Dining Out & About 2005/10

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

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

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Black Bear Grille

544 Willett Ave., Port Chester 937-8337 or 937-8339

78 Pearl St., Port Chester 937-5562

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Garden Plaza Restaurant-Diner

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

Old Homestead Bar & Restaurant

325 North Main St., Port Chester 939-0758

Port Chester Coach Diner

317 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester 937-0008

The Pub

Doral Arrowwood Anderson Hill Rd., Rye Brook 939-6620

Q Authentic Barbecue Restaurant

112 North Main St., Port Chester 933-7427

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

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

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Chinese

Teri’s Tavern

134 North Main St., Port Chester 937-9695

Brazilian International Café

103 Adee St., Port Chester 939-1002

Pantanal Restaurant

29 North Main St., Port Chester 939-6894

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

Chinese China House

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

140 Midland Ave., Port Chester 939-0068

Ho Sai Gai

Manchu Garden Chinese & Japanese Cuisine 504 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 939-8688

Number 1 Chinese Restaurant 120 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 937-8465

Panda Restaurant 213 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 937-4699

Panda II Chinese Restaurant 32 Grace Church St., Port Chester 939-4310

Ray’s Café 176 South Ridge St., Rye Brook 937-0747

Sichuan Pavilion 480 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 939-8889

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

Coffee Shops The Kneaded Bread 181 North Main St., Port Chester 937-9489

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

Waterfront Roasters 106 Purdy Ave., Port Chester 934-2232

Colombian Asi Es Colombia 172 North Main St., Port Chester 934-7675

Delicias Colombianas 36 Broad St., Port Chester 939-9425

El Rincon Paisa 130 North Main St., Port Chester 939-9364

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

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

Contemporary American Penfield’s at the Rye Town Hilton 699 Westchester Ave., Rye Brook 939-6300

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Dominican Hollywood Chicken International

216 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 934-8137

Ecuadorian Los Paisanos Restaurante

118 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 934-7678

Rinconcito Ecuatoriano Restaurant 150 North Main St., Port Chester 937-7343

Fast Food Burger King

260 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester 934-7877

Dunkin Donuts

330 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester 939-8331

Dunkin Donuts

295 Midland Ave., Port Chester 935-9034

Garden Catering

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

Hubba

24 North Main St., Port Chester 939-7276

Kentucky Fried Chicken 262 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester 935-0741

McDonald’s Restaurant

321 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester 937-3355

Subway Restaurant

262 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester 934-5045

Subway Restaurant

302 Midland Ave., Port Chester 937-0022

Wendy’s Restaurant

303 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester 939-9417

Greek/American One Station Plaza

111 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 939-3416

Indian Tandoori Taste of India

163 North Main St., Port Chester 937-2727 or 935-9680

International Café Mirage

531 North Main St., Port Chester 937-3497

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

Irish/American Davy Byrnes Restaurant

538 Willett Ave., Port Chester 937-2106

Italian Hostaria Mazzei

25 South Regent St., Port Chester 939-2727

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

Pasquale II Ristorante 2 Putnam Ave., Port Chester 934-7770

Provare Trattoria

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

T & J Villaggio Trattoria 223-225 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 937-6665

Tarry Lodge

18 Mill St., Port Chester 937-3070

That Little Italian Restaurant

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

Italian/Pizzeria Antonio’s Pizza and Restaurant

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

Frank’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria

Frankie & Louie’s Restaurant

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Fusilli A La Chef (Sautéed garlic, shrimp, mushrooms and peas in a pink sauce)

23 Putnam Ave., Port Chester 939-8299

Frankie & Louie’s Restaurant

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

Wed.: Family Style Night. Thurs.: Ravioli Night. Sun.: Pasta Madness.

Hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m. 10 p.m. Sun. Catering available.

Free delivery lunch & dinner. Credit cards: AX, VISA, MC. Ample free parking in lot.

Marini’s Pizzeria

46 North Main St., Port Chester 937-5120

Michael’s Famous Pan Pizza

125 Midland Ave., Port Chester 939-2241

Mirabello’s Pizza Trattoria

199 South Regent St., Port Chester 934-2900

P & D Pizza

508 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 939-8845

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RESTAURANT REVIEW

Tropica Restaurant: Succulent seafood in a tropical setting T

By Jananne Abel

tin ceiling is painted red while the walls are bright orange and yellow. The ceiling is painted black in the bar and blue in the dining room.

A striking mural of a tropical scene complete with ocean, islands, palm trees and bright colors is the focal point in the dining room which has rustic heavy wooden tables and chairs and hard wood floors. Palms sit around the room and potted anthurium, a waxy red flower I associate with Hawaii, sits on the ledge of the window-like opening between the bar and dining room. Candles on the tables add to the atmosphere. The flowers have been replaced by small pumpkins and the opening between the two rooms filled with white spider webs for Halloween. In addition, bats hang at the bar and various ghouls lurk at one side of the dining room.

The restaurant seats 54 in both the dining room and bar area. A few tables with comfy aqua benches are situated in the lounge, two of them opposite the fish tank.

Pumpkins, a scarecrow, lobsters, starfish, shells and a lobster trap decorate the inviting storefront windows at Tropica, but the restaurant needs an attractive permanent sign rather than the makeshift one that currently hangs out front.

ropica Seafood Restaurant & Raw Bar in Port Chester is a bustling Miami style night spot where a deejay plays salsa, meringue, bachata, reggaeton and more from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. four nights a week.

However, before 10 p.m. the 23 ½ North Main St. restaurant serves excellent seafood, nicely presented, in a pleasant atmosphere. I’m just surprised it hasn’t yet caught on.

Each time I’ve eaten at Tropica, beginning in the summer on their attractive, tropically-decorated patio, I’ve not been disappointed. Only a filet of fish sandwich ($8.95) was on one occasion light on fish.

Otherwise the seafood is fresh, the portions ample, prices reasonable and the preparations range from standard fare to innovative.

In addition, it may be the only place in town that offers a long list of cool tropical drinks, some of which can be made without alcohol. They are served in tall hurricane glasses. The house specialty is a Colombia Colada, a delicious blend of banana rum, coconut rum and pineapple juice topped with coconut shavings. A Lava Flow, featuring strawberry purée swirled through a pina colada, is also exceptional, as is the Mojito, made with fresh muddled Dinner for two limes, sugar, rum and fresh mint. Drinks, On a recent visit to Tropica, my husband many topped with pieces of fresh fruit like and I started our meal with a Lava Flow pineapple and strawberries, are $8. ($8), a tropical drink where strawberry puOwner Phil Tremble of Port Chester, 28, ree is genuinely swirled through a creamy had been six years in the business of sellpina colada, and a Red Apple Martini ing produce to restaurants before opening ($8), a green drink made with vodka, Tropica on July 1 of this year.

A table for four in front of the striking mural of a tropical scene at Tropica Shakka Red Apple Liqueur and lime juice “I was bored,” said Tremble, who was Seafood Restaurant & Raw Bar in Port Chester. garnished with a slice of apple, a cherry born and raised in the village. “I was sitting in Puerto Rico eating a fried shrimp by the water and it already had a cabaret license allowing for nighttime and topped with a paper umbrella. Later we ordered a Colombia Colada described above ($8), which is came up with the idea.” entertainment.

He chose this spot, the former site of Taos which Tremble and Ecuadorian-born chef Antonio Barillas deliciously sweet and topped with coconut shavings. had been vacant for 18 months, because of its stra- of Port Chester recommend the tropical ceviches and After this there was no room for dessert.

A basket of spicy bread crisps (very tasty), white tegic location near the 14-screen cineplex which is South American- and Caribbean-inspired specials ofopening next week and other downtown develop- fered at Tropica. Weekly specials include a handful of rolls and rolls with raisins and cranberries was served ment, its patio, accessibility to parking and because appetizers and an equal number of entrées. Examples before the meal along with slices of butter.

We ordered a few appetizers and one entrée and went of these are Calamari Sofrito ($7.95), calamari cooked away feeling good about everything. Tropica Shrimp with onions, peppers, scallions and Spanish sausage; ($8.95) brought four shrimp sautéed with garlic, lemon Chilean Sea Bass Vera Cruz ($24.95), fish sautéed with juice and mushrooms served with a delicate-tasting tomatoes, onions and garlic and served with coconut sliced papaya relish. It was attractively garnished with pineapple rice; and Pan Seared Scallops Chimichurri a purple edible orchid and greens. ($19.95), made with lemon cilantro pesto served over Lobster bisque ($4.50) was creamy and filled with garlic thyme angel hair pasta. small chunks of lobster meat.

The specials are among the restaurant’s most Ceviche Mixto ($9.95) combines an assortment of popular dishes and lobster ravioli is a bigger seller fresh seafood (mussels, calamari, clams and shrimp) than whole lobster. I find that surprising since stuffed marinated in lemon juice.

This tart and tangy seaor steamed lobster is served with baked potato and food cocktail swims in a tomato-based liquid with vegetables for $14.95 on Monday nights, dubbed chopped onions.

Lobster Night. Other days the lobster dinner is ofI can really rave about the Lobster Ravioli ($11.95), fered at market price. a healthy portion of lobster-filled pasta served in a Barillas has 12 years of experience in the kitchen, creamy red pepper garlic sauce with chunks of lobhaving gotten his training at Pacifico and F.I.S.H. in ster in it.

Better than other versions of this dish I’ve Port Chester and Greenwich Country Club where he had elsewhere, it is light, slightly sweet and has just worked under a teacher from the Culinary Institute the right amount of zing. It is once again attractively of America. presented with two long pieces of chive that bring to Tropical decor mind lobster antennae.

Our check totaled $63.75.

The long, narrow restaurant features an attractive We returned specifically for Lobster Night and mirrored bar with laminated top inset with shells, crabs found the steamed lobster to be perfectly cooked, and starfish opposite the dining room. A shingled roof Jaime Garcia of Port Chester puts together one of the is built over the long bar with a fake palm tree sticking with the tail sliced open and the claws slit to make many tropical drinks offered at Tropica. out of the top. Exposed ductwork hanging from the Please turn to page 7R

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is a monthly supplement to the Port Chester Westmore News and Rye Brook Westmore News. The Westmore News, a weekly newspaper serving the Port Chester and Rye Brook communities, is published every Friday and is available at newsstands and news boxes in its circulation area. It is also available by mail at a yearly subscription rate of $24. Call 914-939-6864 for futher information or to subscribe.

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Luncheonettes Vinny’s Luncheonette

182 North Main St., Port Chester 939-9591

Mexican Coyote Flaco

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

115 Midland Ave., Port Chester 937-6969

T & J Pizza & Pasta

143 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 939-1494

227 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 939-4134

Japanese Edo Japanese Steak House

140 Midland Ave., Port Chester 937-3333 Specialties include: Shrimp dumpling, fried marinated chicken, crispy calamari, soft shell crab, shrimp tempura; hibachi chicken, sirloin, salmon, sea scallops, filet mignon, shrimp, lobster; combination chicken/shrimp, shrimp/scallops, steak/chicken, steak/ shrimp, chicken/lobster, steak/lobster, lobster/shrimp/scallops; soup and salad, Ask about our special occasion celebrations. Children’s menu and vegetarian dinner available. Hours: Lunch Mon.-Fri. 12:30-2:30 p.m. Dinner Mon.-Thurs. 5-10 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 5-11 p.m., Sun. 4-9 p.m. Free onpremises parking. Major credit cards accepted.

Hakata Japanese and Asian Fusion

163 North Main St., Port Chester 939-7911 Specialties include: Hakata ravioli, grilled chicken/beef/shrimp on skewers, broiled whole squid, seaweed & pickled vegetable; sushi bar; lobster salad, broccoli salad; seafood soup, hot & sour broth with lemongrass & shrimp; glazed chicken, Tsunami asparagus, blanket chicken or pork, Kobe style beef, vegetable or chicken Teriyaki, Java fried rice; Seven Samarai roll, Port Chester roll, double tuna roll; sushi & sashimi platters; Hakata doughnut. Catering available, Credit cards: VISA, MC, AX. Lunch: Mon.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., dinner Mon.-Thurs.

5-10 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 5-11 p.m. Delivery available. Street parking.

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Italian/Pizzeria

Bagel Emporium

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

Club Sandwich 7 Rye Ridge Plaza Rye Brook 939-3475

Deli Delight

174 North Main St., Port Chester 937-5775

Good Food Cafe

140 Midland Ave., Port Chester 939-4070

J.P.’s Standby Drive-in

604 North Main St., Port Chester 939-9442

Lenny’s Bagels

200 South Ridge St., Rye Brook 939-1379

Lyon Park Deli, Café & Catering

29 Putnam Ave., Port Chester 937-1171

El Tio Restaurant

El Zarape Mexican Restaurant

24 Grace Church St., Port Chester 933-0363

Kiosko

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

Parking on the street or in adjacent municipal lot.

Luis Tacos

135 South Main St., Port Chester

Mary Ann’s Mexican Restaurant

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

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

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

Free on-premises parking.

Rancho Grande

8 Poningo St., Port Chester 934-2675

Restaurante y Tortilleria Gemelos

167 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 934-0372

Northern Italian Alba’s Ristorante

400 North Main St., Port Chester 937-2236

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

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

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RESTAURANT REVIEW

Kiosko Restaurant

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

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

Serving Margaritas, Pina Coladas, Tequilas, etc.

The patio behind Tropica, which is enclosed with bamboo, was renovated before the restaurant opened on July 1.

Tropica Restaurant: Succulent seafood in a tropical setting Continued from page 4R for easy eating. A mélange of string beans, broccoli, baby carrots and cauliflower were cooked to perfection and nicely placed on the plate between the two sides of the tail. In addition, the meal consisted of a choice of baked potato or French fries.

Other menu items

Besides those mentioned previously, other appetizers on the menu include clams on the half shell ($4.50 for half a dozen), Bluepoint oysters ($8 for half a dozen), steamers (market price), fried calamari served mild or spicy ($8.95), Mussels Luciano (in white wine and garlic at $7.95), Tropical Mussels (New Zealand green lip mussels topped with chopped onions, tomato and lemon juice at $8.95), Caribbean Fried Shrimp served with a creamy mango sauce ($7.95) and Buffalo Wings (mild, hot or volcanic at $6 for one dozen, $10.50 for two dozen).

I can recommend the Tropica Salad ($8.95), made with mango, pineapple, golden papaya and grilled shrimp served over mixed field greens with a raspberry vinaigrette dressing.

Clams stuffed with bacon, bread crumbs, onions, spices and cheese served with lemon chive butter is listed as an entrée at $10.95. Shrimp Scampi over angel hair pasta or rice ($15.95), Grilled Salmon ($13.95), broiled scallops ($15.95), Hawaiian mahi mahi ($18.95), crabby patties ($16.95), stuffed sole ($15.95), Chilean red snapper ($14.95) and Cajun catfish ($14.95) figure among the other entrées. You can also get half-pound burgers for $7.95 or a 16-ounce sirloin steak for $18.95.

The lunch menu is much the same with baskets of scallops or shrimp with fries ($8.95) and chicken fingers with fries or onion rings ($6.95) added as well as a teriyaki marinated chicken breast sandwich ($7.95). The chicken fingers come with Tropica’s secret banana dipping sauce.

For dessert, sorbets come in four flavors: pineapple, orange, coconut and mango.

Hours, parking, etc.

Meals are served from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. six days a week and from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Sundays. Parking is on the street or in the marina parking lot at the back of the restaurant on Abendroth Avenue where you enter through the patio.

When summer comes around again, Tropica will be throwing tropical luaus from time to time and Sunday barbecues after 10 p.m. for a $10 cover charge.

To advertise in this special monthly dining section call Elaine at the at 914-939-6864.

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THIRD COURSE Choice of Entrée Veal or Chicken Parmigiano, Veal or Chicken Francese, Veal or Chicken Marsala, Meatballs & Sausage Marinara, Veal Pizzaiola, Chicken Cacciatore or Veal Piccata Al served with vegetable of the day FOURTH COURSE Coffee or Tea

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Northern Italian Pasta Per Voi

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

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

Open 7 days a week for dinner, lunch weekdays. Street parking.

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

Peruvian Acuario Restaurant

137 Irving Ave., Port Chester 939-7090

Chavin Restaurant

16 North Main St., Port Chester 937-7917

El Chalan Restaurant

45 Midland Ave., Port Chester 934-2244

Peruvian Machu Picchu Restaurant 40 Grace Church St., Port Chester 934-9090

Misti Café Takeout

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

Street parking. VISA, MC accepted.

Misti Restaurant

110 North Main St., Port Chester 939-9437 Specialties include mussels cooked in onions, tomatoes and sweet corn kernels, Peruvian-style seafood sushi; soups: beef, chicken, seafood; variety of salads; fish morsels cooked in onions and tomatoes; shrimp cooked in spicey sauce, steamed seafood in Peruvian spices; rotisserie chicken (pollo a la brasa) with French fries and salad, chicken fried rice, Peruvian-style beef with spaghetti, pepper steak, roast beef, “Hungry Joe” Steak with fried plantains, egg, bacon and rice, beef tripe stew with rice; custard. Open daily 9 a.m.-12 midnight. Lunch specials. Delivery or takeout available. Street parking. VISA, MC accepted, ATM on premises.

Peruvian El Parral Restaurant

2 South Main St., Port Chester 939-0409

El Plebeyo Restaurant

25 North Main St., Port Chester 690-2797

Patrias Restaurant

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

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

La Pupusa Loca de Port Chester

165 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 935-0767

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

Seafood Ebb Tide Seafood

1 Willett Ave., Port Chester 939-4810

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

Seafood Port Chester Seafood

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

Credit cards: VISA and MasterCard.

Free delivery, senior discount, parking on premises.

Tropica Seafood Restaurant & Raw Bar

23½ North Main St., Port Chester 937-0550 Specialties include: Tropica shrimp, clams casino, mild or spicy crispy fried calamari, Tropical mussels, steamed little necks, mussels marinara, Buffalo wings; variety of soups and salads; Tropica’s chicken breast sandwich, black angus burger, filet of fish sandwich; stuffed clams, lobster ravioi, grilled salmon, broiled scallops, crabby patties, Chilean red snapper, Cajun catfish, sirloin steak, Hawaiian pork, Chilean sea bass, steamed lobster. Open 7 days for lunch and dinner. Monday – Lobster Night. Seasonal outside dining available. Corporate/private parties.

On-site clambakes, tropical luaus, takeout. Street parking. All major credit cards.

Seafood F.I.S.H. Mediterranean Seafood

102 Fox Island Rd., Port Chester 939-4227

Pacífico Nuevo Latino * Seafood

316 Boston Post Rd., Port Chester 937-1610

South American Inca & Gaucho Restaurant Seafood & Steakhouse

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

Steakhouse Willett House Restaurant

20 Willett Ave., Port Chester 939-7500