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1110 Madison Ave (Btwn South Allen & West Lawrence), Albany, NY
Pub · Pine Hills · 20 tips and reviews
Kayla!: It isn't Mahar's but the space itself is a serious upgrade. Plenty of beer, both draught and bottles, to choose from. The food is good but if you're looking for a meal head to The Point two doors down
Tim Wedeman: Our first time there and not the last! We had the chicken Marsala, pasta aka vodka, meatballs and 2 desserts! I wish they had a store in Halfmoon :)
Kale Kaposhilin: Have you been in the "back room"? In the 100yr old Spiegel Tent? In the sub-basement? BSP has many far out event production options. Not your average club by far.
Jonathan Lloyd: The onion rings are good. The chicken wings are meh. The hamburgers are so so. The craft beer selection is great. This is a bar; come here to drink but not so much for food
Suzette Havenbrook: Best place in Troy, bar none. Get the hot dogs with Zippy sauce and cheese fries. Rice pudding and chocolate milk for dessert. Gotta love it :)
Bob Kurtz: Get the nachos! Seriously. And maybe the wings too. (I haven't tried the wings yet, but they were rated best in the Albany area, so how bad can they be?) #justsayin
Gift Store · Downtown Troy, Troy, NY · 4 tips and reviews
Katie A.: A cute and new curated shop and coffee and beer/wine bar in Troy. Get the specialty seasonal lattes. In the fall it was pumpkin and cardamom. Recently it was walnut and rosemary. Incredible!
Joseph Puleo: By far one of the best Ice cream places in Saratoga. Suck it Ben & Jerry's, you can't even come close to all the awesome things they make here!
Niki Katherine Holmes: This place has legit Moroccan food. The Harissa baked olive appetizer made me roll my eyes with happiness. Ask for their hot crisped pita to soak up the oil!
Piper Tom: Always an interestingly excellent selection of bubbling elixirs, great food (the Thai curry mussels from PEI are particularly tasty) and a friendly, knowledgeable staff ! In a word . . . burning !
Emily Chameides: Great vegan selections (favorite: Tostada Magnifica w/ seitan). Beautiful, tasty dishes. Warm, festive atmosphere. When family visit, this is where they always want to go.
Amy Younghans: The menu features some incredible seafood dishes. I went with the Atlantic grilled Salmon with shallot butter and orange marmalade infused quinona. It was excellent!
Roger Ksenich: Sundubu Jjigae. Don't try to say it, just ask for the Soft Tofu Stew. It's a hot and spicy Korean stew made with tofu, seafood, egg, vegetables, and chili powder, served in a hot vessel.
Matt Angley: The Fatty Matty (not on the menu but they will make it upon request) is awesome! Vanilla soft serve, hot fudge, peanutbutter sauce, reeses cups, reeses pieces, whipped cream, cherry and nuts. Mmmm
Kayla!: One of my favorite places in Albany. Great food, great staff. Sit at the bar anytime on Sunday for half off pizzas and all day happy hour. Entrees are excellent too.
Tay: They have the best ice cream around. They offer more flavors and combination of flavor than you can ever imagine. They offer everything from soft to hard icecream. You can make your own creation.
Carissa Deen: Best ice cream in town for sure and the food is great it's a very family friendly area playground huge field basketball court tennis court and so much more it's all outdoors of course check it out!
Tiffany: If u like seafood but don't want to pay the prices at the supermarket or fancy place come here! Friendly people, great location, superb prices!
Sheri Lynn: Good pizza~great sauce but it's slightly on the expensive end~ but sadly the older male owner was verbally abusing a newly hired high school teen on her 2nd day of work to tears in front of customers!
468 Troy Schenectady Rd (Old Loudon Road), Latham, NY
Chinese Restaurant · 36 tips and reviews
Hem Borromeo: They pride themselves on authentic Shanghainese cuisine so I went with Steamed Pork Soup Dumplings - Xiaolongbao (小笼包) and Braised Pork Belly with Tofu Knots. Believe the hype; this place is good.
Derek R Swartz(FJB): Great theater. You can go see a movie for $4.50, popcorn $1.50 - $3.00, and soda or water for $2.00-$3.00. A night out for less then $20.00. Great deal