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Cafe Hummus Restaurant Review

The other day, I needed a day off from work. Sometimes things just pile up and a break is needed. One day, that’s all. Just enough to clear the head, maintain perspective and get stuff done at home that you really don’t want to do on the weekend. It was on this particular day, Ted suggested we try a new place in town, very close to home, offering Mediterranean cuisine, specifically Greek – Turkish flavors for the usual foods we find around Utica but so used to having a Lebanese flare. This lunch was different. We perused the menu of [...]

By Joanne|2014-08-11T18:22:13-04:00August 11, 2014|Restaurant Review|5 Comments

Ambassador Restaurant: The old Alpine

If you’re familiar with Utica from years ago, you remember The Alpine Restaurant where you had to wait for your dinner but when it finally arrived, it was absolute perfection. Old time Italian with Frank Sinatra always playing over the sound system. Well now the same old place is open again. A different chef but same decor. No Sinatra in your ear but maybe it could be requested….? Ambassador Restaurant (ask for Phidel) 537 Albany St. Utica, NY 13501 (315) 507-3953 It’s called the Ambassador. After a drink at the bar, chatting with two regulars, we sat in our favorite [...]