Union Country Store — Local services in Shelton

So about 3-5 years ago we went to dinner at 2 margaritas and then ran across the street here to get some ice cream.

The owner was working and he was sooo friendly. Gave my daughter a free lemon bar and she will never forget it.

You could tell that he was genuinely happy to be there and really enjoyed his customers.

It was just such a pleasant experience. We wanted to come back and try out the food.

Well we don’t get out a whole lot and are low income. So by time we got back out there, it was closed and we thought the owner straight up closed down the business.

We have talked frequently about the store and the owner over the years. Me, my husband and my oldest. We always talked about what a great experience it was and we wished we could find more small businesses like that. And my husband and I would talk about how we’d love to open up a store when we are older selling who knows what. Just find something that brings us joy and we can spread that joy to others.

Well anyways. We went to 2 margaritas last night for dinner and saw that the union country store was open! We were skeptical thinking maybe new owners but when we went inside it all looked the same pretty much.

We asked the young lady at the counter if it’s new owners or the same from a few years ago and she said that it’s the same owner that it is just seasonal. Only open in summers. She said the owner comes in and cooks ALL the food and baked goods every morning. And that just made us love it even more.

We weee so excited to tell our daughter and she can’t wait to come back with us!

She’s stoked to try the lemon bar again. Because every time she’s had one since, she says “this is really good but still not as good as that one place”.

Okay that’s the end of my super...

OPEN MAY 2022 fresh baked french bread the best for any sandwich. Try one as a breakfast sandwich! Walk-up counter service and general store: beer, wine, smokes, ice, chips, crackers, dips, take-out +Inside booth and outdoor garden seating. Great food and Olympic Mountain Ice Cream! Close to Union Public Boat launch and Marina.

January 2022 update: CLOSED FOR WINTER SEASON (usually opens around Mothers day holiday).

10/2019 closed for the season.

This is a usual stop on WA106 between Belair and Hoodsport in the spectacular spot Union is on the South Shore of Hood Canal. Espresso, Olympic Mountain Ice Cream, bagged ice. Prepared foods: lasagnas, prime rib, bbq pork ribs, prime rib french dip sandwich house baked French with horseradish suave and aus jus... fresh baked french bread baguettes, brownies, lemon bars... , cheeses, crackers and chips, some produce and fruit, various sundries and gift items for travelers and boaters. Good selections of wines, beers, ciders and other drinks. Their service and offerings have expanded and improved much over the recent past. Excellent choice breakfast, lunch or dinner for counter service or take-out! They now have booth seating inside in addition to the window bar seating. Outside has several areas to sit, relax, eat and take in the views.

Review update 2018: many of the recent menu items and cooked to order breakfasts have gone as well as some key staffing that made it happen. Sorry to see the shift back.

12/2018: I drove by the other day and the store was boarded up and is closed for the season.

5/2019 Open again for...

TERRIBLE! Overall experience was bad, the people that served the ice cream were snarky. a kind gentlemen just simply asked if some spoons were clean and one of the young employees that work there said that they swished the spoons around in the toilet, Which I hope is not true. For six scoops of ice cream they charged $50 which is outrageous for the size of the scoops. The next day we went to hunters farms which sells the same ice cream brand and is not far from there. We got scoops for almost 1/3 of the price and the staff were probably 80x more friendly at hunters. We also got some barbecue pork ribs the size of my hand that were $14 dollars each, that number is very very over priced. The ribs were cold lumps of sad pork that had barely any sauce. When my 13 year old son went to pay for all of the over priced items and what I presume is the owner almost left with the credit card. Over all experience was bad and I WILL NEVER...