The experience of brand new Greek and Italian flavors at Mandros Imported Foods…read more The visit to the store taught me about the diversity of Italian pantry staples. The shelves are packed with a huge selection of imported canned goods, pasta, cheeses, and so on. With the authentic ingredients imported directly from Europe, you can taste the origin of foods. Like the Parma prosciutto, the cured meat made under strict regulation in Italy with its mixed salty and sweet flavor. On the shelves, the cheese, tea, pickles are carefully catagorized and varied by type -- definately helpful for customers to find their hometown flavors. The wall decorations, includeing old photos and a map of Pennsylvania cheese, adding a real European vibe to the store.The store is not only a good place to seek for authentic ingredients for your meals, but also a wonderful spot to learn about European culture.

Excellent Assortment of Greek and Italian Ingredients…read more S. Mandro's Imported Foods sells a wide variety of Greek and Italian foods. If you're in Lancaster you must check out their remarkable cheese and deli meat section. The pastas, not to be overshadowed, are incredible as well. This has been a family owned business since 1957, so you know you're getting the best quality ingredients. Having as large of a vendor network as Mandro's has, they are able to sell very unique and superior options.

I was visiting my daughter in PA and we spent the day in Lancaster. We stumbled upon this pickle…read morestore. Surely the best, purest tasting pickles ever. Nice clean ingredients. I bought a couple different types and enjoyed them all while staying in PA. I regretted not buying more. I tried to order online once I returned to Louisiana and learned they don't ship out of state, I was so sad! Can't wait to return on my next trip to PA!! Great store and great staff. Give them a try, you won't be disappointe.

Such a fantastic gem in Lancaster. Stop here for some delicious pickles, olives, pretzels, snacks,…read moreetc. Such a lovely place with lots of unique treats. They are also very tasty. Get the pickled carrots - you will be so happy. The flavors of pickles they have are wonderful. They have other things as well ... some not pickle related. The owner is lovely and super helpful. Bella is also part of the welcoming committee and she is a fluff ball of cuteness. Stop by if you are in the area. This is worth a stop all on its own.

For a few years now my bestie has been getting this AMAZING port wine cheese and she just started…read moregetting this ADDICTING garlic and herb spread. I am here to tell you that as a cheese lover, these spreads are BEYOND ridiculous. Seriously. I WISH that we had something this awesome in North Carolina. I swear she uses these dips as an enticement to get me to visit. She tells me that they make a fantastic smoked kielbasa as well. I will be honest, I can't see this shop doing ANYTHING badly. I am so not kidding here. It's like they have an extra ingredient that makes it so addicting. You don't even have to be hungry, once you try the garlic herb dip you can't stop. Until that is you notice the tub is now empty. Run, don't walk, to any of these locations for these truly delicious spreads!

This area always fascinates me, there is so much to see and experience, and it's all about 100…read moremiles away from NYC. I told my wife, let's break tradition and serve something different for Thanksgiving. Instead of a supermarket ham, let's buy a smoked ham from the Amish country. I found online S. Clive Weaver. I called the store and spoke with the manager. I asked about the store hours as well as Thanksgiving Ham. (I'm thinking it's going to be a blood bath, 1000 people running into the store screaming HAM!) The manager assured me this is not the case, there will be plenty of boneless, smoked ham for us to choose. We pulled up to, it seems like a mini supermarket. Once inside, it felt like when the Wizard of Oz went from Black & White to color. There is EVERYTHING one would need for a holiday dinner. The first thing I noticed was the beautifully arrangement of baskets. There were multiple sizes of meat and cheese baskets, I never had a sweet salami? The blocks of cheese, were cubed and served to our Thanksgiving guests. Everyone loved the unique flavors that are not regional to where I live. They also had a pie station with many different flavors of homemade pies. I brought home a Shoo Fly Pie? Filled with the warm spices of the holiday, another hit with my Family. Now for the Ham, there was a wall of ham! Ham everywhere. I chose a hefty porker, it was very easy to cook. Again, everyone loved the flavor of the smoked ham that I snuck across state lines. S. Clive Weaver, it was a pleasure to shop at your establishment.

Flavorful goat's milk at Linden Dale Farm…read more Linden Dale Farm offers a wide variety of dairy products, including freshly made goat's milk. Their goat's milk has a complex and sophisticated taste. The subtle sweetness mixed with the natural tangy flavor and creamy consistency combines nicely. The farm itself is local, located only about 10 miles from Central Market. The man working the stand said that he milks the goats himself. Buying this milk, you know that you are getting a fresh and quality product.

The Pennsylvania Farm Show inspired me to visit Lancaster's Central Market and I was pleased to…read morefind a first place winner here. This goat farm apparently won first place this year for their chèvre. I took a small container home of the honey chèvre which has a bit of the goat-y bite you are looking for and a touch of sweetness. It is worth every penny if you are a goat cheese lover.

This place was great!! Order a sandwich that was recommended from staff and it did not disappoint…read moreme the meatball caprese was one of the best ones I've had in while. Stand was clean, employees were nice and I'll deff be back when In the area.

Excellent Italian market stand. All the flavors that you're craving are in these cases. Italian…read moredeli meats, cheeses, olives, rolls from Philly, with the meatballs and sausages to fill them. I will frequently just get a meatball or two in a cup, big enough to be a tasty meal for me. Their sausage is also available as an in the cup option. Worth the stop while at Central Market! Mangia.

This place is so good! I worked at a Pennsylvania butcher stand similar to this one. And I can tell…read moreyou the products here are top notch. They have all of the Pennsylvania treats, beef jerky, Lebanon bologna, ring bologna, cheeses, and tasty ham. There are a lot of great stands at Lancaster Central Market, but this one is a must stop. They have so many great finds.

Rodney was "Johnny on the spot" when we walked in to the store. He helped us with the variety of…read morenew cheeses to try and then proceeded to prepare us. The most delicious exquisite tuna sub I have ever had. He was kind, the shop was clean, the bathrooms were clean and everything was stacked up. My sub was scrumptious and could not have had a better experience anywhere! He made my sub to exquisite perfection and designed it probably better than I would have and I can't give him more than five stars but if I could, I would. Excellent place, meats are amazing and side dishes are wonderful and you cannot bypass the desserts! Fine experience!

They were GREAT !!!!! My mom is 101 and from York PA and has…read morebeen wanting "Cup Cheese" for a long time and Shenk's food went above and beyond to fulfill my order. Anyone wanting Authentic Pennsylvania Dutch foods these are the one to go to

I was born in York, PA and I started eating Shenk's "CUP CHEESE" when I was a young child and…read morereally crave it now that I live in Florida. I have wonderful friends still in York that send me SHARP CUP CHEESE! Lucky me! I can never seem to get enough of it, so I am now checking to see if I can now order it myself! Thank you Shenk's for your delicious CUP CHEESE for over 50 years! I give it a 10! Georgia Germond

Owner and her daughter are incredible. They really are welcoming and have great conversations…read more We already knew their cheesecake was the best in Lancaster. Add in their Restaurant Week Special of Banana Pudding (regular and biscoff) and they have raised the bar! Small little place, no real seating, but the cheesecake is so delightful, it does not matter at all! We LOVE Urban Farmhouse Cheesecake!

Absolutely the best cheesecake I've ever tasted! The Fresh Strawberry Cake Cheesecake slice was…read morephenomenal. I seriously regret limiting myself to just one piece. We even brought the Original slice to our Aunt, and she couldn't stop talking about it. I literally licked the little box it came in clean! Sad that I live 5 hrs away.

Cabalar. Best burger in Lancaster…read more Now their specials are always LEGIT. Lancaster Restaurant Week was serving up a Jibarito, corned beef, fried plantains, melted cooper, pickled onions, and mayoketchup. The sandwich was incredible! Such a good touch on a cultural favorite! I myself prefer it without pickled onions, but if you love onions, this is perfect! Cabalar is massively popular and will always require a decent wait for made to order items. I believe we waited about 25 minutes for this sandwich. Love the green and white throughout the restaurant. Awesome shirts for sale. The decor in here is awesome with paintings everywhere. Tons of seating and kids area upstairs!

An old style butcher and restaurant…read more The space is bright, airy, and inviting. The sandwiches are creative and delicious. The Beef Tallow French Fries are outstanding. The staff is helpful.

Oregon Dairy is magical. This quaint market has a lot of homemade ready to go foods. They have…read morefoods in bulk and a lot of pickled foods. The deli is really good and they are so helpful. It has a store, a gift shop, a restaurant, an ice cream shop with a deck next to a nice playground as well as some animals outside to see up close. The service is wonderful in all places. I'm really lucky to live near it. Get a picture of your kids sitting on the fake cow. They love it. My niece still calls it magical and she is 27. She went there all her life for an ice cream and a picture of her on the cow and to play on the playground and the cattle shoot. Find the Fluffy Butt Hutt near the eggs and look for the railroad track above the market registers.

Had a party of 13 adults and Lilly handled the order like she had been working for many years, but…read moreshe looked like a teenager! As usual the meals were good as well as the service. We had our own private room since we had such a large group. We did call ahead of time and tell them we were coming!