Hen House Supermarkets

After searching 3 other grocery stores for Gruyère cheese Hen House had it! And their made-​to-​order Tuscan salad in the deli is amazing.

This is a nice Hen House. I bought some flowers for a friend’s birthday. They always have nice floral arrangements here. Parking is pretty easy too it’s just on that damned busy 135^th Street.

Awesome grocery store. Been going there for years. The staff is great, store is clean and they always have a very good selection.

They don’t have THE BEST prices, but they do have some of the best quality foods with a variety in the store.
However, I have 1 HUGE gripe. Every time I buy fresh shrimp, it is always sold as «deveined» but I always spend 20 – 30 minutes deveining the shrimp. It’s outrageous that they charge $ 17/​pound for it and then I have to spend a majority of my night being grossed out. The last batch I bought even had the «saltwater» taste to it. So, I’ll just start buying shrimp at Sam’s Club, where I KNOW it’s deveined and I don’t have to do it when I get home. They also didn’t put the flowers on my wedding cake, at first they tried to charge me $ 40 for 6 teacup roses, after bringing it to their attention 3 times, the floral department decided it was in their best interest to charge me $ 4. They also didn’t put the flowers on the cake when they delivered it to the reception hall, which of course the set up & delivery fee was $ 50. I’ve just had bad experiences with those 2 things. I’ve also found expired sausage and cooking oils on the shelves, so buyer beware!
They usually do a good job at having good fresh produce and other items, but I always check the dates when I buy something there.

This Hen House really is great. It’s clean, it’s big, and it’s laid out perfectly. It feels much more upscale than the one by my house (College and Quivira), and has some neat options that the other doesn’t, such as a decent cheese selection. Don’t get me wrong, it’s no Whole Foods or Dean & Deluca cheese selection, but it’s a lot better than I’d expect at a Hen House!

This is my least favorite grocery store in the area; probably not necessarily the fault of the store just lack of my getting comfortable with navigating the aisles. Some of their product placement doesn’t make sense and I find myself going back and forth throughout the store. Also, for someone who is not a coupon-​clipper their prices are high; it’s like they price items expecting coupons to be used. Their weekly ads go straight to the recycle bin.

Prices are a little on the high end. The fish selection is great, the fruit/​veggie selection could be much better, unless you are looking for apples, cause there are about 15 different kinds available. The florist section is awesome as well, carrying some plants/​flowers that are not available in most places.

I love the bread here and the cheaper prices. I don’t like their fresh cookies. Sadly there are items I like that I can’t get here like Izzy’s, fresh ground bison meat, and almond meal that I end up going to Whole Foods for. This location is convenient for me so I will continue to come here. I just wish they could increase some of the specialty item selection.

Of the main grocery stores — HH, Price Chopper, and Hyvee — Hen House seems to have the most consistency. They double coupons up to 50c (Price Chopper’s website says they do, but when I check my PC receipt, they never double). Yes, their regular prices for some things are expensive, but really no worse than PC — if you pay attention to their ads, their sale prices are actually pretty good if you know what to watch for. They generally have things that are on sale in their ad stocked on the shelves, unlike the experience I’ve had with the HyVee down the road. I like their pharmacy (which is a separate review), as well as the deli and bakery.

When I moved from Lenexa to Overland Park, I changed markets. I used to go to the Hen House in Lenexa where they would special order things not on their shelves and call you when it came in. Here, you ask for a special order and they tell you to check back. No phone call. The worst part it, the item never seems to arrive on the shelve. I agree with the other reviewers that it is more expensive than others, but then I guess you get what you pay for.

Kind of expensive on some stuff but the fresh fish and deli blow every other grocery store out of the water. I can’t even get them to let me sample the meats at Hy-​Vee when I ask and the people here offer everytime. They will cut it to you desire thickness and it is always so fresh and delicous. This is the only grocery store I will buy seafood at. It is priced right and they have 3 different kinds of wild salmon right now. How awesome is that.

Nice atmosphere, a major plus is free wifi. I often make out my grocery list on Evernote, and it’s nice to know that I can pull it up on my iPad with out having to use the 3G. The place is clean, and the staff is very helpful. Only drawback is no self check out lanes.

The market has a good selection and I like the deli counter.
It was rather empty and there were no lines (love this!).
Coupons are also doubled by Hen House.
Drawback:
Prices tend to be significantly higher than the competition.
They also didn’t carry any Soy Yogurts, unlike Hyvee or Consentino’s, which does.