I love restaurants but what I dislike the most about them is the unneeded wastefulness. Why restaurants need to give plastic utensils with every takeout meal is beyond me. Which is why I'm always excited when a takeout place gives you the option to select "no utensils". Alas every single time I order takeout, juniors ignores the no utensils request and gives me more plastic waste I don't know what to do with. Food is good and fast, but every time I open the bag and see they provided a fork knife and spoon for me to eat a sandwich...I'm annoyed! read more

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My friends and I came here to watch a game and this place is definitely fun for that! Theres plenty of screens and we were sat promptly. However, the food and service was lacking a bit. Our order of drinks and food was gotten wrong a handful of times and I found that the dessert pretzels tasted rather burnt. My friends found their meal alright. They do have a pretty large menu and have other bar food so there's other things to try but overall, this place is fun to watch games with friends and grab a drink but I'd probably choose elsewhere to grab a meal beforehand. read more

Junior's - Buffalo Chicken Dip - American Near Me - Albany, New York

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Everything we ordered was great. Loved the steak quesadillas! I was impressed by how filled they were. I came here with someone who has Celiac disease and it was discovered that staff on other occasions had been incorrect about certain items being gluten free, do beware of that!!! They also advised that there is a 20% gratuity fee applied to all orders after 9 pm. read more

Came here on a Sunday early afternoon for lunch with friends before catch a train back to NYC. This spot had only two waitresses on staff to serve this enormous restaurant, which is quite ridiculous. Just waiting to be seated took about 5 minutes alone. Once we saw how long it was going to take to catch our waitress to place our order, we immediately asked for the check once all of our food came out because I was definitely going to miss that train if I didn't. I ended up helping myself to go containers and a bag because I was going to miss said train if I decide to wait all day. Hire more people man, come on! read more

Another amazing spot. Came after a long week at work and this was great. Love the sports screens especially for football season coming up soon. Food was great. Service was great. read more

Junior's - Rueben - American Near Me - Albany, New York

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I'm not happy, I'm sitting here writing this review while on their patio. 25 minutes waiting for someone anyone to pay attention. I finally went to the bar and hit my own drink. Waited another 15 minutes after that point and went. Go ask someone to wait on me. They were not busy at all read more

Came here to watch the football game. Everything was okay. My friend said that the chicken dip wasn't very good. But my other friend really liked her sandwich. I got the brownie Sunday which was really good. My other friend ordered the dessert pretzel and the pretzel just felt stale. Service was good, but our main waitress was kinda off. read more

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The food and service were great. The music not so much. It didn't fit the atmosphere of the establishment at all. I don't remember it being like this before. read more

I love ordering from Juniors. Quality is generally consistent. Deduction of 1 star for removing the King Kongo Cheesesteak from the menu. In my opinion it was the best item they had and I would love to see it return. read more

We were looking for a place to eat for St. Patrick's Day and we hear that Juniors had the best burgers. Well they weee not kidding! Big thick juicy burger with very crispy and delicious fries! The bun was very fresh. Because it was St Patrick's day some people in our group got the corn beef and cabbage dinner. That also was very good. We got a couple appetizers, the mozzarella sticks were just like the good old days. Big, crispy & cooked to perfection. We also had the fried pickles which did not last long. The service was excellent and the ambiance fit the space. Very good experience. read more

Junior's - The St. Patty's Day special. - American Near Me - Albany, New York

I like that this place is decently priced, but I didn't care much for the food. The cocktails were overly sweet and had a weird artificial taste to it. We ordered appetizers only and it seemed like most of the items were frozen and not made from scratch. However, we did enjoy the extra crispy fries. The service was great as well. read more

Junior's - 10 Wings (bbq and garlic Parmesan) - American Near Me - Albany, New York

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Easily some of the best wings in Troy! Their Mac n cheese is pretty spot on too. Always busy, but you can still get seated immediately. Consistently quick service. read more

Don't expect cheesecake here. This is not your father's Junior's. Great little grill with outdoor seating. I had a very pleasant turkey BLT and they have a great craft beer list in tap. Extra star for serving Downeast Cider on tap. The group seating is ample, but best inside. Outdoor seating was very pleasant and well attended. We came back with a large group and sat inside. The timing and pace of the food was spot on and everyone was happy with their dish. They should have the Yankee games playing on more TVs. I had to squint and Bob my head to catch the score. Service was great. Remember to tip well. read more

i'm giving it a three because I think I had some decent food here before and they do have a large selection on the menu. However, I feel very ripped off right now. For $14, Nonna's nachos are lousy. No meat at all. There's supposed to be sausage and her special cheese sauce. I called up and they said it's ground up. Let me tell you, it must be ground to the size of a grain of sand. there is not one bit of sausage in here. Not even sausage flavor. I could buy a bag of chips and throw lettuce on it with a few jalapeños for a lot less than $14. Color me disappointed. read more

Junior's - No meat. No sausage. No onion. Grandma special sauce has no sausage. Flawed advertising. . - American Near Me - Albany, New York

My first visit to juniors was pretty good. Inside is clean, attractive, TVs everywhere playing an array of sports, and a couple playing food network, which I appreciated. I got there about 25 minutes prior to my dining partner. The bar was packed on arrival at 5pm with men winding down from work. Seems like a great sports bar for that. Otherwise the dining area was open. Very respectable draft list. Many options, local and far, IPAs and stouts, seasonal favorites. Something for everyone! They had great happy hour specials until 6:30 which is a good time frame. Although the onion petals were not on the happy hour specials list, we opted to get those. They were a little spicy, freshly fried, good crunchy batter. They have decent wings, crispy, meaty, probably fresh. They were less juicy than I prefer but, decent. They have a lot of different wing sauces. Most were hard to figure out what they were so I had the waitress run down all of them. By the sounds of them, they are mostly sweet. I opted for medium wings with a side of their 'famous' moonshine sauce. The moonshine was mostly honey mustard. Blue cheese was ok, not homemade unfortunately, but not the worst. My friend had the seitan wings, bbq, she enjoyed them although she said they seemed like veggies burgers cut in half. Loved the sauce though. Service was friendly and nice. She did forget to bring more blue cheese, but hey, sh*t happens. I also saved 5 wings from my meal to take to go, forgot them on the table, turned around in 3 minutes flat, and they were thrown out. Dang. They did replace them for me quickly, which was very nice and rounded my 3 star rating to a 4. Overall, good experience. I would recommend for being an above average sports pub, very clean and nice. good service. Great draft list. read more

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First off--the service was great. The portions were huge. But I wasn't a fan of the food--it could have been my order. We started with calamari that was tasty, if a bit salty. Then my partner got fish fry which was very good. My roast beef sandwich minus the cheese and aioli on the side was meh. Maybe I could have used more sautéed onions? I don't know. The French fries were those super fried crispy ones which I'm not super fond of--I like to taste my potato and not just crunch into fried breading. There's TVs everywhere which my partner said it's because it's a sports bar. Overall just ok. read more

Junior's - Hand Breaded Calamari - American Near Me - Albany, New York

Solid place. We went here by accident but we really enjoyed it! Great little pub menu and some interesting offerings. We started with the pretzels and French onion soup. Both were well received and the soup was one of the best I've had in a long time. Then we split a burger and a Mac and cheese. Again both were great. Burger tasted like it was hand made not prefabricated patty. Mac and cheese was delicious too. Simple thing about all their food was how hit it arrived! We didn't have any drinks but the menu looked on par and trendy. Only four stars because our server was a bit overwhelmed or maybe he just had a hiccup? He was friendly and he still earned a good tip. I'd recommend this place and I'd go again! read more

Junior's - Pretzels with cheese and mustard. Came out super hot and very good! - American Near Me - Albany, New York

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Cold sweet potato waffle fries. Obviously straight from the freezer. That is all it took to turn me off of this place. I complained about them. They brought me a second order which was just as bad. I hope to never return! read more

Within the past couple of weeks, I discovered a place on Madison Avenue, called Juniors. Quite a nice place with a patio. Who doesn't want to eat or drink alfresco with this glorious summer nights. The bartenders are very skilled and very kind. I met a few friends there and I must say it is a pretty great place. It is owned by the group who own Cafe Madison, Serata and the Pourhouse. Last evening I didn't feel like cooking, so I ordered a chicken sandwich with bacon, aioli, and an avocado. Delicious is all I can say. Took half of the sandwich home. It is a very friendly neighborhood bar with great food and drinks. The names of the people are Kai, Jen, Javier and Kim. Thee people are extremely talented and very pleasant. Or as I like to say consummate professionals. Please eat and stay thirsty my friends.. read more

I ordered fish and chips from Juniors today however I wasn't pleased with my order. Unfortunately for me the fish was heavily breaded like a piece of chicken and overly seasoned. As you can see from pic to get to the actual fish I had to peel away the breading tossed meal in garbage wasted $..as for the fries the extra added salt certainly was not wanted or necessary..coleslaw was a tasteless mess altogether ..not my first time ordering from Juniors but will be my last unfortunately. read more

Junior's - Fish and chips - American Near Me - Albany, New York

Juniors keeps taking down my negative reviews, I don't know how but every few months the review is taken down. I was charged for items I did not order. I told the waitress that my party (two of us) had 2 drinks each, and we split one order of wings. We we charged for 7 drinks total, wings, and a chicken wrap. I was told "it's on your bill you have to pay for it but I can have the manager check the camera tomorrow and if you didn't receive the food we will refund your credit card" Next day I call, manager tells me they will look at the video and call me back. They call back and proceed to say, yes you ordered all that and ate it all. I asked to go in and look at the video footage, but I was told that I'm not allowed to. Thieves with mediocre food. That sums up juniors. read more

Went for wing night. Even on wing night, the wings were a little pricey. But, I am use to South Carolina prices so.... Two things I really liked.. you can order all drums and they make them "well done" or crispy. They did that well. I ordered the wings "hot"... they had a kick but they were not as hot as the chart on the menu would lead most to believe. So, don't get scared off give them a try. The wings were good... not great. Very good beer selection but leaned heavy towards IPA's as do most places. read more

Solid 3.5 but I'm rounding up due to the good service. Drinks: They have a wide selection of beers, ales, and ciders on tap! And they are willing to give samples before you order. Nine pin- is my local go-to and definitely worth a try if you enjoy cider and white wine. Food: Choose 4 Appetizer Platter: Fried pickles- I really did not enjoy these. I expected the pickles to be small bite size slices but instead they were the same wedges used for burgers, just fried. The pickles were extremely salty and slimy while the batter did not provide a strong enough contrast to balance the salty overload. I strongly do not recommend. Mac n cheese bites- Decent mac n cheese bites. They tasted like fried bunches of Kraft mac n cheese, so they are in no way gourmet but it's still a satisfying amount of grease and carbs. Chicken tenders- These were excellent but very small pieces of chicken. I enjoyed the ranch and horseradish dipping sauces I chose alongside. Fried Onions- Greasy but well seasoned. Overall: Good selection of drinks and ok bar food read more

Junior's - Choose 4- Chicken tenders, Mac n cheese bites, Fried onions, Fries pickles - American Near Me - Albany, New York

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Stopped here with some friends after playong some golf. I was quite impressed w the menu of food and drinks. Wanting something light I got the bbq chicken salad and it was HUGE and DELICIOUS!!! We decided that we want to come back on a Tuesday to try the wings for wing night. Flavors look awesome! Thank you!!!! read more

Junior's - BBQ chicken salad - American Near Me - Albany, New York

I couldn't wait to go back and was happy to see they deliver through Yelp! I ordered a different salad this time that had chicken and fruits and goat cheese. Huge! I got some boneless moonshine wings (from Yelp! recommendations. Very good. I was pleasantly surprised they were not breaded or just slightly breaded. They were real chicken tenders with sauce. Boneless wings is misleading.) The moonshine sauce was quite good. I ordered the buffalo chicken dip which came with plenty of chips. A good portion of dip! Enough to share. The pepperoni pizza was good too. I didn't get this all for myself but did try a little of everything. Except the buffalo chicken quesadilla. They looked great and he wouldn't share. read more

Junior's - American Near Me - Albany, New York

The food is delicious, the service is great, excellent price's. Very cool atmosphere will definitely go again!

First time ordering food from Junior the menu has a lot to offer. I ordered the beyond burger with the sweet potato fries. The burger came on a big bun avocado with pico gallo. The beyond patty was good just need something I'm not sure what maybe sauce or a topping then it would have been a five. My family loved their food they got the classic burgers, jack Daniels burger and whiskey wings and they say it all was so flavorful. All of the food was served in big portions which was awesome pricing was also great. I would definitely order food from here again. read more

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Great place to see a sports game. Wings are fantastic and the staff are fun. Gives off traditional sports bar vibe with a hometown feel.

I have ordered from Junior's probably 10-15 times. There are 3 in the Albany NY area. East Greenbush, Albany, and Guilderland. All of them are very inconsistent. Sometimes the wings are perfect. Pizza is good. Last night I ordered $160 of wings and pizza from Guilderland. Terrible! Barely any sauce on wings and undercooked!!!! I made sure to mark Crispy on order. Pizza was poor. Cheese was hard on top. Like a slab. I am sad to say I probably won't go back. $16O bucks down the toilet. This was take out. I have been inside on a few occasions and it was good. So maybe it had something to do with that. read more

wings were fantastic:.. 4.5 stars. service was slow. real slow . everyone was high including the manger. not a great look. read more

Solid eatery for catchingg games- great HH, and all their chicken sandwiches are to DIE for. Particularly love the California chicken one! BBQ chicken salad is also good. There are places with better brew lists, but I like the food here better than almost any other sports bar in the area! read more

We enjoy Junior's as one of our steadies. We like going there for brunch or lunch itself. With both indoor and outdoor dining, and being very near the university, it's a good idea to either makes a reservation ahead of time, or get there early. The Blood Mary is fine, Juniors makes great wings, which you can be broken into multiple flavors per order. All is consistent, making Junior's one of our favorite places when we dine out. read more

Ordered takeout garlic parm buffalo and bbq wings plus sweet potato waffle fries. Sauce selection was good and so were the wings and fries. Only thing is I indicated I wanted the wings to be "saucy" and they weren't that saucy. read more

Junior's used to be one of my favorite bars on the strip when I was in college. We passed by yesterday and decided to stop by for lunch. Business was steady and service was alright. Food came out fast and was pretty good and a decent size (see photos)! Normal menu is fine, but the $10 lunch menu needs some work and more sandwich selections. We ordered the Rooster and Blue Jay Sandwiches, both good but needed more sauce. Now the bad... The entire place smelled like an old towel and stale beer; bad enough for us to want to eat fast and leave. If we weren't as hungry as we were, we would have walked out as soon as we sat down. Everything was very dirty and sticky and looked like they hadn't been cleaned up from the night before. Bathrooms were a mess and had no towels or toilet paper. If my rating were based on just the food, I would give it 4 stars; my overall experience, 3 stars. It's a shame to see such a good bar going down-hill. read more

Junior's - The Rooster Sandwich - American Near Me - Albany, New York

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Enjoyed the atmosphere. Moonshine pork quesadilla is a must try. Servers and hostess are nice!

Ordered take out tonight. Was the food great? Yes. Did they mess up the order by 1. Not following special instructions 2. Forgetting the au jus for a dip 3. Forget my side Caesar ? Yes. But did Mike drive 9 minutes out of his way on a Friday night during dinner to fix it? Absolutely. In a world where everyone is understaffed and good service is scarce, Juniors shows that hospitality doesn't have to suffer. read more

Ok, but not great. The food is nothing remarkable, perhaps a bit too expensive for the portion size. Decent beer selection. My issue is the wait staff. On my last visit, both the food and drink orders were incorrect. Trying to get the waitresses attention was impossible, she was busy showing people pictures on her phone. I felt bad about leaving a poor tip, but she deserved it. I don't recall the specifics of prior visits, but I remember not being thrilled with the food. read more

I've been going to Juniors for years and years. They recently expanded into the now defunct Mahars (may they Rest In Peace) and renovated nicely. They now have a much larger and roomier bar area as a result which is nicely segregated from the seated booth area for the less bar crawl more sit and chat crowd. The separation is nice because it provides a little bit of a dampener to the noise level and makes it more possible to talk when you are seated. Gone are the monitors with video games at each table that used to serve the same function as our modern cell phones but there are still some dart boards by the bathrooms (which are well maintained and clean) and a juke box that you can link to and pay with your tunes app to play music of your choice. There are plenty of tv screens in the bar and seated area and during sports season the bar is of course very busy and full of college kids and young urban professionals. Though during off peak times you can see a variety of folks coming by from kids to older families with children. The selection of beers and mixed drinks is pretty standard (one thing I miss about Mahars!) though they do have some signature drinks like the "Bark at the Moon" Bloody Mary and sometimes a micro brew from a beer you don't ever see in a Super Bowl commercial. However, I don't like the bark at the moon mixed drink very much. It uses their moonshine wing sauce instead of just tomato juice, a pickled egg for the garnish (I believe that is the moon you are meant to woof at) and a giant pepper. The whole thing is served in a mason jar and really quite bitter and so far removed from what a Bloody Mary usually tastes like I think they should have considered calling it something like a "puckered goose egg" or something. In any case, one thing their moonshine sauce is NEVER wasted on is their delicious wings! The moonshine sauce on their wings is really good. In fact I would argue it is some of the best sauce in the area. The only knock against them is the wings are not as meaty and juicy as I would like them to be. So the sauce is excellent and slathered on less than ideal meat. Still, their wings are really good and so are their nachos. When it comes to the staples of a good bar such as wings, nachos, beer, darts, clean bathrooms, good service and decent tv for sports nights, Juniors has all the ingredients you need to have a good night. I recommend them and their luscious moonshine wings. read more

This is a great spot for drinks! Loved it here when I lived nearby. I used to go often for a cocktail or two and some snack type foods. Kind of miss living in the neighborhood so I could just walk down there and grab something when I wanted. This is a good neighborhood in Albany with most things you need in walking distance. Their food is pretty good too and reasonably priced. Been awhile, think I might have to take a drive down one of these days pretty soon!! read more

Where do I start - the food is amazing, and customer service is ABOVE AND BEYOND. We ordered online through GrubHub, and the assigned delivery driver was absolutely terrible. But within 5 minutes, the restaurant had called us and offered to have one of their own employees deliver the meal to us in place of the issues the delivery company was having. I have never seen a place with such amazing customer service, and despite a bit longer of a wait for our food, it tasted absolutely delicious. Shout out to the awesome employee who drove our food over 15 minutes (JOE??). Will definitely be coming back here, and hope to actually stop in soon! read more