Fantastic dinner. Best lamb chops I have eaten. Chicken Caesar salad was also very delicious. Lots…read moreof chicken

Have you ever heard of the small northeastern California community of Davis Creek? No, it's not…read moreexactly a "world class" destination, and most travelers on U.S. Highway 395 probably just whiz on through, and don't give the community a second thought. However, if you love good food, and you're a lover of rural, eastern California roadhouses, and local hospitality, the Davis Creek Mercantile should be on your must-stop-at list. My visit actually took place last summer, on a "Taco Tuesday," and I'm just getting around to posting it here on Yelp. Davis Creek Mercantile is a combination store, gas station, post office and restaurant. The community of Davis Creek is located in extreme northeastern California, and has a population of around 100. It could be said that Davis Creek Mercantile is the center attraction in town. As you enter the building, you have to walk through the general store, as the restaurant is located in the extreme rear of the restaurant. There are tables in the store for your dining pleasure. By the way, the store stocks a variety of nearly everything, to keep the local residents supplied. It's quite a drive to Lakeview or Alturas, especially during the winter. The restaurant doesn't have a printed menu, and customarily offers only one dish at each serving. Today was "Taco Thursday," and every one of the local California Highway Patrol officers had managed to take their lunch at Davis Creek Mercantile. Trust law enforcement to know good restaurants! These officers were very happy and jovial, and when I mentioned to them that I was a visitor, they told me that I had hit the jackpot, as today was "Taco Thursday" and I was going to enjoy great tacos at a bargain price. They also said this was the best restaurant between Lakeview, Oregon, and Alturas, 25 miles to the south. These guys should know, as they're out every day, keeping the roads, and Modoc County safe. Sounds good to me! I was greeted by John, the friendly chef in the open kitchen. Today's offering for lunch was tacos, along with rice. The restaurant is very informal, as you request how many tacos you want, and you're given your plate of tacos, with meat, and then you add your choice of condiments from the wide assortment. You get your choice of flour or corn tortillas. Naturally, I chose corn. I received my plate with two corn tortillas, piled high with meat - seasoned ground beef - and a generous helping of rice. Now it was time to add garnishes from the wide array, which included shredded cheese, lettuce, onion, tomato, peppers, chives, cilantro, olives, bacon... yes, BACON, fresh salsa, and more. You're free to pile on as many garnishes as your heart desires. I enjoyed an amazing lunch of tacos and rice for only $3.75! Not only was the lunch delicious, but at that price, it was the "Bargain of the Century!" No wonder Davis Creek Mercantile is a favor with local law enforcement! Considering the quality and quantity of the lunch, and the bargain-basement price, it's worth a drive from Anywhere, U.S.A. to enjoy a wonderful lunch at Davis Creek Mercantile. Today for lunch, the restaurant was serving tacos, but the menu varies from day to day, and from hour to hour, depending on what they have on hand, the mood of management, and the taste of the locals, and knowledgeable travelers on the highway. Barbecue for dinner is a frequent occurrence, especially on weekends, when the weather is good. They fire up the wood-stoked smoker/grill, and grill steak, ribs, chicken, sausage and more, outside the restaurant. Note to self: Stop by during a summer evening to enjoy some barbecue. This amazing restaurant is a favorite of law enforcement, local residents, truckers, and travelers on the highway. I'm not a local, but you can consider Davis Creek Mercantile to be a favorite northeastern California restaurant of mine. After you enjoy your delicious meal, you walk up to the cash register where friendly Mia greets you with a smile. Davis Creek is very rural, and everything is on the "honor system" so you simply tell her what you had for lunch and pay for it. As I mentioned, my hearty and delicious lunch came to only $3.75, so I popped her a $5.00, added a $1.00, told her to keep the change, and wished her a pleasant Tuesday afternoon. I've always felt that the locals know best when it comes to restaurants, and when you see every California Highway Patrol vehicle for miles around parked at the same place for lunch, you know you've hit the jackpot. Such is the way it is at Davis Creek Mercantile. The tacos are amazing, you can't beat the price, the quality, quantity, and the vast array of condiments. Take a tip from truckers, locals, and law enforcement personnel, and stop by Davis Creek Mercantile, and enjoy some mouth-watering Davis Creek cuisine!

great store best meat in town only thing they need to fix!…read more your phone!! don't work. not just me I have heard others ask "I tried to this morning to get a rosted chicken, it just rang and rang no one answered".

We stopped at this market on a road trip. We bought some very delicious meat and a few other items…read more They had a great selection for a small market. The prices were very reasonable and everyone was very friendly.

We're at the Tesla charging and we were hungry. I looked up this market and the reviews were great…read morebut what I wanted was a restaurant...unfortunately all restaurants are almost a mile away. Too far to walk this morning round trip. I booked an Uber...it was taking forever and eventually I got the message that drivers were BUSY try later. It's a SMALL TOWN. (:-) SOOOO Holiday Market DELI to the rescue. They make subs to order on several breads. It's a similar system to Subway EXCEPT HERE at Holiday they are NOT stingy with black olives and other goodies. They even have GOOD SPROUTS. We arrived at peak lunch and there were only 2 people ahead of us. OUR SANDWICHES WERE EXCELLENT and BIG. My husband ate all of his but I only had room for half. This was our first meal of the day and we were very hungry. Sandwiches come with free drinks. It was $18 for both of us. The market seems to deserve its great reviews. My compliments to management for hiring friendly employees and encouraging them to give off a HAPPY VIBE. Aisles are wide. It feels great in the store. It's clean. The whole market gives off a higher end market impression. Very pleasant. And some YUMMY GOODIES if you just need snacks. If management wanted to add one simple thing for us Tesla shoppers eating from the Deli, it would be a couple picnic tables with colorful umbrellas outside along the wall we walk back to the chargers. That would be pretty nice so we wouldn't need to eat in our cars. (:-) But even without it's an awesome Tesla charging stop. If you find this review useful please VOTE!

I found this place on my way into a festival and they had all my favorite natural brands. I highly…read morerecommend checking them out!

Came in for a quick pit stop on our road trip and had an awful experience. Constant staring from…read morethe employees, an odd comment towards how much we spent and absolutely off customer service when we were at the register. Didn't feel welcome at all, and we're use to the bare minimum when it comes to customer service.

The customer service at this store is awful. The last two times I've been there one employee was…read moresmoking while retrieving the shopping carts and my children and I were greeted with the cigarette smoke. Today while checking out the cashier didn't say a single word to me and as I was waiting for my receipt another employee walked by and the cashier took out her wallet looking through it to hand the other employee money. The quality of their produce had gone down dramatically as well. It's not worth shopping here anymore you're better off driving down the road to Holiday where the customer service is wonderful and the quality of products are excellent.

I'm currently traveling around the country for work and this was one of many pit stops, the all in…read moreall is this. This store is small, it is a bit sad even, one could certainly hope it one day gets a major upgrade that this town clearly needs. But it's almost homely in a sense. Many of the employees are absolutely wonderful, some notable names I recall from my visit was BobbieJo, Leslie, Larry, and Ashe, although many other employees were very kind and welcoming, however, there was a few notes about another employee that I feel was perhaps having a bad day, A tall individual, I didn't catch their name, was complaining rather loudly to a customer about quite a few things and giving seemingly snide remarks about other people, now I'm unsure if perhaps this worker was simply having a bad day or if this is their typical behavior- But as a first experience it wasn't all too pleasant, to hear a worker complaining and calling their fellow employees some rather not too kind words I would rather not repeat. Other than that general experience, the selection was sparce, but given the size of the store I wasn't all too surprised. Again the overall general review I give this place is that while it definitely needs some TLC and a Major upgrade for the towns sake- the people seem kind with a few exceptions and the store was at the very least, comforting in a small town charm way.

I feel for the residents of Lakeview that they don't have a Safeway that has a bakery, deli,…read moreflorist, or Starbucks. We stopped at this location on our way to Alturas, CA to pick up some croissants. After a quick tour of the store I asked a man who was adjusting the bread shelf if there was a bakery and he none too politely informed me there wasn't one. His demeanor was not a good first impression. The exterior store design is what I remember from my 1960's childhood and the interior is tight. I have been to many small towns with Safeway stores and they have the newer layouts that have all the departments mentioned above. Lakeview deserves the upgrade to a whole new store.

There's no denying certain simple facts…read more Some groceries cost more at Ray's in Fall River Mills than they do elsewhere (whether 20 or 70 miles distant). Some groceries are fresher elsewhere than they are sometimes at Ray's. Some markets have a greater selection (though not much, really) than you find at Ray's. Okay, but here's what else is true: Ray's has almost always had the basic, run-of-the-mill staples, along with the vast majority of the specialty items I've ever needed. (I routinely cook SE Asian, Eastern European, Northern Asian, North African, American Southwest and Mexican, as well as the usual array of French, Italian, German, and utterly American cuisine.) The prices on many items is the same or less than other markets (and extremely economical when you factor in the gas you're not burning to go 20 or 70 miles to the market). And the produce is at times, and the meats almost always, are as fresh as you'll find elsewhere, and it doesn't sit in your vehicle for the extra half- to one-and-a-half hours transit back home, either. So, yes, it's not "locally-owned." It IS locally operated. These are our friends, family, and neighbors working here. They're friendly, helpful, and efficient and getting you what you need, checking you out, and making an special orders I've had the opportunity to request. A dollar or two here or there? Yes, you can save some money on some items in some other markets. For convenience, and the economy of time and gasoline that all of us hold dear today? I'd go to Ray's.

Worst deli food ever. I ordered Chinese food to go, and the rice was as hard as tiny rocks with…read moredried up soy beans in it. The chicken was dripping in too much sauce, and the noodles were thin and tasteless. I also had two onion rings on top which were dried up. I have to say that in the past, this has been quite a bit better. I might try it again, but it will be a long time.

Porta Potty across the road by fire station is public restroom. I bought a road map and some local…read morehoney. Local arts and crafts, and products include honey, beef, eggs, leather, glass, quilting, etc. This kind of store speaks to my soul. Very satisfying

Kissin' cousin to The Most Likely Café that is only spittin' distance down the road, the Likely…read moreGeneral Store has the same owners and the same rustic vibe. When we went in to check it out simply because we'd driven by it so many times in the past and to buy bottles of water, my husband said "Wow! Look at these old wood floors. What stories would they tell?" So a visit to this little place seems more about that for a road trip traveler than a place to shop. Antelope and deer heads line the walls. An old gas pump sits inside the store as a neat little décor item. A stack of Cook's magazines were behind the counter along with produce that had definitely seen better days in the small cooler, a pretty good selection of candy bars and snack foods and canned goods for such a little place. Sundries too, like a faded box of Calgon bath beads (are those still around...shades of my grandma's favorite soak) and aspirin and hand lotion. We so enjoyed the vibe on a bright fall day, that we moseyed outside with bottles of water purchased from the friendly woman inside who had worked there for nearly 30 years she said, to sit a spell on at the little tables with affixed stools set just off the small parking lot and sipped our water. As we soaked up the vibe, a guy in at truck pulled up at the working gas pump in front of the store and the woman working there came out to ask if he needed Diesel. "Yes ma'am, I sure do" he said. And a guy in a BIG truck with "Likely Volunteer Firefighter" plate on the front bumper came zooming into the lot so fast we wondered if our table might end up on his bumper too. It's that kind of place. It was fun to visit. We recommend you do that too if you're passing through Likely. But thank goodness we don't have to rely on this kind of market day to day for groceries. THIS N THAT: 1) PARKING: On street or in small side lot. 2) ACCESSIBILITY: A concrete ramp up the side provides an alternative to stairs in the front. Although the ramp is quite steep, and was likely (no pun intended) built to wheel in delivery carts and not for ADA compliance, it might work for some with help. Some inside aiselways are pretty narrow. 3) LOO: None here. Stop in for a bite at The Most Likely Café just down the street and you'll find facilities there. http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-most-likely-cafe-likely

This store does not exist, at least not at the address shown on Yelp. I walked all the way around…read morethe block, just to be sure. There's just a dense stand of trees growing where Yelp shows the store. Very funny! I asked the Bidwell Inn staff about where to get a bag of ice, and they said the nearest place is Cedarville. So don't plan on stopping in the Bidwell Store -- plan ahead.

Great little place. Looks a little rugged from the outside, but we're able to fill my order of 6…read moredifferent drinks pretty easily! Great customer service and pretty good conversation too.

Driving up 395 from Reno it was lunch time and we pulled into Lakeview after miles of not seeing…read moremany town or lunch spots. We saw a very large building housing several federal agencies and I said to my wife, "all those workers must eat somewhere." About a mile up the road I see a sign saying "deli" and a lot of cars in front so I pulled in. We found Blarney's Deli. When we walked in it was crowded with locals and workers--we figured it had to be a good place to be if the locals ate there. A perfect, hit the spot on the road lunch stop. Very friendly service and good sandwiches. Should we every go through Lakeview again at lunch time we will definitely stop!