We are always hoping for some new twist on food, and the Coppertop meets that expectation. The tastefully decorated former Red Lobster is at the corner of Bear Road and Route 11 in North Syracuse. We started with a delicious pineapple martini (on special at $6.50) and a tall draft beer ($3.50). The beer list is mind-boggling with 73 imported and domestic brands as well as a sampler of any 4 drafts in 5 ounce glasses ($5.75).
The menu is large, with something to suit every taste from burgers to spicy Asian influenced noodles, and could have been difficult to choose from were it not for our friendly and very helpful waitress. The specials menu is offered Monday through Saturday from 4:30 to 10 p.m.
Twenty appetizers range from $7 Bruschetta to $9 for the Copper Nachos...
Looking for that unusual gift this holiday season? Perhaps something that would be difficult to wrap and leave under the tree? Then you should stop into Ack’s Exotic Pets.
From the moment you walk inside you are overwhelmed by the sounds and sights of animals normally found in a zoo. Customers wander the aisles picking up bird toys, rabbit food and ordering live crickets (three dozen to be exact) to feed their Bearded Dragon.
Ack’s, named for owner Carl Ackerbauer, will mark its two-year anniversary on Dec. 16 and is enjoying being part of the niche market catering to the needs of and selling exotic creatures. Ackerbauer, who lives in Cicero and had worked at another similar store for years, saw the interest that residents of this area had in exotics...
