HyVee

So we now have a HyVee in town. I was filled with trepidation about it. They were from out of town, I knew that. Then again, what did I have to lose by checking them out? So, one day, my husband and I were craving the salad bar at Dillons, and decided to hit the all-you-can-eat one over on Battlefield. On the way there, we decided to try the HyVee salad bar, instead. When we got there, we changed our minds and chose the Grand Buffet, and boy are we glad we did. We've been back three times since then.

If you have not yet had a chance to experience the Grand Buffet at HyVee, I strongly recommend it, especially if you have some grocery shopping to do, anyway, as you can then take advantage of their amazing selection. Come on, what other grocery store here in town carries dragon fruit?

So here's how it works. When you purchase the Grand Buffet, you can choose from Chinese, the Kitchen, Italian, and the salad bar. The salad bar is self-serve. For the rest, you take up your receipt and just order whatever you want.

With such a wide variety available, here are some of my favorites:

1) The dinner rolls. Soft and warm. Great with a little butter or just for mopping up gravy.

2) The pizza. Any flavor. You can't go wrong.

3) When they have it, the chicken alfredo.

4) The pork tenderloin. Amazingly tender.

5) The lo mein.

6) The duck. Seriously. What other grocery store has duck at all, let alone hot, ready to eat, and not greasy?

7) The General Tso's chicken.

8) The fruit area of the salad bar. This is the only place in town where I can just scoop up strawberries and not worry about their condition.

9) The cookies and cream. This is in the "salads" part of the kitchen section, where you'd find the potato salad and Waldorf salad. The cookies and cream tastes just like my mother's Oreo fluff.

I would TOTALLY recommend this if you've got to go grocery shopping anyway, or even if you don't. The ONLY downside is that they have Mr. Pibb instead of Dr. Pepper in the soda fountain.

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