Buffalo Trail Restaurant not only has the dining establishment, but also cabins and cottages.








The restaurant has an 85 seat indoor “lodge style” dining room and bar and 85 seat covered outdoor patio with adjacent waterfall and koi pond.

I was seated inside and looked over the menu, where you can make your own burger and one of the meat options was bison.

So I ordered a bison burger with ketchup, mayo, lettuce, tomato, onions and mushrooms. And a side of mac & cheese!

Sophisticated Hound Brewing Company is one of West Virginia's newest breweries!

Located in Princeton, this brewery has been on tap around the state for some time but recently opened its own taproom.

At the time of this writing, it's only open on Saturdays but word is the owner plans to open up more days, as well.

The first thing I noticed was the outdoor space with lights strung overhead and the Patch Whiskey mural.

So cool!

Inside, there are a good bit of tables and a bar area.

I ordered a flight of all their beers on tap: Racer 8 American Stout, 1863 Pale Ale, RYEbellion, Tail Chaser, Mahaffey's Irish Red and the El Jefe.

My favorites were the 1863 Pale Al and Tail Chaser.

The owner also talked about how the name for the brewery was inspired by their dog, who is a retired racing greyhound.


That's so sweet.

We also got some snacks!

I went for the spinach artichoke dip, and friends got the pretzels.

Have you been?

Have you heard of coal candy? I hadn't, until recently.

Coal Country Kandies serves up these sweets - in addition to a full cafe menu - in their Princeton location.


The coal candy is like rock candy - just with an Appalachian flair.


But, I also spotted a pepperoni roll on the menu. And it's not super common to see pepperoni rolls on the menu in this corner of the state, so I wanted to check it out.

Delish! What's your favorite thing to order here?

Sweet Thangs is a small sweets shop in Bluefield that is adjoined to a home goods store.

The shop has items like homemade zebra cakes, cinnamon rolls, cookies and more.

And oh my gosh, these little cakes!

I just wanted something small so I got one of these cake balls. Why are these so delicious?!

What's your favorite sweet thang here?

Back in my day - aka when I used to spend significant time in Princeton, this location was a Subway.

Now, it's a beloved BBQ restaurant: Emmett's Down South.

It's a counter-service restaurant, so I ordered a pulled pork sandwich, macaroni & cheese and hushpuppies. That's like an iconic trio for me. And those hushpuppies are a unique shape!