better about carrying local produce and local brands. The coffee aisle is fantastic - nice selection from Erie Island and a few others. They could have a better tea selection, but I'm a huge snob there and most of what touches my lips is from loose tea. \n\nMost of the employees are very helpful - some overly so. And some are so cheerful that I want to ask for a sip of what they're drinking. Speaking of drinking, cheers to Heinen's alcohol selection. you can buy single beers as well as a good selection of other beers. The wine selection is also really wonderful - the guy that is usually there has perfect suggestions and pays attention to price point. The Eastern Block-er in me appreciates the ever-present (and stocked!) Baltika selection. \n\nThey also have a growing (slowly) selection of Heinen's brand cleaning products, eco-friendly of course. I buy the dish soap when it's on sale, and it works well. There are little touches that make it clear Heinen's is a bit more high end - if you have more than a handful of groceries, just park your cart up front, they'll hand you a tag, and then bring your cart out to you. no need to get out of your car when they put it in your trunk. \n\nI did deduct points for the parking lot - every Heinen's parking lot seems to be full of drivers who would prefer to hit a human than anything else. Also, some things seem to slightly more expensive than other groceries, but nothing drastic - organic is going to be more expensive no matter where you go."^^ . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . . "1"^^ . "1"^^ . "2013-10-02T00:00:00"^^ .