We have been to old school a few times and gotten pizza from there and it's definitely a top runner in our books. if you're feeling italian or bar food this is a solid place for both! Hypes: - they have this awesome steak sandwich. it's big, flavorful, heavy, and enough you won't have space for anything else - bread - it's buttery, cheesy, hot, and fresh - i could eat a whole thing and have it melt in my mouth. too bad bread expands in the stomach. wear pants with an elastic waistband or a size up if you can when you go - pizza - there is an interesting twist to the famous Leo's Pizza. the topping are under the cheese. the sausage and garlic one with white sauce is YUM. - bread - sorry ..jusy drooling about it again. it tastes good dipped in their angel hair pasta with red sauce too. they are creative and really coming out with good specials in this pandemic too. amazing staff super friendly people :) you come out making new friends. Gripes: read more

food is amazing Adam and his staff go out of their way to make sure everything is good! highly recommend Old School! read more

Husband and I came for lunch. I ordered Byo burger. Meat had not taste at all and bun was very stale. Hubby had steak sandwich that was over priced with no taste at all. However meat was tender. Fries were ok at best. Overall I would not recommend for lunch. read more

Food was mostly good. Fried calamari appetizer was quite small, but entrees were portioned well. Only complaint was the wait for food. The restaurant was busy, but not packed. We waited about 80 minutes for entrees. Because of this, I doubt we will return. read more

Been here several times. Always good service and friendly. This time had to ask for menus, tell him we were ready to order, ask for a 2nd drink and our bill!! He wasn't even busy!! read more

Well all I can say is WOW. We had the stuffed long hots. They were absolutely delicious unbelievable. Thank you Kevin for a great meal again. Nice job my friend. read more

I had been told several times to try out Old School and I'm so glad I did tonight. 6 of us went before an event for an early dinner and were promptly seated by Sara, an absolutely fantastic server. I'd recommend trying out a $4 cosmo for happy hour. It was fantastic and didn't taste like a $4 drink! If a place has a fried bologna sandwich on their menu, I'm getting it, and I have to say, Old School's was one of the best I've had in a long time. The roll it was on was brushed with garlic butter which was a great touch. I'll definitely be back for it. Everyone I was with was happy with their orders. It definitely has a bar feel to it, but it's not crowded or cramped and is clean. I am looking forward to my next trip there! read more

I have customers in Utica and needed a spot to eat and work on my laptop. I literally found this place on accident. It was lunchtime and the place was packed. The bar was full of people and most of the tables were full. They had one bartender who was serving drinks and waiting all the tables. She was amazing and held it down. I decided to go with Chicken wings. The flavor I picked was pot gold. The wings were excellent. It was kind of like a tangy barbecue flavor and it was good. She recommended I try their homemade blue cheese to go with the wings. She was absolutely correct it was great. I would come back here just for those wings. read more

I'm sorry. I was hangry. It's a nice place. The burger did take a while, so I guess I'll find out next time.

We were greeted immediately by one of the nicest bartenders ever and got menus right after sitting down. She was working the whole bar and table area and killed it! Once the food came out we were pleased with the presentation, and even more satisfied with the taste. The risotto balls were perfectly cooked and warm inside, and the chicken sandwich had so many flavors going on that were perfect. The real star of the show were the fries/chips. They were so soft inside but held their shape on the outside, low key obsessed with them. Will definitely be back, the restaurant had great vibes and super clean bathrooms, everything was great! read more

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Pretty good food and a great vibe. The greens were just okay, not the best I've had but the service was incredible. They have music occasionally as well. read more

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Neighborhood bar with all that implies... but also with some damn fine burgers and fries. Wirth a visit if you are in the area and want local ambiance and a few brewskies. read more

When I called to order I was told 30-35mins, when I got there I waited another 15mins for my food. I'd like to add the place was empty so being busy was no excuse. While there I was told they didn't have another item I had ordered. Calamari was so blah. Greens were full of butter and only had the stems. Boneless wings were ok. You can see all the food that was left after we finished. read more

Old School Bar & Grill - Calamari, greens, boneless wings - Bars Near Me - Utica, New York

The rumors about the steak sandwich are absolutely true - excellent. Cooked perfectly, tender, served on toasted garlic bread and smothered in cheese this was one of the best I've ever had. I added the cherry peppers for just the right amount of heat. Comes with house fries which are bite sized and also cooked perfectly. Other dishes were a burger (just slightly over cooked) which also came with fries and was very good. Classic riggies which, while not the best in town, were very good. And another steak sandwich. All portion sizes were very good for the prices. Appetizer was mozzarella sticks made with some of the softest mozzarella I've ever had. Service was good. Our server checked on us at appropriate intervals. Average speed of service with total time of under 90 minutes. Server did forget to put our appetizer order in but corrected the mistake as soon as we pointed it out and she comped the dish. Very pleasant. Pub type atmosphere. Clean. Overall very good and we will return. read more

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Contrary to other reviews, service on a semi-busy Saturday night with two bartenders was subpar...sat there more than five minutes before being greeted/acknowledged by either barkeep. Food was ok, the steak sandwich with greens came out looking nowhere the size of the pictures posted here, and the 10 piece wings had half of them slightly larger than sparrow wings, one of them having less than one bite of meat on it. The best part was getting the bill. The bartender tallied up my tab and ran my card without giving me a detailed receipt/slip. After I asked more than once for an actual receipt to go with the credit card slip, she finally replied that they don't do that because they figure it out and enter the total into the credit card machine. She eventually dug out the crumpled up handwritten ticket and gave it to me while saying I could check it over to make sure she didn't gypped me. The only item missing was my second draft, which I definitely was charged for because there's no way the sandwich, order of wings and 2 UC drafts at $3 each could come to $42.37, even with Oneida county's 8.75% sales tax. Oh well, live and learn and just stick to the places you know read more

Just trying to kill time in between activities. More than glad we stopped in to try the food. The fries are awesome and unique. My wife got the BLAT and that was great. I ended up getting the fried bologna sandwich wish was also amazing and the long hots on top were the kicker the sandwich needed!! read more

So once again decided to go to Old School for lunch and once again it was absolutely Delicious I had the Steak Sandwich with Greens on it and the person with me had the Steak Sandwich with Mushrooms both made perfectly, the Steak tender as can be the Greens full of flavor the bread so fresh and the potatoes on the side fried perfectly crispy. I highly recommend going there and trying the food I've also had the Chicken Riggies and Fried Calamari both also Delicious. read more

Old School Bar & Grill - Absolutely Delicious Steak Sandwich with Greens on it. - Bars Near Me - Utica, New York

Totally Awesome people, friendly atmosphere, great food and reasonably price... what more can you ask for... the owner came over to say hello our first time in... we are now frequently there...super great place! read more

Stopped in at Old School Bar And Grill today. This past week I have bought at least three burgers from this place and everytime they have come out quickly and cooked perfectly. I like my burgers screaming and bloody and it makes me so happy to see they know how how to cook a good burger in addition their risotto balls are to DIE FOR their Mac and cheese are so crispy and delicious and come out hot every time if you're ever looking for a fun bar atmosphere with great service (their waitresses are nothing but experienced so friendly) and even better food OLD SCHOOL BAR AND GRILL IS THE PLACE. TO. GO. !!!!!!!!!!! read more

Old School Bar & Grill - a tray of food - Bars Near Me - Utica, New York

Excellent place!!! my dad's old buddies began this bar and grill that we went to check out today. Definetly italian style, food was amazing, service was friendly and quick, and the atmosphere is comforting. The bread they serve you start off with is loaded with butter garlic and parm cheese. The Utica Greens were delicious and not to hot at all.I ordered the Chicken Domick and split it with the fam. Mom got their well know steak sandwich that was unreal, they loaded it with roasted peppers and such, dad got chicken wings, hot and everything sauce which is really good I'm impressed! the sandwiches were buttery garlic bread and the fries even had like garlic parm!!! .... Overall amazing place to check out, keep up the great work Frank and Ralph! read more

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Food is great. Little pricey compared to other places which is why I gave 4 stars. Other than that food has been good.

Ate here a year ago and stopped by again while in town. We stood at the door for several minutes waiting to be greeted by one of the three staff whom we saw and who saw us. Every empty table in the place was dirty and not cleared. We turned around and left. read more

Old-school another one of those bars that have disgusting food. The food taste just like the name OLD! It also tastes unseasoned and disgusting. Their drinks are OK at best and the staff is meh. And the place is just all-around not great. Won't go back to this old piece of shit. The chef clearly needs to go back to school read more

Delicious. Nice job Emily and team. We miss you in PCB !!!

I came here tonight with my boyfriend's family. His uncle recommended the place, especially the chicken riggies, so almost everyone at my table got an order of them. Most of us ordered them hot; but, when we took a bite they had no spice at all. The chicken was definitely cooked separately, instead of in the sauce like it's supposed to be, because it lacked flavor altogether & wasn't tender. Not to mention, there were two uncooked pieces of chicken in one of our plates (that we found). Once we found it, none of us ate anymore of the chicken & just stuck to the pasta. We complained to our waitress, who said she would speak to the manager, at the end of our meal. The manager offered to make a new plate to take to go. We definitely didn't want another plate of it after that bad experience & even if we did, we weren't going home until later tonight, so it would've went to waste. They refused to take it off the bill, so they charged us for an uncooked plate that nobody ate. Also, the manager didn't even bother to apologize to us for this mistake. Definitely won't be coming here again. We understand that these things happen, but the least they could've done is confronted us. Instead the manager hid in the back, which was very unprofessional. read more

I went Wednesday on my way home from snowmobiling in Old Forge. The food was excellent atmosphere was great the staff was friendly. I couldn't give it a better recommendation. read more

Used to love this place but tonight the meal was very disappointing. Will be awhile before I go back.

Actually a mixed review. Food was good but prices have increased. Potions are large but everything was already on edge price wise for me.

Service was lousy. Ignored by Waite staff and manager blew us off to sit and visit with friends. Then Took off to smoke. Ordered long boys and they were raw. The main ingredient in the chicken riggies was Romano. Even the bread had more cheese then bread. Very disappointing read more

A place that still knows how to do things right! We were looking for a place to eat in Utica on our way up to the Adirondack's. This place was clean, friendly environment; excellent service (our waitress was Samantha) and the food was just perfect. You know it's gonna be good Italian food when you see the owners walking around hugging people and making conversation at nearly every table. We had their version of Utica Greens which were absolutely delicious and a huge portion...just the kind I like. We also had the stuffed longhot peppers which were awesome with the perfect amount of heat cut with a sweet balsamic glaze drizzle. We also had deep fried wings mixed with garlic and hot sauce which were served just how I like them with the perfect crisp and tasty sauce. The bread that comes to the table was fresh and doused in a garlic butter sauce with a beautiful crust on top. I'm extremely hard to please especially, with Italian food because I come from a family of restauranteurs, and I'm always complaining about poor service but not this place. Old school really started our trip off on the right foot. read more

We ordered the soup and grilled Rubin for lunch. The soup looked great, but it was loaded with salt. We just could not eat it! The Rubin's bottom bread was soggy and the meat was full of layers of fat! very disappointing! read more

Delicious home style Italian cooking, just like my mother's! Haddock Oreganata with a side of Risotto is made to perfection and tastes amazing! Steak Sandwich is the best, hands down! We've tried many other menu items and everything has been great; wings, fish fry, etc. read more

My first time here. I judge a Utica restaurant by its greens and these were excellent--generous appetizer portion, enough for a meal and some to take home. I'll certainly be coming back here and am delighted to have discovered this place. read more

The food here is awesome, great specials and very large portions. This was our 5th time here and everything we had was good, Wait Staff was outstandingly attentive and we let management know it. Great Home style food and drink read more

Great atmosphere! Quiet. Not too pricey. Bar was great and lots of TV's for the games. Friendly staff.