Sam's Main Street Market

mason gee

2024-04

Great prices and friendly staff, they have a hot food section as well which is nice. Took away two stars because of the men’s bathroom. Came in Thursday and it was pretty bad, came in Friday and in the same condition, luckily I stand to pee so didn’t really have to touch anything 😂 other than that I’ve on had good experiences

Sandra McLaughlin

2024-03

Sam’s grocery carries frozen Udi’s gluten free breads, blueberry, and English muffins, as well as spring water, organic mixed greens, spinach and Romaine lettuces, several different oat and Silk almond milks plus locally butchered meats. Sam’s serves the school district, hunters, fishermen, home canning community and gardeners seasonally!You may buy Lake McBride and Spartan clothing as well as seasonal necessities.Sam’s also serves the boating and snowmobiling community! He stocks Iowa made laundry detergents, and quite a few UNscented products, too!You may buy homemade breads straight out of the oven and all of the locals newspapers.UPS and dry-cleaning drop off is convenient there! Enjoy a fresh-brewed cup of coffee while you shop mornings! Sam will also order anything that his suppliers can obtain.There is a large selection of sodas, beer, and bottles of alcohol, plus bagged ice, fire ring wood, and propane tanks.The varieties of fresh and frozen foods, deli foods, prepared foods, pantry items, toiletries, cleaning items and a little bit of everything for everyone makes an impressive small town grocery store!You CAN buy lobster tails, buffalo and elk meat, local eggs and have choices in every category of foods. Impressive!

Emmett James

2023-05

Very mixed bag. The staff and Sam are helpful, friendly, and ring you up quickly. That being said, there is a very limited amount of options for certain groups there. It seems they do not care about stocking organic, gluten-free, allergen-free, non-gmo, etc. items. Most of their meat and dairy is at or near expiry. This does not affect the actual purchasing or items as much, but their branding and business equipment is incredibly outdated. I doubt they've changed their logo, paint job, registers, etc. in over 20 years! In conclusion, a grocery store with very convenient placement, but sadly, lots of expired food and very outdated. They need some changes.

christina dillon

2023-05

Camping from out of town with 13 kids.While it's a friendly hometown place with decent selection turns out the frozen meat we bought that was dated for over a month away was rotten and the two watermelons had been froze at some point. Not really happy about the wasted money

Stephen S

2022-05

I'm a new resident in Solon and really appreciate the small town, full service grocery store! Great selection of beer, wine, and liquor and a surprisingly large selection of everything else you might want to find in a grocery store. Sam and staff have always been super friendly and helpful.

Ashley Hamma

2021-05

I would give them no stars if I could. We are a year into the pandemic and NONE of the people stocking the shelves were wearing masks. The people behind the prepared foods counter were not wearing masks and one even coughed as I walked by. The cashier was wearing a mask, but under her nose so basically why wear one? Thankfully I walked in double masked but even so the stench of what I assume was rotting food was palpable through them both. I've seen rotting food on their produce shelves in the past. The staff was also rude. I'll never be giving my money to this establishment again.[EDIT] Got home and realized the large jar of mayonnaise I bought expires tomorrow. *rolls eyes*

Tricia Sawyer

2022-05

Sam's is a great place to 'Shop Local' !Just recently moved to the Solon area and appreciate a small local store to pick up a few essentials! Sam and his staff are always helpful and even answer phone calls in person! Sam's operation hours are generous for a small town and cater to its patrons. It's a real gem in this day and age ! All communities need a little place like this !

Tara Be

2023-09

Expired food on the shelves. Brown spoiled meat in the meat case. Refrigerated goods sitting on floor waiting to be put away.

Jason Phillips

2020-05

Tons of expired products on the shelves! Dirty store! Employees have bad attitudes! Tried shopping here a few times recently instead of driving to Hyvee, but we're tired of low quality food that spoils in one or two days. If you need a boxed product that won't expire, maybe shop here. Groceries? Go somewhere else.

Deanna Smith

2023-05

I like that it’s convenient but the problem is that everything in this store is always passed it’s expiration date. Sometimes it’s by a whole month. And the price is double what you would pay if it was at Fareway or Hy-Vee. Surprised their still in business.

Timbo Hoya-Bembe

2019-05

Food is WAYYYY overpriced, and expired. I've lived in Solon all my life, and still drive to north liberty to shop at fairway. Sam does not do a good job of mitigating expired items; instead he puts them on sale to the price they should have been originally.

Brandon Nitcher

2020-05

Lifesaver of a small town grocery store! Best pizza in town, great selection of beer/wine/liquor. Live bait and hunting/fishing licenses. Prices are reasonable, something is always on special!

Collin Sawyer

2022-05

Very convenient locally owned and operated grocer. Great parking, live bait and licenses, and good staff/ownership. Has everything you need in a pinch and more.

Jeff Allen

2018-05

Has all your shopping needs, along with a great beer selection! Very few small town stores have a walk in cooler with this wide range of beers!!

Katie

2020-05

Check Dates- EVERYTHING is either expired or 2 days away from expiring. Never buy meat from Sams - they do not date properly and meat is almost always expired.

Kay Durst

2019-05

Great selection of products. Local food and brewery items! Very friendly staff who are very helpful!

RANGER CWG BEAR

2019-05

This place and specailly the owner are great people giving back to the people they serve great job and they help the local food bank thank you

Daniel Maloy

2021-05

Zero patrons using masks and only one employee doing so (with the mask not covering their nose). Will not be returning

Chrisa Ferguson

2019-05

A very comfortable store. The staff are friendly and they have just about everything you're looking for.

Kimberly Ernst

2019-05

Had a few items that didn't ring up as the sale price stated on the shelf, it happens often.

MS

2024-02

Rude.

Gary Mccall

2018-05

I go there for lunch when in the area. Has a short menu but what is offered is pretty good and fairly inexpensive.

Joe Henkelman

2017-05

Wide selection for a small town grocery store. VERY convenient location.

David Hughes

2019-05

Picked up potato salad and egg salad when got home both out of date be careful

Robin Nisius

2020-05

Friendly, helpful staff. Nice deli, good food!!

Todd Bransky

2017-05

Sam does a good job and we're glad he's in Solon!

Greg Meng

2019-05

Good small town market!A dying breed in rural Iowa.Cheers!

Kindler Gerry

2018-05

Lot of selection of products, clean, good deli food

Chad Knipfer

2019-05

Had everything I needed. Brand names and generic options which I appreciated.

mitchell wesbrook

2017-05

Small town store. Very cozy and friendly