Allentown Fairgrounds Market

By: (Jun 11, 2008)
Everything from fresh sushi to warm bread to Pennsylvania Dutch specialties. To be honest I can't believe no one has reviewed this market yet. It is located on the historic fairgrounds, across from LVH hospital. It is open Thur, Fri and Saturday, has ample parking and a nice selection of vendors who return week after week.

The flea market/junk shop is kept to the far end of the market while the food and restaurants take up 90 percent of the rather large building. There is one rather steep slope inside the building that may be an issue for anyone with mobility issues. And the market can get EXTREMELY crowded, to the point of annoyance.

Prices are reasonable, however the vendors are rather firm on their prices until the last few hours of Saturday rolls around. The produce vendors offer a wide range of products, as do the several 'deli' vendors who offer everything from scrapple to cheesecake to jerk chicken to Greek salads. Due to the sheer volume of people in the market, most vendors are unable to give personal attention or talk shop, as it were, although many of the butchers are more than happy to share grilling secrets in regards to their meats.

All in all it is a very nice place to spend the day at, and the family restaurant next to the market (The Ritz) makes their own ice cream and also has reasonable prices. If you are in the mood to eat inside the market I would recommend Dan's Chicken (a deli style restaurant in the middle of the market, VERY popular) or if you are in a more adventurous mood, towards the grocery store and barber shop is Fan's Sushi and across from Fan's and the kitchen shoppe is a wonderful Greek vendor with many delicious Mediterranean treats.

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