During the holiday season, one of the most popular dishes in Berks County is potato filling. A unique local side dish, filling is a mash-up of mashed potatoes and stuffing that has served as a side for Pennsylvania German families for generations. If you want to try this traditional dish, at the holidays or any time, here’s where you can find potato filling in Berks County in 2025:
Restaurants Serving Potato Filling
Kauffman’s BBQ Restaurant
Bethel
For nearly five decades, Kauffman’s has been serving up its signature BBQ chickens at the restaurant near Bethel. Every chicken (and other platter) comes with a choice of potato with options that include baked potatoes, French fries, and potato filling. Get the filling with their signature chicken gravy on your next visit.
Deitsch Eck
Lenhartsville
The Deitsch Eck in Lenhartsville is Berks County’s traditional Pennsylvania German restaurant. While you can get a wide range of chicken, beef and pork dishes, it’s the PA Dutch specialties like scrapple and potato filling that make the Eck stand out from the competition.
Temple Family Restaurant
Temple
The Temple Family Restaurant offers a traditional diner menu with sandwiches, entrees, soups and salads. And while the menu doesn’t include a lot of Pennsylvania German options, the potato filling goes well with the roast turkey, baked ham, and chicken croquettes.
5th Street Diner
Muhlenberg
The smoked sausage and roast turkey entrees at the 5th Street Diner come served over filling, and filling can be found among the regularly offered vegetables, especially on holiday menus.
American Diner
West Reading
The American Diner in West Reading serves filling with all the classic entrees like roast beef, turkey, and sausage. Also try it with the pork and sauerkraut – a Monday special.
Americana Diner
Bechtelsville
The Americana Diner doesn’t have a menu full of Pennsylvania Dutch foods, but you will find potato filling on the regular menu. Also, traditional pork and sauerkraut is in the rotation of specials.
Bally Family Diner
Bally
Potato filling is one of the more than a dozen side options available at Bally Family Diner, located in the former Pied Piper Diner along Route 100.
Crossroads Family Restaurant
Muhlenberg Township
Potato filling is the perfect go-with for many of the menu items at Crossroads Family Restaurant. And two items on the early bird menu – smoked sausage and roast turkey – come served over potato filling.
Deluxe Diner
Shillington
Whether you’re pairing it with the meatloaf, the chicken croquettes, or one of the other dozen entrees, potato filling is a great side choice at the Deluxe Diner in Shillington.
Heidelberg Family Restaurant
Robesonia
Potato filling is always on the menu at Heidelberg Family Restaurant, including holidays like Father’s Day, Easter and Thanksgiving when the side is part of their all-you-can-eat dinner specials.
Jak’s Downtown Diner
Topton
Jak’s Downtown Diner in Topton keeps a simple menu with potato filling offered as a side (along with pickled beets, baked potatoes, and coleslaw). Get it with the meatloaf or hot roast beef sandwich.
Kempton Hotel
Kempton
Along with potato filling, the Kempton Hotel offers both pork with sauerkraut and chicken pot pie on the regular menu so there’s plenty of opportunity to get your fix of Dutch food.
Leesport Diner
Leesport
Potato filling in the go-to side for holiday meals at the Leesport Diner. While filling is an option year-round, it’s also included as part of the Diner’s Thanksgiving takeout and dine-in meals.
Main Street Pub
Bally
At the eastern end of Berks County, the Main Street Pub is one of the few places that features potato filling on their menu.
New Jerusalem Inn
Fleetwood
The New Jerusalem Inn, located just a few miles east of Fleetwood, offers potato filling as a regular side dish on the dinner menu (which also includes PA Dutch style chicken pot pie).
Perry Restaurant
Shoemakersville
Potato filling is one of the many vegetable options for your meals at Perry Restaurant in Shoemakersville.
Route 61 Diner
Muhlenberg Township
Like many Berks County diners, the Route 61 Diner in Muhlenberg Township offers potato filling as a side option and as the standard accompaniment for entrees like roast beef, chicken croquettes, and smoked sausage.
Star City Diner & Pizza Parlor
Shoemakersville
Newly opened in October 2025, the Star City Diner serves filling with its roast turkey, roast beef, and chicken croquette entrees.
Trainer’s Midway Diner
Bethel
Long a haven for travelers along I-78, Trainer’s Midway Diner offers a taste of PA Dutch to those stopping by. Potato filling is available on the regular menu, and other dishes like pot pie and lettuce with hot bacon dressing make appearances on the specials menu.
Farmers Markets
Betty’s at Shillington Farmers Market
Shillington
Betty’s is one of the longest-running local producers of specialty salads and sides. Their Shillington Farmers Market stand offers more than 30 products, including potato filling.
Smucker’s PA Dutch Farmer’s Market of Wyomissing
Wyomissing
Smucker’s Salads is the place to get potato filling at the Wyomissing Farmers Market. The stand also offers pineapple filling at Easter and other traditional PA Dutch prepared meals throughout the year.
Twilight Acres Creamery
Stouchsburg
Twilight Acres is more than a dairy store, it is also a place to get some excellent prepared meals and sides including potato filling and other Pennsylvania German foods.
2025 Holiday Sales
Central Berks Fire Company
Centerport
The Central Berks Fire Company is taking orders for potato filling ahead of Thanksgiving. Preorders should be placed at least two weeks before the holiday. Filling is sold by the pound at $4.50 per pound. Order online, by phone, or in-person. Facebook Post
Kutztown Grange
Kutztown
In addition to potato filling, bacon dressing is also available for order from the Kutztown Grange. Get two pounds of filling for $9 or three pounds of filling for $11. Bacon dressing is available in pints and quarts for $6 and $10, respectively. Preorder by November 17; pickup November 25. Facebook Post
Pioneer Grange
Topton
The Pioneer Grange in Topton is hosting its annual potato filling sale. Orders must be placed by November 12 for pickup on November 26. The cost is $6 for 1.5 pounds and $8 for 2.5 pounds. Facebook Event Page
Zion Lutheran Church
Womelsdorf
Two-pound trays of potato filling are available for $8 from Zion Lutheran Church in Womelsdorf. Orders must be placed by Novmeber 9. Pickup is November 21. Website
Where do you get your potato filling? Let us know in the comments below or email berkscountyeats@gmail.com.
Savilles Diner in Boyertown has good potato filling as a special most weekends.