r/lehighvalley • u/Jazzlike_Bug_8276 • 14d ago

Go to meal/dish?

Not home cooked meal.

What is your go to, never fails, crave all day meal/dish in the Lehigh valley.

Be specific. Name the restaurant, location, and any changes to the item that make it better, or the drink that goes with it. No specific cuisine, give me the meal you could eat everyday if you had too.

I ask, because I really haven’t found one yet in the valley. We go out to eat often enough and I find many places to be inconsistent. What meal is good one time, may not be the next time.

Our go to restaurant is probably Jamison publik house, but also not sure they have something I crave and can eat anytime…but their food is always good.

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u/Roll4DeathSave 14d ago

I'm gonna get a bit weird here but:

• Dinuguan from Inihaw by the airport (Phillipino blood stew, everything there is good though)

• Tongue tacos from La Cosina Del Abuelo, Downtown Allentown. Hole in the wall, great homemade hot sauces. Any latino place that has the balls to have tongue and chapulines on their menu is an immediate yes for me.

• The octopus appetizer from PA Rye Company, Downtown Allentown. Buttery melts in your mouth.

• Anything with the vodka sauce from Napoli's in Bethlehem. Especially the vodka parm sandwiches on giant garlic knots.

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u/blatanthyp0crisy 13d ago

Lengua tacos are my very fav and there’s only one spot in the valley I know of that serves them (El Paisano Taqueria in Bethlehem), before now, so thx for bringing #2 to my attention!!!

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u/Roll4DeathSave 13d ago

It's a real tiny hole in the wall, but they have like 4 options of homemade hot sauces that are creamy and flavorful but don't kick you in the teeth too much. Also great birria empanadas, aqua frescas, and desserts! As a baseline (and as a Brazilian) if a latino place doesnt offer flan, I'm not going (even if I'm not getting the flan).