Taste of Schenectady® Vol. 3 • No. 6
The Mission of Taste of Schenectady® is to promote mom and pop and independent-owned food and lifestyle businesses and gastronomy—the art of good living. As former chefs and restaurateurs, we have over 32 years experience in culinary arts, fine dining, gourmet sourcing of products and travel. Taste of Schenectady® and Beyond is The Gourmet Food and Lifestyle Connection© Each issue of Taste of Schenectady® is filled with stimulating articles, recipes, and news, as well as destinations of places to dine, play, shop, and sip. Check out new destinations, and culinary tips for cooking at home. Thanks for reading Taste of Schenectady® Please make sure to patronize our advertisers who make it possible for you to receive a complimentary copy of our Gourmet Food and Lifestyle Connection© magazine!
The Mission of Taste of Schenectady® is to promote mom and pop and independent-owned food and lifestyle businesses and gastronomy—the art of good living. As former chefs and restaurateurs, we have over 32 years experience in culinary arts, fine dining, gourmet sourcing of products and travel.
Taste of Schenectady® and Beyond is The Gourmet Food and Lifestyle Connection© Each issue of Taste of Schenectady® is filled with stimulating articles, recipes, and news, as well as destinations of places to dine, play, shop, and sip. Check out new destinations, and culinary tips for cooking at home. Thanks for reading Taste of Schenectady® Please make sure to patronize our advertisers who make it possible for you to receive a complimentary copy of our Gourmet Food and Lifestyle Connection© magazine!
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18 taste<strong>of</strong>schenectady.com <strong>•</strong> <strong>Vol</strong>. 3 <strong>•</strong> <strong>No</strong>. 6<br />
JAMAICAN PATTIES<br />
& CARIBBEAN CUISINE<br />
Roy’s Caribbean Restaurant<br />
has all the Jamaican classic<br />
dinners, like; Callaloo and<br />
Codfish, Ackee & Saltfish,<br />
Jerk Chicken, Curry Chicken,<br />
Stewed Beef, Oxtails, Cow<br />
Foot, Roti (Curry Chicken or<br />
Curry Goat), and Slice Fish<br />
Escovitch to name a few!”<br />
Roy’s Caribbean Best in Region<br />
By Food & Travel Editor David Long<br />
769 State Street <strong>•</strong> Schenectady, NY 12307<br />
Open 11am-11pm Mon-Sat <strong>•</strong> Closed Sundays <strong>•</strong> 518.346.1677<br />
oy’s Caribbean Restaurant<br />
opened to great reviews on<br />
ROctober 17, 2016 in downtown<br />
Schenectady at 769 State Street<br />
(near Mohawk Ambulance).. Roy<br />
Vincent, whose background in the<br />
Ministry <strong>of</strong> Works in Jamaica, gave<br />
him the experience to architecturally<br />
design and construct restaurants—<br />
renovated the building and Roy’s<br />
is his fourth brand new restaurant<br />
concept. In 1982, Vincent moved from<br />
Jamaica to Albany to be near his family<br />
in the States. In 1990, Roy traveled<br />
to Connecticut to see a friend’s<br />
Jamaican restaurant. He returned<br />
to Albany and saw the building on<br />
Henry Johnson Boulevard for sale.<br />
Already popular in Albany, people<br />
from Schenectady have been going<br />
to Roy’s in Albany and asking<br />
Vincent and his family to open a<br />
location <strong>of</strong> Roy’s in the Electric City<br />
for over 15 years. <strong>No</strong>w lovers <strong>of</strong><br />
Caribbean cuisine are flocking to<br />
savor the flavor <strong>of</strong> Roy’s here.<br />
BAR NOW OPEN: Roy’s recently<br />
received their liquor license. For<br />
those who do not drink, like myself,<br />
guests can enjoy the plethora <strong>of</strong><br />
Caribbean non-alcoholic tropical<br />
drinks, Jamaican sodas and Roy’s<br />
fresh house made juices like Carrot,<br />
Irish Moss and Sorrel.<br />
The restaurant has a huge party<br />
room that can accommodate 40 to<br />
50 guests for a private cocktail function,<br />
baby shower, small wedding,<br />
birthday and/or business meeting.<br />
Ah, the combination <strong>of</strong> garlic, ginger,<br />
allspice, cloves, thyme and a good
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