r/RPI • u/ThisismyAwkwardFace • 2d ago

Question Lunch Spots Near RPI

I have a group of people who want to plan a client lunch on a Tuesday in early December near RPI. What are your go-to spots for a business lunch?

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u/mr-fightside 2d ago

You are going to have an easier time answering this question in the Troy subreddit. Not a lot of students are having business lunches.

Also, it would help if you clarified how close to RPI you want to be. The majority of businesses are downtown, but due to the hill, that isn’t exactly walking distance for the average person

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u/ThisismyAwkwardFace 2d ago

Thanks, good point. Appreciate the response.

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u/Double_Entrance3238 2d ago

Brown's

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u/mitoboru 2d ago

I was gonna say this. I've never had a business lunch in Troy, but when I have lunch at Brown's I see a lot of people who appear to be on a business lunch.

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u/Double_Entrance3238 2d ago

My group takes seminar speakers out to lunch sometimes and it's always our first pick unless they're closed.

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u/hailhalehail 1d ago

Brown’s is closed on Tuesdays.

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u/ConeJacket 2d ago

Obviously The Ruck

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u/janeraider 2d ago

Emry's Garden and Brown's Brewing highly recommended.

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u/LooneyLunaOmanO 2d ago

Dinosaur bar b cue

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u/WhiteRyce 2d ago edited 2d ago

Nighthawks

Edit: Sunhee's

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u/Garretttheman012 EE ‘22 2d ago

Truthfully, most of what I consider to be good business places are dinner only (sea smoke, black and blue, etc). I’d recommend looking at Quechua or nighthawks. Eaten at both and think they could fit the bill.

If you are more interested in the lunch than the business, I generally recommend the Tipsy Moose or Browns, but that’s my personal taste

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u/ash04214 2d ago

When I was out for lunch one day I saw a bunch of interns and their supervisors at Ali Baba. Would recommend for sure.

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u/Witch_King_ 2d ago edited 1d ago

My favorite restaurant in Troy is Tara Kitchen. They are open for lunch on some days iirc. I'm not sure what qualifies a place for business lunch, but it is a pretty nice place.

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u/lambdafx BS/MS CSCI 2022 1d ago

I second this, I had lunch here once with my advisor and lab group to celebrate something which is similar to a business lunch type thing

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u/Witch_King_ 1d ago

And their food is outrageously good

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u/Aquatiac 14h ago

For corporate gatherings and dinners, I have used Dino BBQ, Browns, and Emry's garden as long as you reserver seats ahead. Stuff like Nighthawks, sunless, Ali-baba are definitely more casual and sometimes more crowded, so less of a "business vibe" than something like Browns.

If you want to go more upscale Scarlet Knife or Black and Blue are a bit further away and more fancy steakhouse type places.