Restaurants of Huntingdon PA

The wife and I spent the weekend in Huntingdon, PA. As we enjoy eating out, We always ask for suggestions on places to eat.The first restaurant we were sent to is Mimi’s. http://www.mimisrestaurant.net/home.html

  We both ordered pasta dishes off the casual menu.  Both dishes tasted great, my wife had spinach ravioli in alfredo sauce, and I had a fettuccini.  My sauce was an alfredo they tried to make with cheddar, it tasted fine but left a pool of oil where the cheese had separated.  This is a great place with a bit of an identity crisis.  One side of the building was for casual dining and was packed.  The other side was for fine dining and it was empty.  Hmm seems like in a small town you need more casual dining and less fine. 

The next place they sent us was Boxers. 

 http://sites.google.com/site/410penn/home

  Boxers is actually a small Irish pub with a few tables along the side.  We went in at 2pm which is typically a slow time and we got the last table.  The food was fresh and very good.  There was only one waiter for the whole place and he did pretty well.  As for the atmosphere goes, it is a small, somewhat crowded bar room.  Looks like it was decorated recently; about 1975 or so.  The people were friendly and the food was good.

The next night we went to Kelly’s Korner. 

http://www.kellyskornerpa.com/

  This place has been there a long time.  Pictures of the place on the wall showed it open 50 years ago.  This is another place with a bit of an identity problem but they tried to handle it well.  One side is a bar; the middle is a dinner bar and the other end in a diner.  This place is very popular we had quite a hard time finding a place to park.  Whenever I go out I make it a habit of asking the wait staff what most people like or what they are famous for and order that.  This time I strayed from my norm and ordered fried food, not what they are famous for, ‘nough said.  So I will tell you about the dishes the table next to us ordered.  Steak and pasta. Large cuts of juicy beef cooked perfect and pasta with rich thick sauce.  We could see right away why this place was so packed.  Service was good with three waitresses that could have been sisters.  The atmosphere was good too; it was very homey with a nice diner look to it. 

One note I wanted to add.  All three of these places were proud of their fresh cut fries.  All three were exactly the same.  Wimpy, limp fresh cut fries.  My wife suggested I not order fresh cut fries anymore.  If is not that hard rinse, drain, blanch, cook, there is only one ingredient, get it right. On the other hand, the wife ordered frozen fries with dry sour cream and chive seasoning shaken on them. These were pretty good; crisp and tasty. Normally fresh is better.