Visit Hudson Valley

Restaurant:
Neko Sushi & Hibachi
1817 Route 9
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
Tel: (845) 298 - 9869
Date & Time: 6/18/08 at 6:30 PM
Items ordered:
Seafood Combination
Shrimp & Scallop
Chicken & Scallop
Filet Mignon & Shrimp
Soda
Hot Saki
Fried Ice Cream
General Comments/Opinions*:
All of the Neko dinner meals come with a shrimp appetizer, soup, salad, fried rice, noodle, vegetables and green tea. For the dinner, [...]

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Location:
Healey Brothers
Healey Chrysler Dodge Jeep
557 Route 52
Beacon, NY
845-831-1148
Date: Friday, January 18, 2008
Purpose: NYS Inspection
As odd as this may sound, this experience left me feeling like my car was repaired over the internet. It was absolutely painless.
Here’s what happened:
For some reason my 2003 Jeep wouldn’t pass inspection at the local oil change establishment. They [...]

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Location:
Margarita’s Family Mexican Restaurant
1840 South Road
Wappingers Falls, NY
(845)297-5016
Date: June 18, 2007
Ambiance:
A colorful setup with booths along both sides of the restaurant with tables in the middle. The artwork on the hight seats of the booths can keep kids occupied for quite some time. There are all types of games they like to play [...]

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WHERE AND WHEN:
Double O Grill
1536 Route 9
Wappingers Falls, NY
845-297-7625
Type of Food: American
Date: Saturday, September 2, 2006
Time: 8:30 PM
Party Size 2 Adults 1 Child
Wait time to be seated: 5 minutes
OUR REVIEW/OPINION:*
Ambiance: The colors [...]

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Location:
Soul Dog
107 Main Street
Poughkeepsie, NY
845-454-3254
Type of Food: Hot Dogs & More
Date: Friday, August 18, 2006
Food Ordered

French Fries
Soul Fries
Veggie dog topped with marsala mushrooms
2 Hot dogs topped with chilli and onions
Water and Snapple

Meal Rating:
What a JOY! I went to Soul Dog with the thought “Okay, I don’t really eat hot dogs, but the name sounded [...]

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Location:
Bella Mia Pizzeria & Restaurant
Degarmo Plaza
Myers Corners Road
Wappingers Falls, NY
845-297-5529
Date: August 12, 2006
Ambiance: A family style pizzeria/restaurant. You can watch a Yankee game from the pizzeria section, or view the wood burning stove from the dining area.
Food Ordered:

Bella Mia Salad
Chicken Noodle Soup
Shrimp Parmesan with Angel Hair Pasta
Broccoli in oil and garlic
Shrimp Francese and [...]

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Location:
Village Pizza & Restaurant
19 East Market Street
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
Date/Time: Sunday, August 6, 2006 at 1:30 PM
Party Size: 2 Adults
Ambiance: A family style Italian restaurant. We elected to eat outside on the back patio. To get to the patio you have to walk through the restaurant, past the kitchen (where you can peek [...]

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WHERE & WHEN:
Splashdown Water Park
Route 9
Fishkill, NY
845-897-6606
Type of Fun: Water Park/Amusement Park
Date: Wednesday July 19, 2006
Cost of Admission:
Full Day Prices:
Adults and Children over 42″ tall: $22.50
Children Under 42″ tall: $17.95
Half Day Prices:(3 PM to Closing)
Adult $17.95
Child $13.95
Online Ticket Prices:
Adults and Children Over 42″ Day Pass: $20.96
Children under 42″ Day Pass: $16.31
Seniors 65 and over [...]

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Location:
Hyde Park Drive-In
510 Albany Post Road (Route 9)
Hyde Park, NY
845-229-7438
Date: Friday, June 15, 2001
Admission:

Adults - $6.00
Children(ages 5-11) $3.00
Children under age 5 - Free

Review/Opinion*
Its been years since I’ve been to a drive-in movie theater. As a kid, I remember my parents would make us wear our pajamas and bring our pillows and blankets. [...]

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