There are restaurants across Berks County that have stood the test of time – from classic drive-ins to old school Italian restaurants and everything in between, these are the places that Berks Countians love. And these are the classics that we have tried:

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Review: Kauffman’s Bar-B-Que Chicken

How do you keep something the same while also making it new again? That’s the challenge of long-running restaurants, ones
two unwrapped aluminum foil wrappers on a counter - one has a steak sandwich topped with sauce, the other a pile of fries

Review: Esterly’s Sandwich Shop

A trip to Bowers to try Esterly's famous "no greasy" cheesesteak.
Screpesi's Ham on Roll

Review: Screpesi’s Sandwich Shop

Berks County Eats visits an old-school Berks County sandwich shop - Screpesi's - for the "best in Berks ham on roll" and a Berks-style steak sandwich.
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Review: Longacre’s Modern Dairy

Longacre's Modern Dairy in Barto is a 40-minute drive from Berks County Eats' home base in Wyomissing. But it was well-worth the drive, and the short wait, for a taste of their homemade ice cream.
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Review: Schell’s & Schell’s Dairy Swirl

Not much has changed in the six decades since Schell's began selling hamburgers and hot dogs along 5th Street Highway in Temple. The prices have gone up a little (you can't get fries for 15 cents anymore), but the menu is largely the same: burgers, dogs, grilled cheese, fried chicken, fries, onion rings and hamburger bar-b-que.
Sausage with potato filling covered in gravy from the Deitsch Eck

Review: Deitsch Eck

There are places in Berks County that seem lost in time. There are farms that have passed through generations; homes
sign that reads V&S Sandwiches

Review: V&S Sandwiches

"u no u luv it. lol :-)" That's the tagline pasted on the homemade posters throughout V&S Sandwiches on Lancaster
A large plate of spaghetti covered in marinara sauce

Review: Mom Chaffe’s Cellarette

For such a small town, West Reading has a seemingly endless array of restaurants. No less than 30 restaurants and
sign on a brick building that reads "Jimmie Kramer's Peanut Bar" with an image of an anamorphic peanut

Review: Jimmie Kramer’s Peanut Bar

Over 80 years ago,  Jimmie Kramer began offering free peanuts to the patrons at his cafe along Penn Street on