
With Valentine's Day Approaching, what better way to celebrate than with a little love for the potato! Coming in all different shapes, sizes, and colors the potato is easily a fan favorite. We created an NEPA Potato Tour with some of our favorite local potato dishes. What is your favorite Potato themed dish from a NEPA restaurant?
Potatoes are one of the most versatile foods out there. With so many varieties, styles and cooking methods, there's a potato dish or recipe for everyone. Follow our guide to have your day filled with different varieties of potatoes from local restaurants. Grab a potato loving friend or treat yourself on our NEPA Potato Tour.
Stop 1-Breakfast: Sweet Treet
Let's kick off the tour on a strong note and head over to a small-town styled diner on Wyoming Avenue in Kingston. Sweet Treet offers several fan favorite food items, but our focus is on their cottage fries. They come with a secret seasoning sprinkled over top and the option to drizzle on their famous Jim's hot sauce. Start your day off right with this perfect potato breakfast side, cottage fries.
Stop 2-Lunch: Yume
The next stop of our tour is Yume in Scranton. Yume offers a lunch special discount on their sushi and entrees. They are known for their mouthwatering selection of Japanese food specialities from succulent sushi to sizzling steak, shrimp, and chicken. You might be wondering how you will satisfy your love for potatoes at a Japanese Restaurant? Well, we have the perfect hidden gem… A tempura sweet potato sushi roll! Sweet potato tempura rolls are battered and deep fried in a batter made of tempura batter, combined with sushi rice, and wrapped in nori (thin sheets of seaweed).
Stop 3-Snack: Leo's Delicatessen and Marketplace
Our next stop is for a quick appetizer in a restaurant that offers Loaded Fries Galore! Leo's Delicatessen and Marketplace in Archbald might just be fry heaven. Their fry options include:
Stop 4-Dinner: Flaherty's
Our next stop allows you to experience the coziness of a family friendly restaurant or relish in the fun of a lively neighborhood corner bar. Flaherty's in Kingston delivers great food and drinks in the spirit of Irish tradition. Luckily for our tour, Irish people love potatoes. Start your meal with Flaherty's Irish Nachos, which are crispy potato slices smothered w/ cheese, bacon, & tomato. Or enjoy a side of the fresh cut Russet potato fries with several different topping options. They also have several loaded fry options such as chili cheese, mozzarella bacon, cheesesteak, pub fries, and sweet potato fries. Hopefully, you'll save room for some of their Irish specialty items with potato- Irish Chicken & Potato Pie or a Shepherd's Pie.
Stop 5-Dessert: Dunmore Candy Kitchen
What better way to end the tour than on a sweet note! Head over to Dunmore Candy Kitchen for their delicious chocolate potato chip clusters. Choose between ridged potato chips dipped in dark chocolate or milk chocolate, for an elegant treat that everyone will enjoy.
Bonus: The Canning House
Our added potato bonus is a restaurant that offers a unique & historic environment. The Canning House, located in Forty Fort, serves locally sourced ingredients and a menu worth checking out. Our focus is on their delicious parmesan truffle fries. The homemade crispy French fries are finished with parmesan cheese, real truffle oil, and a side of aioli making the perfect potato snack.
