Picnic Garden is one of the few retailers that has survived in the City Station complex, being open…read morealmost 3 years at this point. Are they going to survive? Who knows, but being the closest takeout to a couple hundred college students certainly helps. I have tried Picnic Garden on multiple occasions: once for the lunch buffet and for takeout the other times. The lunch buffet I had was mediocre, average for generic American Chinese restaurants with a small selection. The takeout was absolutely abysmal each time. The food was flavorless and the Szechuan dishes I ordered had no spice. What a shame. I live close enough to this place and prices are so low that I would be a frequent customer if it were at least average, but it's some of the worst Chinese food I have had in this country. I give this place another chance every few months only to be disappointed. I considered giving a second star because of the good prices, but you're better off buying (cheaper) food from the warmer at the nearby Stewart's.

How does anybody rate this place? We got our order an hour and a half after we ordered it and it…read morewas absolutely disgusting. It's actually amazing to me how terrible the food is here. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. It's all very slimy and over cooked.

Cool high ceilinged industrial space with booths, an old time lunch counter, tables, high tables…read moreand a few outdoor tables on a covered patio. Order at the counter. Very inventive menu with some great sandwich options, salads, side veggies, and more. We struggled on what to get because everything looked tasty. The guy taking orders/running the register gave us great suggestions and knew the menu well. We went with a burger, fish sandwich, chicken Milanese sandwich and chilled long bean salad. We all traded bites and everything was excellent. My chicken was thin and crispy and still juicy on a perfect sesame seed bun with arugula and aioli - squeeze of lemon on top and we're good to go! Burger was juicy, and flavorful and the blackened fish was most delicious. The long beans slayed in an Asian type dressing with some Chiles in it - just the right amount of spice. Great selection of beer and wine plus tasty n/a drinks too. The pie slices sounded great but we couldn't pass up on the soft serve. Current flavors were corn and brown butter caramel. We got a swirl of both and inhaled it. Well worth a visit!

Loved that they host engaging lecturers . Ot was a busy crowded space for a science talk, good AV…read more Thanks,

So it's been a couple years since we were last here and we stopped by for lunch for old time's…read moresake. Well, we were quite happy we did! Food was excellent. We shared several dishes: salt & pepper squid, eggplant in garlic sauce, and roast pork & duck over rice. All were very tasty and satisfying. Staff is welcoming and friendly.

I apologize to every Asian cuisine in Amherst, including the now defunct Arigato Sushi, because…read moreFormosa Chinese, formerly Amherst Chinese, still provides service and food that are incredible and deserve state-wide recognition. Formosa has an affordable lunch menu, and even on busy days has delivered my meal within ten minutes. Don't be astounded yet, because I would easily wait twenty minutes for this food. When their food arrives from the delicious variety of their lunch specials, you will be treated to crispy tofu, a nuanced spice for chili or jalapeño meals, or fresh vegetables that will make you wonder: who is introducing you to the best cuisine that southeast Asia has to offer? Sichuan meals, Mandarin meals, and even with a Miso soup that is vibrant and delicate in flavor, you may not have any difficulty in deciding at all because any meal you choose will be cooked with what tastes like generations of expertise, love, and wisdom. It is not possible to follow a recipe, or a video, or a shopping trip and recreate the food at the level of Formosa, nor at the price of Formosa, and I say this after years of enjoying their meals. If you are in the area and you are hungry, you will want to visit Formosa as it is an unbelievably satisfying trip for almost any person in the continental USA, and likely for international travelers from near and far. Please tip your staff generously and leave a review to share this love--there is no amount of business they can do that will do the history and delight in their food justice. Their food is accessible to the local public, and they also donate to local causes as well. Amherst has more than universities that educate people here, they have restaurants with generations of stories and wisdom in every meal. You'll be amazed at the silky luxury their hot and sour soup is, with a texture matching the fresh micro mushrooms inside. Be prepared and humble, the staff are dedicated, responsible, and attentive to the public as much as they can. I would love to read a book about the story of this restaurant some day.

The pizza is not good. It's dry, salty and has very little sauce. I'm not sure what thin slices of…read moremeat were but they weren't meatballs. I'm willing to give them another try for hot chicken.

Hot chicken player was delicious! It's so much food. Good service. Medium spice level has the…read moreperfect amount of heat

Never order from here!…read more The food is always incorrect. It takes forever. And they are always out of something or at least claim they are out of something. It is obvious that the workers do not give a sh*t to the point where I will never trust food from this location again. I have given them more chances than I probably should have and this is always what happens.

A standalone KFC with drive thru opened recently on Hoosick Road in Brunswick next to Planet…read moreFitness and Cumbys and across the road from the new Hannaford. No more special KFC trips to Menands or Bennington for some people in this area. Also, the new traffic signal with GridSmart at Hoosick Rd & Lord Ave intersection is now operational, which helps especially with the Planet Fitness and KFC exiting traffic. An Aldi, a Wendy's and apartments are also going up adjacent to the Planet Fitness. I stopped in at the Brunswick KFC for dine-in lunch recently. The place was very busy around lunchtime as I entered the place, pull very hard on the door to enter. I ordered at the counter, the Chicken Pot Pie with Soft Drink ($6.19 plus tax). I was given a cup for self serve Pepsi fountain drinks, unsweetened & sweet iced tea. I did have to wait around 10 minutes for my pot pie since it was still baking. The KFC chicken pot pie is pretty standard served very hot with boneless chicken pieces, potato, peas and carrots in a creamy broth topped with a flaky pastry pie crust. The prepackaged chocolate chip cookie is no longer included, which is no big deal.  Afterwards, I decided to order more food, but through the KFC app since I saw a lot of people coming in to pickup online orders and leaving promptly. I ordered a Spicy Chicken Mac & Cheese Bowl ($5 plus tax) and a family sized frosted Chocolate Cake ($4.99 plus tax). The app had minor issues processing,but I checked my email and my order was sent through and I order was called and ready in 5 minutes. The spicy chicken bowl had dense mac & cheese and popcorn chicken topped with a spicy sauce. I ate some of the chocolate cake for later on with coffee.  If using the drive thru, just be aware that once you drive in, you cannot exit the raised curbed drive thru lane with vehicles in front and back of your vehicle. As a professional who has reviewed and designed site plans for fast food & coffee places (I did not Yelp those locations), I would never allow or approve the single curbed drive-thru lane with no escape. There will be cases when the customer gets to the speaker and the store does not have certain items or when a delivery driver decides to unassign an order when things take too long. They are trapped in the drive thru lane until the vehicles ahead of them move on. I have to deduct a star for this atrocity of bad site engineering.

After we ordered they said it would take about 20 min. That's good because that means it will be…read morefresh! We tried the original and honey garlic boneless chicken, beef bulgogi bowl and chicken kimchi fried rice. Everything was really good and hot. The place is small and casual. There are enough tables to dine in though.

While I waited the roughly 15 minutes it typically takes for your order to be prepared here, I had…read morea chance to think about a few things... Was it a mistake to order their spiciest wings on my first visit? Would the price I paid for the combo meal justify the quantity and my satisfaction with it? Do the patrons REALLY watch those music videos? Well, it's definitely all about the chicken here. That first bite of a boneless wing with the Spicy Galbi was indeed a taste-bud-awakener, but after that it was all flavor and the right level of crispness. I definitely wanted more. The fries were interesting. They were nicely crisp, and they were lightly covered with some kind of coating that was both subtly spicy and subtly sweet. They were certainly fine, but I'll explore other sides on future visits like the cole slaw and the pickled radishes. The price for a combo, $13.99 plus tax and tip extra... well ... since I'm really here for the chicken, maybe next time I'll just order a big batch of wings and do something else instead of (the starchy) sides. Those music videos... today they were all from a K-pop girl group known as aespa, evidently quite successful internationally. Clearly I am not their target audience. But as background music, it was pleasant enough. Since it's roughly 15 minutes from my house to here, ordering in advance seems like the way to go. It is indeed worth it for the chicken.

Food was nice. Service is quick and fast. Ambience is good. Your good old burger spot, for chit…read morechat with friends. Burger patty towards the salty side. Serving size is small for the money. So make sure you order a bunch if you are hungry. Fries are really little quantity wise.

A trip to their website showed me that Tex's is a NYC chain. Reviews compare them to Popeye's,…read morebecause of their fried chicken. But because they also serve burgers, I think a comparison to Roy Rogers is more appropriate (minus the fixin's bar I really liked). (Side note: There are no more Roy Rogers in New York State, they're only in Mid-Atlantic states at this point). The restaurant is tiny, with about 5 booths and a few small tables, but when I came in for lunch, it was immaculate. My first meal here was a chicken combo, spicy, with cole slaw. I really like their chicken; their spicy chicken has exactly the right amount of heat and flavor that I want. It's also extra, extra, crispy. I feel sorry for those who have to clean up after anyone who eats in, because there will be lots of batter flakes all over the place. And there's no sporks, it's all plastic forks, knives, and spoons. And now, for the picky stuff: You get a slightly larger amount of cole slaw than at similar restaurants. But the chop is finer, and there's more mayonnaise, so for me, it was too mushy. I probably won't order it again, instead I'll check out other sides. The biscuit was fluffy and less salty than at other places, but it was slightly dry, probably having been under a heat lamp for a while. The combo includes a fountain drink, from a smaller, older-style Coke dispenser for which there are only 6 options, one of them being sweetened iced tea. Unsweetened ice tea was not available as far as I could tell, so if that's true, your only unsweetened option is water, out of the dispenser or bottled. I found it amusing to see, in big letters under the counter, "We cook fresh all day," with about 3 dozen pieces of chicken under heat lamps in the back. Just how often during the day do you cook fresh? The bathroom was clean, but the dispensers were out of soap and paper towels. This is not a good thing for a place serving fried chicken. And it was only about 75 minutes into the day when I was there, I would find it hard to believe it was all used up in 75 minutes. More likely, it was never restocked at the start of the business day. C'mon, you can do better. This is easy to fix. I'll definitely be back if only for the chicken, but I do intend to try the burgers and also the other sides. If those are as good as the chicken, and the beverage and bathroom stuff gets better, I'll add more stars to a revised review for sure.

This was our first ever Dave's Hot Chicken experience - the service was pretty good for a fast food…read morejoint. Hubby and I both picked the same level of spice but his was much spicier than mine. The consistency issue was too bad. I also thought the chicken could have been crispier. I like the Dave's sauce and I appreciate they gave me extra. The kid who was working there is a true hard worker. He was polite. When he wasn't working the counter, he was cleaning the tables. I recall the restroom being clean so that was an indication of how good of a job the workers are doing. Overall I rate the food 3.5 out of 5 but with the cleanliness, service and friendliness of staff, I think 4 is fair.

I've wanted to try Dave's for a while now and this was my first time ever. Interior was nice and…read moreclean and the customer service was excellent! Food wise we got the sliders with fries at medium level spice and I would say this was delicious. The fries especially were really good as well. I would come back again and I might more often.

Great crispy chicken and absolutely very nice staff here as well!…read more Great space to dine in or if you just wanna take out! Pro tip: GET THE BONELESS CHICKEN!! Super crunchy and you won't regret it!!

First had this in Ktown and would go back to get it whenever I was in the city so I was really…read moreexcited when it opened in Albany! The only dedicated Korean fried chicken restaurant in the area. Many flavors to choose from and I've tried about half, but my favorites are still the Golden Original and Secret Sauce. The Gold Original has a crunch, taste, and breading texture that are different from the rest. Secret Sauce is sweet and tangy and saucy. Haven't actually dined in at this location, but it's decently spacious inside. Wait is about 20min once you order.

So my brothers and I felt like hating ourselves like we do every Saturday. We decided instead of…read moregoing to BK, we'd pick from the most shit rated places on Yelp. Well, they all happened to be KFCs. So we just went to the closest one. It didn't disappoint! Everything was fucking awful. The chicken wasn't crispy, the weird mango speedy lightning Mountain Dew they have reminded us why we prefer sprite, but the fries were ok and the woman who handed us our food seemed happy to get it out of there. The Colonel should stick to anime dating sims and gaming consoles. It's an experience, Popeyes has all the good chicken. KFC still sucks, I remember it being better, but that was years ago.

I went there on a Tuesday near 6pm for the $10 bucket. They were so rude saying they dont have my 2…read morebuckets I ordered,only the 1. Im like?? How can you not be ready when you are running a promotion. Then it took all my might not to call the two rude girls off. Told me wait 50 min..take or leave it.