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Psshhh.... Sryacuse's dinosaur BBQ...... a total rip off of the ORIGINAL Dinosaur BBQ in downtown Rochester. What next? Is syracuse going to build an Anchor Bar too so they can claim Buffalo Wings are Syracuse food too? lol.
I don't know if you are kidding or not, but both locations are owned by the same company, and the Syracuse location was open for quite some time before the Rochester location.
Syracuse is not necessarily the snowiest city. The National Weather Service listed Syracuse as the fourth snowiest city in the Continental U.S. in 2003. The top three were Blue Canyon, CA; Marquette, MI; and Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Of course, the numbers vary from winter to winter. Some winters can be rather mild. Yes, there is usually snow on the ground starting in late November/early December and lasting through late March/early April, but the roads are usually fine except during big downfalls, and those aren't the norm. Bottom line is, there is snow, but it's tolerable. Also, don't forget the summers--they're gorgeous. Average temps in the low to mid 80s and usually quite sunny. Fall is nice as well. Spring is usually rainy but things start looking up in late April and May and June are nice.
The best places to live (based on the caliber of the school district) are Fayetteville-Manlius and Jamesville-DeWitt. If you don't care about the school district, there are some beautiful homes around the city, especially in the Strathmore and University areas.
Good places to eat include the Craftsman House in Fayetteville, The Mission (Mexican) downtown, Pascale's downtown, Alto Cinco (Mexican) near the University, the Scotch and Sirloin in DeWitt, and Pasta's in the Armory Square section of dowtown. Also, for the BEST hot dogs, try Heids in Liverpool.
The Armory (downtown) is a fun place to go out for food or drinks and has some good boutique shopping. The University has a lot of interesting speakers and events. There is also a symphony and an opera in Syracuse, as well as a museum (the Everson). Carousel Mall, on the north side, is quite large. Also a good mall (Shoppingtown) in DeWitt.
Kidcuse, Love your write-up on Syracuse, nice job! Also Syracuse is often described as one of the snowiest cities, not places. There are many places more snowy, but they don't qualify as CITIES because of their small populations. The list of things to do and places to eat goes on as does the list of suburbs with great schools. Glen
You should link into WSTM weather online. Triple doppler forecasts of the whole region and accurate info. The rest of you folks replying didnt mention the 190 inches Syracuse just had recently...2003 wasn't it? It is economically expanding at the moment, with much community focus on the plans to expand the Carousel Mall into a Mega mall like none other in the state. The replies above are correct about the social activities and the restaurants are just fine and plentiful, as is the shopping, job market, and human services. If the sun would only shine more often it would be great. Take a drive along Erie Boulevard for many dining out and shopping spots. There is much college life in the blocks surrounding Syracuse University (I am guessing you are young).
Best of luck in your travels. You may find it cheaper to fly into Rochester airport then rent a car and drive an hour East to Syracuse.
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I live and have lived on and off in Syracuse for about 20 year.
Best way to get here from NYC is to fly but I lived in Queens for awhile and the drive is bearable.
Food - Dino is good but there's lot's of other places. The Blue Tusk has great sandwiches and 60 or so taps if you’re into beer. There's also Morgan’s or Santangelo's is you want a finer dinning atmosphere. There are also some great little shops to get cheeses, olives and random ethnic food: Thano's (Greek), Lombardi’s (Italian), Liehs & Steigerwald's (German).
I don't know your age and I'm in my mid-20's but I really enjoy downtown, it's has some good bars and in the summer it's nice. Armory, Hanover, and Clinton are the major squares and also where you'll find the most things to do.
Also the Tipperary Hill area is Irish and fun.
The winter is a bit of a bummer but the last few have not been bad at all and people up here and actually drive when it snows.
I grew up in Syracuse, and I think the best place for food an entertainment is Armory Square ... always hoppin' on a Friday or Saturday night. Go to Happy Endings for coffee/dessert. Dinosaur BBQ is a must at least once. There's also this place on Burnet Ave. called Angotti's . AWESOME, homemade Italian food that's dirt cheap. Let me know if I can help you with anything else!
I lived in Liverpool (right next to Baldwinsville). Both are amazing! If you have kids, the two school systems are great! You are only about 15-20 minutes from downtown Syracuse.
You've got the Finger Lakes, State Fair, Casino, great restaurants, all kinds of stuff in the CNY-Syracuse area.
Syracuse is not necessarily the snowiest city. The National Weather Service listed Syracuse as the fourth snowiest city in the Continental U.S. in 2003. The top three were Blue Canyon, CA; Marquette, MI; and Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Of course, the numbers vary from winter to winter. Some winters can be rather mild. Yes, there is usually snow on the ground starting in late November/early December and lasting through late March/early April, but the roads are usually fine except during big downfalls, and those aren't the norm. Bottom line is, there is snow, but it's tolerable. Also, don't forget the summers--they're gorgeous. Average temps in the low to mid 80s and usually quite sunny. Fall is nice as well. Spring is usually rainy but things start looking up in late April and May and June are nice.
The best places to live (based on the caliber of the school district) are Fayetteville-Manlius and Jamesville-DeWitt. If you don't care about the school district, there are some beautiful homes around the city, especially in the Strathmore and University areas.
Good places to eat include the Craftsman House in Fayetteville, The Mission (Mexican) downtown, Pascale's downtown, Alto Cinco (Mexican) near the University, the Scotch and Sirloin in DeWitt, and Pasta's in the Armory Square section of dowtown. Also, for the BEST hot dogs, try Heids in Liverpool.
The Armory (downtown) is a fun place to go out for food or drinks and has some good boutique shopping. The University has a lot of interesting speakers and events. There is also a symphony and an opera in Syracuse, as well as a museum (the Everson). Carousel Mall, on the north side, is quite large. Also a good mall (Shoppingtown) in DeWitt.
The way they phrase it is that Syracuse is the snowiest city in the United States with a population of 100,000 or over. Many cities to the north of Syracuse--Oswego, Fulton, etc.-- get more snow than Syracuse does.
Bottom line, it does, indeed, get a lot of snow. But the local DPW does a great job in getting rid of it.
Another really good restaurant is Spaghetti Warehouse! It's a little hard to find but its on N. Clinton by way of N. Franklin. Check it out!
689 N. Clinton
Syracuse NY 13210
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