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Fareway Grocery
620 8th St SE, Altoona, IA 50009, United States
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Fareway Grocery

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Review №1

Love Fareway! Always the best quality meat dept. $1.79lb for the best Iowa chops around. Everyone is friendly and helpful.

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Review №2

Wish they would update inside and possibly make it bigger .More selection,cleaner

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Review №3

Found Everything on my list. All of the employees are so friendly. Nice atmosphere!!!

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Review №4

Nice clean store. Great service. Could have more of a selection but it’s a good store nevertheless.

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Review №5

I LOVE coming here. People are always friendly and the employees are amazing ❤️🙏🏼

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Review №6

As always the staff was super friendly... Everything I needed was in stock and will never get used to having someone take my purchase to my car and he was super friendly also!

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Review №7

Very clean store and helpful staff! Low prices and good selection of meats.

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Review №8

Best in Altoona! Super friendly from getting my cart, to the produce section, meat department all the way to check out. Nice work Fareway Altoona!!

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Review №9

I like Fareway. They have a good selection and the prices are usually very good. I love their meat counter. Nice fresh meat and the butchers are very helpful.

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Review №10

Wonderful staff and a very polite temperament almost every time I walk in.

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Review №11

I like the meat counter. I do not like that they have added self service lines. If you want me to do it myself them give me a self-service discount. Overall it is still my go to place.

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Review №12

Now this Altoona location, somehow has never heard that you can get SLICED WHITE AMERICAN CHEESE sold to you by the pound? I have been buying this many, many times at the Clive Iowa location. Maybe the guys at the Meat counter just need more customer service training?

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Review №13

Always a pleasure to shop there.

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Review №14

Slow, not as well stocked as I would have liked. Probably due to snow storm yesterday. 9

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Review №15

Friendly good people anyone that respect s the sabbath is on my side.

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Review №16

Always very helpfull,clean ready to help you find products meat is very good quality.

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Review №17

Good customer service

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Review №18

The store is always clean. Great meat selection. T-bones and Porterhouses are on sale. Employees are wearing masks if thats a concern.

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Review №19

My favorite grocery store. Its always clean and organized.The prices are comparable, a it higher than Walmart but worth the difference for a clean store and fewer people.The meat is the best around so its a win-win.

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Review №20

Professional and pleasant people

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Review №21

Quick service. Nice employees

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Review №22

Love this store! Everyone is so friendly and helpful. Meat dept is excellent!

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Review №23

Always friendly and efficient. Thankful to be able to go during senior hours.

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Review №24

Fareway is the best grocery store in our area. They have low prices, usually automatically match competitors prices, and have the best meat counter available. Their meat is fresh and tastes great. They have very courteous employees, and they even take your groceries to your vehicle for you. They are closed on Sunday and on major Holidays, which lets you know that they care about their employees. I highly recommend this grocery store.

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Review №25

Always friendly staff, clean store. Staff is wearing masks, yay!! I appreciate that!!

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Review №26

The best meat department the employees are great

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Review №27

The service appears to be above average until your faced with having to purchase something at the meat counter. I waited 10 minutes while the only other customer there was being waited on with 3 employees working behind the counter. When they finished with her another customer walked up and they helped him but continued to ignore me. I could easily understand if they were busy but this was just plain rude. I walked away and went to the checkouts to pay for whatever was in my cart and left the store and will not return. They just lost at least $4k/yr in revenue and gave it to HyVee.

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Review №28

This is a great small chain grocery store. Some of the same traditions we used to have in grocery stores are present such as baggers and carryout service. The in-store meat counter offers great meats at fair prices and top notch service. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Small town feel to the store. According to their website, they are a top 10 employer in the state of Iowa.

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Review №29

Great customer service, they help you to the car with your purchases. Very good meat department. Good prices and selection throughout the store

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Review №30

They have some pretty good customer service and easy to find items

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Review №31

I like almost everything at Fareway. But I dont / wont buy any fish or seafood because it comes from China or other Asian locations. These areas dont have a good production and inspection record. I can find USA fish products at Hi Vee so I buy it from there.Fareway is very proud of meat sold at the store. I can trust it and I buy a lot. It is a USA productIf Fareway ever put a sign on the meat counter that it came from China I think the customers would run out of the store. I would.Bob

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Review №32

Clean and well organized.

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Review №33

Always helpful! Good at price matching. And the best meat in town!

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Review №34

I love Fareway because they do things right. They sell meat by the pound, not by the piece, the employees are friendly and helpful, and they are closed on Sunday. I also love their low prices!

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Review №35

Shop here every week. Love the meat counter and the produce dept. Although they dont carry everything I need, they have almost everything for my household needs

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Review №36

This place has done a great job in these times. Thank you for setting the standards in the industry.

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Review №37

Friendly employees. Well stocked shelfs. Prices competitive but not inexpensive. The best meat counter around.

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Review №38

I enjoy shopping at Fareway

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Review №39

Great grocery store. Helpful staff, courteous. Very fast checkout !!

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Review №40

I drive the extra mile or 2 to shop hear. Its always being stocked with friendly employees and prices are better than most. Wish they had a bakery.

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Review №41

Very clean place and friendly staff. Love the small-town feel of Fareway. Always get your groceries taken to your car for you.

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Review №42

Great place to shop. Clean, friendly, helpful, good price s, great meat.

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Review №43

FOne of our favorite places to shop for groceries!

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Review №44

Love their meat counter ! They have a good variety & employees are super helpful & friendly !

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Review №45

As always, I feel like Im buying my groceries from working men an women not a corporation. They may not have the selection of a huge store but for me they have what I need and look for.

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Review №46

They have good customer service and a friendly environment. The meat counter is good. If their meat isnt on sale its usually more expensive the the other grocery stores. Its smaller than the other stores in town but holds a lot of variety of products. I really like their selection of asian and latin foods. All in all its a great store

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Review №47

Quick, easy ro find what i needed and always get friendly service

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Review №48

Always a great shopping experience. Best meat counter around

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Review №49

Gateway is a good grocery store that has a great meat department!

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Review №50

Always fresh fruit cant beat the meat pkg how you like 👍

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Review №51

Great help. The meat department has such a variety.

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Review №52

Clean store. Great sales. Helpful staff.

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Review №53

Some of the people who work there need to tour the store so they know where items are. Other than that its a good place

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Review №54

Great place to buy groceries. And great prices also.

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Review №55

Always have a great selection of products and the meat is the top of the line!

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Review №56

Really the best meat in town is at Fareway meat is good quality and the staff at this store is very helpful and greets you! I will not shop any place else!

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Review №57

Looking forward to a new coupon or member system otherwise very friendly, helpful and have everything I need at great prices.

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Review №58

Always find what I want and love the meat department!

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Review №59

Easy to shop here employees very friendly too.

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Review №60

New to Altoona, went to Walmart last night, couldnt find anything, left. Went to Fareway today, love love love it!

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Review №61

Awesome staff and extra clean

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Review №62

They are very helpful if you need to find something

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Review №63

Awesome grocery store. Outstanding meats department!!

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Review №64

They need to teach the newer younger management better customer service.

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Review №65

I always have great service!!! I just wish they carried my Hawaiian flavored marinate from Lawrys

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Review №66

Definitely the people that work there, and theyre awesome meat department!

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Review №67

Very clean store. employees very polite and helpful

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Review №68

Clean store and cheap prices.

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Review №69

Very organized shelves, polite helpful employees!

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Review №70

Very helpful staff and efficient checkers as the best around!

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Review №71

Nice clean store. Good selection of products at low prices.

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Review №72

Always helpful and friendly. My favorite store in Altoona.

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Review №73

Friendly. Helpful. All Fareway stores are fantastic.

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Review №74

Store was neat, clean, everybody was will to help and assist.

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Review №75

Curtious staff and very clean also who doesnt love a beer cave

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Review №76

Personal service, great meats. Old market feeling . You are the customer!

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Review №77

Friendly people and a helpful smile in every cashier

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Review №78

I really like this store. The employees are very friendly.

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Review №79

Produce is always old, small selection of items in store, older workers have a judgy/snobby feel.

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Review №80

Great small store feel with great selection.

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Review №81

Literally waited 20 min for some one to pick up the phone and no one answered.. unacceptable

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Review №82

Clean, fast, helpful. Its my favorite Fareway to shop at.

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Review №83

Value priced, but limited brand options.

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Review №84

Fare prices, quick lines

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Review №85

They were very helpful.

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Review №86

Always a pleasant place to shop

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Review №87

Great place to shop, hometown friendly!

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Review №88

Love fareway the people here are nice

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Review №89

Value pricing, good selection, and very clean.

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Review №90

Great produce and meat department!

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Review №91

Always great small town pride and small town quality food!

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Review №92

We went in to order a meat bundle. Mike was very helpful and accommodating.

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Review №93

Great store, good prices

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Review №94

Great people and prices

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Review №95

Love the place and the employee

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Review №96

BEST grocery store!

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Review №97

Vary good service

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Review №98

It is a friendly store like shopping there

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Review №99

So friendly 💜

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Review №100

Great prices.

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  • Address:620 8th St SE, Altoona, IA 50009, United States
  • Site:https://fareway.com/stores/ia/altoona/620-s-e-8th-street
  • Phone:+1 515-967-0705
Categories
  • Butcher shop
  • Grocery store
  • Liquor store
  • Store
  • Supermarket
  • Wine store
Working hours
  • Monday:8AM–9PM
  • Tuesday:8AM–9PM
  • Wednesday:8AM–9PM
  • Thursday:8AM–9PM
  • Friday:Closed
  • Saturday:8AM–9PM
  • Sunday:8AM–9PM
Health & safety
  • Staff required to disinfect surfaces between visits:Yes
  • Safety dividers at checkout:Yes
Highlights
  • Great produce:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot:Yes
Planning
  • Quick visit:Yes
Payments
  • NFC mobile payments:Yes
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