Its Saturday morning of 4th of July weekend 2008 and I needed to go to
Lizzie and I have been to the Pied Piper for both dinner and breakfast, and we have come to the conclusion, that their breakfast is pretty good, but their non-breakfast menu is sub par.
This mornings breakfast, makes the second time I have had breakfast at the Pied Piper, and both times I had their delicious pumpkin pancakes. Today, however, I had a short stack and country eggs, which are eggs scrambled with green peppers, onions, and home fries.
The peeps that I was with, included Lizzie’s two sons and her mom. Her middle boy, had the Belgian waffles with strawberries. He also asked them not to put on whipped cream, but they came with it any way. Her youngest son had the creamed chipped beef and a side of scrapple, and was very happy with his selection.
After dinning, bought some half priced fireworks at the seasonal fireworks store that is set up in the Pied Piper parking lot every year. The day after the fourth is always the best time to buy fireworks.
My suggestion for dining at the Pied Piper is that you order off of the breakfast menu, and steer away from anything else, and in my opinion, you can’t go wrong ordering the pumpkin pancakes.
A couple of weeks ago we had to pick up some guests at the Newark Airport, which is a good couple of hours away from Boyertown. The best thing about going to Newark is that we always pass the Clinton Station Diner, which is just off of I-78. Lizzie and I have stopped at the Clinton Station Diner numerous times before, so we felt really comfortable taking our out of town guests there on the way back to Boyertown.
I noticed on the menu that they now have a number of huge burgers including Mt Olympus the 50lb burger, Zeus a 7lb burger, and Atlas a 3lb burger. All of these burgers have different “Eat them all and they are free” options, which differ by the number of people eating the burgers and the time you are alloted.
I have never had a burger at the station, but if they are anything like the rest of the food, I am sure they are really delicious.
My favorite dish has to be the sausage and peppers pasta bowl as well as their desserts which taste as good as they look. The Clinton Station Diner prides itself on the freshness of its food which is entirely made on site.
Thankfully, we found the Clinton Station Diner, because I almost enjoy going to the Newark Airport now, knowing that I will be able to stop off at the diner for some of their wonderful desserts. If you stop in, make sure you are hungry, because the portions, may not all be like the Mt. Olympus, but they are well proportioned. In addition to the portion sizes, the diner has a wide selection which is sure to satisfy the fussiest of eaters.
Lizzie and I had the great fortune to eat at Annette’s located in Ventnor, NJ, which is just outside of Atlantic City, NJ. We arrived at Annette’s as the fourth alternative, due to my Harmon Nuvi GPS sending us to three other places that were no longer existing prior to going to Annette’s. The fourth try was a charm.
Annette’s, which is owned by Cheryl and David Venezia, is proclaimed to be the “best breakfast on the island”. Lizzie and I would have to agree, because we ended up there for breakfast both mornings of our Atlantic City trip.
I had the Nova Special the first morning which is like a lox and cream cheese bagel, and then the Asparagus Omelet special the second morning. I would have to say, of the two, the bagel was my favorite.
The diner has a very homey feel, and Cheryl is very friendly and stops to chat with all the customers.
I also noticed that all the coffee mugs at Annette’s are different, so I’ll have to get Lizzie to send Cheryl an art mug from Lizzie’s site Fatladysingz.com.
Last weekend, Lizzie and I took a trip to Atlantic City, NJ and had a wonderful time. We stayed at the Flagship Fantasea Resort, which being at the end of the boardwalk, was way to far to be in walking distance in the cold winter weather.
We did do a bit of gambling on both Friday and Saturday night, and broke even on Saturday at the Claridge, but lost our gambling budget on Friday.
Where was the Grub!
Below is just a summary of our dining experiences during our Atlantic City, NJ getaway weekend. Individual posts will be linked to as they get written up.
The first meal we had, other than Wendy’s on the way up was at Bread Sticks Cafe and Grill on Saturday morning. This is located inside Resorts Casino, and I believe is open 24hrs. A good place to eat late at night that has pretty nice portion sizes.
The next morning we got up and went out in search of some breakfast. We could have eaten at the Flagship, but since it is a buffet breakfast, and Lizzie is not a fan of the buffet, we decided to get off of the board walk in search of some food. Using my Garmin Nuvi GPS unit, we first went to 3 places that were no longer existing. Thankfully we did not give up on the Nuvi, because the fourth place ended up being Annette’s in Ventnor, NJ. This is proclaimed to be the best breakfast on the island, and since it was so good, we ended up eating there both mornings of our trip.
For lunch, we had to go for subs at The White House Submarine shop that we had passed in our journeys. The outside of this submarine shop is so classic that we just had to give it a try. Thankfully we did, because we found some of the best hoagies which can hold there own to any we have had in the Philly area. Not only did we eat lunch here, but prior to heading back to PA, we called in an order of several submarines to take back for supper.
For Dinner on Saturday, we ate at The Nostalgia Room, which was recommended to us by one of the owners of Annette’s, Cheryl Venezia.
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The Roasted Red Pepper appetizer at Cutillo’s is a nice start to an amazing meal that ended with Lizzie’s hot fudge Chocolate Cake.
CD’s Place in Boyertown, PA has the holiday decorations up which makes this Rock n Roll nostalgic diner a great place to visit before going out shopping for breakfast.
This big Pizza Chef statue is inside the Mallorytown Restaurant which is located between Gananoque and Brockville, Ontario. Mallorytown is just minutes from the St. Lawrence.
We stopped on Sunday of the weekend we were in the Thousand Islands and on our way to the Rockport Boat Lines to cruise past Boldt Castle.
A very good breakfast and a friendly atmosphere makes this a place that both Lizzie and I would recommend.
Check out the rest of my Thousand Island pictures on Flickr.
A Boyertown diner with unique character is a good way to describe CD’s Place (610-367-6734)located at 237 N Reading Ave in Boyertown has a classic diner menu with a few non traditional items that make it a quality diner and my favorite diner in not only Boyertown, PA , but all of Berks County. As mentioned in a prior post, Cd’s has “The Slaw Dog” which is one of my favorite items on the menu to order for lunch. Two slaw dogs and some cottage fries make a quality lunch that will not leave you hungry. CD’s has specials that run from Sunday to Sunday, and usually consist of a breakfast special omelet, a lunch special which is frequently a wrap( had a turkey, with Russian dressing the other day that was mouth watering), and a soup. Cd’s soups are legendary in the Boyertown area, and frequently run out, so if you get there at the wrong time you might miss out.
The diner is decorated with a variety of RocknRoll memorabilia such as concert tickets stubs and album covers under glass on the counters, a collage of various music celebrities that was painted by the owners daughter, and various instruments hanging around. Chris Dietz, the owner certainly has an eclectic taste in music. Check out the counters for a sampling of his music taste or just stop in and listen to what ever groovy tunes happen to be playing while you dine.
CD’s Place can be found by getting off of Rt 100 at the Gilbertsville exit and heading into Boyertown, you can head towards Gilbertsville on Reading Ave off of Main St. The Boyertown Diner is open at 7am M-Sat and 8am on Sunday, and closes at 2pm M-W and Saturday, and is open til 7 on Thursday and Friday. Sunday they close at noon and only serve breakfast. (610) 367-6734. Take out is available.
Lizzie’s clan is always there at about 8am on most Saturdays for breakfast, so if you get a chance stop on in and tell em Lizzie sent you.
morning. I would have to say, of the two, the bagel was my favorite.
NJ
