Glencoe, Kentucky, population 360, is such a small town, it's the kind you hear jokes about, like "The sign at the city limits says Welcome to Glencoe-- Resume Speed" etc. Even though there are two main roads through town, US 127 and KY 467, their intersections are offset so that there is no traffic light needed. At one of those intersections sits the General Store, which long ago was just that, a little shop where you could get just about anything as long as you didn't want a big selection of it. It reopened a couple of years ago, however, as a very different sort of establishment, and I'm glad it did.
It is primarily a pizza and sandwich shop but also sells Kentucky-produced food products, from barbecue sauce to specialty locally cut meats to craft beer and wine. The best thing there is the wood-fired pizza, the crust of which has just a little bit of char around the edges to give it a kind of smoky flavor. They don't skimp on the excellent sauce or the toppings either, and the price is not outrageous. The sandwiches are very good, and they have salads and desserts as well. Some of the desserts like chocolate peanut-buter brownies are made in-house, while some others like Fry Pies and blueberry cream-cheese drizzled sweet rolls are made by Dutch Pastries, an Amish bakery over by nearby Dry Ridge, KY. All are deeeelicious, and the comfortable ambiance of the dining room will make you reluctant to leave. So, if you have no other reason to visit Glencoe, come down to the General Store, y'hear?!
