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Recently
reviewed restaurants:
Charlie’s
Restaurant, Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort, 150 Main St.,
Lake Placid, 523-9886. Fine dining overlooking Mirror Lake,
with an inspired menu of locally sourced produce and organic
meat and poultry. Pan-seared scallops and marinated duck breast
are among the excellent entrées. Serving breakfast daily 6:30-11:30,
lunch daily noon-2:30, dinner daily 5-10, light menu also
available. AE, D, MC, V.
Midtown
Tap & Tea Room, 289 New Scotland Ave., Albany, 435-0202.
An inventive array of tapas, soup and salad to accompany a
good wine list, lots of fancy tea or whatever beverage you
fancy, served in handsomely appointed rooms. Serving Tue-Sat
11-11, Sun 11-6. AE, D, MC, V.
Azteca,
4 Central Ave., Albany, 436-4795. Standard Mexican fare with
a number of innovative additions, all at bargain prices. Good
mole poblano available here! Serving Mon-Thu 11-10,
Fri 11-11, Sat noon-11, Sun noon-9. AE, D, MC, V.
Tops
American Grill, Bakery & Bar, 351 Duanesburg Road
(Route 7), Schenectady, 356-0697. A 70-year fixture has a
new look, new menu, and reliably good food, including such
comfort fare as meatloaf and fried chicken and an extensive
array of homemade baked goods. Serving Mon-Thu 6 AM-midnight,
Fri-Sat 6 AM-1 AM, Sun 6 AM-11 PM. AE, D, MC, V.
Anthony’s
Canalside Restaurant, 1 Riverside Road, Rotterdam, 887-3100.
Pizza, burgers, pasta and more in a pleasant family-run restaurant,
with $7 Mon-Wed dinner specials. Try the steak pizzaiola!
Serving Mon-Thu 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10, Sun noon-9. AE, D, MC,
V.
Marché,
74 State St., Albany, 434-7410. Contemporary French-American
cuisine exquisitely prepared and elegantly served in the handsome,
soft-lit dining room of downtown Albany’s new boutique hotel.
Serving breakfast 7-10 Mon-Sat, lunch 11:30-2 Mon-Sat, dinner
6-10 Mon-Sat, brunch 10-2 Sunday. AE, D, MC, V.
Afghan
Grill, 952 Troy Schenectady Road (Peter Harris Plaza),
Latham, 783-5553. Kababs, curries, vegetarian entrées, rice
dishes—and pizza, in this newly refurbished eatery that gives
our area its first taste of the delicious Afghan cuisine.
Serving daily 10-10; lunch buffet Mon-Fri 11-2. AE, D, MC,
V.
Otis
& Oliver’s, 979 Troy Schenectady Road, Latham, 785-9291.
Barbecue-grilled ribs and pulled pork are the specialties,
along with a menu of sandwiches, burgers, steaks and more
served in a friendly, casual setting. Serving Mon-Thu 11:30-10,
Fri-Sat 11-11, Sun noon-9. AE, D, DC, MC, V.
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