Tag Archives: Paradise Eatery

Pre-Crawl Post

Posted on April 18, 2026 by mohawkvalleygirl

No, not a Pub Crawl, although anybody who knows me might be forgiven for thinking so. I am about to embark on Herkimer’s Spring Shop Crawl. We get to go around to participating businesses and check them out. Many are running specials for the day. In any case, I will get to say hello to my favorites and hopefully discover some new places for shopping and blogging purposes.

Can’t wait to stop here!

The event is hosted by To Niche Their Own and Renewed and Rescued. Renewed and Rescued is a long-time favorite of mine, and To Niche Their Own has been a favorite since I discovered them.

And if I get hungry along the way.

I just scrolled down the Facebook Event’s Discussion and looked for other participants whose picture I might have in my Media Library, and here is Paradise Eatery. I am charging my phone in hopes of taking pictures at each stop. This may be good for days and days of blog posts!

I see Herkimer College (known to locals as HCCC or “H-trip-C”) is also sponsoring a vendor fair. I intend to walk during my initial foray into the Crawl, but I may return home for my car to check out what’s up the hill (YES, I try to run up the hill on a regular basis, but that is not the same thing, surely you can see that) (and I will call you Shirley if I decide to).

Well, time, as they say, is a-wasting. I need to get crawling and shopping. I encourage any local readers to check out the Spring Shop Crawl. All others may tune in later for blog posts about same.

Good Tuesday Dinner

Posted on February 19, 2026 by mohawkvalleygirl

Yesterday was Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday as I like to call it. I know, for me every Tuesday is Fat Tuesday, and every other day as well. Leave me alone, I’m working on it (was it a Freudian typo that I first put “forking on it”?). Anyways, the day was wearing on, and I thought I would like to do something fat. Like go out to eat. After considering every possible place I could get to, I decided on the Paradise Eatery.

As soon as I walked in, I knew I had made the right decision, as the waitress gave me a big smile and welcomed me. Soon I was sitting down and looking at a menu. My eye immediately fell on Cheeseburger, and my body said, “Yes!” It was a rare moment of decisiveness for me. I had asked for a glass of water to start with but later requested a cup of coffee as well. It was very good coffee.

The Cheeseburger was everything I had hoped for, and it came with fries which were perfectly done. I chatted a little with the waitress, who has helped me before when I have eaten there. I told her how her big smile had made my day.

Picture taken at a different time.

When looking for a picture, I remembered my original post about Paradise Eatery was “Bad Pictures, Good Eatery.” I guess I need to get some better pictures. An excellent excuse for another meal at Paradise Eatery!

Paradise Eatery is located at 122 W. Albany St., Herkimer, NY, phone number 315-219-5149.

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Messy House, Many Adventures

Posted on January 10, 2026 by mohawkvalleygirl

I had an adventure filled day yesterday but foolishly did not take any pictures along the way. Well, I will recount my activities and trust to my Media Library to provide some illustration.

I started with breakfast with friends at Top of the Morning Cafe in North Utica, NY. I had never been there before and wish I had taken pictures. However, the parking lot was quite icy so I did not want to pause and try to aim my camera at their sign. It was a very good breakfast, though. I am sure we will return.

Back home, I was planning the best way to go about cleaning my messy house when my sister Cheryl called and asked did I want to go out to lunch. She needed to get a calendar as well. I told her I knew a place where she could get a swell calendar free: Basloe Library in Herkimer had a stack of canal calendars. I told her to take her time coming over, since I was still full from breakfast.

We went first to the library where Cheryl got the calendar and found a couple of books at the book sale. From there we went to Little Falls and Athenix Books and Brews, where I found a book. I introduced Cheryl to the owner as my sister that did not write novels. I don’t know if he recognized me as the person who said her sister wrote novels, but it amused me.

A very welcoming sign.

Next we walked up Main Street to Chickweed Boutique, where Cheryl found a couple of things she wanted. I noticed that the sleigh out front was gone. The owner told me it had been sold to a man with three kids, so it would get a lot of use.

The sleigh.

I told Cheryl about the sleigh that had been there in December, handmade and beautiful. I would have loved to buy it myself!

By then I was hungry too, so we went back to Herkimer for lunch at Paradise Eatery. I had gotten appetizers there but never lunch. The waitress remembered me, which was flattering. The food was yummy. We will certainly go there again. For one reason, I need to take a better picture.

From a post titled, “Bad Pictures, Good Eatery.”

It was a delightful day. I was glad I had met my friends, and that Cheryl had called me. My messy house was waiting for me when I got home. Full disclosure: I did not clean it today either.

Bad Pictures, Good Eatery

Posted on June 13, 2025 by mohawkvalleygirl

The other day I checked out the other new restaurant in Herkimer, NY, Paradise Eatery.

Must get a shot of the window without all the reflections!

I had been intrigued for some time by “This must be the place” on the front window. I heard they had opened and stopped by one afternoon. At the time I stopped they were only serving smoothies, smoothie bowls, or appetizers. Appetizers are my favorite, so I looked at them first. I chose Crab Rangoon. Ooh, were they good! They came with soy and boom-boom sauces for dipping.

Oh dear, this isn’t the best picture either.

I could have sat out on the patio but opted for the dining room, which was almost empty at the time. It was just before the dinner rush. I appreciate beating the rush.

And this one’s blurry! Damn!

I took a picture of the ceiling on purpose, because it is one of the cool ones you often see around here. As you see, it is not such a good picture. I am nobody’s photographer. However, even with lousy pictures, I can recommend Paradise Eatery. If the other menu items are as good as the Crab Rangoon, you will be in for a treat!

Mohawk Valley Girl