FOOD & DRINK Best Pizza Joint Pontillo’s Many area locations, pontillospizza.com Best Burger Joint Bill Gray’s Many area locations, billgrays.com Best Barbecue Joint Dinosaur Bar-B-Que 99 Court St. 325-7090 Best Place for Breakfast Jines Restaurant 658 Park Ave. 461-1280 Best Meal After1 a.m. Jay’s Diner 2612 W Henrietta Rd. 424-3710 Best Dessert Abbott’s Frozen Custard […]
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BEST OF ROCHESTER ’09: Best Answers
READERS’ CHOICE ] BY CITY NEWSPAPER READERS While we enjoy spreading the word about what you voted as Rochester’s best pizza parlor or car shop, our favorite part of Best Of is going through the smart-ass answers sent in by our clever, snarky readers. You all are funny. And MEAN! But that’s why we like […]
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BEST OF ROCHESTER ’08: Ballot
Run for your lives! From the depths of space, it comes! The biggest, baddest, Best Of ever… BEST OF ROCHESTER 2008! This one’s a monster, and as such, we’re doing things a little differently. Now through Friday, September 26, go to rochestercitynewspaper.com and fill out the online primary ballot. Fill in your favorites for at […]
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BEST OF ROCHESTER ’08: Critics’ Picks
Best Excuse for a Heart Attack: South Wedge Skillet In the thriving South Wedge neighborhood, a nondescript brick building on South Avenue houses the South Wedge Diner. This no-frills eatery serves up classic diner fare with a classic diner attitude. There are no towering, artful presentations or over-the-top ingredients to be found here. What you […]
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BEST OF ROCHESTER ’08: Readers’ Choice
FOOD & DRINK Best Pizza Joint Pontillo’s Many area locations Best Burger Joint Bill Gray’s Many area locations Best Barbecue Joint Dinosaur Bar-B-Que 99 Court St, 325-7090 Best Place for Breakfast Jines Restaurant 658 Park Ave, 461-1280 Best Fish Fry Jeremiah’s Tavern 1104 Monroe Ave, 461-1313 Best Wings The Distillery 1142 Mt. Hope Ave, 271-4105 […]
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BEST OF ROCHESTER ’08: Best Answers
ย [ READERS’ CHOICE ] BY CITY NEWSPAPER READERS We’ll be honest with you: while we enjoy spreading the word about what you voted as Rochester’s best pizza parlor or car shop, our favorite part of Best Of is going through the smart-ass answers sent in by our clever, snarky readers. You all are funny. And […]
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BEST OF ROCHESTER ’07: Introduction
Here she is, Miss Best of Rochester 2007! Such style. Such wisdom. Such grace. We speak of our readers, of course, specifically the hundreds of you that participated in our annual Best of Rochester survey. You aced the interview portion, giving us definitive answers to what people, places, and things make Rochester special. From Food […]
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BEST OF ROCHESTER ’07: Critics’ Picks
Best Mobile Late-Night Fried Food: All Good truck Walking out of a bar close to last call and purchasing fast food items from a street vendor is often a desperate act. It’s easy to lower your standards when you know that you and your insides are going to pay a heavy price in the morning. […]
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BEST OF ROCHESTER ’07: Readers’ Choices
FOOD & DRINK Chinese Restaurant Ming’s Take Out 1038 S Clinton Ave, 244-0920 Ming’s II1132 Monroe Ave, 271-7260 Sushi Restaurant California Rollin’ Village Gate, 274 N Goodman St, 271-8990 California Rollin’ II Port of Rochester, 1000 North River St, 271-8920 Italian Restaurant Mario’s Italian Steakhouse2740 Monroe Ave, 271-1111 Middle Eastern Restaurant Sinbad’s Mediterranean Cuisine719 Park […]
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BEST OF ROCHESTER ’07: Best Answers
Some choice bon mots from our most creative readers New restaurant: “In Spanish, ‘Nuevo Restaurante’”; “Definitely NOT the Cheesecake Factory.” Pizza: “Magnolia’s. (Why oh why did Two Paisans close???)” Burgers: “My kitchen (I put stinky cheese inside mine)”; “In ‘N Out in Southern California – sorry, nothing local compares!” Barbecue: “Dianasour”; “Diansaur”; “Dinasaur”; “Dinasor”; “Dinasore”; […]
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BEST OF ROCHESTER ’06: Introduction
Like a gift from the gods, behold these answers, your guide to local food, entertainment, shopping, and more City readers, consider yourselves oracles. ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Back in the day — and we mean back in the day — when someone wanted direction in his life, he would consult an oracle. An oracle would use its connection […]
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BEST OF ROCHESTER ’06: Readers’ Choice
FOOD & DRINK: ย CHINESE RESTAURANT ย Ming’s ย 1038 South Clinton Avenue, 244-0920 ย ITALIAN RESTAURANT ย Mario’s Via Abruzzi (now Italian Steakhouse) ย 2740 Monroe Avenue, 271-1111 ย MIDDLE EASTERN RESTAURANT ย Sinbad’s ย 719 Park Avenue, 473-5655 ย DINER ย Highland Park Diner ย 960 South Clinton Avenue, 461-5040 ย PLACE FOR PIZZA ย Chester Cab Pizza ย 707 Park Avenue, 244-8211 ย PLACE FOR BURGERS ย Bill Gray’s […]
