Hampton Eat’n Park celebrates reopening

On a sunny, unseasonably mild Friday morning, Eat’n Park lived up to its longstanding name.

Empty spaces for vehicles were few and far between in the lot, and the folks inside seemed to enjoy partaking of the menu items.

For patrons of the Eat’n Park on Route 8 in Hampton, the wait came to an end in early December. Following the location’s most extensive remodeling in its 43-year history, the doors opened once more.

To celebrate, the restaurant hosted a Dec. 15 reopening event featuring complimentary goodies for customers and the ceremonial cutting of a ribbon, amid the hustle and bustle of motorists arriving and departing.

Many drove to the side of the building for one of its new features, a pickup window that happens to be the 50th for the venerable Eat’n Park chain.

Inside, the Hampton restaurant — it’s located near the Pennsylvania Turnpike exit, just south of the Richland Township line — greets diners with an updated décor, additional seating and, perhaps of most interest, a more accessible soup, salad and fruit bar.

By the way, 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of Eat’n Park Restaurants as a family-owned business, with more than 8,000 people employed today.