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    DJ M.

    There are very few ways to enter my home town of Johnstown, Pa. and entering Bedford County and driving up over the Pleasantville mountain is the most convenient and direct route for us. The Cow is located on this same route 56 and they have been there since I was a very young girl, so we are talking many moons ago. They started as a roadside soft serve ice cream stand and they have added on and grown to become so much more than soft serve ice cream. You could always get some of the creamiest, dense and best tasting soft serve in the way of a cone, a sundae or a milkshake. This ice cream is real, nothing plastic or artificial tasting about it. Today, you name it, they have it in the way of ice cream treats, smoothies, yogurts, dipped or swirled and the varieties of flavors are so numerous compared to the chocolate or vanilla choices that we had as kids. Their huge windows are plastered with pictures of all the treats they offer that you could spend an hour deciding which treat to have and then in what flavor. Attached to this ice cream building is another building which has a lengthy menu of burgers, hot dogs, rib eye sandwiches, fish sandwiches or fish and chips, chicken, fried shrimp, fries, fried veggies, salads and so much more. Their food is tasty and much better than you can get at a fast food chain. Dining is to go or eat at one of the outside tables and if you do grab a burger and fries first, for heavens sake leave room for ice cream. This last time that we did not drive by I had a vanilla orange swirl, the ice cream is beyond rich and creamy and the orange swirl made it taste better than any orange creamsicle I have had. They have many flavor combinations for the swirl cones and I am so glad that I asked for a small because she built me a filled cone with a six inch top. Holy Cow, well honey I may as well just have smeared that right on my hips, but it felt so good going down.

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    Randy L.

    i came expecting to pet the cow. the cow was nowhere to be seen. will not come back. they do not have a cow. we want the cow. i wonder what the cows name is. we want the cow. if i had the option i would name him steven. that is a good name for the cow. lord praise the cow

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    Had a hamburger meal was good. The soft serve ice cream is delicious. Had the black raspberry.

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    Food was excellent. Service was even better! My grandson Julian and I had a great time chowing down on the cream!

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    Prices are comparable for the convenience and food is hot and very good quality . Definitely love going every summer .

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    Good food great atmosphere but it would be nice if you didn't have to wait 45 minutes for you order.

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    They started as a roadside soft serve ice cream stand and they have added on and grown to become so much more than soft serve ice cream.

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    The Whiskey River Pub

    The Whiskey River Pub

    4.8(30 reviews)
    12.0 mi

    We were in Bedford for 9/11 and saw Whiskey River on the list supplied by the hotel. After reading…read morethe reviews on Yelp we decided to give it a try. Our server, Angie, was very personable and attentive. The have a fairly good selection of beers, that makes for a good meal. Their menu is extensive so there was a nice selection to choose from for our party of 6. I don't remember what everyone ordered, but my wife had the Fish sandwich and I had the Philly Cheesesteak - both were excellent. Ross enjoyed his Fish sandwich as well. This is a very nice, small town pub with a welcoming vibe. Since they have only been open for about 2 years the place still has that "new" appearance. they offer outside dining but the dining area is quite nice. In the back room they have a pool table and I think Iremember a service bar as well. We have been coming to Bedford for 24 years and this is a great addition to the restaurant offerings, especially when you only need a cold beer and a great sandwich. Ross liked the place so much he came back the next day! We will definitely return the next time we are in Bedford.

    Decided to take a drive to Bedford and try for a first time The Whiskey River Pub. When we entered…read morethe pub, a young lady greeted us and directed us to a line of small tables for two. I politely requested if we may be seated at a larger 4 person table. The young lady stood there silent for what felt like a whole minute then said ok. Once we were seated, the same young lady said, "I don't seat two people at a table for four. And if we get busy I'll have to move you to a smaller table for two". Yikes. What a strange way to greet guests. Soon our server Kelsey arrived to take our drink orders. Once she brought our drinks we had time to look over the menu and make our choices. We chose a Philly Cheesesteak and Reuben with a cup of loaded potato soup and cup of chili. The soup and chili arrived with our sandwiches soon. Both soup and chili were good and both sandwiches were also good. Our server was nice and friendly.

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    Melt Gourmet Cheeseburgers - Chorizo Mac & Cheese... This was INCREDIBLY TASTY!!

    Melt Gourmet Cheeseburgers

    4.3(2k reviews)
    92.3 mi
    $$

    The burgers were amazing the time was excellent people worked with joy it was an amazing stop by…read moreplace! Also the people movement it's pretty quick so you can get seated fast and comfortable

    MELT Gourmet Cheeseburgers must be operated by culinary lunatics. I mean that as the highest…read morepossible compliment. A normal person looks at a hamburger and asks, "Would you like cheese on that?" The people at MELT apparently look at one and ask, "How can we make this so extraordinary that customers begin questioning whether everything they previously called a burger was actually just meat occupying bread?" I ordered the Paris Burger: Premium beef char-grilled with roasted garlic, then topped with melted French Brie, balsamic-glazed onions, baby spinach, and a smear of Dijon mustard on a house-made bun. This ingredient list sounds less like a hamburger and more like several upscale appetizers became trapped in an elevator and decided to form a government. I do not know what kind of inspired nut job first assembled this combination, but everything contributes to everything else. The Brie, roasted garlic, sweet richness of the balsamic-glazed onions, spinach, and Dijon do not compete for attention; they cooperate with suspicious precision. The flavor is exquisite. This should not be placed in the same category as ordinary burgers unless the category is titled "Round Foods That Technically Contain Beef." And then there is the bun. Most hamburger buns eventually choose one of two career paths: Damp sponge or roofing material. This one rejected both. It was cooked to that nearly mythical point between soft and soggy, firm and crunchy. It supported the burger without collapsing, disintegrating, or scraping the roof of my mouth like an edible Brillo pad. Perfection. For a side, I ordered the sweet potato fries. They were already very good, which apparently was considered insufficient by the resident mad scientists. Someone had the completely unreasonable idea of serving them with marshmallow fluff. Marshmallow fluff. With sweet potato fries. This sounds like a suggestion made at 2:00 a.m. by someone who should have been politely escorted away from the kitchen. Instead, that person may be a genius. The combination is incredible. The salty sweet potato fries dipped in marshmallow fluff produced one of those moments when your brain objects on principle while your hand quietly reaches for another fry. This proves that not every insane idea is crazy; some merely require dipping sauce. I also had the Thin Mint shake, which was excellent except for the only legitimate complaint I could manufacture during the entire meal: It came with an ordinary straw. Every attempt to drink it became a small plumbing emergency when a piece of Thin Mint lodged in the opening. Sip, blockage, investigate, clear obstruction, repeat. I was not drinking a milkshake so much as performing routine maintenance on a delicious cookie pipeline. A proper milkshake straw would eliminate the one defect in an otherwise outstanding operation. This was not merely a good meal from a burger joint. It was a culinary experience disguised as casual food. The Paris Burger was phenomenal, the fries and marshmallow fluff were an act of benevolent madness, and even my complaint involves the shake containing too many actual pieces of Thin Mint to pass through standard beverage infrastructure. MELT is almost worth traveling to Virginia for by itself. If the people running this place are insane, nobody intervene. Whatever treatment would make them normal might ruin the menu.

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    Backslash Burger - Peter Piper

    Backslash Burger

    4.5(87 reviews)
    81.8 mi

    I saw this burger spot on my feed over a year ago!! I took note of it because they have some…read moredifferent kind of burgers there. Well...today was the day I finally pulled up!! LET'S GO!! (Pardon the pics, it's difficult to take nice pics of Smash Burgers). . Where I am: @backslashburger . Location Reviewed: 526 N Market St., Fredrick M.D. inside of @oldemotherbrewing . Items Reviewed: STAMP!! Their Peter Piper Burger ($13.21 for 2 smash beef patties with roasted poblano cream cheese, hot pickled cherry peppers, & bourbon molasses in a potato roll). Crisp edges on these burgers, nice & meaty, juicy on the inside, sweet, smoky, & cheesy!! STAMP!! Their Backslash Burger ($13.21 for 2 onion infused, mustard seared smash patties with house made pickles, & Backslash sauce). Believe it or not, this burger wasn't too oniony!! The Backslash sauce is tangy, & creamy, & the burgers were tasty!! DELICIOUS. Their She's My Cherry Burger ($13.21 for 2 smashed beef patties, herb goat cheese, & a sour cherry jam). This was different, sweet, but savory, & you HAVE to like goat cheese with this one!! NAH! There I Can't Feel My Face Burger ($13.21 for 2 smashed beef patties, ghost pepper sauce, & candied jalapenos). Now for ME...one bite, & my face literally felt like it was ON FIRE!! But if you like that kind of heat then STAMP this burger...it's made for YOU! STAMP!! Their Old Bay Fries ($4.72 with Backslash sauce, & house made ranch). Their Ranch sauce is house made (STAMP...they are now selling bottles of it), & the fries stayed crispy!! STAMP!! Their Beer Battered Onion Rings (house cut, & battered $5.66). Nicely battered, crispy, & tasty!! STAMP!! Their Sweet Potato Fries ($5.66 dusted in cinnamon sugar with blueberry ketchup). The blueberry ketchup stole the show here!! Finally...SWEET, sweet potato fries!! . Customer Service: On Point!! . Parking: Decent. . Recommendations: Get the burger that suits YOU!! . Accessibility: It's wheelchair friendly (depending upon where you are), & it's differently abled persons friendly. 5 Stars=STAMP 4 1/2 Stars=LIKE THAT 4 Stars=DELICIOUS 3 Stars=DECENT 2 Stars=PASS 1 Star=NAH #Bigschlimsreviews

    I CANT FEEL MY FACE! This burger is extremely hot! I have…read moreeaten 1.5 SHU wings and have yet to find something spicy to match it. This burger goes above and beyond! Hitting at 2.5-3.0 SHU! It is HOT Such a great burger! Must give this a try. Girlfriend got food and her burger was GREAT!

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    Kountry Kettle Restaurant - 4th of July bakery items...

    Kountry Kettle Restaurant

    4.5(17 reviews)
    14.2 mi

    The food was excellent. Very similar to upscale diner food. This place is a nice country family…read morerestaurant. Good to bring a date. They had soft country music playing and country decorations on the walls. Very pleasant atmosphere. I got a loaded baked potato and a grilled chicken salad. The baked orator was one of the best I've ever had. Cooked perfectly and had plenty of melted cheese and bacon bits on it. The salad was BIG. My Mom had fried steak dinner. It came with mashed potato's, plenty of gravy and a side salad. Nice size serving of meat and she ate the whole thing so I know she loved it. We got dessert too. All the desserts are home made. I got strawberry pie (tons of strawberries) and Mom had some sort of Angel food cake with a pineapple whipped cream sauce all over it. Yum. Our server was super nice and the service was good. She came and checked on us multiple times. Very pleasant lady.

    This quaint, small restaurant nestled in the middle of beautiful farm country PA I've only been to…read moretwice. But every time, I've always had great food and even better service. This five-star review doesn't come because this side of the country isn't saddled with many replete restaurant choices. But because the food is cooked fresh and the wait isn't normally too long. Just think classic, American diner food, but cooked better. The last time, my roasted beef sandwich with mashed potatoes and beef gravy was so hearty and delicious, I ate it all. It can get quite busy sometimes so I would recommend reservations for larger groups. And every time I came here, I left with a box full of sugar cookies from the bakery to take back home to FL to enjoy. There's no better touch-of-home than a homemade sugar cookie with frosting. Learn more at https://kountrykettle.org/

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    Kountry Kettle Restaurant - Front of house and more seating.

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    Kountry Kettle Restaurant - One of the seating areas. We were there mid afternoon.

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    One of the seating areas. We were there mid afternoon.

    The Field Burger and Tap - Milkshake at The Field

    The Field Burger and Tap

    3.8(473 reviews)
    58.1 mi
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    This review is for take-out as I was TAPPED out after freshman orientation and the heat. Let's…read morestart with why it is 5 stars when I'm going to make some critical comments....the reason? The burger was that good. Because I want to end on a positive, let me start with negatives: the fries were okay. Normally these are a side dish not worth mentioning but this restaurant makes them a star with a fry menu. ( I humbling suggest they try frying in beef tallow to make it a whole other fry experience). The other critical comment is my French onion soup (on take out) was really cold and we weren't late nor (but for the fries) anything else cold. To give you reference, I microwaved for 1 minute and was still cold and did another 1:30. But it was delicious. Now, why 5 stars? The burgers. My son and I both got the Lancaster burger with horseradish mayo on the side and substituting wagyu. It was heaven. It was perfection. We still think and talk about that burger and any food that makes you miss is worth 5 stars!

    5 Star. 10/10…read more Highly Recommend. Best burgers in State College. Add in the experience with the Table Fries (everything fries taste like a Middleswarth Chip) the food here is top notch. One of our favorite stops in State College to meet up with family. Service is quick, the staff and waitress were helpful on suggestions and keep it real with you regarding what they like/don't like. The setting with the fireplace and views of the golf course and lake are beautiful. Love this spot. If you are heading to State College, give it a go!

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    Milkshake at The Field

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