Hidden in plain sight among Lancaster’s rolling countryside sits Park City Diner, where comfort food reaches its pinnacle in the most unexpected of forms: a perfect mound of mashed potatoes that will ruin you for all others.
You’ve had mashed potatoes before, sure – at holiday dinners, alongside fast food chicken, maybe even at upscale restaurants where they’re called “pomme purée” and served in tiny artistic swooshes.
But you haven’t truly experienced mashed potatoes until you’ve had them at this unassuming 24-hour establishment where potato perfection has been quietly happening while the rest of the culinary world chases trends.
The exterior of Park City Diner gives nothing away about the potato magic happening inside – it’s just another roadside eatery with a neon sign and a parking lot full of cars from across county lines…