Posted By Jon Bartholomew
on
9/11/2007 11:15:00 PM
I grew up near Allentown in Emmaus, where there is another location of Yocco's. There are several Yocco's, and most of them are better looking than the one in the editor's review. The ironic thing is that I never had a Yocco's hot dog until I moved away from Emmaus. My parents were too cheap to go there ("we can make better hotdogs at home and cheaper!") and they didn't really understand the point of wanting to go enjoy something that someone else cooked. So it made me all the more dysfunctional when I tried Yocco's for the first time and realized what my parents kept me from enjoying all this time.
First of all, their sides are great. There aren't all that many places that serve deep-fried pierogies as a side order. Yocco's makes a mean pierogi. When I go, I must have them. They are crisp on the outside and full of soft creamy potato on the inside. The fries are excellent too. I am a fan of good crinkle-cut fries like theirs, and they don't have any nasty coating on them like so many places have these days. These are basic crinkle-cut fries cooked to a perfect crispness. My only complaint is that the portions should be larger.
And of course, the dogs are what they are famous for. Have I had a better dog? Sure. But these are good. It's the sauce they put on them that makes them worth buying. And they also don't cost a lot, so it's a nice, quick, cheap meal that hits the spot every time. I haven't tried a lot of the menu, as it is only when I am visiting my parents that I get a chance to eat there. My wife tried the cheesesteak and gave it her thumbs up.
Needless to say, every time I am in the Allentown area, I go to Yocco's. Google them to find their website so you can check out their other locations, as the original location is the least attractive, and the food is the same at all of them.
