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Friday, May 27, 2011

Restaurant #14 - Chilkoots (May 26, 2011)

"The Best Elk Burger in Quakertown"

Chilkoots: Home of Alaskan cuisine!  Elk burgers, iditarod dogs.  You can't beat the price and you can't beat the quality and experience! (Unless you hop on a plane, travel 4,500 miles and grab an elk burger).  Chilkoots sits in a strip mall right next to Bon Ton on the 309.  With it's bright colorful sign and lit up "open" signs, you can't miss it!  The restaurant atmosphere was pretty relaxed and the inside had a "fast food" feel to it.  You can either take out or dine in, and Ryan and I chose to dine in, obviously.  (It is one of our rules, after all!) 

We were given a menu, which was just typed up on a paper and folded into a brochure.  Chilkoots has a lot of food to offer!  They have cheesesteaks, burgers, ribs (which I have heard to be delicious), soups, appetizers such as wings, fries, onion rings, etc.   Ryan and I wanted to try something that you don't find every day in Quakertown.  Ryan ordered the Elk burger which comes with horseradish sauce.  However, he substituted the horseradish sauce with BBQ sauce and cheese.  The BBQ sauce is homemade!  I ordered the Alaskan Iditarod hot dog with cheese.  This was a larger verson of what I know of as a hot dog, but it did taste a bit different from your typical Hatfield Ballpark Franks.  We also ordered cheese fries, as those are a fan favorite at Chilkoots, according to our waitress.

Our waitress was very polite and eager to serve us.  She always had a smile on her face, and even though we arrived 50 minutes before closing time, both the cook (and owner), and waitress were very happy to chat and serve us to make sure that we had a great first experience.  The cook served our county years ago and found himself living in Alaska for 9 years as a result.  After that, he then found his way back to Bucks County after growing up in this area as a kid.  However, he brought with him, the delicacies and culture of Alaska and decided to start Chilkoots.  The owner, Stacy, said that he likes to hear feedback from his customers and in turn, it helps him to figure out what works and what doesn't.  Stacy, the food was delicious and filling and Ryan and I are pretty sure that we won't need to eat for another week now!  The flavors were amazing and Ryan could not stop talking about your homemade BBQ sauce.  Thank you for a great experience and for being so welcoming and friendly!  It certainly made for an enjoyable experience.  We will certainly come back and visit again!  To our waitress, thank you for your kind service!  That really stood out and it's the customer service that brings back customers!  (And the awesome cheese fries).

ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT?  Chilkoots is a great experience to try some Alaskan cuisine that you don't see everyday!  They could certainly improve their menus.  Make them colorful and stand out to the customer, and maybe laminate them, so they don't get dirty or damaged?  The same goes for the posters hanging along the counter.  Some of the posters were bent a little, so maybe laminate those, just to touch them up and keep them fresh.  The food and services was great and we really appreciated it!

**Chilkoots accepts cash and credit cards (As long as the purchase is $10 or greater)

FINAL RATING: 4/5
PRICE: $

29 Quakers Way
Quakertown, PA 18951
215-536-3427

Until next time,
Derek & Ryan

1 comment:

  1. taking the youth group here tonight for our diners, drive-ins and dives night. hope they can handle us!

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