Granato's Deli is a cool shop in Weirton that has all the tastiest foods.

If you're looking for local peppers or olives, they got 'em. 

Types of pasta that may not be in your local grocery? Yep.

Italian cheeses? Oh yes.

Even prepared salads? Absolutely. I went for a pasta salad with sun-dried tomatoes and rigatoni.

I could live on pasta salad, I think.

What's your favorite thing here?

Beloved biscuit chain Tudor's Biscuit World is ubiquitous in West Virginia - especially in the south. It's quick and easy, so I drove through to grab a biscuit.

BUT a different one than you might be thinking - a fried apple biscuit! I've never had one before, but if you're in the mood for a nice sweet/salty combo, this could fit that.

Add in a chocolate milk, and you got a nice little meal.

I have finally found the French toast sticks at a Tudor's Biscuit World.

I've tried to order them at multiple places, but they don't carry them anymore or were out of stock.

But Buckhannon came through for me.

Plus, another Politican biscuit, which is my latest kick.

Which biscuit is your favorite?

Macado's is a regional chain restaurant that has a couple locations in West Virginia.


I first tried it a number of years ago in Princeton and just recently stopped at the Beckley location.

The restaurant is known for having a crazy long list of sandwiches, including the Hindenburg, which is made for four - French bread, ham, turkey, salami, provolone, lettuce, tomato, onions, and macado sauce.



I opted for the "Dr. Watson" - grilled chicken breast, melted provolone, ham, lettuce, tomato, mayo, all served on an onion bagel. And a side of potato salad.

What's your favorite sandwich here?

There is a series of farm-to-table dinners happening all over the state in state parks.

Combining state parks and local food are two of my favorite things.

So, I saw that the North Bend State Park dinner is one of the closest to me, so I jumped at the chance.

The menu features dishes sourced with local ingredients.

I started with a drink of choice, and I went with raspberry lemonade.

Then, we were served a strawberry salsa and sweet cinnamon tortilla chips.

After that, we had a number of dishes - including a tomato and herb salad and pickled deviled eggs

There was skillet cornbread.

And we had potato and green bean salad with vinaigrette.

The main dish featured sweet corn on the cob, maple dijon roasted carrots, maple rosemary grilled chicken, and beef fillet with mushroom cream sauce.

And to top it off, we had fresh watermelon.



Have you been to one?