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tehmlem t1_j24hhc3 wrote

About 250 of Franklin county's restaurants are awful. Either shitty chains, misguided attempts at pizza, or diners serving frozen garbage with a side of poor food safety. Then there's Falafel Shack, shining jewel of the Cumberland Valley and pride of Chambersburg.

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swissmtndog398 t1_j24i0ua wrote

I'm in Perry. Only one restaurant I'll go to up here.

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zorionek0 t1_j24i8at wrote

Shout out to Gio’s in Clearfield County, best gas station catfish I’ve ever had.

Curious too how many of these restaurants are “restaurants” versus a sheetz or similar

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Allemaengel t1_j24j30e wrote

Cameron actually has 17? Didn't feel like that many when I was through there last year.

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five_eight t1_j24kiyw wrote

Sullivan doesn't really have a 'regional cuisine', but there's 18 extremist militants there who will fight you about their hoagie.

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tehmlem t1_j24lcmq wrote

I think because there's no highway that goes there. Everyone has to get off the highway in a town 30 minutes out and it just seems natural to eat then. You're either getting off 81 in Chambersburg, 83 in York, or 70 in Hagerstown if you're not local.

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Otter592 t1_j24o1gg wrote

They really need some more color categories. Not a great infographic

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photoman2962 t1_j24o9eb wrote

How old is this map? There definitely isn't 17 restaurants in Cameron County anymore.

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ohmygoditsdip t1_j24octr wrote

Ok folks of Luzerne County, which of those 713 restaurants is your favorite? Is it Booty’s Place? 🤭

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dippin20s t1_j24og0t wrote

shout out mary beth’s in dushore contributing to sullivan county’s number

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TheCrassDragon t1_j24ojzi wrote

Pretty much, yeah. I'm in Franklin proper so it's not too bad. Between the Alehouse, Leonardo's, and King's over the way. I moved here over the summer though and miss my favorite Indian, Mexican, and Chinese places. Ciest la vie

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BrightPage t1_j24p4pt wrote

Sure as hell doesn't feel like it

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shnutz69 t1_j24ptv4 wrote

I wish this was per 100k residents or something that shows density

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dpatches92 t1_j24q8fj wrote

I call bs lol....I live in lycoming County and I know there's atleast 100 restaurants just in the town I live in lol

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DocTarr t1_j24rsp3 wrote

The first county I looked at was Forest. I think I've eaten at all 14.

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russ257 t1_j24upfb wrote

I want to write a book now Called the 14 restaurants of Forest county.

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DocTarr t1_j24vd6h wrote

True. Also I'm realizing now that Titusville is Crawford county not Forest anyways, so I guess I haven't been to all 14!

In Tionesta there's the pizza/video rental place. The diner and the grocery store closed. I guess there's the Hills on 36. I can't think of any others in the area. Maybe a few bars count as restaurants.

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psychcaptain t1_j24y3ln wrote

Bradford squeaked by with yellow number. So close to blue.

Unlike Venango.

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wheresaldopa t1_j24zerv wrote

Makes me wonder what the criteria are to be considered a restaurant on this map. I only know of a couple of places in Emporium and maybe one or two along 120 near Driftwood and Sinnemahoning.

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Avaisraging439 t1_j2500zq wrote

I can't find a single good place in Franklin tbh, my body can't handle fast food which is all we have, minus the "family" restaurants that are always ready to give you food poisoning.

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Joran_Dax t1_j251lfp wrote

If this data includes bars, I guarantee that's where the lions share of our number comes from.

That said, we do have a few good restaurants. I really like Station 101 in DuBois.

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EventideLight t1_j256kjs wrote

I live in Cameron, here are the ones i can think of.

  • Sheetz (Get that out of the way first).
  • Pizza Palace
  • Cabin Kitchen (Currently closed).
  • Food King
  • Aroma Bakery and Cafe
  • Buttonwood
  • Charlie's Friendly Taven
  • Creekside Sports bar
  • Emporium Country Club
  • Bear Den
  • Driftwood Saloon
  • Willows
  • Sinnemahoning Tavern
  • Sinnemahoning Sportsman's Club

These are more bar bars or other "maybe" locations

  • Midtown
  • Moose Club
  • K of C
  • Lakeview (Gas station and cabin rental but also sell food stuff during the summer)
  • May Hallow Sportsman club
  • Some of the local churches and non profit places serve food and have "Restaurant" class food licenses due to regulations.

Edit: Adding more I forgot.

  • Fox's Pizza
  • Tubby's Tavern
  • Luigi's (Not sure if open anymore or not).
  • Olivetts (grocery store but they sell to go food, chicken, and subs)
  • Fuel On
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EventideLight t1_j2579rp wrote

I tend to agree there aren't 17 regular restaurants but the number hasn't really gone down. We lost the Cabin but we gained the creekside Sports Bar. I have a list above of all the locations I could think of, but it isn't a solid 17.

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SendAstronomy t1_j2586ke wrote

Half of Bedford county's are in Breezewood.

Eating at the best sub place along the entire turnpike right now, Subplicity.

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tactics14 t1_j259dx6 wrote

Wait... You're telling me there are places where I can open a restaurant and only have 20 or so other restaurants to compete against? What? That's wild.

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PorkrollEggnCheeze t1_j259g55 wrote

Judging by the figure for Schuylkill county, I think they're counting Turkey Hills

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RJohn12 t1_j25ab6w wrote

feels kinda low.. I almost feel like I could go to EVERY restaurant in my county lmao. maybe I should try

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chuckie512 t1_j25cvz0 wrote

It's not really showing any real information other than population density.

A statistic like restaurants per Capita, mean travel time to restaurant, restaurant meals served per Capita, etc. Would all actually convey information.

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Torpel_Knope t1_j25eql8 wrote

Montco may have 1903 restaurants, but a large percentage of them are identically mediocre pizza and sandwich shops.

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Marcy595 t1_j25lq44 wrote

One of the restaurants in Warren county is called the plaza and it has some of the best pies you'll ever have

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eternalrefuge86 t1_j25mmkj wrote

Ugh. One of my biggest gripes about moving from New York to one of the blue counties in the middle is the lack of good takeout

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hunkyfunk12 t1_j25n597 wrote

god this map is horrendous. there should be like 5 more bins on a scale that makes more sense color-wise. and this is basically just a proxy for population. it would be way more interesting to see restaurants per capita, or some kind of heat map showing restaurant density.

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hedgerow_hank t1_j25qc2c wrote

I would like to point out that Carbon County has only two restaurants... the really shitty one and the other not so bad one.

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hesafunnyone t1_j25rgzu wrote

TIL I’ve eaten at half the restaurants in Potter county. Maybe more.

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MayorOfCentralia t1_j25rh1z wrote

Moved from luzerne to centre county..... the food here is pretty bad. Asian stuff is usually ok but pizza is just about a total loss

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BlackberryMobile2394 t1_j25t2u4 wrote

Well, I REFUSE to travel to Philly, but I’ve been to Pittsburgh, and the food there is absolutely fantastic.

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SmallKindBubbles t1_j25yktx wrote

Allegheny county living up to their foodie city name. 🥰

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AtBat3 t1_j264obv wrote

Delco really is loaded aren’t they

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Super_C_Complex t1_j266gt2 wrote

Dude.

Don Chekos.

It's like. Sketch. But delicious. The nachos are banging and a great value.

As for the family restaurants, I won't disagree. I liked Chambersburg family diner before it was sold.

Fuck the orchards though.

Other than that. Inca kitchen is good. Bori delicious and denim are both good coffee shops. I'm not huge on Brussels vibe so I haven't been in much. The stube at liquid arts or whatever they're calling it now has decent food and okay beer.

The food here isn't all awful.

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Kellyk3059 t1_j26lp20 wrote

We went to gios on our way out to cedar point amusement park in Ohio. What a gem ❤️ glad to hear it’s still thriving. Look forward to taking my kids when we revisit the park soon.

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Revolutionary-Swim28 t1_j26nuq5 wrote

93 in Venango? Damn and I thought I tried them all. I am very interested now.

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anr22 t1_j26o3ma wrote

potter county having 31 restaurants while being about the same size as allegheny county is craaaazy

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queenoftheidiots t1_j26pk8k wrote

I feel like there should be another category like over 500. Over 250 makes it look like the counties with major cities and have much higher numbers are in the same category as counties that don’t have close to what the big cities have. I’d also like to see the population density in the counties. Also chains vs non chain.

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Themayorofawesome t1_j26qrih wrote

I’m finding it hard to believe there are 146 in Indiana County. Blairsville has four and Homer City has two, there must be a shitload of Fox’s Pizzas I’m not thinking of lol

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davisshaver t1_j26r1lc wrote

219 restaurants in Lebanon County. Funck’s doesn’t own them all yet!

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Rickys_Pot_Addiction t1_j26tphw wrote

Now deduct all the OiP’s and Subways from Mifflin and Juniata county and you’d have a combined total of 3 restaurants for both counties.

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modigliani55 t1_j26vg7t wrote

When I moved to the Lehigh Valley, we made it a goal to eat at every restaurant in Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton. Still a ways to go. But making a dent

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zipcad t1_j26yy7g wrote

Someone review all 17 restaurants of Cameron County

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vonHindenburg t1_j2773wj wrote

Fayettenam and Somerset don't have many, but they do have a few truly excellent places, thanks to the tourism from Laurel Mountains, skiing, Ohiopyle, and Nemacolin.

If you're ever driving 40, check out the Summit Inn, east of Uniontown.

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dojijosu t1_j27crt9 wrote

1110 in Delco? It feels like there are that many just in Media.

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poopy_toaster t1_j27g0ry wrote

Danville carrying a TON in Montour county. Lots of good restaurants there from the simple to the fine dining

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BuddyA t1_j27jqjd wrote

I actually LOVE this idea. I want need the storylines to appear to be separate (also maybe adjacent), but then to converge in some weird way at the end. Coincidences and entanglements that once seemed impossible, are now somehow required for every/anything to make sense: the sum is truly greater than the parts:)

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jkhamme t1_j27ncuk wrote

Whoo hoo - Montgomery county is in 3rd place:)

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Phl_worldwide t1_j283kx6 wrote

I will always stump for our food in PA. The land of plenty

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AorticEinstein t1_j28c0ed wrote

I grew up here in the late 90s/early 2000s. The grocery store was called BiLo (or something to that effect) and the diner was Twin Kiss, which later downsized into just an ice cream shop and moved down the street next to the gas station. A new diner moved in and ripped out the outdoor deck. There also used to be a mom & pop video rental store facing the road at the bottom of the hill, on the other side from the Chinese place.

Just looked at that little area again on Google Maps- how much has changed since then.

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rialucia t1_j28mo3p wrote

Holy shit, Beaver County surprises me.

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five_eight t1_j28viuk wrote

I'm thinking most of the places in blue and yellow on the map above have a poster of shirtless heavily muscled trump on a harley one-handing an M60 machine gun. And patrons who think it's a realistic depiction.

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pHScale t1_j290gwj wrote

Maybe it's just me, but I feel like a jump from 250 to 3800 might warrant breaking up the bins a bit.

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StretchyLemon t1_j290lqc wrote

Lmao I immediately looked at forest. What a depressing place.

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modigliani55 t1_j291cu4 wrote

Shangwei szechuan, the vineyard, anatolian Kitchen in Bethlehem, Afghan Kabob and Cumin n Eat in Allentown are all standouts.

We were really into Braai Hut in Bethlehem, but that closed. It's cousin restaurant in Easton is solid though - Hoza

Bolete is the only fancy meal in these cities that we've had that blew us away

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the_dorf t1_j2931uv wrote

Appreciate your response. Bolete is on my bucket list before my Allentonian roots are gone for good. Just blessed to have been to Asia, Kome, Spinnerstown Hotel, and BrewWorks (ten years ago time, not now).

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MeredithSparkles t1_j293xk1 wrote

This explains so much! I think I've eaten at all 19 in Fulton Co as that's where my family is. The Burnt Cabins Grist Mill is my favorite! They make the most excellent hogies!!!!!!!

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BlackberryMobile2394 t1_j29t8oe wrote

What does subsidizing have to do with any of this? That might be the best part of Philly. The people I’ve talked to that move out our way from Philly, refer to their move as “We finally got out of Philly” I’ve heard so many terrible things. Also I prefer the countryside, and would never live in a city anyhow.

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