WV Gourmet

Last weekend, my accomplice and I travelled to Maryland to visit some friends.  Neither of us had eaten lunch so we had to stop and grab something to eat.  After being on the road for a little while, Megan looked in her GPS for food in the area.  One place sounded sounded very interesting: The Creamy Castle.  We pulled off I-79 just before reaching Flatwoods at Exit 62 (Sutton Exit).

We pull up and find a little ice cream stand type place with park benches out front.  Just what we were hoping for.  After a quick study of the menu, Megan goes with what they called a “walking taco” (I know a Frito pie when I see one and this was a Frito pie) and six chicken wings.  I went with a meatball sub.  My sub was pretty tasty and very filling.  It had a pretty decent tomato sauce that was not too sweet and a good dose of mozzarella cheese, and was served on a steak sandwich bun (I’d be willing to bet it was a Heiner’s bun).  Megan did not share any of her Frito pie, but it looked tasty.  For those who don’t know, a Frito pie is a bag of Fritos with chili, cheese, sour cream, etc scooped in on top of the Fritos.  In other words, a bag of tasty goodness.  I did try one of her wings, they were good and crispy, but not very spicy. 

My meatball sandwich. There would be a picture of the walking taco, but someone hasn't sent it to me.

Of course, if you stop at an ice cream place, you must get ice cream, and that’s what we did for dessert.  I went with a chocolate shake and Megan went with a chocolate shake with peanut butter syrup.  This place made shakes from real ice cream, not soft serve ice cream.  My chocolate shake was very good and just thick enough to be a shake but not so thick, it takes a shop vac to get it through the straw.  Megan’s was very tasty, kind of like a Reese cup.

If you find yourself driving up I-79 and feel the need to pull of the road and get something to eat or have a tasty ice cream based beverage, make sure to put the Creamy Castle on your radar.