‘Good Azz Eats’: Comfort food, including mac-n-cheese bites and ‘Donkey Ballz,’ offered at new Northampton County restaurant

A new eatery in the Slate Belt is serving up comfort food like fried chicken and waffles alongside cool treats like milkshakes and Italian ice.

Good Azz Eats, offering “comfort cuisine for the heart and soul,” opened April 9 at 492 E. Main St. in Pen Argyl, according to co-owner Mike “Chef Blak” Nixon. The renovated space previously housed Emmy Lou’s restaurant.

Nixon and his brother, Jeremy “Captain Cookbook” Murcelo, are crafting creative comfort dishes like smoked brisket grilled cheese, mac-n-cheese squares (five-cheese or Buffalo bleu), “Donkey Ballz” (golden balls of deep-fried yellow rice and chicken served with cilantro) and a “Donkey Dog” (Nathan’s biggest beef dog topped with onions, peppers, potatoes and cheese).

Other menu highlights include deep-fried pickles; fresh-cut and sweet potato fries; empanadas (beef, beef and cheese, chicken, brisket or mac-n-cheese); “Wild Azz” honey or red velvet waffles topped with powdered sugar and maple syrup; and a “Ho Ho Honey” crispy chicken sandwich (chicken breast, seasoned with butter, ginger and rosemary and topped with house-made honey dijon and pickles, on a sweet roll).

Customers also can enjoy hand-crafted potato salad, half-pound pastrami and cheese sandwiches and chicken wings (slow-smoked and then fried) in their choice of four flavors (Garlic Parm, Honey Loogers, Kik Azz Donkey or Plain Janes).

Most large plates are under $11, while most sides are under $5.

For individuals with a sweet tooth, Good Azz Eats also features 18 flavors of Hershey’s hard ice cream along with other chilled treats like brownie and cookie ice cream sandwiches.

The 50-seat restaurant is open Tuesday through Sunday. Info: 610-881-4007.