Dining Out & About 2006/04

A GUIDE TO EATING OUT IN PORT CHESTER, RYE BROOK AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Dining Out & About You don’t have to go far to find great food.

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American American Legion Post 93 78 Pearl St., Port Chester 937-5562

Black Bear Grille

2 South Water St., Greenwich, CT 203-531-6400 Specialties include: Black Bear Wings, Crisped Calamari, Chipotle Chicken Quesadilla, Portobello Salad, Spinach Salad (add grilled shrimp, chicken, salmon or London broil to all salads); Black Bear’s Pork Sandwich, Lobster Salad Wrap, Hudson Valley Grilled Chicken Sandwich, Grilled Veggie Wrap, Kobe Burger; Herbed Ricotta Ravioli, Cedar Plank BBQ Salmon, 14 oz. New York Strip Steak, Pan Roasted Southwestern Chicken, Black Bear’s Shrimp Penne. Private rooms seat 25-85. Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m., Fri.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-2 a.m., Sun. 4 p.m.-1 a.m. Free on-premises parking. All major credit cards.

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n American Grill located in the outskirts of Greenwich serving American Regional Cuisine. The Black Bear Grille offers a creative menu for lunch and dinner with fireside dining. A late night fireside menu is served on the weekends until 1 a.m. Please look to book any future party ranging from Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, Communions, rehearsal dinners and bridal showers to corporate functions at our brand new facility with private rooms. Please give us a call today to book your next reservation for the restaurant or your next private party.

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Garden Plaza Restaurant-Diner

Washington Park Plaza 261 South Ridge St., Rye Brook 939-8888

Old Homestead Bar & Restaurant

325 North Main St., Port Chester 939-0758

Panera Bread

10 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 939-0079

Port Chester Coach Diner 317 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester 937-0008

Restaurant • Pizzeria

Specializing in Catering

Parties Available - On or Off Premises Ample Free Parking in Rear Daily Blackboard Specials Fax Orders Welcome Fresh Baked Cakes for All Occasions

FAST FREE DELIVERY

414 Willett Ave., Port Chester, NY Fax: 914-690-0996

914-939-0202

OPEN 7 DAYS • 11 A.M. - 11 P.M.

Easter Sunday Specials

Number 1 Chinese Restaurant

120 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 937-8465

Panda Restaurant

213 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 937-4699

Panda II Chinese Restaurant

32 Grace Church St., Port Chester 939-4310

Ray’s Café

176 South Ridge St., Rye Brook 937-0747

Sichuan Pavilion

480 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 939-8889

Wah Yuan Chinese Restaurant

Post Road Plaza 262 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester 939-7776

Coffee Shops Starbucks Coffee Company Rye Ridge Shopping Center 118 South Ridge St., Rye Brook 937-1597

Waterfront Roasters

106 Purdy Ave., Port Chester 934-2232

Colombian Asi Es Colombia

The Kneaded Bread

172 North Main St., Port Chester 934-7675

The Pub

130 North Main St., Port Chester 939-9364

181 North Main St., Port Chester 937-9489 Doral Arrowwood Anderson Hill Rd., Rye Brook 939-6620

Q Authentic Barbecue Restaurant

Frankie & Louie’s

Chinese

112 North Main St., Port Chester 933-7427

Rye Ridge Delicatessen & Restaurant Rye Ridge Shopping Center 126 South Ridge St., Rye Brook 937-2131

Sam’s Bar & Grill 1 Mill St., Port Chester 939-2001

Teri’s Tavern

134 North Main St., Port Chester 937-9695

Brazilian International Café & Brazilian Bakery

103 Adee St., Port Chester 939-1002

Pantanal Restaurant

29 North Main St., Port Chester 939-6894

Central American El Tesoro Restaurant 92 Purdy Ave., Port Chester 935-9440

Chinese

El Rincon Paisa

La Hacienda Bar & Grill 139 North Main St., Port Chester 690-9720

Los Remolinos Restaurant 123 North Main St., Port Chester 937-7456

Continental Tulip Tree at the Hilton Rye Town

699 Westchester Ave., Rye Brook 939-6300

Dominican Hollywood Chicken International

216 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 934-8137

Ecuadorian El Criollito Restaurant 138 Irving Ave. Port Chester 934-8010

Los Paisanos Restaurante

118 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 934-7678

Rinconcito Ecuatoriano Restaurant

150 North Main St., Port Chester 937-7343

Fast Food Burger King

China House

& Regular Menu Available

170B North Main St., Port Chester 939-7288 or 939-7290

260 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester 934-7877

Call for Reservations 914-939-0202

Great Wall Restaurant

330 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester 939-8331

Ho Sai Gai

295 Midland Ave., Port Chester 935-9034

Manchu Garden Chinese & Japanese Cuisine

140 Midland Ave., Port Chester 934-7852 or 934-7810

140 Midland Ave., Port Chester 939-0068 544 Willett Ave., Port Chester 937-8337 or 937-8339

504 Westchester Ave. Port Chester 939-8688

Dunkin Donuts Dunkin Donuts

Garden Catering Hubba

24 North Main St., Port Chester 939-7276

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Fast Food Kentucky Fried Chicken

262 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester 935-0741

McDonald’s Restaurant

321 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester 937-3355

Subway Restaurant

262 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester 934-5045

Subway Restaurant

302 Midland Ave., Port Chester 937-0022

Wendy’s Restaurant

303 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester 939-9417

Greek/American One Station Plaza

111 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 939-3416

Indian Tandoori Taste of India

163 North Main St., Port Chester 937-2727 or 935-9680 Specialties include: Papadams (lentil wafers); Chicken Kabob; soups & salads; Dieters Delight; Chicken Vindalu (chicken curry in hot tangy Goan sauce); Lamb Do Pyaza; Beef Vindalu; Shrimp Bhuna ; vegetarian specials--Malai Kofta (cheese/potato balls in almond & cashew nut sauce); Sabji Saag Mali (spinach in spices, herbs/garlic with potato and cauliflower); Vegetable Vindalu (mixed vegetables in very spicy tangy sauce); rice specials; medley specials; fresh breads; Indian style rice pudding; fried milk balls. Open 7 days lunch & dinner.

Lunch Buffet Mon.-Sat. 12-2:30. Sunday Brunch Buffet. Delivery and catering available. All major credit cards. Street & municipal parking.

International Café Mirage

531 North Main St., Port Chester 937-3497

Sonora Nuevo Latino Cuisine 179 Rectory St., Port Chester 933-0200

Irish/American Davy Byrnes Restaurant

538 Willett Ave., Port Chester 937-2106 Full Irish menu includes Gaelic Mixed Grill, Shepherd’s Pie, Corned Beef and Cabbage. Also Irish Beef Stew, Corned Beef Sandwiches, Fish & Chips, Irish Soda Bread, salads, pastas, seafood, steak, Chicken Pot Pie, turkey, burgers, soup, chili, Sherry Trifle, New York Style Cheesecake, Guinness Dark Irish Beer, Hart Irish Beer. Lunch: Sun.-Sat. 11:30-5, Dinner: 5-10 p.m. Credit cards: VISA, MC, AX. Some off-street parking.

Italian Hostaria Mazzei

25 South Regent St., Port Chester 939-2727

Marianacci’s Restaurant 24 Sherman St., Port Chester 939-3450

Pasquale II Ristorante

2 Putnam Ave., Port Chester 934-7770 The great cuisine of Arthur Avenue comes to Port Chester. Specialties: Stuffed Artichoke, Linguine Pescatore (with chopped clams and shrimp in white or red sauce, Costata di Vitello (veal chops), Chicken Balsamic, Zuppa di Pesce (lobster, shrimp, calamari, clams and mussels in red sauce over linguine), Fusilli Primavera (zucchini, peas, mushrooms, broccoli in light red sauce, Veal Scaloppine. Homemade Cheese Cake and Tira Mi Su. Closed Monday. Hours: Tues.-Thurs. 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri. 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m., Sat. 3 p.m.-11 p.m., Sun. 1-9 p.m. Most major credit cards.

Free on-premises parking.

Provare Trattoria

Doral Arrowwood Anderson Hill Rd., Rye Brook 939-4554

Italian T & J Villaggio Trattoria

223-225 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 937-6665 Specialties include: Stuffed artichoke, Goldien Fried Calamari, Portobello with Pignoli Nuts in Balsamic Vinaigrette Sauce; Pasta/Scarola e Fagioli Soup; Arugula Salad with Tomatoes & Fresh Mozzarella; String Bean Salad; Linguini Pescatore, Capellini Grattugiato, Gnocchi Caprese; Chicken Scarpariello, Veal Campagna, Veal Chop with Shitake, Oysters & Portobello Mushrooms in Brandy Sauce, Pork Chop with Fresh Garlic, Onions, Crumbled Sausage & Sliced Potatoes, Filet of Sole, Chilian Sea Bass, Shrimp with Prosciutto over Spinach in Sambuca Sauce. Catering.

Banquet room available. Hours: Tues.Sat. noon-11 p.m. Sun. Noon-9 p.m.

Major credit cards. Street parking.

That Little Italian Restaurant

228-230 Mill St., Greenwich, CT 203-531-7500

Italian/Pizzeria Antonio’s Pizza and Restaurant

Pathmark Shopping Center 130 Midland Ave., Port Chester 939-5137

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APPETIZERS Choice of: Roasted Peppers, Fresh Mozzarella & Olives or Baked Clams Oreganata or Eggplant Rollantini or Stuffed Mushrooms PASTA Choice of: Penne a la Vodka or Rigatoni Fresh Tomato & Basil or Ravioli Marinara

Frank’s Restaurant and Pizzeria

ENTREE Choice of: Chicken Scarpariella or Leg of Lamb or Pork Tenderloin or Tilapia Oreganata or Grilled Shell Steak or Filet Mignon ($6 extra)

Frankie & Louie’s Restaurant

AFTER DINNER Coffee, Tea or Espresso

23 Putnam Ave., Port Chester 939-8299

414 Willett Ave., Port Chester 939-0202 Specialties include: Mozzarella sticks, fried calamari, zucchini sticks, grilled chicken salad, Caesar salad, antipasto, pasta fagioli, tortellini soup, eggplant parmigiana wedge, veal & pepper wedge, Penne a la Vodka, homemade manicotti, Chicken Marsala, Veal Cutlet Milanese, scungilli marinara or fra diavolo, shrimp marinara; meatball, mushroom and Luigi’s Special pizzas; stuffed pizza; focaccia, baked ziti, lasagna, salad and broccoli gourmet pizzas; sausage & pepper and chicken roll calzones; fresh baked cakes and pastry. Weekly specials. Mon. & Tues.: Large pizza plus 50 chicken wings. Wed.: Family Style Night. Thurs.: Ravioli Night. Sun.: Pasta Madness. Hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.

Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m. 10 p.m. Sun. Catering available. Free delivery lunch & dinner.

Credit cards: AX, VISA, MC. Ample free parking in lot.

Marini’s Pizzeria

46 North Main St., Port Chester 937-5120 Specialties include: Buffalo wings, mozzarella sticks, fried calamari, jalapeno peppers; homemade soup of the day; hot & cold sandwiches--Italian combo, tuna salad, pepperoni & cheese, meatball parmesan, sausage & peppers, chicken melt, veal cutlet, eggplant parmesan, steak & cheese, turkey burger, veggie burger, pizzaiola burger; scungilli salad, gorgonzola salad; lasagna, baked ziti, manicotti, tortellini, gnocchi, cavatelli, Chicken Parmigiana, Veal Parmigiana, linguine w/ red/white clam sauce, calamari (marinara or fra diavlo), variety of pizzas, broccoli rolls, chicken rolls, calzones, large selection of gourmet pizzas. Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-midnight, Sunday 3p.m.-10 p.m. Street parking, handicapped accessible. Free delivery (w/ $6.00 min. purchase).

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Our a la Carte Menu and Children’s Menu are also available.

Call for Reservations 914-937-3200

23 North Main Street, Port Chester, NY

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MISTI RESTAURANT “Our Specialty is Roasted Chicken”

Authentic Peruvian Cuisine SERVING Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner Peruvian Pepper Steak Chicken Dishes Pork Dishes Seafood Soup Fried Seafood Shrimp Dishes

Michael’s Famous Pan Pizza 125 Midland Ave., Port Chester 939-2241

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Mirabello’s Pizza Trattoria 199 South Regent St., Port Chester 934-2900

P & D Pizza

508 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 939-8845

Pizza & Brew Restaurant Rye Ridge Shopping Center 136 South Ridge St., Rye Brook 937-2511

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RESTAURANT REVIEW

P&D: Peter & Daddy’s little Italian eatery Lots of repeat customers, including Jerry Lewis

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By Jananne Abel

ow many restaurants in Port Chester can boast hosting Jerry Lewis? And not just once but dozens of times? The answer is P&D Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria at 508 Westchester Ave., just where it meets Bowman Avenue. Lewis came for dinner 3-4 dozen times when he was doing “Damn Yankees” in New York City in 1995 and was staying at the nearby Renaissance Westchester Hotel in West Harrison.

“He was the nicest celebrity,” people all day long.” white wine and lemon at $13.25) is said P&D co-owner Steve Zafrin.

Desimini was in the area shortly also a big seller as is the Eggplant Once Lewis even came for dinner after the opening of the Rye Town Rollantini ($12.95) made from with his wife and daughter. When Hilton, drove through Port Chester Desimini’s wife Claire’s recipe. customers recognized him and and liked the town because of its Zafrin stressed that everything wanted his autograph, he told them family orientation. He proceeded is made fresh to order which may to give him their name and address to look for an available space require some waiting time. Howand he’d send them an autographed for a restaurant. P&D’s current ever, I did not by any means find picture. And he always followed location on Bowman Avenue had the waiting time for meals excesthrough. been vacant for about a year, hav- sive or even noticeable.

Jerry Lewis’s picture is one of ing been a golf center and indoor Pizza ranges in price from those on the “Hall of Fame” picture driving range for a short time and $6.25 for a mini cheese pie for wall at the back of the restaurant. before that Tony Pace’s Hardware one person to $19.95 for a large However, “most of my celebrities Store. seafood pie (eight slices). A small Zafrin worked for Desimini at meatball or pepperoni pizza (6 are my customers,” Zafrin said.

Besides Lewis and Tim Fleischer P&D from its inception, becoming pieces) goes for $11.50. The pepof Eyewitness News, the other a partner in 1977. While the name peroni pizza is spicy and definitely pictures on the wall are of ordi- derived from Peter Desimini’s greasy but downright delicious. nary people, most of them We also had broccoli and children, and many who garlic to take out recently have been going to P&D for and it was equally yummy. years and years. There are The crust, not too big, is thin also drawings and pictures and crispy, edible without colored by kids. An imbeing too filling. pressive drawing of Zafrin Service at P&D is courteous, knowledgeable and and his partner also figures efficient. The restaurant has among the photographs and many longtime waitresses artwork on the wall. It was and other employees includa Christmas present from a ing Michele Gilday, now of 30-year customer.

Port Chester, who has been While area hotels recommend P&D, many of waitressing for 18 years. the restaurant’s customP&D also hires Port Chester ers are regulars. “I have High School students and customers now who have has one waitress who began children the age they were busing tables when she was when they (first) came in,” 15 and is now a junior in Zafrin said. college.

Without boasting, he Nick Bellantoni of Rye said: “I think I have the has also been working at best place around for the P&D for 18 years. He started money,” also noting the when he was young foldgenerous portions. ing boxes and although he And he may be right. now has a full-time job as Not having eaten anything Vito Desimini, son of co-owner Peter Desimini, assistant manager of a bank but pizza at P&D for some cuts a pizza behind the counter at P&D. branch in Manhattan, he still time before setting out to review initials, Zafrin’s three daughters works at the counter on Fridays the casual Italian eatery, I was were convinced it stood for “Peter and Sundays and acts as manager pleasantly surprised at the high & Daddy”—a logical deduction. when the owners are off.

Friday night has always been quality of the food and the reasonBolivian born chef Louis Liners able prices. the busiest at P&D. On that night of Port Chester, employed by P&D Zafrin, now 53, was 21 when seating spills over into the room for 15 years, has been in charge of Peter Desimini opened P&D Ital- next to the main dining room which the kitchen for seven years. P&D ian Restaurant & Pizzeria back in is otherwise used for private par- sponsored him to become a citizen 1973. He worked for Italian-born ties. It became part of the restaurant 10 years ago.

You can usually catch Zafrin Desimini, now 64, at a pizzeria in after Floral Fashions vacated the the Bronx when he was in junior space and moved down the street mingling with customers or behind the counter. While he must be able high, high school and college. By some years ago.

Besides their delicious pizza, to step in and do everything, “I that time Desimini had closed his place in the Bronx and opened in which is the thin, crispy variety prefer to be out front making pizza Scarsdale and Zafrin had followed Zafrin calls Bronx style, P&D sells seeing people,” he said. him. Even after he graduated from a lot of chicken dishes of all types.

Unremarkable decor Lehman College and tried a few Zafrin’s daughters describe the You don’t go to P&D for the other jobs, Zafrin realized his real Chicken Marsala (chicken cooked love was the restaurant business. in a brown sauce of marsala wine décor which is nothing to write “It’s just a fun business to be and fresh mushrooms at $13.25) home about. It is, however, comin,” he said. “It’s the easiest way as the best dish on the menu, but fortable, and that’s what keeps to make a living without work- the Chicken Francese (chicken people coming back—good food ing because it’s fun—you talk to dipped in egg and sautéed in butter, at reasonable prices in comfortable

Co-owner Steve Zafrin points at one of the many pictures of customers in the “Hall of Fame” on the back wall of P&D Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria in Port Chester. surroundings.

We started our meal with a half The eatery seats 48 in the carafe of pink zinfandel and a half main dining room, 40 in the pri- carafe of burgundy wine ($7.95 vate dining room next door and each), the zinfandel sweeter than I nine at the counter. Seating is at remembered and the red perfectly booths with red backs and seats fine to go with an Italian meal. plus three tables with red-seated, My choice for dinner was Torblack-backed chairs that match tellini Pesto ($10.95), a specialty the stools at the counter—where pasta of meat or cheese tortellini eating is encouraged. The linoleum in an herb butter baked in a casfloor is also red and a section of serole with browned parmesan the dining room is carpeted in red, cheese—very tasty and crunchy black and green. on top.

Walls are paneled on the botAnother in our party went with tom with white stucco on the top. the Chicken Breast Cacciatore An American flag hangs on one ($13.25), which brought large wall, some nondescript prints on chunks of white meat chicken the others. Fake flowers in vases cooked in red wine with peppers decorate the tables. (he chose hot and sweet for a little Half-moon-shaped openings zing) and tomato sauce. It was in the stucco between the main flavorful, had some zest and was dining room and the long, narrow extremely satisfying.

Our guests ordered Eggplant dining room next door are set with green plants. This room, where Parmigiana ($12.25), eggplant the restaurant’s “make your own covered with tomato sauce and pizza” parties are held, is cheer- melted mozzarella cheese, and fully decorated with light blue Sausage and Peppers ($11.95), tablecloths and pretty Tiffany style a combination of hot and sweet lamps hanging from the ceiling.

Italian sausage cooked with bell For the pizza parties, kids 12 peppers and onions in tomato and under are given a pizza-mak- sauce. While I didn’t sample either ing demonstration, a hat, gloves, of these dishes, our guests had only an apron and a piece of dough on good things to say about them.

The portions were large and, which they put their own cheese and sauce and make their own except for the sausage and peppers, individual pizzas. The cost is provided enough for doggy bags $12.95 per person and includes all around. beverages.

Most meals, including all of Pizza or pasta parties are also these, come with soup or salad available for adults at $9.95 per and choice of pasta, rice or potato. person or children at $7.95 per The salads, made with iceberg letperson. tuce, tomatoes, shredded carrots, cucumbers and black olives, are Dinner for 4 huge, and we all chose oil and Recently we took friends to vinegar dressing with gorgonP&D Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria zola cheese. Gorgonzola cheese and enjoyed dinner for four.

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Italian/Pizzeria

Luncheonettes

Pizza Pasta & Things

Club Sandwich

Kohl’s Shopping Center 529 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester 939-8000

7 Rye Ridge Plaza, Rye Brook 939-3475

T & J Pizza & Pasta 227 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 939-4134

Deli Delight 174 North Main St., Port Chester 937-5775

Good Food Cafe

Japanese Edo Japanese Steak House 140 Midland Ave., Port Chester 937-3333

Hakata Japanese and Asian Fusion 163 North Main St., Port Chester 939-7911

Luncheonettes Bagel Emporium Kohl’s Shopping Center 431 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester 937-5252

140 Midland Ave., Port Chester 939-4070

J.P.’s Standby Drive-in

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604 North Main St., Port Chester 939-9442

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Lenny’s Bagels 200 South Ridge St., Rye Brook 939-1379

Lyon Park Deli, Café & Catering 29 Putnam Ave., Port Chester 937-1171

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“ - Tandoori is indeed a delightful taste of India.”

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Open 7 Days for Lunch and Dinner Lunch Buffet Monday thru Saturday 12-2:30 Sunday Brunch Buffet 12-2:30

We Deliver Catering Available All Major Credit Cards

163 North Main Street Port Chester, NY 914-937-2727 • 914-935-9680 Fax: 914-935-9689 Visit Us at Our Newest Location:

Kiosko Restaurant

Authentic Mexican Cuisine All Homemade and Fresh La Casa of the Famous Mole Poblano SPECIALTIES

Sizzling Fajitas, Enchiladas Verdes, Rojas or Mole, the Popular Carne Asada, Pargo ala Veracruzana, Mariscos ala Mexicana, Burritos, Fresh Corn Quesadillas, Chimichangas, Bistek Ranchero, New York Steak, Rib Eye, Tostadas, Flautas, Sopes, Tortas (sandwich) Cubana, Milanesa, Tacos al Pastor, Chorizo, Carnitas, Huevos Rancheros, and Much More.

Serving Margaritas, Pina Coladas, Tequilas, etc.

Open 7 Days a Week from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

1114 East Putnam Avenue Riverside, CT In the Howard Johnson Hotel

203-637-4110

SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER

220 Westchester Avenue, Port Chester, NY Major Credit Cards Takeout 914-933-0155

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Luncheonettes Vinny’s Luncheonette

182 North Main St., Port Chester 939-9591

Mexican Coyote Flaco

115 Midland Ave., Port Chester 937-6969

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El Tio Restaurant

143 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 939-1494

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Beef, chicken and vegetable combination

A Great Variety of Seafood & Vegetarian Specialties Full Bar with Big Screen TVs in a Festive Atmosphere

Tuesday Nights FREE Quesadilla with 2 dinners from 4-7 p.m.

Wednesday Nights Mary Ann’s Special Soup FREE with 2 dinners from 4-7 p.m.

Thursday Nights Special $500 Herradura Gold Tequila Margarita with every dinner from 4-7 p.m.

Live Mariachi Band Friday and Saturday Nights

Happy Hour Sunday - Thursday 4-7 Margaritas & Beers at the bar only Lunch & Weekend Brunch 11:30-4 Dinner: Sun. - Thurs. 4-10 Fri. - Sat. 4-Midnight

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Marini’s Pizzeria

46 North Main Street Port Chester, NY 914-937-5120

“Happy Easter to all our loyal friends and patrons.”

--The Marini Family Full Menu Pasta • Seafood • Dinners • Gourmet Pizza Veal • Chicken • Sausage/Peppers • Zeppoles Hot & Cold Sandwiches • Salads • Appetizers (with $6 minimum purchase)

FREE Delivery (with $6 minimum purchase)

Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 11-11, Fri. & Sat. 11-midnight, Sunday 3-10 pm Street Parking/Handicap Accessible

El Zarape Mexican Restaurant

24 Grace Church St., Port Chester 933-0363

Kiosko

220 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 933-0155 Specialties include: Sizzling Fajitas, Enchiladas Verdes, Rojas or Mole, Carne Asada, Pargo ala Veracruzana, Mariscos ala Mexicana, Burritos, Fresh Corn Quesadillas, Chimichangas, Bistek Ranchero, New York Steak, Rib Eye, Tostadas, Flautas, Sopes, Tortas (sandwich) Cubana, Milanesa, Tacos al Pastor, Chorizo, Carnitas, Huevos Rancheros, and much more. Serving Margaritas, Pina Coladas, Tequilas, etc. Hours: 7 a.m.-10 p.m. 7 days a week. Major credit cards. Takeout. Parking on the street or in adjacent municipal lot.

Luis Tacos

135 South Main St., Port Chester

Mary Ann’s Mexican Restaurant

275 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester 939-8700 Specialties include: Turkey chilli, chalupas, jalapenos stuffed with shrimp, cactus salad, tofu, brown rice, tofu jack cheese, Acupulco seafood dish, Enchiladas Puerto Vallarta, goat cheese quesadilla, salads and tostadas, Tampico Burrito (breast of chicken), chimichangas, tacos and taquitos, beef tamales, fajitas (tuna and salmon, chicken or steak), Mole Amirillo (grilled pork loin), Steak Picado Fundido, combo dishes with shrimp, beef or chicken, vegetarian plates, all homemade on premises. Nightly and lowfat specials. Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs.

4-7 p.m., lunch and weekend brunch 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m., dinner 4-10 p.m.

Sun.-Thurs., 4 p.m.-midnight Fri. and Sat. Credit cards: Visa, MC and Amex. Free on-premises parking.

Rancho Grande

8 Poningo St., Port Chester 934-2675

Restaurante y Tortilleria Gemelos

167 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 934-0372

Northern Italian Alba’s Ristorante

400 North Main St., Port Chester 937-2236

Eclisse Northern Italian Cuisine Washington Park Plaza 275 South Ridge St., Rye Brook 937-5770

Giorgio’s Restaurant 69 Merritt St., Port Chester 937-4906/1096

Per Voi

23 North Main St., Port Chester 937-3200 Specialties: Appetizers include Baked Clams Oreganata, Grilled Portabello Mushroom Balsamic, Mussels or Clams in Light Marinara Sauce; soups, salads.

Pasta dishes include Penne Siciliano w/ eggplant, black olives, mushrooms and capers in red sauce, Rigatoni Erica w/ pimento and artichoke hearts in a pink sauce, Linguini w/ Shrimp, Mussels and Clams in Fresh Basil Red Sauce, Chicken Marsala, Veal Picatta, Shrimp Scampi, Filet of Sole, Shrimp Marinara and Fra Diavolo, Zuppa di Pesce w/ shrimp, mussels, clams and fresh fish over linguini; Steak Pizziolla, Shell Steak Contadina, Grilled Pork Chops. Catering on and off premises. Open 7 days a week for dinner, lunch weekdays. Street parking.

Northern Italian Piero’s Italian Restaurant 44 South Regent St., Port Chester 937-2904

Peruvian Acuario Restaurant

137 Irving Ave., Port Chester 939-7090

Chavin Restaurant

16 North Main St., Port Chester 937-7917

El Chalan Restaurant

45 Midland Ave., Port Chester 934-2244

El Parral Restaurant

2 South Main St., Port Chester 939-0409

El Plebeyo Restaurant

25 North Main St., Port Chester 690-2797

Brisa Marina Restaurant

40 Grace Church St., Port Chester 934-9090

Misti Café Takeout

100 North Main St., Port Chester 939-2204 Specialties include: Sliced hotdogs and French fries; potato stuffed with beef, onions, egg and olives; chicken and rice soup (Peruvian style); fish soup; salads; shrimp cooked in onions and tomtoes with rice; Peruvian style shrimp fried rice; fried calamari; rotisserie chicken with salad and French fries; Peruvian style beef/chicken with spaghetti; Peruvian style fried steak with onions and rice; chanfainita (Sat. & Sun.); purple corn soft drink. Open Wed.-Mon. 9 a.m.-10 p.m., closed Tuesday. Catering available. Street parking. VISA, MC accepted.

Misti Restaurant

110 North Main St., Port Chester 939-9437 Specialties include mussels cooked in onions, tomatoes and sweet corn kernels, Peruvian-style seafood sushi; soups: beef, chicken, seafood; variety of salads; fish morsels cooked in onions and tomatoes; shrimp cooked in spicey sauce, steamed seafood in Peruvian spices; rotisserie chicken (pollo a la brasa) with French fries and salad, chicken fried rice, Peruvian-style beef with spaghetti, pepper steak, roast beef, “Hungry Joe” Steak with fried plantains, egg, bacon and rice, beef tripe stew with rice; custard.

Open daily 9 a.m.-12 midnight. Lunch specials. Delivery or takeout available.

Street parking. VISA, MC accepted, ATM on premises.

Patrias Restaurant

35 ½ North Main St., Port Chester 937-0177

Salvadoran El Tesoro Restaurant II 14 South Main St., Port Chester 937-2086

La Pupusa Loca de Port Chester

165 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 935-0767

Rinconcito Salvadoreno Restaurante 20 Broad St., Port Chester 937-9287

Seafood Ebb Tide Seafood

1 Willett Ave., Port Chester 939-4810

El Palacio de los Mariscos 134 North Main St., Port Chester 939-2222

F.I.S.H. Mediterranean Seafood

102 Fox Island Rd., Port Chester 939-4227

Pacífico Nuevo Latino * Seafood

316 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester 937-1610

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Peruvian Food P&D Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria is located in the strip of stores on Bowman Avenue at the Port Chester/Rye Brook border.

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Continued from page 4R or shredded parmesan cheese on and plum tomatoes in garlic oil a salad costs $1 extra. served over pasta.

I tried the soup of the day—pasFor lunch, you can get appeta fagioli—chosen by one in our tizers, Italian wedges, calzones group and was not bowled over ($4.25 to $5.95), pizza and half by it. It has a tomato base with pound burgers ($3.95 for a Cajun white cannellini beans and small burger, $4.95 for a P&D burger tubular pasta, the latter being too in a grilled cheese sandwich with well cooked. cole slaw and Russian dressing or The side of spaghetti with a bacon cheeseburger). In addition, tomato sauce, on the other hand, there are steak and chicken wedgwas perfectly cooked and the sauce es, club sandwiches, hot dogs, outstanding. lunch entrées such as Chicken Small Italian rolls, warmed and Marsala and Chicken Parmigiana crunchy, also come with meals (both $9.95), hot open sandwiches and are irresistible--even if you’re ($7.75), regular sandwiches, eggs trying to save room for dinner or and omelets, pasta dishes, platto cut carbs. ters such as chicken strips with For dessert, we shared a cannoli French fries and cole slaw ($8.25) ($3.25)—one of the best I’ve had-- and Grilled P&D Shrimp Salad along with a cappuccino and three ($12.95) and lunch specials such as coffees. Cannolis aren’t necessar- Pastrami Melt ($6.50) and Baked ily my favorite dessert, but this one Ziti ($6.25). Lunch specials are changed my mind. The filling was served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. sweet and surprisingly light and P&D has a beer and wine the shell delightfully crunchy. license and offers draft as well as Our bill totaled $83.86 for four bottled beer and a limited selection people. of red, white and rosé wine by the Our waitress was cute, friendly, glass, half carafe, carafe, half and efficient and had a sense of humor. full bottle.

Menu and other recommendations

Besides pizza, P&D has all of the Italian staples and much more. There are appetizers, Italian wedges, standard pastas, specialty pastas such as the Tortellini Pesto mentioned above, Fettuccine Alfredo ($10.95) and Penne ala Vodka ($11.95), beef, veal, pork, chicken, eggplant and seafood entrées.

I can recommend the Mussels fra Diavolo over angel hair ($11.95), which was spicy and flavorful, and the lasagna ($7.75), a huge slice of the Italian meat and cheese dish topped with tons of melted mozzarella cheese. I’m anxious to try some of the many shrimp dishes such as the Shrimp Primavera ($16.95), jumbo shrimp sautéed in garlic and olive oil with fresh vegetables served over pasta, Shrimp Scampi ($14.95) or Stuffed Shrimp ($15.95).

Besides the extensive regular menu, there are daily dinner specials such as Shrimp and Sole Francese ($15.95) or Pasta Contadina ($12.95), hot or sweet Italian sausage cooked with mushrooms, onions, peppers, broccoli, zucchini

Hours, parking, etc.

P&D Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria is open six days a week from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday from noon to 10 p.m. Parking is in a private lot next to the strip of stores on Bowman Avenue at the Port Chester/Rye Brook line in which the restaurant is located or on the street.

While always welcoming new customers, the owners treat their regulars with the kid gloves they deserve. For instance, while they don’t deliver as a rule, they occasionally make an exception for those who frequent the establishment on a regular basis. And they stayed open after hours for a Port Chester Middle School cast party last Saturday night at the request of a regular customer.

How has business been the last 33 years?

“I can’t complain,” co-owner Zafrin said. “I have put two through college and one is still going.”

“I’m as busy as I really want to be,” he added. “When you get too busy, you can’t give the right product.”

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Seafood

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Port Chester Seafood

The Great Cuisine of Arthur Avenue

295 Midland Ave., Port Chester 937-2232 Specialties include: New England/ Manhattan clam chowder, homemade fish chowder; seafood/tuna salad; hot lunches – Fish ‘n chips, fried calamari, fried sea scallops, fried shrimp, fried clam strips, fried whiting; fish sandwich; stuffed sole, broiled swordfish, blackened tuna, poached salmon with dill sauce, Shrimp Scampi; daily specials. Lunch served Tues.-Fri. 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Credit cards: VISA and MasterCard. Free delivery, senior discount, parking on premises.

Tropic Seafood Restaurant & Raw Bar 23½ North Main St., Port Chester 937-0550

Inca & Gaucho Restaurant Seafood & Steakhouse

173 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 939-2100 Specialties include: Gaucho Parrillada (mixed grill), Matambre (vegetables wrapped with meat and side of potato salad), spinach and meat ravioli, meat canelones, Peruvian style Paella, famous Lomo Saltado (stir-fried beef sautéed with onions and tomatoes), crepes and Chaja (peach-filled cake topped with meringue. Hours: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Delivery and catering available.

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