Good places to eat at York

The Scrapple at Alexanders is thinner and more aimed at beginners, the Scrapple at the Round the Clock Diner  is a manly slice of heaven.

Alexanders biggest plus is that it is very close to the York fairgrounds.

We found this place last year http://www.thepaddockonmarket.com/ and the food was great and different.  Plus it was a short drive from the Courtyard that we stay at. 

Darn!, Eddie found my secret, now we'll NEVER get a seat there!

 

BTW: The ROUND THE CLOCK DINER is pretty good too, and Eddie , you're right about BOB EVANS1

Pete, we usually get to Latucca's after 2pm on Saturday after the halls close.  Maybe it's because it's after the lunch rush, but we always received our food quickly.

 

And we get a cheesesteak stromboli to go for dinner later on.  

Gosh, guys and gals going to the York Eastern Meet primarily focused on eating, as if its the gourmet capital of the East.  Forum Ogauge experts ready to thrash one another over their choices.

Dang, how many miles to Hooters?  

Dewey:

Are you going? April will be the first time for me (spectator only). If you are going it will be great to meet up with you.

Joe

Hi Joe

Unfortunately I am not going. Although I am familar with the territory from past years visits to Carlisle and Hershey Auto Shows my health now prevents me from traveling.

Enjoy and spend a lot since you are not displaying.

I've had good meals at this place.......funny though, I've never eaten there when I'm at York.....but when I've been at Gettysburg.....when I'm at York, I concentrate on the trains and activites.......and, diner food is fine.

 

http://www.altlandhouse.com

 

President Eisenhower used to go here for their chicken and waffles

 

 

Peter

I like the bar at Coombs (like lots of bars!).  Will be there Thurs just before meet opens and on Sat ~1 pm before heading back down to D.C. for dinner at Pesce on P.

 

 

 

If your out by the Cho Cho Barn, Strasburg RR or the Pennsyslvania RR Museum. Issac's has great sandwiches. There is also one near the York Fairgrounds in a strIp mall. I believe it's a small chain in that area. Never been disappointed.

The Isaac's in Strasburg is right in the mall with the Choo Choo Barn and hobby shop,

on the way to Strasburg RR, Pa. RR Museum, and TCA HQ.

The one close to the fairgrounds is up that hill on the west side of York, just off

Carlisle Ave., on a street that connects with it opposite that esteemed? Bob Evans

that sits on the east side of Carlisle Ave.  Gee, is that all there are?...there must be

something else....Gettysburg is too far to lunch on ice cream at Kilwin's every day...

 

I agree, We like Issac's for lunch. We always stop there when we go over to the outlets usually on Tuesday.

Peter,

 

I agree as regards Altland House. They cater the York DCS Use group Meetings at the Wyndham Gardens (was the Holiday Inn Holidome), which they also own.

I've eaten at both the Strasburg and the Isaac's near the Fairgrounds and would recommend them for lunch. 

 

I can also recommend the Paddock Bar for dinner but it is crowded with locals on Friday nights. 

 

Bill

The Garlic Poet is quite good (a little pricey), but they just opened a sister restaurant at the same location called the Grain+Verse Bottlehouse: http://www.grainandverse.com/ with different fare.  They have about 250 different bottled beers if you like to explore.   Down/across the street is John's Diner, Bob Evans and Pizza Hut.  Reference 148 Sheraton Drive, New Cumberland, PA, 17070, I-83 Exit 40A Limekiln Rd.

Now if we could find a dinning car.....

A dining car is at the Red Caboose Motel in Strasburg. Breakfast is OK, but I have not tried other meals. Kids love it, but your wife may not.

+1 for Isaac's on Thursday nights, good grilled sandwiches and strawberry lemonade. Then we usually head back through Lancaster for Friday dinner.

I  and my wife agree with Barry on Bella Piasa (sp?) .We also discovered a good

restaurant on top of a hill just up from the Mt Rose interchange?  Nice menu, reasonable prices, and excellent view. Can't remember its name.

 

Lew Schneider

 

I must respectfully disagree. If you don't mind a 15-20 minute drive from the fairgrounds, try Mamma's which is just off the Loganville exit (#10) on I-83. Run by an Italian family and the food is excellent. I recommend the chicken parm or the penne with ricotta cheese. The strombolis and pizza are also excellent. 

One thing is clear from all these posts:  no one has anything good to say about Ruby Tuesday's.  So why does the OGR group go there?  We're so spread out that there's little chance to talk to all friends.  Couldn't a room be obtained elsewhere?

Does anyone remember the AOL Viking club dinners? Maybe OGR should look into that hall. The food was fair but reasonable, you could talk to people and as an added bonus you could even set up a small train layout!

OK. You are now officially in charge of finding a better place. Please let us know of your progress.

Why do you think you are authorized to make commitments on behalf of the OGR group?

I put Joe in charge.

this is Italian food

 http://www.enotecamaria.com/wp/

 http://www.today.com/video/today/49915607#49915607

if grandma didn't make it, it is just food.  Gary, stop in Staten Island on your way there or back. you will thank me. 

JohnS:  Looks inviting!  Unfortunately, Richmond Borough is a bit out of the way between York and Virginia.  Of course, the problem with that Italian food is that after a week or two you're hungry again.

I know what you mean. it is sort of on the way for Gary though

Will have to check out the Garlic Poet since we are staying in that area.  We have been to Johns Diner several times and always had a good meal.  

 

Also been to Isaacs in York and in Strasburg and was disappointed both times. They could call it "so-so sandwich shop"

 

 

Scrapple will kill you ... and that's literally.

 

The Lancaster BrewPubs in Harrisburg and Lancaster are very good - if you travel that far from York.

 

Round the Clock - the pork schnitzel is simply unbeatable.

 

Our group goes to Bob Evans near the Fairgrounds at least twice each York - clean, very good food and fantastic staff.  You guys who don't like "Bob Evans" must be going to a different one.  

I love pork schnitzel. What do you order with it (do they have German potato salad)?. Best I've had was in Salzburg Austria.

I always eat breakfast at the Bob Evans near the fairgrounds. Two eggs over, hash browns, and link sausage. YUM!

 

Joe ... one beauty of Round the Clock is the number of sides they offer.  So, you can order just about anything with the schnitzel.  Potato salad is an option - though I'm not sure it's German P-S.  

 

Yep ... the Bob Evans near the Fairgrounds is the one we go to.  Always very, very good (remember, it's a coffee shop!).  Not on the menu, but worth ordering:  the BLT.  They'll make it specially for a customer.

BTW, the pork schnitzel at Round the Clock is thin cut (best) and perfectly breaded.

Bob Evans is a coffee shop?

 

Clem

I miss Moser's!!

I've never been to York but from what I'm reading here if or when I do go I've decided the most important things to pack ....

a pound of salami .... a pound of capicola .... half a pound of mortadella .... a peperoni or two .... a hunk of good imported provolone .... a jar of black olives .... giardinere and a loaf of good French bread ...

 

I'll be eating in my room!!

I understand there is a gourmet restaurant/cafeteria located near the Red Hall, I believe it is called The House of Tomain. Has anyone experienced this feast for the senses? A friend went there once but I haven't seen him since in order to get a report regarding the food!

I'll be going there Thursday night for the first time. Friday, some of us who meet regularly are heading to Cheddars. This will also be a first. I made reservations for our group, and will be confirming tomorrow.

Don

The BEST Ristorante Italiano  outside of New York is in York. Victors off of Mt Rose on Ogantz st.
http://www.victorsofyork.com/ 

I am looking forward to dinning at the Hillside Cafe again.  I had been meeting friends there since the mid nineties and did not think it would be rebuilt after their devastating fire in 2012.  The family has built a new building and they opened their doors in December.  It is a great place to meet because they have wonderful steaks as well as a very balanced menu so there is something there for all the different tastes.

 

It is about a 15 to 20 minute drive from the meet just off Exit 35 on !-83.

 

For our group, eating at the HillSide Cafe had become a part of the "York" experience and we are hoping to re-establish that tradition.

 

Happy railroading (and eating)

Don