Dining Out & About 2007/05

Dining Out & About Your guide to eating out in Port Chester, Rye Brook and surrounding areas.

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Remember Mom on Mother’s Day Sunday, May 13

A Supplement to the

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happy mother’s day f.i.s.h. will be serving brunch from 12 noon until 3 pm and dinner from 4 pm until 8 pm

Asian Euro Asian 30 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-3680

American American Legion Post 93 78 Pearl Street Port Chester 937-5562

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

come check out our new hours! we are now open 7 days a week lunch and dinner we will be extending our early wine special until 8 pm on monday and tuesday mediterranean seafood

fox island seafood house 102 fox island road, Port Chester, nY Call for reservations 914-939-4227

Deli Delight 174 North Main Street Port Chester 937-5775

J T Straw’s Bar & Grill

Corporate Accounts Welcome

914-937-5120

Pizzeria & Catering

20% OFF

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46 North Main street, Port Chester

914-937-5120

29 North Main Street Port Chester 939-6894

Central American El Tesoro Restaurant

92 Purdy Avenue Port Chester 935-9440

Chinese China House

140 Midland Avenue Port Chester 939-0068

Ho Sai Gai

317 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-0008

544 Willett Avenue Port Chester 937-8337 or 937-8339

The Kneaded Bread

Manchu Garden Chinese & Japanese Cuisine

The Pub

Minimum purchase for delivery: $6

Pantanal Restaurant

Great Wall Restaurant

Doral Arrowwood Anderson Hill Road Rye Brook 939-6620

Friday-Saturday: 11 am - Midnight Sunday: 11 am - 10 pm

103 Adee Street Port Chester 939-1002

Panera Bread

181 North Main Street Port Chester 937-9489

Monday-Thursday: 11 am - 11 pm

International Café & Brazilian Bakery

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

10 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-0079

We deliver

Café Brazil USA

37-39 North Main Street Port Chester 939-1139

134 North Main Street Port Chester 937-9695

Port Chester Coach Diner

Hours

Brazilian

Q Authentic Barbecue Restaurant

504 Westchester Ave. Port Chester 939-8688

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

Panda Restaurant

112 North Main Street Port Chester 933-7427

213 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-4699

Rye Ridge Deli

Panda II Chinese Restaurant

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

Sam’s Bar & Grill 1 Mill Street Port Chester 939-2001

Waterfront Grille 42 Westchester Ave. Port Chester 933-2606

32 Grace Church Street Port Chester 939-4310

Ray’s Café

176 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 937-0747

Sichuan Pavilion

480 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-8889

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Chinese

Ecuadorian

Wah Yuan Chinese Restaurant

Los Paisanos Restaurante

Post Road Plaza 262 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-7776

118 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 934-7678

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

Waterfront Roasters 106 Purdy Avenue Port Chester 934-2232

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

Delicias Colombianas 36 Broad Street Port Chester 939-9425

Rinconcito Ecuatoriano Restaurant 150 North Main Street Port Chester 937-7343

330 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-8331

Dunkin Donuts

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Burger King

Dunkin Donuts

295 Midland Avenue Port Chester 935-9034

Garden Catering

Hubba

123 North Main Street Port Chester 937-7456

Continental 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

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

Authentic Peruvian Cuisine

260 Boston Post Road Port Chester 934-7877

130 North Main Street Port Chester 939-9364

Los Remolinos Restaurant

“Our Specialty is Roasted Chicken�

Fast Food

El Rincon Paisa

139 North Main Street Port Chester 690-9720

MISTI RESTAURANT SERVING Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner Peruvian Pepper Steak Chicken Dishes Pork Dishes Seafood Soup Fried Seafood Shrimp Dishes

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

La Hacienda Bar & Grill

POLLO A LA BRASA

24 North Main Street Port Chester 939-7276

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

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McDonald’s Restaurant

Remember Mom on Sunday, May 13

321 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-3355

Subway Restaurant 262 Boston Post Road Port Chester 934-5045

Dinner starts at 12 p.m.

A La Carte Menu

Subway Restaurant

Complimentary Rose for Mom

302 Midland Avenue Port Chester 937-0022

Children’s Menu is also available

Wendy’s Restaurant

Call 914-937-3200 early for reservations

303 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-9417

Open for Lunch & Dinner Catering, Party Rooms Available

Greek/American One Station Plaza 111 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-3416 Listings continue on page 4R

Lunch Specials Takeout also

23 North MaiN St., Port CheSter, NY (914)

937-3200

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A Greenwich Tradition for 27 Years

Indian

Open Mother’s Day Sunday, May 13 • 12 noon Reservations Suggested

The closest you can get to the taste of home cooking Enjoy a memorable meal in a relaxed and cozy atmosphere.

Zagat names it:

“That little Italian gem in Greenwich.”

203-531-7500

228-230 Mill Street, Greenwich, CT Party room available • Catering

Port Chester Seafood

Fresh Seafood Daily Home Delivery monday & Tuesday 10% Senior Discount

HoT luncHeS Daily

We can supply your next gathering: Bar & Bat Mitzvah, Holy Communion, Mother’s and Father’s Day, Confirmations, Graduations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Family Reunions or just that weekend barbeque.

Come check our showcase: Wild King Salmon, Yellowfin Tuna, Sword, Halibut, Sea Scallops, Jumbo Shrimp, Soft Shell Crabs and Live Lobsters, just to mention a few.

295 Midland Ave., Port Chester, NY across from Pathmark Shopping center • PlenTy oF Parking

914-937-2232 Fax: 914-937-4103

Tandoori Taste of India

163 North Main Street 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 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 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.

Italian Caffe Del Monte 321 North Main Street Port Chester 937-0108

Hostaria Mazzei

25 South Regent Street Port Chester 939-2727

Marianacci’s Restaurant

24 Sherman Street Port Chester 939-3450

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 on-premises parking.

T&J Villaggio Trattoria

223-225 Westchester Avenue 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.

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Italian That Little Italian Restaurant

228-230 Mill Street Greenwich, CT 203-531-7500 Specialties include: Pasta Fagioli, fried calamari, spinach & portobello, classic Caesar salad, gorgonzola salad; Penne Puttanesca, Manicotti Classico, Gnocchi Pomodoro, Tortellini & Salmon Alfredo, Chicken Parmigiana (with tomato sauce & mozzarella), Veal Campagnola (mushrooms, garlic, peas & onions), Chicken/Veal Scarpariello (hot sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms & rosemary), Atlantic Salmon, Shrimp Scampi/Marinara, mussels; variety of home specialty pizzas including traditional, salmon & goat cheese, artichoke & more; calzones & sandwiches. Catering & party room available. Open Tuesday through Sunday. Parking lot behind or street parking.

Italian/Pizzeria Antonio’s Pizza and Restaurant

Italian/Pizzeria Il Pizzaiolo

46 North Main Street Port Chester 937-5120 Specialties include: Fried calamari, zucchini sticks; gorgonzola, Caprese salads; pasta & fagioli, chicken orzo soup; grilled chicken wrap; shrimp parmigiana wedge; burgers, pizza rolls, calzones; penne a la vodka, gnocchi, lasagna, lobster ravioli; Buffalo chicken pizza, veggie pizza, Hawaiian pizza, arugula pizza; Il Pizzaiolo special; chicken parmigiana, eggplant rollintini, sausage & broccoli rabe, veal marsala, shrimp fra diavolo, calamari marinara. Delivery available. Corporate accounts. Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Fri.Sat. 11 a.m.-12 midnight, Sun. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Street parking.

Mirabello’s Pizza Trattoria

Regular Open Menu and Specials for the Day. Call for reservations

125 Midland Ave., Port Chester 939-2241

Frank’s Restaurant and Pizzeria

508 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-8845

414 Willett Avenue 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.

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914-934-7770

Michael’s Famous Pan Pizza

199 South Regent Street Port Chester 934-2900

Frankie & Louie’s Restaurant

2 Putnam Ave., Port Chester, NY 10573

Mother’s Day Sunday, May 13th

Pathmark Shopping Center 130 Midland Avenue Port Chester 939-5137

23 Putnam Avenue Port Chester 939-8299

The Great Cuisine of Arthur Avenue

P & D Pizza

Pizza & Brew Restaurant

Rye Ridge Shopping Center 136 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 937-2511

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Hours: Tues. - Thurs. 11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. • Friday 11:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Saturday 3 - 11 p.m. • Sunday 1 - 9 p.m. • Closed Mondays Most major credit cards • On premises parking

“It's all about seafood with a Latin beat.”

New York Times, Dec. 7, 2003 - Very Good

Pizza Pasta & Things Kohl’s Shopping Center 529 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-8000

Railroad Pizza

147 Irving Ave., Port Chester 939-0900

T & J Pizza & Pasta

227 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-4134 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.

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Nuevo LatiNo • Seafood

Chef and Owner of Sonora Restaurant, Rafael Palomino, invites you to his culinary creation.

Mother's Day - Sunday, May 13th

Prix Fixe Menu • Serving from 12 p.m. on.

Early Reservations Requested Open for Lunch & Dinner

316 Boston Post Road, PoRt ChesteR, nY 914-937-1610 • www.pacificony.com

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Japanese

Luncheonettes

Edo Japanese Steak House

140 Midland Ave., Port Chester 937-3333

Good Food Cafe 140 Midland Avenue Port Chester 939-4070

J.P.’s Standby Drive-in

Luncheonettes Bagel Emporium

604 North Main Street Port Chester 939-9442

Kohl’s Shopping Center 431 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-5252

Lenny’s Bagels 200 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 939-1379

Club Sandwich 7 Rye Ridge Plaza Rye Brook 939-3475

Lyon Park Deli, Café & Catering

Deli Delight

Luncheonettes

29 Putnam Avenue Port Chester 937-1171

174 North Main Street Port Chester 937-5775

Mexican

Vinny’s Luncheonette

El Tio Restaurant 143 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-1494

182 North Main Street Port Chester 939-9591

Mediterranean

El Zarape Mexican Restaurant

Med 15˚ 35˚ at Hilton Rye Town 699 Westchester Avenue Rye Brook 939-6300

24 Grace Church Street Port Chester 933-0363

Kiosko 220 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 933-0155

Mexican Coyote Flaco 115 Midland Avenue Port Chester 937-6969

Luis Tacos 135 South Main Street Port Chester

Join Us for a Spectacular

Mother’s Day Dinner Celebration Being Held in Our Private Banquet Room Featuring:

Sunday, May 13 • 2 p.m.

A Full 4-Course Meal

• Antipasto • Pasta • Choice of Entrée • Topped Off with Delicious Italian Dessert • Minimum of 8 Per Table* • Children’s Menu Available

Complimentary Champagne Toast for All Guests…

Honoring Our Special Moms

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Serving Lunch and Dinner Tuesday thru Saturday: 12 noon-10 p.m.

Sunday: 2 p.m.-9 p.m.

Call for Reservations 914.937.6665

Prix Fixe Menu Tuesdays, Wednesday & Thursdays

1995 Includes coffee & dessert

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Hold your next party or corporate event with us with accommodations for 150 people

223 Westchester Avenue • Port chester, nY

914.937.6665

Mexican Mary Ann’s Mexican Restaurant

275 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester 939-8700 Specialties include: Turkey chili, chalupas, jalapenos stuffed with shrimp, tofu, tofu jack cheese, 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 Street Port Chester 934-2675

Restaurante y Tortilleria Gemelos 167 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 934-0372

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

Giorgio’s Restaurant 69 Merritt Street Port Chester 937-4906/1096

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23 North Main Street 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.

Piero’s Italian Restaurant

44 South Regent Street Port Chester 937-2904 Listings continue on page 8R

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Restaurant review

Frank’s Steaks at Rye Brook:

Succulent steaks and sushi in a striking setting

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enovation of the former Eclisse into Frank’s Steaks at Rye Brook took longer than expected but was well worth the wait. The rich, attractive décor, delicious food and friendly service put Frank’s on the top of the charts as far as local restaurants go.

Prices for the succulent steaks for which Frank’s is known as well as racks, roasts and chops are on the high side, and the menu is a la carte, but portions are large and the meat is of the highest quality.

Not only that, but it is cooked to perfection.

Chicken and seafood entrées, which I haven’t yet sampled, are more reasonably priced.

To please a spouse or family member who may not like steak or anyone who just prefers a lighter meal, Frank’s has a full sushi bar featuring traditional rolls, special rolls, sashimi and fusion rolls, the latter combining basic rolls with other tastes to produce a Rye Brook roll, for instance (shrimp tempura, smoked eel and avocado with creamy yuzu and oba sisho oil at $13).

Sushi chef Ruby Fnu, who comes from Nobu in Manhattan, one of the premier sushi restaurants in America, recommends the Rye Brook roll as well as the three flavors of sashimi currently being offered as a special for $15: tuna with mango salsa and orange compote garnished with Japanese bayberry, yellowtail with a bleu cheese jalapeno and salmon with an olive salsa and wasabi green tea vinaigrette. Other suggestions: Yellowtail or Scottish salmon with jalapeno ($13) and the pink lobster roll (steamed lobster, avocado,

crispy rice squid, mango salsa and sesame peanut sauce at $14).

Nicholas Drossos of Levittown, L.I. and Kenneth DeNicola of Rockville Centre, two of the five owners, said they thought it was a trend in the industry, or at least on Long Island, to combine steak and sushi. Plus, said Drossos, sushi goes well with steak. So far, they said, reviews from customers have been good.

These two men are on the premises most often along with Dennis Krane, an owner as well as head chef and kitchen manager.

He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America.

Other partners are Rocco Trotta of Lattingtown, L.I. and Richard E. Gerzof of Upper Brookville, L.I. Drossos has been in the restaurant business 30 years, DeNicola and Krane 25 years and Trotta 40 years. So they’re experienced restaurateurs who know the customer is king.

“We try to treat everyone in here like family,” DeNicola said.

“Every request is met with a ‘no problem’ attitude. We try to accommodate the boss and the boss is the customer.”

Frank’s Steaks at Rye Brook, which opened on Mar. 12 in the Washington Park Plaza at 275 South Ridge St., is the third in a small chain, the first of which opened in Jericho 20 years ago

Owners Nicholas Drossos and Kenneth DeNicola sit in one of the booths located in the center of the main dining room. Behind them is a gas fireplace and a plasma screen showing changing paintings of Impressionist artists.

The main dining room at Frank’s Steaks with its high vaulted ceiling and many windows providing plenty of light. and the other in Rockville Centre which will be five years old in September.

Romanian Skirt Steak ($27), marinated in Frank’s secret sauce with garlic, duck sauce, soy, Worcestershire and seasonings, is the restaurant’s signature dish and the most popular entrée at both of the restaurant’s other locations. I can vouch for its exceptional flavor and tenderness.

DeNicola, general manager of the restaurants, also recommended the 24-ounce Cowboy Garlic Rib Steak rubbed with a mixture of fresh garlic, ground black pepper and a touch of virgin olive oil ($37); the King Henry filet mignon, a 12-ounce filet topped with crisp bacon, sautéed mushrooms and béarnaise sauce ($37); as well as the New York prime strip steak ($38), a 16-ounce, dry-aged piece of meat I can attest is unsurpassed in flavor if you’re a steak lover.

He also suggested the Porterhouse for Two, a 42-ounce center cut, dry-aged piece of meat for two to split ($89).

The Petite Filet Mignon is a good value. The 8-ounce filet is served with béarnaise sauce, mashed potatoes and creamed spinach for $28, the only dish that is not a la carte. I recommend ordering this meat cooked at least medium rare to get the full flavor and avoid any dryness.

I can honestly say that during my three visits to Frank’s, I have not had anything I didn’t think was tasty, unique or worth raving about. The service, however, still needs some work.

DeNicola mentioned the Double Gorgonzola Bread ($6), two small loaves of homemade bread infused with béchamel sauce (a white sauce) and gorgonzola cheese, as a unique appetizer as well as the Cajun Calamari with Remoulade Sauce ($12). Instead of being coated with breading, a good

portion of calamari is cooked in a flavorsome, mayonnaise-based sauce to which ketchup, horseradish, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, capers and paprika are added. I had tried both of these appetizers on a late night visit when the kitchen had closed but the bar menu was available and found them worthy of repeating and recommendation.

Search for the perfect location

Drossos and DeNicola had been scouting for a location to open a third Frank’s Steaks for three years. They must have looked at 30 places before the one in Rye Brook which, DeNicola said, as soon as he saw it, he knew was the perfect spot.

It had all the right ingredients, Drossos said: footprint, demographics, access and parking.

Renovations to return this space to its previous carnation as a steakhouse (it was originally Par’s Steakhouse when the shopping center opened) began last June with the intent of opening before the December holidays.

However, “in the quest for getting things done the right way, we didn’t want to cut corners,” DeNicola said. “People notice the little details.”

Along the way, many changes were made to the original plans created by Michael Starr of Arttech Restaurant Design Inc., including adding the paving stones at the entrance to the building, Westchester stone on the outside of the building and rebuilding the fireplace using Westchester stone. The entire project cost $2.5 million.

“This was the first time we had the opportunity to do a complete redesign of a restaurant,” said Drossos. “It was our most ambitious project to date, a great learn-

ing experience.” He added that it was a monumental task involving so many details.

Rich, striking décor

The owners paid attention to every detail in creating a beautiful new restaurant where one had previously been, the previous establishment having itself been known for its striking décor.

They saved some of the artistic pieces from Eclisse including the bas-relief inside the door from the J.P. Morgan estate and crown moldings and paneling which were removed and reworked and now decorate the gorgeous VIP room between the sushi room and the main dining room.

The large restaurant seats a total of 300 people. The VIP Room, with its tin ceiling offset by a framed canvas depicting a grape arbor, seats 12-20 at a long table.

A second private room downstairs, decorated with arch-shaped mirrors, orange sponge-painted walls, beautiful orange and yellow fabric chair seats and coordinated carpeting, can accommodate 30-60 people. The main dining room, which features four reddish brown booths which come together at the center of the space, can be used for private parties of 80-150 Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

The booths are on wheels and can be moved to reveal a wooden dance floor.

Ornate wood carving decorates the men’s and ladies’ room doors and the molding around the coat room as you enter. The bar is straight ahead as it was before, horseshoe shaped with a wood laminate top, wide wood border, glasses hanging above and a waterfall behind the liquor bottles at the back of the room. Three TV screens are inset over the bar on either side. The bar seats 16, and 10 high round tables spread Please turn to page 10R

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Acuario Restaurant 137 Irving Avenue Port Chester 939-7090

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

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Chavin Restaurant 16 North Main Street Port Chester 937-7917

Peruvian Food Specializing in Natural Juice Catering Available

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.ORTH -AIN 3TREET 0ORT #HESTER .9 Proprietors: Se Habla Español Javier & Rosa Castillo

Fax: 914-939-8491

El Chalan Restaurant 45 Midland Avenue Port Chester 934-2244

El Parral Restaurant 2 South Main Street Port Chester 939-0409

El Plebeyo Restaurant

25 North Main Street Port Chester 690-2797

El Volcan Restaurant 30 Broad Street Port Chester 939-0076

Brisa Marina Restaurant

40 Grace Church Street Port Chester 934-9090

Come experience Sonora.

You will not be disappointed.

Nuevo Latino Cuisine “Nothing about the food here is ordinary...”

Excellent The New York Times 2004

Surprise Mom with a Special Meal at SoNora on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 13th Prix Fixe Menu • Serving from 2 p.m. on.

Call Early for Reservations: 933-0200 Open for Lunch & Dinner Private Room Available • Cooking Classes 179 Rectory Street, Port Chester

914-933-0200

Also visit Pacifico Nuevo Latino Seafood at 316 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester

914-937-1610

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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 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.

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Peruvian Misti Restaurant

110 North Main Street 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.

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

La Pupusa Loca de Port Chester 165 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 935-0767

Rinconcito Salvadoreno Restaurante 20 Broad Street, Port Chester 937-9287

Seafood Ebb Tide Seafood 1 Willett Avenue Port Chester 939-4810

El Palacio de los Mariscos

134 North Main Street Port Chester 939-2222

Fox Island Seafood House (F.I.S.H.)

Mediterranean Seafood

102 Fox Island Road Port Chester 939-4227 Specialties include Crispy Boston Calamari, Lobster and Crab Crespelle; sweet and sour beet salad, Caesar salad; Classic Margherita Pizza, F.I.S.H. pizza; raw bar: monster shrimp cocktail, East Coast oysters; scallop and potato gnocchi, linguini with white clam sauce; zataar crusted Alaskan halibut, pan roasted king salmon, ponzu marinated Hawaiian tuna mignon, organic chicken scarpiello, 8 oz. premium Hereford “French onion” burger. Full bar. Catering available. Hours: Wed.-Sun. Lunch 11:30-3, Dinner 5:30-10, weekends till 11.

Major credit cards accepted. On premises parking.

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Pacífico Nuevo Latino * Seafood 316 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-1610 Specialties include Malpeque, Blue Point, Kumamoto, Yaquina, Chesapeake raw oysters; Pacifico Seafood Plateau, Pacifico Royal Tower, Chilled Spanish Prawn Cocktail, Charred Tomato & Shrimp Ceviche; Argentinean Chupe, Grilled Pacific Squid Steak, Chilean Pink Salmon, Grilled Maine Lobster, Seared Chilean Sea Bass, Nuevo Latino Fresh Fish & Shellfish Bouillabaise, Seared Yellow Tuna Steak.

Hours: Lunch 12-3 p.m., dinner Sun.-Wed. 5-10 p.m., Thurs.Sat. 5-11 p.m. Credit Cards: VISA, MC, AX, DC. Parking on premises.

Port Chester Seafood

295 Midland Avenue 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 Street Port Chester 937-0550

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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 (peach-filled cake topped with meringue.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.

Delivery and catering available.

Most major credit cards.

Spanish Patrias Restaurant 35 ½ North Main Street Port Chester 937-0177

Steakhouses Frank’s Steaks

275 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 305-4465 Specialties include: Maryland crab cakes, baked Little Neck clams, Cajun calamari, seafood salad platter; sushi bar; broiled Norwegian salmon, 2-3 lb. whole Maine lobsters, Brazilian twin lobster tails; Romanian skirt steak, King Henry filet mignon, Frank’s meatloaf platter, cowboy garlic rib steak; prime rib, New Zealand rack of lamb, grilled veal loin chop, grilled teriyaki chicken, herb grilled chicken breasts and roasted red peppers; shrimp with basil and tomato over linguine, penne ala vodka; buffalo burger, Cajun blackened chicken sandwich. Lunch: Mon.Fri. 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dinner: Sun.-Thurs. 3:30 to 10:00 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 3:30 to 11 p.m.

Late night bar open until 2 a.m.

Thurs.-Sat. with late night bar menu available until midnight.

All major credit cards. Private party rooms available for 25150 people. Catering available.

Attire casual. Free on-premises parking.

Willett House Restaurant 20 Willett Avenue Port Chester 939-7500

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Succulent steaks and sushi in a striking setting Continued from page 7R around the room provide seating The restaurant has a sophisti- player is planned for Wednesdays was also well received. for many more, some at magenta cated audio-visual system allow- starting May 16 from 7-10 p.m. in A basket of bread was brought booths along one wall. ing different music in each room the main dining room. to the table upon request. The curPast the bar is the pretty sushi and the many plasma screens rent offering is an assortment of Dinner for four room with its orange banquettes including one in each of the private dinner rolls from a White Plains in different sizes, mirrored win- rooms designed for presentations.

During a recent Sunday night bakery served warm: pumperdows with rich wood separating Frank’s also provides wireless visit to Frank’s, our party of four nickel, onion ciabatta, olive, rye, the panes, wooden corner shelves Internet access. began the meal a Wasabi Roll and cranberry raisin. If you don’t holding bottles of wine, dark get a flavor you’d like in wood floors, plasma screens your basket, just ask for on two walls and the sushi it. To be honest, I didn’t bar at one end. The screens try any of them knowing I generally show fish swimhad a big meal ahead and ming but can also televise wanted to enjoy it without major sporting events. being stuffed.

Up a level past the VIP I ordered a G&G salad room is the main dining ($10) because it soundroom, no longer an atrium ed interesting. It consists but letting allowing in plenof pieces of cold boiled ty of light with many winshrimp, chopped tomatoes, dows shaded with blinds. green beans and onions The ceiling, still high, has with a red wine vinaigrette been lowered and covered dressing topped with real with white variegated tile bacon bits. I was taken by accented with wooden its crunchiness and blend buttresses. Light fixtures of flavors and textures and are also white, carpeting pleased that the bacon taste a green, orange and gold was subtle and not overprint. A Westchester stone powering. gas fireplace replaces the As described earlier, the real one that existed pre16-ounce New York Prime viously and above it is a Sushi chef Ruby Fnu prepares a dish for presentation. Michael Asali works Strip Steak ($38), ordered wood-framed plasma screen next to him. Both are from Manhattan. medium rare, was out of showing landscapes, the this world and cooked to work of a particular painter or Upgraded gas feeds into the ($13), an 8-piece roll beautifully perfection. Even after doling out major sporting events when they kitchen were installed to accom- presented which combines crab, pieces to other members of my occur. modate the hot ovens needed to avocado, salmon topping, wasabi party, I took a good portion home Two tables are perched up a few sear Frank’s steaks. The high katsuo (dry, flaked wasabi) and for lunch the next day. steps from the others in corners of temperature is the secret to sear- citrus tobiko which has a golden The English Cut Prime Rib of the room. Throughout the room ing the meat and keeping all the color and a citrus flavor. The result: Beef ($28) brought a 14-ounce rich wooden chairs with green juices and fluids inside, Drossos a delightful fusion of flavors, not cut of roasted USDA prime aged seats pull up to tables with white said. “It’s all about the heat,” he spicy as you might expect, which boneless rib with horseradish cloths and beige napkins. said. “Your can’t reproduce it at pleased everyone in our party. sauce on the side cooked exactly A concerted effort was made to home.”

To go with our meal, we se- as we asked for it—slightly but deaden the sound in this room by Phase II, planned for next lected a 2004 Blackstone Merlot not too pink. It was tender and you removing glass, lowering the ceil- summer, is to develop the deck from California ($30) for the meat could almost cut it with a fork. ing and adding carpeting because outside the main dining room and eaters and a glass of Sonoma CuThe Kobe Beef Burger Platter “people don’t go out to eat because offer live music there. Even before trer Chardonnay ($12). The red ($17) would have been better, I’m they’re hungry but to socialize,” that, however, entertainment in was dry, tasty and a good value; the sure, if it was ordered medium or DeNicola said. the form of a singer and keyboard white, which I didn’t taste myself, medium rare rather than well done, but the 10-ounce burger made with fine Kobe beef from Japan pleased the member of our party who ordered it. It can be topped with gorgonzola, bleu, American, Swiss or cheddar cheese as well as lettuce and tomato and comes with a pickle and delicious fries made from unpeeled potatoes.

One in our party ordered the Maryland Crab Cakes ($10) as a main meal and was delighted with the two crunchy, light patties served with arugula greens, a lemon wedge and tartar sauce.

A side of creamy mashed poSalads, Pasta, Burgers, tatoes topped with sautéed onions ($7) was to die for and plenty for Sandwiches, Steaks, Seafood two or more.

AND We didn’t have room for dessert.

Our Famous Bar Pizza Service was pleasant and adand Buffalo Wings equate but not professional. We had to ask for bread and my salad was not delivered until I reminded the waiter when our main course came. Another server we had on a previous visit performed better.

Our tab totaled $177.17 without tip.

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Menus, wine list, lunch

Frank’s menu isn’t large but affords plenty of options between the unique appetizers (besides what I’ve mentioned, try the Baked Little Neck Clams, priced at $10, which are crunchy and appetizing), seafood and chicken entrées, 2- and 3-pound steamed whole Maine lobsters (priced according to market), steaks mentioned previously, Frank’s Surf & Turf Classic (8-ounce Brazilian lobster tail paired with a 12-ounce

filet mignon at $45), sushi and sides. Besides mashed potatoes, sides include French fried onions, Frank’s creamed spinach, steak fries, sautéed mushrooms, roasted garlic potato puffs, sautéed spinach and a vegetable medley, most priced at $7.

The Seaweed Salad with orange sesame dressing ($7) sounds fascinating and I’m dying to try the French onion soup ($6).

There are now specials emerging—a soup, appetizer, entrée and dessert--although there weren’t any on my most recent visit.

Examples: homemade seafood bisque, black bean soup and tomato soup; beef carpaccio (raw sliced filet mignon appetizer) and a 26-ounce T-bone steak.

Desserts (most are $7) are huge and are all made on the premises.

Some samples: Frank’s deep dish cheese cake served in a large cup, carrot cake, Oreo cheese cake, chocolate mountain cake, tiramisu and classic angel food cake topped with a fresh fruit compote of blueberries and raspberries.

Apple raisin cobbler is the most popular.

The wine list includes a good number of California, Italian, Australian and French red, white and blush wines and Champagnes in varied prices ranging from $28 to $350. There are also half bottles and sake, both cold and hot. Many flavors of martinis, served in a cool misty glass with a thick stem, and cocktails are also listed within the Frank’s Steaks menu. The restaurant is billed as a “beverage consultant” because it offers many signature cocktails and accents to drinks such as bleu cheese and jalapeno stuffed olives and colored sugar around the rim of the glass for specific drinks.

The bar includes a state-ofthe-art beer tap system and a nice variety of tap beers including micro-brews.

The luncheon menu features many of the same appetizers and salads in addition to salad entrées such as Seafood Salad Platter ($10) and Sliced Skirt Steak over Caesar Salad ($15), sushi, sandwich platters in the $9 (Prime Sirloin Hamburger Platter) to $21 (Sliced Filet Mignon Sandwich with melted mozzarella cheese) range as well as steaks, chicken and seafood entrées and two pasta entrées not offered at dinner.

A bar menu is now available until midnight Thursday through Saturday which includes such things as burgers and skirt steak sandwiches, chicken wings and tenders, Little Neck clams and Caesar salad.

Mother’s Day, hours, parking

Frank’s would be an excellent choice for Mother’s Day, May 13.

The regular menu will be offered beginning at 1 p.m. with seating at any time you choose. Reservations, of course, are required.

“People like the basics—simple, fresh and good,” said General Manager DeNicola.

Regular hours are 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for lunch Monday through Friday; 3:30-10 p.m. for dinner Sunday through Thursday and 3:30 till 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Free parking is available in the shopping center lot. Optional valet parking is offered Wednesday through Sunday as a courtesy.

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