Dining Out & About 2012/07

Your guide to eating out in Port Chester, Rye Brook and surrounding areas.

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American Q Authentic Barbecue Restaurant 112 North Main Street Port Chester 933-7427

Rye Ridge Deli

42 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 253-5358 www.applebeesny.com

Rye Ridge Shopping Center 126 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 937-2131

Belle Fair Country Market

Sam’s Bar & Grill

20 BelleFair Boulevard Rye Brook 939-2370

Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar 44 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 690-9453

Chop’t Creative Salad Company 116 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 908-4184

Cousin Frankie’s USA Grill 112 Willett Ave., Port Chester 305-4878

Fairways Restaurant 1323 King Street Greenwich, CT 203-531-1138 Specialties include: Variety of omelets or build your own, breakfast sandwiches, variety of wraps, bagels, muffins, home fries, yogurt, fresh berries; homemade soups, fried calamari, nachos, salads, variety of lunch sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs, chili dogs, panini, quesadillas, wedges; baked clams, stuffed portobello mushrooms; homemade lasagna, eggplant parmigiana, cavatelli Bolognese, chicken Scarpariello, chicken spinach Alfredo, veal Marsala, veal Saltimbocca, pan seared salmon, mussels & shrimp fra diavolo, filet mignon, pork chops, prime rib au jus. Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Closed Monday nights. Tuesday nights karaoke 7-10 p.m. Walkins welcome. Most major credit cards. Free on-premises parking.

J T Straw’s Bar & Grill 435 North Main Street Port Chester 937-9695

On the Way Café 34 Ridgeland Terrace, Rye 921-2233

Panera Bread

1 Mill Street Port Chester 939-2001

The Kneaded Bread 181 North Main Street Port Chester 937-9489

The Pub Doral Arrowwood Anderson Hill Road Rye Brook 939-6630

Asian Buddha 1 Rye Ridge Plaza Rye Brook 481-4651

Euro Asian Bistro 30 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-3680

Burgers Elevation Burger 176 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 305-6700

Westchester Burger Co. 275 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 305-6095 Serving 20 different burgers including Original WBC angus beef burger, Tex-Mex burger, Kobe burger, Pretzel burger, Mom’s Italian Turkey burger, Greenhouse veggie patty, Soprano chicken burger, Ba Da Bing Italian sausage burger, a lamb burger, tuna burger and bison burger. Six varieties of milkshakes, appetizers, salads and entrées. Open 7 days from 11:30 a.m., closing at 10 p.m.

Sunday-Wednesday, at 11 p.m.

Thursday and at midnight Friday and Saturday. Free parking in the shopping center lot.

Brazilian Café Brazil USA

10 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-0079

37-39 North Main Street Port Chester 939-1139

Port Chester Coach Diner

Churrascaria Copacabana

317 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-0008

29-31 North Main Street Port Chester 939-6894

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Brazilian International Café & Brazilian Bakery 103 Adee Street Port Chester 939-1002

Rio Minas Brasil U.S.A. Buffet 140 Midland Avenue Port Chester 481-5724

Central American El Tesoro Restaurant 92 Purdy Avenue Port Chester 935-9440

El Tesoro II 14 South Main Street Port Chester 937-2086

Chinese China House 170B North Main Street Port Chester 939-7288 or 939-7290

Great Wall Restaurant 140 Midland Avenue Port Chester 939-0068

Ho Sai Gai 544 Willett Avenue Port Chester 937-8337 or 937-8339

King Garden Chinese Restaurant 32 Grace Church Street Port Chester 939-4310

Manchu Garden Chinese & Japanese Cuisine 504 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-8688

Number 1 Chinese Restaurant 120 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-8465

Panda Restaurant 213 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-4699

Sichuan Pavilion 480 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-8889

Wah Yuan Chinese Restaurant Post Road Plaza 262 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-7776

Coffee Shops Starbucks Coffee Company Rye Ridge Shopping Center 118 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 937-1597

Pan America Bakery & Café 22 South Main Street Port Chester 939-0005

Colombian Aqui Es Santa Fe Café 32 Broad Street Port Chester 305-1060

Asi Es Colombia 172 North Main Street Port Chester 934-7675

Delicias Colombianas 36 Broad Street Port Chester 939-9425

El Rincon Paisa 130 North Main Street Port Chester 939-9364

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Los Chuzos de Juancho 540 Willett Avenue Port Chester 305-1921

Los Remolinos Restaurant 123 North Main Street Port Chester 937-7456

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Continental The Tulip Tree at the Hilton Rye Town 699 Westchester Avenue Rye Brook 939-6300

Dominican Hollywood Chicken International 216 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 934-8137

Reyna Restaurant 66 Poningo Street Port Chester 939-9251

Ecuadorian El Criollito Restaurant 138 Irving Avenue Port Chester 934-8010

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150 North Main St., Port Chester 937-7343

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260 Boston Post Road Port Chester 934-7877

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295 Midland Avenue Port Chester 935-9034

140 Midland Avenue Port Chester 934-7852 or 934-7810

Hubba 24 North Main Street Port Chester 939-7276

Kentucky Fried Chicken 262 Boston Post Road Port Chester 935-0741

McDonald’s Restaurant 321 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-3355

Subway Restaurant 262 Boston Post Road Port Chester 934-5045

Subway Restaurant 302 Midland Avenue Port Chester 937-0022

Subway Restaurant 19 North Main Street Port Chester 914-481-5255

Texas Chili Restaurant 8 South Main Street Port Chester 937-0840

French La Creperie Café 604 North Main Street Port Chester 934-0026

Greek/ American One Station Plaza 111 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-3416

Café Guatemala 28 Grace Church Street Port Chester 937-8537

Keylee’s Restaurant 11 Pearl Street Port Chester 481-1650

Indian Tandoori Taste of India 163 North Main Street Port Chester 937-2727 or 935-9680

International Brisa Marina Restaurant 40 Grace Church Street Port Chester 934-9090

Café Mirage 531 North Main Street Port Chester 937-3497

Sonora Nuevo Latino Cuisine 179 Rectory Street Port Chester 933-0200 Specialties include: Lobster and plantain bisque, traditional Colombian free range chicken and potato soup, tuna and yucca cake with mango and wasabi sauce, Ecadorian ceviche: shrimp, tomato base, avocado, red onions and citrus, lobster and avocado quesadilla, steamed Rhode Island mussels, pan roasted Chilean sea bass with white beans, chorizo and lobster broth, Sonora seafood paella, grilled lamb chops with wild mushrooms, mashed potatoes and roasted garlic mojito sauce, grilled skirt steak with mojito thyme sauce and lobster moro rice. Lunch: 11:30 a.m.2:30 p.m. Dinner starts at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Closed Monday. Cooking classes. Latin jazz music every Thursday.

Private room available. Free onpremises parking.

Irish/American Davy Byrnes Irish Pub & Restaurant 538 Willett Avenue 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.

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t least in the Northeast, outdoor eating is generally associated with summer, even though when I start gathering information for this section in July, it’s often too hot to even consider eating outside. I’m a hardcore al fresco dining enthusiast, but even I could not have tolerated the 90-some-degree temperatures and high humidity this week at an outdoor venue. That’s why I found most of these areas empty when I snapped my pictures. Never fear, however, because by the time this section is on the street, the temperatures will have dropped to the mid-80s with lower humidity and people will be flocking to the 40 places in Port Chester and Rye Brook that offer a place to enjoy your meal in the balmy air.

From a few simple tables and chairs set up outside a restaurant on the sidewalk to fancy decks with heat lamps that allow for the extension of the outside eating season, there’s something for everyone.

From April to October, restaurants with outdoor seating are definitely in demand.

In the 15 years I’ve been writing this feature, the number of sidewalk cafés, patios and decks has nearly doubled from 23 to 40 of the 122 total eateries that now exist in the two villages. The phenomenon caught on in 1997 when the Port Chester Board of Trustees encouraged sidewalk cafés through special legislation. Since then the number has

gradually moved upward, ebbing and flowing each year as restaurants close and open, savvy restaurateurs decide to create an outdoor venue to drum up more interest and therefore increase business, make room for overflow crowds or just heighten visibility.

Some spaces have table service while others just allow customers to take their food and eat outside.

I must admit there are some restaurants in town I much prefer eating at during the al fresco dining season—Café Mirage and Coyote Flaco, for example.

Only three restaurants that offered outdoor eating last year are not doing so in 2012. One—Home-

Bartaco at 1 Willett Ave. is the only restaurant in town where you can eat overlooking the water. style Café—has closed and the eatery that was to take its place has been slow in taking shape. Tandoori Taste of India rejoined the list of sidewalk cafés and even cooked outside last year but is not doing so in 2012. Subway in the shopping center up on the hill on the Boston Post Road no doubt decided not to put tables out this year while construction is going on at the center to refresh the facades.

To offset that number, two new restaurants have opened which are offering dining al fresco. One is Per Voi II, the reincarnation of an old fixture on Port Chester’s North Main Street. The second is Westchester Burger in Rye Brook’s Washington Park Plaza. A third, La Creperie Café, was taken over by a new owner who has added tables outside.

There’s a good chance we’ll be able to add another new restaurant, Cousin Frankie’s USA Grill, to the list in the near future and bring the number up to 41. The owners of Cousin Frankie’s, which opened at the end of May at 112 Willett Ave., have requested to set up four or five tables for four outside the restaurant on Port Chester village property in the shoppers’ parking lot behind Q. While the Board of Trustees seems amenable to the idea, the agreement has not yet been finalized.

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Lots of colorful flowers beautify the sidewalk café at The Kneaded Bread, located at 181 North Main St., corner of Mill Street.

What’s new?

oe Fornino of Yonkers and Justin Cartisano of Rye Brook are back as co-managers of the second carnation of Per Voi at 23 North Main St. which opened Mar. 4 as Per Voi II. Manuel Romero of Port Chester has also returned as the head chef. They deliver the same excellent Northern Italian cuisine and exceptional service the original Per Voi offered in a whole new contemporary setting

while making you feel at home.

Be sure to try the Clams Per Voi for appetizer when they’re available and the Chicken Martini, a house specialty, and Tilapia Oreganata for entrée. You won’t be disappointed.

Per Voi II is also featuring a boneless 24-ounce rib eye steak for $24.

If it’s a balmy night, you can savor these specialties and many more on one of the two tables set up on the small wooden deck on the Abendroth Avenue side of the restaurant facing the marina parking lot and beyond that the Byram River.

Tables are draped with white cloths like those inside and set with black chairs with cushioned seats. Three decorative lamps on the deck posts provide plenty of light. Pansies and another variety of yellow flower are planted in the bed out front.

Back in March, Fornino spoke about plans for expanding the deck the length of the building, but obviously that’s not going to happen this year.

The dining room at Per Voi II is open Monday through Thursday from 12 noon to 10 p.m., Friday from 12 noon to 11 p.m., Saturday from 5 to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 4 to 9 p.m. The bar stays open as late as there are customers.

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arrison residents Vincent Corso and Angelo Difeo opened their second Westchester Burger Co. on Sept. 22, 2011 in Rye Brook’s Washington Park Plaza at 275 South Ridge St. where Frank’s Steaks had previously made a brief appearance.

At the time I had no idea they’d be creating a deck outside because no other restaurant at this location had done so before.

Since I learned about this new patio, it’s been too hot and sticky to test it out, but I have taken a peak and seen that it overlooks the basketball and tennis courts of Garib-

aldi Park and is so close to the park that some of its trees even hang over and shade the space. The deck is basically shaded by two large square white and gold Radeberger Pilsner umbrellas. Furniture here is not of the outdoor type but real wooden tables and chairs with cushioned seats like you see inside and the same cloth napkins as well.

In this plein air location you can enjoy any of Westchester Burger’s 20 different burgers. I like the Tex-Mex burger ($14 for 8 ounces of angus beef, guacamole, salsa, pickled onion, queso fresco and crumbled hard tortillas on a brioche bun), regular or sweet potato waffle fries, milkshakes and many nonburger specialties including starters and snacks and salads. The Lobster Mac-n-Cheese ($12) is to die for.

Hours are 11 a.m. to 12 midnight (sometimes they close a little earlier) Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

These hours appeal to me because I’m always looking for places to eat late at night.

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n Apr. 1, Eduardo Gimenez bought Albert Florist and the tiny La Creperie Café within it in the Carvel Circle near the Greenwich border at 604 North Main St. He has put two square black mesh metal tables with fancy black ice cream chairs on the sidewalk covered with bright green outdoor carpeting in front of the store. It is shaded by the navy and yellow Albert Florist awning.

Gimenez said he plans to expand his business into the empty store next door and eventually add more tables outside.

La Creperie Café serves a variety of sweet wheat crepes like sugar, butter and cinnamon and peaches with caramel sauce and savory Please turn to page 6

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Hours are Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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he large deck on the Abendroth Avenue side of Churrascaria Copacabana, a Brazilian steakhouse at 29-31 North Main St., reopened in July 2009 after being redone to create a whole new look.

Now it’s been transformed again and just had a soft opening last weekend with a grand opening to follow. The deck/patio has actually been enclosed but has been designed with large windows that can be opened when the weather is conducive to allow the fresh breezes to blow inside. However, the space can also be air conditioned when it’s hot and muggy and heated when it’s cold.

Manager Anderson Moretti said the deck was enclosed so it can be used all year round as an informal setting many patrons prefer to the dining room. From the outside the enclosed deck is a striking brown and orange decorated with attractive lanterns. The inside features a cement floor, but there’s a black and brown marble bar with TVs, 11 brown leather cushioned bar stools and matching chairs that pull up to square butcher block tables to seat an additional 36.

Here you can order Brazilian appetizers like mixed barbecue, pork sausage and fried yucca, fried calamari, tilapia or shrimp, or a croquette platter. You can also get chicken wings, burgers, nachos and only a few entrées: top sirloin platter, skirt steak platter or grilled salmon with sides plus a variety of beers, sangrias, tropical and signature cocktails and caipirinhas.

Live bands will play all types of music on the deck on Saturday nights starting at 7 p.m.

Food is served on the patio from 12 noon to 11 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 12 noon to 9 p.m. Sunday. Copacabana, which opened in September 2007, is closed Monday.

My favorite plein air eating spots Some of my favorite outdoor settings are Bartaco, Pasquale, Nessa, Michael’s, Sonora and The Kneaded Bread. Tarry Lodge is also lovely.

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Pforzheimer, owners of Barcelona in Greenwich and five other locations, opened Bartaco at the former Ebb Tide Seafood location on the Byram River at 1 Willett Ave. in December 2010. Now that F.I.S.H. has closed at the foot of Fox Island Road, it’s the only restaurant in town where you can eat overlooking the water.

Although the view isn’t spectacular, you do see boats passing by and pulling in and out of docks nearby and can enjoy dining al fresco on the water rather than breathing in the fumes of passing cars. Because of its casual, fun atmosphere, Bartaco has become a popular place for eating and drinking at all times of the night and day. During the daytime and early evening it attracts a wide variety of ages including families while at night it brings in a younger crowd in their 20s and 30s.

The large deck is constructed of imitation gray wood planks. There is a combination of seating at low white tables on matching benches or individual seats topped with navy cushions, the benches accented with navy and white striped pillows, or at white wooden tables on white plastic chairs, some covered by navy umbrellas, some not. Lights are on four poles wrapped with rope to give them a nautical feel and topped with round wooden reflectors. Pots of red geraniums hang on a white wall as you enter the deck from inside the restaurant. A bar distinguished by its corrugated metal top and front fills the opposite side of this outdoor eating area. The restaurant has been constructed so the wall that faces the deck opens like a garage door to allow even those eating inside to catch the cool breezes when the weather is fine.

Heat lamps allow drinking and dining outside for a number of months.

Bartaco, a tequila bar with a beach shack feel, serves up so-called Mexican street food: 3-bite gourmet tacos, guacamole, tamales, rotisserie chicken, rice bowls with a choice of meats or shrimp, gazpacho, snapper ceviche, grilled corn with cotija cheese and sides such as chipotle slaw and spicy cucumber salad on metal trays or in small white bowls.

It’s a fun place where you place your order on a printed card using a pencil and place a plastic card with a dragonfly (the bartaco logo) on it in the metal holder on your table to alert your waiter when you’re ready to order. To drink you can order a variety of tequilas, margaritas and other cocktails plus wine and beer.

Bartaco is open and serves food daily from 11:30 a.m. to shortly

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The plein air sidewalk dining area at Arrosto, which opened last year at 25 South Regent St., seats 60 people. before closing time at 2 a.m. and brunch on Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The tequila bar has been known to close earlier than 2 a.m. if they’re not busy. However, that’s unlikely to be the case during the balmy summer months when the deck is open.

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cross from Carvel and La Creperie Café at 2 Putnam Ave. figures one of the most visible outdoor eating areas in Port Chester, the well-landscaped red brick patio in front of Pasquale II Ristorante.

Here customers dine at gray tables and matching chairs covered with striking royal blue umbrellas. A buffer of beautiful shrubs, trees and flowers in pots and beds surrounds the patio and helps create a tranquil setting. This year the flowers are particularly colorful and plentiful.

Tiny white lights on a white picket fence along the perimeter of the patio and music piped outside enhance the pleasant atmosphere.

Fine Italian cuisine is featured at Pasquale for lunch and dinner— homemade pastas, chicken, veal and seafood as well as fine wines. The lunch menu also includes a handful of sandwiches.

Hours are Tuesday through

The patio at Café Mirage, located adjacent to the Byram River at 531 North Main St., is a popular outdoor dining venue.

Thursday from 12 noon to 10 p.m., Friday from 12 noon to 11 p.m., Saturday from 3 to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 9 p.m. Pasquale is closed Monday.

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n February 2007, father and son Peter and Marc Tessitore opened Nessa Restaurant at 325 North Main St., across from The Landmark building. At that time Marc said in the future they planned to develop an outdoor eating area next to the building which was realized in June 2008. Each year it keeps getting better.

Decorative iron gates open onto a narrow, cozy patio of multicolored bricks where seven black metal mesh tables with matching chairs are covered by olive green umbrellas. This oasis is beautifully landscaped with trees, bushes and flowers in a few square beds that break it up and other green plants and bushes in a bed along a wooden fence installed adjacent to the building next door. Large wooden boxes planted with yellow flowers and miniature evergreens grace the entrance.

Last year a beautiful trellis was added in front of the iron gates where white morning glories climb and artificial grape leaves fill out the greenery on the top portion of the structure.

At night candles on the tables, tiny white lights on the trees and torches along the fence create a warm atmosphere.

This year two round mesh tables with matching chairs and orange and beige cushions for comfort and style were placed on the sidewalk in front of the restaurant.

Two years ago another dimension was added to dining al fresco at Nessa when a bocce court was built. A few stone steps lead from the courtyard to a patio and grassy area with three tables topped with lime green umbrellas in front of the court. There are bushes and flowers all around. You’d think you were in Italy! This area is popular for Sunday brunch.

In these outdoor settings patrons can enjoy this enotecca’s varied bruschetta and panini as well as creative appetizers and salads, pasta, chicken and seafood dishes, in addition to skirt steak and Pork Chop Scarpariello, all made with the freshest ingredients. Sunday brunch features omelets, fritatte, poached eggs, other breakfast dishes such as battered cinnamon raisin toast with

walnut butter and potato pancakes with spiced apples, whipped ricotta and acacia honey as well as panini and salads.

Nessa is open for dinner Sunday through Thursday from 5:30 to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 5:30 to 11 p.m. and for brunch Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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t’s the 14th season for outdoor eating at Michael’s Famous Pan Pizza. In the summer of 1998, owner Michael Iacobelli transformed an overgrown lot behind his restaurant at 125 Midland Ave. into a lovely outdoor eatery. It features 12 ornate dark green wrought iron tables and matching chairs on a red brick patio surrounded by a decorative fence fitted with painted panels depicting varied scenes from Tuscany. To complete the effect, concrete was painted to look like stucco or old tiles.

The patio, shaded by overhanging trees and naturally decorated by climbing grape vines growing over the walls enclosing it, features red artificial begonias on the tables, light bulbs strung across the space for ambient lighting at night and a pretty bar with a granite top and wrought iron stools to match the chairs. Large, old-looking pots of flowers sit at the patio’s entrance.

Michael’s offers fine Italian cuisine including appetizers, soups, salads, as well as pasta, chicken, veal, beef, pork and fish entrées.

The house salad with homemade dressing is exceptional. Several hot sandwiches, including burgers, are also available. And of course the restaurant continues to serve the wonderful thin-crusted pan pizza Michael’s has always been known for.

Michael’s is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week.

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or the 11th year customers can eat outside at the tiny enclave at the back of Sonora, the nuevo Latino eatery that opened in May 2001 at 179 Rectory St. A deck around the side of the restaurant off Rectory Street is hidden by tall trees and bushes. Stone planters filled with cacti, greens and flowers sit on the ledge of the deck—painted a pretty shade of red—where a total of 14 people can dine at various table setups.

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Italian Arrosto 25 South Regent Street Port Chester 939-2727 Specialties include: Blue crab salad with chili oil, lardo & chives, mixed beets with pistachio crema & poppy seeds, wood grilled octopus with coriander & citrus; antipasto Arrosto; dry aged burger with aged white cheddar; papardelle with braised lamb ragu, malfadine with broccoli rabe pesto & house sausage, asparagus ravioli with brown butter & sage, taglilatelle Bolognese with parmigiano reggiano; variety of gourmet wood oven pizzas; pan roasted monkfish with baby clams & rock shrimp, pan seared salmon with SunchokeMeyer lemon puree, grilled white shirmp with rosemary, lemon & couscous; roasted lamb loin, pan seared duck breast, grilled hanger steak, 64-ounce 30-day dry aged bone-in ribeye for 3-4.

Individual or family style serving.

Reservations suggested. Hours: Lunch Wed.-Fri. 12 p.m.-3 p.m., dinner Tues.-Thurs. 5 p.m.-10 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 5 p.m.-11 p.m., Sun. 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Most major credit cards accepted. Free onpremises parking.

Italian/ Italian/Pizzeria Italian/Pizzeria Italian/Pizzeria Frankie & Louie’s Sosa’s Pizzeria Coals Mediterranean Restaurant Il Sogno Ristorante 316 Boston Post Road Port Chester 914-937-7200

Domino’s Pizza

Italian/Pizzeria

Nessa Ristorante 325 North Main Street Port Chester 939-0119

Pasquale II Ristorante 2 Putnam Avenue 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 onpremises parking.

T & J Villaggio Trattoria 223-225 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-6665

Tarry Market Café 179 North Main St., Port Chester 253-5680

Tarry Lodge 18 Mill Street, Port Chester 939-3111

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Ferraro’s Pizza & Pasta

Antonio’s Pizza and Restaurant Pathmark Shopping Center 130 Midland Ave., Port Chester 939-5137

Arcuri’s Pizza & Salad

147 Irving Ave., Port Chester 939-4202

414 Willett Avenue Port Chester 939-0202

T & J Pizza & Pasta

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

Pizza Pasta & Things

199 South Regent Street Port Chester 934-2900

Kohl’s Shopping Center 529 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-8000

Frank’s Restaurant and Pizzeria

Racanelli’s Pizzeria Restaurant

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33% of local restaurants serve up outdoor eating seats and backs. Torches have been placed around the edge of the deck for the romantic effect and to keep away the mosquitoes. A heater extends the months of outside dining.

In this tranquil setting, reached by entering the front door and walking through the restaurant, you can enjoy Latin food with a French flair.

Tapas and ceviches—South American seafood cocktails—are among the specialties at Sonora, where seafood has top billing.

There are tapas on the summer menu from Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Spain and Argentina. Lobster and avocado quesadilla drizzled with chipotle crème fraiche from Mexico; domestic lamb meatballs with Castilian sauce garnished with roasted almonds and ricotta cheese from Spain; and roasted eggplant, goat cheese and quinoa empanadas served with a chocolate vinaigrette from Peru are among the interesting tapas.

Main courses include seafood paella with lobster, shrimp, clams, mussels, chorizo and saffron rice topped with sofrito sauce from Spain; pan seared tilapia served over enchiladas stuffed with shrimp finished in mole sauce from Mexico; free range chicken breast stuffed with chorizo, goat cheese and sweet plantains served with Peruvian purple potato and roasted corn hash with a Sherry wine and shallot roux from Colombia; and coffee rubbed sirloin steak served with a Serrano ham potato cake and an asparagus winter salad topped with parsley chimichurri sauce from Argentina.

A variety of cocktails, margaritas, mojitos, tequilas and international beers are on the menu to go with your meal.

The same attentive service that is offered inside is provided on the deck.

Lunch is served Tuesday through Friday from 11:30 a.m.; dinner is served Sunday through Thursday from 4:30 to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 4:30 to 11 p.m. Sunday brunch runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

done the same with their sidewalk café. Since The Kneaded Bread is located on a corner, they were able to place tables on both North Main and Mill streets, a total of nine round silver metal tables with matching silver metal mesh chairs.

The tables are situated close to the building under large blue and white striped awnings. Pots overflowing with pink, purple and orange petu-

wners of The Kneaded Bread bakery and sandwich shop at 181 North Main St. had been waiting four years to get approval to open a sidewalk café. They finally got it two years ago. In order for that to occur, the zoning in that area had to be changed from its outdated manufacturing designation and the local law governing sidewalk cafés had to be changed allowing a narrower right of way for pedestrians on the sidewalk where the café is located. A new law was adopted in June 2010.

Since they’ve brought their business to downtown Port Chester, Jennifer and Jeffrey Kohn, who live in Rye Brook, have always done things right, offering only first class products and service to their customers and keeping their bakery and later their restaurant Q in tip-top shape.

So it’s not surprising that they have

he reincarnation of Tarry Lodge, under the ownership of Joseph Bastianich, Mario Batali, managing partner Nancy Selzer and executive chef Andy Nusser, all well-known Manhattan restaurateurs, opened at 18 Mill St. in October 2008 with no outdoor eating venue. A rooftop terrazzo was constructed three years ago and opened in mid-September for pizza

tichokes and capers and Pork Osso Buco alla Milanese) and one or more daily specials, depending on the day of the week. There are also yummy homemade desserts and an extensive all-Italian wine list with a tremendous price range.

If you definitely want to sit on the terrazzo, you must book your reservation directly through the restaurant and request it. Reserva-

Oysters, little neck clams on the half shell and traditional shrimp cocktail are always available from the raw bar.

The regular menu includes unusual sandwiches (including the fried oyster po’ boy) and entrées such as delicious Maryland lump crab cakes, farm raised ostrich, coconut curry shrimp or chicken; and sesame crusted seared yellowfin tuna with wakame salad and ginger risotto. There are also fish, skirt steak, grilled chicken and jerk chicken tacos.

Café Mirage is open for lunch every day. Hours are Monday through Thursday from noon to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday from noon to midnight and Sunday from noon to 9 p.m.

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The nicely landscaped patio in front of Pasquale II Ristorante at 2 Putnam Ave. is a pleasant setting for relaxed outdoor dining. nias, others with yellow hibiscus, pink snapdragons and white petunias serve as a buffer from the street and create a pleasant ambiance. As a nice touch, a bowl of dog food and another of water placed outside the entrance show that dogs are welcome in this space.

The Kneaded Bread offers all kinds of artisanal breads, rolls, croissants, muffins, scones, cupcakes, cookies, brownies and dessert bars made on the premises as well as premade sandwiches, salads, and homemade soups. Their gazpacho and curried chicken salad are among

Enclosure of the deck at Churrascaria Copacabana, the Brazilian steakhouse at 29-31 North Main St., was recently completed to allow for its use all year round.

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my favorite things to eat anywhere.

During the past year the Kohns have expanded their bakery and sandwich shop into the store next door on Main Street after having moved the bakery operation to the adjacent Mill Street store. In January they started a “create your own salad” station in the space with fresh vegetables (they even roast their own beets) and dressings made from scratch. A basic salad with a choice of green plus four ingredients costs $7.50 + tax. Over time they plan to renovate the original store to increase seating, create better flow, offer more products and “eventually it should look like one big store rather than two put together,” said Jennifer.

Hours are Monday through Friday from 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

and salad only. Two years ago the terrazzo opened in April offering the restaurant’s entire menu.

The terrazzo, which seats 44, can be reached via a steep stairway from the outside off Mill Street, but that’s not recommended. Guests are asked to go through the front entrance to be seated by the hostess. You must climb the stairs to the second level, and the terrazzo can be reached from there. Once outside, you’re in another world with a yellow, white and green color scheme like a daisy.

White woodwork that resembles a trellis surrounds the terrazzo on three sides, with the fourth wall provided by the olive green stucco of the building’s exterior. The roof of the structure was crafted with open white wood slats allowing plenty of light to shine through. The original umbrellas have been replaced with a retractable yellow awning so this space can be used even in wet weather or to provide shade from the sun. Eco-friendly evaporative air conditioners control the outside temperature. However, when it’s 90 degrees, it will still be 80 degrees on the terrazzo with these units. There are also ceiling fans to circulate the air. The floor is made of synthetic decking material.

Light-colored marble-look square and rectangular tables are set with Tarry Lodge yellow and white placemats, white cloth napkins and white dishes. Tall chairs have cane seats and backs.

Yellow flowers and ivy planted in boxes on three sides of the space climb up the trellises. There are also pots of yellow and white flowers.

Small light bulbs are hung around the perimeter of the space to provide subtle light at night along with the candles on the tables. Music is piped in to complete the atmosphere.

The food at Tarry Lodge is first class Italian with some traditional dishes and some more unusual ones. The menu includes 18 unique antipasti (i.e. Beets Agrodolce and Lump Crab with Piquillos), personal Roman-style, thin crusted pizzas made in their wood-fired oven, handmade pastas including the restaurant’s signature Fusilli alla Crazy Bastard made with fresh goat cheese, beet greens, walnuts and roasted tomatoes, large salads, 10 entrées (i.e. Whole Roasted Branzino, Pollo Francese with ar-

tions are taken 30 days out except on Saturday nights when they are only booked a day in advance. If not fully booked, the terrazzo will also be used for overflow for walk-ins.

It can also be reserved for private events.

Tarry Lodge is open Monday through Friday for lunch from 12-3 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday for brunch during the same hours. Dinner starts at 3 p.m. and runs until 9 p.m. Sunday and Monday and Tuesday thru Saturday until 11 pm.

Other Port Chester outdoor venues There are also other plein air eating spots in Port Chester worthy of highlighting: Café Mirage, Arrosto, Coyote Flaco, Brisa Marina and Mary Ann’s Mexican Restaurant.

The patio at Café Mirage, the late night eating spot at 531 North Main St., near the Greenwich border, is a popular outdoor venue which keeps changing its look.

Thirteen silver metal tables for two with matching chairs which can be pushed together to accommodate larger parties are shaded by a navy and white awning. In addition, a beige umbrella shades a round black metal mesh table. This lovely spot next to the Byram River is surrounded by a fence, royal blue on the outside, white inside, to provide a cozy atmosphere. Overhanging trees, lanterns hanging from the awning, colored lights and boxes of pink and purple petunias secured to the fence add to the charming environment. The side of the patio along the Byram remains open so that during daylight hours you can watch ducks, egrets and other waterfowl playing in the river.

Some summer specials being offered by proprietor/chef Dave Haggerty at this international eatery, where the full menu is available until midnight on Friday and Saturday, are pomegranate and mango margaritas, rum punch; arugula, grapefruit, gorgonzola and pignoli nut salad with poppy seed vinaigrette; watermelon and goat cheese salad; Thai ginger lemongrass shrimp; Bangkok mussels steamed in coconut milk and Thai spices; and pan fried oysters with Creole hollandaise.

rrosto opened Nov. 9, 2010 at 25 South Regent St. with a large red awning out front that provides a private space for outdoor dining. Under the awning tables seating up to 60 people are draped with beige cloths over which black and beige patterned plastic cloths are laid and up to which comfortable beige open weave chairs are pulled. Tables are set with the same glassware, white dishes and white cloth napkins tied with brown and beige striped ribbons as inside. The entire area is kept private by a buffer of shrubs strung with tiny white lights all around it which, along with the golden candles on the tables, create a romantic atmosphere after dark. Heaters allow for about eight months of dining al fresco.

Managing partners Tony Longo of Park Deli and Port Chester native and former New York City restaurateur Godfrey Polistina make customers feel at home at their restaurant where the motto “Be Social.

Eat Well” is stenciled on the front windows.

Arrosto offers traditional Italian cuisine, meats and fish cooked on a wood-fired grill, Neapolitan woodfired pizza, eight house made pasta dishes served in either individual or family style portions, entrées such as Long Island Crescent Duck and Veal Chop Milanese as well as share-style roasts with 24 hours’ notice or for parties of 12 or more.

Chef Richard Corbo uses local, organic and sustainably raised and harvested ingredients whenever possible. The extensive wine list features mostly Italian wines in all price ranges plus a smattering of other varieties from around the world. Homemade desserts are not to be missed, especially the Chocolate Nutella Budino.

Arrosto is open for dinner Tuesday through Thursday from 5-10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 5-11 p.m. and Sunday from 5-9 p.m.

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n the other side of town, Coyote Flaco at 115 Midland Ave. serves up some of the freshest Mexican food around on the patio in front of the tiny restaurant. It is enclosed on three sides by an attractive wall of beige and gray bricks inset with lantern fixtures that light up the eating area at night. The patio is covered by a bright green awning. Seating is at an eclectic mix of chairs and rectangular tables with red, gold and green plastic tablecloths as well as at green picnic tables with beige umbrellas.

Flowers and plants in window boxes ring the patio, covering the top of the wall that surrounds this outdoor venue, and more flowers are planted in containers outside the wall which brighten up the entrance to the restaurant. Trees have been planted in front of the patio along the street.

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

Vinny’s Luncheonette 182 North Main Street Port Chester 939-9591

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Chipotle Mexican Grill Rye Ridge Shopping Center 100 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 937-0351

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Mary Ann’s Mexican Restaurant 23½ North Main Street Port Chester 939-8700

Rancho Grande 8 Poningo Street Port Chester 934-2675

Northern Italian Alba’s Ristorante 400 North Main Street Port Chester 937-2236

Per Voi II 23 North Main Street Port Chester 937-3200

Piero’s Italian Restaurant 44 South Regent Street Port Chester 937-2904

Peruvian Acuario Cevicheria y Mas 163 North Main Street Port Chester 937-2338

167 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 934-0372

Luis’ Place 135 South Main Street Port Chester 939-3132

Nico’s Chicken 137 Irving Avenue, Port Chester 939-7090

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Seafood El Palacio de los Mariscos 134 North Main Street Port Chester 939-2222

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Inca & Gaucho Restaurant Seafood & Steakhouse 173 Westchester Avenue 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 (peachfilled cake topped with meringue.

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Los Gemelos Restaurant & Tortilleria

110 North Main Street Port Chester 939-9437 Specialties include mussels cooked in onions, tomatoes and sweet corn kernels, Peruvianstyle 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, Peruvianstyle beef with spaghetti, pepper steak, roast beef, “Hungry Joe” Steak with fried plantains, egg, bacon and rice, beef tripe stew with rice; custard. Open Mon.Thurs. 8 a.m.-11 p.m., Fri.-Sun. 8 a.m.-12 midnight. Lunch specials. Delivery or takeout available. Street parking. VISA, MC accepted, ATM on premises.

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Misti Café Takeout 100 North Main Street 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 tomatoes 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.

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33% of local restaurants serve up outdoor eating and you can’t top the salmon and shrimp fajitas or just about any of the Mexican specialties offered here.

Coyote Flaco has hard as well as soft tacos, highly rated fajitas and a great taco salad in a crispy nest flour tortilla. Rotisserie chicken plain or prepared in a variety of ways has been added more recently.

Besides Mexican beer, a whole list of flavored margaritas and a variety of tequilas are available as well as other specialty drinks.

Hours are 4 to 11 p.m. Monday, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday and 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

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ominican immigrant Juan Cepeda opened Brisa Marina Bar & Grill in August 2005 at 40 Grace Church St. At the end of the 2008 summer season, he created a unique patio sandwiched between the restaurant and the building behind it. The patio here is made of asphalt and the tables are simple round beige plastic ones with matching chairs covered by green umbrellas. However, the large space, which seats about 50 people, is decorated with impressive murals of houses, waterfalls, trees and flowers painted on the stone wall behind the restaurant and on the back wall of the eatery itself by Dominican-born Nino Gil. Numerous pots placed around the patio hold banana plants, palms and colorful flowers.

A grill has been built in outside where manager Miguel Nunez said there are lots of parties. Music is piped out from inside where a guitarist and pianist play Latin music on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

Drinks such as cosmopolitans, margaritas, mojitos, Long Island iced teas and Pisco sours are featured here as well as a patio menu listing all types of food prepared on the grill—parrillada especial (grilled meats), with portions for adults or children, grilled seafood, steak, chicken, fish, combinations such as chicken and shrimp or ribs and shrimp or salmon and lobster as well as sandwiches and burgers.

Food is served on the patio from noon until 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until midnight Friday and Saturday.

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ast spring Mary Ann’s Mexican Restaurant moved from its longtime location on the Boston Post Road to 23 ½ North Main St. where there is an outdoor patio.

Mary Ann’s offers its Mexican specialties and margaritas both inside and on the red brick patio with a gray wooden runner which has been spruced up under the new ownership. Here customers drink or dine at eight black metal mesh tables with plastic black mesh chairs topped by green Presidente Imported Beer umbrellas. Two Mary Ann’s Mexican banners hang on the rust-colored stucco and wood clapboard walls surrounding the patio.

Red impatiens, yellow marigolds, bushes and evergreens fill the beds and boxes in front of the patio at the Abendroth Avenue entrance to the restaurant which leads directly into the outdoor eating area.

Mary Ann’s serves up all the traditional Mexican specialties such as nachos, guacamole, quesadillas, taquitos, burritos, tostadas, turkey chili as well as wraps, salads, seafood dishes, specialty plates like Mole Poblano and Carne Asada and Mexican combinations.

Hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday.

Brunch is served Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sidewalk cafes Five eating establishments have received permits to put tables on public sidewalks in the Village of Port Chester this season: Sam’s Bar & Grill, Los Gemelos Restaurant & Tortilleria, The Kneaded Bread (mentioned above under “My favorite plein air eating spots”), Inca & Gaucho and Tarry Market Café. Frankie & Louie’s Restaurant & Pizzeria has a permit in the works.

T&J Pizza and Pasta, which for years has gotten a permit, has tables out this year without one. So does Acuario cevicheria y mas. The village board passed legislation allowing for this use of public sidewalks in May 1997 and modified that legislation in June 2010. Permitted hours of operation for sidewalk cafés are from 8 a.m.

a.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 3:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Food is served from opening until at least midnight.

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os Gemelos Restaurant & Tortilleria at 167 Westchester Ave. has set up six small round bright green tables with mostly matching chairs on the sidewalk out front for the fourth year. Tall potted bamboo plants surround them and make quite a showing. Here you can take the food you order at this authentic Mexican eatery and eat it al fresco.

The menu includes burritos, sopes, tostadas, tortas, tacos, taquitos, flautas, quesadillas, combination platters, fajitas, enchiladas, soups as well as seafood and steak entrées.

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chairs spread out on the sidewalk the length of the market and Tarry Wine next door with lush plants in clay pots between them—tall orange and yellow glads with orange and pink tropical flowers and trailing vines at the base. Flowering succulents have also been placed on the brick window sills of the building.

Here you can take Panini, salads, gelato, sorbetto, soup, baked goods plus daily specials and a variety of coffees to enjoy at your leisure.

Tarry Market Café is located at the front of the gourmet shop that sells handcrafted artisanal food and many Italian imports. Hours are Monday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Lomo Saltado, chicken specialties like Tallarin Verde con Pollo as well as appetizers and salads.

Hours are Monday through Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Thursday from 11 a.m. to midnight when they have a deejay, Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 11 am. to 9:30 p.m.

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uro Asian Bistro at 30 Westchester Ave., corner of Waterfront Place, has created a beautiful outdoor setup on the wide expanse of sidewalk outside the restaurant: four round black metal mesh tables for two with silver and wood chairs covered by bright red umbrellas. Three shiny black pots filled with evergreens provide a pretty buffer.

Asian Bistro serves Asian fusion cuisine, a combination of Malaysian, Thai, Japanese and European, including many varieties of sushi, sashimi and rolls. There are also appetizers, soups, salads, entrées, teriyaki and tempura preparations, rice and noodle dishes. A special $9 or $10 lunch menu served Monday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. offers miso soup, ginger salad, appetizer and white or brown rice plus a choice of 18 different entrées such as chicken, beef, shrimp, scallop or salmon teriyaki, curry chicken, beef or shrimp, General Tso’s chicken, Pad Thai or Mongolian beef.

Hours are Monday through Thursday from 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11:30 a.m.-midnight. and Sunday from 12:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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New outdoor furniture on the sidewalk in front of Rye Ridge Deli, located in the Rye Ridge Shopping Center at 126 South Ridge St., provides a place for customers to eat in the open air if they so desire. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday from May 1 through Oct. 31.

Besides paying $100, restaurant owners must provide proof of liability insurance holding the village harmless and a drawing showing the arrangement of tables and barriers they plan to put out. There must be a minimum distance of five feet free of obstructions on the sidewalk for adequate and safe pedestrian movement. This distance may be reduced to three feet in width for a distance not to exceed 25 feet in length.

The Office of the Village Clerk is authorized to issue an annual permit for the seasonal operation of a sidewalk café after the application has been reviewed and approved by the Building Department. Applications may be picked up at the Village Clerk’s Office inside the front door to your left at 222 Grace Church St.

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small outdoor eating area has been set up for the 15th year— since village law first allowed for it—adjacent to the Byram River in front of Sam’s Bar & Grill at 1 Mill St. Two years ago the restaurant’s new owners enlarged it to provide seating for eight.

Dennis and Casey Schack of Byram and Steve Hanrahan of Croton-on-Hudson took over ownership from Karen and Sam Harris in March 2010 and are continuing to serve American bar food. You can still feast on juicy burgers and strip steak as well as sandwiches, nachos, quesadillas, burritos, chicken wings, soups, salads, blackened chicken and beer-battered shrimp.

Bar hours are 4 p.m. to 3:30

Hours are 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Monday through Thursday, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.

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or the second year, Inca & Gaucho has set up four tables for two behind a buffer that is white on the outside and, at the request of the village, has the Inca & Gaucho logo on the inside at 173 Westchester Ave., right next to Los Gemelos. Black metal mesh tables with matching chairs, two fancier than the others, are shaded by two yellow Corona Light umbrellas. The Uruguayan flag flies from the front of the building.

Billed as a seafood restaurant and steakhouse, Inca & Gaucho serves up food from both Peru and Uruguay. That includes ceviche, empanadas, salads, soups, chicken dishes like pollo a la brasa and pollo saltado as well as lomo saltado and tallarin saltado, beef dishes like bistek encebollado and a variety of seafood dishes. Likewise, Inca & Gaucho serves a variety of grilled meats which are a specialty of Uruguay. In fact, they have the best skirt steak around and you can’t beat the price. There is a nice blending of nationalities here, both Latinos and non-Latinos.

Hours are Sunday through Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 2 a.m.

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he Tarry Market Café at 179 North Main has a presence both indoors and out. There are six square black mesh metal tables with matching black ice cream

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&J Pizza & Pasta, which has been setting up a sidewalk café the last 10 years in front of 227 Westchester Ave., has new furniture this year—three round black metal tables with glass tops and black and beige rattan chairs separated by small evergreens in stone pots.

T&J’s red and green awning provides protection from the sun. Here you can bring your takeout food and eat outside or enjoy a beverage while waiting for a table inside.

Besides all types of pizza, T&J serves appetizers, pasta, soups, salads, wedges and other Italian meat and seafood dishes, including daily specials. Pasta Craze where you get a choice of several pasta dishes plus a salad for $12.95 is popular on Wednesday nights. Homemade lemon, rainbow, cherry, mango and chocolate Italian ice is a treat during the summer.

The restaurant is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 11 p.m.

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or the second year, Acuario Cevicheria y mas at 173 North Main St. has put out four square silver tables with matching chairs separated by five potted evergreens offset with red and purple impatiens at the base set in attractive wooden planters.

Acuario is known for its variety of ceviche, or seafood cocktails, all fresh and delicious, but they also have other Peruvian seafood specialties like Cau Cau de Mariscos (mixed seafood steamed in aji Amarillo, mint, cilantro, parsley and curry sauce), beef specialties like

anera Bread was the first restaurant in The Waterfront at Port Chester development to place tables outside. At Panera, located at 10 Westchester Ave., corner of Traverse Avenue, five round black mesh metal tables and matching chairs are grouped on the wide sidewalk outside. Three are shaded by rust and beige umbrellas with the words “Panera Bread” spelled out in white lettering. The other two sit under awnings adjacent to the building.

Table service is not provided inside nor is it offered here. Customers may simply take their drinks and/ or food outside to enjoy the air and watch the passersby. Outside speakers allow customers to hear their name called when their order is ready to be picked up inside.

Panera, a national chain, is known for its fresh baked bread, bagels and pastries, soups, salads and sandwiches. Breakfast sandwiches and baked egg soufflés are also available. Some summer specials include a lobster salad sandwich on ciabatta; strawberry chicken poppyseed salad and frozen strawberry or regular lemonade. Other beverages to be enjoyed in the summer months include iced tea, iced coffee, iced chai tea, refreshing low-fat mango, strawberry, black cherry and wild berry smoothies and frozen mango, caramel or mocha drinks.

Summer hours at Panera are Sunday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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t 37-39 North Main St., the courtyard at Café Brazil USA provides eclectic seating on a deck that was constructed on a portion of the courtyard you walk through to get to the restaurant. At this point that deck and its outdoor furniture could use some sprucing up. However, in this highly visible outdoor Please turn to page 11

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33% of local restaurants serve up outdoor eating dining area patrons can still eat Brazilian specialties including pizza and consume homemade desserts.

Café Brazil reopened in May 2006 under the ownership of Brazilian-born Mario Paiva, who lived in Port Chester for 12 years and now resides in Greenwich.

At Café Brazil USA typical Brazilian cuisine is offered in a selfserve format in a buffet which includes both hot food and salads. It is priced at $4.99 per pound, $6.99 per pound for a combination of the buffet and BBQ, $8.99 per pound for BBQ only. Meat selections include barbecued chicken, pork, sausage or steak cooked on the rotisserie.

Café Brazil USA also offers cakes, flan and other desserts. Sandwiches, breakfast foods and Brazilian pizza are also available.

Café Brazil is open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week.

wiches are also on the menu.

Dougie’s is open from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

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ou can eat outdoors at Garden Catering, which opened in May 2001 in the shopping center at 140 Midland Ave. In fact, at Garden Catering there’s only the choice of eating outside at one of six round green tables with matching chairs shaded by green umbrellas positioned on the sidewalk in front of the eatery or taking out because there are no tables indoors.

Ave., which was converted by owner Marvin Ravikoff to stores, have also put a few tables and chairs out front where customers can take their bagels with all types of spreads, bagel sandwiches made with eggs, deli meats and cheeses, salads, white fish, baked salmon or lox, muffins, pastries, wraps, Panini or salads to eat outside. They also carry a variety of coffees and juices including iced coffee and tea for the summer.

The Bagel Emporium is open Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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matching chairs to seat 12 people on the sidewalk out front where you can take your salad and eat it.

You can concoct your own salad at Chop’t with the large choice of ingredients, which can get quite expensive, or you can go with a combination that has already been dreamed up and named such as Santa Fe, Monterey, Mexican or Cobb.

All of the dressings are homemade.

Besides salads, there are salad sandwiches in grilled honey wheat flatbread, soups, different types of chips, blondies and brownies, cookies, sea salt caramels and fruit cup.

Drinks include iced tea and lemonade, strawberry lemonade, as well

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nother outdoor eating locale opened nine years ago behind Kiosko Restaurant at 220 Westchester Ave. Four round wooden tables with matching green wood chairs and a rectangular table with attached benches have been placed outside on a red brick patio around the back of the building off the parking lot. It is covered on three sides and open in the back.

Several green boxes of flowers create a walkway from the parking lot to the restaurant. This year the walls were painted blue and white to look like the sky and two large posters were hung. Latin music plays in the background.

Mexican-born Nestor Morales of Queens and Raphael Quintero of Bridgeport, Conn. opened Kiosko, which offers authentic Mexican food, in February 2004. Raphael’s brother Tony has since joined the partnership.

Full Mexican and American breakfasts of Huevos Rancheros, Huevos a la Mexicana, Huevos con Chorizo, eggs with home fries, beans, ham or on a roll and omelets can be had here as well as all the Mexican favorites including enchiladas, quesadillas, burritos, nachos, fajitas, tacos, sopes, tortas, chimichangas, flautas, molotes, chulupas and tostadas. Seafood and meat entrées, salads and homemade soups are also available. Besides wine, beer and soda, you can get a variety of refreshing fruit shakes made to order with a milk or water base.

Kiosko’s Cemitas Poblanas, authentic Mexican sandwiches made with a variety of meats, onions, avocado, asiago cheese and chipotle sauce, have been written up in The New York Times. Their flan is the best around.

Kiosko is open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

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our years ago Douglas, Steven and Barbara Zaccagnini of Greenwich bought the former J.P.’s Standby Drive-in next to what used to be Cumberland Farms at 604 North Main St. and renamed it Dougie’s Standby. Brothers Douglas, 30, and Steven, 26, are running it. Doug said he worked at J.P.’s since he was 13 when he started out washing dishes and worked there on and off for 13 years. So when he and his mother had the opportunity to buy it, they did.

Dougie’s has a covered outdoor eating area with three natural wood picnic tables overlooking the Byram River. One black mesh metal table is shaded by a sky blue umbrella.

Hanging baskets of pink and purple petunias perk it up.

Dougie’s continues to offer typical American grilled breakfast and lunch specialties and is known for its hot dogs, burgers, steak sandwiches and homemade chili. A veggie burger and additional sand-

your lettuce and ingredients, homemade dressings, and freshly made salads. They make sandwiches of all types on rye, 7 grain or sourdough bread as well as Panini, wraps and baguettes. In addition, a grill menu is now available which includes hamburgers, hot dogs and French fries among other items as well as an after school all-white-meat chicken and fries or cones special.

For the summer, freshly brewed iced tea and lemonade as well as a mixture of the two and two flavors of iced coffee are available. There are also homemade cupcakes and other baked goods as well as vanilla YoCream frozen yogurt into which various fruit flavors can be swirled.

For breakfast you can get challah French toast, pancakes, 8-grain oatmeal, breakfast burritos, omelets, egg sandwiches, homemade muffins and Barrie House coffee in eight flavors.

Belle Fair Country Market, which also does catering, is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the summer.

Breakfast is served until 11 a.m. each day.

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Customers dine al fresco at Racanelli’s Pizzeria Restaurant in the Rye Ridge Shopping Center at 136 South Ridge St. Port Chester natives Frank Carpenteri and Kevin Keegan and Port Chester resident Mario Medina offer chicken, ribs and other freshly made foods to take out at this fast food restaurant. Garden Catering offers 100% white meat chicken nuggets and French fries, cones, onion rings, battered mushrooms or zucchini; fried chicken by the pound or platter, fried shrimp, filet of sole, spare ribs, chili dogs, hamburgers, turkey burgers, quesadillas, homemade chili, hot and cold sandwiches and wraps, salads, soups and desserts for lunch and dinner. There are also daily specials.

For breakfast you can choose from a variety of egg sandwiches and platters, wraps, omelets, home fries, bacon, sausage, muffins, bagels and doughnuts.

Garden Catering is open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

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ther Port Chester restaurants have put a few tables outside their building on private property for eating takeout such as Frank’s Restaurant & Pizzeria at 23 Putnam Ave. which has provided outdoor seating in an attractive setting surrounded by flowers for a number of years.

Frank’s offers all types of pizza, pasta, hot and cold wedges, sandwiches, wraps, roll ups, burgers, an array of specialty salads, antipasti and other Italian specialties. Besides pasta (baked, specialty ravioli, lasagna, and a number of different combinations), there are chicken, veal, seafood and eggplant dishes plus steaks and chops.

Hours are Monday through Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., and Sunday from 3-9 p.m.

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wners of the Bagel Emporium in the former Bank of New York building at 211 Irving

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ven during the construction there, Wah Yuan Chinese Restaurant up on the hill in the shopping plaza at 262 Boston Post Rd. has still managed to place a table on the sidewalk out front for customers who choose to eat their orders outside.

Customers of Burger King next door at 260 Boston Post Rd. also have the option of eating on the patio out front at three red picnic tables with benches. The outdoor tables are located adjacent to an attractive grassy area with bushes in the middle of it.

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hop’t Creative Salad Company in the Rye Ridge Shopping Center at 116 South Ridge St. opened last June and immediately increased visibility with outdoor seating. The first location of the chain in Westchester has placed three square silver mesh tables with

as soda, Snapple and water.

Chop’t is open Monday through Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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oshua, Joel, Judy and Alan Elstein of Armonk opened Belle Fair Country Market at 20 BelleFair Blvd. in May 2008 following a few months of renovations.

This family-run deli, market and café serves breakfast, lunch and dinner both inside and at three hexagonal picnic tables with attached benches on the patio right outside the market across from the Belle Fair Meeting House. Three additional square wooden picnic tables with attached benches sit on the sidewalk around the corner. Greenery and a stone wall beautify the area.

The market is open to the public, not just residents of the 13-year-old BelleFair residential development, located off Upper King Street.

The market features homemade soups, a salad bar where you pick

he best kept secret in Rye Brook and Port Chester remains Mulligans Bar & Grill at Doral Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center on Anderson Hill Road, which I discovered a decade ago. Here 15 wooden tables and chairs and a long bar with wooden stools are covered by a green and white tent behind the golf shop overlooking the ninth hole of the golf course. The fare includes things like gazpacho, salads, chicken quesadillas, Buffalo wings, chicken fingers, sandwiches, wraps, beef, turkey and vegetable burgers. There are also daily specials.

After a storm last October, a new tent was installed as well as new carpeting, lighting, fans, TVs and other equipment.

Mulligans’ drink menu features frozen drinks like pina coladas, daiquiris and the popular Strawberry Splash as well as a weekly drink special such as the current coconut margarita. They also offer a number of draft beers and a beer sampler.

There are also non-alcoholic coolers, iced tea, lemonade or a mixture of the two, Mulligans punch and a pomegranate refresher.

During a happy hour from 4-6 p.m. draft beers are $3 and appetizers are half price.

Mulligan’s is open daily from 11:30 a.m. until dusk (8-8:45 p.m.) through Columbus Day.

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Bright red umbrellas and shiny black pots create an attractive outdoor eating spot in front of Euro Asian Bistro at 30 Westchester Ave.

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Racanelli’s serves up soft and chewy New York pizza, combination pies, Napoletana individual thin crust brick oven pizzas, all kinds of pastas, other Italian favorites made with chicken, veal, shrimp, eggplant and sausage, chef specials as well as appetizers, sandwiches, flame broiled burgers, hand crafted salads, pizza rolls and calzones.

Racanelli’s is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

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ye Ridge Deli, also in the Rye Ridge Shopping Center at 126 South Ridge St., has new furniture this year—five gray metal round tables with small holes throughout, each surrounded by four matching chairs, for plein air eating.

The menu continues to feature huge sandwiches of every variety, over-stuffed combination and specialty sandwiches, soups like home style chicken noodle matzoh ball and cold borscht as well as French onion and chili, salad platters and entrée salads, hot open sandwiches, half pound burgers, fried specialties, dairy delicacies, vegetarian delights and beef, fish and poultry dinners.

You can also get anything you can think of for breakfast, including challah bread French toast, Belgian waffles, blintzes and matzoh brie as well as bacon and eggs, omelets, oatmeal and breakfast burritos.

Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Sunday through Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

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or the third year Starbucks, also at Rye Ridge, has put two round black metal mesh tables with black metal and wood chairs in front of its coffee shop at 118 South Ridge St. where customers can sip coffee, latte or any number of other hot and cold drinks and nibble on baked goods while they people watch.

Starbucks is open 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. seven days a week.

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uring the warm weather customers of The Club Sandwich, which opened in April 2000 at 7 Rye Ridge Plaza, around the back of the Rye Ridge Shopping Center, have the option of eating outside at one of four square black metal tables with matching chairs.

Two of them are shaded by the sandwich shop’s green awning.

Sean Quinn of Rye assumed ownership of the local eatery in February 2005.

The Club Sandwich offers a tremendous variety of sandwiches of all types, from simple roast beef on rye to smoked salmon with egg salad, horseradish sauce, capers, onions, lettuce, tomato and bacon on a tortilla. The gourmet sandwich shop serves Boar’s Head deli meats on its sandwiches and offers nine different choices of bread on which they can be made.

Besides all the usual and not so usual cold cuts, cheeses and salads, 34 finishing touches may be added to create your own sandwich or you can choose from a menu of 50 concoctions which have already been dreamed up.

Their spicy Texas chili with or without onions and cheese is also a good bet. At least two different soups are also offered each day.

Quinn has also added numerous salads of all types to the offerings including pasta, mixed bean, seafood, potato and other homemade varieties which are displayed in their case. A list of new wraps is displayed in the window.

Breakfast sandwiches, muffins, croissants, pastries, crumb cake, bagels, coffees and teas make up the breakfast menu.

Hours are Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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p the hill in the Rye Ridge South shopping center at 200 South Ridge St., Lenny’s Bagels also provides outdoor seating for its patrons. Four round silver metal tables with matching silver chairs afford space for 10 to munch on Lenny’s homemade bagels, bagel sandwiches with all types of salad and meat fillings, soups, salads and gourmet desserts. There are breakfast specials, daily lunch specials and now a hot bar available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. During the summer cold gazpacho and cucumber dill soups are usually on the menu. As cool seasonal beverages, Lenny’s offers iced tea and iced coffee.

Hours are Monday through Saturday from 5:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 5:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.