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Troy Restaurant Week

TROY - The City of Troy and the Downtown Troy Business Improvement District are presenting the first Restaurant Week.

Troy Restaurant Week will be September 17-23.

Participates include: The Ale House, Bacchus Wood Fired, Beirut Restaurant, Daisy Baker’s, Bootleggers on Broadway, B-Rad’s Bistro, Broadway Brew Beirgarten, Brown’s Taproom, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Red Front, The Flying Chicken, Illium Café, Jose Malone’s, LoPorto’s, Paesan’s Pizza, Sushi King, The Greek House and Finnbar’s Pub.

Participating restaurants will offer special pre-fix menus at up to three different price points, $10, $20 and $30, during the week-long event.

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Troy Restaurant Week announced

TROY - Begining on September 17, the City of Troy will be holding its first ever Restaurant Week that will allow Troy eateries to showcase their establishments while providing customers with a variety of affordable dinner options.

Participating restaurants will offer customers three specific Price-fixed menus. Options of $10, $20, $30 meals will ruun throughout the week, allowing for a full dinenr or just lighter fare.

Several popular Troy restaurants have already signed on to participate, including Ilium Cafe, Daisy Baker's, and Bacchus Wood Fired.

Restaurants wishing to participate can obtain more information by CLICKING HERE.

Restaurant Week returns to Albany

ALBANY - The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District is announcing this years Restaurant Week line-up.  This time around there will be 15 restaurants offering three course meals, for only $20.12 each. 

This year The Merry Monk joins the selection of great restaurants. Many Restaurants will be offereing additional specials.

For more information, PLEASE VISIT.

Grand Opening of Uncle Bill's Tavern

ALBANY - On Saturday, March 23, the doors will open at Uncle Bill's Tavern.  The Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at 2p and the party will continue through the evening.  There will be door prizes, giveaways, special appearences by the Bud Light Girls from 4-5p and the Jack Daniels Honey Girls from 10p-Midnight.

Uncle Bill's will have Saturday Pool tournaments, a menu of Burgers, wings, and sandwiches, and more than 25 beer and wine choices. Open Monday through Saturday at 11a Uncle Bills is located at 1278 Broadway near Lawn Ave.

More area Friendly's close their doors

Unfriendly times continue for the Friendly's restaurant chain. Five more locations in the Capital Region have shut down.

The closed stores include both Latham locations, along with restaurants in Albany, Glenville, and the one in Colonie Center.

That leaves the Capital Region with just five Friendly's locations -- in Clifton Park, East Greenbush, Glens Falls, Saratoga Springs, Troy and Johnstown.

According to Friendly's website, three Berkshire County, Mass. Friendly's also remain open along with a location in Bennington, Vt.

The chain filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in October.

Fire strikes Troy restaurant, again

TROY - At 10:00am Wednesday morning, smoke began to fill the basement of Trader Ed's Nautical Pub and Restaurant.

The business was closed at the time.  But, there are three apartments on the second floor. 

Owner Terry Frederick quickly worked to get everyone out.

"Terry came banging on the door, he said get out, there's smoke in the building.  So I just threw on some clothes and got out of there as fast as I could," said Dorothy Morse. 

The fire spread fast.

"Fire traveled through the walls, came up through the roof.  It was a tough fire to fight because of the basement fire, there's no ventilation down there," said Troy Fire Chief Tom Garrett.

Popular Troy lunch spot celebrates 40th year

TROY - Jimmy’s celebrates turning 40TROY - If you've ever been to downtown Troy, chances are you've heard of Jimmy's Lunch. It's been an institution in the Collar City for 40 years.

Today, Mayor Harry Tutunjian is honored that milestone, presenting a proclamation to the restaurant's owner, Anastasia “Tessie” Londis.

To celebrate, Jimmy's lunch will be running 40 cent specials on soft drinks and soups and $4 deals on certain lunches.