OKenny's Express

Great fresh food at very reasonable prices.  Fried fish platter (cod) served with fries, added a drink all for less than $9.00.   Left full and very pleased with quality.  Tried the Kenny's Mayo and was pleasantly surprised.  Fast, friendly service.  Attentive waitress and the chowder was great.  Would have been Awesome, but had too much potato for my liking.

I was very pleasantly suprised by O'Kenny's Express. The sign outside says "good food fast." I was expecting the small town so-called fast food joint. Boy was I wrong.

The food was actually terrific, and it was prepared amazingly fast. I tried their butternut squash soup, and it was the best I have ever tasted (and I am married to a chef!). The chicken/veg wrap is also delicious. It is a little messy, so eat it over your plate, but you will thank me when you taste it.

They also make pies from scratch. I tried the chocolate cream pie. YUM! It was fantastic! It was chocolaty and creamy, and the crust was flaky and nice.

I don't know how they can do so "good" so fast, but they do. They are priced very fairly too. I haven't tried their ice cream yet, but I hear it is awesome.

This place is definitely a "must try!" I almost did not try it because the exterior just seemed like that of some places I have not been pleased with, but giving them a chance was one of the best gambles I ever took.

O'Kenny's Express (good food-fast) is a popular place to stop for food and ice cream in Northern Columbia County, same ownership of OK Food Products. The physical location of OKenny's is at 3321 US Route 9 at Maple Lane in Valatie.

This casual eatery offers takeout service and dine-in service in the very cozy country dining room, tables & chairs in close quarters. The food offerings include sandwiches, wraps, 6 oz black angus burgers, 10" hot dogs, 8" subs, salads, soups, appetizers, bagged chips, cold drinks, dinners (they charge $0.50 extra for takeout dinners-container costs), and desserts including hard and soft serve ice cream. On Fridays and Saturdays, they offer a Fish Fry special with fries and slaw for $5.95.

They also sell bottled OK Food Products (BBQ sauces, dressings, marinades) and small gifts.

If you're in the mood for just ice cream, they offer a dedicated outside ice cream takeout window with covered deck on the side of the restaurant, serving cones, cups, sundaes, and shakes, and just yards from their neat school bus.

When passing through the area, I've stopped at O'Kenny's for their OK Roast Beef Sandwich and my favorite, the Pulled Pork Wrap, which is a flour wrap stuffed with a dense shredded pork in a sweet sauce and crispy cole slaw, mmm good! After I'm finished with dinner, I'll grab a refreshing ice cream cone for dessert and enjoy it outside on a nice summer night.

CRUISE NIGHTS: 5:30PM-8:30PM every first and third Tuesday in May-August

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