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512 Main St
Harrisburg, PA 17113
(717) 939-6422

Fortney Printing  

4.0 star rating
8/23/2011 1 photo First to Review
I've worked with Fortney for over 2 years on most every type of print work out there and I can honestly say they are a great local shop. They're a hard working mom and pop type operation and they do a quality job, always helpful and available to make recommendations on paper stock, size, formatting, price discounts, etc.

I work with a lot of printers in the greater Harrisburg area and Fortney almost always has the best pricing by far. I've used them for letterhead, forms, postcards, stationary, business cards, promotional products, posters, flyers, you name it.

Great shop!

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Wycombe, PA 18980
(215) 794-4191

Bucks County Food Tours  

Categories: Tours, Food

5.0 star rating
7/31/2011 10 photos First to Review
Bucks County Food Tours is the vision of Lynne Goldman and Alan Brown, two Bucks County locavors with a passion for local food that's contagious. Just give them an idea of what type of foodie related stops would interest you and they'll handle the rest, including transportation.

I recently took my parents and wife on a 'mixed bag' guided tour of some of the area's most fantastic food stops. None of us were disappointed! Lynne and Alan showed us some wonderful spots to enjoy raw milk and dairy products, chin-dripping peaches and nectarines, fresh produce, and choice cuts of pork and beef.

Also included in our trip was a stop at an outstanding local restaurant that served extremely creative dishes comprised of local food. I absolutely loved the omelet over goat cheese, arugula, and juicy peaches with a side of fresh pumpernickel bread. Delicous!

I would highly recommend Bucks County Food Tours as the perfect gift, date, day-trip, or personal adventure to anyone who loves food. The trip was an absolute blast and deliciously memorable.

You can see a lot more photos from various trips on their facebook page to get an idea of what the tours are all about: http://www.facebook.co...

Eat local!

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307 Market St
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 230-1030

MoMo's BBQ & Grill  

Category: Barbeque

4.0 star rating
7/19/2011 2 photos
Good food, friendly atmosphere, and great beers = you should go there.

I enjoyed the brisket and was delighted to see a number of Dogfish Head, Bells, and Victory beers on tap. Place was clean and service was attentive, I'm looking forward to going back!

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Harrisburg, PA

Five Senses Gardens  

Category: Parks

4.0 star rating
6/26/2011 2 photos First to Review
Nice little park along the Greenbelt in Harrisburg. A garden for each of the five senses, plenty of benches and a nice stream as well.

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1361 N Mountain Rd
Harrisburg, PA 17112
(717) 545-2839

Eagle Hotel  

Category: American (Traditional)

4.0 star rating
3/3/2011
I came here specifically to try the wings because of the countless yelp shout outs that they were the best in the burg. I remain, however, unconverted.

The restaurant itself is a cool little spot. Nice atmosphere, clean, and friendly enough. Although I will say I was less than impressed with the bar service.

As for the wings, I'm a sucker for hot-garlic and when I saw the combo on the menu I naturally put in an order. Wings came out right away, with a pretty thick sauce over lightly crispy wings. Unfortunately, the garlic was so overpowering that I couldn't taste any hotness, I couldn't taste and wing flavor, I almost couldn't taste any chicken!

Now as a matter of personal taste, I like my wings freshly crispy on the outside. These were just lightly crispy, if at all. I won't hold it against them, but like I said the flavor was just not at all balanced with the amount of garlic heaped on those bad boys.

I would go back, and probably will, if just to try another flavor of wings. I give the bar service 2 stars, the wings 3 stars, and the beer list and ambiance 4 stars. Overall, I'll round the review to 4 stars and put this place on my 'to retry' list.

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35 S Main St
Yardley, PA 19067
(215) 321-4590

Landolfi's Original Deli  

Category: Delis

5.0 star rating
1/10/2011 1 photo First to Review
Had a five star hoagie here, what can I say? The bread makes the sandwich, and honey they've got fantastic bread.

Asked the owner how he fared with Wawa across the street and he said their regional manager came to his deli to see what the secret was! (aka Wawa has nothing on this place!)

Great little shop, quality meats and well deserved five star hoagies!

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4620 Jonestown Rd
Harrisburg, PA 17109
(717) 526-4088

Miso Sushi and Grill  

Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars

4.0 star rating
1/7/2011 1 photo
There are an awful lot of reviews for this little spot in such a short period time! I had to try it for myself, and I'll agree with most others this is a great place for sushi! I thought the pricing was average for the area, the servings were large, and the rolls were delicious!

I tried their eel roll, volcano, and TNT. All were fresh and tasty, although some did come apart a little- but minor detail.

The inside of the place is bright and fun, and the staff is extremely friendly. They even gave us a free roll and 10% off our check for no reason, just looking to please I guess as they get the place up and going. They succeeded!

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67 N 4th St
Newport, PA 17074
(717) 567-7023

Perry County Council of the Arts  

Category: Art Galleries

3.0 star rating
1/6/2011
Neat little shop in a neat little town. The place won't take you too long to walk through, but if you're in the area it's worth stopping by. They have stuff from a number of local artists which is cool, including clay pottery, paintings, photos, and jewelry.

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1460 Bethlehem Pike
North Wales, PA 19454
(215) 283-6066

Kumo Asian Bistro  

Categories: Sushi Bars, Japanese

4.0 star rating
1/3/2011
I'd say 4.5 stars for the first visit, this is really a top-notch sushi spot. Decor is extra zen/contemporary, service was great, and sushi was definitely recommended.

And friend and I destroyed a sushi boat together, all the fish and rolls were excellent and fresh. I'll also rave about the appetizer we got even though I can hardly remember everything that was in it. I do recall it had banana which seemed an unlikely addition to sushi but it was fantastic!

Everything you could ask for from a sushi restaurant really, food was fresh, well presented, and absolutely delicious!

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620 N Front St
Harrisburg, PA 17113
(717) 939-4552

Narcisse's Caribbean Bakery  

Categories: Caribbean, Bakeries

4.0 star rating
Update - 1/3/2011 1 photo
Jumping to 4 stars and here's why: trifecta sandwich. This thing has pork, chicken, AND pastrami on it along with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, and mayo. The magical goodness is then flattened between fresh slices of Cuban bread and served piping hot/freaking awesome.

If this combination is still not making sense to you let me explain it this way; the sandwich is a meat-lovers cheesesteak pannini. And it's definitely worth trying, along with the other tasty pastries they've got. Try the pudding cake or the guava & cream cheese pastry. Great little spot!

After this sandwich I'd love to try some of the dozen or so others on the menu but I'm not sure I'll be able to!

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  • 3.0 star rating
    9/25/2009

    Made a beeline to this place for lunch when I drove by it the other day as it looked very out of the ordinary. The place, however is quite small and I was surprised to see how little food and pastry items they offered.

    I settled on the Cuban sub which was good, except I really didn't care for the bread even though it was fresh out of the oven. Just a matter of personal taste I suppose, the bread had a very flaky consistency. I also tried the pudding bread, which was awesome.

    The people working the place were very nice, cool addition to the area I hope they make it.

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