Thursday, January 19, 2012
McKenzie's offers an inviting environment, a creative menu of generally well executed, familiar favorites, and competitively priced, in-demand products like home-brewed beers.
Restaurant: McKenzie Brew House Address: 324 West Swedesford Rd. Berwyn, Pa 19087 Rating: ★★★★ out of 5 stars Style: Pub & Brewery Food: Global Atmosphere: Modern / Industrial Parking: Lot Service: Friendly Price Range: $5 - $20 Unique Feature: All beers are brewed in-house. The bar and dining room offer two very different experiences: both welcoming to any crowd. Business casual was the attire of choice for the Tuesday-night crowds at McKenzie Brew House. The suburban brewery’s third iteration opened in Berwyn’s Valley Fair Shopping Center this past December, but you wouldn’t know it by looking around. Posted up around the massive rectangular bar and seated at the neighboring tables were a co-mingling mix of 30-somethings and baby-boomers…
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Ella's brings a wealth of history, a feeling of refinement, a little bit of lavish, and a taste of home into the community.
Restaurant: Ella’s American Bistro Address: 214 Sugartown Rd., Wayne, Pa 19087 Rating: ★★★★ out of 5 stars Style: Upscale Bistro Food: American / French Atmosphere: Beautiful Parking: Lot Service: Refined Price Range: $10 - $30 per person Unique Feature: The bar is perfect for large groups and the restaurant can seat nearly 150. And the cheddar butter biscuits are to die for. As we set out upon a new year, it seems fitting to welcome a new restaurant to the area. Ella’s American Bistro opened in Wayne this past December at Devon Square. With it, longtime residents and business owners Cortright and Janice Wetherill brought a wealth of history, a feeling of refinement, a little bit of lavish, and a taste of home into the community. The …
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Here are some dining options for Christmas, 2011.
While most of the area’s restaurateurs will be spending the holiday elsewhere, there are a select few who will be at their posts serving up delicious dishes to loyal customers this Christmas Day. Local Asian eateries Chinese Delight, Lotus InnWabi Sabi, and Wing Wah Kitchen will be serving up traditional / non-traditional dinners this Christmas. Dany's, the space formerly known as Paoli Diner will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, until 8pm on Christmas Day. And if you're still hungry, you can always order up a holiday pizza from Papa John's! On Christmas Eve, TE has a much wider variety of dining options, (including those listed above). Aneu Bistro & Wine Bar will be open from 5pm – 8pm and will be offering an a la carte menu. …
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Here's a list of stores big and small in and near TE and their Friday shopping hours.
Thanksgiving weekend isn’t complete without tradition. There’s football, spending time with family, and enjoying a delicious holiday meal. But for some, the festivities don’t stop there. A quick nap to sleep off the tryptophan and a latte to get the blood moving are a great way to kick off phase two: hitting the stores for some of the best deals of the year. To some people Black Friday shopping is a thing of horror. But to others, it’s a birthright! So if you’re headed out in TE for shopping and savings, be sure to check the list of retailers below. (Due Diligence = Money Saved!) Of course, they’re listed in order of when they open. BLACK FRIDAY 2011 November 25 12am HH Gregg 400 W Swedesford Rd, Berwyn, PA 19312 4am King of Prussia Mall …
Friday, November 18, 2011
Here are some dining options for every appetite this Thanksgiving but act soon as many require reservations.
While most of the area’s restaurateurs will be spending the day elsewhere, there are a select few who will be at their posts, serving up Thanksgiving Day dishes to those who aren't dining at home. Below are the restaurants that will be open, and serving holiday specials. Winberie’s Winberies’ offers a wonderful brunch buffet each and every Sunday. But on Thursday, November 24, they’ll be serving up a Thanksgiving Day Buffet from 1pm - 7pm, with “everyone’s favorite dishes.” Brunch is $25.99 per person and reservations are required. Call for more information. Alfredo Italian BYO This turkey day, Alfredo will be adding traditional American classics to its Italian menu, including turkey platters with all the trimmings, $27.95 for adults and $…
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Olsen, DiBuonaventuro, Heaberg, and Kirk-Mayock win all four of the open BOS seats. One incumbent and two GOP newcomers win school board elections.
After a roller coaster vote count in the May primary and a special election, Tredyffrin Republicans were taking nothing for granted in Tuesday's general election. But as the votes started coming in, it was clear the Tredyffrin GOP had good reason to celebrate with a Grand Old (but low key) Party at Berwyn's Alfredo restaurant. Candidates and supporters of Tredyffrin Township's long-reigning party met to wait, count and ultimately, celebrate a big night of victories at the BYO restaurant, perhaps fitting for a political party that campaigned on a platform of conservative fiscal policies and no tax increases. Party loyalists, campaign workers, friends, family and media stood waiting as Tredyffrin’s Republican Chairman, Mike Broadhurst …
Volunteers, candidates, voters agree on one thing at the polls Tuesday.
After the polls closed at 8 p.m., but before the numbers could even start pouring in, there was consensus on at least one thing Tuesday. The weather for this November election was beautiful. Poll workers reported highs of about 35% of registered voters in the precincts came out to cast their ballots in Tredyffrin Township. And while it seemed that the turnout was steady there were few, if any voters who wanted to talk about the specifics of their candidate choices. Here's what Patch found during visits to several polling places during the course of the afternoon and evening: •At St. Matthews United Methodist Church Kris Graham, a Republican candidate who won her race for T/E School Board, was outside shaking hands and introducing herself …
Friday, November 4, 2011
Karen Cruickshank is ready to shout T/E’s plight from the rooftops, following the Tax Study Group's final public presentation.
The T/E School Board has been vocal and open about its budget woes over the past few months. But now, their battlecry is about to get much louder. After the findings of the Tax Study Group were released to the public and the pros and cons were carefully weighed, Board leaders know exactly what needs to happen next, and the legislators in Harrisburg are going to be hearing from T/E. The findings of the Tax Study Group gave the pros and cons of an Earned Income Tax(EIT). The district’s financial issues stem from one main place; the compound interest piling up because of the Pennsylvania Employees Retirement System, or PESRS, as it was explained to the board and the public in two presentations made on Thursday. “Back in 2001 the pension …
Thursday, October 20, 2011
DiMeo Pizza offers a variety of Italian foods ranging from a delicious house made focaccia panini to a diet-busting order of ravioli.
Restaurant: DiMeo Pizza Address: 444 Swedesford Rd, Berwyn, PA 19312 Rating: ★★ out of 5 stars Style: Eat-In / Take-Out / Delivery Food: Italian Atmosphere: Pizza Parlor Service: Counter Service Price Range: $5 - $20 Parking: Lot Unique Feature: DiMeo’s menu offers a variety of gourmet pizza offerings and Italian inspired dishes, but it’s the Panini sandwich on house-made focaccia that stole the show. A busy night in town led me to DiMeo Pizza for dinner this past week. I parked in the near empty parking lot off of Swedesford Road and walked inside. One look around and it was pretty clear where my meal was going to go; DiMeo’s looked like a pizzeria, and smelled like a pizzeria. But its menu offerings went far beyond the cheesesteak …
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
A first grader was run over by an SUV in dark parking lot, airlifted to CHOP for emergency surgery.
You can drive right past the entrance to Teegarden Park on Cassat Road and easily miss it. Laid out under the PECO power lines between Cassat and Contention Road the park has a realtively low profile. You can't really see the football practice fields clearly from either road. But a recent accident at a Pop Warner football league practice has turned a bright spotlight on conditions in one of the two parking lots in the park. The one that's invisible from the road. It sits hundreds of yards back from Cassat, down a hill and during night practices the parking lot can be very dark. A six year old Valley Forge Elementary student was walking in the lot when he was hit and partially run over by a driver who could not see him in the twilight under…
Becky
7:13 am on Sunday, January 29, 2012
I was there last night, it was anything but an "inviting environment" - the rudest receptionist I've ever encountered! General chaos and disorganization. Horrible! I'll never return more ›