Elk Creek Cafe

I went here for dinner last night and have to say the food was so delicious. I had the pork cheek pappardelle and it was incredible. The pork is slow cooked in white wine and they use that same sauce on the pasta. The beer was also great and I can't wait to come back.
Finally have a favorite restaurant at/near state college.

Visiting State College and out for a scenic ride, it was getting to be lunch time and my wife checked the Garmin GPS and found the Elk Creek Cafe and Alehouse. As a homebrewer I am always interested in on-premises craft brew pubs. The Elk Creek Cafe was not crowded on a Friday at noon. We were greeted cheerfully and invited to try a nine variety (5 oz each) sampler of their brews. We liked them all, some more than others but all good. We had burgers of the local beef, and the real potato fries were great. We're from Massachusetts, but if you are in the State College area and want to escape the chain restaurants, this is near and fantastic.

Very good lunch. Worth the drive. I had fried walleye sandwich special with chips. Wife had ham and cheese with apple chutney on cranberry bread. Well done. Food came quickly for a busy place and service was decent.

Will do beer sampler on next visit.