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Let’s be honest: the one thing we all do in Central New York is eat. We don’t agree on the sport we watch, we may not agree on area, but we all agree that there is a spot we must hit when back in town or need a pick me up after a long day.
These are some weird times, and local restaurants and their teams have felt the brunt of the economic impact of the Novel Corona Virus. Those that remain open are doing some incredible work to keep the rest of us fed and give glimmers of happiness in dark times as amazing food is delivered to our doorsteps.
SO without further ado, I present, the first ever TNIAAM CNY Restaurant (key word here) bracket!
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Seeding Procedure
Obviously, this process was highly subjective, weighted heavily on personal experience and how often people were up in my mentions about locations. Could I have expanded this field to 64? Probably. But that would include a lot of places I’ve never been and only pulled because Google said so. Every place on this list has either been frequented by me and throughly enjoyed, or mentioned to me by someone with a solid recommendation. Among those who just missed the field? Toss N Fire, Dark Horse, Coleman’s, Shifty’s, and Pavone’s.
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80%
#1 Dinosaur BBQ
(371 votes) -
19%
#32 Mother’s Cupboard
(89 votes)
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34%
#17 Giannis Pizza
(116 votes) -
65%
#16 Change of Pace
(220 votes)
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28%
#25 Lemon Grass
(112 votes) -
71%
#8 Kitty Hoynes
(284 votes)
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75%
#5 Twin Trees
(289 votes) -
24%
#28 Avicolli’s
(94 votes)
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64%
#21 Heid’s
(262 votes) -
35%
#12 Darwin on Clinton
(143 votes)
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37%
#13 Modern Malt
(140 votes) -
62%
#20 Scotch N’ Sirloin
(237 votes)
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18%
#29 Fish Friar
(78 votes) -
81%
#4 Tully’s
(335 votes)
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62%
#3 Blarney Stone
(253 votes) -
37%
#30 Faegan’s
(155 votes)
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32%
#19 Stella’s
(130 votes) -
67%
#14 Brooklyn Pickle
(271 votes)
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37%
#11 Mom’s Diner
(142 votes) -
62%
#22 Gannon’s
(232 votes)
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21%
#27 Laci’s Tapas
(89 votes) -
78%
#6 Varsity
(327 votes)
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76%
#7 Pastabilities
(316 votes) -
23%
#26 Limp Lizard
(97 votes)
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31%
#23 Beer Belly
(120 votes) -
68%
#10 Delmonico’s
(266 votes)
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49%
#15 The Retreat
(178 votes) -
50%
#18 Joey’s Italian
(182 votes)
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23%
#31 King David’s
(89 votes) -
76%
#2 Alto/Otro Cinco
(293 votes)
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Polling closes for all four regions on Monday Night night at 9 p.m. ET.
Was this seeded by the food critic Joe Lunardi? Probably. I never pretended like I was fair and impartial. But seriously: CNY natives and expats, let me know how wrong I am. I hope to make this a regular thing, and want to know which restaurants I need to hit up next time I’m in town.