Rooms booked and three inside flea market spaces paid for.
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Does anyone have any indication if there will or will not be a mask mandate for the venue? I realize we are 7 weeks away and things can and do change. Please advise. Thank you.
Port Matilda, PA
Quoted from Nhpolarbear:Does anyone have any indication if there will or will not be a mask mandate for the venue? I realize we are 7 weeks away and things can and do change. Please advise. Thank you.
PA lifts all restrictions at the end of June.
Quoted from unlockpinball:Where is the "Buy, Sell, Trade, No Hotel" thread?
Quoted from unlockpinball:Where is the "Buy, Sell, Trade, No Hotel" thread?
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/pinfest-2020-buy-sell-trade-want-no-hotel-talk
Days Inn Airport and Sheraton Four Points are on our lodging page. We will also have Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Hilton Garden Airpot next week. We’re waiting on links. Will likely get a few more as well.
Ivan
Pinfest 2021
Quoted from Ivan1496:Be sure to refresh your page if you don’t see the change.
Thankyou for the update! And Thankyou for the much needed show.
Is smoking still allowed in bars in PA? I like wandering to a bar down the street from the show, but hate staggering out smelling like an ashtray.
Quoted from Irishbastard:Is smoking still allowed in bars in PA? I like wandering to a bar down the street from the show, but hate staggering out smelling like an ashtray.
You have to search real hard to find one that still allows smoking inside.
Quoted from poppapin:You have to search real hard to find one that still allows smoking inside.
Tavern on Liberty is where we usually escape to for a bit, smoke show.
I'm spending two nights in Allentown as a 1st time vendor. Can any locals recommend the best restaurant for seafood? Not Red Lobster style, but local joints? Also on night #2 a place with great Buffalo chicken wings, again not a chain.
Quoted from tomdrum:I'm spending two nights in Allentown as a 1st time vendor. Can any locals recommend the best restaurant for seafood? Not Red Lobster style, but local joints? Also on night #2 a place with great Buffalo chicken wings, again not a chain.
You might like Queen City BBQ, across from the Renaissance Hotel on North 7th Street in Allentown. BBQ entrees are good there.
Screenshot_20210612-003634_Chrome (resized).jpgQuoted from tomdrum:I'm spending two nights in Allentown as a 1st time vendor. Can any locals recommend the best restaurant for seafood? Not Red Lobster style, but local joints? Also on night #2 a place with great Buffalo chicken wings, again not a chain.
Henry’s salt of the sea and Fairgrounds Hotel are supposed great sea food places. Both are walking distance from the show. I haven’t tried either but plane on it. I’ve heard plenty about Henry’s.
Quoted from tomdrum:I'm spending two nights in Allentown as a 1st time vendor. Can any locals recommend the best restaurant for seafood? Not Red Lobster style, but local joints? Also on night #2 a place with great Buffalo chicken wings, again not a chain.
In 2019 I ate here - it was excellent: https://www.grille3501.com Beyond walking distance but not far from the show.
-Rob
-visit https://www.kahr.us to get my daughterboard that helps fix WPC pinball resets or my Pinball 2000 H+V Video Sync Combiner kit
Quoted from ZNET:You might like Queen City BBQ, across from the Renaissance Hotel on North 7th Street in Allentown. BBQ entrees are good there.[quoted image]
website says that they are permanently closed.
Quoted from gmanrulz46:website says that they are permanently closed.
That's too bad. I imagine that the restaurant landscape has changed considerably since covid19. Wherever we dine, we must be mindful to tip well.
1 week later
I just saw a headline that Pennsylvania is lifting the mask mandate next week. Is it safe to assume that one will not be required to wear a mask while attending the event? Please advise.
Mask mandates are over in PA, but in some areas im still seeing a few people wear them and occasionlly see certain metchants with signs to mask. I was out in Lancaster County last week at Shady Maple and a couple other places and it was 95% no masks. The farther you are from Philadelphia, the less masks you will see. Of couse, I do not speak for the show. For now, it may save you some trouble to at least have one handy.
Thanks for the heads up. I’m looking for Ivan to chime in at some point once the dust settles and the state of Pennsylvania makes it official.
Looking for classic Bally & Stern backglasses.
Doesn’t need to be perfect, looking for good wall hangers
Quoted from Madmax541:Looking for classic Bally & Stern backglasses.
Doesn’t need to be perfect, looking for good wall hangers
I will have some wall hangers in the inside flea market spaces 1-3. No list yet. Will dig the out a week before the show. Also some non Bally/Sterns already framed for hanging.
Hi all
Local pinball/arcade nerd here living here my whole life. Happy to make recommendations on food places, places to visit etc. Ask away and tag me. Looking forward to Pinfest.
Thanks for all your hard work Ivan!
Couple local breweries/food/bars
Seven Sirens Brewing (Bethlehem, parking lot, street parking, 8,000 sq ft- my Time Crisis 2 is there- Food trucks, music, INDOOR/OUTDOOR)
Allentown Brew Works (downtown Allentown, street parking, deck parking, food menu)
Bru Daddy (Downtown Allentown, Nice environment, INDOOR/OUTDOOR)
Ringers Roost (right down the street, indoor/outdoor)
Stooges (Reopened, indoor/outdoor, great burgers , walking distance)
Liberty Street Tavern (Walking distance, indoor/outdoor, kinda small, decent pizza)
PJ Wheelihans (local chain, 5 min drive from Pinfest, Indoor, great burgers wings, salads)
Best PIZZA
NY Stromboli, walking distance from Pinfest - Don't go anywhere else. Tell them David sent you, their food is amazing, I drive 20 minutes to eat here
Hot Dog
Yoccos - Local staple
Ethnic Food spots
Little Miss Korea
Lazeez Grille (great chicken schwarma)
El cuchifrito (great hispanic rice and beans, chicken, pork)
Bamboo (sushi done well)
Quoted from Allentrack86:Hi all
Local pinball/arcade nerd here living here my whole life. Happy to make recommendations on food places, places to visit etc. Ask away and tag me. Looking forward to Pinfest.
Thanks for all your hard work Ivan!
Couple local breweries/food/bars
Seven Sirens Brewing (Bethlehem, parking lot, street parking, 8,000 sq ft- my Time Crisis 2 is there- Food trucks, music, INDOOR/OUTDOOR)
Allentown Brew Works (downtown Allentown, street parking, deck parking, food menu)
Bru Daddy (Downtown Allentown, Nice environment, INDOOR/OUTDOOR)
Ringers Roost (right down the street, indoor/outdoor)
Stooges (Reopened, indoor/outdoor, great burgers , walking distance)
Liberty Street Tavern (Walking distance, indoor/outdoor, kinda small, decent pizza)
PJ Wheelihans (local chain, 5 min drive from Pinfest, Indoor, great burgers wings, salads)
Best PIZZA
NY Stromboli, walking distance from Pinfest - Don't go anywhere else. Tell them David sent you, their food is amazing, I drive 20 minutes to eat here
Hot Dog
Yoccos - Local staple
Ethnic Food spots
Little Miss Korea
Lazeez Grille (great chicken schwarma)
El cuchifrito (great hispanic rice and beans, chicken, pork)
Bamboo (sushi done well)
Awesome, Thanks!
Quoted from ZNET:You might like Queen City BBQ, across from the Renaissance Hotel on North 7th Street in Allentown. BBQ entrees are good there.[quoted image]
My friends own it, they didn't reopen after the pandemic. They have two other great spots, both in Bethlehem, Wizkids Cheeseteaks with amazing perogies inside a for 90's retro themed decor and the other is Bayou, site down service, southern inspired amazing chicken, gumbo food of the sorts.
Is there anywhere in the Farmers Market they sell wings? Not just buffalo wings, I like other flavors. And locally who has the best cheese steaks? You try YELP and Trip Advisor and reviews are all over the map, literally.
1 week later
Is anyone familiar with Dorney Park? https://www.dorneypark.com/ I'm debating taking an extra day and taking the family (4,7,9) there before/after pinfest and wanted to know if it was any good and if it was safe. The Six Flags near me is notoriously sketchy after dark.
Quoted from SantaEatsCheese:Is anyone familiar with Dorney Park? https://www.dorneypark.com/ I'm debating taking an extra day and taking the family (4,7,9) there before/after pinfest and wanted to know if it was any good and if it was safe. The Six Flags near me is notoriously sketchy after dark.
It’s good. The kids will love it.
Somehow had 2 rooms booked - one at the Hilton Garden Inn near the airport and another at the Holiday Inn Express west of town (not the one at dorney park). Fortunately both were refundable so I took a guess and cancelled the Holiday Inn Express. Just over 2 weeks until my first show in nearly 2 years - please keep delta at bay at least a little while longer.
-Rob
-visit https://www.kahr.us to get my daughterboard that helps fix WPC pinball resets or my Pinball 2000 H+V Video Sync Combiner kit
Quoted from djreddog:It’s good. The kids will love it.
Was on our local news a few weeks back that Dorney was closed Mondays +Tuesdays due to a labor shortage, you may want to check with them to be sure they will be open.
1 week later
For those staying at the holiday inn at the 78/222 intersection make sure you don’t get a room on the end by 222 if you’re a light sleeper. Constant truck noise all night. And in 2019 only 1 ice machine was working for all 4 floors.
Quoted from 1974DeltaQueen:For those staying at the holiday inn at the 78/222 intersection make sure you don’t get a room on the end by 222 if you’re a light sleeper. Constant truck noise all night. And in 2019 only 1 ice machine was working for all 4 floors.
I couldn't remember where I booked. Luckily I remembered I texted it to a buddy, otherwise I wouldn't have had a clue lol. Springhill Suites, was recommended by a vendor (forgot who) in last year's thread.
Did read the reviews on Holiday Inn, many mentioned the road noise, and constant smell of weed lol.
Quoted from 1974DeltaQueen:For those staying at the holiday inn at the 78/222 intersection make sure you don’t get a room on the end by 222 if you’re a light sleeper. Constant truck noise all night. And in 2019 only 1 ice machine was working for all 4 floors.
Had me a tad worried until I checked.....I booked the other H.I.
e306431742eeac94472906753e3cfdcd (resized).jpgQuoted from SantaEatsCheese:Is anyone familiar with Dorney Park? https://www.dorneypark.com/ I'm debating taking an extra day and taking the family (4,7,9) there before/after pinfest and wanted to know if it was any good and if it was safe. The Six Flags near me is notoriously sketchy after dark.
It's a decent enough place and it's usually pretty empty every day but Saturday, and even then the water park is more crowded than the amusement area. It's def not as "sketchy" as PG county I think you'll be alright.
Quoted from Alan_L:Didn't there used to be a place on Pinside where you could print out a lanyard badge that had your first name and avatar on it for shows?
It's still there...scroll down here:
Quoted from mrclean:Where can the best cheese steak be found ? Is it actually in Philly ?
If it is, I'd aim for the #2 best...Just saying.
Quoted from Irishbastard:If it is, I'd aim for the #2 best...Just saying.
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2021/07/23/philadelphia-highest-murder-rate-per-capita-countrys-10-largest-cities/
Now I know why the meat is so fresh !
Quoted from mrclean:Where can the best cheese steak be found ? Is it actually in Philly ?
NJ of course...
Quoted from mrclean:Now I know why the meat is so fresh !
Soylent Green
The place in the market across the street that makes them inside a pretzel wrap is pretty darned good.
-Rob
-visit https://www.kahr.us to get my daughterboard that helps fix WPC pinball resets or my Pinball 2000 H+V Video Sync Combiner kit
Quoted from rkahr:The place in the market across the street that makes them inside a pretzel wrap is pretty darned good.
-Rob
-visit https://www.kahr.us to get my daughterboard that helps fix WPC pinball resets or my Pinball 2000 H+V Video Sync Combiner kit
I agree! And no body armor needed 
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