Roadtrip Dining
rockie
Massachusetts
I blame my association with quality car roadtrips and good meals on the trail on my Dad (Thanks Dad). In my youth, the trip to Maine in 1966 to 1972 was always highlighted by a stop at Godfried's in Saugus MA for a delightful breakfast or lunch. My discussion (today) will hopefully unveil other considerations for a stop that by my definition is "within 1 mile" of any of any major highway (today) in the US. The 2 stops that have been enjoyed by me recently would include a stop at Rein's Deli in Vernon CT (US 84) and a stop at Frank Pepe's Pizza in New Haven CT (US 95). On both stops, I acknowledged certain modern advantages to travelling today and placed my order ahead of time. I seek the alternatives in this discussion to the fast food choices that I partake in when I fail to plan ahead, which is 75% of the time.
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I feel bad.
I stopped at Costco today and had a hot dog.
There's a stretch of I 80 in Pennsylvania that used to be marked by a sign reading, "No services next 87 miles.". Lewisburg is about 8 miles south of the highway in the middle of that section. When I was at the US Prison in Lewisburg (don't ask) I discovered Country Cupboard, a nice hotel attached to an Amish restaurant. Simple food well prepared.
On the eastern end of Indiana is Shipshewana, which is Mennonite, rather than Amish, but again simple food made well.
You will not be surprised to learn that the Amish and Mennonites are not big fans of strip clubs, at least in their own neighborhoods.
From978: I was in that neck of the woods one night in October and chose a detour to State College PA for the evening. That was not a detour I regretted!
A lot of times I’m just like Muddy, in a rush and just need any type of food and whatever is in front of my that I can eat while driving wins.
I am a master at dipping nugget nuggets while driving, and I only get sauce on my jeans 20% if the time.
Maps all places on the food network. It has a road map feature where you can set how far off your path you are willing to drive. You do not have to use the road map, you can just search a city. I have found a ton of really good places using this site.
Daddilac - Thank you for the value add! I will bookmark your provided link.
Sgt - You made me look strictly by the statement "when travelling down to Detroit"! If Tony's was a little further south I might check it out. Looking at the website Tony's looks like Jim Gassegun's (sp) restaurant of choice.
Great local restaurants - Local Honey and The Abbey.
Fun bar with good food - The Butcher's Pub.
Nice bnb that will be less than a chain hotel; The Bee Hive.
The problem with places like cava and chipotle is they add lots of oil on their rice... sauces like guacamole are high fat high calorie... and they actually even cook their meats, even their beef, in rice bran oil or sunflower oil. Most burgers dont have added oils. And even if you want carbs theres better sources than rice or burger buns.
We went in and we both got the special - a Salisbury steak with mashed potatoes, peas and gravy for very little more than a burger and fries would have cost.
What a revelation for that 11 year old! Easily one of the best meals I ever had that my mother hadn't cooked. I also learned that the presence of long distance truckers in front of a diner virtually ensured that the food inside would be great. That has never let me down.