Let's go to Two Guys! I haven't heard that statement (from my folks) in over 40 years since Two Guys (unrelated to this restaurant) was a popular discount superstore in the 1970s & early 1980s with nearby former locations in Menands and Schenectady.
Anyways, "Let's go to Two Guys, Local Bites"... Two Guys has operated a food truck at various locations in the Hudson Valley and Capital District, and they now have a brick and mortar location in the very remote southwest corner of Albany County, Preston Hollow, where cell service is spotty or non-existent. This location is a good place to stop for food and drink between Catskill and Cobleskill.
Formerly Rissy Peas/Pop's Place, Two Guys Local Bites serves up breakfast and lunch, and dinner on the weekends. The place was redone inside, which offers full service dine-in with inside table seating/high top tables and takeout. The counter still has a selection of candy, like before. They also have an outdoor beer garden, but there is a mass invasion of small black flies in the parking lot on warmer days. The menus are fairly streamlined. The breakfast offerings include eggs, omelets, bennies, pancakes, breakfast sandwiches, coffee, OJ, and milk. The lunch/dinner menu offerings include com nuggets, wings, salads, cheesesteak sub, burgers, sausage sub, fish sandwich, fries, onion rings, chili, and desserts, plus changing special offerings. They also serve draft beer (4), beer (bottles & cans, wine, and non-alcoholic drinks in the cooler.
I stopped by Two Guys Local Bites for dinner takeout over the weekend. I was at this location several years ago when it was Pop's Place. For takeout, I ordered the Hudson Valley Cheesesteak ($16 plus tax) with fries and a side of Chili ($6 plus tax). My order was ready to go in about 13 minutes after ordering. I needed to get back in the vehicle quickly since there were lots of small flies clinging on the vehicle. I enjoyed the food back at the house. The big cheesesteak sub had chopped steak, grilled peppers, onions, thick melted American cheese & scallions on a thick chewy sub roll. This cheesesteak was very filling to eat, but I did bite into a couple pieces of grizzle (*they have upgraded the meat since this posting). The natural cut fries were lightly fried and pretty decent. One thing I forgot to ask for was ketchup. I was given utensils including a metal spoon from the restaurant since they only had the plastic fork & knife to go. The homemade chili (in a large coffee cup) was thick & meaty with beans, was very hearty and I actually topped the fries with the thick chili.
Overall, what I ordered tasted pretty good. I will have to stop back for breakfast if I'm passing through that neck of the woods. read more