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LIVING
PennLive, File
Waitress Loni Christian
serves a round of Irish
whiskey at Coakleys
Restaurant & Irish Pub
in New Cumberland.
The restaurant closed
Thursday.
From milk shakes to cocktails with locally made ginger beer, the midstate should never go thirsty.
See what to drink to wash down our top eats, in Tuesdays Living section.
W
hat's your favorite food in central
Pennsylvania?
Maybe it's the Bunny Burgers from
the Red Rabbit Drive-In in Reed Twp., cracker-
thin-crust pizzas from the Subway Cafe in Har-
risburg or chili-laden Spot Dogs served at Metro
Bank Park during the Senators games.
Or perhaps you like custard-based ice cream
from Massey's Frozen Custard in Carlisle, straw-
berry torte from Te Pennsylvania
Bakery in Camp Hill or Italian cookies from
Alvaro's Bread & Pastry Shoppe in Harrisburg?
Te food scene in the midstate covers plenty
of territory, from ethnic eats to chef-inspired
dishes and snack foods. Today we serve up a a
list of notable foods in the area.
Find descriptions of these dishes and more to
try on Page D3.
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By Sue Gleiter | sgleiter@PennLive.com
What about great drinks in the midstate?
FROM PORK BELLIES TO PAD THAI
BY SUE GLEITER
sgleiter@pennlive.com
More than six months
after ling for Chapter 11
bankruptcy, Coakleys Irish
Restaurant and Pub in New
Cumberland has closed.
The Irish-themed Coak-
leys was among the most
recognized restaurants in
the Harrisburg area since
opening about 40 years ago.
It always was a popular
St. Patricks Day spot as
well as a gathering place for
those watching televised
sporting events. Diners
came for the diverse menu
of American and Irish
specialties ranging from
wings and burgers to boxty
(potato pancake) and sh
and chips.
A notice posted on the
restaurants front door
Thursday indicated the
closing was related to an
order by the U.S. Middle
District Court of Pennsyl-
vania.
We would like to thank
everybody for their pa-
tronage over the years, and
we hope you root for us to
return to business soon.
Please monitor Facebook
for updates on our status,
the note said.
Late last year, Coakleys
owner, Tim Hogg, said the
restaurant led for Chapter
11 bankruptcy. At the time,
Hogg said closing was not
an option.
He did not return phone
calls after the restaurant
closed Thursday.
Regular customer Kelly
Moran, 24, of New Cum-
berland said he learned of
the closing when he was at
the restaurant Wednesday
night. He said he was told
Coakleys employees found
out about the closing on
Wednesday.
Coakleys
faithful
lament
closing
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ANN REEVES
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