Best meal of the summer--hands down. This spot is a must if…read moreyou're anywhere near Main Street. The restaurant is tucked into a super cool old building, full of charm. Every single dish we had was incredible. The ribs? Fall-off-the-bone perfection. Shrimp and grits? Rich, flavorful, and just the right amount of heat. And the meat loaf? Honestly over the top--I'm still thinking about it. The place is only open a few days a week and the menu changes weekly, so definitely make a reservation in advance. Can't wait to go back.

This establishment focuses on farm to table ingredients so their menu changes from time to time…read more They are only open a short time a day for dinner 5-9pm, which I think I should make a reservation to have dinner on my last day in town. Parking lot has limited space but told that you can park around the vicinity of the resturant: the village market, the hardware store or the Clerk's office in the back are all good parking. Saturday night in June, a rainy day, the resturant is not as full as excepted. We arrived at 6:50 and our table was ready for us. For our appetizer, we ordered the salmon patties, Mac and cheese, and the tuna ahi. Salmon patties were salty. The tuna ahi were good. Mac and cheese was the highlight. It was creamy and not salty. For our main entrees, very dish have the same sauces, veal demi glace, the brown sauce on the satueed beef, the pork chops, and the meatloaf. All taste the same. For my dish, the scallops were super salty. $30 I have to share them with my family. The best was the grilled pork chops. Cooked perfectly and very moist. While I fell for the concept of the restaurant, farm to table, the food was really just ok. For the price point, my hopes were up for better tasty food. Service was good but food was just ok.

It might be 15 years since a co-worker raved about Hattie's, but this sparkling town and its $400…read morehotel rooms weren't at the top of my list. It lived up to the hype. With the stellar four-piece fried chicken, I chose correctly in opting for the zingy red beans and rice as a side. When my friend suggested the biscuits and cornbread app, I kind of "voted present," thinking this could be overload, but the honey butter was outstanding. The sweet tea was meticulously balanced.

Excellent place for fried chicken. Loved this cute Southern style restaurant in Saratoga. We…read moreordered shared an order of fried chicken with cheese grits. The chicken was crispy, most and not one drop of grease. It was so delicious! This was the best fried chicken I've ever tasted. The cheese grits were amazing too. What a great find! Thank you fellow Yelpers!

Finding a restaurant serving southern food in Vermont seems much like discovering clam chowder in…read moreArkansas. (No offense, Arkansas.) But there it is, as we were surprised to learn when we stopped by on a recent drive through Vermont. For folks like us who grew up in South Carolina and Georgia, Pearl's menu is home cooking, and pretty tasty, as it turned out. Not that everything worked, but we really enjoyed our dining here, will come back, and want to tell a bit about our experience. While there are some menu items that are generalized, the focus is clearly on the South. We were treated to cornbread first on the table -- delicious -- and then went after appetizers starting with biscuits, which were flaky, soft, cooked just right and perfectly served with both peach butter and gravy. And then the okra pickles (yes, no kidding) were crunchy and tangy. There was a couple at an adjoining table who looked at that last dish as if it was some kind of living alien. We tried to explain. The deviled eggs were first-rate: just a squidge of heat and fine flavor. We ordered the country fried steak, pretty good though just a little bit tough underneath mouth-watering gravy. The shrimp and grits was appealing in part because it's so hard to find grits properly cooked anywhere in New England, and the shrimp (4) were very large but not quite as tender as we would have hoped. A good dish, but not a great one. We ended the meal happy and filled. But... Pearl's is not a cheap trip. The shrimp and grits were $36, the country steak $32. The biscuits and biscuits were $16 each. Our server was very friendly but she missed water refills, and our time between dishes seemed a little too long. It was enough to draw our comments about the wait, never a good sign. We thought the level of noise was on the high side, but that was most likely one table of four people nearby whose conversation seemed to get only higher and higher pitched. It's an attractive interior, an older home, we'd guess, with lot of room for tables. There a nice bar area with a lot of seating, a patio and fire pit, so they can fit in a lot of people in good weather. And there's a small section inside where restaurant merch and some Vermont food items like maple syrup and jams are sold. It adds up to a lot of reasons to hang around. And maybe put away another biscuit or two.

We loved this spot. Drinks were pricey but a tasty cocktail and solid eats! We almost made a second…read moretrip but $17 cocktails had us go elsewhere.

I was looking for something a little different than the halal food establishments that are…read moredominating the food choices in the Tri-city area. (That's not a bad thing) Ya Yas is conveniently located in downtown Schenectady near State street on an unassuming corner you would pass easily if not paying attention. No worries, though there's plenty of parking and even a parking garage next door. I went on a slow Thursday night and was met with the owner who I assume was Ya Ya herself. She immediately greeted me with the house specials along with the homemade sides. I ordered the 1/2 chicken breast, collard greens, yams and corn bread the perfect southern food combo. I'd never tried collard greens but they were tasty and felt like a cross between spinach and Brussels sprouts. The bill was reasonable at $18 with plenty of food so you definitely won't go home hungry when leaving Ya Yas. If you're in the mood for some southern hospitality in Upstate NY, give this place a try I will definitely be back.

Lunch was bangin'! I always wanted to visit after trying out their soup at the soup stroll a few…read moreyears ago. But then we moved away. But we were driving through town and my husband said he wanted fried chicken and I said we're finally gonna go eat lunch at yayas. So yeah he got the fried chicken meal with yams, cornbread, Mac salad, and string beans. I got the fried catfish with the same sides. Everyone working was so kind and came to check on us. The food was sooo good. I had enough leftovers to bring home dinner too.

I think this is the, absolute, best place to sit down and eat. The food is impeccable. Southern…read morecomfort, right on Broadway, the fried chicken and short rib dishes are undefeated. They have a hot honey sauce to pair with the chicken, please stop by. Service is excellent, once I left a bit late and I'm so sorry I did but management was super polite about it.

Amazing food. Definitely will be back. Service and ambience was spectacular as well…read more Only complaint was the brussel sprouts were cooked inconsistently

Zoey's is always a hot every time we go! Went this weekend per usual and enjoyed the Steampot! The…read moredinner staff is always nice and seem to like working there. Don't skip this place!

We stopped in while visiting the area for a ski trip and were so glad we did. The cheeseburger was…read morebeautifully executed -- perfectly cooked, well-seasoned, and thoughtfully assembled. The house-made chips were crisp and addictive, and the bread pudding was warm, rich, and the perfect ending to the meal. Service was genuinely friendly, and the local-town charm makes this place feel like a true find. A standout spot after a day on the slopes -- we'll be back.

100% worth the trip!! Some of the most incredible barbecue I have ever had. The service was a 10/10.read more

This was great about 3 years ago when we visited, but sadly it has gone down hill since then. I…read morehad pulled pork sandwich and wife had what was supposed to be chopped brisket. They were very large sandwiches, but herd was mire like pot roast that brisket. And the pork was lacking in flavor. The sweet sauce was thin snd mire like a tomato sauce. Cole slaw was OK snd she said the mac and cheese was very good. The prices were very good but the food quality overall was barely 2 stars. We took most if the meat home to the dog.

We tried this "hidden gem" (Albany location) 1. Best sweet…read moretea lemonade I've ever had 2. Spiciest Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich we've had No pictures of the sandwich my husband ate it Definitely try them if you haven't already

I drove up from NYC just to have brunch with a dear friend. Now in all fairness while I enjoyed…read morethis restaurant it was just that much better because of the great company I was with. The space is large and spacious. We went for brunch and it appeared to be family friendly. It's a nice place to go after church or to catch up yet you can still have an afternoon cocktail. I ordered the biscuit and gravy and my friend had shrimp and grits. In addtion we had beignets and candied bacon for the table. The beignets are not New Orleans good but would never expect anything this good in Albany. My biscuit and gravy were good. The gravy was savory and the biscuit tasted homemade. It was a little to thick for the amount of gravy. However I would love to try the biscuit by itself with another entrée. The shrimp and grits are not Southern style they are New Orleans style. My friend felt they were ok. Now the candied bacon was a hard NO. It was heavily salted. You could not eat do to the level of salt. I am not sure if this was a fluck or how it's prepared. Unfortunately we returned to the kitchen and I never return anything even if I don't like it. However, our server Alexa was very helpful and provided overall good service. If you are close by you should check out. True rating 3.5

Ok let me start by saying support black businesses. Now on to the food, in all honesty my mother…read morecooks better, and our family is from Alabama and Georgia . I'm from Brooklyn and my mother wanted to go here for a Mother's Day dinner. The food is just a 5/10, very mid. My brother had the oxtail and there was no Caribbean in the kitchen cooking them. They were tough and awful. These are southern style oxtail not Caribbean oxtail. The macaroni and cheese was not good. I could tell he doesn't season his noodles or the mixture. The gravy and chicken was also not seasoned well. Overall, I wouldn't go back here. The food was simply not good. That was my first and last and my Mom's too.

Suga Foot is, without exaggeration, the best soul food in the Albany-Troy-Schenectady area. For me,…read morethe true test of any soul food restaurant is the collard greens. These were exceptional. Tender, perfectly cooked, and bursting with flavor. The southern oxtail with rice and beans was equally impressive. The oxtail was fall-off-the-bone tender, rich, and comforting. The yams were sweet and balanced. Beyond the food, the restaurant itself is lovely. The decor is warm, full of plants. The only small suggestion I'd offer is serving drinks in glasses instead of plastic cups - real glassware would match the rest of the vibe a little better.