Restaurant Reviews

Last weekend Lizzie and I took the family to Snuzzles in Lyons for late lunch. Snuzzles of Lyons, PA has some of great food to include their signature sandwiches, pizza, and stromboli. Casual dining in this facility that reminds me of a ski lodge.
145 Lyons Rd. Mertztown, PA 19539 (610) 682-7272

After posting yesterday about the Sandwiches at both Moccia’s Train Stop and the best sandwiches in Kutztown, I had to have a sub, so I called up the Boyertown Bears Den and ordered up a couple of sandwiches for dinner.Lizzie had the 9 inch tuna, and I ordered this grilled ham and cheese with a 5 piece side order of hot wings. The great Conshohocken like rolls make these sandwiches ttrue Philly hoagies.
Not only does the Bears Den have some great food, it also is a nice place for the locals to hang out after the game. Named after the Boyertown mascot, the restaurant has lots of Boyertown sports memorabilia. I especially like the way the bathrooms are made into bears dens with murals on the walls.
So if you get to Boyertown, and your craving a Philly Cheese steak or a great hoagie, stop in at the Bears Den.

Last Wednesday, we had a craving for Zeps from Eve’s Lunch, and after calling and finding out that Eve’s is still closed, we decided to head out to Moccia’s (pronounced mow-shaz) Train Stop.

Moccia’s has really good food to include their Zep’s. Lizzie ordered a Zep, I ordered an Italian. Both sandwiches were about 20″ each, so neither of us was able to eat more than a quarter of either sandwich. Which was great because, I love leftovers.
For great Italian food in the Delphi Junction, some great sandwiches, and the model trains, stop in at Moccia’s Train Stop.

Update:
I made a video of Moccias Menu, which can be stopped and started easily enough so that the entire menu can be viewed.

My daughter was given the choice of where to eat last night, so she chose Ti Desco Ristorante and Pizzeria in Kutztown located next to Weis Market, the local grocery store.
I have stopped there several times, but only for a slice of pizza, which is a good local pizza shop pizza. My daughter wanted to eat in, which was a first.
So we get our menu’s(very nice menu by the way) and the very friendly waitress brings us our Coke products(we both got rootbeer). I mention this because Lizzie, my wife, is a Coke fan,and much prefers Coke to Pepsi.
The waitress informed me that they make their own bread, so after waffling about getting a salad or a sandwich, I chose a ham and cheese, a house salad(not shown), hot chicken wings, and a slice of plain for my daughter.
The salad I must say was very fresh. The lettuce was very crisp, with not a sign of brown leaves, the tomatoes, were perfect as well and it was toped off with the house dressing which made a perfect side salad.
Now the Sandwich, was not the largest sandwich, but the bread was some of the best bread I have had in quite some time. I would even put it up there with Conshohocken bread…yea it’s that good. The bread was so good, that I came back at 9pm just before closing to buy a couple of rolls for Lizzie.
This sandwich I would go so far as to say was the best sandwich I have had in Kutztown.
So for some really good sandwiches, and other Italian food, stop in and check out Ti Desco Ristorante and Pizzeria.

LePavillion Dining room

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Lizzie and I ate in the LePavillion Crystal Dining room on during their All Saints brunch, which is held anytime the Saints are playing at home on Sunday. The All Saints brunch consists of at least 4 tables of fine buffet dining to include a table of deserts, fruit, cheeses, and the main table with items such eggs, meat and the like.
I had three courses during the All Saints Brunch which consisted the first being fruit, cheeses, and a tiny bagel, the second being eggs, bacon, crab leggs, and the last being desert which I shared with Lizzie.
Thankfully we ate this large brunch, because the next meal was not until nearly 8pm after we did our Cajun Encounters tour and ate at the fabulous Mr. B’s which will be another post all together.

Sadly, this was the only meal we were to have at the LePavillion, due to the short nature of our stay, we wanted to experience as much as possible. But I heard via a comment on the New Orleans Weekend post that they also have an awesome Crawdad Sandwich which I will have to try if we ever stay there again.

PoBoy at Acme Oyster House

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The first meal we ate while in New Orleans was at the Acme Oyster House because it came highly recommended by both the concierge and a friend of mine.
Our tattooed svelte waitress suggested I order the fried oysters instead of the raw oysters, and so I did. The fired oysters were like heaven in my mouth and as it turns out, Lizzie had one, which turned out to be her first oyster. She also had rave reviews for the fried oysters.
I then had a Peace Maker PoBoy(pictured here) which is a combo Golden fried Oyster & Shrimp with TABASCO® infused mayo, lettuce & tomato. Lizzie had the Red Beans Poopa.
The food was good but the atmosphere was suited more towards a college crowd rather than fine dining.

Monday morning we arose about 530am and took a taxi from LePavillion, our four star hotel, to Cafe Du Monde for Beignets and cafe au lait at the famous vintage New Orleans coffee shop.
The Beignets come in orders of 3, so we got six since we ordered an order for two. Lizzie had two and I had four of the powdery little treats.
Upon entering the cafe, we took a seat and a waitress wearing a paper Cafe Du Monde hat took our order. The menu is very simple, with a few varieties of coffee and the only food, beignets.
If you don’t have the chance to go to New Orleans, you can always order your beignets and coffee from the CafeDuMonde Online store.

Lizzie and I stopped off at the Panera off of the 422 Trooper exit on our way back from New Orleans. I ordered the Garden Harvest salad which was quite delicious, and Lizzie ordered a crispini. I also had a bowl of the potato soup which was fine, but certainly not a favorite.
I frequently go to Panera during my sons hockey practices, so Lizzie has to hear when I have a meal there, because I am usaully IMing her while I am eating…you have to love Panera’s free Wifi.

Beer at Anthony’s

A delicious mug of beer from Anthony’s in Gananoque, Ontario. I believe it was a Gritstone Ale from the Niagara Brew company. This beer accompanied my meal at Anthony’s. We originally decided to go to Anthony’s because I had done a bit of research and they came up as a place that had a superior rating for poutine, which is french fries covered with cheese curds and gravy.

We only ate off of the lunch menu, but the dinner menu looks to be something that we will need to experience next time in Gan. I also heard they have a great selection of deserts that we will have to sample.

Borscht at MapleLeaf in Gananoque

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I had never had Borscht before this brief stop, but if this is what it tastes like everywhere, I am now a fan. It was so good, just thinking about it makes my mouth water.
Stop in at the Mapleleaf Restaurant for some great European food.

Next time Lizzie and go back to Gan, we are surely going to stop for a schnitzel and a beer as well as another bowl of borscht…I can hardly wait to visit the Thousand Islands again.