Beef and Bird

Spectrum News profiled this Genesee Street newcomer as part of the corridor's growing food scene, and the kitchen leans on two things: a French dip and a fried chicken sandwich, with beef-tallow fries alongside. The dip's roasted beef and the crisp chicken cutlet are the reasons regulars line up, and the fries fried in beef tallow round out a short, focused lunch menu downtown.

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A fast-casual beef-and-chicken shop on Genesee St, covered by Spectrum News in its look at downtown Utica's growing food scene. The fried chicken sandwich is a house specialty here, crisp and built to order, with hand-cut fries fried in beef tallow on the side. Come for the fried chicken sandwich first.

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