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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Rome Sentinel and WIBX 950. Updated August 2026.
El Jarocho Mexican Restaurant and Bar · Rome
A family-run Veracruz Mexican restaurant in Rome, open close to six years and covered in depth by the Rome Sentinel's MV Diners column, which called it authentic and local to the Mohawk Valley. A second location later followed in New Hartford. Order the camarones a la diabla, the bistec acapulco, or la banderita, a three-enchilada plate stuffed with shrimp, crab, and lobster.
El Senor Tequila Grill and Bar · New Hartford
A Mexican grill and bar in the New Hartford Shopping Center, in the former Apsa Restaurant space. WIBX 950 covered its opening. Sit down with chips and salsa and a margarita to start.