WV Gourmet

No summer trip is complete without ice cream.  During the aforementioned trip to Deep Creek Lake, we had some fantastic ice cream at Lakeside Creamery.  We went there on Saturday night, after our trip to Archie’s.  It was so good that Megan and I made a stop on our way out of town the next day.  On Saturday night, I went with a chocolate shake, Megan and Arthur went with cones, and Judith went with a brownie sundae.  Everyone was happy with their choices.  My shake was thick, but not too thick and full of chocolatey goodness.  Judith’s sundae was huge and looked phenomenal.  The next day, I went with something a little different: a half chocolate/half coconut ice cream milkshake (sort of a Mounds shake, I guess).  My chocolate/coconut shake was out of this world.  Arthur was so busy enjoying his cone that he almost wrecked the car at least three times on the way back home.  You know what?  If I’d died in a fiery crash, this ice cream was almost worth it.

If you find yourself in the area and aren’t lactose intolerant, go to Lakeside Creamery.  Hell, go there even if you are lactose intolerant, it’s worth the pain.

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.