River Valley Ranch & Kitchens

Love this little store! Mushroom products for everyone, plus lots of other great farmers market products. Always love the bulk bags of mushrooms, finding new favorites like the tamales, but also love things like their house made granola and the garlic cheese spread! I have done the mushroom grow-kits also, so fun to have at home. A wonderful local small business🩷🩷🩷

Great little gourmet grocer with tons of fresh mushrooms, prepared mushroom foods, jarred pickled items, cheeses, produce, garlic cheese spread, snacks, jellies, chips, some meats, scones (frozen), some beer and wine...even mushroom compost outside. A little pricey, but fun place and good products to indulge a little. Very friendly staff.

Love stopping here for fresh local foods. They have amazing produce and mushrooms!

This is an amazing place! Fresh, organic produce right from the Farm. They specialize in Mushrooms… but there is so much more to this beautiful little shop. There are shelves of healthy non-perishables, cold cases full of chilled goodies and a freezer chock-full healthy hearty fixings. Their mushroom compost will make your plants and gardens go crazy! Stop out and see them and try their fresh baked goods and their Mushroom Kitchen… delightful place!

Always enjoy the fresh produce and made-in-house mushroom sweet potato burgers. Tried their veggie brats on the grill last night and enjoyed those as well. We always receive great customer service too. Love to support local!

Oh, the great mushroom compost for my garden! The variety of fresh mushrooms, grown on premises. (Yes, you can go on a tour) Mushroom kits so you can grow your own mushrooms at home. Many delicious things made with mushrooms including mushroom ravioli, mushroom bratwurst, mushroom scones, mushroom salsa (All Very Tasty!), and more. It's also a small indoor year round farmer's market with a variety of vegetables and other foods available. Often you can also get a cup of homemade soup and maybe some other things to eat there as well. (Transcendental dimensionality applies here: it's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside ;). Just kidding of course, but it is amazing how Much good stuff is inside this little store!) It's a treasure worth checking out.

It cannot say enough amazing things about this place!! They carry the most beautiful mushrooms for purchase or even grow kits. They carry mushroom Compote. They also have a couple of fresh mushroom soups or chili made daily that are extremely delicious. If You Love mushrooms Or fresh organic vegetables and herbs. This is the place for you to check out.

We enjoy getting fresh produce and local products from here. Customer service is always friendly and helpful. If you are a mushroom lover, this is the place for you! They have so many different varieties fresh and also in most of those products. Fresh baked goods as well.

I feel like I found a secret gem. This is my new favorite place to go to for groceries and really just in general. The staff is helpful and the vibes are outstanding. Here are some of my favorites: spinach dip, applesauce (no sugar), stuffed mushrooms, micro greens, and sourdough (just to name a few).

My hubby and I decided to stop at River Valley by chance. So glad we did. We love this store! They have a variety of foods. The best is their mushrooms! We always buy a big bag of baby portobello mushrooms. The mushrooms last about a week and I think the prices are reasonable. Always friendly service. Try the homemade mushroom baguette. Delicious! The store always has customers. It is so nice to see a small business doing well. Check it out!

These folks are awesome. Unsure why I didn't give them five stars the first time I visited, but they've earned it. Friendly service and so many lovely organic/gluten-free treats, from apples to date rolls and gluten-free battered cod filets. There's more to this place than just mushrooms - though they definitely know their mushrooms.

To: my mushroom loving friends: if you're a mushroom lover or fresh local produce lover, you should come here. It's a small store, but packed with treasures. The mushroom theme is sprinkled throughout so in addition to variety of wild and common fresh mushrooms you can find: mushroom compost (outside), dried mushrooms, farm made frozen tamales with portobello mushrooms, farm made frozen mushroom ravioli, books on mushrooms, mushrooms novelty items, plus they sell freshly made mushroom chili (by cup). Also available is variety of farm produce as well as some organic brands you can find in most "healthy foods" stores like Amy's beans, flour, grains, etc. I bought tons of mushrooms and then made them with garlic and olive oil. They were incredible. Next day I had the tamales for lunch, now I'm regretting I didn't get more. Overall, my mushroom friends, stop by at this place on your way back from Lake Geneva to Chicago.

This is a must stop on our way to Illinois to visit family. The produce and packaged foods are interesting and good. The mushrooms are delicious - many kinds and very fresh. The people working there have always been helpful and informative . I highly recommend this shop.

I have lived in Antioch since 1985. Have loved The Mushroom Ranch ever since I moved here. Will travel the half hour about every two weeks for mushrooms and all the other specials items they have like scones, bread, fresh veggies , cheese, eggs etc. Eggs were expensive but good. I even got a double yoke this last time. Love, love, love this place.

Their selection of food items is great for being a small store. Their mushroom compost is the best for garden soil. We put it in our garden every year. Our plants love it!

We love this place ! We stopped yesterday to get some new kits . We also bought the garlic spread and a few other items! The cashier was not friendly! I asked s question about the mushroom kit and her answer was So condescending ! If you do not like your job, get another one !!

On vacay with my Love.- in Lake Geneva, WI, .. on the way out, .. and stopping in Burlington, WI to get some more of these amazing mushrooms. I tried them in my food, 'Fungus Among Us', at Good Vibes, in Lake Geneva) - and suggested by Sam, the Proprietor. Adorable little tiny restaurant, and old school food store. Lots of stuff in such a tiny space, .. but mushrooms (and samples!!) beyond belief!

Was disappointed in their eggs. For $5/dozen I expected the yolk to be orange like a real organic egg. Also their honey is extremely overpriced $10 for a prescription sized honey.

This place is magical. Magical. Magic mushrooms (not that kind :/) and other produce, baked goods, gigantic bulbs of fresh garlic, jarred concoctions of artichokes, mushrooms and pickled things line the walls. Many of these jars are sold at local farmer's markets, but this farm is totally worth the trip to see where your food is coming from. Mushroom baguettes are freshly baked on the premises! Riiight out of the oven, these things are so delicious. This is about an hour drive from the city, but coupled with a trip to the Kenosha outlet mall and a trip to Woodman's for a New Glarus Beer run, this makes for an awesome autumn day off.

I stopped by the other morning and you put sinks outside for hand washing (great idea) but, you have a sign saying "if you wash your hands no gloves are needed " I am autoimmune suppressed, I dont trust that all of your employees are not A Symptomatic. Please don't give false information to your customers.

I thought River Valley Ranch was very intriguing looking as I passed by a few times. This past weekend, I was finally able to visit. This spot obviously has plenty of mushrooms to check out, but they also have all sorts of canned goods, frozen foods, fresh baked goods and even fun books and t-shirts. It's a small spot, but has lots of variety. The staff is really nice and was helpful when looking at items. It's not a one stop shop by any means, but if you want to try some produce, local goodies or unique items, definitely stop in here! Pricing is a bit higher on some items than what you'd see at the grocery store, but not overly so.

Ridiculous prices on their mushrooms and other sundries they sell! I remember the mushroom farm since I was a child in the 70's. My sister used to buy all her mushrooms from here (and take my sister and I). Corporate and greed took this place, and now they priced everything for tourists. Outrageous! Stick to local farm stands if you want fresh veggies!

If you are familiar with the Chicago Farmers' Markets scene, I'm sure you recognize River Valley - they show up to all the big markets with an array of jarred goods, as well as awesome mushrooms and other produce, and sometimes even prep hot food at their stand. Recently, they opened up a shop/cafe down the street from me in Ravenswood (former City Provisions location) but then imagine my ignorant city gal surprise when I realized hey - River Valley Ranch is a real place! And it's right near where we vacation every summer. I was excited to check it out and it was a fun little shopping trip. It was cool to see their farm and the store has even more of their awesome products than I had seen before, as well as lots of just-picked-that-day produce and mushrooms, as well as some quality Wisconsin meats and cheeses and gifts. Everything is really affordable and really delicious - an ideal stop if you are looking for a quality farm stand, which there are many in the area, but not all as good as this one. I highly reccommend the cheesy garlic spread or the garlic pickled mushrooms - sounds weird but they are an excellent bloody Mary garnish. You can thank me for that tip later

So glad we pulled off the highway to stop here. The made-to-order mushroom tacos and tamales were darn good, as were the dill cheese curds and coconut date rolls. The RVR portobello swiss sausages? Wow. Legitimately the best sausages I've ever had. Sample the various salsas, sauces, and various pickled delights--they're killer. You just have to go here if you drive past.

Mostly this agro-fungi-growing business caters to commercial restaurant kitchens (with two commercial kitchens of it's own in Lake Geneva and the city of Chicago areas), but it no longer extends these lower wholesale prices to the general public. Instead it has been canning relishes, salsas, bruschetta spreads, and pickled mushrooms at a rather high price-point (e.g., averaging $8+ per pint jar). While there is a typical restaurant menu in IL, the WI store sticks to soup/sandwiches, fresh produce, beer/wine, local farm meats (frozen), and a few cracker, chocolate, cheese, and tortilla chip selections. While it's Google search touts a "female-based" business, the owner, Eric, does not seem to profit share or put the women in any voting or executive positions, leaving them as either lower salary wage or hourly workers only, and presumably this extends to the mushroom farming job holders as well. As for the comments about the rudeness of female staff, this extends to only a select few ladies in positions presumably of management oversight, and who are probably just socially inept rather than purposefully rude. My experience is not atypical, so expect to pay a premium, don't expect to be treated like you are family, and consider that the mushrooms ARE THE BEST PART OF THIS BUSINESS. Soups and the mushroom-based chili, and/or "vegetarian" offerings could be the culinary standouts for those only seeking snacks or picnic fare, and the canned goods (homemade), are consistent in taste, quantity, and quality. Prior to COVID-19 the WI store offered free samples of their most popular jars of spreads and relishes along with wedges of the fresh breads also available at the store. No samples are available as of this review. https://rvrmarket.com/collections/all

Great chili and homemade almond spreads. Delicious fresh breads and lots of mushrooms..

Worth the stop! Great selection of food. I had a portobello brat from the food truck outside. It was deelish!

Fun little stop if you find yourself down around these parts of the state. Obviously this is the place for people who like mushrooms. So great. so many types of yum. They have great salsas and sauces too. You can buy your own "mushroom in a box" growing kit here too. (similar, but different, from that famous SNL skit with something else in a box). Its a small little specialty store. go visit.

This place is a true gem. River Valley Ranch Mushroom Farm is a great place to shop for locally produced produce and mushrooms. Their prices for mushrooms are pretty good, and they have a big selection, some of which isn't easily found in super markets. I appreciate the fact that they have a good selection of produce as well as a large amount of free samples. They sell soups which are produced on site, and are pretty good after a long drive up from Chicago. One of the more interesting things about this store is that they supply mushrooms to some of the finer restaurants in Chicago. I recommend this store to everyone who wants fresh mushrooms and local produce.

We've gotten some awesome things from these guys in Evanston. Happening to be up by Lake Geneva anyway, we decided to stop in. Boy was it worth a visit! This place is awesome. Basically it's like it's own farmers market grocery store indoors. Everything was a little pricey, but equally awesome. Lots of portabella and porcini and other mushroom options about. The string cheese there is excellent, and they make some kind of scone that is very very good as well. Meanwhile, the mushrooms look as amazingly fresh as you would expect from a mushroom farm. If anyone can get some great mushrooms, it's them. Must visit again.

Back in my corporate days, when I was feeling the stress and under the gun, I used to joke about chucking it all and starting a mushroom farm in Wisconsin. Well, these folks actually did that in 1976, and they are still going strong. This is a great stop if you are in the Lake Geneva area or just tooling through the rustic roads of Wisconsin. They have lots of mushrooms, plus other produce, a good selection of specialty cheeses, delicious brats and an incredible selection of sauces and salsas and dips and cheese and herb mixtures for your own dip-making, the most famous being the five-cheese garlic dip. These are great things to get if you know you will use them soon for a party or gathering. Otherwise, they tend to get shoved to the back of the fridge where they morph into science experiments. Lot's of good pickled stuff, such as mushrooms, which of course last much longer. On my last trip there, I bought organic eggs, cheese, and a small box of tomatoes. I have to say I was a bit disappointed when the tomatoes, which were presumably garden "fresh" began to spot and rot in all of two days. It did make me wonder where they actually came from, since even my store-bought varieties last a good week. Perhaps it's best to stick with the frozen brats and pickled stuff and maybe the 'shrooms, if you want to guarantee freshness when paying the higher prices here. But this is a fun and unique Wisconsin offering. These folks also show up with some of their wares at the Lincoln Square Farmer's Markets, for those of you urban car-less types.

I have not been to many mushroom farms nor have I experienced any, this particular place was great, it had a lot of folks around and they were sampling different items. They have Tamales here which I thought was odd but, again, I've never been to a mushroom farm before so i passed judgement far too early. I don't know the going rate for mushrooms so i cannot say for certain if it's expensive or not but, folks didn't seem to mind to come out of pocket for what they were buying.

I loved this place glad we stopped by on our way back home to Chicago. I highly recommend this place.

This is worth a stop if you like specialty foods, mushroom, jars of homemade sauces and bruschetta toppings. They sell fresh mushrooms, marinated mushroom, pickled mushroom, mushroom bratwurst sausages, fresh farm produce, etc etc. If you like to entertain and have dinner parties, you can totally stock up on stuff for appetizers. The store is cute and served samples to taste. You can also order a bratwurst sandwich or soup to eat there or to go. The Cream of mushroom soup with no cream(they used grounded brown rice to thicken) was delish!

We love the mushrooms, and Garlic Cheese Spread. Plenty of farm fresh organic produce too. Worth the drive, just to try some samples and pick up a bag of 'shrooms. The owner's a pretty great guy too...ask him to tell you about Woodstock!

Great food and great people at this place some of the best mushrooms and selection of specialty items around thank you for a great experience.

Gotta try their Swiss cheese mushroom brats. They crack open and sizzle as you cook them. Flavor is unbeatable! Best brats ever!

This place has LOTS of sighs on the lawn outside their business. The DO NOT have the ONE sign that brings people into a business that sells food items ''SAMPLES''............They need sign(s) that say they have ''SAMPLES''. You can visit this place and ''try before you buy''. I LOVE their made right in the kitchen ''Hearty Soups''. Just what I need on these cold Autumn days. You can also get a sandwich they have a small snack bar. Plenty of ''farm fresh'' produce, fresh mushrooms(5 varieties chemical-free grown here), mushroom items, salsa, farm grown popcorn kernels, farm free range eggs and granola.

Delicious, Fresh, and Addictive....Love these guys!! Check out the tamales and the hot shrooms! MmmmmMmmmmm!

It is a nice store. However beware of over priced produce that is molded. And the staff there is extremely rude. I skip it just because I don't want to give them my money. They act like they are doing you a favor after spending over $200 in the store. It's happened more than twice. I give up. Lake Geneva Meats is AWESOME and very nice.

I went to the store to get 6 bags of mushroom compost. I'm 71yrs old female and asked if someone would help me load the bags, and they flat out refused to help. I will not be returning to River Valley for anything after being treated so discourteously.

We drove up to the actual store today as part of a day trip. The store is chock full of shroomy goodness. We picked up an assortment of products from salsa to pickled garlic shrooms. A great stop on a beautiful fall day.

Not much to look at from the outside but boy, the inside is great. They have wonderful soups, fresh mushrooms and nice employees. I would recommend this establishment to spend your money at.

Great local produce stop with plenty of samples to try the products!

Awesome place. Just picked up some fresh produce and unique items like pumpkin butter, and almond butter.

A great little spot in Slades Corners about 8 miles east of lake geneva or Hwy 50. Lots of uber fresh fungi and reasonable prices. I was able to get the hard to find chanterelles there as well as morels and hens of the wood. thye carry a nice selection of pickled products, even dilly beans! Yum. they also have cheese and some baguettes. if you area fan of fungi, it a great place to stop.

The signs and store decoration outside made me think it would be a cooler place inside. But it was just a retail store inside with a few unique offerings. A lot of good food but a little bit pricey. We bought 65 dollars worth of stuff. Some good Oyster mushrooms. They have some great sauces with samples. We picked up some of their frozen soup that we hope will be very good on a cold day. They also carried a variety of other items like sausages and crackers and cheese. It is kind of like a nice little farmer's market that emphasizes mushrooms. I wished they had more varieties of mushrooms but it may be a seasonal thing as we stopped in April.

Must. Stop. Here. This unassuming "farmers market" on the side of 50 is a GEM! Amazing, inexpensive produce. Stand outs are mushrooms, duh, and spinach. Unbeatably priced grass fed steaks and beef, homemade sauces, dips, spreads and salsas galore!! 4 cheese spread is out of this world!!!! Local cheeses, breads, pasta, candy, oatmeal, etc. the kitchen whips up homemade soups, tamales, etc. Everything is dirt cheap!!! I always leave feeling like they forgot to ring something up. This tiny place packs a big punch in such a small spot.

Drove all the way up in the Schaumburg area to get to this place have some really neat stuff you can't find anywhere else in the mushrooms were delicious so much more flavor than what you can buy at the local grocery store

While wandering the tables of the Chicago's Farmer's Market in Daley Plaza, I happened upon them. When I saw the pickled aspargus, I knew who they were. Last summer, some of my coworkers picked up the aspargus and raved about them. During my lunch wanderings of the market, I decided to take a closer look at their products. They had some delectable mushrooms which I would love to cook a great tapas dish with or make my seared chicken breast with orzo and mushrooms. Hmm, the possibilties. They had a huge selection of sauces and salsas. I saw a pineapple salsa, a key lime mango salsa, brushetta, and pasta sauce. I decided on the mushroom burgandy pasta sauce as a nice switch up from the usual canned stuff. While I was persuing, one of the owners let a girl sample the five cheese and garlic dipping sauce. I asked for a taste and man, it's freaking delicious. I bought one of those immediately and don't forsee it surviving the weekend if not the night. Also, I noticed their kettle popcorn and figured it would be my afternoon snack. The caramel corn is fresh, light, and mouthwatering good. Though, it's on the expensive side, everything is tasty and worth the money. I can't wait to try the pasta sauce. I may be spending some of my yarn money on some amazing sauces this summer.

great shop to stop off at. fresh veggies and shrooms grown across the street

I love this store. They have tons of locally grown veggies. Yum. Eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, onions and mushrooms. There are tons of sauces and noodles of different varieties. Fresh bread and samples--love it.

BEST mushrooms I have ever had. The people here are incredibly friendly and make some good food also. Alot of different items, produce, bread, meat, etc. A true gem of a place.

This place has the best bratwurst in Wisconsin!!! So freaking delicious, The mushrooms from the farm are pretty amazing too.

I love this place. I can get just about any type of mushroom I need. Their garlic spread for garlic bread is out of this world. They have salsas, marinated olives, mushrooms etc. Meats, cheeses and veggies. The best part is all the little recipes they have around the items they sell. This is one of my favorite weekend stops when I'm up north.

We stopped there last weekend for the first time and it won't be the last! What a lovely and fun little store/market. The people working there were so friendly and helpful. I bought several things but the 5 cheese and garlic spread is absolutely fantastic! Just had two toasted pieces of bread and I still want more. Definitely worth stopping in if you are in the area.

I've been stopping at River Valley for the last couple years and have enjoyed the unique variety and "fresh" options to choose from. However, I was sadly disappointed today after observing the behavior of a gentleman, who appeared to be the owner. A man was delivering something to the store, and said gentleman spoke to him like he was dirt under his shoe. I wanted to believe that the background of such a quaint place was just as charming, but I can't bring myself to continue to support such snobbery.