During a recent stay in Penticton, the daughter had the opportunity to see and shop at Grimm's…read moreSausage before she returned home. Thanks to her trip, we received a 'sampling' of tasty treats -- liverwurst, weisswurst, and European wieners. The gifted offering was directed primarily to her Mom -- definitely the one who knows, and is able to really savour the distinctive flavours of these kinds of meats. And she sure did. I managed to target the weisswurst, and ensured we enjoyed a meal together with this sausage. It is a sausage favourite of mine, and I really enjoyed their product - creamy in texture, and rather 'lighter' in flavour. I could enjoy that sausage often, and in so many ways. At this time, that included one taste of sweet & savory, open-faced sandwiches -- made with slices of weisswurst sausage on cinnamon rolls -- tried before the sausage was gone. Thanks to A&K Grimms for their well-made, flavourful & tasty sausages, and daughter for catching some for us to taste at home.

Grimm's is a not so hidden treasure for Pentictonites. Without question, the best butcher in the…read moreOkanagan, with the finest sausage, salami and smoked meats made in-house. On top of that, lots of imported products and a vast selection of cheeses. Ausgezeichnit!

This little hole in the wall joint was one of the first great finds I made when I moved up from…read more"the Drive" in 2006. Doug's Homestead makes amazing beef jerky, which is often sold out by noon. This pisses everybody off but it makes you want it all the more. Salty chewing gum, the best for your road trip. Their pepperoni guessing game rocks- if you can figure out the cost of your pepperoni "to the penny!" with the hint of what one stick costs, then you get your pepperoni for free! There is a Pepperoni Wall of Fame that you can get your picture taken at and you will have bragging rights to all your friends. The only problem with sharing this stuff is then more people know about this hidden gem, and any time you travel past it to Osoyoos or Kelowna, or Nelson, or wherever... your friends will irrationally demand that you stop and get them $40 worth of meat. NOT JOKING. If you like the little Eastern European butcher on the Drive near First, and the family run butcher in Fernie, this is the kind of quality you can expect. YUM

Meat! This is…read morepepperoniville. Guess the price of your pepperoni and get it free! Closest I've come is 11 cents. Not close enough! Amazing - AMAZING - beef jerky, I end up very disappointed if they've sold out. Doug's is why I take the Crowsnest instead of the Coquihalla...

We first visited this winery in 2019 and had THE BEST experience. Not so much with the wine, which…read moreis good, but with the pizza. Fast forward to 2023. We had been to Naramata a few times since but because of COVID, Upper Bench was not serving food. Disappointing, but understandable. Anyways this year was our year. We were heading to Naramata from Edmonton for our annual pilgrimage. It took forever with wildfire delays, the rockslide on Hey 9u and other such issues, it we made it. Planned our entire day around getting an Upper Bench pizza. Glorious! We got there on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. Walked up to the host stand with sheer excitement. We were asked if we were there for a tasting and we enthusiastically stated we were there for pizza. We were met with "oh the girl who does pizza called in sick today." Try to imagine the level of disappointment. I asked if there was anyone else that could make a pizza, as it seemed strange to me that only one person could make pizza and that if this person called in sick, the entire pizza operation shuts down. But it would seem this is the way it is. Again, sheer disappointment. Please do better.

We drove to Upper Bench from Osoyoos after seeing they are a creamery, as well as a winery! Our…read moreentire morning was spent scouring yelp & social media looking for a winery with some gooooood charcuterie. Cheese is one of my love languages and we were excited to try it. It was PACKED when we arrived & we ended up sitting at the bar where they make the pizza, then migrating to a table as it cleared out. We were only there an hour, but quickly found ourselves alone on the patio. We ordered the charcuterie, which had apples, cherries, a couple slices of bread, a red pepper jelly & 3 small-ish slices of cheese. They included their blue cheese, brie and whatever the 'gold' cheese is. We'd seen prosciutto on their boards on instagram and were really bummed that there wasn't a meat included on the board. While the gold cheese was our favourite, the rest of it was honestly underwhelming for $29, which was a bummer considering it's why we chose this place. However, we also ordered a pizza at the suggestion of our server -- just a margarita pizza, plus added proscuitto which was PHENOMENAL! My boyfriend lived in Italy for a year & said it's the closest to authentic Italian pizza he has found since living there in 2017! My partner enjoyed the Merlot, while I drank the Chardonnay -- the Chardonnay is hands down the best I've ever tried. Honestly, I regret not buying more than 1 bottle! The service was prompt, our server was friendly & checked in with us a few times. He made great suggestions & ensured we were well taken care of. Overall, we'd go back even if just for pizza alone next time we're in Penticton or passing through -- but wouldn't make the 1hr drive from Osoyoos just for the charcuterie! Lol.

Ordered Chicken wings online. Ready at my pickup time. Had Dry Peri Peri spice and Butter Chicken…read moreflavour. Odd location but some of the best take out fried chinken in Penticton for sure!

I unsuccesfully tried to return 4 servings of quiche that I had bought at 50% off at Quality Greens…read moreon Saturday, December 1 to Quality Greens. They were 50% discounted and looked good and so I bought them. An hour later we heated one up at home and it tasted "off" and was definitely not edible. The first chance I had to return to the store was Monday and I returned with the three servings and the container for fourth item which I had thrown out. I asked for a refund and was told that it was not possible. I did not have the receipt but the woman from the deli said she knew they were from her store because she had put them out after they had thawed. Each container had description, date and contents of container and name of food tag on the container. I emailed the store on Tuesday to ask what their policy was for returning food they sold that was "off". I still have not had a response. I have never returned anything to Quality Greens before but found their response to my concern and request very flip and uncaring and I have not returned since. I have usually shopped there about 4 times per week, as I live on the West Bench. I was absolutely not expecting this response for a store that prides itself on quality. I hope they respond publicly here. I said I would look for the receipt but they still Said they would not return it and that they knew it had been bought there.If discounted food is not healthy to eat, they should not sell it. I would be very beware of the discounted servings of food. I am hoping for a satisfactory response. Mhairi Dunnett Please respond to my email. I added my telephone number

Great place to buy local food. One suggestion is to try the Ham and Egger breakfast sandwich…read more Delicious, good value and very fresh!

The Naramata Store is the only grocery / convienence store in town. It's also the liquor store, the…read morepost office, the video rental place etc. It's surprising that the produce selection is so poor with all the locally grown fruit and veggies nearby, this store stocks a sad little selection of bananas, maybe a few potatoes and a head of cabbage. I was surprised that I was able to cobble together a dinner from here. They do have a small deli section and I spied a goat brie that looked interesting. I asked for that, and a scoop of mixed olives. On the shelves I was surprised to find those addictive Rainforest Crisps. Those few items combined with the fruit in our car, dinner is a success! I went to pay and was shocked to be charged $20 for the wheel of cheese - la la la don't want to drive back to Penticton, don't want to eat at the one restaurant in town - I ignored the price. The olives were delicious. The crackers were stale. On the plus side, they do sell chilled white wine, in case you weren't able to keep the bottles you bought all day at the wineries cool enough.

Cold beer wine store hello... the last stop before you hit the beach.... At this store you can…read morealmost do everything, post office, grocery's friendly staff funky old building, on the the only main st in town with a couple of other shops

We stopped in for a fish and chip lunch after driving in to town. Fish was super fresh. Service,…read moregarbage. It was apparently customer appreciation day. The clerk was announcing to each customer that they were receiving a 20% discount. We were served by someone who looked like the dish girl and received no such discount. Fish was good, very fresh and the tartar sauce delicious. But the chips? Not even fully cooked. I ate 3 and left the rest. Not to mention the 30 minute wait for our food. Take out orders were flying out the door but our 2 person eat in order was left til last. Seriously disappointing.

Food and service are great. Seating is limited and prices a bit steep. All in all, a good place to…read moreeat.

Lots of flavours, and the staff will happily let you sample what you want. Just don't take too many…read moresamples whilst other customers are waiting. It's not good etiquette or fair. Serving sizes are huge. The child size is one and a half scoops, plenty enough for most people. The small "one scoop" is actually two to three scoops. A lot of ice cream for your buck. The ice cream itself is good, above average, but not the best I've had, hence only 4 stars.

Stopped by to get ice cream after the farmers market for my daughter ... pretty sure she got a…read moresmall in a cup for $5 and there was nothing there ! Prob would have been more if it was in a cone .. but to screw someone over for ordering a cup is not nice . I kept looking at her eating it and felt bad