Dining Out & About 2005/09

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

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

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Ho Sai Gai

78 Pearl St., Port Chester 937-5562

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

Black Bear Grille

Manchu Garden Chinese & Japanese Cuisine

2 South Water St., Greenwich, CT 203-531-6400 Specialties include: Black Bear Wings, Crisped Calamari, Chipotle Chicken Quesadilla, Portobello Salad, Spinach Salad (add grilled shrimp, chicken, salmon or London broil to all salads); Black Bear’s Pork Sandwich, Lobster Salad Wrap, Hudson Valley Grilled Chicken Sandwich, Grilled Veggie Wrap, Kobe Burger; Herbed Ricotta Ravioli, Cedar Plank BBQ Salmon, 14 oz. New York Strip Steak, Pan Roasted Southwestern Chicken, Black Bear’s Shrimp Penne. Private rooms seat 2585. Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m., Fri.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-2 a.m., Sun. 4 p.m.-1 a.m. Free on-premises parking. All major credit cards.

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

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

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

T &J VILLAGGIO TRATTORIA Fine Italian Cuisine at Family Style Prices

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Catering • Banquet Room Available (seats 150) • Major Credit Cards Serving Lunch and Dinner Tues.-Sat. Noon-11 p.m., Sunday Noon-9 p.m.

Chinese

Teri’s Tavern 134 North Main St., Port Chester 937-9695

Brazilian Café Brazil

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

37-39 North Main St., Port Chester 934-1600

130 North Main St., Port Chester 939-9364

International Café

La Hacienda Bar & Grill

103 Adee St., Port Chester 939-1002

139 North Main St., Port Chester 690-9720

Pantanal Restaurant

Los Remolinos Restaurant

29 North Main St., Port Chester 939-6894

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

Chinese

123 North Main St., Port Chester 937-7456

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

Reservations Recommended

China House

223-225 Westchester Ave., Port Chester, NY

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

914-937-6665

Great Wall Restaurant

Hollywood Chicken International

140 Midland Ave., Port Chester 939-0068

216 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 934-8137

Dominican

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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

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

Provare Trattoria

295 Midland Ave., Port Chester 935-9034

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

Garden Catering

T & J Villaggio Trattoria

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

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

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

Major credit cards. Street parking.

302 Midland Ave., Port Chester 937-0022

Tarry Lodge

Wendy’s Restaurant

18 Mill St., Port Chester 937-3070

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

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 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.

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The Great Cuisine of Arthur Avenue 2 Putnam Avenue Port Chester, NY 10573 914-934-7770

CATERING AVAILABLE Private Parties (up to 70 people) Most major credit cards • On premises parking Hours: Tues. - Thurs. 11:30 - 10 p.m. • Friday 11:30 - 11 p.m.

Saturday 3 - 11 p.m. • Sunday 1 - 9 p.m. • Closed Mondays

Kiosko Restaurant Authentic Mexican Cuisine All Homemade and Fresh La Casa of the Famous Mole Poblano SPECIALTIES Sizzling Fajitas, Enchiladas Verdes, Rojas or Mole, the Popular Carne Asada, Pargo ala Veracruzana, Mariscos ala Mexicana, Burritos, Fresh Corn Quesadillas, Chimichangas, Bistek Ranchero, New York Steak, Rib Eye, Tostadas, Flautas, Sopes, Tortas (sandwich) Cubana, Milanesa, Tacos al Pastor, Chorizo, Carnitas, Huevos Rancheros, and Much More.

Serving Margaritas, Pina Coladas, Tequilas, etc.

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

SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER

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

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RESTAURANT REVIEW

Edo Japanese Steak House a hot new Port Chester addition

By Jananne Abel

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n May Edo Japanese Steak House opened in Port Chester in the location of the former Diamond Club, a controversial topless club turned nude juice bar at 140 Midland Ave. “The whole community wanted to get rid of it,” said Derek Hunt of New York City, a restaurant consultant for Edo’s two locations—the other in Pelham—and a third Japanese restaurant owned by Ken Higuchi in Norwalk, Conn. called Kazu. It is ironic, he said, that Edo, which took the Diamond Club’s place, very much caters to families.

Edo is a welcome addition to the community, something Port Chester, with its wide variety and large number of restaurants, didn’t already have. What’s more, it opened at about the same time the Japanese steakhouse Maya of Japan closed in Greenwich when the owner chose to retire after many years in business on Lewis Street.

Edo, of course, has all the hibachi meat, seafood, and combination dinners prepared with all the flair and theatrics you find at other Japanese steakhouses. And the prices are reasonable. It’s an especially fun place to go to celebrate a birthday, anniversary or other special occasion. In fact, an easel set up in the entryway announces all those celebrating special occasions at the restaurant that day. For a $6 fee, you get dessert— either cheesecake or pineapple—for everyone in your party brought to the table on a tray with a Buddha statue and candle, all of the hibachi chefs gather round to sing a rousing traditional Japanese song and a photograph is taken to capture the moment.

Edo does not carry sushi. Higuchi’s Norwalk restaurant is known for its sushi.

But Edo does have a variety of interesting appetizers—summer rolls, salads, house made dumplings and other selections. So if you have a group of three or more, you can sample some of these and order one or more hibachi dinners as well to make for a delightful combination of flavors.

For lunch, besides hibachi dinners and the appetizers available for dinner, you can try a Bento Box. It is a rectangular plastic box with five compartments in which are placed your choice of entrée from among six, two appetizers, white rice and miso soup or salad, all for $10.25. For the sum-

Hibachi chef creates a dramatic flame on the grill at Edo Japanese Steak House in Port Chester. mer there have also been three lunch salads Westport, Conn. but originally hails from to choose from—spicy beef, crunchy a suburb of Tokyo, was looking to open shrimp and teriyaki chicken—as well as another restaurant and found the space in two soups. Additional soups will be added Port Chester. He felt it was distant enough for the fall and winter months. Hunt stressed from other hibachi restaurants and close that Edo guarantees to serve you lunch in enough to I-95 to be a good location. After 30 minutes—even the hibachi dinners having been a hibachi chef for more than which can be compressed rather than being 15 years, he bought the Pelham location, drawn out as they are in the evening—so which had previously been a Japanese employees on their lunch hour can be in steakhouse, 20 years ago and opened Kazu and out within the allotted time period. in 1997.

Hunt explained that there are hibachi Show and surroundings steakhouses in Japan, but they offer only Traditional gas-fired hibachi tables seat the classic dishes and don’t break out of tradition. His idea at Edo is to have a eight at Edo, so a group of less than that is hibachi restaurant and bring it into the 21st seated with other people. On our first visit, century with different sauces and veg- we were seated first and then a Rye Brook etables and more fish dishes. Currently he family we knew just happened to be the is working on steak marinades and expand- ones who came and joined us. On another ing the lunch menu. occasion we were seated with two strangHunt said Higuchi, who lives in ers.

Eleven tables for eight fill the restaurant along with another table for 16 in a private room. Fifteen tall birch logs standing on end divide the dining room with other groupings of shorter birch logs serving as walls and adding to the décor in other locations. Besides the birch logs, a huge mural of a Samurai warrior carrying a wooden sword and fan on the far wall of the restaurant, painted mostly in reds, is the focal point. It was painted by Joseph Jakino of Pelham who has done murals in all of Higuchi’s restaurants, including two striking paintings of bamboo in the bar at the Port Chester Edo. You may be asked to wait for a table or for the rest of your party in the spacious lounge which features an elbow-shaped bar with 10 comfortable red stools as well as tables and chairs, the bamboo paintings and bamboo and rice paper decorating the common wall you can see as you enter the restaurant.

Hibachi chefs at Edo and other Japanese steakhouses learn their art through experience. They must go through an apprentice Birch logs and a huge mural of a Samurai warrior program which takes 1-2 years. “It takes a make up a large part of the décor at Edo.

significant amount of time to train a person properly,” said Hunt. An apprentice must start as a prep cook or dishwasher, then spend some time making cold appetizers and soups, then advance to hot appetizers and sauces. Once they’ve reached the last level, at the end of each night they cook for the staff to practice their art and must satisfy the chef before they are allowed to cook for customers.

“Otherwise you get tough steak and overdone chicken,” said Hunt.

By the time they’re ready to cook and perform for customers, they know how long to cook the meats and seafood and how much seasoning to use on the foods. They use salt, pepper, sesame seeds, butter, lemons, soy sauce, sake and vodka in their preparations. Each chef develops his own show, interjecting some of his own personality, and chooses his own hat and pants. At Edo in Port Chester, we coincidentally had the same chef on both visits. His show included flipping shrimp tails into his pocket and the top of his tall chef’s hat, flipping the spatula and tapping it repeatedly on the hibachi grill for sound effect, creating a dramatic fire on the grill with oil resulting in smoke coming out from inside a tower of sliced onions to create a volcano and professionally rattling the salt and pepper shakers to make cool noises.

On our second visit when there were six at our table and only four hibachi dinners prepared, I was amazed at how quickly the cooking was completed. It took just over an hour from shrimp appetizer to main course.

Dinner for four On our most recent visit to Edo with four people, we started our meal with a Maui Mama ($6), chosen from among the house cocktails. It’s made with rum, amaretto, cream de noyaux and fruit juice. We also a large hot sake or rice wine ($6.75), which is kept warm by setting the container on the grill, and a chardonnay wine ($7). There are also sake cocktails (the Edo Sake Margarita sounded good), cold sake, Japanese beer and other wines by the glass.

We ordered two combination hibachi dinners—chicken and lobster ($25.25) and filet mignon and shrimp ($23.25). Hunt said the filet mignon hibachi dinner is by far the most popular dish and because of the volume they do, Edo is able to charge such a reasonable price ($19.75). We split the two dinners among four and then went with three appetizers which we also divided all around for a change of pace, and everyone still went home with their bellies full. On a previous visit, we had all ordered a hibachi dinner and we wanted to sample some of the other offerings. There’s no room for an appetizer if you’re having a hibachi dinner because of the amount of food you get.

The Shrimp Dumpling ($4.75) brought four crispy, tasty balls made of shrimp, ginger and scallions with a gyoza sauce combining soy sauce, mustard powder and chili oil.

The Crab Salad ($5.50) brought slices of crab, cucumber, onion, seaweed and kinwari, a dikon radish sprout with a taste similar to cilantro. The salad, in a marinade of chili, soy sauce, salt, pepper and sugar, combines some interesting flavors. It is served in an edible radicchio bowl.

The Spicy Sesame Beef Summer Roll ($5.25) is made with beef, scallions, chili sauce, lettuce and bean sprouts wrapped in rice paper skin. The roll is spicy and when dipped in the cilantro vinegar sauce with Please turn to page 7R

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Italian/Pizzeria

Luncheonettes

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Marini’s Pizzeria

Bagel Emporium

Lenny’s Bagels

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

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

200 South Ridge St., Rye Brook 939-1379

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

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

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

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

Japanese Edo Japanese Steakhouse 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 Restaurant 163 North Main St., Port Chester 939-7911

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Lyon Park Deli, Café & Catering

7 Rye Ridge Plaza, Rye Brook 939-3475

29 Putnam Ave., Port Chester 937-1171

Deli Delight

Vinny’s Luncheonette

174 North Main St., Port Chester 937-5775

182 North Main St., Port Chester 939-9591

Good Food Cafe 140 Midland Ave., Port Chester 939-4070

J.P.’s Standby Drive-in 604 North Main St., Port Chester 939-9442

Mexican Coyote Flaco 115 Midland Ave., Port Chester 937-6969

El Tio Restaurant 143 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 939-1494

Mexican

Mexican

El Zarape Mexican Restaurant

Mary Ann’s Mexican Restaurant

24 Grace Church St., Port Chester 933-0363

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), chimi-changas, 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.

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.

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Mexican Rancho Grande

Patrias Restaurant

8 Poningo St., Port Chester 934-2675

35½ North Main St., Port Chester 937-0177

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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134 North Main St., Port Chester 939-2222

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F.I.S.H. Mediterranean Seafood 102 Fox Island Rd., Port Chester 939-4227

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El Plebeyo Restaurant 25 North Main St., Port Chester 690-2797

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.

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.

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

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RESTAURANT REVIEW

Frankie & Louie’s Restaurant

Pizzeria

Specializing in Catering Parties Available - On or Off Premises Ample Free Parking in Rear Daily Blackboard Specials 414 Fax Orders Welcome Open for Lunch Fresh Baked Cakes for All Occasions Edo Japanese Steak House is located in the corner of a small shopping center at 140 Midland Ave.

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All hibachi dinners start with miso soup, a beef broth with scallions, and a green salad with yummy ginger dressing.

Next the chef ladles out mustard and ginger sauces into little dishes for each of the guests at his table. He then begins cooking the shrimp appetizer and you get four grilled shrimp followed by sliced grilled onions, mushrooms, zucchini and eggplant seasoned with salt and pepper and sesame seed.

Next comes the main course of meat or seafood—whichever you have ordered. In our case we each sampled some of the four items in the two combinations.

The chef knew when to put each food item on the grill so it would be perfectly cooked. The steak, ordered medium rare, was cooked to perfection, tender and almost melted in your mouth. I found the chicken the least desirable and a little dry. Everything was seasoned perfectly, and although I love dipping everything—including the vegetables—into the sauces (both were equally good), it really wasn’t necessary. Because of the expert cooking and seasoning, the food on its own was scrumptious, even without the sauces.

Meals come with white rice, which is brought to your table in a bowl, or, for an extra $1.95, you can get fried rice instead. To make the fried rice, the chef flipped up a raw egg and caught it on the same spatula without breaking it a few times and then dropped it on purpose (saying “egg drop”) to break it. He then proceeded to scramble the egg on the grill, plopped out a big ball of white rice, added cooking oil, sesame seed and soy sauce and mixed it into a delicious concoction. It’s definitely worth getting the fried rice over white rice for the taste and just to watch it being prepared.

Last but not least, the chef cooked up bean sprouts for everyone and divided them up among those at the table.

Everything comes out piping hot, but if you’re not a fast eater, it can get cold on your plate be-

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fore long. Also, you have to be careful not to touch the grill in front of you because it’s very hot and you can easily get burned.

Hibachi meals come with your choice of chocolate, vanilla, cherry pistachio, red bean, or green tea ice cream or rainbow sherbet for dessert.

Our check for four totaled $92.02.

Specials and other menu items

With the hibachi filet mignon being the biggest selling entrée at Edo, Hunt said the most popular appetizers are the Twice Cooked Dumplings ($5.75) made with shrimp, pork, cabbage and scallions and the Spicy Peanut Chicken Summer Roll ($4.50) which wraps chicken, bean spouts, lettuce, peanuts and avocado into rice paper skin.

Edo offers fish specials such as Hibachi Halibut with tamarind sauce ($18.00) or, on our recent visit a seared tuna appetizer ($8) and a Tuna Steak Sesame with ponzu wasabi dipping sauce entrée.

For those who don’t eat meat, Edo is also the perfect place to dine because you can get the vegetarian hibachi dinner ($11) which includes a vegetable tempura appetizer instead of shrimp, salad and all the vegetables included with the other dinners.

“Edo is very much a family concept,” said Hunt. As stated on the menu, children under 12 can get hibachi chicken for $9.75, hibachi Sukiyaki (thinly cut strips of sirloin sautéed with teriyaki sauce) for $10.75 or hibachi shrimp for $11.25. They’re just smaller portions of the adult dinners.

Hours and parking Edo Japanese Steak House is open for lunch Monday through Friday from 12 noon to 2 p.m. and for dinner on Sunday from 4-9 p.m., Monday through Thursday from 5:30 to 10 p.m., Friday from 5:30 to 11 p.m. and Saturday from 5 to 11 p.m. Reservations are recommended on the weekends or if you’re celebrating a special occasion.

Parking is in a lot adjacent to the restaurant.

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