Carr Valley Cheese

Awesome cheese! Nice selection. The 5 year cheddars are awesome. Asaigo cheese spread is so good. Bread cheese. Tasty curds. Nice staff. Sample as you go. It is a must stop for stocking up. Trust me if you enjoy cheese, you will enjoy Carr Valley. Enjoy!

This award winning cheese can be summed up in two words: extremely squeaky. They offer a plethora of different cheeses in the form of wheels and blocks, curds, and spreads. If you’re overwhelmed and can’t decide, they have a whole table set up to taste test the varieties. If you’re a fan of cheese and are driving down 90, this is a must stop. It’s not far from the interstate and is worth the lost time.

I love cheese, so I already knew I would love this place. My husband and I were doing a cross country road trip, and I HAD to stop in Wisconsin for some authentic cheese curds. These were amazing! I don’t have that much experience judging curds, but I hear if they «squeak» they are legit. These are really squeaky!
They also have a lot of samples out. The girl who worked there also opened up some other cheeses for us to try just because we wanted to! She was really nice. I also bought some 4 yr aged cheddar and goat cheddar. Can’t wait to try them with crackers and wine!

The sales guy was great in explaining and letting us try everything. I found so many delicious cheeses. We bought a garlic oil that is just amazing. Also lots of cute other stuff. Plus they have coolers to keep your cheese cool if you’re not local. This was everything I wanted in my first cheese experience in Wisconsin.

Visiting for the weekend for a skii trip and decided to come into downtown dells. Being touristy, we decided to stop and look for some cheese! The Carr valley cheese was closed, but they let us in after close to purchase! Very kind individuals at the establishment. We all purchased from the store and are very satisfied!

No kidding, Wisconsin IS the place for cheese! Carr Valley, awarded #1 in cheeses for years, literally puts California out in terms of having the happiest cows produce the best cheese. Wisconsin Dell seems like a ghost town in the winter since 90% of the businesses are closed seasonally, except every store on the strip is colorful, well-​maintained, and the community is friendly. Truly friendly. A little aside: went into a Native American store (that is about to move down to the corner in 2 weeks) and the owner was so nice to have conversation with us. I was just delighted to hear about Wisconsin being a state where people have each other’s backs. Honestly thought I was going to be culture shocked, but Wisconsin surely welcomes its guests. They also have really robust beards! Back to cheese. They had a variety of cheese flavors (blueberry, cranberry, beer, apple jack, cheddar) and a bunch of cheese spreads (jalapeño and – myfavorite – swiss almond, to name a couple) and a small sampling table set out. The employee explained to me a bit about the history, awards, processing location, favorites and most popular cheeses, and even about the non-​existent expiration dates. I especially liked that some cheeses were sealed tight for traveling visitors, and the unique ones were sold in small portions. They really want their customers to like & try their cheese and not have to buy bulk without trying it first. They also ship within the US, so Carr Valley Wisconsin Cheese can literally be at any occasion you wish it to be!

There are Carr Valley cheese shops throughout the state (Mauston and Sauk City is a couple other places). I have been to them all and every time I go I make sure to purchase a bag of the fresh cheese curds. You know it’s fresh and real when the curds squeak when eating them. A must place to go for curds and if you love cheese. They also have some delicious sausage and the like as well.

Nice store full of blessed cheese!

This is a must visit place. Samples, friendly people and lots of Cheese! Perfect if your visiting and wanting some cheese to take home!

Love this shop! When we visit, we stop in daily to try the samples (and buy a ton of cheese!!!)
I love the pinconing and shepherd’s blend, but they are all good! Oh, and cocoa and vanilla cardonas are amazing!
Friendly staff.
Decent hours and fair pricing.

My first cheese shop in wisconsin! favorite pick: applewood smoked garlic cheddar cheese mmm
There’s a table of samples, no judgement if you like something and go back for more!

The Wisconsin Dell i well known as the North American Capital of water slides. The question of course arises, «why would the capital of waterslides be in a place where it’s 30 degrees 7 Months of the year?». I’m not quite sure, though a lot of the waterslides are indoor.
Regardless, the main drag of the town is a tourist area. The tourist area sort of straddles the line between charming and typical tourist things you mind everywhere (stores with viking/​scandinavian styled exteriors etc).
Naturally while in Winsconsin, I wanted … cheese. So, when I spotted this store on the tourist drag, it seemed like a godsend; since i didn’t really have time to trek out to a creamery. The store was pretty clean, the stock was well organized, and it was fairly easy to figure out where things are.
The service was pretty good, while the lady didn’t give huge diatribes about cheese; i wasn’t looking for a cheese education either. However, at the same time she did welcome us, and provided a good shopping experience.
I bought a decent amount of cheese here, it was delicious. we got smoke cheese strings, cheddar, and one other cheese I think was a creamy cheese.
If I had reason to be back in Wisconin Dell, I would shop here again.

Cheese is my thing. So I was going to be in Wisconsin for the weekend– I had to get some cheese. I was also generally busy and short on time, so this was the closest place to hit up. It generally did not disappoint. Cheeses were good, they’re cheddar’s aged to various dates and the smoked string cheese is a simple pleasure I’ve always liked.
What really impressed me with Carr Valley, even more than their cheese, was their service! The lady working there was excellent! Attentive, friendly and she cut down a block of 10 year old cheddar for us to only buy half. That was 100% unnecessary and 100% nice. I’d recommend stopping in here, why not?! Its not the aged gouda’s or european cheeses that make me… DROOL, but its good stuff and exceptional service!