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Bonnie & Clyde is a restaurant in Rochester, though details about its specific location, cuisine, and hours are currently limited.
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Branca is an Italian restaurant and pizzeria located on Pittsford-Victor Road in Pittsford, serving pizza and Italian cuisine to the community.
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Try the calzone pizza- ricotta and ham, no sauce. Mmm-hmm. They do tend to have strange hours and are closed mid afternoon. Check for a coupon on the D&C web site. Romeo, Carol, Frank and Pia welcome you! Their pizza is delicious!! I have had a few different kinds, and there is no stand out, they are all very good. Their crust is delicious, nice and thick, but still doughy and soft. It's perfect! I suggest skipping single slice orders - they are not as good. Their hours are tricky, and I have driven there several times, only to find that they were closed. They are open later on Super Bowl Sunday, of course. — Order yourself a white pizza with sausage and garlic. They use homemade sausage and fresh slices of garlic for a pizza that will knock you out in flavor and potency. — HUGE pizza slices. I had a pepperoni slice and it was delicious and filling. The sweet and sour wings are made with sauce. Mmmmm! —
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Located in Pittsford Colony Plaza, Brio billed itself as a Mediterranean Bistro, though perhaps "Mediterranean-Italian" is more descriptive. The usual range of pasta and pizza was offered, but, for example, the traditional tomato marinara is supplanted with use of lighter sauces emphasizing lemon and garlic, and olives are used liberally. Brio made their own pasta. Outdoor seating was available in the warm months, and live entertainment was occasionally offered on weekends. Otherwise, there's a lot of Sinatra played in the background. On slow nights, servers occasionally let children observe the cooks in the kitchen, and give them little paper chef hats to wear. In 2011 the named was changed and became a second location of the Pomodoro Grill and Wine Bar 7/14/08-Rochester Business Journal reports that Brio owner Sam Mina has a suit against him to force him to change the restaurant's name or settle for "least $10 million in damages for alleged trademark infringement, court records state"
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This Bruegger's Bagels location in Pittsford offers fresh bagels and breakfast items with convenient drive-through service. Open early on weekdays (5 AM) to serve the morning rush, it's a reliable spot for quick breakfast and lunch in the Pittsford Victor Road corridor.
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This Burger King location on Dewey Avenue in Greece offers the familiar fast-food experience with drive-through service, delivery, and free WiFi. Open daily from 7 AM to 10 PM, it's a convenient option for quick meals in the northern suburbs.
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Calabresella - photo by DarrenKemp Calabresella is a specialty grocery store/deli in Gates. They offer hot and cold sandwiches made to order and many Italian and Greek imported foods. They also offer a large selection of local to Rochester products such as Zweigles, Country Sweet, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que and many more. Their website allows out of towners and former Rochesterians to order local goods and have them shipped. On May 29, 2019, they opened a second location on Park Avenue in the old Great Harvest Bread Company location. On September 19, 2019, they opened a Third location in Fairport.
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Where sandwich is king. Campi's is a small restaurant in the 19th Ward, just north of the Scottsville Road/390 intersection. They are best known for the massive steak sandwiches called "Bombers." Watching a person eat an entire bomber in a single sitting is a sight to see because the sandwiches are at least a foot in diameter. In addition to the steak sandwiches they have hot and cold subs, wings, plates, burgers and hots, soup, fish fry, pasta dinners, fried chicken dinners, gyros, and cake for dessert. On October 19, 2011, the restaurant was featured on Man v. Food Nation where Adam Richman reports on the Italian Sausage Bomber. A video of this scene has been uploaded to the Travel Channel website.
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CanalTown Coffee Roasters is a coffee shop in the city on East Avenue, in the strip mall across from Wegmans in Culver/University/East. It is owned by "Master Roaster" Peter Pelletier, who has over 20 years of experience in roasting and buying. Canaltown was created when Peter moved back home to Rochester from North Carolina where he worked at his father-in-law's coffee shop. His love for importing and roasting coffee led him to create Canaltown. Canaltown prides itself on importing and selling high quality roasted coffee. Canaltown offers several unique categories of roasted coffee to its customers both in-store and on their website. These unique categories include, African, Blended, Central and South America, Dark Roast, Decaf, Espresso, Flavored, Organic, and South Pacific. Most of Canaltown's roasted coffee beans can be purchased online at the Canaltown website. In addition to roasted coffee, sandwiches are also a popular item on the menu at Canaltown. Also, frequent open mic events held on-site help make Canaltown a relaxing environment for music entertainment and enjoying a cup of coffee.
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Caraglio's Pizza is a local pizza and Italian restaurant located on Latta Road in the Greece area of Rochester. This family-owned spot serves up pizza and Italian cuisine, open daily with extended hours on weekends.
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About Photo Oct 2008 BradMandell Casa Larga Vineyards (aka Casa Larga Winery), famous for its Ice_Wine, is a winery and event location in Fairport. Their "Fiori Vidal" Ice Wine has won numerous honors, including Best Wine at the 2008 "Taste of Buffalo". "In 1974, Andrew Colaruotolo started Casa Larga Vineyards as a hobby, seeking to produce wine remeniscent of wines produced by his family's vineyard in Italy. Casa Larga's first 3 wines were produced in 1978, earning silver and gold medals in the first competition in which they were entered. Now, 40 years later, Casa Larga Vineyards continues this tradition of excellence - producing high quality, award winning wines, and growing to be one of the leading wine producers in New York's Finger Lakes Region." 1 Casa Larga Winery includes the actual winery and vineyards (with tour), and Wine & Gift shop with wine tasting. The adjoining Bella Vista at Carsa Larga Event Center services "wedding receptions, formal gatherings, corporate business meetings, anniversary parties, bar and bat mitzvahs, or any special event." Although listed on the Canandaguia Wine Trail, Casa Larga's vineyards are located atop a hill southeast of Fairport. "The Vineyards at Casa Larga occupy 45 acres of land, located atop one of the highest points in the Finger Lakes region. Rich Ontario sandy loam soil, brought here by glaciers at the end of the Ice Age, makes our vineyards one of the best places to grow grapes in the Finger Lakes." 2. See the Vineyards from Google on Wikimapia.org Awards Photo Oct 2008 BradMandell Casa Larga was voted "Best Regional Winery" in City Newspaper's 'Best Of' Awards in 2008.3 References 1About Us on the Casa Larga website2About Vineyard on their website.32008 Best of Rochester Readers Choice Award
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CB Craft Brewers, formerly Custom BrewCrafters, was a brewery in Honeoye Falls founded in 1995. They specialized in producing beers that are sold by many regional bars and restaurants as "house beers". (The Old Toad often had their beers on tap in both keg and cask form.) CB Craft Brewers sold several under their own name. There were four beers available year-round and several seasonal/premium offerings that are periodically available. The brewery offered tastings of their brews (for a fee) throughout the week, as well as free tours of the brewery on weekends. Besides the tasting and tours, you could purchase their beers and Iron Fireman Root Beer in take home "growlers". CB Craft Brewers also operated the Pint & Goblet Tavern on-site where you can enjoy pints of their products along with a limited selection of food. Each Fall CB had their Autumn Festival of Ales which brings together representatives from the many establishments that served their beers for a big party. You could taste the different beers, participate as a judge in their chili contest (proceeds go to Mercy Flight), eat food from various vendors and listen to music. Brew Reviews Christmas Ale Surprisingly delicious. Discovered at Perinton Wegmans. Suitable choice of drink for enhancing: conversations with ex girlfriends, family gatherings, and time spent alone with the internet. Makes colors brighter and sadness more tolerable. Tastes like the holidays always should have. I could take any of you right now. Sadly this drink is only available during the Christmas season. Stock up. Goes perfectly with Oreo Cookies. Verdict: 8/10 - RobertPolyn English Pale Ale Double Dark Cream Porter A rich, smooth and almost chocolate-flavored brew, this porter is a great addition to any appetizer, entree or dessert. An Ant Hill favorite, thanks to RobertPolyn it has been our favorite way to unwind after a long day of cooperating. Indeed, we've been reduced to buying separate growlers for our greedy selves. - RossHattori See comments on the Talk page.
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Chen Garden is a Chinese restaurant located on Monroe Avenue in Brighton, serving the community with traditional Chinese cuisine. Open seven days a week with extended hours on weekends, it's been a neighborhood dining option for locals looking for Chinese food on the east side.
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Chester Cab Pizza is a local pizzeria located on Park Avenue at Buckingham Street, a few blocks west of Culver Road. They specialize in Chicago deep dish styles but also serve New York style as well. On Valentine's Day they offer a special heart shaped pizza but demand requires you might have to order that well in advance. Outdoor seating is also available. Awards Chester Cab Pizza was voted "Best Pizza" in City Newspaper's 'Best Of' awards in 20021 and 2006.2 1http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/archives/2002/11/The-Best-of-Greater-Rochester-2002/2http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/archives/2006/11/Readers++choice
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Clover Lanes was a bowling alley on Monroe Avenue that had been in Rochester since 1957. It was voted "Best Bowling Alley" in City Newspaper's 2005 "Best of Rochester" contest and has won several times previously. They had Wi-Fi access and a nice bar staff (but avoid the mixed drinks). The music was typical bowling alley fare, nothing too grating. There's was a mix of teenagers, families, college aged people, adults, and league bowlers; no one group seems to dominate, which keet it fresh and relaxing. Clover was convenient to the Monroe Ave area, Brighton, and Pittsford. It was probably the closest and best bowling alley choice for people living on the south-east side of the city. On March 31, 2016, Clover Lanes closed to make way for a planned strip mall. The owners announced they would be opening a new bowling alley under another name near Artisan Works in the fall of 2016; the more eclectic Radio Social opened in May, 2017. The Monroe Avenue building stood (mostly) empty until mid-2019, when demolition began to make way for Whole Foods Center. Awards Clover Lanes was voted "Best Bowling Alley" in City Newspaper's 'Best Of' Awards in 2008.1
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Cobblestone Court is a shopping plaza across from Eastview Mall on Route 96 in Victor. Retail Stores Empire Vision Hobby Lobby Once Upon a Child Orville's Home Appliances Pier One Plato's Closet Ross Dress for Less Sunset Hydroponics and Homebrew TJ Maxx Restaurants Amiel's Allen's Cobblestone Deli Little Caesars Pizza Moe's Southwest Grill Rainbow Wok Thai Delish Kitchen Tropical Smoothie Cafe UMI Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar Cobblestone Court is the only retail real estate in the Rochester region owned by Simon
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24 Hrs near Times Square Cold Stone Creamery is an ice cream shop with two locations in Rochester. The first location to open is located next to Pittsford Cinema in Pittsford Plaza. A second location was opened in Towne Center Webster at the corner of Holt Road and Ridge Road. Cold Stone serves ice cream with mix-ins. The server places your choice of ice cream on a cold stone and blends in your choice of mix-ins, such as nuts, candy, etc. Traditional ice cream shop fare such as shakes and sundaes are also served. They also offer a selection of ice cream cakes.
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Corn Hill Creamery was an ice cream parlor nestled on river side of the retail and residential space that made up Corn Hill Landing on Exchange Boulevard. In addition to a revolving menu of homemade ice cream (by the dish, waffle cone, or hand packed pint), visitors can also enjoy generous sundaes and thick milkshakes. For the indecisive, they offered a bowl of 1-oz scoops of any 5 flavors for $3.95. If you're not in the mood for ice cream, you could get a cup of coffee or a cappuccino as they pretty much operate as a full cafe as well. They made ice cream cakes too. The shop was bright, clean and comfortable. Additionally, the tables, chairs and benches outside were good for eating your ice cream and sipping your coffee while chatting with friends or just plain watching the world go by. To ease the guilt of the massive waffle cone you just ingested, there WAs quick access to the Genesee River Trail that you could walk along. Their ice cream has also won awards. In the 2007 National Ice Cream Retailers Association Convention, they won: Best Tropical or Ethnic Fruit Flavor for their Coconut Almond Crunch Red Ribbon for their Vanilla White Ribbon for their Strawberry In the 2008 National Ice Cream Retailers Association convention, held in St. Petersburg, FL, they won: Red Ribbon for Chocolate White Ribbon for Vanilla Bean White Ribbon for Tahitian French Vanilla Red Ribbon for Pumpkin with Sweet Pecan Crunch According to NICRA, "The ice cream is scored, according to color, texture, taste, bacterial count, and many other factors. Blue Ribbons are awarded to those scoring the highest marks, then Red Ribbons, and White Ribbons." 1 Free wireless internet was available. There is ample free parking in the parking lot of Corn Hill Landing. Corn Hill Creamery ice cream is available year around by the quart at: Pittsford Dairy Schutts Cider Mill Ravioli Shop - Winton Rd. Ravioli Shop - Perinton Max Market
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Pittsford Corner Bakery Cafe is a fast casual chain based in Dallas, TX. They offer breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as catering. Corner Bakery used to have two locations in the Rochester area. Their Pittsford spot is in a former Blockbuster Video and opened on August 15, 2011. The second was in College Town and opened in December 2014 but closed in March 20161. That location had sidewalk seating. The Pittsford location closed in August 2016. Old Photos - Defunct College Town Location
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Coyote Joe's was a bar on the corner of East Avenue and Alexander Street. There was never a dull moment at the hottest bar in Rochester...pool and dancing inside, Alexander and East Street entertainment district on view from the patio.
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Crossroads is a vegan and vegetarian-friendly restaurant in Rochester that offers both indoor and outdoor seating options. The restaurant operates with varying hours throughout the week and welcomes wheelchair users, accepting both credit and debit cards for payment.
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Crossroads Coffeehouse was a coffeehouse in the Highland Park Neighborhood. Their space was divided into designated areas for group meetings. There was also a study hall portion for students. Free Wi-Fi available. The cafe also operated Crossroads Ice Cream in the spring and summer. Crossroads opened in July 2011. Not to be confused with Crossroads Cafe. Closed in May 2015. They left the following message on their Facebook page: Dear friends and neighbors, it is with a heavy heart that I have to tell you that Crossroads is now closed. Charlie and I have agonized over this decision. This is purely a business decision. We will miss all of you. Thank you for all the joy you have brought to us over the last four years.
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Ctrl-Alt-Deli is a sandwich shop located on the RIT campus, serving up quick bites for students and staff. As part of RIT's dining services, it offers a convenient spot for grabbing sandwiches between classes.
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Culver Ridge Plaza is a strip mall located on Ridge Road, East at the intersection of Culver Road. Geographically the businesses in the plaza are within the Town of Irondequoit, but are located in the Rochester (14622) zip code and thus have Rochester mailing addresses. Incomplete list of stores in the plaza (in alphabetical order): Bella You Bridal Citizens Bank CSL Plasma Dollar Tree DTLR ESL Federal Credit Union Goodwill Donation Center H&R Block KeyBank Liquor Warehouse Marshalls Master Kim's Tae Kwon Do Institute Pizza Hut Rainbow Sally Beauty Supply Shoe Dept Spectrum Subway Tai Chi Bubble Tea Tammy Nails Former tenants: Blockbuster Video - closed this location in Feb, 2009 Bruster's Dots - closed this location in Spring, 2014 Factory Card & Party Outlet Papa John's Payless ShoeSource Party City - closed this location in April, 2023 Regal Culver Ridge Cinema 16 Starbucks Yoberry Frozen Yogurt Bar
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