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Nate and I stopped at the original Maggie's restaurant in Donegal, PA on a trip back from visiting his parents. The sign on the turnpike just said to take exit 91 and then go north on route 711. We had no idea how far north to go, and it ended up being a few miles, I believe. We were basically out in the middle of farm country, but maybe Maggie's got its start from being close to all the fresh produce. I don't know.
The place didn't even look open to us, but we went in and it was definitely open. The food selections were about the same as the Oakland location, with a handful of a few other things and they also had smoothies and baked goods for sale. I had tofu buffalo "chicken" and some kind of mixed vegetable selection with squash. Very good. The food seemed a little bit cheaper than Oakland and the girl said that it was. But at $8.99 / lb, it wasn't exactly a steal or anything. Still, tasty.
The restaurant itself was about 3 times larger than the one in Oakland and had a "funkier" feel to it. It wasn't really loud and clanky like the Oakland one either (combine wooden floors with glass table tops in a place with a great acoustics and it sounds like a silverware-train rumbling through everytime someone drops their fork). I also noticed that they have Saturday night all-you-can-eat buffets for $14.95. Again, not exactly a steal, but I think if you had at least 3 plates, you would be getting a better deal than if you bought the stuff during a regular day.
I would definitely go back here the next time we are in the area, which unfortunately, is not too often. My favorite part of the Maggie's experience though in either location is putting change in the pig before you leave!
Posted by Julie at September 6, 2005 03:14 PM
thanks so much for posting this info. We have a place in Hidden Valley and have been desperately looking for vegetarian/vegan friendly options. We'll look forward to trying Maggies.
Just in case your interested, it would be worth a drive to check out Out of the Fire (also off the Donegal exit) very friendly to vegetarians and really a great experience with fantastic service and a pretty broad menu. Everyone in our family enjoyed it (including the little kids) and bonus: it's BYOB!
Posted by: Holly at February 26, 2010 09:57 PM