so this isn't too bad of a little place far upstate new york. so far, there's actually a Mexico on…read morethe other side of the freeway. came in yesterday and sat for a little bit, went and took care of business, and came back for the night because of the location and access to a restaurant.
if you've never been to upstate New York before, it's the complete opposite of what you think New York would be. the people here are nice, happy, and polite.
I first came in last night, and noticed that even though this is very rural, the restaurant was packed. all ages all types of people. I sat at the bar (even though I don't think they serve alcohol) and took a gander at the menu. they have paper place mats with all local businesses advertising so they're very community oriented.
they were so busy last night, I think they only had three servers and they were running around like chickens with no heads. there's a sign that says that it's not a fast food place, and to be patient because every order is cooked / made to order.
so the food. I ordered fried ravioli as an appetizer, and then I ordered the bucket of Bones. my only disappointment in this place so far is that my toasted raviolis sat in the back and were sort of cold when they came out, and I understand, cuz the servers were just that busy but it wasn't a great way to start off my meal. I ordered the bucket of bones, which is four baby back ribs, and three pieces of fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy and cottage cheese. they came out piping hot, and delicious. oh and the portion size? really good size portions. I even had enough to bring back with me to eat today. they even gave me a soda to go.
I came back in for breakfast this morning, and they actually have a breakfast buffet! and get this! you can even get the breakfast buffet to go. so you could basically load up your plastic tray as full as you could and walk out with 30 bucks worth of food for only $14.99! but I didn't go that route.
as my pictures show, I had a southern style eggs benedict which the description is in the picture. they have a very good size and diverse menu, for all meals. my breakfast portion size was perfect, and, guess what? they even gave me coffee to go!
the food is good, service is good, and I love the fact that they're so community-oriented, they even know their customers on a first name basis. and today, along with probably every other weekend day, they're having an open pit barbecue starting at 11:30 a.m. until I think they close, serving up brisket, pork ribs, and chicken. so if I get hungry, again today, I'm definitely going to hit that.
if you're driving through this part of upstate, and looking for a place to eat, this is the place to go!