Pennsylvania Road Food

My favorites, in no particular order

Boiling Springs Tavern
1 East 1st Street
Boiling Springs, PA 17007-9601
717-258-3614
http://www.boilingspringstavern.net/
1832 Federal style tavern in a charming little town. Has both an upscale dining room and food at the bar. From there, pop over to Rt 233 through the Michaux Forest. You can thank me later.

Wellsboro Diner
19 Main Street
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania 16901
570-724-3992
http://www.wellsborodiner.com
Old school diner. Waitresses assured me there are no calories in the chili dogs and fries. A quick ride to the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania at Leonard Harrison State Park.

Jean Bonnet Tavern
6048 Lincoln Highway
Bedford, PA 15522
814.623.2250 -
http://www.jeanbonnettavern.com/
Historic, 18th century tavern off of the excellent Rt 30, just west of Bedford. Not far from the Flight 93 Memorial. And try Rt 26 south of Everett.

Appalachian Brew Pub
401 Buford Ave.
Gettysburg, PA 17325
717.334-2200
http://www.abcbrew.com/gettysburg/brewpub.htm
Just west of Gettysburg, right next to Robert E. Lee's headquarters. Appalachian also has other brew pubs in Harrisburg and Camp Hill. And their beers are superb.

Dobbin House
89 Steinwehr Avenue (Business Route 15 South)
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717)334-2100
http://www.dobbinhouse.com/
1776 tavern in the heart of Gettysburg.

Hofbrauhaus
U.S. Rt 30
Abbottstown, PA 17301
Phone: 717.259.9641
http://www.germanfoodinpa.com/index.asp
Get your Bavarian on, just east of Gettysburg on Rt. 30.

Prudhomme's Lost Cajun Kitchen
50 Lancaster Avenue
Columbia, PA 17512
(717) 684-1706
http://www.lostcajunkitchen.com/
Very nice place run by a nephew of Paul Prudhomme. In Columbia, right off of Rt 30 between York and Lancaster. Check out the clock museum.

Denny's Beer Barrel Pub
1452 Woodland Road
Clearfield, PA 16830
814-765-7190
http://www.dennysbeerbarrelpub.com/
When you're in the mood for a six lb. burger. Huge menu.

Cafe Bruges
16 North Pitt Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
717-960-0223
http://www.cafebruges.com/
A Belgian cafe in small town Pennsylvania! Can't go wrong with mussels from Brussels (along with hand cut fries and mayo or the cafe's own catsup).

Elk Creek Caf?® + Aleworks
100 West Main Street
Millheim, PA 16854
(814) 349-8850
www.elkcreekcafe.net
A hidden gem in an unlikely place. The walleye is to die for.

Cruiser's Cafe
8448 Rt. 104
Mt. Pleasant Mills, PA 17853
570.539.0043
http://cruiserscafe.blogspot.com/
Food is OK--nothing special--but it's a fun little place.

Doan's Bones BBQ
3507 McAlevy's Fort Road
Petersburg PA 16669
(814)-667-3670
http://www.doansbones.com/
Pretty good for Yankee BBQ. Just off the very nice Rt. 26 between State College and Huntingdon.

Market Cross Pub
113 North Hanover Street, Carlisle, PA 17013-2422
(717) 258-1234 ‎
http://www.marketcrosspub.com/index.htm
English style pub in my home town. Huge beer selection (if you're riding pillion).

Forksville General Store and Restaurant
(570) 924-4982
Bridge Street
Forksville, PA 18616
http://www.forksvillestore.com/index.html
Big Mike's South Philly specialties, across the covered bridge off of the excellent Rt. 154

Mount Nittany Inn
814-364-9363
559 N. Pennsylvania Avenue
Centre Hall, PA 1682
http://www.mtnittanyinn.com
A bit upscale, near State College.

Road Food

Most valuable info, Thanks

So many restaurants, so little time. Great info, thanks.

I thought this thread was going to be about roadkill.......

36654 said:

I thought this thread was going to be about roadkill.......

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Well, just for you

Sniders Road Kill Cafe
http://www.palestars.com/roadkill/about.htm

rockbottom said:

Well, just for you

Sniders Road Kill Cafe
http://www.palestars.com/roadkill/about.htm

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I'm curious, why didn't you include Stoudt's over in Adamstown (Reading) on your list of restaurants/brew pubs? Admittedly, they have swung to the more popular and lower production cost ales, but in a previous day, they were one of the few producers of a decent lager in US.

Just asking

Just an oversight. I haven't been there since I started riding in 2008.

New Addition

If you're heading to the national on I-80 from the west, the Red Horse Tavern http://www.redhorse-tavern.com/ is a good stop near I-80 exit 161. From exit 161, follow PA 26 to the intersection of PA144.

Good food and great service.

36654 said:

If you're heading to the national on I-80 from the west, the Red Horse Tavern http://www.redhorse-tavern.com/ is a good stop near I-80 exit 161. From exit 161, follow PA 26 to the intersection of PA144.

Good food and great service.

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Interesting--I've ridden past there several dozen times and never tried it.

Been by there several times also - will have to check it out.

terham said:

Been by there several times also - will have to check it out.

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It's an old business, but under new management. The new owners are nice folks and the food is good. In addition, the prices are reasonable.

Nice folks, good food, reasonable prices.

small town PA, off of I-80, about halfway between Clarion and Grove City. fantastic pancakes.

!/2 Hr N of the rally, The "Old Filling Station" in Benton, excellent food, especially soups. Their Seafood Bisque is a must have!! Reasonable $$ too.

For Dinner Orlando's in Muncy, REAL Italian food, I have had some very memorable meals there.

I built a map of PA BBQ joints for another thread and thought I might as well cross reference it here.

rockbottom said:

I built a map of PA BBQ joints for another thread and thought I might as well cross reference it here.

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Thanks Rockbottom
Have you eat at all of them.
I have only eat at stookey's in Naticoke on RT !! and that is not a real BBQ. Which ones are worth the drive.
tony

I like Redd's (which is actually just a take out trailer) in part because it's about two mile from my house and in part because the guys that run it are South Carolinians. Of the others, I've eaten at Doan's Bones and Skeeters the most. Both are OK. There are a couple of places in Maryland that I think are better (and I can post that map if you want). But, being from South Carolina and having lived for a while in Kansas City, my barbeque standards are pretty high.

On Sunday, we stopped at "It's Just Barbecue." On Rt 61 - listed as Orwigsburg, PA. You can't miss the little pink pig smoker out front (next to the working one).

http://www.itsjustbarbecue.com/

The brisket was amazing.Tender and flavorful. Must be eaten with the special horseradish barbecue sauce - just a hint of horseradish, not so much as to have the eyes watering. Hubby had the pulled pork, which was good. I would have had the ribs, but didn't want to wait the 20 minutes for them to finish cooking. I mentioned to the owner that we'd be doing a write up, and to expect increased MC traffic leading up to the rally weekend.

We were offered a sample of the ribs, once they were cooked, as well as some of the featured chicken wings. Tasty! They'd sold out of the cinnamon apples. Maybe I'll have to call ahead and reserve some.

P

Rockbottom:
Thanks for posting this very valuable.