Meal: Lunch, eat in
All Ratings out of 10:
Quality of food: 6
Food to Spend Value: 6
Quality of Service: 6
Overall Rating: 6
When you are out hiking in remote places, your restaurant options are limited. Before heading to Beaver Brook Falls, we decided to find some lunch and discovered Grampy's next to the IGA grocery store. It looked like a fun spot so decided to check it out.
Grampy's is definitely simple. It is essentially a big trailer for the kitchen and order taking with a covered outdoor patio for eating. They focus on sandwiches, burgers, and hot dogs, though they have other options as well. I went with one of their Overstuffed Grinders: Sweet Italian Sausage with Peppers and Onions. I didn't order fries but my son did, so I decided just to have a few of his. I had also read about the fried dough so got an order of that, too.
The "grinder" really wasn't a grinder, at least not by my definition, but rather a hot sandwich on a hoagie style roll. The sausage had a good flavor but wasn't exceptional, but the bell pepper and onion was done quite nicely. It was a good sized sandwich and definitely didn't skimp on either the sausage or the veggies. The fries had a wonderful flavor and tasted fresh cut. The fried dough was delicious and was nice and fluffy on the outside and more dense in the middle, kind of like an elephant ear. There was powdered sugar, cinnamon, and syrup at the condiments table so you could sweeten up the dough any way you wanted. They also offered all the typical condiments, including hot sauce, for the grinders, dogs, and burgers. We didn't get dessert, but they had a number of ice cream options as well!
The setup is simple, but on a beautiful day sitting outside is quite delightful, making it feel like we were at a picnic. Almost every table, including the condiments table, had a push bottle of hand sanitizer, so though I couldn't use running water I was able to get my hands clean. The bathroom is a port a potty, but they didn't seem to see much use and were actually quite clean. Grampy's was a fun stop and a great lunch spot. The food wasn't amazing, but it was good and tasty. It seemed a bit pricey, but the portions were pretty large, so I really couldn't complain. If you are looking for a good and easy lunch stop while hiking in the area, Grampy's is a great option! read more