Smarty’s Corner

i’ve been here a couple times and while the ice cream is good (turkey hill brand), the food can be hit or miss. the first time i had the chicken it was alright, it was moist and a little bigger than the chicken served at Big Dipper BBQ, but i feel like Big Dipper’s was done better. the 2^nd time i went it was lunch time and there was chicken outside on the grill but what i was served seemed like it was leftover and reheated from the previous day, it was pretty dry. as for the marinade, it’s typical upstate NY chicken BBQ marinade, you’ve had it a million times before but it’s good and it’s a summer staple. as for the sides, the mac salad and potato salad are ok, they seem like they aren’t made in house though, i feel like i’ve definitely had the mac salad somewhere else. the baked beans are ok but they seem like they are out of a can you can buy at the store. the salt potatoes however are pretty good, they cover em with garlic butter, which is a nice touch that i haven’t seen done anywhere else. i haven’t had any issues with the owner, he’s always been friendly to me. all in all, a solid ice cream spot but the food is mediocre.

Extremely over priced and bad service.

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Ok… I’ve got a new, and very simple rule that I need to start remembering. When you walk into a place and you notice that they serve Pepsi… Just walk out. Simple as that… It is a universal bell weather, Pepsi houses serve crap. The proof is when you ask the owner, as nicely, and as a matter of factly as possible, «hey man, just curious, why did you choose Pepsi over Coke?» If he looks at you glassy eyed, like you just asked him a really stupid question, and then responds with «what? What does it matter? Nobody cares… I get whatever’s cheapest.» That’s a pretty good clue on what the food will be like. So… The food. I was attracted by the sign that says «Chicken BBQ Today.» And the smoker out front with a nice flume coming out if it. Smoked chicken… Saweeeet!!! So he’s glob bing some nasty juice onto the chicken out of a nasty bucket. Reminded me of a troll dolling out some porge to prisoners in the dungeon. Anyway, I asked him what it was… He said…“Marinade.” The sign should have said …“Marinated Chicken Today.” So the guy was nice enough to trade verbal jabs with me, all in good fun. So he say down at the table as I took my first bite. He was genuinely curious to see what I thought. I said, «uh… Kinda sucks, tastes like it was soaked in Italian dressing.» To which he replied…“you have the culinary intelligence of an ant.” (He said I could quote him) to which I replied, «that may be, but YOU my friend have an empty parking lot.» He said its MARINADE not Italian dressing!!! I said… Marinade is a generic term, what is in your marinade? He says, «some vinegar, some oil, some seasoning, a little garlic.» Gee… That does sound different.
So there you have it. A fun stop, a fun exchange with an impassioned uh… Ice cream guy, but all in all, pure garbage. Sorry Charlie.

Poor customer service. Asked for a sample of the new flavor fro yo he was peddling and he yells at me about not offering free samples there. Just bad service

We came to try their Only 8 frozen yogurt. It is a low calorie, gluten free, lactose tolerant frozen yogurt. We also tried their regular soft serve. The Only 8 was okay. We had the vanilla and it was light and airy. It almost did not a lot of flavor. Something we will not be having again.
Their regular chocolate soft serve was good.
There are benches and tables outside.
Overall, okay.