Best char-pit around! A loyal customer for many years! Never disappointed! Always take speidies to…read moremy family in Virginia and Georgia!

For a small metro area largely unknown even elsewhere in it's own state, the Greater Binghamton…read morearea aka the Triple Cities (a historic nickname which referred to Binghamton and it's neighboring former cities turned villages of Johnson City and Endicott) punches wildly above it's weight with it's highly unique hyper-regional cuisine. Among the waves of immigrants brought to the area during it's numerous boom cycles, first as the world shoe-making capitol and later and the original home of IBM and other massive corporations, were Italians who developed among other dishes, the culinary pride of the region, the Spiedie. Skewered cubes of various meats, supposedly originally lamb but now more likely chicken and pork are marinated in a deliciously herbaceous, acidic and garlic heavy blend and spit cooked to perfection, and served in wonderfully crusty sub bread, it's served at bars, diners, pizzerias and elsewhere grilled up in backyard barbecues with store bought marinades at area groceries, and is so beloved it serves as the centerpiece of a annual "Spiedie-fest" food festival and competition. This decades old Endicott takeout institution with a few picnic tables outside and a glorious vintage mid-century sign is widely considered one of the Spiedie GOATS, and is an excellent spot to get a taste of the dish with an extra helping of local flavor. I sampled two of the smaller 6 inch subs one each of pork chicken. Both were marinaded to perfection and accompanied by some of the most perfectly crusty fresh made hero bread I can ever remember having which perfectly absorbed the gloriously flavorful marinade. Oddly enough and consistent with all my previous Spiedie experiences, somehow shockingly it was the chicken which was by far the juicier of the two proteins, while the pork was just the slightest bit on the dry side, although both were extremely tasty. I don't know if this has to due with the respective cuts of pork and chicken that are used for the Spiedies or some alchemy caused by the reaction between the chicken and the marinade, but I am hard pressed to think of another dish where the chicken would be the more juicy of the meats on offer. This curious fact was reinforced by the chicken being slightly more expensive than the pork option. Both were still astonishingly under 6 dollars each, reinforcing the reverse sticker shock you often encounter when seeing the low prices on menus when eating in the area. The merciful pricing continues across the menu, which offers a wide variety of non-spiedie options like Beef and Ham BBQ and Kielbasa subs, burgers and dogs, potato and macaroni salads and much more. I also grabbed a side of gloriously greasy fried pierogis along with my spiedies for $4.55, of which I was only able to enjoy one of due to how stuffed I was from the subs, before packing it up for a snack later. End result; massively delicious, supremely filling meal + leftovers and local anthropology study in one for $16 total.

food was very dried out.... over cooked slow... expensive…read more... we will not be going back. They really need to do a better job

Was in the mood for bbq and decided to stay local and try local bbq. Ordered the chicken and…read morebrisket. We open the brisket and it looked burnt. No smoke ring for smoked brisket. Looked dry with juice poured over it. Son took a bite and said it tastes like pot roast from a crockpot. I take a bite and agreed it was overcooked and obviously kept in some type of heating element which continued to cook it. Call back to see if they would do anything and I was told they never had any complaints before. They were not willing to exchange or refund. Very disappointing for bbq. This is not what brisket is supposed to taste or look like

This is favorite meal while spending two days Binghamton for a moving into dorm day with my…read moredaughter. We went twice on our 2 day trip. We ordered the rib eye sandwich. It was one of my favorite sandwich. Slices of rib eye sautéed with pepper and onion. We opt for no cheese cause of allergies, but the sandwich was very juicy. No need any condiments. They have two locations. This one is farther north about 15 mins away from Binghamton University but closer to Suny Broome. Though there is a closer location to Binghamton. I heard that the rib eye sandwich is only available in the other location. Def worth the drive up. We also ordered the onion rings and chicken nuggets. But the star was the rib eye sandwich. Will beback very soon.

This review encompasses two visits on a trip to and from NY from NC. Our family stopped in on 7/18…read moreand ordered one original 12 inch spiedie and one Greek spiedie along with a side of macaroni salad. I didn't remember to add mayo and lettuce to our original, so it was a little dry. I did ask for mayo and lettuce and added it. The macaroni salad was really good! Today (7/25) we stopped in to have lunch with family who are local on our way back to NC. The spiedes were really sloppy and so saturated the bread was mushy. The 12 inch original my husband and I were sharing was super saturated. Unfortunately one of the chunks of chicken was served raw in the middle and I ate a bite out of it before I noticed the raw inside. I took the piece to the employee working the to go counter and she offered to remake our order and refunded by husband's card. I appreciate the business making it right. Hopefully our next trip will be a more positive experience. However overall the two stops were not bad, even with undercooked chicken.

the waitress Alyssa was 5 star - very personable and attentive - but I put 4 star overall because…read moreit is really time to fix the sewer problem in the bathrooms!

On a trip to pick up my daughter from Binghamton University for the holidays, I had a craving for…read moreBBQ. Fortunately, Food & Fire BBQ was across the street, so we decided to drop in. Ambience - pit BBQ vibes with concrete floors and spacious industrial warehouse feel. Servers and hostess were super friendly. Food - Cornbread - we received some complimentary cornbread, which were cut into small squares. Served cold. 3/5 Smoked Gouda Mac and Cheese - the promise of smoked Gouda had my hopes up, but the flavor was lacking 3/5 St Louis Ribs - I asked for ribs with Memphis style dry rub. The flavor was fantastic, but could have been a little more tender. Still, a really good rib. 4/5 Brisket - I was offered Lean, Regular or Fatty. I asked for fatty and received two slices which were half fat. Makes me wonder what I would have gotten if I ordered "Fatty". Regardless,the brisket was a little underseasoned. Fried Clam Strips - the order came out overcooked and burned. The server was nice enough to get a new one for me. 4/5

I swear this is addictive! My sweet spot is white rice, lettuce, sweet and spicy Korean chicken,…read morewhite sauce and a bit of the green. Yum yum yum. I would come to campus and pay to park just to eat at Chick n Bap. The team is keen - no ambiance - it's takeaway!

Travelling through the area, I saw the rave reviews and decided to give it a try. The location is…read morewell hidden on the college campus with no real signs. Once I located the place, I attempted to order the chicken sandwich - its trademark dish and you would swear I asked fr a kidney. "We're not making those today" one of the 4 employees standing around the kitchen said. Sorry for the inconvenience. We ate elsewhere. Sorry I can't rate the food.

My boyfriend has been telling me about this place for a while now and about how they have the best…read morechicken wings he's ever had. And here's the thing... I'm not a huge fan of chicken wings, but guys... Guys... GUUUUUUYS. The chicken wings here are legit DELICIOUS. The vibe of the restaurant is just chill and relaxed. It's clean, the service is great (the server took care of drink refills without us asking, checked back with us regularly & in a timely manner, and brought the items from our order out as they were ready), and the price point is great for what you get as well. We ordered 4 different kinds of wings - Cajun, Black Cherry Pepper BBQ, Carolina Gold (the star of the show), and Hot Honey Garlic. I'm a bit of a lightweight when it comes to heat, so I didn't try the Cajun... but I loved the bit of fruit flavor from the black cherry wings, and really enjoyed the bit of spice from the hot honey. Those Carolina Gold wings though... I would come back again and again for those alone. Consider me a chicken wing convert, I guess! ALSO... I almost forgot that we have the buffalo chicken eggrolls as an appetizer. Perfectly crunchy outer eggroll with delicious buffalo chicken inside. I'm not a bleu cheese gal (blasphemy with buffalo chicken, but I don't care), and the server brought a little side of ranch out for us to dip our eggrolls in. *chef's kiss* TL;DR GO. FOR. THE WINGS. Seriously... you're missing out if you don't. Get a bunch of flavors, share with friends (or eat them yourself - I won't judge), and wallow in the sauce-y goodness.

Cannot wait to go back! We needed snacks and a drink and we needed a good drive on a Sunday! So…read moreglad we stopped here, will absolutely be a new place to get our favorites! The vibe of this place is exactly what's needed in America. I wish there were more places like the Union Hotel. It looks so fun and funky, everything is clean and I'm being serious, it's clean! Fried cheese curds and fried pickles...if that's all we ordered we were already hooked! Then our wings came!!! Pry the sauces out of my hands, I had it on my face, up my arms, the wings were exactly what you beg for anywhere else!! The sweetest and most beautiful bartender was an absolute angel getting our drinks and food! Extremely conscientious and attentive during busy moments! We cannot wait to go back...it was a fantastic reminder of what we used to have local to us! 10/10 all the way around!

I called ahead to place an order so when I got there I only had about a 3-5 minute wait. The…read moreservice was fast and friendly. I only order the chicken fries dinner roll and a soda. The chicken was fried to perfection it was juicy crunchy and well seasoned. I only hope that they will switch to paper bags instead of the plastic it tends to leave your food a little soggy from the steam and plastic. I would definitely stop through here again for their delicious fried chicken.

Full disclosure: this was a late night order, through DoorDash, just a few minutes before they…read moreshut down ordering. Pros: large serving, fast delivery, not too expensive. Con: the falafel just wasn't that great. I kind of wonder if they either tried to Americanize it, or if plain ol people not versed in the art of falafel made the dish. The falafel was overcooked and dry, there was no flavor or spice. Too much lettuce and sauce. The blandest falafel I've ever had. This place also serves a lot of friend chicken, mozzarella sticks, pizza rolls etc. I guess I should have listened to my gut and passed this up. Wouldn't try again.

While traveling back to NC from Clayton, NC we detoured to Vestal to try our first spiedie. It was…read moreamazing! The chicken was so tender and full of flavor. Take out was fast and friendly.

This place is a joke. Wrong or incomplete order 3x in a row. Talked to someone claiming to be the…read moremanager and the owner said she doesn't have a manager. Talk about a place going downhill.