Restaurant Reviews

We were in the area so we decide to stop in at Old Man Rafferty’s for the delicious cheesecake and the tomato soup.

The soup was so good, I will with out a doubt go back to Old Man Rafferty’s again.

A new cafe is coming to Boyertown which is badly needed in this small town. I will be doing updates of the local coffee shop as the date for its grand opening gets closer.

Did you get your fastnachts?

Today was Fat Tuesday, the day before Lent begins. Here in Boyertown there are any number of places you can get them to include the local grocery stores. But the best ones I am told are from The RT 100 Deli. Lizzie and I were driving back home from a business meeting in Fogelsville, and we decided to stop.

The RT 100 Deli, is a small little place that you would probably pass if you were not paying attention. From the few times that I have been in to the deli, I can say it does seem to have some quality sandwiches and such.

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Eve’s Lunch is now open after being closed for about 6 months. They are at their new location of 310 East Johnson Highway, Norristown.

I must warn you so you don’t do the same as I did and let your Zep dry out. Wrap your Zep up in something other than the paper it comes in if the sandwich will be stored over night.

If you get a chance stop at Eve’s Lunch and get Eve’s famous Zep tell them thegrubhound sent you.
Oh, bring cash, as Eve’s does not take credit cards.

Tags: Eve’s Lunch, Zeps, Hoagie, Philly Cheese Steak

This was taken on one of our trips to Moccia’s Train Stop. Moccia’s has great food, especially their sandwiches such as their Zep.

Stop in early as the line at Moccia’s can be quite long, although, the wait is well worth it. As good as Eve’s Lunch Zeps or a close second.

Trattoria Totaro Restaurant -Conshohocken

Originally uploaded by Emperor Anton
I was in search of the Conshohocken Italian Bakery, but stopped at this great little BYOB Italian restaurant in Conshohocken first and ordered three sandwiches since they use the Conshy bakery as their bread supplier.

According to Lizzie and many others, the best sandwiches in the Philly area are made on Conshy rolls. So if you have had an authentic Philly Cheese Steak, it hopefully was on one of these rolls. If it wasn’t, then you didn’t have the best Philly Cheese Steak.

The Trattoria is a really quaint restaurant that has been at its current location for well over a decade. The dining room has murals painted walls and an atmosphere that begs you to share a couple of nice bottles of your own favorite wine. Lizzie and I will have to check it out for dinner.

Tuna on a Conshohocken Italian Bakery Roll

Originally uploaded by Emperor Anton

I had an interview at Unreal Marketing last week. Thankfully, I didn’t get the position because upon entering the office area, I really started to feel very uneasy. Must have been the bad Feng Shui of all the office workers in their cubicles.

Anyway, after the interview was over, I went in search of the Conshohocken Italian Bakery for bread. I first ended up going to an Italian eatery where I ordered three sandwiches(crab cake sandwich, a hoagie, and a chicken sandwich) since they used the Conshy bakery for their rolls.
Lizzie tells me that if the sandwiches are any good, they get their bread from the Conshy bakery.

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.

PoBoy at Acme Oyster House

Originally uploaded by Emperor Anton

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.