Crowley Lake General Store

Don’t let the convenience store façade fool you. Super friendly staff, cooking from scratch. Chili is unique and exceptional. Savory with touch a hint of sweet. Breakfast burritos are not huge but are delicious. Get two! Pizza is hot diggity dog good too!

Great meatball sandwich, definitely worth trying! The people there are friendly and helpful. I’ve been going to Mammoth lakes for over 40 years and this is some of the best food in the area.

Have to stop here to pick up Tom Loe’s flies… But their food is amazing too! Their chocolate chip banana bread… freshly made & to die for! But what you really want to try is their homemade chili! We are coming back later to stock up on that for the chilly nights (chili for chilly nights!) and for a day treat, an iced vanilla cappuccino w/​a double shot of espresso… best iced coffee drink I’ve had. in or out of San Diego!!! Awesome people that run the place too! It’s definitely a hidden gem up here that we will keep coming to!

LOVE LOVE LOVE this place! We moved to Crowley a year ago and starting coming here regularly for everything from lunch to diapers to toiletries. It’s amazing because they have a little bit of everything, but they also have their own café where they make amazing pizza and sandwiches and the best pasta salad I have ever had. And to top it off, they have a little outside play area for children that my son loves. He honestly demands to go out there every time to go to the market.
The most important part, for me at least, is the fact that everyone working there has always been very sweet to me and my family. The helpful, kind, and knowledgable and they are so sweet with my son.

Not sure what the other reviewer is talking about, but this place is not dirty or have ridiculously high prices. Been coming here for 15 years for anything from propane to flys for fishing the local lake. But most of all — I go for the meatball sandwich and pizza!

It is interesting to read some of the reviews here that act as though this little out of the way place should somehow I have the same pricing schedule and marketing strategy as a storefront in a big city.
This small mom-​and-​pop shop at the base of the Eastern Sierras is adjacent to Crowley Lake Fishcamp, about five minutes north of Tom’s place, and maybe 15 minutes south of Mammoth Lakes on the 395. If you’re camping at any of the several hundred trout streams or lakes in the area, this little store comes an awfully handy if you forgotten some essential item. Granted you might spend $.50 to a dollar more for a bag of marshmallows or a can of chili, but when you consider the nearest «large city» is Bishop, fully 15 miles down the hill from Lake Crowley, you’ll end up spending more in gas just get in there and back.
To be honest, we have always planned our gasoline strategy carefully enough to never necessitate filling up here. Indeed, prices are higher here in this small out-​of-​the-​way place then they might be in other cities along the 395.
All told, the store has basic sundries and essentials needed for a good camping trip. Firewood, canned goods, hey reasonably stocked trout fishing tackle wall, Hot coffee, sandwiches, a softserve ice cream machine, and hot delicious pizza are just a few of the offerings from the small place. Ice is available for sale in both bag form and large block. There is a restroom facility in the back which is as unassuming as the people who run the store.
This is perhaps not the kind of place that you would deliberately get off the 395 to visit. However, if you’re staying in the area, and you find that you have forgotten Hershey’s chocolate for your s’mores… This place will keep your campfire cheerful.

What a hidden gem. Great pizza (from someone who lived in New York for a long time) excellent coffee and a myriad of amazing pastries/​muffins/​cookies. They also have breakfast burritos that are pretty delicious with friendly staff to greet you. You’ll pay more for gas here (about 50 cents more per gallon than in Bishop about 20 minutes South on the 395), but if you think you’re going to pay inland CA prices for gas up in the Sierras, you need to lay off the lead paint sandwiches.
Stumble inside, you won’t be disappointed.

I live up the road from the store. While no one yells «Norm» when I enter, they do know me. Super friendly is an understatement. Great breakfast burritos, and croissants. Try the chili at lunch. You’ll think one cup isn’t much but it’s so tasty and hardy you’ll be full and happy. The pizza is hand made with dough from Giovanni’s in Mammoth Lakes. Wine selection rivals any ‘wine store’ with reasonable prices. Food and beer are a bit pricey, but considering you’d have to drive 20 minutes to find anything else it’s not bad. Eat here. Drink here. Fish at the lake. You’ll leave with a full belly and a smile.

Hicksville Price gouging in full effect!!!
This place is small dirty and will charge you easily 0.50−1.00 more than average for the price of a gallon.
Found the store rather useless with dusty items and expired goodies lining the shelves. It’s the convenient store that time forgot, minus the convenience.

We have been to Crowley Lake General store several times over the past 10 years and we find it a refreshingly good stop.
They have very high quality food, we love their pizza — it has homemade crust! They also have fantastic sandwiches made with homemade bread. In fact I think all of their fresh baked goods are made at the store. And they aren’t just «fresh baked goods», you can tell the baker is making everything with a healthier twist (i.e. using less sugar in everything, along with whole-​wheat type options), so we appreciate that a lot.
I suppose they also have the staples for the local recreational folks as well, but as some other reviewers have pointed out they also have a surprisingly well-​chosen wine selection to boot. We had an Acorn Dolcetto from here and thought it was one of the best tasting wines we’d ever had. Not exactly what you’d expect from a general store in the high desert.

This is a gas station/​convenience store/​café.
First off, diesel was 50 cents per gallon cheaper here than 12 miles away in Mammoth Lakes.
Well stocked 7 – 11 type store. The café part has about 3 tables for eating in, a refrigerated section with drinks, ready made sandwiches, & salads.
Very nice staff. The young adult boy/​man in the café seemed to really take pride in his job.
A little high priced, but it’s really the only convenience store in the area, so they can get away with the prices. I would love to have this family run store in my area.
Fresh fruit smoothie: I had a raspberry/​banana smoothie with yogurt. Thick and delicious.
Pizza: Being from the NY/​NJ area, we are very particular about our pizza. What a pleasant surprise! They make great pizza! If this were the only pizza place around, I’d be very satisfied.
Pre Made sandwiches: Egg salad was fair. Tuna salad with a kick was delicious. Both served on a large whole wheat roll & romaine lettuce. The tuna definitely had a bite to it. I don’t think it was jalepeno, maybe more a dash of cayenne pepper.
Definitely a great store to have in the neighborhood.

I sometimes drive from Mammoth Lakes to Crowley Lake General Store for pizza by the slice and the breakfast burritos! This place has a little bit of everything, and is only 90 seconds west of US 395.

Cute little place. Cheaper gas than mammoth. The food is AMAZING… definitely not your typical gas station food. It’s all homemade! And the wine selection rivals that of any around. The pizza is definitely the best in the county, as far as I’m concerned. We come up every winter to ski at Mammoth, and this is always a stop on our way. We will happily make the drive down from Mammoth just for the pizza. A+ for the Crowley Lake Store!

Succulent pizza and the best wine selection you’ll ever see in a general store. The petrol is also priced to compete with other local stations. This place is perfect for the quick lunch and hot drink or even some soft serve in the summer.

The only gas station near the Sierra trails. It costs about 50 cents per gallon more than the shell in Bishop. It’s pricey. But that’s what you can charge for the last gas station in the area.
They have hot pizza and snacks.

Great pizza, good beer and wine selection, and a nice (fishing) fly selection too. The jalapeño pizza bread is legendary. As good as it gets for the East side.

This is like an old fashioned hardware store restaurant convenience food place. They have fishing tackle and fresh pizza and a fridge with fresh sandwiches
It reminded me of my childhood on Cape Cod.
Stop in and give them some business. They also have a 24 hour gasoline pump.