This was awesome, so flavorful, great price, so sooo to be able to bring home to eat.read more

I am so glad I decided to stop here on the 28th! I was craving crab legs and this place went above…read moreand beyond. Huge portion size and amazing flavor! Im also not used to finding actual spicy foods so I was very pleased! Highly recommend!!

The food was amazing! It's rare in syracuse to get fresh homemade food and this place does it…read moreright. Try everything if you can. And the staff is so nice!

I was recently nearby taking a course and needed to find a place for my lunch break. I came across…read morethis "diner" and took a chance. Well, I couldn't have been happier that I did. The owners were wonderful! I introduced myself and asked to know about the history of the restaurant and how it came about. After that, I went right into the menu. Cajun food in upstate?!?! Yes, please!!!! I ordered the fried chicken sandwich with hush puppies. DANG! Beyond good and the sandwich was huge. Had more than enough for dinner later that day. I will definitely be returning to On The Fly to enjoy their incredible food and to support this awesome mother and son establishment and so should you.

Great food at reasonable prices. They're also good at customizations which is great for helping me…read moredeal with my garlic allergy. They also brought out a slice of cheesecake because it was my birthday! Server was nice and helpful. The place easily accommodate larger parties which is super helpful. Parking on that side of the mall can get full easily, so leaving an extra few minutes to park is a good idea.

I love this place for a celebration! It is a little pricey, so a birthday was a perfect time to go…read more The scallops with the "everything" sauce and medium spice, yum!! Add the sausage or eggs for a bit of extra protein! And have some hush puppies which come hot, crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. Service is attentive and they did come out and sing happy birthday with a free cheesecake slice!

Now called "Ocean Bites". They serve food and happiness. My goodness, food is amazing. Super fresh…read moreseafood, great balance of old bay and butter. Staff super friendly. If you want good seafood and want to feel fulfilled, eat here. Highly recommend to anyone. You will crave this place afterwards

First time trying this place out. Made it takeout choosing a variety of seafood options…read more The seafood medley included crab, scallops, shrimp, and clams. All steamed. They were also all seasoned with Old Bay seasoning. If you like Old Bay seasoning, you will like the way these are prepared. If not, you might not. As it happens, I like Old Bay seasoning. I'm sure you can order it without the seasoning. Scallops were fantastic (so I am told because I am not a scallop fan), the shrimp was big and prepared right. The crab legs were spot on, and the clams were OK. They were dry, not a lot of flavor, but three out of four isn't bad. The medley also included fantastic steamed, broccoli, potato wedges, and corn on the cob. Keep in mind, all of these were seasoned with Old Bay. A solid choice for Syracuse seafood.

This place earns 5 stars from me based on the deviled eggs alone. They were hands down the best…read moredeviled eggs I've ever had. As for the BBQ, the brisket was tender, flavorful, and cooked perfectly. The ribs were good as well, slightly on the tougher side than I prefer, but still very enjoyable. My favorite meat was the pork belly; it was incredibly tender and packed with great flavor. The sides were also delicious and complemented the meal well. Overall, it was a fantastic experience, and I would definitely return to this location or try one of their other locations in the future.

We arrived around 5pm on a weekday and were seated immediately. We were waiting for someone else in…read moreour party, and by the time they arrived around 5:45pm the restaurant really got busy. Food came relatively quickly, and the waitress was just attentive enough that we didn't really have to look around for her, but not over-bearing. I am not a big fan of bbq, so I got fried haddock. It was so delicious! My family, who are big fans of bbq, said it was some of the best barbecue that they've had in the area. It's a little bit pricey, but overall worth it. The deviled eggs were also really tasty, and the cornbread is a sweet bread. There was a good amount of food, but I was one of the only people in my party to have leftovers to take home. My only complaint is that the mac&cheese did not have macaroni, and instead was a shell pasta (which really upset my sister haha). There is street parking, but there is also a lot across the road that you have to pay for before 5pm

The servers must not understand English or are pretending not to so they could rip me off. I asked…read morefor today's special and if it would be ok to substitute fried rice for noodles she said yes served me up. Then they charged me for the combo. Then after I had already paid I told them I got the speci al-and she stared at me blankly. Sat down the food does not even taste good. Super fake with no flavor. Waste of money. If I could give zero stars i would.

This place is disgusting and unfortunately I check the reviews after I ate here .. I got the daily…read morespecial chicken & broccoli with rice and potato , The broccoli had some small pieces of chicken skin with old nasty broccoli and some rice I could tell was old .. worst yellow rice I ever had ... I only ate the fried potato slices cause I was starving ...this place is a overall scum hole .. I got suckered in by the $5.35 meal deal .. But below is the health departments inspection notes to verify what I stating ... Cooked white and yellow rice, and cooked potatoes, all stored at room temperature, temps noted between 70 and 110 degrees. Correction, any that had been cooked in the last 2 hours, moved to cooler, and any out of cooler over 2 hours will be discarded. Cleaning rag stored on top of raw chicken, chicken not protected. Food items frozen in single use shopping bags, not meant for long term use in freezer. Bowls used as scoops in various bulk goods, stored in products, lacks handles. Gasket on reach in freezer in poor repair. Cloth cleaning rag stored on top of raw chicken. Not kept in sanitizing solution. Undersides of sink, and cookline equipment not clean. Interior of microwave not clean. Back hallway where garbage cans are stored is not clean. Food debris noted. Stains on walls as well. Cockroaches noted, both live and dead, in kitchen of establishment. Live ones noted between metal sheeting and tile wall in prep area. Possibly a nest in the wall area. Dead ones noted all around that area and in mop sink. Floors, edges, wall areas, not clean throughout kitchen area.

Bravo to Chef Dennis. We went last night and had the grilled shrimp and a classic cheeseburger…read more Perfection. The shrimp had various cooking options; we chose the grilled shrimp with garlic and butter. So tasty. Sides were rice and very flavorful green beans. The shoestring fries with the burger were crispy and plentiful. We will be back for the pork chops! So happy to find a new place to enjoy the generous amount of food that is served!

There aren't enough good things I can say about the food at Steve's! It's absolutely delicious,…read moreaffordable and the portion sizes are great. It's a great place to enjoy a tasty dinner with friends and sit down and relax while your meal is prepared. Service is phenomenal, it really just encompasses the whole small neighborhood spot.

We've wanted to try this place for years, but it's never occurred to us during a Friday or…read moreSaturday, which are the only days they're open. Last Friday was one of those days we knew we needed to order out, but we were well on track to make a whole evening out of fretting over where to go. I don't know what it is, but sometimes absolutely nothing in the world sounds good. By some act of god, I remembered this place and our evening was saved. Their menu changes weekly, so we referred to their Facebook page for this week's options. I've only heard great things about them, so I had no question whatever we ordered would be good. No prices on their website, and money was definitely an issue on the eve of the St. Patrick's Day Parade, so we made kind of a flow chart in case pricing got crazy. Placing the order over the phone was difficult. They couldn't understand us, and they had to run every question by somebody else and get back to us. We ordered the jerk chicken and smothered pork combos, then threw in a pint of shrimp fried rice. I wish I could have tried everything; it was really tough coming to a decision. Cash only. I read so many reviews and everything they had online and didn't see this mentioned. Luckily I had just hit the ATM for the parade. The place is pretty small, take-out only. Easy parking, easy in and out. Everyone's super friendly. A lot of the appeal is how clearly they take pride in what they do. All around it just seems incredibly authentic and like nobody's cutting corners. So the food was great all around. We'd eaten garbage all week and were really going for that fresh, wholesome feeling, and they delivered in every way. The only hiccup was that they gave us Smothered Chicken (I think) instead of Smothered Pork. They labeled the box SP, but put the wrong thing in it. I was disappointed to see it because the pork was the first thing I knew for sure I wanted to get. Six seconds into the meal though, I truly didn't even care anymore. It was absolutely amazing. So tender it came right off the bone. It has to be the best I've ever felt about a chicken thigh entrée. I've only tried Jerk Chicken a few times, and mostly from a few Jamaican restaurants right here in town. I never really understood the point of it, like the taste just never amounted to anything I cared about. One bite of this one and it all made sense. Like, I now understand what they're going for with the flavor. Same perfectly tender chicken, and we absolutely loved the taste of both. We were curious about how the Shrimp Fried Rice would shake out with soul food, and it's definitely unique from Chinese takeout. Nowhere near as greasy, and it had a more savory, mildly smoky taste to it. No conflict with the beds of rice our entrées came on either. This wasn't our favorite fried rice, but it was good to have with our meals. My favorite side was the baked beans. Perfect texture, amazing taste. So soft and yet, so completely distinct. Didn't even know I could enjoy plain no-frills baked beans this much. The collard greens and yams were about average. I think for yams I'm used to a lot more butter and sugar than these ones had. Collard greens were just straightforward as well, no taste outside the greens themselves. Texture couldn't have been better though. Mac and cheese was good, but well past al dente. Super soft and didn't really pack enough flavor to make it top tier. The cornbread is standard issue - really soft and pretty dry with just the regular cornbread taste. I'd love to try some of the other things on the menu, but probably wouldn't for the price. There's nothing here I wouldn't be absolutely excited to have, but the experience wasn't profound enough to pull us back for $25 a plate.

On my way to the airport to fly back home to Detroit, found this place and boy was it a home run!!…read moreGreat smothered pork chops with green beans and collard greens. I will definitely hit this place up again the next time I'm in the area. Also the people were very friendly!