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Dining Out & About

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

You don’t have to go far to find great food.

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WESTMORE NEWS, Friday, October 21, 2011

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

Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar 42 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 253-5358 www.applebeesny.com

Belle Fair Country Market

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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

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. Walk-ins welcome. Most major credit cards. Free on-premises parking.

J T Straw’s Bar & Grill

IrIsh Pub & restaurant

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7 Plasma TVs for You to Enjoy Your Favorite Sporting Events 538 Willett Avenue (off Putnam Ave.) Port Chester, N.Y. • 914-937-2106

435 North Main Street Port Chester 937-9695

On the Way Café 34 Ridgeland Terrace Rye 921-2233 Specialties include: Country style pancakes, brioche French toast, apple cinnamon steel cut oatmeal, yogurt granola parfait, eggs, sausage, bacon, ham; organic egg white frittata, 3-egg organic omelet with choice of 3 fillings; soups; grilled chicken salad, farro salad; turkey club sandwich & fries, Philly cheese steak wedge, hot pastrami on rye, burgers & wraps; chicken Milanese, Maryland style crab cakes, beef carpaccio, cappuccino, daily dessert selection. Private parties, catering. Sunday brunch 7 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Daily lunch specials. Hours: Tues.Sat. 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Sun. 7 a.m.-2 pm.

Closed Mondays. On-premises parking.

Panera Bread 10 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-0079

Port Chester Coach Diner 317 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-0008

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

American

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

Sam’s Bar & Grill 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 D’Licias 118 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-1701

Elevation Burger 176 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 305-6700

Westchester Burger Co. 275 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 305-6095

Brazilian Café Brazil USA 37-39 North Main Street Port Chester 939-1139

Churrascaria Copacabana 29-31 North Main Street Port Chester 939-6894

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

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Chinese 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

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

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

Fast Food

213 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-4699

Panda II Chinese Restaurant

Dunkin Donuts

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

330 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-8331

Dunkin Donuts 295 Midland Avenue Port Chester 935-9034

Garden Catering 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

Subway Restaurant

22 South Main Street Port Chester 939-0005

262 Boston Post Road Port Chester 934-5045

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

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

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

Saturday, November 12 at 11:00 a.m.

Call 914-937-6665 for reservations

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

Villaggio TraTToria Fine Italian Cuisine

Prix Fixe Menu

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Pollo a la Brasa

Misti RestauRant “Our Specialty is Roasted Chicken”

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

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

Guatemalan Café Guatemala 28 Grace Church Street Port Chester 937-8537

Open - 7 Days Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Friday - sunday 8 a.m. - Midnight

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

163 North Main Street Port Chester 937-2727 or 935-9680

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Daily Lunch Specials

223-225 Westchester Ave., Port Chester, NY

604 North Main Street Port Chester 934-0026

Tandoori Taste of India

Includes coffee & dessert

Family Style Dining Available

Catering • Banquet Room Available (seats 40-140) • Major Credit Cards Serving Lunch and Dinner Tues.-Sat. Noon-11 p.m., Sunday Noon-9 p.m.

La Creperie Café

Indian

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m.

T&J

321 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-3355

Pan America Bakery & Café

Colombian

Comedy Dinner Show with DJ

Burger King 260 Boston Post Road Port Chester 934-7877

32 Grace Church Street Port Chester 939-4310

Multiple Sclerosis Charity Poker Tournament

110 north Main st., port Chester, ny Delivery available se Habla español

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WESTMORE NEWS, Friday, October 21, 2011

RESTAURANT REVIEW

BURGER MANIA Three new burger restaurants open in town

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his part of the country is quickly catching up with California where there are a multitude of burger chains—and I don’t mean McDonald’s, Burger King or Wendy’s. Here in Rye Town, most people are aware that two new long-awaited burger places have opened in the past month, both in Rye Brook. But many probably don’t know that a third popped up without warning in Port Chester.

I’ve tried all of them more than once and have come to the conclusion that of the three, there’s a healthy option, a stylish choice and an economical alternative. And you can’t go wrong with any of them.

Vincent Corso, co-owner of Westchester Burger Co. in the Washington Park Plaza at 275 South Ridge St., said he and his brother-in-law and partner Angelo Difeo believe that burgers are America’s favorite food. That being the case, there are plenty of days in the week to try all three burger joints. You can go to Westchester Burger on Monday, Elevation Burger, located in the Rye Ridge North Shopping Center at 176 South Ridge St., on Wednesday, and D’Licias Café, situated in the heart of Port Chester at 118 Westchester Ave., on Friday.

D’Licias Café

D’Licias, originally billed as The Signature Burger Home, opened on Sept. 17 with a full list of burgers as well as other American and Latin specialties.

Seemingly not wanting to limit the restaurant’s scope to burgers in an effort to find its customer base, Mexican-born owners Pedro Najera and Azael Vargas of Manhattan quickly changed

their unique burgers and fries at reasonable prices caught on with the many nationalities that frequent downtown Port Chester.

However, I guess it can’t hurt.

D’Licias is a cute little restaurant located in the vicinity of the train station which has been spruced up with mirrors lining each wall, bright red banquettes and blond wood tables and chairs.

On my first visit there was a language barrier with the waiter until Vargas came out of kitchen to take my party’s order. Usually, however, a waiter or waitress is on duty who speaks English.

The menu is clearly printed in both English and Spanish.

Najera said he and his partner, who is the chef, wanted to bring Latino flavor mixed with North American food to Port Chester by opening this eatery. They also have a TexMex restaurant in Manhattan called Jasmin Express.

D’Licias serves 4-ounce and 8-ounce hamburgers made with 85% lean meat; however, the smaller ones appear on the menu. I’ve sampled both the Aztec burger ($8.75) and the Mexican burger ($7.50) and can recommend each of them.

First of all, they are beautifully presented open-faced on the plate with fresh ingredients and look delicious.

The Aztec burger is topped with pepper jack cheese and huitlacoche sauce, common in California but not in these parts.

It is a fungus (like a mushroom) that grows naturally on ears of corn and tastes much like mushrooms, with a mild flavor.

All burgers are also topped with shredded lettuce, tomato, red onion and pickles and are served on brioche rolls. They come

An Original 10-ounce WBC Burger, standard French fries served in a mini fry basket and milkshake at Westchester Burger Co. in Rye Brook. the name to D’Licias Café: The Signature of Latin Flavor.

From my point of view, they were too quick to make that change, which I don’t think was necessary. It would only have been a matter of time before

with tasty waffle fries served with their own yummy orange creamy dipping sauce (they also have ketchup) or salad.

The Mexican burger is topped with luscious guacamole, salsa and pepper jack cheese

A Mexican burger, waffle fries and unsweetened ice tea at D’Licias Café in downtown Port Chester. along with lettuce, tomato, red onion and pickles.

Both combinations had exceptional flavor and tasted fresh and delicious.

Other burgers on the menu include D’Licias ($5.95 + $1 each to add your choice of cheddar, Swiss, mozzarella, American or bleu cheese, bacon, caramelized onions or sautéed mushrooms), Chili Cheese ($6.95), Jalapeno ($6.95) with pickle, jalapeno peppers and cheddar cheese, Caribbean ($7.25) with queso frito served with tostones (fried plantains) and mango sauce, The Gaucho ($6.95) topped with mozzarella cheese and chimichurri sauce, Hawaiian ($7.50) topped with grilled pineapple, ham, red onion and mozzarella cheese, Cuban ($8.75) made with chicken breast, beef frankfurter and Swiss cheese, Colombian ($8.25) topped with pineapple sauce, crusted potato chips and mozzarella cheese, Manhattan ($8.25) topped with bacon, bleu cheese and special sauce, Port Chester ($8.50) topped with sautéed mushrooms, caramelized mushrooms and American cheese, Turkey ($5.95 + $1 each to add your choice of cheese, bacon, caramelized onions or sautéed mushrooms) and Veggie ($7.25).

Prices have actually been lowered since D’Licias opened.

“We would like for everyone to enjoy our food,” said Najera.

Hours are 11 am. to 12 midnight (sometimes they close a little earlier) Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday. I’m always looking for places to eat late at night, so these hours appeal to me.

Parking is on the street or in the metered lot on New Broad Street. At night and on weekends or holidays, you can park in the Metro-North commuter lot on Broad Street for free.

Westchester Burger Co.

Harrison residents Vincent Corso and Angelo Difeo opened their second Westchester Burger Co. less than a week later on Sept. 22 where the pricey Frank’s Steaks had previously

where needed. Graziela’s Italian restaurant, which has been in business in White Plains for 17 years, is also part of their portfolio.

Corso said they wanted to be able to accommodate families on a larger scale at this location than they can in White Plains which is one-third the size.

While D’Licias is the most economical of the three new burger places, Westchester Burger is the most stylish. It is a full-fledged restaurant and bar and the only one that serves alcohol. WBC offers “the ultimate burger experience, fine dining between the buns,” as the menu defines it—a casual yet pleasurable dining experience.

Corso said he and Difeo had the challenge of converting a steakhouse into a burger joint.

They wanted to make it more casual, a place where you don’t have to dress up. So they took out the carpeting and booths in the main dining room in favor of wooden tables and chairs with comfortable seats and a blond wood floor. It still has the same large stone fireplace, wood accents, wooden blinds at

An Elevation Burger, two organic beef patties with choice of toppings, Fresh Fries and thick shake at Rye Brook’s new Elevation Burger. made a short, showy appearance the large windows on either side and fairly warm feel for such before the economy went sour a large space. In the secondary and did it in. dining room, banquettes with “My brother-in-law feels bright-colored polka dot fabric that what people are looking backs line the walls while high for is a comfortable dining tables with tall, comfortable experience without all the chairs are nestled in the middle hoopla and bells and whistles, and we both believe that burgers of the room. The bar has been reconfigured to make it more are America’s favorite food,” functional. Large screen TVs said Corso about why they abound. Napkins are cloth but think Westchester Burger, the look like white dish towels with first branch of which opened a green stripe down the middle. in White Plains, is successful.

Our waiter on my first visit, He said proudly and happily who had come from the White that they had served 600 people Plains restaurant, said the Rye last Saturday night in their Rye Brook location of Westchester Brook restaurant. There was an hour wait when my husband and Burger, besides being larger, is also fancier and has more items I left at 7:30. on the menu. Our waitress on As long as they continue my second visit was equally to get positive feedback, the friendly, efficient and fun (they brothers-in-law plan to open Please turn to page 6 other locations in Westchester

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International

Italian

Brisa Marina Restaurant

Marianacci’s Restaurant

40 Grace Church Street, Port Chester 934-9090

24 Sherman Street Port Chester 939-3450

Café Mirage 531 North Main Street Port Chester 937-3497

Homestyle Café 321 North Main Street Port Chester 305-6330

Sonora Nuevo Latino Cuisine 179 Rectory Street Port Chester 933-0200

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. 11:305, Dinner: 5-10 p.m. Credit cards: VISA, MC, AX. Some off-street parking.

Italian Arrosto 25 South Regent Street Port Chester 939-2727 Photo by Chuan

Nessa Ristorante 325 North Main Street Port Chester 939-0119

Pasquale II Ristorante 2 Putnam Avenue Port Chester 934-7770

T & J Villaggio Trattoria 223-225 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-6665 Specialties include: Stuffed artichoke, Golden 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. noon11 p.m. Sun. Noon-9 p.m. Major credit cards. Street parking.

Tarry Market Café 179 North Main Street Port Chester 253-5680

Tarry Lodge 18 Mill Street, Port Chester 939-3111

Italian/ Mediterranean Il Sogno Ristorante 316 Boston Post Road Port Chester 914-937-7200

Italian/Pizzeria Antonio’s Pizza and Restaurant Pathmark Shopping Center 130 Midland Avenue Port Chester 939-5137

Domino’s Pizza 262 Boston Post Road Port Chester 967-5070

Ferraro’s Pizza & Pasta 199 South Regent Street Port Chester 934-2900

Frank’s Restaurant and Pizzeria 23 Putnam Avenue Port Chester 939-8299

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Italian/Pizzeria Frankie & Louie’s Restaurant 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. 7 days a week.

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

Michael’s Famous Pan Pizza 125 Midland Avenue Port Chester 939-2241

P & D Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria 508 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-8845

Pizza Pasta & Things

at 914-939-6864.

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

Italian/Pizzeria Racanelli’s Pizzeria Restaurant Rye Ridge Shopping Center 136 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 937-2511

Sosa’s Pizzeria 147 Irving Avenue Port Chester 939-4202

T & J Pizza & Pasta 227 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-4134

Villa Rustica Pizzeria & Trattoria 261 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 939-8888 or 939-8885

Japanese Edo Japanese Steak House 140 Midland Avenue Port Chester 937-3333

Luncheonettes Bagel Emporium 211 Irving Avenue Port Chester 937-5252

Café 800 800 Westchester Avenue Rye Brook 914-694-5758

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Fairways Restaurant Open to the Public

1323 King Street, Greenwich, CT • 203-531-1138

On the Griff-Harris Golf Course It’s closer than you think - Near the Westchester County Airport entrance Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner - 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. • Closed Monday nights

Full Round Dinner

Tuesday & Wednesday Nights Appetizer Soup • Salad Choice of Entree Coffee & Dessert $ 95

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Holiday Party Reservations at Fairways Restaurant Seats 10-80 persons

Join Us For Breakfast Saturday & Sunday 7:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.

Reservations Requested 203-531-1138 Walk-ins Also Welcome

Menu to accommodate your budget Warm, Cozy Winter Setting Complementary Raffles for a Holiday Gift Basket & a Homemade Gingerbread House with each booked party (10 or more) Make your Reservation early 203-531-1138

Fairways COUPON Buy One Dinner Get ½ OFF Your Second Dinner

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WESTMORE NEWS, Friday, October 21, 2011

RESTAURANT REVIEW

BURGER MANIA both seemed to really enjoy their job).

Let’s focus on the burgers, however. There are 20. They start with the Original WBC Burger ($14), 10 ounces of “certified angus beef” topped with smoked mozzarella, beefsteak tomato, pickles, frisée and a pale orange creamy WBC sauce on a brioche bun. It looks gorgeous on the plate with a miniature pickle, black olive and grape tomato on a large wooden pick sticking out of it. And it tasted as good as it looked, cooked perfectly medium—a pale pink—as ordered.

Unless upgraded for $1.50 to $2 extra, burgers come with skinny French fries (perfectly tasty) in an adorable mini fry basket. Upgrades include sweet potato waffle fries with maple dipping sauce, Yukon gold potato wedges, crispy onion rings or fried mash potato sticks.

Or you can substitute a house salad at no extra cost.

The Tex-Mex burger ($14 for 8 ounces of angus beef, guacamole, salsa, pickled onion, queso fresco and tortillas “crunchified” on a brioche bun) proved a pleasantly savory and crunchy experience I would return to repeat.

The Kobe burger costs $16 for 8 ounces of Kobe beef, mild cheddar, red onion, beefsteak

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Milkshakes ($5, $6 made with frozen yogurt) or a root beer float go perfectly with a burger, and the menu features eight varieties. It’s fun to experiment, but I always go back to a good old “Classic” chocolate, vanilla or strawberry shake. I love Westchester Burger’s extra wide straws which make sucking up the perfectly blended shakes fun.

There are plenty of appetizers (including crispy Cheeseburger Spring Rolls at $7 for 6), salads and a number of entrées if you don’t desire a burger.

If you happen to have room for dessert or want to stop in just for a sweet treat, the Doughnut Burger looks cool on the Westchester Burger Co. website. It consists of a jellyfilled doughnut made to look like the ketchup in a bun, sliced kiwi to resemble lettuce, sliced strawberries to look like tomato and warm molten cake for the burger. I’m told it tastes great, too, if you can handle all that sweetness.

Food is served at Westchester Burger starting at 11:30 a.m. seven days a week. From Sunday through Wednesday, it continues until 10 p.m., Thursday till 11 p.m. and Friday and Saturday until midnight.

Parking is easy in the Washington Park Plaza lot.

times I experienced this new hamburger chain restaurant.

“Above all else, though, it’s about taste, taste, taste. Better ingredients make for better

Elevation Burger makes its home in the Rye Ridge North Shopping Center at 176 South Ridge St., next to Lenny’s Bagels. flavor. We have the best-tasting burgers in the business.”

“Ingredients Matter” is an Elevation Burger slogan that appears on the backs of the servers’ navy blue shirts.

While they look less appealing than those at the other two burger joints because they’re served in a wrapper on a metal tray much like an 11x13 metal

Westchester Burger Co. is located in the Washington Park Plaza at 275 South Ridge St. tomato on a brioche bun.

The Pretzel burger ($14) consists of 8 ounces of angus beef, mild cheddar, maple bacon and a fried egg on a pretzel bun.

Then there’s Mom’s Italian Turkey burger ($14), 8 ounces of chopped turkey topped with vinegar peppers, smoked mozzarella, and a touch of marinara on focaccia.

The Greenhouse ($13) features an 8-ounce veggie patty, guacamole, frisée, frizzled onions, balsamic tarragon vinaigrette on multi-grain.

The Soprano burger ($13) starts with an 8-ounce chicken burger and adds fresh mozzarella, roasted red peppers and pesto on focaccia.

Ba Da Bing burger ($15) is comprised of an 8-ounce Italian sausage blend, broccoli rabe, provolone cheese and a balsamic glaze on focaccia.

There’s also a Lamb burger ($15), The Entourage ($14), a 10-ounce burger between two Texas toast grilled cheeses, a Tuna burger ($16) and a Bison burger ($16).

Or you can build your own Ultimate IBurger at a cost of $7 for 6 ounces, $10 for 8 ounces and $12 for 10 ounces.

Elevation Burger

If D’Licias gives you the most for your money and Westchester Burger offers the best dining experience, Elevation Burger boasts the most healthy burgers, fries and shakes. The burgers are made with 100% grass-fed, free-range beef ground on-premises. The Rye Ridge North Shopping Center location, which opened Oct. 1 where Ray’s Café had been, is the first of this USDA-certified organic hamburger chain’s sites in Westchester. The Virginia-based company, which opened its first restaurant in 2005, now has 20 locations and is growing rapidly.

Owner Daniel Magnus of Rye, who has the exclusive franchise rights for Westchester and Fairfield counties, said the organic nature of the food is what attracted him since he and his wife are raising their children on organic products free of antibiotics and other chemicals.

Rye Brook is his first location.

“We’re elevating hamburgers and the environment in which we serve them to a whole new level,” said Magnus, a former publishing executive and very personable gentleman who has been on the premises the two

are served in a cardboard dish.

They tasted fine but not as good as I expected.

I sampled a Veggie Burger #2 ($3.99), a savory blend of

cake pan with a paper placemat rather than on a plate, the hamburgers at Elevation Burger taste great and are exceptionally juicy, even messy. Their menu states that the bun “complements the burger rather than competing with it.” That’s for sure. A more substantial bun would make it easier to eat. I’m not sure what it would do to the flavor. For an extra healthy burger, you can skip the bun and order your meat or veggie burger wrapped in lettuce. Sounds horrible to me.

The standard Elevation Burger costs $5.79 for two 3.2-ounce organic beef patties placed on top of each other in a bun with your choice of as many toppings as you like (ketchup, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, caramelized onions, mustard, mayo, raw onions, Elevation sauce (a secret tomatobased sweet variety), balsamic mustard, jalapenos and/or hot pepper relish). Aged cheddar cheese costs $.40 a slice and bleu cheese dressing $.50 extra.

So the price isn’t bad for what you get.

Thin Fresh Fries ($2.69), which are freshly cut in a machine as you watch and cooked in heart-healthy olive oil,

organic ingredients (vegan) which, once piled high with various toppings, didn’t taste half bad (you can tell I’m a meat lover). The Veggie Burger #1 is the same price with cheese added.

A Kid’s Burger ($3.99) consists of one organic beef patty. Stack up as many as 10 patties for a Vertigo Burger which varies in price depending on quantity.

Half the Guilt Burger ($5.99) features one beef and one veggie patty.

You can also get an Elevation Salad ($5.99) or a grilled cheese sandwich made with aged cheddar cheese ($2.99).

Thick shakes ($4.49) are made with antibiotic- and hormone-free milk. You can choose from chocolate, vanilla or coffee ice cream and add one or two ingredients such as Oreo cookies, fresh bananas, strawberries, blueberries or mangos, key lime or organic cheesecake. The thickness, I’ve found, depends on who makes them. The first time

I had to slurp my milkshake with a spoon, the second time a straw sufficed. Key lime and vanilla ice cream proved too bland, Oreo cookies in chocolate perfectly yummy.

The cookies on the menu, fresh baked chocolate chip oatmeal pecan made with organic eggs and butter ($1.69 for large, $1.19 for three small), taste good but don’t look like they’ve been baked because they apparently don’t rise. They are small but rich.

As far as service, Elevation Burger is considered “fast casual,” a step above fast food.

You line up to place your order which is then delivered to your table by a server after your name is called for identification.

Workers at the new Rye Brook location are pleasant and on the ball.

The blue and white décor matches the Elevation Burger logo of snow-capped mountains.

It is fairly stark but attractive with some nice details—bright white wainscoting, a pale blue tin ceiling with exposed silver piping attached to it, blue tile behind the counter, a wood floor with green slate tiles at the entryway and creating a walkway to the counter. Round and square beige tables have a wood grain look.

Business at the Rye Brook Elevation Burger has been brisk, said Magnus, calling it “an entrepreneur’s dream come true.”

Elevation Burger, which attracts people of all ages, including plenty of kids, is open seven days from 11 am. to 9 p.m.

Ample parking is available in the shopping center lot.

Wendy’s closes

While these new burger joints have been taking root in Rye Town, Wendy’s has seen its demise after many years on the Boston Post Road in Port Chester. Will that prominent location be the new home of an IHOP? That’s the buzz around town, but so far that’s all it is.

D’Licias Café at 118 Westchester Ave., located in the neighborhood of the Port Chester train station, does not yet have a permanent sign.

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