Hy-Vee Market Grille Express

Jake is an exceptional employee. Not only is he a great server but he calls me Mr. Stark every time I’m here.

Pretty cool place with a wide variety of things ready to eat.

Serves all the comfort foods you enjoy(chickens, pizza, Chinese, made to order sandwiches) plus more. Their hot bar plus their salad and fruit bar all go good together to make a delicious meal. (I suggest the sweet chicken over fried rice and noodles) good together. The food is cook and prepare there. And they have tables so you can eat on the spot.

Such good food! Tastes great and good potion size!

Wait, What?!?! A Supermarket with a Bar-Grill Inside? Yes Please!

So the biggest problem with here is deciding whether to grocery shop first or eat and drink first? I would caution eating a drinking first, because they have a crazy happy hour with half-priced apps and taps (catchy, huh?), from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. They also have additional, daily food specials. Come here if you want good bar food, but keep in mind that while they serve steak and other specialty items, be cautious. This is a bar-grill tucked in a supermarket.

We started out with an order of the Colossal Wings ($10) which were jumbo, traditional or boneless, wings cooked with a choice of sauce: bbq, buffalo, teriyaki, or sweet chili. We went with the buffalo and had sides of ranch and blue cheese. The wings were solid—nothing great—and they hit the spot. We also ordered the Pepperoni Pinwheels ($6), which was pepperoni, pizza dough, a three-cheese blend, rolled up and served with a ramekin of pizza sauce. Embarrassingly, I learned of this only a year ago and have been playing catch-up ever since. For an entrée, I ordered the Spicy Thai Peanut Chicken Sandwich ($12) which was grilled chicken under Asian slaw, peanut sauce, sesame dressing, and chopped peanuts, served on a bakery bun. It was great, tasty, and had good flavors. I would only recommend using a thinner and wider piece of chicken because it was too dry and would cook better if it was thinner. My date ordered the Reuben ($11), which was corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Thousand Island sauce, served on a toasted marble rye bread. She loved it and said it was delicious—lots of good flavors. Our entrees came with a choice of a side from an extensive list: hand-cut fries, sweet potato fries, plain baked potato, garlic mashed potatoes, tortilla chips and salsa, broccoli, wild rice, creamy coleslaw, fresh fruit, or a cup of the soup of the day. The kids ordered a cheeseburger (only $5) and that comes with a drink and a choice of side and dessert. They loved it.

Big shout out to Ethan, our server, who was fantastic. He ran food, brought drinks, and was one of the best servers I’ve seen in a while. We will be back and be back often for a good, inexpensive, dinner for the whole family. I really wish we can rate on the half-star because they deserve a 3.5 rating, but I will have to round down on this one.