Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, offers a number of attractions for tourists, including Indian Echo Caverns, Hershey's Chocolate World and heritage train tours on the Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad. After spending the day exploring the city, visitors have a variety of dining options in Hummelston, including outstanding Chinese restaurants.
Old China Buffet is less than 3 miles from Hershey's Chocolate World, which features a chocolate tasting, factory tours, a 3-D movie for children and a train ride. The restaurant is all-you-can-eat and open daily for lunch and dinner, making it a convenient stop before or after a day at Hershey's. Selections on the buffet change daily, but include beef and broccoli and fried rice as well as a selection of seasonal fresh fruits. The restaurant has a casual atmosphere and is family-friendly. Children 11 and under receive a reduced rate for the buffet.
Old China Buffet
629 East Main St.
Hummelstown, PA 17036
(717) 583-0870
Char Koon Chinese Restaurant specializes in Chinese and Southeast Asian culinary traditions. The menu begins with 19 appetizers, like the Szechuan won tons, roast pork or shrimp egg rolls and vegetable or pork dumplings. The specialty entree of the house is the Char Koon chicken, chunks of chicken breast served in a spicy red chili sauce. Another popular dish is the basic seafood rice, a combination of jumbo shrimp, sea scallops, fresh basil and ginger served over jasmine rice. Meat lovers may opt for the orange peel beef or the beef and scallions. The restaurant also serves a number of vegetarian entrees like the heaven glory, fried tofu served with vegetables and rice in a seaweed sauce. Char Koon Chinese Restaurant is open daily for lunch and dinner. Casual attire is appropriate.
Char Koon Chinese Restaurant
1152 Mae St.
Hummelstown PA 17036
(717) 312-1616
charkoonrestaurant.9host.com
Silver Sea Chinese Restaurant is approximately 6 miles north of the starting point for the Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad, an 11-mile, narrated ride aboard a vintage 1920s train car. At lunch, the restaurant offers specials that include pork fried or white rice, a can of soda or an egg-roll and a choice of entrees like the moo goo gain pan or shrimp lo mein. For dinner, the restaurant serves a variety of traditional Chinese fare like chop suey, sweet and sour pork, General Tso's chicken and kung po shrimp. Silver Sea is open daily for lunch and dinner. There is no dress code for the restaurant.
Silver Sea Chinese Restaurant
9 East Main St.
Hummelstown, PA 17036
(717) 566-4311
silverseapa.com
