Honey's IGA — Local services in Long View

Ive been here many times Wait time is low I've not had to wait more few mins workers are very nice & friendly now food if your looking for fresh breeds might wanna find a Big store they have bread but not the kind I like,there Deli is limited prob why it's rare are anyone waiting in a line,then to a case w ready made lunch,dinner items which vary from day to day but Chicken everyday it's not bad but tired of fried Chicken,there veggies are pretty good but fruit is sad & have pies,cakes which im not a fan of then to meats area they have what a small store would carry imo there steals are too pricy & then to freezer isles they have Basic stuff but if ur looking for certain stuff they might not carry it small store only has so much space then the dairy isle plenty ice cream,milk,creamers but if your making stufed shells ricotta is a tiny spot which can be missed & not near cottage cheese why idk but ask if can't find it so if I need basic items you'll prob find them & oh Medicines I miss those allot there not in any isle but I can see them at check out area as your Leaving guess keeps shopliftes away & prob paying customers but there store & ive noticed items youd think should be in a Like Area are not I still spend time going back looking for things but it's a good Basic...

I'll start with the good - DELI PLATES! The "meat plus two" plates that they make in the deli are fantastic! I have a great appetite (meaning, I eat too much!) and can NEVER finish a plate...and they are $4.99!! CRAZY GOOD! LOVE the meat department. I live in an area that is kind of in the middle of Honeys and Food Lion in Mt. View, and if I'm after meat - I hit the road to Honeys - every single time! Now, the not great. This store looks exactly like the Red & White I worked in at age 16 - I'm 47. It's like walking into a time warp. Does that fact deter me? Nah; not really. Love the "paper only" selection for bags. Good, sturdy paper bags - with handles! If you're fixing a complicated recipe that calls for anything remotely out of the ordinary, this may not be your best bet to find the ingredients. Shalott? Nope. Not happening. Price. Not great. BUT, this store is slap in the middle of nowhere, so they can do that! Would I do my "weekly" shopping here? Probably not. Do I mind making a trip to Honeys? Not at all! Plus, like I said, if we are grilling steaks on the Traeger - Honeys...

The managing staff are extremely helpful and the cashiers are nice, but some are not incredibly friendly. I pick and choose which line I go through depending on the cashier. Honeys is your hometown country store. Don't come here to shop for beauty products, they have very slim pickings. All the medicine is up where the cigarettes are, which makes it kind of difficult to purchase, expecially at high business times. IGA products are surprisingly decent. They also have a surprisingly, wide variety of wines and beers to choose from. The deli is not good quality whatsoever. I bought food from them once and I won't ever do it again. Sloppy containers, canned veggies, soggy looking or dried out rotisserie chickens are the worst and I've never seen a good looking one. Overall - it's what you'd expect for a small town...