Archive for the ‘PA Dutch’ Category

Rib Stand: Boneless Rib Combo

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Rib Stand Reading Terminal Market
Since I work at Reading Terminal Market 4 days a week, there can't be many people who eat in RTM as much as I do or at as many vendors as I do. Sure I have my favorites, but I constantly try new things. I'm starting a new section here called RTM Lunch where I'll be chronicling my eats. First up is an oldie, but goodie. The boneless rib combo from Rib Stand.

rib stand
For $7.79, you get a heaping of rib meat on top of a nice soft bun with provolone and your choice of 2 sides. I always opt for the potato wedges and mac and cheese. Sure they have a couple other options (green beans and 'slaw), but you'd be crazy to get them over these. You also get a drink; I'm not much of a soda drinker, but I do like ginger ale. Finally, there's your choice of hot sauce: mild or hot. I get the hot because that's just how I always roll. It's not very hot at all, more like a spicy BBQ sauce than hot sauce.

The meat is nice and tender without any chewy gristle to be found. I'd love the provolone to be sharp, but hey, we're talking PA Dutch here and they've never been too big on the use of spice so I'll take it as is. They sure do know how to cook up a hearty dish though and this certainly is one of them. You won't find any ketchup for your fries here either. Just use whatever hot sauce you don't pour into your sandwich as a dipping sauce. Mix some in with the mac and cheese while you're at it.

I've been meaning to try their baby back ribs ($8.79/lbs) at some point, but this sandwich is just so good. I'll have to do it for the sake of content for the blog I guess. The things I do for the good of the internets… Their other combo meal is the 3 spare rib + 2 sides for the same price as the boneless rib sandwich above.

rib stand
This is one of the absolute best deals you'll find in RTM as other places a single sandwich or serving of whatever will run you close to $8. But it's only open when the PA Dutch are in which is Wednesday through Saturday. Around special holidays, like Thanksgiving and July 4th, they're often there on Tuesdays as well, but that's not a blanket statement.

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W: 8a – 3p
Th – Sat: 8a – 5p
215.925.3155
Reading Terminal Market
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BEILER'S BAKERY

Monday, August 25th, 2008

beiler's bakery @ Reading Terminal Market
Taking up the northwest corner of Reading Terminal Market is Beiler's Bakery, described on the Reading Terminal website as an "Amish bakery selling homemade baked goods." They bake breads, pies, cookies, sticky buns, donuts and other treats daily and they also sell an assortment of conventional bread on their easternmost endcap. This corner of the market is usually pretty packed when the Dutch Market is open, but your time waiting will be well rewarded with reasonably-priced delicious treats.

beiler's bakery @ Reading Terminal Market
There was a huge Dutch festival a couple weeks ago at Reading Terminal Market, where Picky happened to be working at the time. He noticed that Beiler's was set up in the main seating area frying up fresh donuts. Without any cash on him, he didn't get a chance to sample the gigantic fresh donuts. He didn't recall seeing the donuts at the bakery in the past either. After the festival ended, he ventured over to the stand and sure enough, there were donuts (and buns)! Armed with some cash, he plunked down 75¢ for a vanilla creme donut and bit into soft and flaky dough oozing with fresh creme. Sure that Messy would also be a fan, Picky decided that the next tag team visit to Reading Terminal would definitely include a stop off for more treats.

beiler's bakery @ Reading Terminal Market
Above is Messy's pick from the rack: a chocolate covered donut. While the donut was certainly fresh, Messy is not a huge donut fan and will probably go for a different treat next time. This didn't hurt Messy's perception of Beiler's — she is a big fan of their bread and has her eye on some of their other simple-but-hearty looking treats.

beiler's bakery @ Reading Terminal Market
Picky's second sampling was a strawberry jelly and creme filled donut, a double whammy encased in powdered sugar. Life doesn't get much better than a good donut.With Beiler's being a walk up the aisle from Picky's day job, it would be easy to have too much of a good thing so he's limited himself (so far) to one return for a frosted blueberry donut. The only other blueberry donut he's had was a sad excuse of one from Dunkin' Donuts. In contrast, Beiler's blueberry donut burst with flavor. And the texture of a fresh small batch donut is to die for.

Aside from the donuts, we've also taken a liking to their fresh sandwich loaves. Their white and wheat breads run about $2.50/loaf and come in a bag that seems to be coated with oil or butter on the inside. We're not sure exactly what it is, but it's not hurting the flavor.

While the Dutch Market hours are only Wednesday through Saturday you can benefit from this bakery making everything fresh. Get there Saturday towards closing and you'll find treats marked down to $1.50 because they'll be closed until Wednesday.

Their best offering is the pumpkin creme filled donut. It's seasonal so only around October-November. But that makes them that much more special. Get 'em while they're around!

Messy ***1/2
Picky ***1/2

The final word: Fresh, homemade inexpensive baked goods.

Beiler's Bakery
Wed: 8am – 3pm
Thu – Sat: 8am – 5:30pm
Sun – Tu: Closed
215.351.0735

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