Fresh Basil — Restaurant in City of Amsterdam

My wife and I were driving an electric car to Lake George from Syracuse in the middle of a snowstorm. After our GPS directed us to Amsterdam, NY, for a charging station, we decided to look for a place to eat and possibly use the restroom. Despite searching for 30 minutes and walking in circles through the downtown area, we couldn’t find anything open that met our needs. Just as we were about to give up, we bumped into a couple and asked if they knew of any open restaurants. It was around 6:30 or 7:00 p.m. on a Friday night, and they pointed right in front of us. Due to the snowstorm, we hadn’t noticed the open sign!

When we stepped inside, we found everything we were looking for: a warm, cozy atmosphere, a great food selection, and incredibly friendly staff. Julia, the person taking our order, was especially helpful and welcoming. She recommended a 14-inch personal pizza with chicken and BBQ sauce, which turned out to be my favorite item on the menu—I’m a huge fan of pizza, and this one was absolutely savory and irresistible. My wife ordered the chicken cordon bleu, which I also got a taste of, and it was phenomenal. The portion was so large that we had leftovers for three days!

Not only was the food fantastic, but Julia also went above and beyond by sharing helpful insights about upstate New York, as we recently moved to the area. Her genuine friendliness and helpfulness made our experience even more memorable.

This restaurant is a hidden gem with affordable prices, a homey vibe, and outstanding service. We’ll definitely be coming back again and again. If you’re ever in the area, especially during less-than-ideal weather, we highly recommend stopping by this warm and...

They recently had a promotional day for Veterans and First Responders, which got me in the door for a meal, and I'm pretty happy they did.

There is a ton of variety in their menu for an ordinary pizza place. As a vegetarian, I have several options to pick from that are unique and appetizing, including an eggplant pizza I've never seen anywhere else. As a meat eater, the variety is even more diverse, but I can't comment on that personally.

The pizzas tend to be the thin crust variety (though I'm sure you could specially request something else); this makes them feel warm and crispy, which compliments the taste well. Their salads are pretty diverse, and their sandwiches and other options don't seem like "extras" they've placed on the meal just to add variety. I tried a calzone-type roll thing, with eggplant and a bunch of veggies, which was absolutely delicious.

The waitresses were friendly and helpful, and the environment was comfortable and welcoming. There are about 3 booths, and a number of round tables throughout.

Overall, it's terrific they are so supportive of veterans and first responders, their variety is amazing, and their service was superb. As for pizza places in and around Amsterdam, this is probably...

Where do I begin. 3 of my friends and I went there for dinner today. We ordered appetizers (fried mushrooms and 6 garlic knots) was told it would be 15 minutes, over a half an hour, still no appetizers, went to check on them with the waitress, she said they will be right out. Shortly came the mushrooms but no garlic knots, when asked was told shortly. Well the cook comes out with our knots and says “you say something “, I said yes I was inquiring about our appetizers taking so long and he says “we’re busy” ( we were the only ones in there). Our food finally came out, but only 3 dinners. I had to go and inquire about the 4th dinner which they got wrong ( not the pasta requested). Finally came out, I think they forgot about it. The meatballs were ok, marinara sauce was bland. The roast beef in the grinder was way over done and tasted bad. They did not charge for it. The veal was over cooked, couldn’t even get fork through it let alone cut it. The excuse given was they had a lot of pick up and deliveries (only saw 2 people come in for pick up). What does that mean, dining room customers get put on the...