Fareway Meat and Grocery — Local services in Newton

I really like that they are getting a good selection of gluten free flours/ and other gluten free items. That means " shopping local ", rather than go to Des Moines and Ankeny. However, there is not a good selection of cheese....as in WHITE sharp cheddar, and extra sharp cheddar. I don't want the store brand. I noticed some really good flavored cheeses( Merlot; garlic and olive; and s few others) . So I'm not sure why Fareway can't get Tillamook cheeses, ....it would be nice to not have to go to Des Moines to get it !!! The atmosphere, however , is good. And the guys at the meat counter are great .

Update: No longer carry the Dei Fratelli Tomato Soup, which I'd been buying there for at least 2 1/2 years. Disappointing. They have the other Dei Fratelli Tomato products, but no...

What a great store! Well laid out, the parking lots on two side mean you can pop right in and get what you need and zip right back out without hassle.

I almost never have things I can't find, the produce is consistently fresh, and the meat counter is the stuff of champions. This is the perfect sized store for me. It doesn't take an hour and half to get all the things I shop for, and they're not trying to herd me like cattle into self-check lanes.

Also, I truly appreciate that they value Sundays enough to not force their employees to work that day. That relays to me a posture of character and caring, and I hold that in...

Fareway, particularly in Newton, has undergone some recent renovations, both inside and to the exterior of the store. However, not all of these have been for the better. What used to be a "country" grocery store has now been replaced with self-checkout registers, which leads to fewer cashiers to actually check out groceries. This leads to longer wait times and frustrated shoppers. You can literally stand at the checkout and watch people, especially senior citizens, rage because if they wanted to check out their own groceries, they'd have filled out an application to work there!...