In the summer of Little Miss Nachojawn, we took a drive up to the Crayola Experience in Easton, PA.

Right across the street is the Easton Public Market, an impressive local market with craft beer, wood fired pizza and this bbq.

This was some real bbq. Thumbs up for the brisket, mac n' cheese, and special shout out to the cheesy grits.

A lot of news outlets have reached out to Nachojawn, with nachos in the news once again. We have no official statement on Governor Christie’s disastrous nacho run.

 

I will only say that maybe he should have gone with the nachos on a stick, a Milwaukee Brewers special.

Unbelievable that Nachojawn was unaware of the secret Rio Grande Nachos available at Disney World.

I'd driven past this bar a hundred times in the decade and see half that Nachojawn has been headquartered in Philadelphia.

With the HQ relocation to Queen Village, we took advantage of a solid happy hour menu to try For Pete's Sake out for the first time.

What stood out were two things. One, this pico de Gallo was amazing. Two, whoever tried to apportion cheese on these was an incredibly unskilled fromager.

We also hit up the sliders, in cheeseburger, chicken and bbq variations, as well as pierogies and a few drinks off the happy hour menu.

Little Miss Nachojawn ordered the popcorn chicken off the kids' menu, although she thought them "too peppery". I thought they were great, and clearly homemade.

The nachos might get a second chance to see if the cheese was an off night. The bar itself is going on the short list for neighborhood favorites.

3.51/5 pickled jalapeños – eat these after a quick scooter ride down Christian Street.

Nachos – $10 (half off at happy hour)

For Pete's Sake
900 South Front Street

With Nachojawn Jr away at overnight camp, Mrs. Nachojawn, Little Miss Nachojawn and I set off for the Turkey Hill Experience, with a few pitstops along the way.

The first stop was beautiful and bustling Lititz, PA.

We hit up the Julius Sturgis pretzel bakery and headed to Lancaster for some lunch.

These are the pork bbq nachos – together with the 12 beer sampler. I was a big fan of these – cherry bbq pork, queso and cheddar cheeses, corn, beans and jalapeños. The only deduction is for the guacamole from a bag/can.

After that, it was a quick drive to Columbia, PA, home of the Turkey Hill Experience.

We got the premium tickets which include the taste lab, where you'll make your own pint of ice cream, complete with flavor concentrate and mix-ins.

Additional unlimited samples are available upstairs, where you can also design your own packaging and film a Turkey Hill commercial.

After those light bites, it was time to hit up a Pennsylvania Dutch smorgasbord. We ate at Dienner’s. Mrs. Nachojawn couldn't get enough of the buttered noodles, and I must have had 4 rolls.
Little Miss Nachojawn picked the fried shrimp out of their breading.

Major fun day for the Nachojawn Crew.

4.22/5 pickled jalapeños -eat these in between gorging yourself in PA Dutch country.

BBQ Pork Nachos – $12
Lancaster Brewing Company
302 N Plum St Lancaster

With Nachojawn Jr away at overnight camp, Little Miss Nachojawn and I headed over to one of my favorite spots, Mole Poblano.

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We had the complimentary nacho bite to start.

Well, I did. They were “too spicy” for LMN.

I had the mole enchiladas – the mole is too good not to order. LMN got her regular order, cheese tacos with queso Oaxaca.

We put in a take out order for visiting day tamales and guacamole and headed home to beat the storm. 

We passed a few new and untested places on our walk/scoot home – this stretch of 9th Street is a treasure trove of opportunity.

As part of the Nachojawn HQ relocation I have much greater access to some underappreciated and lesser known comida Mexicana.

One spot is Los Amigos Market on the corner of 9th and Montrose.

I had a nice talk with the owner, who makes tamales daily and hypes his chips as superior to San Roman, due in part to the fact that he sea salts his chips.

The pico de gallo was fresh and bright – and the tinga tamale was superior to the pork, although I’m still partial to the Mole Poblano versions.

I’ll be back for the tacos or burritos, and maybe the homemade chorizo.

Nachojawn HQ took a little move a week ago, just a few miles across town.

Coinciding with the moving was the opening of Humpty’s Dumplings, once a food truck, then a Glenside restaurant, and now open in Queen Village.

Artist Isaiah Zagar’s work is easily noticed all over the neighborhood, and it’s here on the storefront.

New to the game, I ordered up 2 of each of the dumplings. If you can’t read through the glare, the options were: Buffalo Chicken, Cheesesteak, Honey Chipotle Chicken, Roast Pork Sandwich, and Spinach, Mozzarella & Ricotta.

I liked the buffalo chicken and cheesesteak dumplings best; Mrs. Nachojawn liked the spinach, mozz and ricotta.

Good stuff, and it’s an exciting time in Nachojawn’s world.

The U9 Philadelphia Athletics took a trip down to Rehoboth Beach to play in the Rally Cap Open. Nachojawn Jr. built up a hunger at the 8:30 AM game with a leadoff hit out of the cleanup spot.

 

All eyes were on Nachojawn to see if I could find some decent Mexican food in Georgetown, Delaware, a town of almost 7,000 that is more diverse than would be expected for an inland Delaware town.

 

The chips and guacamole, if I’m being generous, were “Delaware style”. A creamy, thinner sort of guac, and not my favorite chip. But we’re willing to pack them away to fuel up for the afternoon.

Nachojawn went for the enchiladas de mole, a go to when confronted with a nacho-less menu. The beans were similar in texture to the guacamole, which actually was conducive for dipping.

I think this was for about 16 people. Solid.

Nachojawn Jr. put away his tacos and went out to pitch in the afternoon. Fun time for all!

Outside of CHOP’s new building on Schuylkill Avenue, I came across Dos Hermanos Taco truck one Wednesday afternoon.

Find them on Twitter at @2HermanosTacos

Here’s the asada taco with verde, and the pastor taco. I had already eaten the chicken tinga taco, which was the standout in Nachojawn’s opinion.

These tacos are big. I think it was 3 for $8, and you’re getting your money’s worth.

Check them out on social media to see where you can find them – these are two brothers who can sling a serious taco.