Took my mom here for a treat a couple of weeks ago and thoroughly enjoyed our visit!
This little dairy bar has been open a long time. I wanna say it's been since the 50s, but I don't remember for sure. Super small little building in the center of New Hope; it's on the Main Street but still kind of easy to miss as it's just not super conspicuous. There are two metal picnic tables on the side of the building and one small table inside, so it's mostly grab and go. Very limited parking too, though the church across the street might not take offense if you parked there and walked over.
Anyway, we walked in and were greeted by the friendly, hard-working employees. You'll find standard dairy bar offerings here: burgers, fries and onion rings, soft serve ice cream, etc. We both got a hamburger and fries and then split a small vanilla hot fudge sundae for our treat.
Our food came out quickly but was freshly made -- I'd know, since I got to watch from the bar while we waited! The fries are frozen and then fried but they were at least fried fresh and salted correctly. They also have "Dot's sauce," their take on comeback/mayochup sauce, which was lightly peppery, a little sweet, and excellent with the fries.
The burgers and sundaes are the shining stars here, though. Smallish and simple burgers but very fairly priced and a delicious beefy flavor. Simple storebought buns but it doesn't matter when the meat is so tasty. The sundae was smooth and creamy and delightful, with the perfect ratio of toppings. We had a lovely time soaking in the sunshine at one of the picnic tables.
Certainly give them a try if you're in the area and craving a homemade burger. They do a brisk carryout business. read more