The Rathskeller Café

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The Rathskeller Café The Rathskeller Café Has Been A Erie Fixture Since 1934. We Are Located at 23rd and State In Erie, Near The Veteran's Stadium.

Plenty Of Free On Street Parking Near The Tavern.

Hello Again! Its been a hoot and a half reliving the olden days at the bar and as you recall, the recent chat has pertai...
10/23/2026

Hello Again! Its been a hoot and a half reliving the olden days at the bar and as you recall, the recent chat has pertained to our fabulous food menu!

Let's delve into page 2 today and discuss the ulra cool and tasty Eyetalian Combo Sub...

In order to assemble this beauty, we drove around town for various supplies...

The 8 inch sub rolls were picked up at The International Bakey... their rolls were always fresh!

For the base, The Play Of The Day was a "combo kit" which consisted of a slice of boiled ham. Two slices of hot. Spicy ham and three slices of hard salami...

For the cheese, we stressed on provalone... two slices... which were provided by Curtze.

For garnish, Fresh iceberg lettuce and Roma tomatoes from Larrys Market. In addition, a light layering of fresh cut onion...

Some tidbits about the garnish. I liked to produce the lettuce in a julianne fashion versus heavy leafing so as to not overpower the meats... AND I preferred the Roma tomato because it would finish off the presentation more efficiently than slicing a larger tomato in pieces...

For an added touch, I stressed a light dusting of salt and pepper on to the tomatoes and for dressing, I used a Wishbone or Kraft Zesty Golden Eyetalian flavoring...

I felt it was critical to cut the sandwich in half and jamb some skewers with little frilly ribbons into the halves of pleasure!

A Side of tots or onion rings could make a meal

Next up, we will talk pizza!

Hey Gang! The last time we met, we discussed the fabulous food menu ... page 1. We concentrated on some of the finer poi...
10/21/2026

Hey Gang! The last time we met, we discussed the fabulous food menu ... page 1. We concentrated on some of the finer points. Including some our favorite offerings...

Before we delve into page 2, let's talk a little about what goes into the day to day kitchen operation...

Our principal purveyor was GFS aka Gordon Food Service.

On a weekly basis we picked up different mixers, supplies and foods...

Including: Onion Rings, Tater Tots, Meatballs, Tortilla Shells, Shredded Mixed Pizza Cheese, Hormel Pepperoni, American Cheese Single Slices, Peppers and Onions Mix, Banana Peper Rings, and Mushroom Pieces and Stems from GFS.

Also from GFS, Pineapple Juice, Bottled Water, Red Bull, Gatorade, Sweet and Sour Cocktail Mix, Lemon and Lime Juice And Tomato Juice.

Some of the supplies needed included... Stir Straws, Beverage Napkins, Deli Wrap Paper, Take Out Containers, 2 ounce portion cups, cutlery kits, paper plates, dinner napkins, and various condiments such as mustard, ketchup, ranch dressing. Rao's Marinara Sauce, chunky salsa, and sour creme.

We also picked up bags of chips, pretzels and Doritos from Herrs Vending for valu added services. Delivered with care by Sean Maloney

Other purveyors included Stangenelli's Pepperoni Balls, International Bakery for Sub Rolls and Pizza Sauce and Larry's Market for Lettuce, Tomatoes, Onions, Lemons, Limes, Oranges, and Eyetalian Deli Meats.

Curtze Company provided Tuscana Homestyle Pizza Shells, Philly Steak Pucks, Chicken Breast Pucks, burgers, pizza logs, pretzel sticks, sausage crumbles and pizza boxes as well as zip lock freezer bags and vinyl blue gloves.

Service vendors included Bayfront Glass, Erie Carbonic, CINTAS, Pro Waste, Janitor Supply and North Coast Sanitation. PEPSI provided the fountain pop.

It was a labor of love to do the weekly acquisition of these supplies, but I think it was worth it to provide hospitality the right way

It's been a year now since the bar closed up and we sure miss the day to day process of providing hospitality to our pat...
10/17/2026

It's been a year now since the bar closed up and we sure miss the day to day process of providing hospitality to our patrons...

The Rathskeller Café was certainly a and there were so many fun things going on...

While our kitchen business wasn't as prolific as other establiments in Erie, we thought the menu offered some outstanding choices...

Consider Page 1. Through trial and development, the header contained our ultra cool logo, location info and hours of operations. One feature we always stressed was publishing the version...

Note on hours of operation... we wanted to be open from 7AM to 2 AM but it proved difficult to perform all the procedures to do so. It would have so cool to offer breakfast, lunch AND dinner!

Here are some tidbits. The pizza logs were our most popular appetizer. Our scheme was to package the appetizers into the "Combo Basket" which included the Cheese Sticks, Pizza Logs AND a Stangenelli's Pepperoni Ball! coupled with Rao's Marinara and Hidden Valley Ranch All for ONLY $14.00! Note: we personally preferred the Rao because it was a "smooth" sauce versus a chunky version...

For our sandwich selections We preferred the Soft Kaiser versus the Pretzel or Brioche Roll. We felt that the Chicken Breast Sandwich was a good seller...

We always saw The Anti-Pasro Salad as a popular choice. The best part was the meats... Black Forrest Ham, Spicy Ham AND Salami...provided by Larry's Market...

Another favorite was the Deli Style Combo Pepperoni Balls. Pairing the crunchy bark of the pep ball with the Italian dressed Eyetalian Meats was perfect!

Next up, we will recall all the offerings from page 2...stay tuned...

Check Out This New Project Starting This Weekend At KD'S PLACE https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18LgQCzago/
10/09/2026

Check Out This New Project Starting This Weekend At KD'S PLACE

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🌸🍰 LITTLE TOKYO BAKERY – SOFT OPENING! 🍰🌸

A little sweetness is coming to Erie! 💕 For our soft opening, we're offering a special selection of handcrafted cakes in limited quantities in our Mini fridge "weekend cake-to-go".
🍰 Our Special Cake Menu 🥥 Coconut Cake 🫐 Blueberry Cake 🍋 Honey Lemon Cake 🍵 Matcha Mille Crepe Cake

✨ Freshly made with love, inspired by Japanese-style sweetness.

Date Oct 10th & 11th
Time 08.00am-02.00pm.
📍 Available at KD’s Place
2306 State St, Erie, PA 16503

First 10 customers who like & share our page on their page and show at check-out will get a small little gift from us.

Come early before your favorite cake sells out! 💗

Thank you for supporting our small business.

🌸 Little Tokyo Bakery Sweet moments, made with love.

Hi FBF'S... KD'S PLACE Is Hosting A Football Party On Thursday!https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Ep1HNJuF6/
09/28/2026

Hi FBF'S... KD'S PLACE Is Hosting A Football Party On Thursday!

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KD'S PLACE is having a football party on Thursday, October 1st!
Steelers VS. Browns
Kick off at 8:15PM
BYOB
A menu will be available
Doors open at 7PM & will close after the completion of the game.

*NO Karaoke Thursday Fun this week*

KD'S PLACE Is Open On Saturdays https://www.facebook.com/share/1Sj4QshvA1/
08/29/2026

KD'S PLACE Is Open On Saturdays

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Happy Saturday everyone!
Come to KD'S PLACE for breakfast or brunch today
KD's Place will have a special brunch special from 11AM-2PM
Also at 1PM to 3PM meet Nathan Large as a part of our Brunch & Books Series: Meet Author Nathan Large at KD's Place

KD'S PLACE is open!https://www.facebook.com/share/1LMDSsyTAg/
08/28/2026

KD'S PLACE is open!

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Erie… 👀 WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING?!

Whatever it is, KD'S PLACE has the space for it! 💜✨

🎂 Birthdays • 🍼 Showers • 🎓 Graduations • 🎉 Parties • 📸 Photoshoots • 🎤 Performances • 🛍️ Pop-Ups • 💼 Meetings & MORE!

🍳 Full Kitchen Access | 🍹 BYOB + Use Our Bar Area | 🎤 Stage | 📺 TVs | 🪑 Flexible Setup

Whether you’re planning something big, something intimate, or something completely outside the box — bring us your idea!

📍 Erie, PA
📞 814-790-5951

DM Angela Rose OR KD'S PLACE directly for availability, rates & booking! 💜✨

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07/25/2026

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2306 State Street
Erie, PA
16503

Opening Hours

Monday 2pm - 9pm
Tuesday 2pm - 9pm
Wednesday 2pm - 9pm
Thursday 2pm - 9pm
Friday 12pm - 11:30pm
Saturday 2pm - 11:30pm

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