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Restaurant Name City
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Blue Dolphin Restaurant Apalachin, NY
It's a very popular "diner" off of Rt-17 heading into Endicott/Johnson City, NY. The food is an odd variety, a lot of Greek, probably because the owners are Greek. I don't care much for Greek entrees, but the baklava dessert is to die for. Service isn't too bad, never had anything "out of this world", but neither have I had absolutely terrible service.
Bud's Place Apalachin, NY
Good Italian/family food in a warm atmosphere. Known for their pizza and pasta. They have yummy salads and bread. Service isn't too bad either. Only problem is, on weekends, it's insane! Eat there early!
Donoli's Restaurant Apalachin, NY
THE BEST Prime Rib around - hands down. I would recommend this to anyone who likes Prime Rib. It's very hard to get into on weekends since that is when they offer the prime rib special. If you are ordering that special, the entree price goes up, but usually you can get a nice sandwich/fries for $5-10.
Mario's Pizza Owego, NY
Good pizza - great prices. Sheet pizzas are really reasonably priced. They have wing night on Tuesdays I believe. I enjoy their pasta dishes as well. Mostly do take-out. The restaurant isn't bad, but more of a "diner" atmosphere, kind of old decorating.
Tony's Pizzeria & Restaurant Owego, NY
Typical "Italian" restaurant under fairly new management. Not to be confused with the Tony's in Endicott, the two restaurants have since split ownership/management. I like their pasta, especially the ravioli. Husband likes their pizza. Nice atmosphere, overlooking the Susquehanna River. They also have a cafe on the lower level for a more private/formal dining atmosphere. Warning - they don't take credit cards.
Uncle David's Steak House Owego, NY
This restaurant is now out of business - again. This building has gone through so many different changes in ownership, styles of cooking. When it was Uncle Dave's, it was very very overpriced and the quality of the food was just not there. The ambiance was nice, fairly fancy for being out in the middle of nowhere. I think it was probably better when it used to be a bar/club called "Rick's Day Hollow Inn"
Treadway Inn Owego Owego, NY
Expensive. About the only word that comes to mind. Very well known for their weekend Sunday brunch. But, I can't see spending $15-20 on a brunch. I'd rather cook on my own or go to a diner. It's part of the Treadway Hotel and does have a nice location right along the Susquehanna River. Located near Hickories Park.
El Cholo Cafe Johnson City, NY
For "Mexican" food, I suppose this is going to be the most authentic that you can find in the Triple City area. I wouldn't ever say that it is true authentic and doubt that there is even a Mexican chef on-hand. As a Spanish teacher, I wouldn't bring my classes here for a true Mexican meal, the waitresses/waiters don't speak Spanish. But, if you just want some decent "Mexican" food, it's not a bad place to eat.
Consol Family Kitchen Endicott, NY
Italian, Italian, Italian. Can I say more? If I were my in-laws and I was reviewing this restaurant, I'd mention their terrific veal parmigiana. I can't say it's good because I don't like veal, but what I have had (ravioli, manicotti), has been terrific.
Lupo's Endicott, NY
Home of the upstate NY spiedies. All sorts of spiedies. I'm not a huge spiedie fan, but if that is what you are looking for, they have got it. Also sell an assortment of spiedie cooking materials, especially the marinade sauces. Close to IBM and popular at lunchtime.
Nirchi's Pizza Endicott, NY
Probably the best pizza in town. I adore their thick crust and they have so many choices for toppings. Their buffalo wing pizza is to die for. Also popular in my household is the white/garlic pizza. Just be careful driving down Taft to pick it up, there are tons of police always looking for people going over the 30 mph speed limit (which is very easy to do on this long/steep hill!)
Phil's Chicken House Endicott, NY
I find their chicken to be tasty, better than KFC. The service is friendly as well and they treat kids great! Each child gets to pick a small toy/prize after their meal. My daughter loves to come here. Also worth mentioning, and many people do not realize this, Phil's has an awesome breakfast buffet. Hard to believe coming from a "Chicken House", but I'd thoroughly recommend trying their buffet!
Sports Bar Binghamton, NY
A general "sports bar" as mentioned in their title. They have a neat concept of entering in to win a free party for you and up to I believe 20 friends. But when my friend won a party and we went there, the service was very very lacking. I found the bartenders to be rather rude and unfriendly. To be a "newbie" at this bar must not be a good thing. The drinks weren't bad. You get what you pay for. Average drink prices, but they do have a buy 1, get 1 free happy hour.
Carmella's Restaurant Nichols, NY
No other word to describe this restaurant than a "Truck Stop". The billboards refer to it as an Italian restaurant, but I found it severely lacking in that department. Their wedding soup was completely awful and the waiter admitted it wasn't even homemade. Their spaghetti was worse than what I make and that's not saying too much! Supposedly their theory is that you get huge portions, but I'd rather get small portions and have it taste good.
Aiello's Italian Restaurant Whitney Point, NY
Not bad for an Italian restaurant. It's pretty authentic, even owned by Italian immigrants. The service we had was okay to start with, but then soon went downhill. It took forever to get refills (they just instituted a free refill policy). The prices seemed to be a bit high for Italian. The bread wasn't spectacular either, but I'd return when in the area and hungry.
Coyote Loco Restaurant Ithaca, NY
Not true/authentic Mexican by a long shot. All "American" people working there. They did have great salsa/chips. The drinks weren't too bad, but WAY overpriced. Don't get the shaken margarita, it was horrid, frozen was okay though. I wasn't all that pleased with my entree. Thought Chi-Chis was almost better.
Two Brothers Pizza Lacona, NY
Just your average pizza joint kinda in the middle of nowhere. We have a place up on Lake Ontario and it is in a good location for us to order out when we don't feel like cooking. They deliver and usually pretty quickly. Nothing specatacular, but nothing bad either!
Ryan's Family Steak House Kokomo, IN
Food Trough!! It's good food though, better than Ponderosa and those other "feed your face" restaurants. People are very friendly, but they do seem to want tips for not doing much. Lots and lots of people go there. Course, not much else to do in Kokomo but eat out.
Hacienda Mexican Restaurant Kokomo, IN
Definitely not true Mexican food, but it's a lot of fun to meet friends and hang out. Their margaritas are fabulous. They make them in this little "Icee" machine and boy do they hit you fast! :-) I liked the summer karaoke that they ran. Never participated, but was fun to watch. If you want the "real deal", go to "El Arriero."
Captain's Cove Prime Rib & Seafood Restaurant Kokomo, IN
Hrm - expect me to give this place good reviews when it gave my husband such severe food poisoning that we were up all night long? He had some bad fried clams, so just beware.