Heinen’s Grocery Store

Big fan of the Heinen’s chain. I tend to focus on produce, meat section, and seafood section at most grocery stores.
Produce I find to be on par with quality-​wise with a Whole Foods. This location doesn’t have as good of selection as the Glenview location though.
For the meats, there are a couple of things that puts this place as one of my go to places. They carry some D’Artagnan products like duck breasts and duck fat which I don’t find in the suburbs besides Standard Market in Lisle. They also have Niman Ranch pork which is fantastic! Gotten Berkshire and Duroc pork but really do prefer Niman Ranch. They do the thick cut pork chops and they are usually reasonably priced.
Heinen’s has become my go to place for seafood. Whether it is dry scallops, shrimp, salmon, or one of their freshly flown in Hawaiian varietals I have not been disappointed. Their prices are also so much better for seafood than Whole Foods or Sunset.
If you are looking to get some mass produced item there are other places to go that will be cheaper. If you are looking for some type of protein or produce for making dinner then I highly recommend Heinen’s!

This location filled a void that Dominic had left when they went out of business. This store offers the basics and some what of a Whole foodish offering for organics. My only criticism is the hours. I think they should open at 7am and close at 9pm.

If u don’t mind paying more for your groceries it’s a great place to shop. The variety of ready to go food is enormous, sushi bar, salad bar, tasty sandwiches. The staff is super helpful

Overpriced, can get everything I need at trader Joe, including great wines at lesser cost.

An excellent grocery with a good selection. New items appear regularly and pricing is very competitive if you keep an eye on weekly sales. Plus $ 3 beers while you shop…

Pros:
— Nice, clean store.
— Large aisles and never really crowded.– you never have to wait more than a couple minutes to check-​out.
— If you live nearby, it’s convenient if you just need a few things.
— Prepared foods are pretty good and not too expensive.
Cons:
— Smaller selection than a Mariano’s or Jewel.
— Sky-​high prices.

I really like this place. It’s a bit more $$ than Jewel but selection is more to my taste and there seem to be plenty of employees to help you out. The service counters are fast, the check out is fast. Home made soups are delicious. Several varieties of Cowgirl Cheese. Beer and wine selection is extensive, and there are occasional tastings. You can even get a pint while you shop!

This is a great grocery store! They have a huge selection of organic as well as local produce. We ordered a birthday cake for my daughter from here and it was unbelievable! Sooooo delicious! The staff is always very friendly and helpful. When I get my meat and seafood there I ask them to prepare it the way I need for a recipe (skinless, diced, chopped, etc.) and they are always accommodating. They also have a nice wellness center with a good variety of vitamins and supplements. You can even get a glass of beer or wine to drink while you shop. Awesome! And speaking of wine, they have a great selection! I find the price to be between Jewel and Whole Foods. It is definitely my go-​to grocery store!

Very good quality of whatever they offer and the service is superb too. Came here for honey and found many nice choices; picked out 2 in glass jars-​one from Medina, Ohio and another from Bargteheide, Germany.

I really enjoy shopping here despite the fact that I really don’t like food shopping at all. The employees have been trained exceptionally well here and are always available and proactive in assisting you.
They compete with promotions, great prepared foods and great alcohol choices should you be in that demographic.
I would choose this place over a sunset foods any day of the week.

The café here is a hidden gem if you’re looking for a quiet place to work. It’s spacious and you can get a table to yourself any time of day. They are serious about their coffee. The staff is nice. Nobody cares if you’re there for a long time. And instead of being stuck with bagels and croissants, you have a whole grocery store to get some yogurt or whatever. I also like that they supply Stevia as a sweetener option.
It’s much more pleasant than Starbucks, where it’s often crowded and too loud to hear yourself think (from the music, patrons and noise of the coffee-​making).
For a more conventional café experience, there’s Newport Coffee nearby, but I prefer this for getting work done. The only downside is that the lighting is that of a grocery store and not a café, but that’s fine.
The grocery store itself is nice, but often the price is high. They have some legitimate deals though.

I’m a fan of this location primarily because it is so close to home. We were driving into downtown LF for Jewel, Libertyville for Mariano’s, and occasionally, eek, to Waukegan for Wal-​Mart.
Prices are a little higher here but their produce is very good and they have a great selection of adult drinks. If you go at the right time (more like being lucky) you will see more samples than a Sunday at Costco.
They also have a great variety of pre-​made foods and a delightful hot bar.

So I take back all the bad words I said about Heinen’s. I have been visiting this place quite a bit lately and I gotta say its a good looking supermarket. It is so well organized and so clean. You walk in one door and you see an array of wines placed so gracefully. You walk in the other door and you see the fruits and veggies and they look too good to be true. Their deli is still not my favorite but everything else is. And as far as customer service goes? It’s top notch.

Fancy dancy grocery store, not a bad substitute for Dominic’s! Get a glass of wine at their dispensing station before you start to shop, then browse their produce area for all kinds of exotic fruit and vegetables you would have a hard time finding elsewhere. When we went we also tried their lobster salad in their deli area, which was phenomenal. They have lots of great snacks, salads, and prepared trays that would be perfect for Ravinia. I’d place this store somewhere between Sunset and Foodstuffs in terms of selection and expense, so while I wouldn’t shop here all the time, it’s a great option for assembling the perfect picnic dinner!

Heinen’s still gets the bulk of our business, but I’ve removed a star. Some of the cashiers are just not very nice. My cashier today didn’t say hi and didn’t thank me. I made a point of thanking her, and she still didn’t say a thing. Come on!
Also, their Chicken Noodle Soup has been a consistent winner… until today. It was made with cubed deli sandwich chicken meat. What’s that?
I’ll certainly be back, but if management ever reads these reviews… please give a few lessons to your cashiers about making people feel welcome… and keep the cubed lunch meat out of my soup!

I usually drive 12+ miles to Barrington just to shop at Heinen’s. They have excellent customer service (the Nordstrom of grocery stores, IMO) and high quality private label products. When I learned of the new location in Bannockburn, I was so excited because it’s much closer to my home.
I’ve been to the new location 4 times since it opened and I have to say, it’s NOT THE SAME. The staff are not nearly as friendly or helpful as I’ve grown accustomed to. At first I thought it was just because they were working out the «grand opening» kinks but now I’ve come to realize that’s just the way it is here. And I’m not sure if I’m biased because i have previous expectations but the quality of products isn’t the same. The prepared foods aren’t as delicious and the sale items are different than the other locations. Even the produce section doesn’t look the same as the other location.

I was so excited that Heinen’s was coming to the north shore of Illinois. I loved going to Heinen’s when visiting friends in Cleveland when I was in college years ago.
Wow, I am really shocked by the comments about the service here. I have shopped at this location 5 times now and the workers couldn’t have been nicer. Helping me locate products in the store as well as showing me how the wine cards work. I personally didn’t think that it was a big deal that I had to sign up for the rewards program online, big deal people! Seriously. Additionally, my mom accidentally locked herself out of her car while at the glenview Heinen’s and the manager gave my mom a cup of coffee and a newspaper to read while she waited for my dad to arrive.
On to the food. Make sure to try out the bakery. They have the best brownie stuffed cookies as well as sub sandwiches. The only food I haven’t cared for so far was the take home pizza. The sauce just didn’t have much flavor to it.
Anyways, some of you may not have had stellar experiences so far at Heinen’s but I really think you should give them another shot. Hopefully, they will fix or amend the changes suggested.

I like the store.
Cleanliness: This store is immaculate. It comes off as a show room. This is not a huge store. It comes off as much more manageable than the Mariano’s in Vernon Hills/​Libertyville and larger than a typical Sunset.
Organization: When you walk in you can quickly catch on to the general layout and organization of the store. Furthermore the signage is exceedingly well thought out. The aisles are wide and the store has a very neat appearance.
Selection: It seems as they went to great pains to limit what they carry to that of quality. They have a good selection but not the bombastic offerings that creat confusion. Essentially you’ll find what you need pretty easily.
Service: Very friendly and helpful folks work here. They made me feel very comfortable and welcomed. I was asked if I needed help 3 times during my stay… not too much and definitely not ignored. Very similar to Sunset.
Uniqueness: OK. it’s the liquor area. They have an extensive selection of Beer and Wine and a quality selection of spirits. Exceedingly well organized. What’s real cool is that they have beer taps and wine dispensers in the liquor area and the intent is that you can cruise the store with a mellow chill. The wine dispensers are self serve and give you an opportunity to try some select wines prior to committing to a bottle.
Cost: Comparable to Mariano’s. More than Jewel but less than Whole Foods.
I need to still check out their bakery and meat selection (great deal on some great salmon right now) before I say I’m a huge fan. For now I’ll say I will definitely be back.

It’s A-​OK!
For those in the area, how wonderful that there is finally another large grocery option. For those who don’t live nearby, it’s about 20% higher than Jewel, so there really isn’t a reason I’d go out of my way to come here.
I’ve been to their other location in Glenview, and what I like more about this location is the fact that the aisles are much larger and easier to navigate. The wine selection is ginormous here… and for a junk run, the Pop Tart selection has every flavor you can imagine! My kids would love it!
Not sure there is anything here I would say is a bargain. We did sign up for one of their special store cards, which enables you to take advantage of their weekly specials, but other than that, this place is truly a neighborhood stop in my opinion.
I will say, I’m curious about the prepared foods and salad bar that Marianna S mentions. This could make it all the more worthwhile.
Beautiful store. Huge wine selection. That’s about it!

I came her for the grand opening today and it was packed! This is the Dominick’s replacement. It seemed like it had been under construction for months now, and it finally opened! Upon entering it seemed to have almost the exact same layout as Dominick’s, just with a more modern appearance. The produced looked very good, as well as the meat. They sell dry aged beef in the butcher area which is nice because thats pretty hard to find. Its expensive but not as bad as Sunsets prices for Dry aged beef. Heinen’s was charging about $ 17.99 lb where as Sunset charges around $ 22 a pound. We got some burger meat and tried it and it seemed like pretty good quality. Not the best burger meat around but definitely not the worst. They had a large selection of fish, some I’ve never heard of, all with labels telling where the fish was imported from. All the workers seemed very knowledgeable but not nearly as friendly as some of the former Dominick’s employees. The prices overall seemed relatively fair, but not cheap. This seems to be similar to a Whole Foods or Fresh Market but a little less pretentious. I will definitely be returning to try their seafood but so far the store looked pretty well put together!