Lil's Pretzels & Candy Scramble

The broad street market is a great venue in downtown Harrisburg. There are two large buildings with vendors. There are vendors from crafts to food to plants. There is usually farm produce as well. I love the thai restaurant here and the beer garden area. The stands are reasonably priced as well. I enjoy the cure outdoor sitting area they have outside. It does get packed so I get there early!

I knew that when I hit Harrisburg I HAD to stop in here! Such a cool place with some very interesting vendors. I got a Shroomsteak from a vendor with Organic Vegan food called Ward of Health and it was DELICIOUS! I highly regretted only getting a half order. I also stopped by a smoothie place called Honeybush and all I can say is YUM! It was an amazing smoothie and I loved seeing them pull out an entire mango and start peeling it to throw in the blender. All fresh ingredients! I'm so happy I made time to stop in here- if I lived in the area I would go here all the time, both for the food vendors and the produce, seafood, and meat counters!

I have always enjoyed the Broad Street market. The vendors are amazing! Every time I always look for the same stuff that I absolutely can’t live without. But there is always something new for me to try. Today whenever I go in there the employee was being super rude, basically telling me I had to leave because they were closing. It’s fine if you tell me that I have to leave but you don’t have to do it so ignorantly! The vender was trying to hurry and get us out. This lady was circling around us and running her mouth. I am adult I do not need yelled at! The nasty way this lady with a white streak of hair treated the vendors! Unbelievable! I would never be a vendor there if I was them! All we ask is to be treated with respect.

Overall the market is great. At the moment there are only a couple of stalls I like. The cheesesteak guy, elementary coffee, and the Jamaican place are worth going to. I work close so I go from time to time when I can. Its not worth going to if you are far away but if you are in the area when they are open then its worth the effort.

I haven't been to the market in over 6 years and came up when I was visiting home. The place is still blooming. Whereas other places in the city have been shut down and impacted by Covid... the broad street market is still packed with delicious choices of food and produce. I enjoy fried salmon from the fish market and the pretzels still taste just as wonderful as I remember from 6 years ago... talk about nostalgia. Even my favorite dessert place was still there.