The Cheese Store

Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!I was so happy to see all the varieties of cheeses. They have local items and in the store like honey and sausage too! Very nice people and very clean place.

A very worthwhile stop close to the freeway! The two cheeses I purchased, smoked horseradish cheddar and roasted garlic were fantastic and very affordable!! The Beet eggs were good and the whole baby dill pickles were a little soft for my likings but the flavor was great! The staff was super friendly and helpful!! This is definitely a stop I'll remember when I pass by. There's many other items in the shop to check out too. I wish I would have taken pictures but after 800 miles I was done!!

Cute little cheese store that has many items from local farmers. Sausages, jellies and wine. This worth getting of the highway and checking out.

Any place called The Cheese Store gets visited by me. Lots of different cheeses. Good selection of local cheese. I like the local smoked curds. Nice variety to pick from. They give you samples of everything. Stop and shop. They also have local ice cream

When you're driving across Missouri and have the thought "what would improve this hours-long journey is some cheese," the Cheese Store is there to serve. Two minutes off I-70 exit 66, the focus at this spot is clearly cheese. However, it's much more than that. Specialty popcorns, local wines, savory sausages, and chocolate candies also tempt. Easy interstate access gets you back on your trip after supplying your temptation.

The perfect I-70 pit-stop! It's close to the interstate, provides great snacks while driving (it's not a road-trip without beef jerky), great locally made gifts for those back home, and most importantly - FREE SAMPLES!The prices are very reasonable for being a "tourist attraction" and they proudly feature products from Hemme Brothers Creamery - a righteously great maker of artisan cheeses and related products that is gaining Midwestern notoriety. It's always great to support DIY entrepreneurs and pump a little money into rural economies.We took home several cheese blocks, a bag of curds, beef jerky sticks, crackers, cinnamon rolls and chocolates.A definite stop anytime heading down I-70 in the future.

We saw signs for the Cheese Store for miles and miles and miles and had to stop. It is cute, clean, and has every kind of honey, jam, cheese, you name it. The staff is friendly and helpful. We were surprised but thrilled when offered a chance to sample some cheeses. The young woman brought out a tray of individually marked covered cups of 20+ cheeses. She suggested using one end of the toothpick for one sample and the other end for the second sample. It made perfect sense. What did not make sense is when the other woman asked me not to put the toothpick in my mouth before sampling the cheese ; rather take the cheese sample off the toothpick before eating "so they could "reuse the toothpicks." WHAT? She said something about it being a state law. Poppycock! No state, city, or town would allow this kind of probable cross-contamination. We instantly felt ill at the thought of using a previously used toothpick. Unfortunately, that brought our up-to-this-point delightful visit to a crashing end.This toothpick policy is thoroughly unsanitary and disgusting, regardless of Covid. The lady who helpfully suggested the toothpick-saving-method was quite pleased with her suggestion. Urp.This dangerous and unsanitary practice makes us not recommend visiting here and if we could give zero stars, we would.

This isn't really a review, it's mainly just to clearify a review made on 6/4/2022 by Laura S. from NH. She stated how one of the employees suggested using one end of the toothpick to try a sample and then use the other side for a second sample. She then said that another employee (woman) asked them not to put the toothpick in her mouth before sampling the cheese but rather take the cheese sample off the toothpick before eating it "so they (meaning the store) could reuse the toothpick." I feel like there was some misunderstanding somewhere, we DO NOT reuse the toothpicks! Yes, we do ask our customers to stab the piece of cheese with a toothpick and take it off with their other hand and put it in their mouth so THEY can reuse the toothpick. We would never let a customer use a toothpick after someone else did. Nit sure but just a thought, maybe it might have been hard to hear because of other customers near by or the employee didn't talk loud enough. My name is Linda and I manage the store. The review I'm speaking of has really bothered me so I wanted to let her and others know we work really hard at keeping the store clean, safe and to do things right. Not sure what the being a state law was really about except maybe to not put the toothpick in a persons mouth. As manager, I will definitely talk to my employees about this. Thank You to everyone that takes the time to stop in at The Cheese Store in Sweet Springs, Mo., we truly enjoy our customers! We are just one little store hoping that we can satisfy our customers. We meet a lot of really nice people that travel through on I-70. Hoping that Laura S. will give us another try if they ever come our way again. I had to make an account to reply and not sure why it shows that I'm from San Francisco, CA., it should show Sweet Springs, Mo.

Fantastic cheeses! We highly recommend the local Hemme Brothers cheeses. The aged cheddar, applewood smoked and rubbed/smoked cheeses were our favorite. We are kicking ourselves for not getting the espresso cheddar. Very friendly staffer helped us with a cheese tasting. Worth the stop!

The cutest little store! Stopped in spontaneously on a road trip and was not disappointed. I got the apple wood smoked cheese curds and I'm obsessed. I will be back:)