Need one thing? Good luck with that.
This West Virginia market has been family-operated since 2017, combining a fresh deli with bulk foods in one easy stop.
You can come in for sliced meat, then spot pantry staples or specialty goods that were nowhere near the original mission.
Larger orders are part of the setup too, with full-case preorders available for shoppers who need to stock up.
The appeal is how much ground one storefront covers without making the trip feel complicated.
Which wins your attention first, the deli counter or the bulk aisles?
The Deli Counter Has Its Own Closing Time
The deli counter at Creekside Country Market closes 15 minutes before the rest of the store.
So, a late visit can leave the grocery aisles open after slicing service has ended. That timing applies every day the market is open.
Roast beef, corned beef, and Sweet Lebanon bologna are available by the pound. Ham and turkey choices widen the meat selection, while slab bacon appears in the deli lineup as well.
The poultry side includes buffalo chicken breast, rotisserie chicken breast, and smoked turkey breast. Bologna also comes in several styles, giving the counter more than one route for sandwich meat without changing how the by-the-pound ordering works.
Cheese is handled the same way, with prices listed by the pound and multiple styles available for slicing. You can build an order around the amount you want instead of choosing only from prepacked portions.
The counter also gives you several ways to build the same meal. One order can start with roast beef, another with turkey, while the cheese case can take the sandwich in a different direction.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday stays open until 7 p.m., while Saturday ends at 3 p.m. The market is closed on Sunday.
If sliced meat is the main reason for your trip, work backward from those closing times and remember the deli finishes 15 minutes earlier. Start there, then leave the grocery aisles for afterward.
Amish Butter Shares The Case With A Long Cheese List
The refrigerated case includes Amish butter along with cheeses ranging from mild varieties to smoked and sharper styles. The selection covers several cheese families without relying on only one or two familiar options.
Farmers cheese, pepper jack, and horseradish cheese are three choices in the case. Other sections cover cheddar, Swiss, and Italian-style cheeses, while Gouda and Muenster appear among the additional varieties.
Because the deli sells cheese by the pound, you can choose the amount rather than committing to a fixed package size. That works whether you are buying one block for the week or pairing smaller portions with deli meat.
Amish butter is sold within the same refrigerated section as the cheeses, so it can be added to the cart during the same stop at the case.
The market is at 672 Koons Run Rd, Fairmont, WV 26554. If the cheese case is your priority, the deli timing applies here too because slicing service ends 15 minutes before closing.
Handle meat and cheese first, then move into the grocery aisles while the rest of the store is still operating.
Bulk Foods Cover The Pantry Basics
Bulk food is part of the reason the market opened in the first place. When Sheldon Martin moved to the Fairmont area in 2015, he identified a need for bulk foods and a fresh deli, and that combination became the basis for the store that opened in July 2017.
The bulk section includes spices, flour, and cereal. Beans and rice add staple ingredients, while candy takes the shelves in another direction.
You can approach the section according to the way you cook. A baker may head toward flour and baking ingredients, while someone filling dinner staples can move toward grains or beans.
The same store combines the bulk-food format with groceries and a full deli, so dry pantry ingredients sit alongside refrigerated and ready-to-use foods rather than operating as a separate shop.
Gluten-free health-food options are part of the broader grocery selection. Weekly specials add changing offers to the regular bulk-food categories.
The bulk section places flour, grains, and beans within the same grocery run, with health-food options elsewhere in the market. You can move between pantry basics and specialty groceries without leaving the main aisles.
Jams, Pickles, And Dips Get Their Own Section
Not everything here belongs in a dry-goods bin. Salads, dips, jams, and pickles have their own product category, placing refrigerated and jarred foods beside the bulk shelves.
That setup lets you move from ingredients to ready-to-use pantry items without leaving the store. Jam can cover breakfast, pickles can go beside sandwiches, and a deli salad can handle part of lunch.
You can browse this part of the market by meal rather than by shelf. If the deli counter handled sandwich meat, the jars and refrigerated items can finish the rest of that meal. If breakfast is the target, jam points you in another direction.
Dry ingredients and ready-to-use foods share the same market. Flour and beans can go into the pantry, while jams, pickles, and refrigerated deli items can be opened for a meal without another shopping stop.
You can move from pantry staples to foods that are ready to open when you get home, then circle back to the deli or cheese case if something else belongs on the table.
The Family Opened The Market In 2017
The store’s timeline begins before the doors opened. Sheldon Martin moved to the Fairmont area in the spring of 2015 and noticed demand for bulk foods and a fresh deli. With help from family and friends, Creekside Country Market opened on July 28, 2017.
The Martins are a Mennonite family who previously lived in Pennsylvania, and Creekside remains family-operated.
Bulk foods and a deli were the two needs Martin identified, and both remain central to the store’s current product structure. Cheese, pantry goods, gluten-free options, and specialty ordering now sit alongside them.
Nearly a decade after opening, the operating schedule still follows a six-day week. Thursday carries the latest closing time, Saturday ends in the afternoon, and Sunday remains closed.
The same two categories that shaped the opening remain easy to spot on a visit. Bulk foods and deli service remain central to the present operation. You can begin with the bulk shelves or go directly to the deli, then move through the newer product categories around them.
Full Case Orders Are Available In Advance
Bulk shopping does not stop at the package sizes sitting on the shelves. The market allows customers to preorder larger quantities and purchase an entire case when they need more of a particular item.
Because Creekside orders its merchandise in bulk, full-case purchases can be arranged in advance.
Case ordering makes quantities larger than the regular shelf package available through the same bulk purchasing system used by the store. The order is arranged before pickup rather than depending on how many individual packages happen to be on the shelf.
Specialty items can also appear at certain times rather than staying available year-round. Those limited offerings can be preordered when they are available. The market separates those temporary items from its regular full-case ordering service.
If a full case is the goal, arranging it before the trip separates that purchase from ordinary browsing. You can pick up the larger order and still use the visit for deli meat, cheese, or groceries.
A full-case preorder lets the market set aside a larger quantity before pickup, while regular shelf packages remain available for ordinary visits.
The Six Day Schedule Still Shapes The Week
Creekside Country Market continues to operate on a schedule that changes by day rather than using the same closing time all week. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday run until 5 p.m., Thursday extends to 7 p.m., and Saturday finishes at 3 p.m.
That longer Thursday window gives you the latest shopping period of the week. Saturday ends earlier in the afternoon, while Sunday remains the one full closed day.
The deli follows the same weekly pattern with one important difference: it stops service 15 minutes before the store itself. If your list begins with sliced meat or cheese, that earlier cutoff is the time to keep in mind.
The rest of the market continues around the deli schedule. Bulk foods, groceries, pantry goods, and health-food options remain available until the store itself closes.
Weekly specials remain part of the operation, adding changing offers to categories that have been there since the early years.
You can make the visit as narrow or as broad as your list requires. Start at the deli, move through the cheese case, check the bulk shelves, or arrange a case order before you leave home. Which section would you head toward first?