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:

penne pasta topped with vodka sauce

Review: Mom Chaffe’s Cellarette – West Reading

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One of the longest-running restaurants in Berks County, Mom Chaffe's Cellarette is also one of the best spots for classic Italian dining.

large statue of a chicken behind a short red fence

Review: Kauffman’s Bar-B-Que Chicken

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How do you keep something the same while also making it new again?  That’s the challenge of long-running restaurants, ones that have been serving not only for years, but for decades. Restaurants …

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

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A trip to Bowers to try Esterly's famous "no greasy" cheesesteak.

Screpesi's Ham on Roll

Review: Screpesi’s Sandwich Shop

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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.

A close-up photo of a cone of pecan ice cream with an old fashioned soda fountain in the background

Review: Longacre’s Modern Dairy

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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.

menu board with back blackground and yellow lettering

Review: Schell’s & Schell’s Dairy Swirl

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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 anym…

Sausage with potato filling covered in gravy from the Deitsch Eck

Review: Deitsch Eck

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There are places in Berks County that seem lost in time. There are farms that have passed through generations; homes that have stood for centuries; and back country roads littered with horse-drawn bug…

sign that reads V&S Sandwiches

Review: V&S Sandwiches

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“u no u luv it. lol :-)” That’s the tagline pasted on the homemade posters throughout V&S Sandwiches on Lancaster Avenue, one poster promoting the shop’s chili cheese fries…

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

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Over 80 years ago,  Jimmie Kramer began offering free peanuts to the patrons at his cafe along Penn Street on the west side of Reading. Today, Jimmie Kramer’s Peanut Bar is a local institution. …