Grocery Stores near Check, VA

“We drove 967 miles to get to this store. There was a particularly bad blizzard at the time, and my heavily pregnant wife was getting concerned for our safety. So you can imagine our relief when we finally arrived at the store. However, it was closed, so we had to turn around and drive back home. We made the journey again the following week and, whilst there were no blizzards, the store was closed again! On our 3rd attempt (one small blizzard), you guessed it, the store was closed! On the journey home, there was another blizzard, and we inadvertently drove in the wrong direction for 500 miles before we realized our mistake. My wife then went into labour, and I was forced to deliver the baby by myself with just the tools I had in the trunk. Mainly a 52-piece socket set, a tile cutter, duct tape and a large adjustable wrench. All went surprisingly well. We've named her Blizzard. Anyway, to cut a long story short, we made a fourth visit last week and were delighted to find that the store was open. We were greeted very enthusiastically by a very friendly employee who made us feel very welcome. However, when I asked where they kept the foie gras, they laughed and said they'd never heard of the stuff. So my wife and I had no choice but to get back in the car and head home again, empty-handed.
It's not the 8700 miles we drove to finally get to this store that's disappointing. It's the fact that I discovered the store opposite my house sells foie gras and can also deliver to me free of charge.
Would I recommend this store? Yes.
Would I recommend this store for foie gras? Most certainly not!”

“Ok, so this place drips with nostalgia for me. I grew up in a rural mountain town where a roadside gas + market + hardware + feed + grocery + ice cream store served as the local equivalent of a town square. The old store is long gone now but Smith Grocery feels so similar even though it's 40 years and 200 miles away.

My favorite part by far: needed a copper fitting, was resigned to an hour (or more) drive to find one, and needed to stop for gas. Decided to walk through the door to the hardware wing, and lo there it was: copper plumbing. Terry walked through the door a couple minutes later, asked me if I needed help, and proceeded to test the fitting I'd grabbed on a 3/4 pipe and make sure I knew the tape-and-goop trick to bind the threads.

Fast forward about an hour and there's no leak on that copper pipe anymore. I predict many Smith Grocery visits in my future.”

“Very nice store inside since the remolding due to the fire. They have a nice selection of just about anything that you can think of!!! Staff was also super nice and friendly.”

“Like visiting The town , Floyd nice Town , son lives up there . 25 yrs , like Slaughters , always visit when we come up . Nice store , nice people. Thanks for making people welcome.”

“The corn maze was really well done and a ton of fun for the whole family! It was just the right amount of a challenge with a little game to go with it so kiddos can get a prize when they finish. They also had pumpkin painting, hay rides and places for kids to play. Very friendly people, highly recommend!”

“This health food store has everything you can possibly imagine a health store might have, all tucked away into neat rows of mind-blowing shelves. They even stock items I had not previously heard of, like lavender paste. Wait. Lavender paste? Yes, lavender paste! Harvest Moon sells really fun gift items, too, like Yoga Joes. As you browse, you'll forget you're in a tiny mountain town.”

“good selection of food and alcohol, but service could have been better. one older lady definitely did not look pleased to be working and seemed to make it pretty obvious. although, the gentleman who had a bun and kind of looks like a lumberjack was very hospitable and welcoming”

“The employee's are always nice when i go in there. They have been patient with me when ive needed to ask questions or needed them to help me with something.”