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    Happy Days Drive Inn

    4.5 (11 reviews)
    Open 11:30 am - 8:00 pm

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    Vast flavors on the ice cream menu
    Dona W.

    Little bit of joy lingers with you at Happy Days Drive Inn, making you feel like life is good and ice cream sure makes it better. With an astounding amount of Perry's ice cream flavors, this is the place to stop for brief drive in. I tried Perry's Cuse 44 flavor, a carmel with salt and crushed chocolate cookie crumb and to-love little orange covered round pretzels - this ice cream surprised me as the best. I'm not necessarily an SU fan but definitely a huge fan of this ice cream flavor now. Upstate NY has these drive ins snd mostly I drive by but so glad we stopped. Charmed by looking over the farmer's field out back relaxing on the picnic tables. When I asked try a flavor, the walk window host gave me a tasting most generous. If you are on your way to Chimney Bluffs at Lake Ontario and looking for ice cream, stop by for a truly happy ice cream moment. I was sure glad I did. Summer is better with places like Happy Days.

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    7 months ago

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    2 years ago

    The food was mediocre at best. But they were very friendly people. The kids liked the shakes.

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    7 years ago

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    2 years ago

    Love this place! Great fish sandwiches and always has a great array of ice cream. Staff is friendly too!

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    5 years ago

    Good prices and great food. The service isn't great but it isn't bad. Would recommend!

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    12 years ago

    Fun place to stop and get a burger and ice cream. I loved the seasonal pumpkin ice cream and sweet potato fries!

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    Seems every little town here in Upstate NY has something like this, and this is Cato's resident version.

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    Potters Farm to Fork

    4.4(62 reviews)
    9.4 mi

    Service by Laura D was very friendly and attentive. Back area of restaurant was very busy and…read moreLaura still kept checking on us. Spicy peach sauce on chicken wings was very good. Goulash special was great. Large portion. Ruby red Ruben was good. French Fries, some of the best I have had. Fresh, hot and tasty. Parking lot was packed but most people were at various events in their back room. Front of restaurant had booths , counter and tables. Worth a ride to this gem.

    Great find - thank you Yelp! Fantastic spot, big menu, accessible, and family friendly. We got…read morehere late on the July 4th holiday weekend - so happy they were open. There was live music in the back room, so we opted for a booth in the front room so we could have quiet dinner conversation. Alisha was great. She explained the menu, the Mac & cheese, and the dairy bar in the adjacent bldg. We ordered dinner and it was out quickly. Hubby had the entree of brisket & pulled pork with a side of veggies and the Mac & cheese. The Mac & Cheese is so, so good. We ordered some to take home for my son! My balsamic chicken entree was delicious - I loved the side of carrots & zucchini- very fresh & unique! Great dinner, no hesitation to come back here. And, we did have to wander over to the dairy bar and check out the ice cream too! On the way, we noticed lots of outdoor seating and maybe a little stage too. There is live music regularly! Hubby got a shake & I had a dish of hard ice cream. It hit the spot! Thanks so much!

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    It had been many years if not decades since we had last visited the previous Jack's reef at their…read moreold location. We decided to take a road trip to check out the new Reef restaurant. The dining room was spacious and clean and bright as were the servers and the bartenders who expertly served us. They have a happy hour from 5 to 7 that varies each day so on this Thursday was half price on selected appetizers as well as $2.50 domestic select drafts. We got there about 10 after five and the bar quickly filled up, which seemed to be regulars, which was a good sign. We decided to linger a little bit over our first drinks and ordered deep fried cheese curds with a delicious margarita type tomato sauce. I had never had fried cheese curds and they were plentiful and came out steaming hot topped with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese, unfortunately I did not take a picture as we were hungry and dove right in. When it was time for our second drink, I pondered over their wine list, but decided that with my Reuben and mac & cheese dinner a cold draft would suffice. My husband ordered the Philly cheesecake sandwich and onion rings. The mac & cheese and the onion rings were up charges of $2.50 and they were worth it. The cheesesteak sandwich was not shaved beef, but wonderfully thick pieces of beef on a perfectly toasted bun type with cheese and peppers. The onion rings were generous as well as crisp and not overly breaded. My Reuben was perfectly toasted on a delicious rye bread with just the right amount of sauce to not make it soggy. The star was their mac & cheese served in a steaming hot crock! It was creamy, not too cheesy, but cheesy enough to know that you were digging into a delicious bite of mac & cheese.. well done kitchen! All in all the meal was so large we could only eat half of it and brought it home for another day. We would certainly return as we enjoyed every bit of our evening. The patio looked invited and will be opening soon. They also have live entertainment to enjoy.

    We had an unexpected, last minute invite for dinner. We were greeted by the hostess and seated…read morepromptly. It was just a few minutes before our server came and got our drink orders. She came back pretty quickly and took our orders . The calamari was not a huge portion, but was beautifully crispy and seasoned nicely. The warm tomato sauce went nicely with the seasoning. Our wedge salads were huge, and there were a nice amount of toppings. My husband said his Reuben was very good and so were his his chips which tasted homemade. Our server was excellent and checked in periodically to make sure everything was good. It was starting to get busy but she was efficiently keeping up with all the tables.

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    Turtle Cove Resort & Marina - The remnants of a terrible and inedible lunch

    Turtle Cove Resort & Marina

    3.8(29 reviews)
    13.6 mi

    I just visited this establishment again on 7/8 for lunch, and had the polar opposite of my…read moreexperience in April. Unlike in April, when I enjoyed a perfectly cooked medium rare burger and delicious hot crispy sweet potato fries, when I walked in I could see that the kitchen was manned by two young guys instead of Lori, and I sensed that I might be in trouble. Once again I've learned to trust my instincts. I ordered the same meal, the Bacon Bourbon Swiss burger, medium rare, and sweet potato fries. The burger arrived well done, dry as a bone, grey inside and tasteless, while the fries were limp and lifeless. My burger in April also had lots of the delicious bourbon sauce, while I could detect none of that sauce on this one, adding to the dryness of the burger and the most unpleasant experience. My understanding is that the owner has many irons in the fire. My experience would suggest that he has perhaps too many irons, as there appears to be no one there to ensure that standards are upheld to enable consistent quality. I arrived highly anticipating another great dining experience, and left hungry and severely disappointed. So, next year when I go fishing and go there for lunch or dinner if I see Lori in the kitchen I will stay and eat, but if there's anyone else I'll leave and get a sandwich at the Bayside convenience store. Our server was kind enough to remove my meal from our bill, was very sympathetic and understanding and was generously tipped because of it, the only reason why I gave two stars.

    I don't understand how you can run out of fish at 5:30 and when I ordered the ny strip with shrimp…read moreit took 30 minutes to realize you ran out of steak this place is a joke

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