Tanino Ristorante

Everything I could ever want in an Fettucine Alfredo with shrimp!

Tanino Ristorante, ITALIAN, just off Hanover Square in Horseheads. Upscale Italian, trendy, lots of choices, good service. Last visit - 5/20/2016 - 2 guests - dinner. $$.

*Food 10 out of 10*

Service 8 out of 10

Cleanliness 9 out of 10

Ambience 9 out of 10

Value 8 out of 10

Total score 44 out of 50 points

"Tour of Italy" alfredo, chicken parmesan, and a manicotti.

Picnic Pizza at Arnot Mall

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.

Food 7 out of 10 

Service 6 out of 10 

Cleanliness 7 out of 10 

Ambience 6 out of 10 

Value 8 out of 10 

Total score 34 out of 50 points

Vincenzo's Pizza

Not quite done. Needed 3 more minutes.

Vincenzo's Pizza, ITALIAN and subs (submarine sandwiches), Langdon Plaza, 303 North Main Street - see map on right for directions. New York style pizza. Last visit 12/6/2014 - 2 guests - lunch takeout. 14-inch pizza. Could have used another 3 minutes in the oven. Not quite done. Let's just say the cook was not inspired. Usually better, must have been a bad day. $

Food 4 out of 10, 

Service 6 out of 10

Cleanliness 5 out of 10

Ambience 5 out of 10

Value 7 out of 10

Total score 27 out of 50 points

Pudgies - Northside

This is a half-slice of stromboli.

Pudgie's Northside, PIZZA/ITALIAN, College Avenue, Elmira. Pudgie's is a local franchise. A real Elmiran will have eaten thousands of slices of Pudgie's pizza in his/her life time. No exaggeration. This is a new Pudgie's revamped from the original restaurant in a new location. Last visit 3/1/2014 - lunch, 2 guests - takeout. $.  The stromboli was not memorable - not much flavor and kind of skimpy on ingredients.

Food 5 out of 10

Service 7 out of 10

Cleanliness 8 out of 10 

Ambience 8 out of 10

Value 7 out of 10

Total score 35 out of 50 points