I stumbled upon Guilty Pleasures Sweet Shop while shopping in Elkins and couldn't resist peeking inside. "We offer a tasty selection of fresh-baked Grab-n-Go seasonal goodies—muffins, breads, brownies, cookies, pepperoni rolls, and our ever-popular cake pops," according to their website. I know it's difficult for bakeries to offer a wide variety of options...

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Cryptids are pretty popular these days; Mothman turned from a terrifying monster to a friendly anti-hero we celebrate through merchandise, at festivals - and even at restaurants. Bigfoot Hotdogs, named after another cryptid, in New Martinsville serves up primarily a few hot dogs, but also friees, wings, onion rings, chicken tenders and sloppy...

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A lot of small town shops have to serve multiple purposes. That means the local gas station likely also has a convenience store and it may just be home to the best deli in the region. The Sandstone General Store and Eatery is one of those places that has a little bit of...

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Yamato Japanese Steakhouse in Logan is pretty standard in terms of small-town hibachi restaurants. They have a teppanyaki grill, an assortment of specialty sushi rolls and a host of other generally Asian dishes to please the whole crowd. They have "Louisiana Seafood Platters" and poke bowls and ramen and bento boxes. I ordered...

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Essie's Sweet Shoppe is treat shop serving up a mix of ice cream, shaved ice, candies, cookie shots and more. That's right: cookie shots. They are cookies baked in the shape of shot glasses so that they can be filled with hot chocolate. I mean, how genius? There is probably some perfect equation...

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