Posting this here, because instead of addressing it, Kwik Star choose to HIDE this Google review…read morefrom the public! "My husband and I were severely mistreated and disrespected by a racist employee working the night shift April 6th 2026 at 12:20 a.m. We came in to get gas & water. The two of us walked back to the soda fountain filled up a glass of water, & walked to the front of the store, and the cashier ran to the back as we came to the register. She then came back up and told us we needed to leave the store before we had the chance to even pay for our gas or get anything that we needed. We asked her why? She said, did you guys use that machine back there? Both of us asked her, what machine cause we had no idea what she was talking about. We told her we just got some water at the fountain and continued to question her, since she continued say "you're done" & "get out" saying it had to have been us, when we didn't even know what "it" was. She was extremely rude & disrespectful to us, treating us like scum. She eventually told us the floor was flooded with coffee & I said, "and why would you think we did that?!" I can't imagine this is how customers are ever to be treated even ones who do make a mess but we literally had nothing to do with it! She started ringing up our requests, however, then she made the comment that, it wasn't even me, it was "how my husband looked." Then we got angry because I will not tolerate her treating us like shit because he is Mexican American. She tried to backtrack and say it was because he looked dumbfounded and asked her, "What machine", however, we both reacted that way, of course we were confused!! We had been back there for all of 30 seconds & not even in that part of the store since obviously we hadn't even seen what she was talking about. She acted like we were lying!! I told her to go check her cameras and she would see how wrong she was for treating us that way!! She continued to say "it was how he looked." HOW DARE SHE TREAT ANY CUSTOMER THAT WAY?! After I called her out for being racist she started to back peddle & said sorry, but at that point we were just livid from the level of disrespect we received. We began to leave and then I came back in because I realized in all of our distress, I took the water cup with me without paying. So I brought it back in so we wouldn't also be accused of stealing since she clearly was prejudice & had it out for us. I demanded to know her managers name several times which she REFUSED to give me, she wouldn't give me her name either, but she was the middle-aged redhead woman working the registers at the date & time mentioned. We have never been treated with such disgusting, foul, disrespect & unprofessional behavior at any of your other locations. We were, quite frankly, in shock, at the way we were being treated. Towards the end, I was so livid that we were yelling & I called her a racist b**** several times. With the way Hispanics being targeted in this country, I'm furious that he had to endure this treatment because of his ethnicity, by one of your employees in this store. The owner/manager of this store needs to go & review the cameras during this incident & thoroughly evaluate how this employee acted so severely inappropriately. I admit that we became verbally hostile, after she made it about "how he looked" & when she also continued to refuse to give me the managers name, to which she threatened to call the cops. Who wouldn't be hurt & angry at being so severely disrespected like that for no reason at all? We could have handled the situation better, but this whole situation should have never started to begin with. We were nice to her before she acted the way she did towards us. Should your management and corporate team choose to want to remedy this situation, we would like her fired immediately!!! We are contemplating contacting a lawyer & the news media, because this whole encounter was so outrageous & unacceptable & none of your other patrons should have to encounter that employee ever. I hope to be contacted by your menagement and corporate team as well. I have sent a message about this incident through the app with my contact information also."

The employees are always genuine and nice. I he store is clean and the produce is fresh.read more

I just stopped for gas and when I finished pumping didn't see the car wash I purchased. I called…read morethe store and the nicest lady told me where to go. I'm from out of town so needed to find it on GPS. She asked me which car I was when I told her she came out and very kindly directed me on which location close by to go to. She was just the best. I told her that people here are so nice and she said Iowa nice and smiled. It was awesome. Anyhow I thank her very very much for her kindness! Give her a raise!!

If you're renting a car, this HyVee Gas and the QT a few blocks north are your main (and…read moreconvenient) choices to fill up before returning them at Des Moines International Airport (DSM). And while you're here, stop in their convenience store or the main nearby Supermarket to stock up on snacks for the flight(s) ahead.

Definitely recommend trying the new beer. Especially the cotton candy one. The nerds one. The…read moreHawaiian punch one. So many more options than I've given. This is always my central stop at fair time I love our local breweries especially Barntown.

I love Craft beer, and Iowa has got it going on in that department! Last Saturday I nestled into…read morethe Iowa Craft Brew Fest, which is a yearly festival on the Court Ave Bridge! With over 40 Iowa Breweries/Brewers on hand to talk and taste beer it's a beer drinkers dream come true! The Iowa Craft Beer Tent also shows up and other events around the state promoting Iowa Beer! I got to try some I have never tried before as well as sip on some of my local faves like 515, Confluence, Exile, Madhouse, and more! If you dig IPA, or something more along the style of a stout! The Iowa Craft Brew tent has it all and it's all local! How cool is that!

Beaverdale confections Remember it's not about food only,…read more It's also about expectations, everyone is under staffed, so I always appreciate the service staff who are working. It's in a strip mall area so parking was plentiful but I could tell that it would fill up fast as it seemed to be one busy place. It's really close to Ace hardware and UPS store They are placed to go great candy and some special local style gifts. Yes he has gourmet marshmallows in numerous flavors. They are a from scratch confectioner, using cane sugar, real cream, real butter,natural and organic flavors and imported Belgium chocolate. No.wonder they are delicious! They ship everywhere! It's one of the Des Moines areas , wonderful places. I highly recommend it.

Fantastic customer service. Wanted to send a friend a…read morespecial gift of chcolate treats. To make a long story short they gladly took the mold I suplied and they created a great product. Then packex d everything with a cold pack and today it's on the way. This company is an example as to I why I support my local businesses as opposed to the on line folks who have no connection to out community.

Love Hyper and so happy to have it in Norwalk now. The employees never disappoint with their…read morepositive attitude and help to pick a flavor of tasty drink!

The staff are very friendly and helpful! They are knowledgeable in each area and can answer any…read morequestions you may have. In August I was looking at watermelons and one clerk said she could pick out a "good one" for me. Then she sliced it in half for me to approve it. Great service and saved me $$

I realay like Fareway. They have the best fresh meat of any grocery store and the prices are…read moredecent. The baked items are also very good. The employees are very kind, friendly, professional and helpful.

I looked up donut places and this lil place popped up and I was excited cus the pics of the donuts…read morein the case is what I wanted, but when we got there is it was called "River to River Bakery and Pizza". So I guess no more Brick Street Bakery? Great location. No donut cases displaying donuts. We had to ask about the donuts and it was 8am. They had the "fancy" donuts, you know the ones that people get creative with cereals and stuff. No plain every day donuts. I got the apple fritter. It had cherries in it, I didn't know that. The 2 ladies that were there were super sweet. There is some seating inside and outside. And you can see the old architecture of the building inside and out which makes it fun. They are only open 6am-2pm. Will need to go back and try their pizza as I was not impressed with the donut.

We were adventuring on the nearby RRVT and needed a coffee break. This little bakery is just down…read morethe road, and has bike parking. We had to try the goodies.. so I got the maple frosted cake donut. I wasn't expecting much... I'm not a huge fan of cake donuts because every one I've had has left me dry-mouthed and searching for water... but not here! Brick Street's donuts were not dry at all! Moist and perfectly sweet! The coffee (we just have it black) was smooth and tasty. My husband enjoyed his gooey sticky-bun :)

Pumpkins were very expensive and most of them were mushy in the field. We found a few that weren't…read moreand some pre picked specialty pumpkins- all were thrown away before it right after Halloween bc they were rotten and mushy.

There was stuff for all ages to do. the children had a blast and Kaelynn at the jump pillow was so…read morenice and helpful with the children!! what a wonderful experience!!