Your guide to eating out in Port Chester, Rye Brook and surrounding areas
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American Legion Post 93 78 Pearl Street Port Chester 937-5562
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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
Cousin Frankie’s USA Grill
Peruvian Food Specializing in Natural Juice Catering Available
OPEN Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner Wednesday through Monday • 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.
100 North Main Street, Port Chester, NY Proprietors: 914-939-2204 Se Habla Español Javier & Rosa Castillo
Fax: 914-939-8491
112 Willett Avenue Port Chester 305-4878
Fairways Restaurant 1323 King Street Greenwich, CT 203-531-1138
Härth Hilton Westchester 699 Westchester Avenue Rye Brook 939-6300
Panera Bread 10 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-0079
Port Chester Coach Diner 317 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-0008
Port Chester Hall & Beer Garden Port Chester Railroad Station 3 Broad Street Port Chester 305-8383
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Q Authentic Barbecue Restaurant 112 North Main Street Port Chester 933-7427
River House Bar & Grill 435-7 North Main Street Port Chester 937-9695
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
Manchu Garden Chinese & Japanese Cuisine 504 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-8688
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 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
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Coffee Shops
Fast Food
zeppoleme
Subway Restaurant
321 North Main Street Port Chester 481-5900
262 Boston Post Road Port Chester 934-5045
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
Javy’s 540A Willett Avenue Port Chester 481-5595
Los Chuzos de Juancho 8 South Main Street Port Chester 481-1340
Makondo Restaurant 139 North Main Street Port Chester 305-6147
Dominican Hollywood Chicken International 216 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 934-8137
Reyna Restaurant 66 Poningo Street Port Chester 939-9251
Ecuadorian El Criollito Restaurant
Subway Restaurant 302 Midland Avenue Port Chester 937-0022
Subway Restaurant 19 North Main Street Port Chester 914-481-5255
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
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
Party & Catering Packages Available We accept most major credit cards
Café Guatemala
DINNER SPECIALS Monday Night
Fajita Chicken or Beef $ with House Margarita DINE-IN ONLY
1595
Tuesday Night
FREE Cheese Quesadilla with Purchase of 2 Entrees DINE-IN ONLY
28 Grace Church Street Port Chester 937-8537
Keylee’s Restaurant 11 Pearl Street, Port Chester 481-1650
Indian Tandoori Taste of India 163 North Main Street Port Chester 937-2727 or 935-9680
International Brisa Marina Restaurant Sonora Nuevo Latino Cuisine
260 Boston Post Road Port Chester 934-7877
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.
Guatemalan
Rinconcito Ecuatoriano Restaurant
Burger King
MaryAnnsPC@gmail.com 23½ North Main Street Port Chester, NY
One Station Plaza
40 Grace Church St., Port Chester 934-9090
Fast Food
914-939-8700
111 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 939-3416
138 Irving Avenue Port Chester 934-8010
150 North Main Street Port Chester 937-7343
Mexican Restaurant
179 Rectory Street Port Chester 933-0200
Whole Foods Market 575 Boston Post Road Port Chester 708-1985
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. 11:30-5, Dinner: 5-10 p.m. Credit cards: VISA, MC, AX. Some off-street parking.
McShane’s Pub & Restaurant 123 North Main St., Port Chester 937-7800
Italian Arrosto 25 South Regent Street Port Chester 939-2727
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IrIsh Pub & restaurant
SERVING LUNCH AND DINNER US Salads, Pasta, Burgers, L P Sandwiches, Steaks, Seafood
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7 Plasma Televisions for your viewing enjoyment 538 Willett Avenue (off Putnam Ave.) Port Chester, N.Y. • 914-937-2106
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RESTAURANT REVIEW
Makondo: Authentic Colombian bakery and restaurant also has wider appeal By Jananne Abel
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hat makes Port Chester’s restaurant scene so rich is the diversity of its ethnic choices. With the smorgasbord of Central and South American folks living in and around the village, the Latino restaurants need only cater to people of the same nationality as the food they are serving to survive. For many of them, that is their business model. Other nationalities are welcome, of course, but only the more adventurous cross the transom, and sometimes there is a language barrier. Makondo Bakery & Restaurant at 139 North Main St. is an example of an authentic Colombian eatery specializing in flour and cheese pastries in different variations and Colombian dishes from the Caldar region where owners Amparo and Jorge Valencia of Greenwich come from. It is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Makondo opened Sept. 5 in the former location of Tequila Blue, a bar that offended some residents when the owners painted the front bright yellow some years ago. Old timers will remember it as China Lang, the first Chinese restaurant in Port Chester, which occupied this space for many years. The Valencias also own a more casual restaurant in White Plains called El Cafetero. Not that Makondo is fancy, but it is a simply attractive space that was nine months in the making. The Valencias spent that time turning the former bar into their dream restaurant. “We’re calling it a baby,” Michelle Munera, niece of the owners, said the day before Makondo’s opening. They received their certificate of occupancy from the Port Chester Building Department on Sept. 4 but are still waiting for their liquor license from the state.
The attractive dining room at Makondo Bakery & Restaurant in Port Chester is painted bright yellow and decorated with interesting wall hangings. Jananne Abel|Westmore News
‘It tastes like you’re in Colombia’ I ran into Javier Mauricia Bermudez, who works down the street at Wells Fargo Bank, getting takeout at Makondo. “As a cli-
Tree filled with yellow butterflies covering one wall in the dining room which is reflective of Macondo, the fictional village for which Makondo is named. Jananne Abel|Westmore News ent, this place is phenomenal,” he said. “It tastes like
you’re in Colombia.” For people like me who have never visited Colombia, that description doesn’t mean much. So I tried various items on the menu to get a sense of the food. I started with the typical dish Bandeja Paisa ($14), which combines several Colombian specialties—a spicy chorizo sausage link, fried pork belly (chicharron), grilled steak with a fried egg on top, fried plantains and sliced avocado. A dish of soupy, smoky-tasting beans was served on the side. Aside from the chicharron, which I guess you’ve got to develop a taste for or grow up with, as I found it too fatty tasting to eat very much of, everything else was good, especially the chorizo and plantains. It was Thursday, oxtail soup day, so I gave that a whirl. For $5, a deep square bowl containing a generous portion of this thick, hearty, flavorful concoction was placed in front of me. The name of the dish, Sancocho de Cola, comes from the Spanish verb “sancochar,” which in English means to parboil. This soup combines chunks of oxtail, which tastes like chewy beef, some pieces on small bones; herbs and spices, potatoes, yucca and a chunk of corn on the cob.
I also had the moro or blackberry fruit drink made with water ($3). Several other flavors are also available as is the option of
mild white cheese on top of a thin grilled arepa or cornmeal cake (delicious). I opted for a few of the antojitos, literally “little crav-
Paola Munoz of Port Chester mans the bakery and takeout counter at Makondo, located at 139 North Jananne Abel|Westmore News Main St. having any of the refreshing fruit drinks blended with a milk base. This meal for two, including a pastry to go, cost $24.90 plus tip.
Filling meals, small plates or delicious baked goods My husband and I returned for Sunday breakfast/brunch and ordered calentado ($9.50), a huge, filling breakfast consisting of a tasty rice and bean mix, a fried egg, a good-sized slab of not-so-tender steak and
ings” or small plates: a beef and a chicken empanada ($1.25 each) and a morcilla or blood sausage ($3.50). The empanadas were good-sized, didn’t taste like oil as empanadas sometimes do and the chicken variety was literally stuffed with meat. The beef variation was alternatively filled with a savory meat and potato mixture. I only ordered the morcilla when they were out of salchicon or Spanish summer sausage as morcilla translated to blood Please turn to page 6
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Italian
Italian/Pizzeria
Marianacci’s Restaurant 24 Sherman Street Port Chester 939-3450
Nessa Ristorante 325 North Main Street Port Chester 939-0119
Pasquale II Ristorante 2 Putnam Avenue Port Chester 934-7770 The great cuisine of Arthur Avenue comes to Port Chester. Specialties: Stuffed Artichoke, Linguine Pescatore (with chopped clams and shrimp in white or red sauce, Costata di Vitello (veal chops), Chicken Balsamic, Zuppa di Pesce (lobster, shrimp, calamari, clams and mussels in red sauce over linguine), Fusilli Primavera (zucchini, peas, mushrooms, broccoli in light red sauce, Veal Scaloppine. Homemade Cheese Cake and Tira Mi Su. Closed Monday. Hours: Tues.-Thurs. 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri. 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m., Sat. 3 p.m.-11 p.m., Sun. 1-9 p.m. Most major credit cards. Free on-premises parking.
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
Italian/Pizzeria Angelo’s Pizza & Pasta 147 Irving Avenue Port Chester 939-0900
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
Belle Fair Deli & Pizzeria 20 BelleFair Boulevard Rye Brook 939-2370
Coals 35½ North Main Street Port Chester 305-3220
Domino’s Pizza
Frank’s Restaurant and Pizzeria 23 Putnam Avenue Port Chester 939-8299
Frankie & Louie’s Restaurant 414 Willett Avenue Port Chester 939-0202
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 117 North Main Street, Port Chester 481-5096
Pizza Pasta & Things Kohl’s Shopping Center 529 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-8000
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
D’onofrio’s Pizza & Pasta
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Formerly Ferraro’s - next to Longo’s Park Deli
199 South Regent Street, Port Chester
914-934-2900 Fax: 914-934-5002
3 Daily Fresh Made Gourmet & Square Pizza 3 Penne Vodka 3 Chicken Scarpariello 3 Shrimp Cristofaro 3 Try our famous Ferraro Hero or Pizza 3 Healthy Choices 3 Salads or Wraps 3 For Winter- Fresh to Order Soups 3 And Much More OPEN 7 DAYS Lunch & Dinner: Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Fri. - Sat. 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. • Sunday 12 p.m. -10 p.m. Dine-In • Takeout • Free Delivery
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
Club Sandwich 7 Rye Ridge Plaza, Rye Brook 939-3475
Dougie’s Standby 604 North Main Street Port Chester 939-0022
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
Lenny’s Bagels 200 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 939-1379
Lyon Park Deli, Café & Catering 29 Putnam Avenue, Port Chester 937-1171
Marini’s Deli
262 Boston Post Road Port Chester 967-5070
340 Willett Avenue, Port Chester 939-4201
D’Onofrio’s Pizza & Pasta
Vinny’s Luncheonette
199 South Regent Street Port Chester 934-2900 Specialties include: Variety of soups; spinach, antipasto, baby spinach and grilled chicken and Greek salads; fried calamari, zeppoles; gourmet pizzas and square pizzas; calzones, strombolis; Penne Vodka, Shrimp Scarpariello, Pasta Palermo, Chicken Sorrentino, Shrimp Cristofaro, Eggplant Parmigiana, Shrimp fra Diavolo, Pasta Primavera; veggie wrap, steak & cheese wrap, scarp wrap; heroes; healthy choice menu. Open 7 days: Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Sun. 12 p.m.-10 p.m. Dine in, take out, free delivery. Lot or street parking.
Under New Ownership
182 North Main Street Port Chester 939-9591
OPEN - 7 DAYS Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 11 p.m. Friday - Sunday 8 a.m. - Midnight
Mexican Bartaco 1 Willett Avenue Port Chester 937-8226
Chipotle Mexican Grill Rye Ridge Shopping Center 100 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 937-0351
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110 North Main St., Port Chester, NY Delivery Available Se Habla Español
939-9437
Lunch Specials Takeout also
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A view of the dining room looking into the bar at Encore Bistro in Rye. Courtesy of Morris Gut
Encore Bistro: Classic French food in nearby Rye By Jananne Abel
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any ethnic cuisines are represented by the restaurants doing business in Port Chester and Rye Brook, but surprisingly French, with its long and rich history, is not one of them. We are fortunate, however, to have a few French culinary choices in nearby Rye, including Encore Bistro which opened its second location about six months ago at 67 Purchase St. after months of renovation. Lyon-bred David Masliah decided to branch out into Rye after his restaurant by the same name in Larchmont was an instant hit when it opened in March of 2000 and has enjoyed continued success to this day. This larger 90-seat restaurant in Rye has white porcelain tiled walls and white ceramic tiled floors, burnt glass mirrors etched with house specialties, French novelty posters, long red banquettes, black tables and red-seated bistro chairs. Frosted picture windows look out onto Purchase Street. The two restaurants not only share the same name but also the same menus with many classic French bistro specialties. The food at Encore Bistro is first-rate so, although I haven’t had a chance to try their prix fixe 3-course luncheon served Monday through Saturday yet, at $14.50 it is a bargain without a doubt. I have been to the Rye location for dinner more than once and can recommend the Soupe a l’Oignon ($8), classic French onion soup, Paté Maison ($10), their exquisite country-style paté served with tiny French pickles or cornichons, Escargots ($8 for 6 pieces, $15 for 12), snails baked with parsley, garlic and butter, and Moules Provencales ($11), steamed mussels in a white wine, caper, olive oil, tomato, onion and fresh herb broth. I wouldn’t mind if the escargots were baked with more garlic to produce a stronger taste. The mussels can alternatively be served in a creamy curry and white wine sauce. Among the six delicious salads, the Salade parisienne ($14), frisée topped with smoked bacon, croutons, mushrooms and a poached egg, and Salade de chevre chaud ($12), warm goat cheese toasts over Boston lettuce with house dressing, stand out. I can definitely recommend the former. Fish and meat main courses include such robust bistro fare as Steak Frites, grilled strip loin of beef served with the sauce of your choice; Onglet Grillé, grilled hanger steak with choice of bleu cheese, green peppercorn or red wine and roasted shallots, both $28 and both served with the best French fries I’ve ever tasted. They are so amazingly crunchy. Other choices: Boeuf Bourguignon ($27), classic beef stew cooked in a red wine sauce served with linguine; decadent Croustillant de Ris de Veau ($27), sautéed sweetbread served crispy with whole grain mustard sauce; Carré d’Agneau Persille, sauce a l’ail ($29); roasted rack of lamb in a crust of fresh herbs with roasted garlic sauce; Saint Jacques au
beurre blanc ($28), sea scallops in a parmesan crust, leek fondu, white wine, lemon and butter sauce which looks absolutely amazing if I wasn’t allergic to scallops; and Truite aux amandes ($22), sautéed trout in an amandine sauce, one of my favorite fish preparations. A signature lasagnes, offered as a special, is prepared with braised fennel, broccoli rabe, Portobello mushrooms and béchamel served with a creamy goat cheese sauce. All of the dishes are made from scratch by Executive Chef Erwen Perez and his kitchen staff. A carefully selected and reasonably-priced wine list covers mostly French, Italian and California vintages. For lunch Encore offers such specialties as Panini au Poulet Grillé ($13) with grilled chicken, roasted peppers, eggplant and mozzarella; Salade nicoise ($17) made with mesclun, tomatoes, string beans, potatoes, olives, hard-boiled egg and grilled tuna; Quiche du jour ($12) and classic Croque monsieur ($12), a warm ham and cheese sandwich with French fries and salad. The Assiette de fromages ($15), an assorted cheese plate, is served with apple, walnut and mesclun salad. Plates du Jour focus on various specialties during the week: Crepes Night on Monday, Mussels Night on Tuesday and Tartare Night offering a choice of steak, tuna, salmon or scallops tartare on Wednesday. There is also a kids’ menu and an a la carte Sunday brunch menu which adds dishes such as Oeufs Benedict ($13), Pain Perdu ($10), brioche French toast with warm berries; and Quiche du Jour served with mesclun salad. For dessert, save room for such changing house made treats as Chocolat Fondant, Profiteroles, Crème Brulée, Lemon Tart and Tart Tatin, old-fashioned apple tart cooked upside down and served with vanilla ice cream, all $9. Masliah received his hospitality training at catering and management school in France. Locally he worked for La Panetiere in Rye, one of the grandes dames of French cuisine in Westchester, before realizing his vision of bringing the American dining public as well as the local French community a taste of “casual home style France” by way of a charming, reasonably priced bistro 14 years ago. Both locations are open for lunch Monday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with prices ranging from $9 to $18 in addition to the $14.50 prix fixe menu. Dinner is served seven nights: from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, till 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 5-9 p.m. Sunday. Main courses at dinner range from $19-29. Sunday brunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with courses from $7 to $18. The children’s menu costs $10.50. Free street parking is available in front of the restaurant, with additional paid municipal parking at the rear. Reservations are suggested for larger groups: 914-481-8833.
Continued from page 4 sausage which I purposely avoided when I spent my junior year in France. This was a thicker sausage than the chorizo, for instance, and actually good-tasting although I read that it is indeed stuffed with pig’s blood along with rice, which I could see, onions and spices. The sausage came with a smaller, thicker, fairly bland arepa. A small container of green hot sauce accompanies almost everything. It can be added as needed to give anything an added zing. I guess it’s hit or miss as to whether Makondo has the various antojitos because I also wanted to try a papa rellena ($3) (potato dough with a filling of beef and onions, olives, hard boiled eggs, cumin and other spices) but was disappointed. Our breakfast/brunch, with two coffees and free refills, priced out at $18.70. On another occasion I ordered a bunch of baked goods to go from the case at the front of the eatery and had fun back at the office figuring out which was which on the menu. As far as I can figure, I had a pandebono or cheese ball, bunuelo or dough ball, pastel Gloria made with puff pastry filled with thick dulce de leche or caramel, chicharron de guayaba, which is shaped like the fried pork belly with slits cut in the thin puff pastry, filled with guava paste and topped with sugar, arepa de choclo, a not-so-sweet corn cookie, and pan alinado, traditional bread sold at any bakery in Colombia. It is soft on the inside and crunchy outside. Of these, my favorite was the chicharron de guyaba, as far as savory I preferred the pandebono. Pastel Gloria was too sweet, but everything else was just right. These breads/pastries cost from $1.25 for pandebono to $3.50 for pan alinado, the latter being much larger in size than the former. Besides what I have so far sampled and described, there are many more beef, chicken, pork, seafood and typical Colombian dishes at Makondo, ranging in price
from $11.50 for carne asada (grilled steak) to $18.50 for pargo marinado (marinated snapper). Salmon en salsa de mango (salmon with mango sauce) at $16.50 sounds like a good bet. Everything is translated on the menu, which is helpful to non-Spanish speakers like myself. Although none of the servers I have had at Makondo spoke perfect English, they were all pleasant and managed to communicate satisfactorily.
Macondo: A fictional village The name of the restaurant comes from a fictional village called Macondo, the setting of some of the books by Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. The décor— such as a large framed tree on which many yellow butterflies have alighted which covers one wall—reflects that fictional village. The walls of the spacious dining room are painted bright yellow on top, beige on the bottom. Besides the mythical tree, an impressive 3-dimensional green and gold leaf stands out on the opposite wall. Carved wooden faces, colorful plates and layered flowers also decorate the restaurant space. Up front is the bakery and takeout counter, up a few steps the dining room where there are 11 reddish wood tables with a shiny finish, chairs with beige seats and matching wood backs and three booths toward the back of the restaurant. The floor covering resembles wood. Also set back in the room is a wooden bar with six stools that is so far unused. Lively ethnic music plays in the background. “They had always wanted a place in Port Chester before White Plains,” Munera, the owners’ niece, said of her aunt and uncle. “When Tequila Blue went under, they scoped it out and fell in love with this place.” Makondo Bakery & Restaurant is open seven days from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Parking is on the street where payment is required in the pay stations from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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Come Dine With Us The Great Cuisine of Arthur Avenue
Mexican Coyote Flaco 115 Midland Avenue Port Chester 937-6969
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
2 Putnam Ave., Port Chester, NY 10573
914-934-7770
Luis’ Place 135 South Main Street, Port Chester 939-3132
Mary Ann’s Mexican Restaurant
CATERING AVAILABLE Private Parties (up to 70 people)
On premises parking • Most major credit cards Hours: Tues. - Thurs. 11:30 a.m.- 10 p.m. • Friday 11:30 a.m.- 11 p.m. Saturday 3 - 11 p.m. • Sunday 1 - 9 p.m. • Closed Mondays
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.
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
Sin Dulce Pastry & Bakery 146 North Main Street Port Chester 481-1283
We have moved from 8 South Main Street to our new location at
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Taco Bell 303 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-0695
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 44 South Regent Street Port Chester 937-2904
Peruvian Acuario Cevicheria y Mas
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Open Every Day for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Sun.-Thurs. 6 a.m.-4 a.m. • Fri. & Sat. 6 a.m.-5 a.m.
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
Peruvian El Parral Restaurant 2 South Main Street Port Chester 939-0409
El Plebeyo Restaurant 25 North Main Street Port Chester 690-2797
La Gladys Restaurant 453 Ellendale Avenue Port Chester 481-1365
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, 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 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 Inca & Gaucho Restaurant Seafood & Steakhouse 173 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-2100