{"id":89111,"date":"2026-04-29T11:21:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/89111\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T11:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:21:10","slug":"soft-pretzel-wars-dutch-way-lebanon-valley-food-critics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/89111\/","title":{"rendered":"Soft Pretzel Wars: Dutch-Way (Lebanon Valley Food Critics)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-light-gray-background-color has-background\">Editor\u2019s Note: In 2021, Michael and Nicole Borrell began reviewing Lebanon Valley\u2019s restaurants and eating attractions as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Lebanon-Valley-Food-Critics-106201095086605\/?ref=page_internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lebanon Valley Food Critics<\/a>. Since then, the couple has aimed to offer unbiased reviews of the eating and drinking establishments the Lebanon Valley has to offer. LebTown is pleased to be partnering with LVFC to share these reviews with our readers. Bon app\u00e9tit! <\/p>\n<p>Welcome to our highly anticipated Lebanon Valley Soft Pretzel Wars. Five entrants from the Valley will compete to be declared the winner of Best Soft Pretzel in The Valley.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"884\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-291408 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/spw1-1024x884.jpg\"  data-\/>Screenshot<\/p>\n<p>We will travel to each entrant and try one regular soft pretzel and one other item from the menu that is made with a soft pretzel.<\/p>\n<p>We continue this \u201cWar\u201d down in the southern end of the valley, where Dutch-Way has two locations. This grocery store has a snack counter just inside the front door.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#dutch-way\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"aal_anchor\" id=\"dutch-way\"><\/a>Dutch-Way<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">Hours<br \/>Mon: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.<br \/>Tue: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.<br \/>Wed: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.<br \/>Thu: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.<br \/>Fri: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.<br \/>Sat: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.<br \/>Sun: Closed<\/p>\n<p>They offer hand rolled soft pretzels, regular and with toppings, as well as pretzel dogs and pretzel wraps.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-291936 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0625-1024x768.jpeg\"  data-\/><\/p>\n<p>Our selection for judgement today was the Classic soft pretzel and the pork BBQ pretzel wrap.<\/p>\n<p>The classic pretzel comes buttery. And that\u2019s because it is dipped in butter before it\u2019s placed into a bag and delivered to you. It is well salted. The pretzel itself can be doughy, but when warm makes for a delectable bite.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-291933 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0628-768x1024.jpeg\"  data-\/><\/p>\n<p>The pretzel wrap is filled with chunks of pulled pork smothered in a sweet barbecue sauce. The pretzel roll itself comes topped with salt, but when the filling cooks, the wrap is slightly flimsy. Definitely a delicious choice for a snack or a meal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"291934\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-291934 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0629-1024x768.jpeg\"  data-\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"291935\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-291935 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0630-1024x768.jpeg\"  data-\/><\/p>\n<p>Did we just have the best soft pretzel in the Valley?<\/p>\n<p>Next up we will travel to our other entrants: Pretzel Hut and Shuey\u2019s. After which, we will announce our winner.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a restaurant you would like us to visit or review, whether a place you like or are nervous to try, please message us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Lebanon-Valley-Food-Critics-106201095086605\/?ref=page_internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> or email <a href=\"https:\/\/lebtown.com\/2026\/04\/29\/soft-pretzel-wars-dutch-way-lebanon-valley-food-critics\/mailto:lvfoodcritics@outlook.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">lvfoodcritics@outlook.com<\/a> and let us know. We thank everyone for the recommendations and the kind words we have received.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Editor\u2019s Note: In 2021, Michael and Nicole Borrell began reviewing Lebanon Valley\u2019s restaurants and eating attractions as the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":89112,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[457,93,13066],"class_list":{"0":"post-89111","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lebanon","8":"tag-featuredsecondary","9":"tag-lebanon","10":"tag-lvfc"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116487735617266921","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89111\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}