D.P. Dough

Former Ithaca location (even though I'd usually gone to the Cortland one in the next county but now I'll have to go here for a change)

DP Dough are another franchised chain I only wish I could afford to buy into.  They specialise in calzones (a rival chain which they used to compete with in downtown Cortland if not anywhere else could also expand but I wanna focus on places not immediately in the Syracuse area at least).  I also know them from Albany and went once or twice there before.  They are primed to branch out some more.  They really only offer spots in certain states near universities* as that's their target market:

Syracuse (downtown/Armory Square) - former Calios

Utica (Deerfield) - former Nicky Doodles?

Auburn - Fingerlakes Mall food court (NY 5/US 20)

Oswego* - former Calios (downtown)

Fulton - former Jreck Subs (S 1st St E or NY 481)

Cortland - downtown Calios

Watertown - Salmon Run Mall (NY 3 and 12F)

Geneva - downtown (NY 14)

Seneca Falls (NY 5 & US 20)

Corning - downtown

Niagara Falls, NY - close to casino, falls and customs

Other locations TBD as some places I don't go to as much if ever anymore.  I'm open to suggestions.

diBella's Subs

Mentor, OH location outside Cleveland. Wish I had a warmer one!

I was told about diBellas a year or two ago on a Facebook group for another chain as someone asked where to go instead as the other place was out of reach.  diBellas are to me except when I go to their native Monroe County (only just learned they're from outside Rochester) and Albany County (even though I usually go to local rival Mr Subb when I visit there).  Back in Kodak country, I thought diBellas were just another Italian restaurant which would be a bit much on the road.  I ate at the Brighton flagship and it's streets ahead of Subway and even another Flower City native Wegmans (we have eight in Onondaga County so they're too easy for me like the multinational one).  Here's where diBella's should open new locations in CNY and beyond (we did have a word over the phone):

Fulton (former Tim Hortons, Jrecks or Eckerd)

Oswego (former Ponderosa, Eckerd, Dollar Tree or other vacancy on NY 104, or Arby's)

Liverpool (former Quizno's, 7th North Buffet, Burger King/Heartland Subs, Chase or Arby's)

Cortland (downtown, Tim Hortons or Riverside Plaza)

New Hartford (former Zebbs on NY 5A/Commercial Drive or Dennys 0n NY 5/Seneca Tpke)

Canandaigua - former Ponderosa (NY 5/US 20)

Poughkeepsie - former Quiznos (US 9)

Oneida - NY 5

Rome - NY 46

Canastota - NY 13

Auburn (former P&C on Genesee St and/or Grant Ave./NY 5)

Ithaca (The Commons or NY 13/96)

Watertown (former Tilted Kilt)

Most of these could also be used for Firehouse Subs (which is now in Camillus and are already in Tompkins County) or Jersey Mikes for that matter!