Union Publick House

I stumbled upon this dive bar with my boyfriend while visiting Jim Thorpe. To my delight I was very pleasantly surprised. Not much to look at inside, but the friendly staff especially Bailey, Tiffany,and Gary along with their delicious food which is reasonably priced make this place a gem. They offer a nice selection of menu choices and have daily specials along with a special Octoberfest Menu, and a Cocktail Special Menu. Union Publick House offers Vegan and Gluten free options too. Their prices are reasonable because THIS PLACE ONLY ACCEPTS CASH.) We sat at the bar and we started with a signature cocktail. They made a great Blueberry, Lavender Cocktail. When you squeeze lemon in it, it turned purple. UPH has a great selection of Draft Beers, IPA’s, Wheats and Hefes and Stouts and Porters. For starters I chose their Deviled Eggs 3 Ways. These deviled eggs are rich and creamy and melt in your mouth. Each one was topped with something different. I could’ve eaten a dozen of these. I also ordered their Hot Raspberry Wing to share. These wings were cooked perfectly, and that raspberry sauce was out of this world. On the recommendation of bartender Bailey, for my entree I went with their Boursin Burger which had Boursin Cheese and Roasted Red Peppers and Onions on top with a side of Broccoli and Roasted Peppers and Onions. My Boursin burger was very good. The meat was fresh and cooked perfectly med- rare. My bf chose Smoked Turkey BLT Sandwich. The Turkey was moist and juicy and you could see it was sliced fresh. ( he ate half in the picture.) I spoke to several locals at the bar and they were all so friendly and gave great advice. We thoroughly enjoyed our time here. The drinks are very good and creative and the food was wonderful, so much so we decided to come back the next night and get a big plateful of their Hot Raspberry Wings. When I’m in the area again, I won’t hesitate to come back.