jp edwards catered for my sisters wedding this past weekend and did an amazing job! we were extremely satisfied with how friendly and efficient the staff was and only heard awesome things about the food served. We will definitely recommend this as a great place to eat or to have at an event to friends in the area etc.
Review Source:Probably the best restaurant in Mifflin County. Don't go on wing night though (Mondays). It gets ridiculously filled with high school kids. The food is all pretty good. I've never had anything bad. i'm originally from Lewistown and know this is one of the only "hip" and not disgusting places to hang out and get a drink. I always come here to watch Pens games when I'm staying at my parents.
I would recommend the pulled pork sandwich.
I visited this place twice during a business trip. Â While it was the best restaurant we went to in the Burnham area, I would say this place is average. Â The service was pretty good and the food was good, but be aware that you have to put up with people hootin' and hollarin' if there's a big game on (Flyers vs. Penguins one of the nights I was there - big, loud crowd).
The first time, I had the NY strip, medium well, and it was quite good. Â The steak was tender and was complimented well by the garlic mashed potatoes. Â I had the petite filet the second time and it wasn't nearly as good as the strip. Â It seemed kind of dry, even though I ordered it medium well. Â The side of mixed vegetables was skimpy too.
This place is known for their fried pickles. Â I was expecting pickle chips, but they're breaded spears sprinkled with dill and served with some sort of horseradish-based sauce. Â They were pretty good, but I was hoping for pickle chips. Â You only get 5 spears for $6, which I thought was overpriced for fried pickles.
"Meh" is about the best word I can use to describe this place, though I may be in the minority. Â I ordered a chicken dish with garlic mashed potatoes and the rather vague "vegetables" listed on the menu. Â The chicken came out drownging in sauce. Â The chicken itself was tough and had a bit of an odd flavor--I thought it might be the sauce, but even when I dug the chicken out of the puddle it still tasted a little off. Â The vegetables would have been ok if they hadn't been blanketed in what appeared to be Old Bay. Â The potatoes had good flavor, but it is my feeling that it's hard to mess up potatoes--especially if they're instant, which I believe these were. Â
The rest of my party seemed to enjoy their burgers, salmon, and pasta, so I may have simply ordered the wrong thing.
I went to JP Edwards for dinner while visiting the State Fire Academy in Lewistown. Â The service is good and the food isn't bad. Â We ate there twice during the week. Â The first time I had the blackened burger with crumbled blue cheese on it and fries. Â The burger had good taste and was cooked as I ordered it. Â Wing nights on Tuesday was decent. Â All you can eat wings for 6.00...They had many different sauces available along with dry seasonings. Â I believe they also have dollar beers for happy hour.
Friends I traveled with were raving over the prime rib sandwich so you may want to try that.
I would go back to JP Edwards in my future trips to PSFA
Keith F: Â You're right, wing nite is awesome, but I wouldn't recommend the General Tso's wings, they were pretty terrible.
They also have great beer specials on Mondays, so get there early,
One complaint I have is that they have a ton of TV's, but none have volume or Closed Captioning. Â Interesting trivia note: President Obama visited JP's when campaigning against Hillary during the PA primary in 2008.
For lunch, they have an unlimited salad, soup and drink special for $6.95, which is great, but be aware that certain soups or caesar salads are more expensive. Â Service at lunch can be spotty, but I recommend JP's. Â Also, their seafood entrees are excellent.
Wing night is Mondays, 6 bucks for all you can eat, with about 5 different flavors. Along with the dollar drafts I was outta there for under 10 bucks not counting tip.
The wings weren't the best I've had, but they certainly weren't the worst. I'd give them 8 out of ten stars, mosly because they were crispy like I like them.
They had two new interesting flavor's i hadn't tried before - cajun dry rub and hot roasted garlic with mozzarella.
I usually sit at the bar because i feel i get better service. The bartenders are friendly and if you don't make a few friends while you're there, you're not trying. I love small towns.
Hey Joe B. Â Try another visit. I found the food and atmosphere more to my liking than many of the other restaurants located in larger towns nearby.
Granted - you don't have many places to choose from in small towns and your servers might be high school part time help but i found the place to my liking and plan repeat visits on my drive bys.
Get there early - the place fills up fast and parking could become a problem if you wait till after 6.
Visit the the website for directions - <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jpedwardsgrillandbar.com%2F&s=695040b6edc12c1e3cf1f7b87f1e1262eef6e6e66f3b7338014c821468398574" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.jpedwardsgril…</a>
I would call this place pretty average. In between Harrisburg and State College this is an upscale-ish place for the locals to drink, eat, and check out whatever game is on the many flat screen, high def tvs lurking around the ceilings.
While their fare is pretty general and nothing to scream about, I would be amiss if I didn't tell you to get the fried pickles while your there.
Once was enough...
Let me be clear that I love food and have eaten in restaurants from Montreal to San Francisco. Living in Central PA, I've learned to lower my standards and accept what is locally available.
I went to JP Edwards hoping for the best, I really did. It was new and held lots of promise. When they started advertising my favorite meal (fillet mignon and Greek salad, from the now closed Luba's), my excitement grew.
We planned a midweek dinner. Not too crowded, we were seated immediately with no wait for a table.
That's when reality set in: while the restaurant itself was bright and new, nobody thought to properly train the staff. Same old Central PA attitude and demeanor.
The wait staff can make an average meal awesome or an awesome meal average. In this case, it made an already mediocre meal worse.
I believe the wait staff should start the dining experience with a cheerful introduction, you know, something easy like "Hi, my name is..." After all, you're going to be spending some time and money with this person, shouldn't you know their name?
In typical Central PA fashion, our experience started with a sullen "Can I get you some drinks?" No "Welcome", "Good evening", nada.
Upon returning with the drink order, we were asked "Are you ready to order?" Not a "Any questions about the menu?" or even a "Can I interest you in our specials?"
The food was delivered promptly and our waitress then disappeared. David Copperfield could not have vanished more quickly  Bigfoot sightings were more common than glimpses of our nameless waitress.
The food itself was ok. Edible but nothing to get excited over, certainly no rival of the quality of the original Luba's version. The fillet was cooked a little more than I ordered and maybe they were running short on feta cheese, hence the few crumbles on the pasta.
I didn't expect an Iron Chef presentation, but would a sprig of parsley been too much to ask? White food on a white plate does not an appetizing presentation make.
Our waitress miraculously appeared after a time, to ask if we'd like dessert. No offer to see a menu or, God forbid, a dessert tray. I guess we were supposed to have memorized the dessert selection from when we saw the dinner menu 2 hours previous.
By this time, receipt of the check was considered relief. Prices were reasonable.
Was it possibly just a bad night? Sure. Am I willing to give it another try? Maybe someday, but I'll have to let the memory of the initial experience fade first.
I've been to JP Edwards quite a few times over the last couple of years. In general, it's a good eating experience, but like sports bars/restaurants usually go, there are conflicting agendas at work here.
The dining area is a large open space, with plenty of tables, but as the weekend rush starts filtering in, so does the volume. With about 6 tv's scattered around the dining area and two different jukeboxes playing two different songs at any given time, the place can be pretty distracting.
You can't really go wrong with any of their soups, salads, burgers or dinners, they offer a pretty reasonably priced standard fare, with  few surprises.
But! JP Edwards does have the market on two things: their spicy deep fried pickle appetizer (that's right; a pickle, coated and deep fried and served with southwest ranch sauce) and for dessert, the Xango (it's like a deep fried cannoli that's been washed in caramel sauce.)
So, go be distracted, have appetizers and desserts and one of their many inspiring martinis.
In Central PA there is only one place you go to help you forget that your in Central PA. Â JP Edwards for locals is a staple for good food and drink and I not going to quibble with that. Â My first venture to JPs was a memorable one two years ago. Â I ordered seven or eight chocolate martinis and crawled home. But times have certainly changed and with my 10 month old daughter, we visit JPs for lunch outside and to change diapers. Note: Â There is no changing table in the mens bathroom so I did it outside on an empty table in world record time.
We order margaritas, pulled pork sandwiches and Asian salads. Â We watch the NFL draft on the many television screens throughout the place and chat about Steeler football..... and when babies start sleeping through the night. Â Steelers are Super Bowl champs, Penn State is pretty good too and I'm changing diapers outside. Â Wow, Â times HAVE certainly changed.
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