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SU’s Class of ’21 makes it to the finish line; plus, Covid shots for kids coming soon (Good Morning CNY for May 7) Updated May 07, 2021; Weather Flights of "mules" are also available at Second Chance. Jane Marmaduke Woodman DINING OUT REVIEW; THE SECOND CHANCE DINER: When you think of diners, you probably don’t think about flights of mimosas or mules (above), but that’s just the start of the surprises at the Second Chance Diner in Camillus. Read the full review. (Jane Marmaduke Woodma...

First time’s a charm at Second Chance Diner (Dining Out Review) Updated 11:35 AM; Facebook Share Camillus, N.Y. — When we think of diners, we usually don’t anticipate great mimosas, but excellent mimosas were just the beginning of a series of happy surprises at Second Chance Diner in Camillus. The dining room is comfortable and quiet, and the staff is friendly and professional, making us welcome and never leaving us waiting long. Plenty of space between tables is maintained at Second Cha...

Bear Creek in Brewerton: If you like a bar with great food, this is it (Dining Out Review) Updated 9:00 AM; Today 9:00 AM Well long remember the maple butter and bacon on our Bear Creek burger. Jane Marmaduke Woodman Facebook Share Brewerton, N.Y. — When we reviewed Bear Creek in its original location a couple of years ago, we were struck by two non-food elements of the place: the cavernous feel of the dining room and the extraordinarily helpful, friendly staff. The new Bear Creek, where th...

Safe Travels: 20 waterside dining gems to visit in Upstate New York Updated 6:00 AM; Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series that features things to do in Upstate New York while we still experience the Covid-19 pandemic. Before venturing out, please take proper precautions and check for any changed business hours, park hours or availability. Safe travels! Any state with the geographic diversity of New York is replete with waterside dining possibilities. Upstate, we are not, of cours...

Mona Lisa Ristorante: A new choice for excellent Italian food (Dining Out Review) Updated 9:00 AM; Facebook Share Solvay, N.Y. — There are a lot of Italian restaurants in this area, so one might wonder whether we need another. If the additional choice is as good as Mona Lisa’s, our answer is an emphatic YES! After containing Morgan’s Restaurant for decades, the pretty house at 329 Fay Road in Solvay became Mona Lisa Ristorante at an awkward time. Opening about six months before COVID hi...

Thai Love New York still sending out great food (Dining In Review) Updated Mar 11, 2021; Facebook Share Mattydale, N.Y. — Did any restaurant need another challenge this year? Certainly not. But Thai Love New York in Mattydale is turning out exceptionally good Thai dishes in the face of not just the pandemic but also a car accident in January that made their dining room temporarily unusable. So we put off our in-restaurant dining once more to see how the restaurant we first reviewed in 2018 w...

Sumera: A tiny change in name but the same great flavors (Dining In Review) Updated Feb 25, 2021; Facebook Share Syracuse, N.Y. — For what we hope will be our final takeout review for a while, we returned to the pretty little Iraqi restaurant in Westvale Plaza that was Sumer when we reviewed it in late 2017. Since then, the owners have added an “a” to the name, but little else has changed. We are thankful for that. With a broad menu offering food from across the region, starters are a pa...

Winnie’s Soul Delicious: Yes, it is! (Dining In Review) Updated Jan 28, 2021; Facebook Share Syracuse, N.Y. — Winnie’s has been open on Marshall Street for only a couple of months, but in that time, the takeout-only spot has attracted a strong following. We wanted to find out why, so on a recent Thursday evening, we picked up several choices from the menu hidden in their photo collection on Facebook. What we brought home was well worth the effort of finding the menu and going to pick up ...

Wolf’s Den still offering great food via takeout (Dining In Review) Updated Jan 14, 2021; Facebook Share Syracuse, N.Y. — One of the pleasures we’ve missed over the past year has been the excellent Sunday brunch and warm welcome created by the owners at the Wolf’s Den, a gay tavern on Wolf Street. While the buffet won’t return for some time yet, we found some of those same well prepared dishes still available on Wednesdays and Fridays from 4 to 8 p.m. The jumbo shrimp with which we b...

CNY’s best takeout food in 2020: Our critics pick their favorites Updated Dec 30, 2020; Covid-19 drove restaurants to change the way they did business this year, and it changed the way we ate. As dining rooms and bars were forced to close, chefs suddenly had to plate their creations in to-go boxes for us to enjoy at home. Our food writers—Jared Paventi, Jane Woodman and Charlie Miller—continued to highlight the best food Central New York has to offer; we just did it from home. Here are s...