Hagerstown Eats



Nick's Airport Inn Nick's Airport Inn is renowned for fine dining. A visit there is proof that the reputation is deserved.

Bliss-ful experience Pure Bliss & The Sandwich Co. reopens with a tasty menu

By Anne Chovey
Special to The Herald-Mail

Pap Ricka and I stopped in on a busy weekday at lunch time to get reacquainted with Pure Bliss & The Sandwich Co., which is back in business at its original South Pointe Shopping Center location. We were joined by our friend, Al Fredo, who is a notoriously picky eater.
The interior of the restaurant is much the same as in its prior incarnations: small tables of two or four, a counter for ordering and a self-serve beverage center. Choices are printed on the “Tasting Menu” with specials and the soups of the day listed on a whiteboard. (Read More…)

Marco's serves up Italian flavor

WILLAMSPORT— Marco’s NY Pizza and Restaurant is tucked in the Milestone Plaza in Williamsport,  where the old Deli-licious used to be. Pap Ricka and I recently wandered in on a weeknight to check it out.

The layout of the restaurant is much the same as it was, with a counter and cash register in the room on the right and the dining room in the room on the left. But what you notice when you walk in is the incredible smell of Italian food. We immediately started salivating. (Read More…)

West Virginia restaurant focuses on fresh and local

By Anne Chovey
Special to The Herald-Mail
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. —Tucked up on the hill overlooking downtown Berkeley Springs is the upscale restaurant, Lot 12 Public House.

Billed as “A Dining Destination,” Lot 12 is located in an old turn of the century home. Diners can eat in what must have been the parlor or sitting room, or on the wrap-around porch or at the bar, tucked in the back. (Read More…)

Sail away to Chic's Seafood

The place with the big crab offers a large menu of seafood dishes

By Anne Chovey
Special to The Herald-Mail

It has been several years since I visited Chic’s Seafood restaurant, the little place on the corner of Summit Avenue and West Lee Street in Hagerstown, with the distinctive big crab on the roof. (Read More…)

Georgia Boy Cafe at Park Circle offers dishes served with Southern charm

By Anne Chovey
The outside of Georgia Boy Cafe at Park Circle is painted a distinctive gray-green with a peach stripe. The restaurant building had once housed the Grille at Park Circle at its Virginia Avenue location and I was curious to see if the interior of the restaurant had changed much.
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