Eat and visit in Smithfield

The chain's about page dates its square cut pizza to the early 1950s, when a railroad worker started bringing his grandmother's pizza recipe to work. The page says numerous franchise locations have opened across Pennsylvania since. The chain's locations page lists the Huntingdon store at 7571 Huntingdon Plaza.

A 2019 Huntingdon Daily News story placed the store in Smithfield Township and reported that the franchise would occupy the space Clearfield Bank had vacated in the Huntingdon Plaza. It said the menu would include pizza, salads, subs and more, with drive-thru service and an eat-in area planned.

On 31 October 2026 the Slice ordering listing showed the shop open until 8:00 PM and listed square cut pizza, subs, salads, wings and side orders, with pickup and delivery. Its schedule runs 11:00 to 20:00 on each day of the week.

• Slice menu categories include Square Cut Pizza, Subs, Salads, Wings and Side Orders. source
• The About page places the start of the square cut pizza story in the early 1950s, with the Pennsylvania Railroad. source
• The 2019 Daily News story said the restaurant would occupy space vacated by Clearfield Bank in the Huntingdon Plaza. source
• The locations page lists the store at 7571 Huntingdon Plaza, Huntingdon, PA 16652. source
• The Slice listing's structured data gives 11:00-20:00 for each day of the week. source

“Known for its square-cut pizza served fresh and affordably, Best Way Pizza has a following throughout the central Pennsylvania region.”APRIL FEAGLEY, Huntingdon Daily News, 16 March 2019

Brenneman's Meat Market sells fresh meat from a store on South 10th Street in Huntingdon. The Visitors Bureau lists it with a Huntingdon postal address, while the Daily News calls it the Smithfield Township store. Co-owner Janice Brenneman spoke with the paper for a May 2026 story on grilling season prices.

That story says the store grinds meat in-house every morning and butchers most of its products on site. Brenneman said people are going from cooking in the oven to grilling or cooking over a campfire, and that beef is up a lot more than it was last summer. Ground chicken, turkey and pork have stayed around $4 a pound.

In August 2026 the Daily News ran a photo caption saying the market bought the grand champion market hog at the Junior Livestock Sale at the Huntingdon County Fair for $3,000.

• Makes its ground meat in the store every morning, the article says. source
• Ground chicken, turkey and pork have stayed around $4 a pound, per the co-owner. source
• Bought the grand champion market hog at the 2026 Junior Livestock Sale for $3,000. source
• Listed by the Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau under Things to Do, Farm Fresh Produce. source

“However, it is still possible to purchase quality meat at an affordable price by supporting local businesses like Brenneman’s Meat Market in Smithfield Township.”CATHERINE WELD, Huntingdon Daily News, 26 May 2026

“Beef is up a lot more than it was last summer”Janice Brenneman, co-owner, Huntingdon Daily News, 26 May 2026

Chow Korral Coffee Co. is at 7462 Crooked Creek Road in Smithfield Township, near Huntingdon. The Visitors Bureau places it right off Route 22. The shop began in a mobile trailer on the former Treasure Trove lot and moved into a building on the property in 2024, according to the Huntingdon Daily News.

The bureau names specialty lattes such as the Howdy, Giddy Up and Ranch Hand, plus a Bomber (a flavored Red Bull), dirty soda, a Lotus drink, cinnamon rolls and an acai bowl. The Daily News reported in March 2026 that the signature menu uses homemade syrups and that the shop carries 20 sugar-free options.

The Daily News listed the shop among the participating restaurants for Raystaurant Week in February 2025.

• Opened in a mobile trailer on the former Treasure Trove lot, then moved into a building on the property in 2024. source
• Carries 20 different sugar-free options, as reported in March 2026. source
• Listed among the participating restaurants for Raystaurant Week in February 2025. source
• Right off Route 22, according to the Visitors Bureau listing. source

“Try a specialty latte like the Howdy, Giddy Up or Ranch Hand.”Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau (listing text, no byline), Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, raystown.org, undated

“Not into coffee? Enjoy a Bomber (flavored Red Bull), Dirty soda or a refreshing Lotus drink.”Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau (listing text, no byline), Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, raystown.org, undated

Donna's Family Restaurant is in the MAT Plaza at 9048 William Penn Highway in Smithfield Township, with a Huntingdon mailing address. A Huntingdon Daily News article dated July 24, 2026 lists it among the businesses currently in the plaza. In May 2026 the restaurant held a filming party for a web series that features independent restaurants, according to the same paper.

The Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau lists it as family style dining. A Visitors Bureau tasting tour post from January 20, 2021 describes it as a hometown diner where breakfast is served all day. The listing invites visitors to try homemade pies and cakes for dessert, calls the prices affordable, and notes a 2021 reader's choice award for breakfast and one for restaurant. The owner, Maureen Durst, bought the restaurant in 2019 from the original owners, Donna and Barrel Wahl, who opened it in 1995, according to the Huntingdon Daily News.

This entry prints no hours. The Visitors Bureau listing has hours, but they have not been confirmed with the business.

• A Visitors Bureau tasting tour post dated January 20, 2021 says breakfast is served all day. source
• The listing notes a 2021 reader's choice award for breakfast and one for restaurant. source
• A Huntingdon Daily News article dated July 24, 2026 lists the restaurant among the businesses currently in MAT Plaza. source
• In May 2026 the Huntingdon Daily News reported that the restaurant held a filming party for a web series. source

“a hometown diner with traditional homecooked meals, including breakfast served all day”Liza Gutshall, Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau (raystown.org), 20 January 2021

“Family style dining at an affordable price.”Listing text, Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau (raystown.org), undated

“We peel all the potatoes, the macaroni and cheese is from scratch and so are all the pies and cakes”Maureen Durst, owner, Huntingdon Daily News, 15 November 2025

Gardners Candies has a retail store at 9154 William Penn Highway in Huntingdon. The company says its story began in 1897, when a candy store opened in downtown Tyrone. A 2023 Town&Gown article reports that the company makes its candy at its factory in Tyrone.

The store page says the shop is stocked with Gardners chocolates and lists the Original Peanut Butter Meltaways, boxed chocolates, seasonal favorites and everyday sweets. The Visitors Bureau listing says the company is known for the Meltaways.

The store page lists hours from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Saturday, closed on Sunday, and says to call for holiday hours at 814-643-5302. The Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce member listing shows the same address and phone number.

• Store address on its own page: 9154 William Penn Highway, Suite 1, Huntingdon, PA 16652. source
• Store page hours: Monday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm; Sunday closed. source
• The Visitors Bureau listing says the company is known for its Original Peanut Butter Meltaways. source
• The company's About page says its story began in 1897, when a candy store opened in downtown Tyrone. source
• The store page and the Chamber member listing both give the phone as 814-643-5302. source

“Conveniently located on William Penn Highway, our Huntingdon store is stocked with the Gardners chocolates you know and love.”Gardners Candies, undated

“Stop by and discover a tradition that's been delighting chocolate lovers since 1897.”Gardners Candies, undated

“Throughout the years, new store locations began to open across Central PA so that communities across the state could enjoy the treats they love from Gardners Candies.”Gardners Candies, undated

Great Dragon Chinese Restaurant is at 7545 Huntingdon Plaza in Smithfield Township, with a Huntingdon postal address of 16652. The restaurant's own website prints a phone number, a weekly schedule and a 2026 copyright line, and it marks online ordering as pickup only. The Swigart Museum's local dining page lists the restaurant among Huntingdon area places to eat. OpenStreetMap tags it as a Chinese restaurant.

The homepage carries an unnamed customer testimonial. The writer says everything has been fantastic and would recommend the restaurant to anyone.

According to the homepage, the restaurant is open Sunday and Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00 AM to 8:45 PM and is closed on Mondays.

• Online ordering is marked as pickup only. source
• Open Sunday and Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 AM to 8:45 PM; closed Mondays. source
• Listed on the Swigart Museum's Local Dining page under the heading Huntingdon Area Has Lots To Offer. source
• OpenStreetMap tags the business with cuisine chinese and amenity restaurant. source

“Best food, Great value”Great Dragon Chinese Restaurant (the business, on its homepage), Great Dragon Chinese Restaurant, 2026

Hoss's Steak & Sea House is a family restaurant at 9016 William Penn Highway in Smithfield Township, with a Huntingdon mailing address. The About page says the company has offered its hospitality since 1983. Steaks are cooked to order and each cut is sliced by its experienced butchers. The seafood is broiled or hand-breaded and lightly fried.

The soup, salad, bread and dessert bar has over 100 fresh items, according to the About page, and the list includes soft-serve ice cream. The Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau listing adds that the restaurant has a kids menu, senior discounts and banquet rooms.

The locations page gives the Huntingdon phone as 814-643-6939, links to online ordering, and says hours are subject to change by location. The About page lists butter, gravy, sour cream, fried onions and sauces as extras and says they never cost extra.

• Soup, salad, bread and dessert bar with over 100 fresh items, according to the About page. source
• Kids menu, senior discounts and banquet rooms, according to the Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau listing. source
• A Huntingdon High School class of 1955 reunion dinner was held there on Sept. 20, 2025, the Daily News reported. source

“We specialize in cooked-to-order steaks, chicken, and seafood complemented by our famous soup, salad, bread and dessert bar.”Hoss's Steak & Sea House

“Each juicy cut of steak is sliced by our experienced butchers.”Hoss's Steak & Sea House

“Family dining featuring fresh-cut steaks, savory seafood, tender chicken entrees and our famous soup and salad bar.”Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, raystown.org

The Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce lists Jumbo China Buffet on its restaurant page, with dine-in and carry-out service and the telephone number (814) 643-3328.

The Swigart Museum's area page lists the restaurant under Local Dining at 6672 Towne Center Blvd, with telephone (814) 643-3328. Neither page prints hours or describes the food.

• Listed under Local Dining at 6672 Towne Center Blvd, Huntingdon, PA 16652 source
• Telephone (814) 643-3328 as printed on the Chamber's restaurant page source

“Dine-in and carry out available.”Restaurant listing, no byline, Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce, 2026

Kelly's Korner is a family restaurant at 1430 Pennsylvania Avenue in Smithfield Township, with a Huntingdon postal address. Its website describes home-cooked meals, including kids meals, with soups, appetizers, entrees and desserts. Its home page also lists a full bar with beer, wine, cocktails and frozen adult slushies.

The Johnson family has owned the business since October 1979, according to the restaurant's history page and The Daily News. That history page says the property was made commercial in 1928, when it opened as a filling station and eating establishment. As of October 2024, Karen Johnson and her daughter, Beth Feather, operated it, the paper reported.

The Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau's 2021 tasting tour reports that locals praise its club sandwich and Long Island Iced Tea, and places the restaurant within walking distance of the Motor Inn and Fairfield Inn along Route 26. The bureau also listed it as a participant in the 2025 Raystaurant Week.

• Full bar with domestic, import and craft beers, wine by the glass, premium liquors, signature cocktails and frozen adult slushies. source
• Owned by the Johnson family since October 1979, according to the business's About page. source
• Listed among the participating restaurants in the 2025 Raystaurant Week, February 22 through March 1. source
• Within walking distance of the Motor Inn and Fairfield Inn along Route 26, according to the 2021 tasting tour. source

“We are a family-owned restaurant that has been serving the Huntingdon area with our homemade dishes for over 45 years.”Kelly's Korner

“When I took over, I wanted it to be a family place,”Jennie Johnson, The Daily News, 15 October 2024

“Locals claim nobody makes an ultimate club sandwich or Long Island Iced Tea better.”Liza Gutshall, Raystown.org (Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau), 20 January 2021

This Huntingdon location sells frozen custard and frozen yogurt at 9081 William Penn Hwy, on Route 22. The location's own page lists vanilla, chocolate and two flavors of the day in custard. It also offers fat-free and no-sugar-added vanilla frozen yogurt, plus a second low-fat yogurt flavor that changes twice a week.

The page says the custard and yogurt are made fresh all day, every day. It invites visitors to call in or stop by and look at the cake display for a Meadows frozen custard cake. Juniata students get a 10 percent discount with a student ID. Customers can also ask about taking home quarts or pints of a flavor.

The Huntingdon Daily News reported in June 2023 that new owners had taken over the location, and that it has full hookups for food trucks, which it hosts regularly through the season. According to the same article, the chain got its start in 1950 with a small custard stand.

• Juniata student ID gets a 10% discount, as the location page prints it. source
• Full hookups for food trucks, hosted regularly through the season, per the Daily News in June 2023. source
• The chain started with a small custard stand in 1950, per the Daily News in June 2023. source

“Stop by for the same great taste you have grown to love since 1950!”Meadows Original Frozen Custard, 2026

“Serving up rich, creamy custard, with flavors rotating everyday!”Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau (raystown.org), 2026

“Our Frozen Custard and Frozen Yogurt are made fresh all day, every day.”Meadows Original Frozen Custard, 2026

OIP 22 is a shop of Original Italian Pizza, at 9599 William Penn Highway in Huntingdon. The Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau lists it among restaurants and cafes, with lunch and dinner service, year-round operation and credit cards accepted.

In a January 2021 post on the bureau's blog, Liza Gutshall told visitors staying at the Comfort Inn or spending time nearby to try the chicken salad at this shop. She called having to dig through a pile of cheese and french fries to reach the salad a specialty of Central Pennsylvania.

The bureau's announcement of Raystaurant Week, an eight-day culinary celebration scheduled from February 22 through March 1, 2025, named Original Italian Pizza Route 22 among the participating restaurants.

• Lunch and dinner service, year round, credit cards accepted, per the Visitors Bureau listing source
• Chicken salad recommended to visitors in the bureau's January 2021 tasting tour source
• Named as a participating restaurant in Raystaurant Week, scheduled February 22 through March 1, 2025 source
• Address 9599 William Penn Hwy, Huntingdon, PA 16652, phone 814-643-5520, per the Visitors Bureau listing source

“A unique specialty of Central PA is having to dig through a pile of cheese and french fries to get to your salad.”Liza Gutshall, Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau (raystown.org), 20 January 2021

The Huntingdon County Fairgrounds sits at 10455 Fairgrounds Access Road. The fairgrounds' own facility page describes over 69 acres with camping, event planning, halls and barns, streams, and wooded and grassy areas. It also lists two restroom buildings with showers, an events stage and pavilion, and a Grandstand with track and infield.

The Huntingdon County Fair is held here. The Visitors Bureau's listing for the fair gives its hours as the first full week of August. The fair's admission page gives 2027 prices of $5.00 a day for adults, $25.00 for an adult weekly pass, and free admission for children 10 and under. Parking is free during fair week.

The Huntingdon County Farm Museum is located on the fairgrounds. Events held on the grounds in September 2026 were reported by the Huntingdon Daily News: a fourth-grade Ag in the Classroom event on Sept. 18, the fall FFA career development event on Sept. 23, and the A.B. Ross Leadership Program for 4-H members. The facility page asks event hosts to contact the Fair Manager at (814) 643-4452.

• Over 69 acres with camping, halls and barns, streams, and wooded and grassy areas. source
• 2027 fair admission: adults $5.00 a day, adult weekly pass $25.00, children 10 and under free. source
• Free parking throughout fair week. source
• The Huntingdon County Farm Museum is located on the fairgrounds. source
• The fall FFA career development event was held at the fairgrounds on Sept. 23, 2026. source

“The Huntingdon County Fairgrounds is over 69 acres of grounds, offering camping, event planning, halls and barns, streams, and acres of woods and grassy areas graced with large shade trees.”Huntingdon County Fairgrounds, Huntingdon County Fair

“Approximately 30 4-H members from Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Fulton and Blair counties gathered at the Huntingdon County Fairgrounds Thursday to learn about the past, present and future of agriculture”BECKY WEIKERT, Huntingdon Daily News, 25 September 2026

Riverside Park sits in Smithfield Township beside the Juniata River and has a concrete boat launch. A Huntingdon Daily News fishing column dated May 30, 2026 names the park among the river access points near Huntingdon and mentions that launch. The Penn State river-access directory How's Your River lists the site as a boat ramp on the Juniata, with an address on Pennsylvania Avenue.

The park has also been used for public events in 2026. The Huntingdon County History & Heritage Roundtable announced the county's first History Day for the park, and crowds attended it on June 13, 2026. A search and rescue group also trained in the park on Sept. 12, 2026, and a bird walk was listed to meet there on Aug. 6.

The Huntingdon Daily News gives the bird walk meeting point as Fourth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Smithfield Township.

• Concrete boat launch on the Juniata River, named in a Huntingdon Daily News fishing column of May 30, 2026. source
• Listed as a boat ramp in the Penn State river-access directory How's Your River, access type Boat Ramp. source
• First Huntingdon County History Day held at the park on June 13, 2026. source
• Search and rescue K9 training at the park on Sept. 12, 2026. source
• Bird walk listed to meet at the park on Aug. 6, in an April 14, 2026 schedule. source

“set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at Riverside Park, Smithfield.”Ron Morgan, Huntingdon Daily News, 9 June 2026

“My personal favorite summer pursuit is fishing the Juniata River.”Matt Marter, Huntingdon Daily News, 30 May 2026

“Crowds flocked to Riverside Park in Smithfield Township June 13 for Huntingdon County’s first History Day.”Catherine Weld (photo credit), Huntingdon Daily News, 16 June 2026

Rothrock State Forest is managed by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The Department names it for Dr. Joseph Trimble Rothrock, a Mifflin County native who was the commonwealth's first forestry commissioner. The forest extends into Huntingdon, Centre and Mifflin counties, and its district office is on Rothrock Lane in Huntingdon.

The Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau lists activities including hiking, backpack camping, bird watching, hunting and fishing, horseback riding, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, mountain biking, berry picking, auto touring and picnicking. Two tracts are set aside as wild areas. The Alan Seeger Natural Area, 390 acres north of Greenwood Furnace State Park, holds old-growth trees.

A second phase of the Musser Gap Trail opened in June 2026. The 11-mile natural-surface trail runs from Hubler Gap near State College to Whipple Dam State Park. The long-term vision is a 50-mile loop for biking, hiking and horseback riding. Uncovering PA warns that cell service is limited and some roads can be treacherous.

• District office: 181 Rothrock Lane, Huntingdon, PA 16652, 814-643-2340. source
• The Alan Seeger Natural Area includes 390 acres north of Greenwood Furnace State Park. source
• Ribbon cutting for phase two of the Musser Gap Trail held Wednesday, June 24, 2026. source
• Phase one of the Musser Gap Trail opened in 2025 and created 7.5 miles of trail. source

“The long-term vision for the new trail is a 50-mile loop system of natural-surface, sustainable biking, hiking, and equestrian paths that will connect with hundreds of existing miles of trails throughout Rothrock State Forest.”Geoff Rushton, StateCollege.com, 26 June 2026

“However, if you travel to Alan Seeger Natural Area, you will find trees 150 to 500 years old.”Matt Marter, Huntingdon Daily News, 30 July 2026

“As with all areas in state forests, it’s a good idea to plan ahead how you will get to this spot. This is because of both a lack of cell service and sometimes treacherous roads.”Jim Cheney, Uncovering PA, 29 September 2022

The Huntingdon County Fair is an annual agricultural fair held on the fairgrounds on Fairgrounds Access Road, near Huntingdon. The Huntingdon County Agricultural Association, Inc. sponsors the fair, which runs for one week each August. The 2027 fair is set for August 8 to 14.

The grounds host exhibit halls where crops, vegetables, apiary products and needlecraft are judged, along with 4-H and FFA livestock shows, a horse show ring and a Midway stage with bands and a talent show. The grandstand holds tractor pulls and a demolition derby. The Farm Museum is included in admission, and parking is free.

Adult daily admission is listed at $5.00 and an adult weekly pass at $25.00 for 2027. Children 10 and under enter free. Senior citizens 65 and older and veterans enter free on the Wednesday, with age verification. Daily admission can be purchased in advance at the Main Office and at local businesses in the county.

• The fair homepage gives the 2027 dates as August 8-14. source
• Adult daily admission $5.00, adult weekly pass $25.00, children 10 and under free, parking free. source
• Senior citizens 65 and older and veterans are admitted free on the Wednesday, with age verification. source
• Demolition derby on Monday at 7 p.m. in the grandstand, no reserve seating, admission $15, advance sales at the Main Office. source

“The Fair is known as the premier agricultural exposition in Pennsylvania”Huntingdon County Fair

“Your admission to the Huntingdon County Fair includes access to nearly the entire Fair experience besides some events at the Grandstand and the rides on the Midway.”Huntingdon County Fair

“The mission of the Association shall be to promote and improve agriculture.”Huntingdon County Agricultural Association, Inc., Huntingdon County Fair