Restaurants (local and travel)

Favorite Restaurants (local and travel)

Favorite Local Restaurants

• Barnsider (Albany, NY – delicious steak and seafood)
• Bombers Burrito Bar (Albany, NY)
• Café Madison (Albany, NY – oatmeal red raspberry pancakes to die for!)
• The Century House (Latham, NY – where we got married!)
• DeFazio’s Pizza (Troy, NY – some of the best pizza in town)
• Dinosaur Bar-B-Que (Troy, NY)
• Grecian Gardens (Clifton Park, NY – home of my favorite “Grecian Pizza”)
• Iron Gate Café (Albany, NY – excellent sandwiches/wraps/salads)
• Jimmy Casey’s (Rensselaer, NY)
• JT Maxie’s (Colonie, NY – awesome outdoor patio, large menu)
• Lanie’s Café (Albany, NY – large menu, great salad bar, nice outdoor patio)
• Martha’s Dandee Crème (Lake George, NY – best soft serve EVER)
• Olde Bryan Inn (Saratoga, NY)
• Peaches Café (Albany, NY)
• The Redfront (Troy, NY – home of the COB pizza!)
• Sake Café (Albany, NY – delicious sushi rolls, BYOB)
• The Snowman (Troy, NY – favorite local homemade ice cream)
• Spillin’ The Beans (Troy, NY – local coffee shop/café – great coffee and breakfast!)
• Testo’s (Troy, NY – some of the best meatballs and pasta fagioli I’ve ever had!)
• Verdile’s (Troy, NY – excellent Italian food)
• Wheatfields Bistro & Wine Bar (Clifton Park, NY – awesome happy hour specials)
• The Whistling Tea Kettle (Ballston Spa, NY)
• Yoshi Sushi (Latham, NY – excellent rolls, soup and salad always included)

Favorite Food and Restaurants When Traveling

Baltimore, MD

• Talara (modern South American cuisine, fun drinks)

Las Vegas, NV

• The Coffee Shop (located in Treasure Island – amazing pancakes)
• Earl of Sandwich (located in Planet Hollywood – delicious sandwiches)
• The Grand Wok & Sushi Bar (located in MGM Grand)
• T&T Tacos Tequila (located in the Luxor)

Outer Banks, NC

• Big Buck’s Homemade Ice Cream (located in Timbuck II – it’s amazing!)
• Captain’s George’s Seafood Buffet (huge selection at a decent price)
• First Light Breakfast & Burgers (phenomenal burgers!)
• The Pit (huge burritos, excellent tacos, low-key surfer appeal)
• The Sweet Duck (located in Timbuck II – excellent gelato)
• Try My Nuts (gourmet nuts, popcorn, dips, sauces, chocolates)

Virginia Beach, VA

• 11th Street Taphouse Bar & Grille (great beer selection, awesome french fries)
• Chix Sea Grill & Bar (good happy hour specials)
• Tautog’s Restaurant (great seafood)

Wildwood, NJ

• The Sea Shell Ice Cream Parlor (ice cream)

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