There's a cluster of Tudor's Biscuit World locations around Beckley. Some I had been to before while passing through, others I hadn't. The Oak Hill location was next on my list to knock out. They were hoppin' when I stopped by, so I got in the drive-thru line.



Next on my list of biscuits was ...  The Duke, which is a biscuit with bacon, egg, cheese and hash brown. Think of it as a Mary B, with the hash brown IN the sandwich. So, this sandwich is not playing around. It is packed.



So, my choice of meat is not bacon. And, I've learned I like the hash brown on the side (inside, it gets mushy). So this is an eh on my scale.


Grade: B

There's not much getting out of the house these days, but I do try to build in something one a week that makes me happy. One this particular week, I made a little jaunt up to a Tudor's location that I hadn't been to yet - Sissonville.



Once I was was in the drive-thru, I already knew what I wanted to order. I have a list of biscuits that I'm making my way through. And, today, it was the Golden Eagle. I'm guessing that this is named in honor of the University of Charleston's mascot. This biscuit has Canadian bacon, egg, potato, and cheese.



So, it's a Mickey, add potato. However, on mine, if there was any potato - it was very, very minimal. But I do like this biscuit. I like Canadian bacon, so this one is a winner for me.

Grade: B

Pizza is comfort food. So when things are crazy or scary, you know pizza is always there for you. And, every time I've driven through Elkins, I pass Darren's Pizza Shack and have always been curious.



It's an average sized space with a long counter separating the pizza ovens and the customer area. I kept it simple with a cheese pizza, add mushrooms. And, man, it was tasty. The crust was fresh and a little fluffy - not crisp. But it was flavorful and sauce, cheese and mushrooms created a beautiful symphony of flavors. *Chef's Kiss*



Grade: A

Henry G's Cafe is a cute cafe in downtown Elkins that offers breakfast and lunch.

While in Elkins, I wanted to get a bite to eat so I put in a takeout order at Henry G's. After looking over a menu online, I called to put in an order. The woman on the phone said 15 minutes, which was perfect because that's about how far from town I was.

Once I arrived, I was informed that it had NOT been 15 minutes yet, so my food was not ready. It had been 13 minutes....

So, I waited for about another 6 or 7 minutes and looked around the place. It's cute - I could definitely see having a latter in the window here and watching the people out and about downtown. It's cozy and they have a good variety of different options.

Quiche, a side of fruit and a pepperoni roll were my choices. The quiche didn't have a crust, which surprised me. It tasted mostly of egg (of course), but I wouldn't have hated some more salt and cheese. The pepperoni roll was large, though. A little dry - some cheese would've helped that! Apparently I just wanted cheese on everything. The best parts of my fruit salad were the little clementines and pineapple. Overall, not bad.

Grade: C

Next on my Tudor's Biscuit World list: Elkview. Even though this location is pretty close to me in Charleston, it's not one I have found myself visiting. Until now.



I'm writing this at the end of March, and I think it will publish around the end of April. I hope we're not under quarantine at that point, but at the time of this writing, we are, due to covid-19. So, drive-thru is one of the few ways to support local businesses - that and takeout and delivery. I made my way to Elkview and looked at the remaining kinds of biscuits on my list. There are a LOT of them.



Today, though, it was the Shaved Ham Melt. This brings the classic combination of ham and cheese with a delicious homemade biscuit. This is now one of my favorites - up there with the Politician. It had the perfect proportions of cheese and ham and biscuit to make it taste just like a ham & cheese melt - but better. Because it's on a buttery biscuit. V good.

Grade: A