Everybody’s Whole Foods

I am so torn with this review because all of the times I have been here, I have had vastly different experiences. Let me just list pro’s vs. con’s
PRO’S:
Amazing spice, tea, and grain selection. Also, you can get as little or as much of a spice as you like. The spices are mostly organic, and you also have many different nuts, trail mixes, berries and other natural treats to splurge on at a range of prices.
Awesome beverage selection. Cold, health, dairy, non dairy, etc.
Wonderful treats — cookies all year, amazing Christmas treats, organic ice cream with nonorganic caramel and or fudge in the summer — just to name a few.
On site restaurant. Slash café. Don’t know how it is because it was never open. :-(
Amazing organic selections.
Awesome monthly deals.
CON’S:
Unreasonably expensive prices on many items. Acai juice (33.8oz) was $ 9. Double the cost of competitors (Walmart). Don’t make me shop at Walmart by price gouging, Everybody’s. Strawberries were $ 9.50. WTF. Unreasonable. Cheese was at least $ 5, for a small bag. Uuuggh. Et cetera… just watch out, there are plenty of deals there, just avoid the stupidly expensive items…
Really bad customers. Like, having intense deep discussion in the doorway while I’m wearing my baby and caring 5 gallons of water out, trying to get by, oblivious customers. Customers who roll through the parking lot at 25 mph bad. Customers who literally slow shanty across the walkway while you wait in your car. Customers who back up into pedestrians because they are in space. Dangerously unaware, oblivious, space cadet, a**hole customers.
Kind of, like, obnoxious, and condescending employees. I brought my own bag most of the time but got a scowl every time I didnt. I was not allowed to walk out the cart and bring it back, even though I shopped there almost every day. I was ignored by many a cashier while wearing baby and carrying a large number of groceries and or water gallons.
Something amazing is always out. Whether it’s fresh mozzarella or ginger beer, good belly drinks, cheese or eggs, your fave chips or dip, avocados or grapes, or an amazing soup. Something is always out of stock, a lot.
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So that’s it. Some great things, some not so great things. Really torn. I love this place — but it totally sucks sometimes.

I really enjoyed this cute grocery store — slash — restaurant in the back! They have a great selection of healthy food at a very very reasonable price! I became addicted to their organic soft serve ice cream at an amazing price! Try the mango soft-​serve! It was easy to walk to and they have a lot of parking in the front.

The produce selection here is great compared to similar-​sized health food stores. They also carry a lot of local-​sourced food as well, which is always great. I do wish that their supplement section was a little bigger, but other than that I think that this is a great place to shop for healthy food in Fairfield.

they have some variety of fruits and veggies but not very fresh, their prices are too high compared to the quality.
the rest of the store offers healthy choices and alternatives for vegetarians and vegans, again their price is a bit high.
customer service has always been very friendly and helpful.

Nice people, great variety, the best mango soft serve ice cream on the planet.
Pricey, just like every whole foods market on the planet. But you pay more for quality because you don’t want to jack up your body shoveling in crap. Calories are cheap, nutrition costs money.

So, I move back to the Midwest after being gone for almost 30 years… the influences of the Maharishi hadn’t quite gone full swing back then… oh, where did I move to – you ask? 15 minutes outside of Boulder, Colorado. ;)
You want the truth?
I’m a Midwest girl, but consider Colorado my home… hence, I could live in that store! I was nearly in tears as I stepped inside. It felt like I was home again. It’s a wonderful store to get the «necessities» that HyVee can’t always provide. The produce looked great, and as opposed to the 3 bunches of kale that I MIGHT find at Wal-​Mart or HyVee, this store had a heaping bunch. Yay! All around, a nice selection.
I realize that I’m lying it on thick, but it’s the culture shock talking. And to be realistic, yes, your dollar won’t go nearly as far here as it would in the other markets, but, nonetheless, I’m excited to still have what feels like a little piece of home within driving distance.

A great asset to fairfield. For produce, bulk, and locally made things, there is NO OTHER place. But,
Expect high prices!
Overall selection and kindness from the staff is 5 stars!

This was the nearest whole foods store to me when I lived in NE Missouri in 2005-​06 and I’d drive 1 hr. 45 minutes to get there one way. I discovered kukicha and some other good green teas there. I enjoyed getting out to explore and was always happy with what I found. Being in the middle of nowhere they could charge high prices. I am so happy to be living back in Seattle where I can get this type of whole foods grocery store within 2 miles of where I live.

Neat place for some high quality groceries and organic chow, expect to pay a premium though!

The Good: great, friendly staff! And for being in the middle of nowhere Iowa it’s nice to have access to a natural food store. In the summer you can get the best soft serve ice cream you’ll ever have.
The Bad: terribly over-​priced (more expensive than Whole Foods). Don’t have beer, wine, beef or pork. If you want some organic beer you can find it at the Hy-​Vee, and if you want some natural, high quality meat products you need to hook up with some local farmers. It’s disappointing that the store’s inventory is limited by the Maharishi ideology.
The Really Bad: for some reason the entrance and produce section smells like a sewer. I think this is due to some plumbing issues — sometimes the smell is horrible.
UPDATE: new building/​plumbing upgrades have eliminated the random sewer smell issue.

Go to Everybody’s if you don’t want to stand in line at the check out. If you are second in line they will call someone up to help.
Great selection for a very small town.
Generous owners who support all sorts of kids programs and also community theater.
If you call you are very likely to get an owner answering the phone and one is almost always available at the store.
They no longer have the cafeteria except for their fabulous (and cheap) Sunday Brunch. All days but Sundays, you can enjoy a cup of great coffee and treats at Café Paradiso instead of the cafeteria.
Stop by and enjoy the trains and miniature Christmas village at Christmastime.

Poor selection and a bit disorganized, and not a helper to be found. And the produce section smelled like a sewer pipe. But a good second option in this small town for more unusual items.

great place to work… the only grocery store i know that does tuition reimbursement.

this place rocks! it was started by a few guys who worked at the original co-​op in fairfield (now closed). they have the best selection of bulk in town and of course organic and local produce. their prices are a bit high and selection low, but i guess thats visiting iowa in the winter.
the cafeteria is pretty good, too. wholesome food. good dahl. and the food is super freakin cheap by the pound. lots of parking as well. and FANTASTIC mango ice cream in the summertime (NO RGBH!!).