Fareway Meat and Grocery

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619 Burnett Ave
Ames, IA 50010
Fareway Meat and Grocery is a Midwestern grocery chain offering a wide variety of produce, meat, dairy, and dry goods at a low price. In addition to the huge selection of grocery items, Fareway is best known for the large meat counter. The high-quality meat is cut by hand and ground beef is made in-house daily. If you don't see the cut you're looking for in the case, just ask a meat expert to help you out. Fareway’s bakery creates breads, cakes, and cookies and certain locations offer custom cakes for special events. Fareway prides itself on the exceptional customer service, both in-person and online.

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3.510 reviews
Beth L.
8/7/2025

Store always looks nice, produce is fresh and manager is very giving to the community and often found helping to carry out or even shovel snow or pick up trash in the parking lot.

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Eric B.
1/11/2022

Over the many years while visiting my Parents in Ames, their Kitchen always had reminders of their many trips to Fareway. Packages of cheese, meats, cookies, etc. were present for meals and...

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Julie R.
8/24/2019

Pros-great staff! Good supply of packages items and produce, and great supply of meat....new store being built LITERALLY next to building, which will be quite a bit larger. Cons-see pic. General...

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Aja L.
11/9/2016

I love these kind of simple markets/grocery stores! I shop at this Faraway because it's closest to where I spend most of my days. I've actually had more fellow customers help me out than...

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K.W. B.
8/6/2012

Long time shopper for three reasons. 1. Cost. It's the most economical grocery store. 2. Selection. I don't need 100 choices of cereal or ISU t-shirts and BBQ grills. I want to get in and out...

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