If you're looking for a classic summer experience, Rudy's Drive-In in Oswego is worth the stop…read more This old-school, à la carte drive-in sits right on the shores of Lake Ontario, and the setting alone makes it special. The lake views are beautiful, peaceful, and the perfect backdrop for a casual meal. One unique touch I loved was that they provide paper bags to cover your food when you're eating outside, a clever way to keep the seagulls from swooping down and stealing your meal! Inside, it's exactly what you'd expect from a traditional drive-in. The staff was friendly, efficient, and kept the line moving quickly. Plenty of parking with some space across the street too. Cleanish restrooms. One thing to know if you have food allergies, specifically a shellfish allergy, and they use shared fryers, so I couldn't safely order anything fried. I really appreciated their honesty and transparency. Between the friendly service, gorgeous waterfront location, and nostalgic atmosphere, Rudy's is a classic place that's easy to recommend.

"Great" is always relative to the palate using the word. After 80 years on the shore of Lake…read moreOntario, Rudy's carries a lot of lore opened by Rudy Gadziala and his wife Marie in 1946, now run by third-generation owner Jason Livesey, famous for its Texas hot sauce and the founder's old line about owning a "million dollar hot dog stand." Online reviews are all over the map, so we wanted to see for ourselves. We visited recently with our 7- and 8-year-old nephews, hoping to soak up the tradition. The reality was more transactional. The hostess took our order while sipping her own beverage likely why we were shorted an order of fries. Nice enough, but not especially professional or welcoming. The whole operation moves fast; the staff is determined and task-focused rather than friendly. You get a buzzer and wait. The interior was renovated in 2025, and it shows but not in a good way. The bright white walls and green banquettes feel sterile, more fast-casual chain than 80-year-old lakeside institution. In modernizing, they stripped out whatever nostalgia the old space had and put nothing back. Some local artwork, vintage photos, or lake history on those fresh white walls would go a long way. The food: the boys enjoyed their cheeseburgers, and the fries are genuinely good. The fish sandwich was generously sized but bland the batter had little flavor, and the tartar sauce didn't rescue it. For a place with an 80-year reputation built on fish, I expected more. The lobster mac and cheese left a lot to be desired. The tab: four drinks, two cheeseburgers with fries, lobster mac, and a fish sandwich with fries came to nearly $70 steep for a lakeside stand where fries alone run $5.25. The setting is lovely and the legacy is real. But sometimes generational ownership slips down a slick slope and making money starts to matter more than making memories.

If you've given up, why not just close your doors and call it a day? If you looked at the parking…read morelot of this restaurant on any given day, you'd swear that they were closed. They've earned such a terrible reputation that you almost never see any customers at this location. It's been a while since I've tried it so I decided to give it another shot. I'm sorry I did. I ordered a chicken combo with mashed potatoes and gravy to go and when I looked in the bag the items had just been thrown in there with no care at all. There were NO napkins and no utensils to eat the potatoes with. The food was cold as well. You'd think that a business that appears to be in its last legs would go out of their way to make sure they got the little things right. Not the case here. I believe in second chances, but not 5th and 6th chances. This will be my last time there.

First of all the chicken is good. Better than certain competitors but not as good as others. For…read morea group of three it's a bit pricey in comparison for fast food and that's going to take a hit on the score for me. Second for the price I want to see the tables and overall place cleaner. That's where I'm going to be a bit critical.

Absolutely horrible. Had food poisoning from this place more times than I'd like to admit. Food is…read moredisgusting.

Fast casual Mexican, like a Moe's/Chipotle without the flair. Conveniently located on Route…read more104/West Seneca Street in Oswego. Lots of parking. Ordering and getting the food did not take any time at all - the employees were whipping up people's meals as fast as they were ordering them. My husband ordered a burrito and I got a rice bowl. Both were $10, pretty affordable. Where things can add up is the extras - $1.50 each for guacamole and $2.75 for a small side of queso. Because the starting price of the main dishes isn't as much as other places, it ends up being about the same price. The queso and chips were good, and I enjoyed my veggie bowl. I also loved that they offer mushrooms! Moe's did away with mushrooms and they're my favorite vegetable. My husband says his meal was "passable" and that the tortilla was really soft/doughy. I definitely I enjoyed my food more than he did, but mine did need some salt, pepper, and hot sauce. I'd stop here again when I'm in the area. A nice alternative to fast food!

Apparently not worried about sales waited several minutes at drive thru around 9:14am and no…read morecontact went to competitor

This specific Taco Bell actually blows my mind on how terrible the service is every time I go…read morethere, I always have something missing like how hard is it to put the shit in screen into a bag

It's pretty decent. I do recommend it. If you wanna change your feeling like Mexican food, this is…read moreabout the best in town.

The restaurant is older. It was clean and maintained well, but it's seen its better days. This…read moreplace is not festive so don't look for bright colors and Mexican decor. The food was ok. The carnitas were a little on the dry side which is weird bc it is a high fat food. I think my waitress was great! She made sure to tend to my needs. I don't think I'll return. I'm only here on business every now and again and I'd rather go somewhere with established high quality meals. I would visit this place again if I lived here. I want to try their quesobirria. It looks good. Make up your own mind. Give them a chance and let me know what you think.

Popeye's is better in my opinion. But it's still an okay fried chicken restaurant. Food is…read moreexpensive if you want boneless chicken.

I hate to complain but at 5 pm tonight I got to the store and order up. place is hoppin busy and I…read moresit back and watch everybody get their stuff except for me, The manager is up front and she is workin mad hard to get out orders and seeing me and others standing there she says and what are you waiting for after 30 min of patience and I say my order. She replies what did you order and I hand her my receipt she goes right to getting my order as she is delegating to her workers and my order is handed to me in a matter of minutes but as I get to my car I notice she never gave me my receipt I go in and tell her that I need my receipt and she says they threw it out and cant find so I just say thats ok and go back to my car to put the bag in my hot bag when I discover there is sauce broken all over the bag as the other young lady just threw it in the bag trying to go fast and burst them. I take my order back and set on the counter to explain the situation and they begin to rebag it. I explain that I have waited a very long time patiently my receipt was not returned and now sauce all over my bag but somehow was treated as though I was the problem. I am sorry that the manager was put in this situation because she had to save her staff from embarrassment she is VERY GOOD at what she does and I dont fault her as she went above and beyond ALL of us waiting and I do appreciate THAT! At least the food was good!

Forgot stuff In my orders messed up my meal it's self just not okay I get it's busy but come onread more

waiting for 20 mins when theres 2 other people here DoorDash has gone in and out and we still…read morehaven't gotten to Order yet insane