Kennywood

At 11pm Sunday, I got a surprise call from Justin saying that he and Alyssa were coming to Pittsburgh that night and we were going to Kennywood on Monday. They got in at 2am and a few hours later we were on our way to the park, but not before stopping at Whole Foods to get food for lunch. We originally figured it would be cheaper to not get food in Kennywood, but I spent 8 bucks on a make-your-own salad by the pound and Justin spent 11. Still, it was worth it for a healthy, filling, and rather delicious salad. Our good friend Corey calls it "Whole Paycheck" instead of Whole Foods, but I say it beats the hell out of McDonald's.

Late in the afternoon we were getting hungry again and decided to go for the famous Kennywood Potato Patch Fries, totally negating any health benefits of the salad. Apparently the potatoes are freshly cut on-site, fried to perfection, and topped with things like "sharp cheddar cheese" (looks like cheese whiz to me), bacon bits, vinegar, etc. We chose vinegar and "seasoning salt", which is basically generic Old Bay seasoning. Unfortunately, nothing compares to the real thing, but the fries were still awesome. There is nothing quite like boardwalk-style fries with Old Bay and vinegar. Of course, just across from the Potato Patch stand is the corn dog and funnel cake stand, completing the trifecta of triple-bypass-inducing amusement park food. No corn dogs for us, but we did split a slightly overdone funnel cake that was quite satisfying.