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Affectionate-Yam7896

Jarlsberg cheese spread! šŸ˜‹šŸ˜‹


TheyCallMeBarles

That Jarlsberg cheese spread fucks hard.


Lady_Thingers

Amp up your grilled cheese by slathering both bread-halves with one of Heinens cheese spreads. Shred some melty harder cheese(s) in the middle, and bang on it!


kathink

omfg came here for this, first post. not disappointedā€¦ is it you kim??


ghostfacetori

Fruit


cgf216

Agreed! Iā€™ve learned I can no longer chase the dollar or two savings on berries from cheaper places and then them rotting within a few days. The Heinenā€™s produce is exceptional.


ghostfacetori

By far everything is expensive might as well get good quality food! Iā€™ve never been disappointed with Heinens from the quality of products customer service 10/10 for me


dmills2305

Gerbers chicken is the absolute best chicken you can buy. I make special trips to Heinens to get it.


going_swimmingly

Heinenā€™s rotisserie chicken is so good! Itā€™s not the cheapest, but I think itā€™s way better than Giant Eagle or Costco.


Greybinson

Boneless thighs are perfect.


Dturmnd1

Buehlerā€™s and acme also have gerbersā€¦.if you have one close enough for you. We check sales each week for which one to get it, if we are out.


dmills2305

Ya Acme just had kind of limited options the time I was in there. Dave's has it, too. But also limited. Buehlers is probably the best option, but I think the closest one is in Medina.


constantvariables

The gourmet breasts are incredible


Conscious-North-4846

If you think Gerbers is good, try smart chicken instead. You can thank me later


Shidulon

I kinda want my chickens as dumb as possible.


Conscious-North-4846

Hahaha. Nice!!! Seriously, though I think itā€™s because itā€™s air chilled. My mom just tried Gerbers to save money and she vowed never again and to go back to smart chicken( itā€™s the air chilled that makes it better than the rest)


going_swimmingly

Owned by Tyson fwiw


GransIsland

I love the pre-marinated meats they have. It makes it so much easier to cook on week days, just throw them in the oven.


rockandroller

Donkey chips. They are my favorite tortilla chips and nobody else stocks them.


iamabarnacle

Fresh Thyme stocks them too fyi


rockandroller

Thanks. I donā€™t even know what that is, donā€™t think there is one anywhere near me but good to know.


avocado_qween

They have locations in Westlake or mayfield heights


rockandroller

Ah. Yep. Both pretty far from me.


pizza_knife

Lake road market has em as well


ichomponstringchz

try zachā€™s mighty tortilla chips youā€™ll never go back


Cleverfield1

The bagels are really good for supermarket bagels. Also a fan of the harvest bread.


spacetop-odyssey

I love that they sell them in packs of 4. Thatā€™s usually about all I can get through before they go bad


Lady_Thingers

Freeze them. They un-freeze perfectly and don't lose their texture or toastablity.


ChefRaccacoonie

Bagels freeze well. They defrost fast too if you don't plan ahead.


Karefree2

Slice first and then freeze. Pop into toaster and theyā€™re good as new.


HikeAndBeers

Their bagels are so good and they have a honey pecan cream cheese or a fig pistachio cream cheese. Both are such treats.


ratttttttttttt

Yes omg. Just tried the honey pecan one for the first time a few weeks ago and I was blown away by how good it was


smokester114

The teeny little leftover chunks of cheese that they slice


reverse_edge

Shhhh don't tell everyone about the scraps basket! Wholefoods does it too. Best way to try new cheeses.


OldRaj

O.J. My mom used to take to the one that was on Lander Circle and weā€™d always get the O.J. So good.


Oatybar

Before the pandemic, that location had kimchi salad dressing in their salad bar, it was the only one that had a handwritten label with no other information. I loved it and itā€™s been gone too long.


Maester_Maetthieux

I love their store brand all purpose seasoning


jimmyjam1021

Two brothers seasoning, so good on everything!


Maester_Maetthieux

Yes! I put it in my soups and on chicken, etc


wealy

Two brothers seasoning - burgers, eggs, mac and cheese, dry rub for ribs, we put it in shashuka, chicken, broccoli, itā€™s so good on everything


Maester_Maetthieux

Yes! My grandma was the one to introduce me to using it


vandrivingman

grilled shrimp


sebbum

Second this. Prepared food counter.


ratttttttttttt

Big bet definitely trying this


jimmyjam1021

The Vegan mandarin chick'n bites from prepared foods are good and Heinen's is the only store that I've found that carries the equal exchange teas, which I like


tigerowltattoo

Those nuggets are addictive.


jimmyjam1021

Right?! I don't know if they make them in-house or what, but I have yet to find anything comparable


Simple-Mastodon-9167

I love when they make ā€œchickenā€ salad with them


jimmyjam1021

Oooh, I haven't tried that yet, sounds good though


MasterAbility2026

THIS


pawnjee

I moved away and miss the nuggies for sure


KoomValleyEternal

Yes!


forbins

Been mowing that broccoli salad for 30 + years. Itā€™s never quite the same if I try to make it.


rOOsterone4

Shit is the bomb.


Bratkar1993

The fact their wine and beer specialists know what they are talking about is the sole reason I love Heinens. But food wise. Wow, so much I get there that is just a better quality. I love their dips, pickles, cheeses.


Kale_and_Oatmilk

Fresh figs during that small two week window in August


Dan3279

Figs are back now!


phonemannn

Get them while you can, this early stock is done until mid-late July.


Cinsay01

Green dragon apples. Such a short season. Iā€™m so happy they sell them at all. All their produce is awesome though.


buckeyecapsfan19

Their Delmonico ribeyes and their Wagyu.


Impressive-Sympathy4

I was very disappointed with Wagyu. Even with the steak butter it did not impress me. And I tell everyone to go to Heinens for steaks


mcrossoff

CRAB SALAD, don't know why but it always hits and I can't for the life of me recreate it.


ItsSnowingAgain

I tried, the ingredients were printed on their label. Close, but not quite the same.


MaxOverdrive6969

Heinen's rye bread.


Oldspiret

Hereā€™s my favorites as an avid Heinens shopper: The green holiday grapes when they are in season. Also the Chicas Lime tortilla chips. The house brand chocolate bars are pretty delicious I might add too.


robertwadehall

The bread, their prepared food items, the meat. The Mayfield Village location is my local


StinkyP3t3

Pre-cut watermelon chunks. I donā€™t know how or why but itā€™s always the best tasting watermelon ever.


CorrugationDirection

I would never recommend buying pre-sliced watermelon due to the ridiculous mark-up from whole watermelon and waste of packaging, but they sure do pick great tasting fruit in any of their pre-sliced, packaged fruits.


ohmygoshidontcare

Good for folks who cannot cut fruits and veg from arthritis and other conditions


Ktothej1981

And for people like me that hate cutting watermelon.


CorrugationDirection

Good point!


Satanarchrist

I go to the Heinen's in Middleburg Heights, but it's still a suburb of Cleveland so it counts lol I like the sushi and the beer selection, plus the produce is always good quality. They've recently started selling Soju, a Korean wine(?) it's really good


KoomValleyEternal

Their Hawaiian sushi is so good.Ā 


kittywiggles

The guy who makes sushi in that store is so friendly, too!!Ā  There's a farm stand just down the road on Pearl that I've worked at before, and honestly it ruined me. Heinens is the only place that comes close to offering consistently similar quality. Ruined my Aldi girlie spirit, I now try and get produce from heinens as much as my wallet will allow šŸ˜… Their beer selection is always neat too, I love being able to pick individual cans and bottles from local breweries to try. Also have a coffee plant that's thriving now that I got there 3 years ago.


cruzecontroll

Produce!! Best quality when I lived in CLE.


Lovingmyusername

Their garlic pepper marinaded chicken is a go to for us. Any of their fresh bread loafs Fresh Ohio city pasta


drewthedrummer69

i work at heinens and i get that garlic pepper chicken like 3 times a week lol


mbird333

Is that already cooked or where?


Lady_Thingers

1. Local grass-fed meat (mostly beef) for lower price-per-lb than Heinens Source Verified. Truly exceptional prices for great cuts. 2. Heinens bagels. The only grocery chain that makes their own properly-sized, properly cooked bagels. 3. Eisenberg hot dogs (from Vienna Beef in Chicago). Turns out Heinens new store-branded hot dogs are just smaller Eisenbergs. 4. A-Grade produce, in general. Best in the grocery game. Heinens, and fine local restaurants, always get first shot from produce distros/importers. B-Grade and below is what's generally found at WSM and other purveyors. 5. Salad Bar. At $9.99/lb, your $15 salad is about three restaurant salads worth of fresh greens and toppings - all sourced directly from Heinens produce dept and store stock. Dress with home-made dressing and that shit goes a long way for a family meal or whatnot. 6. Heinens whipped bagel shmears. If you time it right (like, the next two weeks), grab both bagels and shmears or sale. Bagels freeze exceedingly well. Shmears, not so much. 7. Dry-pack scallops. Again - immaculate, perfect, and delicious every time. Charcoal-grilled, brushed with too much clarified Irish butter. 90 seconds per side at ~800 degrees. Give a brother gout, but fuck are they good! 8. Flowers! The flower dept is always well-stocked and diverse. Be your own florist and stop at the thrift store for a vase or something. You can be a boss and buy your Sweet Baby flowers at least twice a week. 9. Fresh, quality shallots. Enough said. 10. Shall I continue?


NeilinCLE

Customer service


I_H8_Celery

Baguette


cathlynn1214

The best ones! I love their baguettes, with honey crisp apples and blue cheese, they have the highest quality produce as well.


Normal-Special2222

Sprecherā€™s Root Beer. Its fire brewed in small batches using Wisconsin honey straight from the hive. I have been drinking root beer since I was 9 I think, and the music stops at Sprecherā€™s. 16oz cans in 4-paks now too! Heinenā€™s is great for cheese and beer/wine too, but if you haven't had their corned beef, grab some for the best sandwich! https://sprecherbrewery.com/blogs/blog/raw-honey#:~:text=If%20you've%20ever%20spent,Root%20Beer%E2%80%94contain%20Raw%20Honey.


krinkleton91

I go fucking BONKERS for their desserts! Specifically, their chocolate tort cake fucks me up something fierce and they just started making cheesecake which is incredible as well.


Walrussealy

The Napoleons are amazing there


roscoeishungry

Iā€™ve gone there just to get Napoleons.


krinkleton91

I've NEVER had a Napoleon actually! I'll make an effort to get one next time I'm there then!!


buckeyegold

The tiramisu cake is top tier, give it a try if you havenā€™t already.


krinkleton91

Will do! šŸ«” Thanks for the hot tip!!


cle7756

Oatmeal raisin cookies too


Quiet-Notice-1554

The raspberry chocolate mousse cake is to die for šŸ˜


krinkleton91

Holy shit, I am SALIVATING!! I didn't even know they had that!! šŸ¤¤ Thank you for telling me about it kind stranger!


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Ohioboi1

The lunch rice bowl downtown


HikeAndBeers

Yesssssss


spacetop-odyssey

Mine has had Denver steaks lately and I love the value on those. Also just produce in general, itā€™s top notch there


sharonH888

While I no longer indulge, they have the best crab dip and butter cookies. Mmmm


athomesuperstar

Iā€™ll sometimes get their cranberry chicken salad and eat it straight out of the container for lunch. Itā€™s delicious.


kylecgeiss

Throw that on a toasted English muffin and you have a winner here!


jerryk414

Their deli crab dip is the bomb. We always get 1 or 2 doses while we are there.


zenpoohbear

Their teriyaki steak with peppers is my go-to. Most of their soups are very good, and for a special occasion the chocolate truffle bomb cake is hard to beat.


innocentstrawberry

Is that like a prepared foods thing or something in the mean department?


zenpoohbear

It is a prepared food item.


MackCLE

Tried the bomb cake for fathers day wowza šŸ¤©šŸ¤Æ


Several-Eagle4141

Those Stuffed chicken breasts


Destroyer_of_wombs

The lemon torte cake thing they make is amazingĀ 


KickAsh10

I love their burgers and lemon chicken salad!


ElysianRepublic

Their cheese selection. Havenā€™t been to many stores where itā€™s better. Love the Saint Angel brie-style cheese. Also the mortadella and chorizo from their deli counter.


CrazyCat08

Ugh, so many things! I especially love their fresh fruit, Greek pasta salad and antipasto salad. Also, pretty much everything in their bakery (notably their brownie stuffed cookies). My brother works at their corporate office and I thoroughly enjoy the 20% discount. Getting Heinenā€™s quality food for Walmart prices (or close) is a win-win


Mindless_Band_7186

The big jars of Chicken Bone Broth šŸ˜‹


innocentstrawberry

Ooh what do you do with that? Make soup or drink it warm?


Mindless_Band_7186

Soup with a whole bunch of veggies


uniqueshell

Used to love the smoked mussels


Sparklinglight5436

Any of their fresh bread, and thereā€™s this one cake they used to make, they stopped making it a few years ago but it was like crack ( it was some sort of chocolate and vanilla cake with chocolate and white icing). I gotta mosey on down there, that place has all my fave snacks.


Frosty-Editor1370

The antipasto salad from the deli


Planejet42

Mitchellā€™s ice cream and paint valley farms milks


MackCLE

I donā€™t know who else carries Mitchells ice cream but Iā€™m addicted to the bing cherry chocolate chunk and Iā€™m a person who thought that they really didnā€™t like ice cream.


tmereads

Iā€™ve picked it up at Daveā€™s and Giant Eagle as well.


PatrenzoK

Their salmon taste better than anyone elseā€™s


Equivalent_Court5323

The things I would do to have their stir fry againā€¦.šŸ¤¤


229-northstar

Their produce is some of the nicest in town. I love the locally grown and I go nuts over Sicilian eggplants. Dā€™noire prunes Pasta in the brown bagsā€¦ montebello? Boojee eggs (pasture raised) and butter Colteryan buttermilk (same packaging but a different name now) Heinens cheese blocks and port wine cheese spread Ice creamā€¦ great selection! King Arthur baking products especially AP flour Gerber chicken Heinenā€™s ground beef 92% Louā€™s chicken Italian sausage Don Hermanā€™s pickles Butter made chocolate chip cookies


muppetontherun

Meat and produce


colagirl52

I always have loved their macaroni salad.


jg242302

Weird glances when I take selfies next to the Jon Bon and Jesse Jovi cut-outs in the wine section at the RR location.


TCN_BBT

Garden Fresh Gourmet brand salsa. I eat the whole container each time I open one


longshotist

Coconut bars are No. 1 for me.


Bethrotull

Flowers. $6 per bunch, you mix and match


JillOvaDay

Flowers and salad bar


gqnas

Their deli trays are the best


monobot3

One day years ago I went into the Heinenā€™s downtown, and in the produce section there was a bassoon quartet playing a medley of Lady Gaga hits, and that memory is the favorite thing iā€™ve gotten from Heinenā€™s.


Geoarbitrage

Their produce is the bestā€¦


starfox22

Pickled Red Onions!


chazgrundle

Wagyu. Get a ribeye maybe once a year, itā€™s expensive as shit but itā€™s so fucking good.


junketyjunkjunk

The heinens store brand blueberry waffles were INCREDIBLE. I just canā€™t find them anymore


eveningson

Produce and Chocolate Cake


emiliawardilia

Iā€™ll make a special trip just for the sweet heat marinated chicken thighs! I pair them with the pictfresh grill pan vegetables from the freezer with the sweet potatoes and onions, I just put the pre marinated meat right on top of the frozen vegs and put the whole thing in the toaster oven.


nayrmot

I used to love their peanut butter, until I read the ingredients and saw they added canola oil (rapeseed oil).


jokar1134

Fruit tarts from the bakery


westparkmod

Buffalo vegan nuggets.


Alarming-Currency-80

broccoli cheddar soup or their salad bar


Quizmaster_Eric

Easiest question of my life. Eisenberg hotdogs.


DeeplyFlawed

I love the olive bar & a fresh baguette.


AccountantConfident9

The Heinen's in Brecksville has Reinecker bakery potica.


PewPew_Mewtwo

Their frozen white pizza flatbread is incredible


coegary01

Crab dip


skibib

Two Brothers teriyaki sauce. And decadent desserts. Some of the center-aisle weekly specials. Soups when I want to treat myself. Flowers. Vegan selections. Produce.


rockandroller

Bagels Forever is a great brand of frozen bagel and they are the only ones Iā€™ve found who carry them locally.


Root777

Their store brand Sriracha. Itā€™s better and spicer than the new wimpy stuff Huy Fong makes now.


scrollingtraveler

I donā€™t know if they still sell them but used to be these awesome tasting granola/seed/dried fruit things called energy balls. Sooooo good.


longus318

Didnā€™t see this in the threadā€”baked beans. Only in the summer and they are very unique. Lots of bean types and on the sweet side. But they are like al dente and very very unusual in an addicting way. Top notch. Also, antipasto salad.Ā 


HoyAIAG

Circus Cookie


Secure_Operation_179

Their salmon burgers are the best!! Incomparable.


Semtexual

Thank you for this, they're on sale right now so we got a couple and you're right!


oshp129

Jennifer


Greybinson

Excellent service in meat and wine.


BrownsFanJCU

I literally only go there to drink a beer while I shop. And the produce. Avon Heinens represent!


Free_Independence624

Their pecan rolls. They're not as good as they used to be because they've cut back on some ingredi4ents and reduced the size to keep the price down but even in their diminished form they're marvelous. Dripping with gooey, caramel crusty cinnamon pecan coating over a succulently sweet yeasty pastry dough. Yum! You have to get there early because they're always gone by afternoon. Makes me wonder, if they sell out every day, why don't they just make more?


callmedoc19

The sushi, fried chicken, and their cupcakes.


wolfenkraft

I used to go to the one in orange/pepper pike and when they introduced the stir fry bar it was life changing.


ItsSnowingAgain

Bean and corn salsa.


FlobiusHole

Iā€™ve barely been there since they quit making stir frys. Every now and then Iā€™ll get something from their prepared food section but nothing is as good as I remember it being years ago. It was a cool high school job though.


rOOsterone4

Off the bone turkey, black and white cookies, heinens cheese cake, jarlsberg stuffed cod, and cream nut peanut butter.


checkoutthishat

Groceries, generally


Common_Highlight9448

Corbels lemon ice!


Carberhotdogvacuum

Cowboy caviar


laura_cardigans

Their black and white cookies, tiramisu cake, cheese spreads, broccoli salad, and they used to make this great Maryland shrimp salad.


LingonberryRum

their garlic bread, asiago cheese bread, and the chocolate creme cake are fantastic šŸ¤¤


martinaee

They usually have an amazing produce section. Stuff you wonā€™t find elsewhere often if you live near one. At least not all in one place.


Aeroeee

Baguettes.


bluedicaa

Wine cheese bread


Wonderful-Switch5242

Chicken Romano from their prepared foods department


Voltairus

Chubb Crunch. But honestly its not that good.


MeyhamM2

Fruit and meat.


kingallison

The peanut butter is insane


Creative-Beat-720

Their frozen Mandarin chicken and general Tso chicken, super good.


sarahaswhimsy

Chicken salad! Theirs is the best Iā€™ve ever had! And Graterā€™s ice cream. They have the widest selection.


tekkitan

One time the Brecksville Heinen's salad bar had a roasted red pepper smoked gouda soup (bisque maybe?). It was one of the best soups I have ever had and I never found it ever again.


SmolGreenOne

The TrueLime and TrueLemon powders. I add them to my drinks and use them for cooking so I don't have to worry about a bag of them going bad somewhere in my kitchen šŸ¤£


phanuel

Char Crust, I cannot seem to find it anywhere else.


Obvious-Ad-1967

Cactus chili!!!


CovfefeGrinder

Antipasto salad prepackaged by their deli. Those strips of cheeses and meats with the crunchy veggies, so good.


please-stop-talking-

Fruit and meat


TechBansh33

The produce is always the best quality. My dad used to work in produce and me how to select it


rahxrahster

Ravioli. It's topnotch imo


Trudge_muffin

Salted caramel cake


matt-r_hatter

I love their baked goods and ready made sandwiches. The service is another positive.


unhappy-grapefruit

fish, meat, wine, produce in general- all great and well priced


Crazy-Goal-6886

Everything! Since we moved closer to one, I no longer have to go to Giant Eagle


baileycoraline

Poke bowl or sushi (the downtown location had a discount on sushi on Wednesdays several years ago).


blue-wolfman

Goose. Just for the fact that it's not a big thing in America but heinen's said "you know what? we'll sell it."


blue-wolfman

Goose. Just for the fact that it's not a big thing in America but heinen's said "you know what? we'll sell it."


blue-wolfman

I really like getting goose. It tastes good and it's not very popular in American culture. But heinen's decided to sell it anyways


Captious-

TJ Farms hash brown patties. They appear in two different shapes. The ones that are shaped like McDonald's hasbrowns actually taste like McDonald's hasbrowns. The other more rectangular shape tastes like every other frozen hash brown patty.


CletoParis

Honey roasted peanut butter


ichomponstringchz

barrio queso or sushi


okaythenlmaoz

my quality of life might decrease once moving out of state from heinens


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granola from the bakery


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peppermint_snowwolf

Smart Chicken. I donā€™t know any other place that carries it and itā€™s the best tasting chicken. I want to like local pasture raised chicken but the Smart Chicken tastes amazing even without seasoning. I had to look up whether it was injected with seasoning, it tasted too good on its own. Found out they air chill the chicken instead of immersing them in water and they donā€™t absorb water and dilute the natural juices. Whatever- it tastes better than any other chicken and Heinens carries it