Grotto is hands down the best restaurant in Syracuse. From the hostess to serving staff, everyone…read moreis welcoming, delightful, and kind. They are attentive and able to answer questions. The food was delicious. So fresh, best ingredients, and so flavorful.

Service was top notch provided by Anthony, a great waiter. Environment was welcoming and clean…read more Everyone seem to be having a great time. We went on a Friday night, which was also Mother's Day weekend and local college graduation weekend so the place was packed with people celebrating. I ordered the wedge salad, which seems to be a very popular option right now in restaurants. It came with a very thick dressing with some bacon sprinkled in the dressing. It was OK. I ordered the seafood fra diavolo, which was somewhat disappointing. The sauce was very watery and did not have a strong flavor of either the fish served on it or any heat as indicated by the name,. I had to ask for cheese to kind of kick it up, which was quickly provided. Dessert was a lovely cheesecake. I guess I expected more due to the positive reviews.

Prompt and friendly service. Nice interior with plenty of tables and comfortable seating. They came…read moreout and gave me a sample of chicken over rice which was delicious. I opted for a smashburger and it tasted like a big mac and came with tons of crispy fries. Great value.

Tucked into a strip plaza along Brewerton Road in Mattydale sits XCrispy, a new spot channeling the…read morespirit of NYC style bodegas and bringing something fresh to the Central New York food scene. The owners of XCrispy spent a year transforming a run-down former Pizza Hut from an eyesore into a nicely remodeled, open space, blending halal traditions with American comfort staples like smashburgers, chopped cheese, and chicken over rice. X Crispy is near my job, so I was excited to try them. I saw they had breakfast options, and they had a steak, egg and cheese sandwich, which oddly enough isn't offered in many places in CNY, so that was the first thing I tried. You're able to customize, so I got it on a roll with "mixed cheese" & their house sauce. I ordered online, and their online ordering option is easy to use and allows substitutions. It was ready as soon as I got there, which was around 10AM on a Saturday. It was delicious, still hot and fresh even though it was already ready when I got there. My only complaint was there wasn't enough house sauce on it for my taste, but it was still delicious, piled high with steak. My second time, my wife wanted to give it a try, and we got some dinner items. We ordered online again, a smash burger and one of their crispy chicken sandwiches. We asked for several things on the side, as we were taking it to go and had about a 35 minute drive with it. We got it home and unfortunately were disappointed. Both items were dry, the chicken sandwich almost seemed like it was frozen, and all items that were asked for on the side were simply removed and left out from our order. I didn't think we would return after that, but I just kept seeing good review after good review and thought...this has to have been an off day, or the food simply doesn't travel well. So I gave them another try over the weekend when I was craving a cheese burger and knew I had time to eat it there. I, again, ordered online and got the smash hit burger with fries, and left out tomato and lettuce as I'm not a fan on smash burgers. And they definitely redeemed themselves. Again, food was ready as soon as I got there, was fresh, the burger was moist, juicy, seasoned well, and not only did it have the sauce on it, I was also given extra on the sides, so I have to chalk the one time up to a bad day, and everyone's allowed that. I will continue to go back, but more than likely, only when I'm able to eat right there.

Good service max and Sean good was fresh and good keep up the good work clean restaurantread more

Bottom line up front...I am a big fan. Generous portions that are full of flavor and worth the…read moremoney! It took a bit of time to get our food, but once I realized that it was cooked to order I understood the wait. Then once I saw the portions I thought..."bonus". Then once I took my first bite I forgot about the wait time and was like oh hell yea!!!! Large crispy moist and FULL of flavor chicken. I did not specifically drive here from Marcellus to eat here...but as good as it was I could see making the drive from Marcellus just for this chicken. Total FAN... Totally a Friends and Family recommendation and Yelp Bookmark.

The two subs myself and a friend got were amazing! Both in flavor and in portion. The two people…read moreworking at this location were friendly and even gave us recommendations for their favorite sauces. The restaurant was clean and had all the necessary utensils, along with a clean space to sit.

I'm definitely a big sandwich guy. Whether it was Oscar Mayer bologna or PB&J as a kid, a Subway…read morefootlong, a Wegmans hot sub, or a cheesesteak from Gino's, I love finding a new spot to indulge my sandwich-lovin' self. I've had just about all the chain sandwich shops you can imagine, but strangely hadn't had a Firehouse sub before until very recently. Firehouse seems to hang their hat (helmet?) on supporting first responders and service members, and I commend the for that. Looking for a quick dinner, I stopped here to get a sub for the ride home. Right away, I was struck by all of the hot options they had on the menu. I was very tempted to go with a meatball sub but this was going to be a car dinner and no one needs a meatball on the floor or sauce on the shirt. I landed on the Sub on a Club - honey ham, turkey, bacon, Monterrey Jack, and the fixings. It took a bit longer to prepare than I anticipated but I think the wait was worth it. The bacon was freshly prepared and the sandwich was served warm - nice! The person checking me out and the sandwich maker were very welcoming and friendly. I always appreciate that at 8 pm on a Thursday night. The sandwich was excellent. Nice mix of meats, crisp bacon, and their deli mustard had a nice flavor. They have one of the Coke Freestyle machines if you like to full alchemist with your drink choices. Conveniently located on Route 11 and near a 481 on-ramp, Firehouse Subs is a nice spot to hit when your sandwich alarm is going off.

The food is tasty, the service wasn't bad at all, and the atmosphere is not bad. Very comforting…read more The waitress pays attention to how full your drink is and knows when to ask you if you'd like more.

We ordered Nashville honey wings, veggie pizza, and vodka burrata pizza. The wings were big and…read morecooked perfectly. Good flavor and paired well with blue cheese. The pizzas were decent although they could have used more herbs and spices. They also would have been better if they were cooked longer. Service wasn't good or bad. Love the dim lighting and vibe!

I normally dont eat at sonic. Always loved the blizzards. I once ate at this same location when…read morethey first opened and had a chicken sandwich which was very nice i could recall. Upon this time our food came very fast. It was around NOON. I must say the food is alright altogether i got a burger with the special sauce they have for it. Which came with fries i had cheese on. And a chocolate shake! As much as i love tater tots, i never ordered taters! I dont know if they ran out of fries. But i ended up with cheese tots. The burger had nothing wrong with it but for the price of it id rather go save money and have a better tasting burg at Mcdonalds. Or spend the same amount for a way better burg. That sauce saved it though. But guys! Let me tell you! I am NOT a chocolate shake guy! Some guys like the sky more than the ground, some guys prefer cooking rather than eating out, and some either order vanilla or chocolate shakes. Vanilla gang all the way for me. But i don't get it. I like chocolate shakes but its a rarity cause a-lot of chocolate shakes don't do it for me. The flavor profile of some chocolate shakes are just not good to me. But SONIC has one of the BEST chocolate shakes. I cant undo that statement. For a run of the mill shake with nothing added to it or anything special to taste that good is insane. I got it twice from this place and both times had no flukes. Imagine a Hershey bar just melted in with milk. BITEscale: Service: 4/10 (if you don't have fries, tell me, id rather save my cash instead of spending it on something i don't want) Taters: 6/10 (i didn't want them at all but they weren't that bad either) Burger w/ special sauce: 5/10 (overpriced to me its just something they need on the menu) Chocolate Shake: 9.5/10 (im not kidding i dont drink chocolate shakes, so with that said , just try it and you wont be disappointed)

Got a milkshake from here, it smelled like absolute feet. Like gym socks. Tasted like sour milk…read moreafter waiting near 45 minutes for it. Awful absolute worst food place in upstate

Food is great, id recommend omitting the rice from your salad but thats just a personal preference…read more Service is always very prompt; a younger girl is the day time manager and she is the best. Ambiance is friendly, clean and spacious.

Core has some pretty good salads and a wide variety of fresh ingredients and combinations…read more The problem is with the service. I have only been to the Buckley road location, so I can't speak for others. But almost every time I order online (20+ times), my order is missing something. Sometimes it's missing something small, but then there's times where there literally isn't any salad dressing. Or, sometimes it's even the items you pay extra for, like avocado or a hard boiled egg. Today I found myself with a Chicken Cobb minus the chicken. I would order from here more if my orders weren't wrong 80% of the time, but there aren't many local quick-stop salad bars around. All in all: go and place your order in person, because there is a high chance your online order will be wrong. Otherwise, great salads and bowls!

It started off with them not being able to understand English. Then we got our food, they gave us…read morethe wrong thing and my chicken sandwich had to have been made the day before. Now I am out of work, sick, and throwing up.

I recently stopped at the Oswego store and grabbed lunch. The chicken didn't have a good flavor and…read morethe rice in the red beans was extremely under cooked. Second time I've ordered from here and was disappointed