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2022 Nostalgia

The Lunch Lady Sloppy Joe at Marple Public House

School cafeterias and Manwich gave sloppy joes a bad name. The fact is, a good sloppy joe is pretty close to comfort-food heaven, so we were delighted to find one on the menu at Broomall’s very first bar, which just opened last summer after the township voted to dump its dry status. The house-made pickles and grilled potato bun take this sandwich up a notch. Note: It’s not on the regular menu. You have to ask for it by name.

31 North Sproul Road, Broomall, PA 19008; marple.pub/