Great food stops

[jr/shotglass]

I'm celebrating a milestone birthday tomorrow night with dinner at the famed Shady Maple Smorgasbord in East Earl, Pa. (In the vicinity of Intercourse and Blue Ball!) Food done the Amish way, as far as the eye can see.

Shady Maple Smorgasbord | Authentic PA Dutch Cooking | Lancaster County PA

What are some other can't-miss places?

I'll add another: The Bonfire in Ocean City, Md.

https://www.thebonfirerestaurant.com/

 

[micropolitan guy]

I have never been there but some of my friends swear by McClintock's Steak House in Pismo Beach, Calif.

 

[Cosmo]

Acre in Auburn was one of the best meals I've ever had.

 

[Songbird]

I have never been there but some of my friends swear by McClintock's Steak House in Pismo Beach, Calif.

Went there a few times, excellent steaks.

Also a butterfly grove in Pismo for butterfly lovers.

 

[jr/shotglass]

Great, melt-in-your-mouth steaks are so rare around here, I don't even order it anymore.

 

[Spartan Squad]

I have never been there but some of my friends swear by McClintock's Steak House in Pismo Beach, Calif.

McClintocks is great. And there are two locations, if I'm not mistaken. One is a fancy steakhouse and the other is more low-key country feel.

 

[Spartan Squad]

In San Jose, it isn't fancy but La Victoria Taqueria on Third and San Carlos in downtown is good. The Orange Sauce is the whole reason to go. Their recipe is a closely guarded secret. Totally worth it.

 

[FileNotFound]

If you ever find yourself meandering along U.S. 64 in western North Carolina, it will be worth your time to stop at the Cashiers Valley Smokehouse for the best BBQ I’ve had in the Eastern Time Zone.

https://www.cashiersvalleysmokehouse.com/

 

[wicked]

Used to drive by Shady Maple a couple or three times a month and never stopped in. Let us know what you think of it.

 

[jr/shotglass]

Used to drive by Shady Maple a couple or three times a month and never stopped in. Let us know what you think of it.

Oh, I've been there before. It's pretty awesome. Four or five chef stations for steak, seafood, brisket, etc. About 50 yards worth of two-sided buffet, mouth-watering Amish dishes like brown-butter noodles and ham balls. And a dessert stand that will blow you away.

 

[wicked]

I didn't realize how iconic it was until I moved away. Just figured it was a Ponderosa/Golden Corral clone. I've kicked myself ever since.

 

[jr/shotglass]

There's another Amish-country buffet that's a must-stop -- Miller's Smorgasbord in Ronks, on Route 30 just past the Lancaster outlets. High-end buffet fare here.

https://www.millerssmorgasbord.com/

 

[Monday Morning Sportswriter]

All this talk about Amish buffets ... you know neither of them are Amish, right?

Miller's is the same ownership group that owns the former Plain & Fancy Farm, now called Smokehouse BBQ & Brews. Selling beer *and* open on Sunday. Definitely not Amish.

Best I can tell, there are two Amish restaurants here. Katy's Kitchen and Hometown Kitchen. That's it. Neither is a buffet.

 

[jr/shotglass]

Perhaps, but Shady Maple and Miller's offer Amish-style dishes you wouldn't find in St. Louis or Denver.

I'd count Bird-in-Hand Family Restaurant and Dienner's there, too. Both buffets.

 

[Songbird]

Tis a fine buffet but sure tis not Amish, Essjay.

 

[Monday Morning Sportswriter]

Perhaps, but Shady Maple and Miller's offer Amish-style dishes you wouldn't find in St. Louis or Denver.

I'd count Bird-in-Hand Family Restaurant and Dienner's there, too. Both buffets.

And only Dieners is great. Everything else is good at best.

 

[tea and ease]

If we're just talking local food, not fancy or sit down, in Delaware it's Capriotti's for a turkey sub, Casapulla's for an Italian sub. No "hoagie'. Delaware sits between the famed steak sandwiches of Philly, and Marylands's crab dishes. I think sub take-out is all we have. Casapulla's is such a famous name here, it was given as a wedding present to a Casapulla granddaughter so she could start the chain in southern Delaware.

 

[User 149557]

I grew up around Amish and Mennonites. I now live in Indiana.

It’s impeccably cooked food.

And lacking in any sort of spice or flavoring that would make it any good.

It’s such a waste of so much effort.

It’s the Jason Garrett of food.

 

[jr/shotglass]

I grew up around Amish and Mennonites. I now live in Indiana.

It’s impeccably cooked food.

And lacking in any sort of spice or flavoring that would make it any good.

It’s such a waste of so much effort.

It’s the Jason Garrett of food.

Can't totally disagree; they aren't big on spice.

But ham balls in pineapple sauce? Brown-butter noodles? Gimme.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

If we're just talking local food, not fancy or sit down, in Delaware it's Capriotti's for a turkey sub, Casapulla's for an Italian sub. No "hoagie'. Delaware sits between the famed steak sandwiches of Philly, and Marylands's crab dishes. I think sub take-out is all we have. Casapulla's is such a famous name here, it was given as a wedding present to a Casapulla granddaughter so she could start the chain in southern Delaware.

I don't know how one can discuss Delaware food stops without mentioning the Charcoal Pit. Great burgers and steak sandwiches plus the best milkshakes around.