Mac knows meat and catering. We bring stuff from here back to Chicago and our our guests rave about…read morehow good the meat is. This is your must stop shop for any cut of meat you can imagine.

The manager of the store should be ashamed of themselves for letting their customers use these…read morebroken down shopping carts. No matter what card I get it's always a complete jalopy.

Honestly, I had a very rude run in with a middle age woman with brown hair last night. I came in…read moreover an hour before close, and the second I walked in with some people she was glaring at me looking for a reason to kick me out. She then proceeded to follow me around the store for about 20 minutes. I needed a few items for thanksgiving. I saw a friend in the store and was chatting about his knee surgery. Then she yelled at us like we were 16 years old to "GET OUT! YOUR DONE! WE NEED TO CLOSE THE STORE AND YOUR IN THE WAY". She was screaming at us like we were children. I am a grown adult shopping for some last minute Thanksgiving items and saw a friend. Sure were we a little loud? Yes. But it's Walmart, not a castle. Very very very upset. I got kicked out of a Walmart for the first time in my life.

This is a pretty standard Fareway. It's not nearly as big as the one in Independence, but I…read morecertainly don't always feel like driving 20 minutes to go to Indee. It's very clean, and it's a very well-taken-care-of store. They even do a great job of getting in some of the newer types of food products. The shelves are usually stocked, and while they don't have the variety a big-box store does, this is one of the few places in town to get a good selection of groceries. Okay, it's pretty much the only place in town, and it puts the grocery selection of K-mart or Shopko to shame. I haven't had any particular issue with things being regularly out-of-stock, and they seem to do a decent job of keeping the shelves stocked. Cashiers have always been nice, and they do a good job of customer management here. They'll call up more cashiers when the lines get long, and I've never waited more than a couple minutes to check-out. Very satisfactory in terms of most stores in Oelwein (and most stores, period. Very good line management) I still don't understand the aisle organization in the store, though. There's water on the far side with some groceries then there are some aisles of cleaning supplies, then we have aisles of cookies, and then refrigerated and then frozen. The aisle organization makes no sense, and despite shopping here regularly for over a year, I still have to look through nearly every aisle when I want to find something. Parking lot is nice. I've never had any issues parking or getting out of the parking lot. Unlike some of the other lots in town, this one isn't in disrepair or going to pop a tire from their potholes. This Fareway does NOT have a fresh bakery, but they do have some bakery items. They do have a full-service meat counter as well as some types of health foods (though not a lot) like almond milk or soy milk. There is no bicycle parking, but in hilarious Oelwein fashion, there is horse parking. Prices are pretty good. Not great, but not insanely high either. If you buy the items that are on the weekly sale (especially the front page of their ad), you can get stuff for cheaper than you could find in Waterloo or Cedar Falls. The fact that Fareway employees go out with the carts to load up your car drives me absolutely insane, though. I mean, insane. I'm sure some people really like it, though, but I'd rather just deal with it all myself. Final thoughts: I'm glad this is in Oelwein or I'd have nowhere decent to get groceries. It's a surprisingly great store for this area, and they've done a good job of taking care of the property and the stock. It's obvious that whoever runs this Fareway cares about presenting a decent appearance and isn't just relying on the "this is the only place people can go" factor. I enjoy shopping here (aside from the aisle organization).

they offer a wide variety of deli products and have great customer serviceread more

You can't shop anywhere but Hy-Vee when you travel north. This always has friendly staff and I…read moreusually walk out of here with some item whether it's a plant or snacks. Store is always clean.

i am a consistent customer at this locatio. let me just say Lauren is the absolute worst. very rude…read moredoesn't know where anything in the store is and tbh completely useles. and don't get me started on Donny g. his ordering has got bottom tier. there is never any of the yogurt that I want when I go there. Kristine is a dike piece of shit I hope to never see her again. she never has my screaming scicllon bacon pizza terrible management. also the amount of health and safety violations I have seen at this location is horrible. mold on the shelfs, milk doors stink, cottage cheese outdated, eggs disgusting. and poor hygiene from the employees. I would also recommend drug testing Lucas I have a long history of drug abuse and I can tell he is one something. thank you guys for reading my review please take some action -Love Greg

HOOOORAY WOOOHOO YIPPEEE KAYAYAYAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! local, organic, family run market that…read morecarries all the yummy real fresh food that was made close to- or in your hometown! Well, MY hometown :-) lucky me I just found this place- spoke w the owner who is a super cool chick- scored some local butter for 2$?!? and organic milk 3.49$ (SERIOUSLY?! its that much for Organic Valley @ the grocery!!!) and apples (honeycrisps- 2 for a DOLLAR!?! 2.58/lb @ the grocery!) and some garbonzo bean flour to hone my hummus makin skills. Their prices are WAYUNDER what you would expect for such stellar food and if you know me you know I LOVE LOCAL :-) and they carry grass fed beef and eggs and cheese and chicken and sausages and bratwurst and sour cream and yogurt and pumpkins and....for a little hometown grocery this place HAS IT!!!!! (closed Tuesdays)

You folks in Iowa have no freakin' idea how good you have it with Fareway. I live in Fairfax…read moreCounty, Virginia and we have nothing that is even close to this place. In particular, the meat counter is spectacular! When I was in Vinton a couple weeks back I counted 8 butchers behind the counter. Eight! You would have to visit 8 stores to find that many here. Folks are friendly, prices reasonable and did I mention the meat counter? Super duper recommended.

Why review a grocery store? Good question. But a review can help Yelpers find the hidden gem of a…read morebusiness in a new city of any size. So here goes! Fareway Stores are a mid-sized grocery. Not the choices of a Kroger, Hy Vee, Walmart or Target Super Store, but they have a selection to meet most needs. What sets this chain apart then? A number of things. First, Fareway is known for their meat department. They staff the department with a number of butchers (never one or two. Think 4-5!). When I walk up to the butcher case I am often asked about what I'd like before I have had time to decide. They gladly cut what you want from a larger piece, e.g. "I'd like a 4 lb. prime rib roast." You'll get it. Along with the standards of pork, beef and chicken, there is a fine selection of ready to cook meat dishes (stuffed chicken breast, shiskabobs, etc) and a number of deli items. You won't find that case stocked with prepackaged ground beef, pork items, etc. This is an entire department that rivals the small premium meat counter at a large store. Secondly, Fareway is s student-friendly employer. They hire many young people and are accommodating to the high school student's active schedule. Great community orientation. This leads to a third quality. The many employees do more than stock shelves and check out customers. This store still provides carry out service for nearly every customer. If you have a small bag, you are probably fine carrying your own. But for that cart of groceries--carry out assistance every time. And no carts are left in the parking lot. That young person rolls it back into the store. And while it would be nice for the carry out employees, no tipping. If you find a Fareway Store in your community, give them a try if you haven't already.

What an amazing market! Such a breathe of fresh air from corporate supermarkets. Such variety and…read morefresh made salads and sandwiches as well. I highly recommend the homemade bread pudding.

The place is great for international food. It would be great if they took requests. I have tried to…read moreget the clotted cream from Devon Cream Company, the same vendor used for the fresh cream they order, not sure why this can't happen or who would need to be reached out to. I would like the store to carry the clotted cream that goes with scones. Thanks.