Dining Out & About 2014/09

Dining Out & About

Y our guide to eating out in P ort C hester , R ye B rook and surrounding areas

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Q Authentic Barbecue Restaurant

78 Pearl Street Port Chester 937-5562

112 North Main Street Port Chester 933-7427

Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar

River House Bar & Grill

Chop’t Creative Salad Company

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116 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 908-4184

Cousin Frankie’s USA Grill

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112 Willett Avenue Port Chester 305-4878

435-7 North Main Street Port Chester

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

Fairways Restaurant 1323 King Street Greenwich, CT 203-531-1138

KITCHEN OPEN TILL 3 A.M. DAILY SPECIALS

Härth Hilton Westchester 699 Westchester Avenue Rye Brook 939-6300

Reasonable Prices $550 to $1495

7 Plasma Televisions for Sun., Mon. & Thurs. Night Football 538 Willett Avenue (off Putnam Ave.) Port Chester, N.Y. • 914-937-2106

Panera Bread 10 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-0079

Port Chester Coach Diner

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American Legion Post 93

44 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 690-9453

SERVING LUNCH AND DINNER

American

317 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-0008

Port Chester Hall & Beer Garden Port Chester Railroad Station 3 Broad Street Port Chester 305-8383

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

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

Burgers Elevation Burger 176 South Ridge St., Rye Brook 305-6700

Westchester Burger Co. 275 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 305-6095 Serving 20 different burgers including Original WBC angus beef burger, Tex-Mex burger, Kobe burger, Pretzel burger, Mom’s Italian Turkey burger, Greenhouse veggie patty, Soprano chicken burger, Ba Da Bing Italian sausage burger, a lamb burger, tuna burger and bison burger.

Six varieties of milkshakes, appetizers, salads and entrées. Open 7 days from 11:30 a.m., closing at 10 p.m. Sunday-Wednesday, at 11 p.m. Thursday and at midnight Friday and Saturday. Free parking in the shopping center lot.

Brazilian Café Brazil USA

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37-39 North Main Street Port Chester 939-1139 (RYE BROOK LOCATION - FROM 11 AM - 2 PM)

chef’s breakfast buffet for $12 wbc ala carte’ brunch menu

FOOD AND DRINK SPECIALS ALL DAY SUNDAY

Churrascaria Copacabana 29-31 No. Main St., Port Chester 939-6894

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

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

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Central American Colombian El Tesoro Restaurant

Javy’s

92 Purdy Avenue, Port Chester 935-9440

540A Willett Avenue Port Chester 481-5595

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

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

East Wok Restaurant 140 Midland Avenue Port Chester 939-0068

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

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

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

Panda Restaurant 213 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-4699

Sichuan Pavilion 480 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-8889

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

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

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

zeppoleme 321 North Main Street Port Chester 481-5900

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

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

El Encuentro 132 North Main Street Port Chester 305-1828

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

Los Chuzos de Juancho 8 South Main Street Port Chester 481-1340

Makondo Restaurant 139 North Main Street Port Chester 305-6147

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

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

Reyna Restaurant 66 Poningo Street Port Chester 939-9251

Ecuadorian

OPEN - 7 DAYS Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Friday - Sunday 8 a.m. - Midnight

El Criollito Restaurant 138 Irving Avenue Port Chester 934-8010

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

Fast Food

110 North Main St., Port Chester, NY Delivery Available Se Habla Español

939-9437

Lunch Specials Takeout also

Burger King 260 Boston Post Road Port Chester 934-7877

Dunkin Donuts 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 939-7271

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

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

Subway Restaurant 262 Boston Post Road Port Chester 934-5045

Subway Restaurant 302 Midland Avenue Port Chester 937-0022

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

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11 a.m. — 3 p.m.

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Six more restaurants opening in Port Chester and Rye Brook

By Jananne Abel

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n Port Chester, which has been designated “the restaurant capital of Westchester,” the eating establishments just keep on coming. One batch hasn’t even completed construction before another one crops up.

Back in April I wrote about six new restaurants under construction within a small area downtown. Of those, five have opened and all except one, the Papa John’s franchise at 117 North Main St., have been featured in this Dining Out guide. They are McShane’s, an Irish bar and restaurant at 123 North Main St., Port Chester Hall & Beer Garden at the train station on Broad Street, Salsa Picante Mexican Restaurant at 110 Adee St. and Spadaro Ristorante, the second location of an Italian eatery that got its start in New Rochelle and has found a home in a building with a modern new façade and deck at 50 Abendroth Ave.

scale entertainment such as small piece bands and jazz to accentuate dining, not create a venue for live music.

A gentleman working inside said he hoped the gastrobar, the original location of which is in New York City, would open in about two weeks.

Rye House in NYC serves elevated bar food and creative sandwiches including picked quail eggs, boiled peanuts and fried pickles. According to Michael Jannetta, one of three partners, the menu in Port Chester will be fleshed out to make it a full blown restaurant with an American

Makondo Colombian Bakery & Restaurant just opened at 139 North Main St. Jananne Abel|Westmore News the establishment, Rye House will have a strong selection of domestic whiskeys and spirits.

Rye House Port Chester nearing completion The sixth, Rye House Port Chester at 126 North Main St., corner of Willett Avenue, is coming along, with the most visible change from the outside the new windows on both the North Main and Willett Avenue sides of the former Zemo’s men’s store followed by Stratmar Systems building.

When I peeked in last Friday, I could see that the space had been transformed, but it was still too early to get a good feel for what it will look like. There are going to be two bars—one upstairs and one downstairs—and the owners are getting a license for small

whiskeys, scotches, gins and vodkas with different kinds of bitters and fresh juices, syrups and specialty conserved fruit as well as special slow-melting ice. There will also be 12 beers on tap and an exclusively domestic wine list.

Dan Forrester, another partner, has lived in Rye for 15 years and, Janetta said back in April, “is unwavering in his belief that Port Chester is the place to be now and exponentially so moving forward.”

Six more restaurants coming down the pike

River House Bar & Grill was expected to open this week at 435-7 North Main St. Jananne Abel|Westmore News menu encompassing dishes from all parts of the U.S. In keeping with the name of

Craft cocktails are also a big part of what Rye House is known for.

For these they use international

Besides Rye House, six other new or transformed restaurants— from fast food to Latino to Italian—that have been under construction have just opened or will be opening their doors in the coming months in Port Chester and Rye Brook. They are Makondo Colombian Bakery & Restaurant at 139 North Main St., River House Bar & Grill at 435-7 North Main St., Taco Bell at 303 Boston Post Rd., Popeye’s on an adjacent site at 275 Boston Post Rd., Misti Café Takeout which is being expanded to encompass three storefronts at 100-4 North Main St., corner of Adee Street, and Fortina of Armonk, the owners of which are converting the former Racanelli’s Restaurant space in the Rye Ridge Shopping Center at 136 South Ridge St. into their second restaurant.

Makondo Bakery & Restaurant 139 North Main St. Port Chester 305-6147

By the end of this month a Taco Bell fast food restaurant should be opening its doors where Wendy’s had previously been at 303 Boston Post Rd. Jananne Abel|Westmore News

Makondo Colombian Bakery & Restaurant actually opened at 139 North Main St. on Saturday, Sept. 5, the day after I stopped by to check on its status. It was the former Tequila Blue, a bar that

offended some residents when the owners painted the front bright yellow.

The Colombian-born wife and husband team of Amparo and Jorge Valencia of Greenwich, who already own a place in White Plains, have spent nine months turning the former bar into their dream restaurant.

“We’re calling it a baby,” Michelle Munera, niece of the owners and their spokesperson, said last Friday. “The baby is born tomorrow.”

The Port Chester location is more restaurant than bakery and more upscale than El Cafetero, their White Plains eatery, Munera said.

The Valencias received their certificate of occupancy last Friday, opened Saturday and are applying for a liquor license which they will receive in the future.

The name comes from a fictional village called Macondo, the setting of some of the books by Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez, one of the most significant authors of the 20th century.

The décor—such as a large tree on which many butterflies have alighted covering one wall—reflects that fictional village.

The bakery portion of Makondo will produce mostly flour and cheese pastries in different variations, Munera said.

The restaurant will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner serving platters with eggs and arepas for breakfast and typical Colombian dishes from the Caldar region the Valencias are from for dinner. Bandeja Paisa—rice, beans, beef, pork skin, chorizo, egg and avocado—is one of those typical dishes.

“They had always wanted a place in Port Chester before White Plains,” Munera said about her aunt and uncle. “When Tequila Blue went under, they Please turn to page 6

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Fast Food Texas Chili Restaurant 36 Broad Street Port Chester 937-0840 Specialties include: Pancakes, egg, ham or sausage; waffles, egg, bacon or turkey; French toast, egg, ham or sausage; breakfast sandwiches; variety of omelets; chile cheese hot dogs; chili cheese bacon burger; California Wedge, Full House Wedge; steak salad, grilled chicken salad; cheese & pizza fries; curly fries; onion rings; deep fried mozzarella sticks; chili by the cup. Open 7 days. Street parking. Hours: Sun.-Thurs. 6 a.m.-4 a.m., Fri. & Sat. 6 a.m.-5 a.m.

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

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

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

Indian

Irish/American

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

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

Café Mirage 531 North Main Street Port Chester 937-3497

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

Whole Foods Market 575 Boston Post Road Port Chester 708-1985

Dining Out & About The best place to find that perfect dining experience.

Davy Byrnes Irish Pub & Restaurant 538 Willett Avenue Port Chester 937-2106 Full Irish menu includes Gaelic Mixed Grill, Shepherd’s Pie, Corned Beef and Cabbage. Also Irish Beef Stew, Corned Beef Sandwiches, Fish & Chips, Irish Soda Bread, salads, pastas, seafood, steak, Chicken Pot Pie, turkey, burgers, soup, chili, Sherry Trifle, New York Style Cheesecake, Guinness Dark Irish Beer, Hart Irish Beer. Lunch: Sun.-Sat. 11:30-5, Dinner: 5-10 p.m. Credit cards: VISA, MC, AX. Some offstreet parking.

McShane’s Pub & Restaurant 123 North Main St. Port Chester 937-7800

Italian Arrosto 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

Italian

Italian/Pizzeria

Pasquale II Ristorante 2 Putnam Avenue Port Chester 934-7770

Spadaro Ristorante 50 Abendroth Avenue Port Chester 934-2396

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

Tarry Lodge 18 Mill Street Port Chester 939-3111

The Travelers Club Westchester County Airport 240 Airport Road Rye Brook 437-7650

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

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Angelo’s Pizza & Pasta 147 Irving Avenue Port Chester 939-0900 Specialties include: Chili cheese fries, fried calamari, jalapeno poppers; pasta fagioli, cheese tortellini soup; salads: antipasta, Caesar, cobb, Grandma; gourmet and pan pizza; calzones, strombolis; hot and cold wedges, wraps, cold heros, burgers; baked ziti, cavatelli with broccoli rabe, linguini with red or white clam sauce, meat lasagna, penne chicken, Fettucine Primavera, Lobster Ravioli in Vodka Sauce, Ziti Siciliana, baked cheese ravioli, Chicken Scarpariello, Veal Parmigiana, Shrimp Marinara or Fra Diavolo, Frutti di Mare seafood; desserts: spumoni, tartufo, New York style cheesecake. Catering and delivery available. Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. Most credit cards accepted. Street parking.

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

Arcuri’s Pizza & Salad 46 North Main Street Port Chester 937-5120

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Open every day for lunch and dinner, brunch and dinner on Sunday and takeout available.

MEXICAN RESTAURANT 110 Adee Street, Port Chester • 914-481-5488 Tita’s Weekly Lunch special - $995 Served with rice, beans, soup of the day or salad and soda (free refill) (Monday – Friday)

Weekly Dinner Specials from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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Six more restaurants opening in Port Chester and Rye Brook Continued from page 4 scoped it out and fell in love with this place.”

Makondo Bakery & Restaurant will be open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 12 midnight Friday and Saturday.

River House Bar & Grill 435-7 North Main St. Port Chester 937-9695 Two bartenders and a general manager who worked together at Thataway Café and Sundown Saloon in Greenwich have teamed up to turn the former J T Straw’s at 435-7 North Main St. into River House Bar & Grill.

Egyptian-born Tarek El Sharkawy, Tom Smario and Joe Ribbiro, who all live in Greenwich, have hired executive chef Gabriella Syvaniemi to develop a menu featuring New American cuisine.

She graduated from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I., and has worked for Nick Morfogen, one of the top chefs in South Florida, Simon Keating from England and Graham Elliot, one of the judges of Master Chef.

“We are trying to bring some-

ter,” El Sharkawy said. “I think Port Chester is coming up. A lot of places are going to open up here.”

In keeping with this location’s late night tradition, the kitchen at River House Bar & Grill will be open seven days from 11:30 a.m. to 3 a.m.

Parking on North Main Street is prohibited after 1 a.m., which hurt business for the previous establishment, but El Sharkawy said they have worked out an arrangement for parking with private property owners in the vicinity, without giving any specifics.

“Six years ago I moved from Egypt to America and became a bartender,” El Sharkawy concluded. “This was always my dream to have my own place.”

Fortina of Rye Brook Rye Ridge Shopping Center 136 South Ridge St. Rye Brook

Taco Bell 303 Boston Post Rd. Port Chester Not having any luck in getting a return phone call from architect Gary Gianfrancesco from Arconics Architecture in Rye Brook, who is handling the architecture and planning for the Taco Bell franchise that will be opening at 303 Boston Post Rd., I only know that the fast food restaurant, which serves Mexican fare, is keeping

Popeyes will be coming soon to this location at 275 Boston Post Rd. where the former Mary Ann’s Mexican Restaurant building was only recently torn down. thing different to the area—the freshest quality ingredients and as seasonal as possible,” El Sharkawy said. Everything will be house made—from the pasta to the ice cream.

El Sharkawy said they are going to have “really decent prices ($9 for a plain hamburger), a nice happy hour and great quality.” The intent is to bring a Greenwich crowd into this Port Chester bar and grill near the Connecticut border.

When I visited last Friday, El Sharkawy was planning for a Wednesday, Sept. 10 opening.

Why Port Chester? “After work we used to hang out in Port Ches-

ing the past week, so I can’t predict or determine when the expanded location will be ready for business.

Jananne Abel|Westmore News the same footprint as the former Wendy’s that operated on the site next to Sound Shore Indoor Tennis for many years. I can also see that the Taco Bell building will be much taller than Wendy’s was.

According to signs out front, the restaurant will open sometime in September, and management is now hiring. Anyone interested is directed to the website workattacobell.com.

Cantina Hospitality, LLC, which owns several Taco Bells in Connecticut, including two in Milford, one in Ansonia, one in Orange and one in New Milford, among others, will own and oper-

Rye House should be opening at this corner spot at 126 North Main St. in a few weeks. Jananne Abel|Westmore News ate this one in Port Chester. Other companies own Taco Bells in New Rochelle, White Plains, Yonkers, Old Greenwich, Stamford, Norwalk and Danbury.

Popeyes 275 Boston Post Rd. Port Chester Architect Gary Gianfrancesco from Arconics Architecture in Rye Brook is also charged with the planning and architecture for Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, which will eventually be opening in front of Taco Bell at 275 Boston Post Rd. He presented the plan for the fast food fried chicken chain to the Port Chester Board of Trustees many months ago, and it received their approval, required because it will have a drive-thru feature if I recall correctly.

Gianfrancesco said at the time that there was a lot of interest in this prominent property on the Post Road, but not many entrepreneurs were willing to invest the kind of money this site would require to put it in shape. The former Mary Ann’s Mexican Restaurant building languished there for months, becoming overgrown and unsightly over the summer until the building was finally razed on or about Aug. 23.

When I visited the site last Friday, two men were surveying the rubble-filled property in the hot sun. One of them told me that American Paving was the contractor for the job but wasn’t willing to provide any contact information. Gianfrancesco did not return a phone call placed to his office.

Popeyes, the “second largest quick-service chicken restaurant

Fortina Italian restaurant will replace Racanelli’s at the Rye Ridge Shopping Center in Rye Brook by the end of the year.

Jananne Abel|Westmore News

group,” has locations simply called Popeyes and others named Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits or Popeyes Chicken & Seafood.

Founded in 1972 in New Orleans, Popeyes had more than 2,000 restaurants worldwide as of January 2014.

Fortina in Armonk is described by Google as a “rusticchic bistro and bar known for pies and main dishes cooked in imported wood-fired ovens.” The restaurant coming to the Rye Ridge Shopping Center later this year will be much the same—a second Fortina.

Best friends Christian Petroni, the chef; Rob Krauss and John Nealon, the latter two having gone to high school together in Westport, Conn., opened Fortina in Armonk in mid-2013. With its success, they decided to branch out with a second location.

Fortina is friendly to kids as well as adults. “At the end of the day there is pizza, pasta, meatballs, garlic bread, steak, chicken and fish,” Krauss said early this week in a telephone interview from the Armonk locale. “While kid-friendly, it also provides adults with some different options

Misti Café Takeout is under construction, expanding from one storefront to three at the corner of North Main and Adee streets.

Jananne Abel|Westmore News Other locations in the area are at Playland in Rye as well as in Mt. Vernon, Yonkers and Hastings-on-Hudson.

Misti Café Takeout 100-104 North Main St. Port Chester 939-2204 Despite repeated attempts both in person and on the phone at Misti Restaurant to find out what is happening at their sister restaurant, Misti Café Takeout down the street, I was only able to learn that it is under construction, which is obvious from the outside. Previously just taking up one storefront at 100 North Main St., corner of Adee Street, it is being expanded to encompass three storefronts from 100-4 North Main. Prior to the construction, the Peruvian food at both restaurants was pretty much the same.

However, the corner spot focused on takeout and just had a few tables while the 110 North Main location is large and bustling.

I’m assuming there will be more tables following the expansion, but maybe the owners will just install additional ovens to roast Misti’s delicious pollo a la brasa (rotisserie chicken). There’s no doubt it’s the best around and Misti is doing a fabulous business, attracting every nationality to the very well-run operation, which Rosa and Javier Castillo started from nothing.

Construction seemed to be at a standstill the times I visited dur-

that you can’t get at a pizzeria.”

Fortina’s pizza is Neopolitan style, “but Christian created his own dough, so it is an 11-inch pie,” Krauss said.

Specialties at Fortina include fried meatballs and barrata cheese (mozzarella and cream) on a thick slice of prosciutto with a seasonal topping, currently a corn puree with watercress, brown butter and vinocotto (cooked wine syrup). Their signature pie is Luigi Bianco, a white 3-cheese pizza made with barrata, robiola and parmesan topped with a black truffle paté.

The Rye Brook location “was really kind of the opportunity that fell into our laps,” Krauss said. “We know Rye Ridge is a very up and coming area and we are excited to be a part of the town and what is going on there, so we jumped on it as quickly as we could.

“The fact that there’s a Chipotle, Chop’t, Starbuck’s, Z-Life and all these other great stores; these stores bring so much hype and foot traffic to the area that we can be successful just because of the sheer volume of people who come to that shopping center on a daily basis as long as we produce good food and service,” Krauss added.

He expects the Rye Brook restaurant will open in November or December. While they are not actively hiring yet, Krauss said it’s never too early to do so and, if anyone is interested in working there, “we can train them at the Armonk location.”

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Italian/Pizzeria Luncheonettes 211 Irving Avenue, Port Chester 937-5252

Coals

800 Westchester Avenue Rye Brook 914-694-5758

35½ North Main Street Port Chester 305-3220

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

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

Café 800

Club Sandwich 7 Rye Ridge Plaza Rye Brook 939-3475

Dougie’s Standby 604 North Main Street Port Chester 939-0022

Lenny’s Bagels

Frank’s Restaurant and Pizzeria

200 South Ridge St., Rye Brook 939-1379

23 Putnam Avenue Port Chester 939-8299

Lyon Park Deli, Café & Catering

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.

John’s of Arthur Avenue 508 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 481-8888 or 481-8889

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

Papa John’s Pizza

29 Putnam Avenue, Port Chester 937-1171

Marini’s Deli 340 Willett Avenue, Port Chester 939-4201

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

Mexican Bartaco 1 Willett Avenue, Port Chester 937-8226

261 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 939-8888 or 939-8885

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

100 North Main Street, Port Chester, NY Proprietors: 914-939-2204 Se Habla Español Javier & Rosa Castillo

Fax: 914-939-8491

Coyote Flaco

El Tio Restaurant 143 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-1494

Kiosko 220 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 933-0155

La Picardia Taqueria 118 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-1701

Luis’ Place

Mary Ann’s Mexican Restaurant

Villa Rustica Pizzeria & Trattoria

OPEN Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner Wednesday through Monday • 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.

115 Midland Ave., Port Chester 937-6969

Pizza Pasta & Things

T & J Pizza & Pasta

Specializing in Natural Juice Catering Available

Chipotle Mexican Grill

135 South Main St., Port Chester 939-3132

227 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-4134

Peruvian Food

Rye Ridge Shopping Center 100 South Ridge St., Rye Brook 937-0351

117 North Main Street Port Chester 481-5096 Kohl’s Shopping Center 529 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-8000

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Bagel Emporium

20 BelleFair Boulevard Rye Brook 939-2370

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Belle Fair Deli & Pizzeria

23½ North Main Street Port Chester 939-8700 Specialties include: Turkey chili, avocado spring rolls, chicken or beef tostadas, tuna salad, super steak wraps, variety of quesadillas; enchiladas, fish tacos, grilled salmon, shrimp chipotle, grilled chimichangas, variety of burritos, sizzling chicken breast/ skirt steak fajitas, pollo chipotle, mixed grilled skirt steak/chicken breast & chorizo, taco and taquito Mexican combo, tamales.

Seasonal outside patio dining.

Open 7 days: Sun.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-10 pm., Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-12 a.m., brunch Sat. & Sun. 11 a.m.4 p.m. Parties and catering available. Most major credit cards accepted.

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Mexican Restaurant 914-939-8700

MaryAnnsPC@gmail.com 23½ North Main Street Port Chester, NY OPEN 7 DAYS Sun. - Thurs. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Fri. & Sat. 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Sat. & Sun. Brunch 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Party & Catering Packages Available We accept most major credit cards

DINNER SPECIALS Monday Night

Fajita Chicken or Beef $ with House Margarita DINE-IN ONLY

Tuesday Night

1595

FREE Cheese Quesadilla with Purchase of 2 Entrees DINE-IN ONLY

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Frankie & Louie’s

RESTAURANT • PIZZERIA Specializing in Catering Daily Blackboard Specials Fresh Baked Cakes for All Occasions

FAST DELIVERY

414 Willett Avenue Port Chester, NY 914-939-0202

OPEN 7 DAYS

CATERING AVAILABLE for Sunday, Monday & Thursday Night Football Parties

Mexican Pollos al Carbon los Gemelos 6 North Pearl Street Port Chester 939-1913

Rancho Grande 8 Poningo Street Port Chester 939-8125

Salsa Picante Mexican Restaurant 110 Adee Street Port Chester 481-5488 Specialties include: Nachos, quesadillas, ceviche, soups; Salsa Picante salad, shrimp avocado salad, Mexican Caesar salad; variety of tacos and taquitos; variety of tortas gigantes; giant burrito Salsa Picante, chimichangas, enchiladas, tostadas (chicken, steak, vegetable, cheese, shrimp); alambres, chiles rellenos, pork chops a la Mexicana, grilled salmon a la parrilla; variety of homemade desserts. Kids’ menu available, lunch specials, weekly dinner specials (4-10 p.m.), Sunday brunch. Takeout available. Open 7 days from 11 a.m., closing at 10 p.m. Sun.Thurs., 11 p.m. Fri. and Sat. Credit cards accepted. Street and municipal parking.

Sin Dulce Pastry & Bakery 146 North Main Street Port Chester 481-1283

Tortilleria los Gemelos 167 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 934-0372

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

Piero’s Italian Restaurant

We have moved from 8 South Main Street to our new location at

36 Broad Street, Port Chester Across from the Port Chester Train Station

Try ld’s r o W e h T li Best Chi

914-937-0840

44 South Regent Street Port Chester 937-2904

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

Bambú Restaurant & Nightclub 30 Broad Street Port Chester 481-5040

El Chalan Restaurant 45 Midland Avenue Port Chester 934-2244

El Parral Restaurant

D Texas Chili

D Wedges

D Salads

D French Toast

D Burgers

D Fries

D Omelets

D Hot Dogs

D Onion Rings

D Pancakes

D Breakfast D Sandwiches

Open Every Day for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Sun.-Thurs. 6 a.m.-4 a.m. • Fri. & Sat. 6 a.m.-5 a.m.

2 South Main Street Port Chester 939-0409

El Plebeyo Restaurant 25 North Main Street Port Chester 690-2797

Peruvian Misti Café Takeout 100 North Main Street Port Chester 939-2204 Specialties include: Sliced hotdogs and French fries; potato stuffed with beef, onions, egg and olives; chicken and rice soup (Peruvian style); fish soup; salads; shrimp cooked in onions and tomatoes with rice; Peruvian style shrimp fried rice; fried calamari; rotisserie chicken with salad and French fries; Peruvian style beef/chicken with spaghetti; Peruvian style fried steak with onions and rice; chanfainita (Sat. & Sun.); purple corn soft drink.

Open Wed.-Mon. 9 a.m.-10 p.m., closed Tuesday. Catering available. Street parking. VISA, MC accepted.

Misti Restaurant 110 North Main Street Port Chester 939-9437 Specialties include mussels cooked in onions, tomatoes and sweet corn kernels, Peruvianstyle seafood sushi; soups: beef, chicken, seafood; variety of salads; fish morsels cooked in onions and tomatoes; shrimp cooked in spicey sauce, steamed seafood in Peruvian spices; rotisserie chicken (pollo a la brasa) with French fries and salad, chicken fried rice, Peruvianstyle beef with spaghetti, pepper steak, roast beef, “Hungry Joe” Steak with fried plantains, egg, bacon and rice, beef tripe stew with rice; custard. Open Mon.Thurs. 8 a.m.-11 p.m., Fri.-Sun. 8 a.m.-12 midnight. Lunch specials. Delivery or takeout available. Street parking. VISA, MC accepted, ATM on premises.

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

Pio’s Chicken 148 Irving Avenue Port Chester 305-2491

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

Rinconcito Salvadoreno Restaurante 20 Broad Street Port Chester 937-9287

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

Port Chester Seafood 295 Midland Avenue Port Chester 937-2232

South American

La Gladys Restaurant

Inca & Gaucho Restaurant Seafood & Steakhouse

453 Ellendale Avenue Port Chester 481-1365

173 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-2100