Barry W.'s Profile

I have been going to the place since it has opened up about a year ago.The Philly Pretzel Factory does exactly what its says its a place that specializes in pretzels - the soft warm salty good with mustard or cheese dipping  sauce kind!

The pretzels don't come in your normal pretzel shape but are sort of square (it's one of those things you got to see for yourself.) They also have pretzel dogs which is a hot dog wrapped in pretzel dough and then baked. Other specialty's include custom pretzel shapes, pretzel nuggets (small soft pretzel sticks good for dipping), twists, braids, pretzel letters, and high volume orders (50+ pretzels).

Another cool thing about this place is it's cheap! They have combo meals that you can get. $3.25 gets you 3 full size soft pretzels, a dipping sauce, and a soda of your choose.  Of course, it is high in carbs and not ideal for those on the South Beach Diet.

Finally, they have Pretzel party trays. My wife and I got one for this year's Super Bowl party and it was a huge hit. You can get an assortment of flavored soft pretzel nuggets (poppy seed, salt, garlic, everything, etc) and a bunch of dipping sauces (mustard, spicy mustard, cheese, etc.)

They are located next to Panda Express (across the street from Waterford Lakes Shopping Center).

If you love soft pretzels this place is a must!!!

I think this place really has promise and I hope it sticks around. The ultra modern style bakery offers cup cakes, frozen yogurt, and coffee, plus wi-fi!.

I had the the German chocolate cupcake (which was free as they were giving out free cupcakes for their opening) and I have to say it was "love at first bite!" It was moist and rich in just the right proportions (not to mention the cupcake itself was huge). It would appear that they have cupcake making down to a perfection.

This place also seems to be great place to sit back read and relax (possibly a nice alternative to Starbucks). I see myself spending some more time at this establishment.

I give it 5 stars because the ambiance was perfect, the style was well thought out, and the cupcake was outstanding. This is a place I am going back for seconds.

I decided to try something different for pizza this week, so I tried Lil' Anthony's.  I ordered pick up as it is not far from my house. I didn't realize that it was a full blown restaurant. The place's decor was nice inside and they have a full Italian menu (i.e. lasagna, ziti, etc.). The atmosphere was definitely inviting with the typical Italian Mediterranean Rivera feel.

I ordered a pepperoni Pizza, garlic bread, and the "Our Lil'Anthony's Combo salad."  The pizza wasn't bad, but it wasn't stellar either. The garlic bread was just your typical hoagie roll toasted with some garlic butter. The highlight was the salad. The menu calls it the "King of Salads" The salad is basically a huge salad with prosciutto, mozzarella, roasted peppers and artichokes. My wife really enjoyed it and said it was pretty good.

Overall, I wasn't impressed with the pizza and garlic bread which should have been the highlight of the meal. The prices are typical of a pizza place (it isn't as expensive as some of the other Avalon Park Pizzerias) However, I haven't ruled this place out, and I do plan on going back to their restaurant soon and trying something off their pasta menu. Maybe the pasta is the ticket here?