Lark Street Restaurant Week
Don’t forget that this week is Lark Street Restaurant Week. The Lark Street Business Improvement District has the menus of participating restaurants on their website.
We tried to check them out the other night, but it was really late, so we just went to Little Anthony’s on Madison. One of their deals says “Any two Subs” for $10. Maybe the BID f’ed up the print or something, but we were going to order the two vegan cheese steaks. We were gruffly told that NO, the vegan ones aren’t on the 2 for $10 special. We split one, because I really wanted to try the vegan riblets in them (I love vegan/vegetarian riblets). They are good. The guy ended up being really sweet and nice at the end when we left – I’m guessing he didn’t own the place and has probably had to say “No, I don’t know, but we’re not doing it” about a million times. It’s just that the vegan subs only cost a little more than the regular subs (say, $0.50) so it’s kind of puzzling why there is no disclaimer on the Lark Street BID’s website/restaurant list. Still – try the vegan riblets. They are so good.
I really want to check out Elda’s – their $10 entrees sound like a steal! And that lobster crepe is also calling to me. Yum. And then there are the desserts with coffee and liqueur for $10.
It makes me want to order a lot of courses. Ok, it makes me want to order about 2-3 entrees, plus an appetizer, and even maybe try a dessert (I hear their desserts are goooood).
Who’s with me? Friday night? Elda’s?
We tried to check them out the other night, but it was really late, so we just went to Little Anthony’s on Madison. One of their deals says “Any two Subs” for $10. Maybe the BID f’ed up the print or something, but we were going to order the two vegan cheese steaks. We were gruffly told that NO, the vegan ones aren’t on the 2 for $10 special. We split one, because I really wanted to try the vegan riblets in them (I love vegan/vegetarian riblets). They are good. The guy ended up being really sweet and nice at the end when we left – I’m guessing he didn’t own the place and has probably had to say “No, I don’t know, but we’re not doing it” about a million times. It’s just that the vegan subs only cost a little more than the regular subs (say, $0.50) so it’s kind of puzzling why there is no disclaimer on the Lark Street BID’s website/restaurant list. Still – try the vegan riblets. They are so good.
I really want to check out Elda’s – their $10 entrees sound like a steal! And that lobster crepe is also calling to me. Yum. And then there are the desserts with coffee and liqueur for $10.
It makes me want to order a lot of courses. Ok, it makes me want to order about 2-3 entrees, plus an appetizer, and even maybe try a dessert (I hear their desserts are goooood).
Who’s with me? Friday night? Elda’s?
Labels: local, night life, PSA, restaurant
posted by Albany Jane @ 3:52 PM
4 Comments:
At 12:14 PM, April 10, 2008,
jmp said…
most of those menus don't really sound like a good deal to me, sadly. i think i'd rather just order ala carte and skip the specialty menus.
on the other hand, you should definitely go for the cocktails at elda's.
At 8:42 AM, April 11, 2008,
Albany Jane said…
On the whole, I have to agree with you, JMP.
A lot of these menus aren’t really a “deal”, considering their normal prices. Either that or what they are offering in comparison to what they normally serve and are capable of are kind of… not so cool.
Elda’s does make some fine drinks, though!
At 1:08 PM, April 18, 2008,
Kathleen Lisson, CSW said…
Jane,
Are we really going to Elda's? I'm in! Email me at lisson at gmail dot com with the time.
Kathleen Lisson
At 4:28 PM, April 18, 2008,
Ellie said…
Elda's is a must. Bruce is probably the second best bartender in Albany, second only to the owner of Mahar's.
And the food is pretty good too. Elda will allow you to order half portions of their pasta dishes because they are just a little too big and a little too pricey for me.
We got To Eldas, k?
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