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Primanti Bros. said in February that it was closing its Camp Hill and Lancaster restaurants. It hasn’t been the only familiar name to go dark in Pennsylvania this year. Here are the restaurant chains closing Pennsylvania locations in 2026, and where. 1. Smokey Bones. Smokey Bones shut down its...
One Pennsylvania burger hides mushrooms and onions inside the patty itself, then gets finished with Velveeta and a homemade hot mustard. I read that and immediately wanted to know who thought of it first. The surprises kept coming. Another spot on this list pairs smash burgers with birria tacos. A...
The state inspected the following food establishments in Centre County. To find more restaurant safety information, view full inspection reports, and sign up for real-time text or email alerts for specific restaurants or locations, visit Spotlight PA’s Restaurant Safety Tracker. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture produces retail food inspection...
Free chocolate milk refills are still a thing at one Old West-themed steakhouse. That detail alone made me grin. The chain behind it once had more than 700 restaurants across America. Now only about a dozen remain nationwide. Just one still stands in Pennsylvania, and people drive hours to reach...
Goat, rabbit, and lamb sit right alongside chicken wings at one old butcher counter. Some shoppers drive hours just for the small turkey wings. The shop opened in 1929. That means it has fed families through nearly a century of changing neighborhoods, prices, and supermarket trends. I like how the...
Craving middle-of-nowhere restaurants in Pennsylvania that are totally worth packing your bags for?. These 7 remarkable spots serve up outstanding food and experiences you’ll never stop talking about!. 1. Big Mike’s Steaks & Hoagies (Forksville) Forksville is a tiny borough tucked deep into Sullivan County, the kind of...
A bakery in Pennsylvania sells fresh pasta right next to its bread and cannoli, and it closes on Thursdays and Fridays. That schedule alone made me curious. Who skips Friday?. Another stop on this list serves its pasta in flights, so you can sample several dishes at once. A third has been cooking Southern Italian food since 1946.
In 1983, a fire wrecked the upper floors of a beloved restaurant building, and it was marked for demolition. Then one man stopped the bulldozers. He claimed the burned-out shell and saw an Italian dining room where everyone else saw rubble. His whole family spent ten years rebuilding it and...
Snapper soup is the dish people keep bringing up at one old colonial house in the Pennsylvania countryside. Yes, that snapper. The turtle-based classic that sounds like a dare and somehow tastes like comfort. The soup is only the start. The same kitchen turns out crab cakes, French onion soup,...
Buffalo gets the credit for inventing the chicken wing, but Pennsylvania has quietly built a wing scene that can hold its own. From Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, neighborhood bars are tossing wings in sauces that range from classic hot to flavors you have never heard of. Some spots offer more than...
Imagine watching an entire stainless steel diner lifted onto trucks and transported across town. That is exactly what happened to a historic Pennsylvania restaurant when a highway expansion project threatened its longtime home. Rather than abandon the building, its owners moved the vintage structure approximately 12 miles to a new...
Some dinners are just dinner, and some get circled on the calendar weeks ahead. Across Pennsylvania, certain steakhouses have become the go-to spots when a family wants to mark a birthday, toast an anniversary, or simply make a night feel bigger than usual. This list covers nine of them, from...
An entire aisle of ramen noodles. That’s one aisle, in one grocery store, and it might be the least surprising thing inside. This Pennsylvania supermarket also stocks live seafood, Korean barbecue meats marinated and ready for the grill, and even kimchi refrigerators. The signs come in three languages: English, Korean, and Chinese.
Thanksgiving doesn’t have to mean spending hours in the kitchen. If you’d rather leave the cooking to someone else this year, you’re in luck. There are restaurants across central Pennsylvania ready to serve a holiday meal. From traditional turkey and mashed potatoes to all-you-can-eat buffets, WITF has rounded up restaurants open on Thanksgiving Day in the region.
The crepes at this buffet get made right in front of you. A few steps away, the doughnuts come from a bakery that shares the same building. That combo alone got my attention. Then I learned the place calls itself a scratch kitchen, and the owners mean it. Pancakes and...
Ask an out-of-stater about chow-chow, and you’ll probably get a blank look. In Pennsylvania, that sweet relish is just something you keep on the shelf. Here are the pantry staples many Pennsylvanians have that out-of-staters have never seen. 1. Dried Sweet Corn. John Cope’s dried sweet corn dates to...
Pizzelles get their licorice taste from anise, and they show up on a lot of Pennsylvania cookie trays. If you’re from out of state, you might not have tried one, and it’s not the only cookie on the tray you’ll be guessing about. Here are the cookies...
NewsWorks Lab is an independent nonprofit newsroom. Sign up for our free newsletters. For Bill Jackson, owner of Wexford Beer, an independent beer distributor north of Pittsburgh, ordering ready-to-drink cocktails from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board can turn a routine delivery into a half-day’s work. Orders must be loaded one case at a time.
Ready to find the best bakeries in Pennsylvania that could make even a French chef jealous?. These 8 bakeries serve up fresh-baked goods and sweet treats that’ll have you jumping out of bed!. 1. Stock’s Bakery (Philadelphia) Some bakeries just feel like home the moment you walk in.