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LOCAL DINING
Restaurant
review:
QUAKER STEAK
By Michelle Quail
adverti.sing Manager
IMEIBMIES
There's only one local
restaurant whose reputation is
based on food described to get
your "pores steamin', ears a
hummin', and temples throb
bin.'" Quaker Steak & Lube,
located on Peach Street, is cur
rently a college student hot
spot, mainly because it is offer
ing an exciting and creative list
of new flavors that can't be
found anywhere else.
The menu offers a wide
range of options, including
appetizers, wings, steak, ribs,
soups, salads, sandwiches, and
desserts, but the selection
process usually narrows down
to one important section of the
menu: the enormous wing
sauce list.
This is a nineteen-flavor
long chart that guides curious
wing lovers what to pick next
based on Scoville Heat Units
(which is the number of units
of water it takes to make a cer
tain amount of chile pepper
lose all traces of heat). It
ranges from zero to 30,001,
and is described in four heat
levels. The Quaker Steak &
Lube staff is daring you to try
their 150,000 SHU Atomic
Wings, but if you can't handle
the heat, they aren't responsi
ble. You have to sign a form
before trying them. The menu
explains that studies indicate
this wing sauce actually stimu
lates nerve fibers in the brain
to release an aphrodisiac hor
mone. Now that is something
to experiment with.
When stopping in Quaker
Steak & Lube for a quick din
ner or hanging out on a Friday
night, Behrend students are
offered a tip on which items
are featured according to the
manager. The Wing & Rib
Combo, consisting of a gener
ous portion of Jumbo Wings,
fries, and a tender half rack of
ribs, is the meal you've been
waiting to dive into all week.
Quaker Steak also offers a
unique Premium Pretzel appe
tizer that is made perfectly
warm, soft, and flaky on the
inside with a crispy baked out
side sprinkled with salt. It is a
great pair with a beer, and is
served with a tangy beer
cheese dip spiked with
Guinness.
"I really enjoy the burgers
here," says front store manag
er Shannon. "These aren't the
burgers you buy for a vegetari
an. They are pure, thick, juicy,
authentic one-of-a-kind burg
ers that you can really indulge
One Junior Behrend student The Peach Street Quaker
Michael Buesink enjoys Steak & Lube offers Behrend
Tuesday Night Wing Night the Students a great variety of
most when going to Quaker taste you can't find anywhere
Steak & Lube. "I really enjoy else, and a unique experience.
getting to go on Tuesdays with It is worth the trip to stop in
my friends for Wing Night so I and try the numerous wing fla
can eat as many wings as I pos- vors, and enjoy the garage
sibly can for a good price," he style atmosphere, especially
says. "My favorite wings are for the Tuesday Night Wing
the Arizona Ranch. They are Special every week.
Friday, April 10, 2009
spicy and have a great flavor."