Nepali Kitchen’s food is rich and filling, marrying the cooking styles of China with flavor portfolios from India. Bring a friend or two, especially if you get the Nepali Thali sets, which (unless you’re ravenous) are sharing dishes.
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Other Half Brewing opens ROC location
Other Half Brewing in Brooklyn had been hosting mobile can releases in Rochester for a couple years before recently putting down roots in upstate New York, opening their much-hyped new taproom and brewery in Bloomfield.
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The spice life at Szechuan Opera
The chefs patterned the menu after cuisine from China’s Sichuan province. You can still get the Chinese food that most Americans are accustomed to, but if you feel a bit more adventurous, Szechuan Opera offers a menu of more traditional, spicy dishes.
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Neighbors & students gather at TinRoof
TinRoof is a neighborhood pub-college bar hybrid where everyone is welcome. The food menu is essentially pub fare plus Deli Sandro’s menu, which is a staple appreciated by UR students and West Side residents alike.
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Flavorful comfort foods at La Olla Criolla
Though La Olla Criolla is a cafeteria-style venue, it’s a family restaurant, and they cook and serve the Creole fare like you’re at home for dinner.
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Orange Glory’s new, expanded space on Main
After years as a neighbor of The Little Theatre, Orange Glory Cafรฉ has relocated to a larger, sunnier spot on East Main. The cafรฉ still offers a robust, vegetarian-forward menu of sandwiches, salads, sides, and cookies.
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Sager Beer Works keeps it simple
Instead of televisions, Sager has a steady lineup of events including beer bingo, monthly pairing dinners, and live music every Saturday. The owners ask only three simple things of their patrons: eat, drink, and relax. It’s a mantra for a brewpub that doesn’t put on airs.
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Eating green at the Tavern
Toasted Bear Tavern offers hit-the-spot greasy pub fare, but has added some healthy vegan options courtesy Kitchen Verde owner Sarah Goodenough.
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Axes & Ales opens on East Avenue
Out of the 10 two-handed throws, I got one of them to stick properly. The other nine hit the target, but with the butt of the ax. That is not bad for my first time, if nine-out-of-10 zombies can be stopped with simple blunt force trauma.
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Diner series: Jim’s at The Mall
Jim’s at The Mall, originally opened in 1967 by George Criticos as Critic’s at The Mall, was an original tenant in the area’s first suburban mall. But the diner would fit well into any neighborhood or town.
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A mighty meal at Caribbean Heritage Restaurant
The new family-owned spot on Plymouth offers fare drawn from various Caribbean traditions, ranging from staples such as oxtail to the signature rum-soaked fruitcake.
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African family dining at Akwaaba
Sibling owners Mohammed and Naima Ahamed named this African cuisine spot Akwaaba because the word literally means “welcome” in Akan, a language spoken in their native Ghana.
