Family-Owned Grocery Stores
In this section, we are highlighting little family-owned grocery and convenience stores. You will find some that carry local products, and some that offer high quality hot foods in addition to grocery items. All of them are ones that meet our high standards to be recommended to you.
Ma and Pa Country Store
Ma and Pa Country Store is located on Gorman Road outside of Oakland.
They have a variety of local meats, ice cream, baked goods, and grocery items. They are a local favorite.
Be advised that they may close during the winter season.
They are a “must visit” for their country charm and local wholesomeness, in addition to all their great offerings.
Ma and Pa Country Store, 5423 Gorman Road, Oakland, MD. 301-616-7622.
Route 560 Farm Market
Route 560 Farm Market is an on-farm produce market. They feature fresh produce in season, much of which is picked there on the farm.
They also have flowers and other plants available in one of their tunnels next to the produce area, and in the fall, they offer pumpkins and gourds.
In addition, they have sell gelato, which they make fresh on location with their Go Go Gelato business.
They are also located on Gorman Road, so you can catch them on your way back from Ma & Pa Country Store.
8602 Gorman Road, Oakland, MD. info@560FarmMarket.com
Country Road General Store
Country Roads General Store is located on Bittinger Road, not too far from Deep Creek Lake.
This is a family run store that features incredible ice cream, pizza and sandwiches, and a number of locally sourced grocery items. They are known in the area for their high-quality hot foods.
You will find them right at the intersection of Rock Lodge Road and Bittinger Road.
It is located inside the original Clark Brenneman General Store built in 1937. The original fire siren for the area was run out of that store for many years, and the original switch is still located on the store wall.
Country Roads General Store, 10339 Bittinger Road, Bittinger, MD.
Stop N Save
The Stop-N-Save is a family owned, bargain discount grocery. Often called the “Shop-N-Dent” or the “Dent-N-Save” by locals, this store features foods that have been off-loaded by other grocery stores around the country.
Foods my be close to expiration, or a store may have had an overstock. Sometimes cans are dented, or bags are torn and the food needed to be repackaged.
Items are highly discounted, and you can find some great buys. Be aware that bagged goods that have been repackaged were often repackaged at the store. * However, there are many items in the store that do not have damaged packaging.
There are some great finds here, but be sure to examine the food before purchase, and be conscious of expiration dates so that you do not keep the food too long once you take it home.
*Safe food practices recommend not consuming food from dented cans or food that has been repackaged, as it may have been exposed for an unknown amount of time in unsanitary conditions.
Stop-N-Save, 4137 Maryland Hwy, Mt. Lake Park, MD. Note that this is not the Shop-N-Save next to Arby’s.
Yoder’s Butcher Barn
Yoder’s is a butcher shop, so they do custom butchering. However, they also have a small meat shop where individuals can purchase fresh, local meat.
This is truly a family owned and operated third generation business, so the owners are invested in providing a quality product.
Yoder’s Butcher Barn, 3521 Chestnut Ridge Road, Grantsville, MD. 240-807-9361
Winner’s Circle
The Winner’s Circle is located along Maryland Hwy (old Route 135) in Mt. Lake Park, just outside of Oakland.
Winner’s Circle could be considered as much a restaurant as a convenience store. And locals often go there to pick up a quick lunch.
They feature things such as pizza, loaded fries, taco salad, chicken or steak bowls, sandwiches and wraps, and turkey dinners.
They are a convenience store, so look for all the normal things such as sodas, chips, and convenience foods on the shelves. Although they may have a few gift items, their main draw is their hot food and convenience items.
Winners’s Circle, 401 Dave Turney Street, Mt. Lake Park, MD
