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    Uncommon Grounds

    3.8 (23 reviews)

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    Avocado toast
    Nette B.

    Happy that there is a bagel shop at the airport. First an second time I ordered a sausage sandwich and jalapeno cheddar bagel. It is just OK. First i noticed is their bagels are huge so when you make it in a sandwich, you barely taste whats inside because it is mostly bread. Today, i ordered their toasted avocado toast. Open faced bagel which is huge that i can barely bite it but their avocado mix is so good. The seasoning they put makes the difference. It has a little kick to it. This is probably my go to whenever i am at the airport. I only drink black coffee. Their coffee taste good and not cost too much. The service is fast and seems to have a system. Their store looks nice and clean.

    Beth E.

    Loved the name and had to stop for coffee and a bagel. They have about a dozen varieties of bagels. I chose a sesame bagel toasted with butter. Does my picture show a toasted bagel? Nope. Pretty sure they microwaved it so the butter would melt. Not at all what I wanted. The coffee was good.

    Lox of Love on an onion bagel.
    Pat M.

    Always pretty good, but just pretty good. Always get the lox of love. Always ask for minimal cream cheese, always have to scrape off half a tub of it to make it as ordered. Sandwich is great. Just if they could look at the order or something. Or learn what smear of cream cheese means or I dunno

    Tracey K.

    Located at the Albany airport once you pass security, stop and get a bagel or a sandwich on a bagel. Coffee is good too! This is a popular chain in this area. There's space where you can go and sit down and eat your food and enjoy your coffee while you're waiting. The service was great. The line was a bit chaotic but someone was always there to help! The food came out quickly. Fresh and delicious!

    Heather S.

    Love to see this spot open up at ALB. Super fast and friendly service, and have you spotted the prices? Is it just me or does this seem extremely reasonable for the airport. You're finding Uncommon Ground bagels and baked goods here, so you know the quality hits. (Zebra cookie was soft and sweet with the right level of salt!) Great location in the center of the airport just past securit, near many seating areas and tables for eating. Brand new spot means it is looking fresh and clean today!

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    Great fast bagels before a flight highly recommend!! You won't be disappointed to say the least

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    1 year ago

    Service is very good. Bagles are always fresh. The lox is excellent. Cream cheese is always very creamy.

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    Great menu with prices similar to Saratoga Springs. Best bagels and best deal at the airport.

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    I stayed one night at the Renaissance because I was overnighting in Albany and it looked close to…read moreCity Beer Hall which looked good on Yelp. Well that's a confusing sentence. I walked the half block from my hotel room and saw the lighted sign on the building drawing be to City Beer Hall. The bar is old school wood, long tables, and people generally having a good time. I was alone so chose the bar for sitting because that is more convenient for me and the wait staff. The beer menu was long with a few regionals new to me. Too many sours though for my taste, but those are popular now. I am not going to talk about the beers available because those will surely change by the time you read this. I ordered a beer and checked out the food menu. There were some good looking items on the menu, I really wanted a good pizza after my earlier airport pizza debacle, but a whole pizza was too much for one guy. I discussed the food choices with my friendly bartender and settled on the chicken nuggets and a side of fries. The nuggets are hard breaded from thighs and pretty good. The fries were crispy, well seasoned, and overly abundant. Overall the meal was great! It was Thursday night and they had a trivia-like game that was related to Family Feud so I played that. Might have stayed a little later than I should have but the beer was good. I was looking at the beer refrigerator and saw Fiddlehead IPA and asked my bartender about it. He was not really keen on it but that is the best beer they had there, but that is one really good beer. Later I notice that was the beer they were giving you if you ordered the $8 beer and a shot, which is an excellent value! There was some kind of drama this night. There was a lady who first tried to order Jager Bombs for her table and the bartender told her sorry we don't do those so she ordered Tito's shots instead. Well this ended about how you would expect with her losing a credit card and blaming everyone in sight for her problems. The bartender and manager were S-tier professionals managing her and keeping the food and beer flowing to the rest of us. Guys, thank you for your service! If you are in downtown Albany and you are hungry or thirsty hit up the City Beer Hall.

    I was staying at the Renaissance down the street for a conference at the Albany Capital Center. I…read moreneeded a quick dinner before I went to do more work in my room. The City Beer Hall fits the bill. Located on Howard Street, the City Beer Hall has the local hangout vibe for professionals in town like me and locals wanting a beer and a pizza and fun times. The building at one point housed the city's old telephone company, and now is a cool pizza bar joint with a speakeasy that wasn't open when I went. The large room that houses the bar and long communal tables with high ceilings and large windows is like a Biergarten that is works great for happy hours and evening hangouts. Pizza wise, I was pleased with their Hot Honey Pizza that balances sweet, savory, and spicy flavors between its delicious crust, pepperoni, creamy ricotta, tomato sauce, mozzarella, fresh basil, and a lovely drizzle of hot honey. I enjoyed the pizza with a Ommegang Blueberry Falls that was a "Blueberry Kolsch" whose crisp and slightly sweet flavors balanced well against the spicy and savory I was noshing. The only downside was I found the service behind the bar to be a bit slow and distracting from conversations with other customers. I felt I was forgotten until I finally flagged for the check. But overall, the City Beer Hall was a solid experience highlighted by their hot honey pizza.

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    The ramen here is very good, flavorful & spicy levels were good for me. The pork buns are…read moredelicious, especially liked the spicy pork buns. Drinks are good, lots of sake choices - but they are sweeter than I prefer so I opted for beer & cider. It was good to have the choices. Was in a party of 9 on a Thursday night, bust but they accommodated us & the waitress was attentive & fast. Everyone was very satisfied!

    Decided to come back after not visiting in probably the last 8-10 years as I was really craving a…read morebig bowl of ramen. Service was very blah. Upon entering, the girl behind the counter just stared at us. No greeting. No direction on where to sit. No smile. We assumed it was self seating so we found a booth. She came over, poured our waters, still said nothing. We had about 45 mins until the restaurant closed so I'm unsure of what the cold attitude was for, as there were still 4-5 other patrons there eating as well. My friend is a vegetarian and ordered the veggie dumplings, and I had the same but with meat. Once the plates arrived, the one set in front of me was green, and his not. I figured I would double check to make sure we had the correct ones - I didn't want him to end up eating the meat ones if it could be avoided. Sure enough, the plates were mixed up. Honestly seemed to be done purposefully because it's very clear they are 2 different orders. The texture was chewy/foamy and they also tasted like old grease. Disappointing but we still had soups to look forward to. Our ramen finally arrived and I was hoping it would be the redemption moment of the evening but it wasn't. It really lacked any depth of flavor. Again the meat was chewy instead of tender. More distracting was how we awkwardly felt rushed as the server was shutting off lights and music...again...with at least 15 mins until the kitchen closing time. She seemed annoyed we asked for to go containers. At no point did she check in with us, refill waters, or even crack any resemblance of a smile. I used to love this little spot when I was in college. It was cozy, delicious, inviting. Couldn't have had more of the opposite experience this time around! And for this reason I would not return. I will travel to Colonie for Kuma Ani for better food and MUCH better service. TLDR; this place is extremely overrated

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