Places To Eat

Yes. I just want options, baby! No more Mickey D's, I want something that I probably cannot get back home...something out of the ordinary. ;)

Good replies so far, keep it coming.

Did you ever go to Carrabba's? check it out. www.carrabbas.com, there is one in walking distance from Dorney Park, if you dont mind a 30 minute drive, come to my house, I am always cooking!

Blondie, do you allow buses?

Back on topic, if you go to Dutch Wonderland, you could always try out the following:
Bird-in-Hand Family Restaurant or Plain & Fancy, Bird-in-Hand,

Stoltzfus Family Farmhouse, Intercourse,

Shady Maple Smorgasbord, Blue Ball.

OK, I just wanted to say dirty sounding Amish town names. No, actually, they're all pretty good places to eat (among many others in that area).

Funtown Splash Town USA (Saco, Maine):

Down Rt 1 in Wells, Maine is Mike's Clam Shack. Great lobster rolls, lobster stew, and lobster pie. A bowl of the lobster stew is around $10... but it is LOADED with lobster claw meat!

If you are looking for something a bit more fancy (and thus expensive) there is the York Harbor Inn in York Harbor, Maine (along Rt 1A). Lobster Ravioli is great, not to mention their Indian Pudding desert. The "Ship's Pub" also at York Harbor Inn is an option too. The interior looks like the interior of a ship, and the menu is the same as the dinning room... just a bit more casual.

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Mmm, I ate at some awesome place in Intercourse, Pa., once. I had a BLT with chilled blueberry soup, and a slice of shoo-fly pie.

This is a reach, but if you're ever in Columbus (Wyandot Lake, maybe??), and you're in the mood for a really nice meal, eat at M. It's in the first floor of the Miranova tower (that cool-looking building downtown with the long, gently sloping roof). I've been there four times and it gets better every time. It'll cost you though.

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RatherGoodBear said:

OK, I just wanted to say dirty sounding Amish town names.

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Just gotta vunder vhat dose Amish were tinkin' when dey named dare towns, right Amos? And dey say we Inklish are vorldly!

And what exactly were they growing in their fields in Hempfield Township?

Off topic... if you are travelling between Allentown and Reading on the way to Lancaster, you pass through the little town of Virginville. (Note: This is not on the the same road where you will find Intercourse, PA.)

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BlondeeBaby said:
...come to my house, I am always cooking!

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^ Is this related to the food topic? LOL!

Had my first lobster roll last year at Palace Playland, nothing spectacular, but at least unique to the region.

KC, there's a BBQ place right across from WoF, yummy food, unusual (cinnamon) flavor for sauce...

Good BBQ joints ALL over Texas, one within walking distance of the park gate in Arlington. The one that was on the road from Houston to Arlington was AWESOME (featured on Food Network), but there's no park in Houston anymore, so...

Of course, for IN-PARK food, I recommend Busch, HFEC, and my all-time favorite, Knoebels...yummmy!

^ Two types of lobster rolls.

One type is made with lobster, mayo, etc (almost like a "lobster salad") and is served on a roll. The other type is simply lobster meat in a toasted roll with melted butter poured over top of it. The latter I think is the best, though it does play hell with your cholesterol.

^^^ SLFAKE, you forgot to say "vunst."

Well, I'm not well knowledged in local restaurants but when we stayed at Great Wolf Lodge in Sandusky over the Presidents Day weekend, there was no way we were eating dinner on-site. Breakfast and Lunch were in the room since we brought our own food, but we went to Ryan's for dinner. I absolutley love that place. Now if they could just get a Waffle House out there somewhere...

Here's a couple of $plurges if you are going to Dollywood. The first is the Dixie Stampede (Also Owned by Dolly Parton.) They have a TERRIFFIC Floor Show while you eat a Full-Course Chicken Dinner "Klingon Style" (With your hands) :)

If you like Prime Rib of Beef go to the Golden Hearth Restaurant in Gatlinburg (It's the last Restaurant before you enter the National Park) Thinking about this place makes my mouth water :)

If you are going to Boomers to take on the Dania Beach Hurricane go to the Fontainebleu Hilton and attend their TROPIGALA Floor Show. With Dinner, Drink, Tip and Tax it will set you back a C-Note but TRUST ME, You WILL get your Moneys worth! :)

Whenever I want to eat near a park (but not inside), I usually just ask a staff member near the exit. If they are allowed to offer opinions (and some say they are not), most offer very good choices. Kudo's to the staff at Seabreeze for our recommending a surprisingly good restaurant (that I can't remember the name of -- the food was good quality and value).

For destinations like Orlando or Las Vegas where there are literally hundreds of restaurants in the immediate area, you have some options:
* use a free guide from a brochure stand (highly biased to advertisers)
* use a guidebook from a reputable publisher (for the cost of an entre, you get accurate reviews that allow you to plan some of your dining -- but always check the publishing date and be cautious of obsolete reviews.)
* ask your hotel conceirge or front-desk staff, and don't be afraid to describe your preferred dining style and budget.

FYI: Here are a few of my favorite restaurants near (but not inside) theme parks: Famous Dave's at Cedar Point Marina, California Grill at Disney's Contemporary Resort (Magic Kingdom), Emeril's at Universal Orlando City Walk (IOA and USO), The Steakhouse at Circus Circus (Adventuredome), and Cheeseburger at the Oasis Aladdin resort/mall (near Manhattan Express, Las Vegas). Victoria and Albert's is good too, but as 2Hostyl indicated earlier, it's not a meal, it's an investment. *** Edited 4/12/2006 9:04:39 PM UTC by greatwhitenorth***

Here's a couple of Budget Restaurants.

If you are going to Six Flags Darien Lake you'll HAVE to visit the ANCHOR INN in Downtown Buffalo. This is the place that first gave us the "Buffalo Wing" Try an order of "Suicides" if you got "Serious Thrill Issues"! :)

For those of you going to Holiwood Nights/Rumblefest you can eat like a pig at the Buffet at the Caesar"s Riverboat Casino on the Indiana Side of Louisville for about 15 Bucks. My map says there is another one of these "Adult Penny Arcades" in Evansville so I will check it out when I arrive there. (Just Ignore all of those silly games in the "Arcade", they have those so you will spend more MONEY!) :(

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Borntocoast said:
ANCHOR INN in Downtown Buffalo. This is the place that first gave us the "Buffalo Wing" Try an order of "Suicides" if you got "Serious Thrill Issues"! :)

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I have a lot of respect for Buffalo Wings, especially those from Buffalo. But the best wings I've had were not anywhere near Buffalo. Fricker's Fricken Chicken wings were crazy -- they were huge, meaty, and perfectly flavoured (hot, but not stupid-hot). www.frickers.com Unfortunately, Frickers is a fricken long way from Ottawa. Fricker's Toledo restaurant and bar (where I ate) is an hour west of Cedar Point.

To Rathergoodbear, I like buses. Plenty of room to park. For Rollergator, i mean food! but I do have another site.... anyway. I am going to western PA this summer, Kennywood, Idlewild, Geauga Lake, Conneaut Lake, Cedar Point and Waldameer. Any food suggestions for that area?

LOL, I know it, but I figured you've been around long enough to be used to the *shenanigans* by now... :)

I feel so sorry for you GreatWhiteNorth. Basically from Dayton, OH up I-75 to Toledo, OH Frickers is an institution for our parts. We eat there 1-2 times a week. The Frickin' Chicken Chunks as they are called, are incredible. And you may want to try the Cheddar Balls w/ pizza sauce the next time your down this way.

If you're ever heading south to PKI stop in Dayton, (we have at least four Frickers restaurants around town). *** Edited 4/12/2006 10:32:53 PM UTC by Floorless Fan***

Oh I know you shenanigans, rollergator... but i am one step ahead... that is why i get to ride the coasters first! ;-)

Here's another fun spot for you all! If you are in St Louis to visit the Six Flags Park there you HAVE to visit DREW'S FROZAN CUSTARD. They are a St Louis INSTITUTION and they gave us the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough "Concrete". Trust me, It's TO DIE FOR!!! :) *** Edited 4/13/2006 8:18:38 PM UTC by Borntocoast***

"Concrete SHAKE"? That's sacrelige!!!

It's a concrete, end of story. :)

Glad you enjoyed them. They definately are a St. Louis institution. Frozen custard is a local tradition (I know that it is in a few other U.S. locations also).

Other St. Louis food items to NOT miss. Toasted Raviola & St. Louis style pizza. I don't know why toasted raviola aren't available everywhere since they're so simple, but they were 'invented' on the Hill here in St. Louis. I've only ever found true St. Louis toasted raviola in New Hampshire of all places. If you know a place that offers toasted or fried raviola and it isn't filled with meat, it AIN'T the real deal.

Another thing that I'm ticked isn't widely available across the U.S. is peirogies (sp?). I got hooked on this beauties in Ohio and Oregon. Still can't find a single place to get one in St. Louis (and those freezer versions in the supermarket are crap!).