Every food mentioned here is good, if you wash it down with Boilo...
Give me a food "hidden treasure" from your town.
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From my winter home:
Brussels Sprouts from "Terra Bistro" in Vail. Everything there is excellent but if you go you have to get the brussels sprouts.
https://terrabistrovail.com/#main
Brussels Sprouts from "Terra Bistro" in Vail. Everything there is excellent but if you go you have to get the brussels sprouts.
https://terrabistrovail.com/#main
Another good one. Shakedown BBQ in Grantville. Right next to Penn National casino dont miss it best BBQ in central PA.
The broasted chicken is good, but I prefer their crab cakes. Giant lump meat with barely any filler.… SO good. Their Mac n cheeses are great too!
Funny story about eating in Wrightsville. Wife and I went to John Wright one day for lunch. She had never played cornhole before, so we went to the yard to play cornhole while we were waiting for our food. All of the sudden BAM! One of the umbrellas from the tables got picked up by a sudden gust of wind and the ornament on the top smacked my wife directly on the top of the head. Slight concussion. Spent a year trying to get them to pay for the medical bill from the York Hospital when she got checked out. She will never go back to John Wright again, which is a shame, because they have good food and the atmosphere is great eating there at the river.
My favorite place back home was the Collinsville Drive-In. I'm a bit biased because it was my first job in high school, but they have some of the best fried chicken I've ever had, and their chop steak subs were amazing! Great ice cream as well. Whenever we would win a little league game, our coach would take us to "Joe's" and get us ice cream cones. They had larges, smalls, then for baseball teams they would do like a half-small size that cost a dollar. Ice cream for the entire team for 15$.
https://www.facebook.com/Collinsville-Drive-in-298201258744/
Here in NC, It's Marybill's Café and Elbow Room. They don't have very many "diners" down here. It's basically waffle house or IHOP. Marybill's is a classic diner like they have up in York that I was used to.
https://www.facebook.com/MaryBills-Cafe-117908194939347/
Not my hometown but close to it.....
Kabosi (Spelling on purpose!) Loaf from Chen-Doh (Shenandoah for those phonetically challenged)!!
Kabosi (Spelling on purpose!) Loaf from Chen-Doh (Shenandoah for those phonetically challenged)!!
Penn Alps Restaurant and Craft shops in Granstville, MD
The Country Buffet is very good and the Roast Beef is second only to my Grandmothers.
https://www.pennalps.com/Home
The Country Buffet is very good and the Roast Beef is second only to my Grandmothers.
https://www.pennalps.com/Home
Senape’s pizza from Hazleton (hot and cold versions)
Screamers from Tony’s Lunch in Girardville
The pickle/mustard/onion hot dog style of Easton,PA of which Jimmy’s is most famous. Every town seems to have a famous hot dog place. The pickle/mustard/onion style may not be the best, but I think it’s pretty unique to the Easton/Phillipsburg area.
Screamers from Tony’s Lunch in Girardville
The pickle/mustard/onion hot dog style of Easton,PA of which Jimmy’s is most famous. Every town seems to have a famous hot dog place. The pickle/mustard/onion style may not be the best, but I think it’s pretty unique to the Easton/Phillipsburg area.
That sounds like a Gas-X demand generator.I don't know if it's exactly a hidden treasure, but a food I've found since living in Virginia that I haven't seen anywhere else is cream of peanut soup. It's amazing! For me, local is The Red Fox Inn in Middleburg, VA.
#2s. Price does increase greatly going to #1 then jumbo. When I have the time, company, and beer, I don’t mind picking through #2s.
I get giddy when my relatives bring Coropolese tomato pie to the tailgates.
My current locale near Kennett Square, PA has alot of good mom and pop Mexican restaurants, including a unique Mexican ice cream store called La Michoacana.
The Philadelphia Inquirer recently ran an article on it:
https://www.inquirer.com/news/penns...uare-mexican-ice-cream-business-20190720.html
The Philadelphia Inquirer recently ran an article on it:
https://www.inquirer.com/news/penns...uare-mexican-ice-cream-business-20190720.html
When I was at Clarion there was a brother/sister from Emporium. He always said that they only had one stop sign and no traffic lights.My Mom's home town is Emporium PA. This is the home of Luigi's famous hoagies. Luigi's is a little hole in the wall place where, as a kid, we'd but "caps" for our cap guns and have a little money left over for a bite of candie.
Fried Smelts is a western PA thing. I am not sure I am into it but like fried calamari, if you deep fry it enough and dump cocktail sauce on it the taste is just fine.
Last name was Mahlen or something close to that. He played basketball on the blacktop barefooted. I never saw such huge blood blisters before. Super nice guy.
Gotta go to the Chambersburg section to get the best ones. Is De Lorenzo's still there?
I moved out of Bucks County 25 years ago and have lived in Royersford ever since. A year ago I would have said French Quarter Bistro which had excellent cajun-creole dishes and a nice assortment of craft beers, but unfortunately they closed. So if you are ever in the area for breakfast I will give a shout out to Annamarie's Place. Bring your appetite because they have huge portions and if you can eat three of their pancakes they are on the house.
https://m.facebook.com/annamariesplace/
Once upon a time in Arlington, VA:
American Seafood - Go for the smoked trout. Stay for the key lime pie.
Sadly, Gary retired a few years back, so now I'm probably just left with either the schwarma platter at the Lebanese Taverna (original location) or a Milano sub at the Italian Store.
American Seafood - Go for the smoked trout. Stay for the key lime pie.
Sadly, Gary retired a few years back, so now I'm probably just left with either the schwarma platter at the Lebanese Taverna (original location) or a Milano sub at the Italian Store.
damn, your shawarma reference made me think of the best chicken shawarma in Michigan, Bucharest Grill, 3-4 locations in Detroit, but sadly the original location which was by far the best, closed a couple years ago
http://www.bucharestgrill.com/
DeLorenzos closed their Trenton place but opened a new restaurant in Yardley Pa and I believe they have one or two in the N.J. suburbs in Hamilton NJ
I make and sell cheesecakes to restaurants in NEPA. I use my grandmother's recipe and they are crazy tasty.
I grew up in the Morrison's Cove area of Pa. South of Altoona and north of Bedford.
The small town VFWs and other clubs in the Cove often have what they call Ox Roasts. I've not seen it elsewhere, but boy do I love the stuff. It's slow roasted roast beef that is then ground and served on a roll with sweet pickle relish. I can wolf down a million of them.
The small town VFWs and other clubs in the Cove often have what they call Ox Roasts. I've not seen it elsewhere, but boy do I love the stuff. It's slow roasted roast beef that is then ground and served on a roll with sweet pickle relish. I can wolf down a million of them.
One of my local favorites:
Fish Tacos.
Brigantine , Del Mar Ca.
Watch the thoroughbreds race at the Del Mar track while sipping margaritas on the Brig outdoor deck.
,,,,cheers
Hey C-Mark......I had some Plaza pie a couple weeks ago. The graham cracker pie is just like my grandma used to make.
I travel through that area from time to time. I missed the Plaza while it was shut down due to a fire.
I like to stop for a meal at Chido’s in Warren, Nunzi’s in Erie or Pine Junction near Findlay Lake. And I always bring a cooler to stock up at Bell’s Meat Market in Kane. I’m always pleasantly surprised with what I find at Bell’s.
I’m guessing you are familiar with all or most.
Without question:
https://pierogiesplus.com/
You can't touch this! Not even close!!!
http://www.mancinisbakery.com/
Or this:
https://www.post-gazette.com/busine...elocates-to-McKees-Rocks/stories/201605240183
https://jennyleeswirlbread.com/
None of you can touch my home town. You are all fighting it out for 2nd place!!
And, then we got this for either before or after work/dinner:
http://cluberoticapittsburgh.com/
And the 2nd place "B" league dancers:
http://truediamondspa.com/
I'm telling ya!
YOU cannot beat my home town!!
http://cluberoticapittsburgh.com/
And the 2nd place "B" league dancers:
http://truediamondspa.com/
I'm telling ya!
YOU cannot beat my home town!!
damn, your shawarma reference made me think of the best chicken shawarma in Michigan, Bucharest Grill, 3-4 locations in Detroit, but sadly the original location which was by far the best, closed a couple years ago
http://www.bucharestgrill.com/
If you ever get down to Raleigh, NC, check out Neomonde (the one on Beryl Rd). They have, to this day, the best chicken shawarma I've ever had and that includes shawarma from Iraq, Afghanistan, Amman... etc
damn, your shawarma reference made me think of the best chicken shawarma in Michigan, Bucharest Grill, 3-4 locations in Detroit, but sadly the original location which was by far the best, closed a couple years ago
http://www.bucharestgrill.com/
I got emotional just looking at this pic.
From where I live now is Helen’s Sausage House in Smyrna, DE. Open from 4AM to noon. Cash only. The sausage sandwiches are great, but my favorite is the pork chop sandwich.
From a prior life, Jimmy’s Quick Lunch in Hazleton. The hot dogs on a steamed roll, spicy mustard, chili & onions (no onions for me,sauerkraut instead). I could plow down 4 or 5 and wash it down w/ a Farmer’s Iced Tea. I couldn’t bend my fingers for a few days after that.
My Mom's home town is Emporium PA. This is the home of Luigi's famous hoagies. Luigi's is a little hole in the wall place where, as a kid, we'd but "caps" for our cap guns and have a little money left over for a bite of candie.
Excellent Trout fishing in and around Emporium. We used to go there every April and stay at this hole in the wall motel. I think it was the Buttonwood? Their restaurant did have the best pancakes that I can remember.
