Christmas is nearly here! We were able to take some time out of our busy Holiday weekends to take a drive over the river & through the woods (pretty close to literally!) to visit the
SpringHouse near Washington, PA. I'm including it on this "Breakfast in Pittsburgh" blog because it's one of the most unique buffet-styled Saturday breakfasts in the area. I found this on their website which gives an idea of the setup:
What is a springhouse?
Many moons ago, when cows were milked by hand, and a farmer chilled his milk cans in a stone building with a natural cold spring running through it...that was a springhouse!
The whole place is set on a farm along Highway 136, and the main building has the initial feel of a Cracker Barrel restaurant, with carved porch chairs for sale outside and a Country Store on the inside. In addition to selling arts-and-crafts type home interiors, there is also a Market featuring their own milk, and lots of homemade treats like pies, breads, cookies, and a kitchen that features home cooking and hickory smoked hams from their own smokehouse. Wow!
The SpringHouse is too busy to be a sit-down restaurant. There is action everywhere you look. The staff is very friendly and will happily direct first time visitors through the buffet line and to some great seating overlooking the farm yard.
All of the hot food is served up by SpringHouse employees, but don't expect skimpy portions. Items featured today were French Toast, hash browns & home fries, sausage & bacon, scrambled eggs, homemade applesauce, and an amazing ham & egg casserole featuring that smoked ham that literally melts in your mouth. Oh, and did I mention all of this was just $5.95?
And be sure to grab some of their hormone free milk (regular or chocolate!) from the old-fashioned coca-cola cooler. Absolutely fabulous.
I couldn't recommend this place more for its home cooking. They also have quite the catering business, featuring all their home cooked meals. I sampled some of their Christmas cookies that a vendor had sent to our office which were out of this world. And the lunch buffet looks just as delicious. Today it featured BBQ Ribs, Mediterranean Chicken, Pepper Steak over Rice, Sweet & Sour Chicken over Rice, and more. YUMMY!
