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| Patty Melt with homemade chips. |
** Food 10 out of 10 **
Service 9 out of 10
Cleanliness 7 out of 10
Ambience 7 out of 10
Value 7 out of 10
Total score 40 out of 50 points
As food critics, we value quality, flavor, and FRESH food. We give our highest regard to those restaurants who serve the best. We score in five major areas - Food, Service, Cleanliness, Ambience, and Value and we are brutally honest.
46 local restaurants listed in order of our last visit - latest first - or use the search bar below left.
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| Patty Melt with homemade chips. |
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| The "Lunch Special" |
Picnic Pizza - Arnot Mall. The franchize only serves pizza at this location, Arnot Mall, I-86 in Big Flats - see map on right for directions. New York style pizza, perfect. Last visit 5/7/2016 - 2 guests - lunch. $. Yummy. Unlike other restaurants that we review, Picnic Pizza shares table space in the food court at the Arnot Mall. Picnic Pizza is our favorite choice. Considering it's a food court, the place is kept relatively clean by a roving band of elders who do a pretty good job. The floor show, fellow shoppers, moviegoers, anxious bathroom-seekers, and a steady stream of teenagers totally focused on only one thing - and that's not food or clothing. Bad taste abounds, but the PIZZA is great. We usually get 2 "lunch specials" and it's just right. In the many times we have reviewed this restaurant the food has been consistently good.
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| The "Lunch Special" |
Picnic Pizza, ITALIAN, Village Plaza Horseheads. By far, the best pizza in Elmira and Chemung County. They have many other things but we always get the Lunch Special - it is PERFECT. The pizza alone would score a perfect 50. Calzones, pizza, stromboli. Probably good, too. Last visit 4/11/2015 lunch with 2 guests. $. In the many times we have reviewed this restaurant the food has been consistently good.
Stoney's Casablanca, 912 Chemung Street, Horseheads, NY 14845. Food better than expected. Service was excellent (but there were no customers at the time - Friday lunch). Cheeseburger was very good, chips were a disappointment. Club Sandwich was huge. Building and parking lot not much to look at but go anyway. Last visit was 2/24/2012. 2 guests lunch. $-$$.![]() |
| Hamburger - I asked for no bread. |
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| Ravioli with meatballs. |
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| Everything I could ever want in an Fettucine Alfredo with shrimp! |
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| Four with everything. Fries with gravy. |
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| The chef is an ARTIST! |
Tuna II, Tuna 2, Tuna Two, JAPANESE, 1900 Grand Central Avenue - see map on right for directions. 4-star perfection in Elmira Heights, New York. EXCELLENT and probably the healthiest choices in Chemung County. Beautiful presentation, attentive service, delicious food, reasonable prices. Don't be scared from the outside - it is not at all what you think - we promise. Be brave and walk right in. $ - $$$. Last visit 5/20/2016, 2 guests - dinner - takeout. SUPERB. "Order your sushi and when it comes to the table, put it in your mouth and close your eyes. ORGASMIC. This food could not be more perfect." Phoenix Roll, Shogun, Spicy Girl, Spicy Tuna Rolls, Summer Rolls, and Tuna sushi!!! Take out, too. Thank the chef on the way out. In the many, many, many times we have reviewed this restaurant the food has been consistently good. ![]() |
| Philly Cheese |
Horigan's, 365 Davis Street - see map on right for directions. AMERICAN-IRISH, great food - which is great for Elmira, all kinds of daily specials. Our last visit was 4/10/2015 with 2 guests - lunch. OMG get the "Horigan's Benedict" poached eggs over corned beef hash over croissants with Hollandaise sauce. Possibly the best item on any menu with the city limits. Spectacular. The onion soup and cole slaw were excellent. $ - $$. In the many times we have reviewed this restaurant the food has been consistently good. 
| Fish & Chips |
Maple Lawn Restaurant, AMERICAN, 3162 Lower Maple Avenue - see map on right for directions. All kinds of food - breakfast, lunch, dinner. Last visit 4/3/2015 dinner with 4 guests. The "Friday Fish Fry" special was tough. Broiled fish was good. Food service salad and bread. Friday nights are crazy. $ - $$
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| La Bandera - my favorite :-) |
Garcia's Mexican Restaurant, MEXICAN, 2446 Corning Road - see map on right for directions. Last visit 5/22/2016 with 2 guests - dinner. $-$$ This is the only Garcia's of the small chain that is located on a bowling alley. In fact, if you weren't a local your wouldn't even know it was there. Food has been absolutely perfect the last 12 times we visited. The hot and mild salsas were especially flavorful & spicy. In the many times we have reviewed this restaurant the food has been consistently good.