"Alfalfa's" restaurant menu

Once upon a time in eastern Pennsylvania, about 10 miles northwest of Philadelphia in a town called Lansdale, on a gentle winding interstate designated Route 202, was a restaurant named in honor of our hero. The establishment is no longer extant, sorry to say, and we have not been able to uncover anything of substance about it (we found the menu on an online auction site). Judging from the prices and the design of the menu itself, the item seems to be of the early 80's.

Below: Location of Lansdale, Pennsylvania (upper left-hand corner).

The fare offered by Alfalfa's included "Alfalfa's Potatoes" (65 cents) a cold sandwich called "Alfalfa's Delight" (spinach, mushrooms, cucumbers, onions, egg slices and dressing) for $2.95, and "Alfalfa's Famous Baked Onion Soup" for $1.50 (what, no soap-filled cream puffs??) Alfalfa's also offered a wide variety of open faced hot melts, each named after a Little Rascals character (see below).

It would be interesting to find out whether the owner/operators of Alfalfa's bothered to check with the appropriate copyright holders at the time to utilize Alfalfa's image and the names of other Little Rascals characters in a for-profit venture, and whether the fact they are no longer around has anything to do with this subject.

If anyone reading this Internet appreciation was involved with Alfalfa's restaurant, or was a patron, please contact us to share memories or information with Alfalfa's fans.

Below: Front cover of Alfalfa's restaurant menu.

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