Dining Out & About
Your guide to eating out in Port Chester, Rye Brook and surrounding areas. You don’t have to go far to find great food. Just look inside! A Supplement to the
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Asian
Central American
Euro Asian
30 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-3680
American American Legion Post 93 78 Pearl Street Port Chester 937-5562
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar 44 Westchester Ave. Port Chester 690-9453
GOOD and PLENTIE Performing Dance hits of the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and Today!
Friday, November 9 at 9:00 p.m. Live at:
Per Voi Ristorante 23 North Main Street, Port Chester, NY
Reserve your table today call: 914-937-3200
Deli Delight
174 North Main Street Port Chester 937-5775
J T Straw’s Bar & Grill
134 North Main Street Port Chester 937-9695
Panera Bread
10 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-0079
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 /0%. $AYS s A M -IDNIGHT
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Lunch Specials Takeout also
92 Purdy Avenue Port Chester 935-9440
Chinese China House
170B North Main Street Port Chester 939-7288 or 939-7290
Great Wall Restaurant 140 Midland Avenue Port Chester 939-0068
Ho Sai Gai
544 Willett Avenue Port Chester 937-8337 or 937-8339
Manchu Garden Chinese & Japanese Cuisine 504 Westchester Ave. Port Chester 939-8688
Number 1 Chinese Restaurant 120 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-8465
Port Chester Coach Diner
Panda Restaurant
The Kneaded Bread
Panda II Chinese Restaurant
317 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-0008
181 North Main Street Port Chester 937-9489
POLLO A LA BRASA
El Tesoro Restaurant
The Pub
Doral Arrowwood Anderson Hill Road Rye Brook 939-6630
Q Authentic Barbecue Restaurant 112 North Main Street Port Chester 933-7427
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
Brazilian CafĂŠ Brazil USA
213 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-4699
32 Grace Church Street Port Chester 939-4310
Ray’s CafÊ
176 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 937-0747
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 M.A. Franchella’s 10 Bowman Avenue Port Chester 933-0826
Starbucks Coffee Company
37-39 North Main Street Port Chester 939-1139
Rye Ridge Shopping Center 118 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 937-1597
Churrascaria Copacabana
Waterfront Roasters
29-31 North Main Street Port Chester 939-6894
International CafĂŠ & Brazilian Bakery 103 Adee Street Port Chester 939-1002
106 Purdy Avenue Port Chester 934-2232
Colombian Asi Es Colombia 172 North Main Street Port Chester 934-7675
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Colombian Delicias Colombianas 36 Broad Street Port Chester 939-9425
El Rincon Paisa 130 North Main Street Port Chester 939-9364
Colombian La Hacienda Bar & Grill 139 North Main Street Port Chester
Los Remolinos Restaurant 123 North Main Street Port Chester 937-7456
Continental Tulip Tree at the Hilton Rye Town 699 Westchester Avenue Rye Brook 939-6300
Dominican Hollywood Chicken International 216 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 934-8137
Ecuadorian El Criollito Restaurant 138 Irving Ave. Port Chester 934-8010
Los Paisanos Restaurante 118 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 934-7678
Rinconcito Ecuatoriano Restaurant 150 North Main Street Port Chester 937-7343
Fast Food 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 939-7276
Fast Food
Goumba Johnny
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Dinner & Show
262 Boston Post Road Port Chester 935-0741
Sat., Nov. 17th at 8 p.m.
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
Reservations Only
T &J VILLAGGIO TRATTORIA Fine Italian Cuisine at Family Style Prices
Wendy’s Restaurant 303 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-9417
Greek/American One Station Plaza 111 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-3416
Guatemalan Café Guatemala 28 Grace Church Street Port Chester 937-8537
Prix Fixe Menu Tuesdays, Wednesdays &Thursdays
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Catering • Banquet Room Available (seats 40-140) • Major Credit Cards Serving Lunch and Dinner Tues.-Sat. Noon-11 p.m., Sunday Noon-9 p.m. Reservations Recommended
223-225 Westchester Ave., Port Chester, NY
914-937-6665
Indian Tandoori Taste of India
163 North Main Street Port Chester 937-2727 or 935-9680 Specialties include: Papadams (lentil wafers); Chicken Kabob; soups & salads; Dieters Delight; Chicken Vindalu (chicken curry in hot tangy Goan sauce); Lamb Do Pyaza; Beef Vindalu; Shrimp Bhuna ; vegetarian specials--Malai Kofta (cheese/ potato balls in almond & cashew nut sauce); Sabji Saag Mali (spinach in spices, herbs/garlic with potato and cauliflower); Vegetable Vindalu (mixed vegetables in very spicy tangy sauce); rice specials; medley specials; fresh breads; Indian style rice pudding; fried milk balls. Open 7 days lunch & dinner. Lunch Buffet Mon.-Sat. 12-2:30. Sunday Brunch Buffet. Delivery and catering available. All major credit cards. Street & municipal parking.
International Café Mirage
531 North Main Street Port Chester 937-3497
Sonora Nuevo Latino Cuisine 179 Rectory Street Port Chester 933-0200
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Dining Out & About The best place to find that perfect dining experience.
Includes coffee & dessert
Daily Lunch Specials
IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT
SERVING LUNCH AND DINNER FULL IRISH MEN
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SERVING GREAT FOOD SINCE 1990 & GETTING BETTER KITCHEN OPEN TILL 3 A.M. DAILY SPECIALS Reasonable Prices $550 to $1495 7 Plasma Televisions for Sports Events
538 Willett Avenue (off Putnam Ave.) Port Chester, N.Y. • 914-937-2106
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Irish/American Davy Byrnes Irish Pub & Restaurant
“ - Tandoori is indeed a delightful taste of India.” Greenwich Time
“Indian food lovers will find Tandoori delightful, delicious.” Gannett Newspapers
Open 7 Days for Lunch and Dinner Lunch Buffet Monday thru Saturday 12-2:30 Sunday Brunch Buffet 12-2:30 We Deliver • Catering Available • All Major Credit Cards
163 North Main Street, Port Chester, NY 914-937-2727 • 914-935-9680 Fax: 914-935-9689 Visit Us at Our Newest Location:
1114 East Putnam Avenue, Riverside, CT At the Howard Johnson Hotel • 203-637-4110
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.
Italian Caffe Del Monte 321 North Main Street Port Chester 937-0108
Hostaria Mazzei 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
Pasquale II Ristorante 2 Putnam Avenue Port Chester 934-7770
T&J Villaggio Trattoria
Frankie & Louie’s
RESTAURANT • PIZZERIA OPEN 7 DAYS 11 A.M. - 11 P.M.
FAST FREE DELIVERY
Catering & Parties Available On or Off Premises Fresh Baked Cakes for All Occasions Daily Blackboard Specials Ample Free Parking in Rear Fax Orders Welcome
414 Willett Avenue Port Chester, NY Fax: 914-690-0996
914-939-0202
223-225 Westchester Avenue 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.
That Little Italian Restaurant 228-230 Mill Street Greenwich, CT 203-531-7500
Italian/Pizzeria Antonio’s Pizza and Restaurant Pathmark Shopping Center 130 Midland Avenue Port Chester 939-5137
Frank’s Restaurant and Pizzeria 23 Putnam Avenue Port Chester 939-8299
Italian/Pizzeria Frankie & Louie’s Restaurant 414 Willett Avenue Port Chester 939-0202 Specialties include: Mozzarella sticks, fried calamari, zucchini sticks, grilled chicken salad, Caesar salad, antipasto, pasta fagioli, tortellini soup, eggplant parmigiana wedge, veal & pepper wedge, Penne a la Vodka, homemade manicotti, Chicken Marsala, Veal Cutlet Milanese, scungilli marinara or fra diavolo, shrimp marinara; meatball, mushroom and Luigi’s Special pizzas; stuffed pizza; focaccia, baked ziti, lasagna, salad and broccoli gourmet pizzas; sausage & pepper and chicken roll calzones; fresh baked cakes and pastry. Weekly specials. Mon. & Tues.: Large pizza plus 50 chicken wings. Wed.: Family Style Night. Thurs.: Ravioli Night. Sun.: Pasta Madness. Hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. 7 days a week. Catering available. Free delivery lunch & dinner. Credit cards: AX, VISA, MC. Ample free parking in lot.
Il Pizzaiolo 46 North Main Street Port Chester 937-5120 Specialties include: Fried calamari, zucchini sticks; gorgonzola, Caprese salads; pasta & fagioli, chicken orzo soup; grilled chicken wrap; shrimp parmigiana wedge; burgers, pizza rolls, calzones; penne a la vodka, gnocchi, lasagna, lobster ravioli; Buffalo chicken pizza, veggie pizza, Hawaiian pizza, arugula pizza; Il Pizzaiolo special; chicken parmigiana, eggplant rollintini, sausage & broccoli rabe, veal marsala, shrimp fra diavolo, calamari marinara. Delivery available. Corporate accounts. Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-12 midnight, Sun. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Street parking.
Michael’s Famous Pan Pizza 125 Midland Avenue Port Chester 939-2241
Mirabello’s Pizza Trattoria 199 South Regent Street Port Chester 934-2900
P & D Pizza 508 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-8845
Racanelli’s Pizzeria Restaurant Rye Ridge Shopping Center 136 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 937-2511
Pizza Pasta & Things Kohl’s Shopping Center 529 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-8000
Railroad Pizza 147 Irving Avenue Port Chester 939-0900
T&J Pizza & Pasta 227 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-4134
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Restaurant review
Churrascaria Copacabana: An upscale Brazilian steakhouse P By Jananne Abel
antanal, a longstanding Brazilian restaurant on Port Chester’s North Main Street, closed for renovations this summer, only to reopen on Sept. 27 under a new name, new ownership and with a classy new interior. Churrascaria Copacabana, billed as a Brazilian steakhouse, specializes in South American style rotisserie cooking and rodizio service. This cooking and service was also offered at Pantanal but was only one of many Brazilian specialties on the menu. Now it’s pretty much the only choice.
Servers come to your table with knives and skewers on which are speared various kinds of meat. In fact, you get a random parade of 11 different meats on skewers which are pulled or sliced off the skewer onto your plate. With your meal, priced at $29.95, comes a lovely, fresh salad bar plus side dishes served at your table. So it’s a literal feast. The menu describes the origins of this type of cooking and eating which goes back to the fireside roasts of the gauchos of southern Brazil. Immigrants from Germany and Italy who settled there, in a land of plenty, in the early 1900s celebrated their good fortune with a feast twice a year. The ranchers--or gauchos--hosted the thanksgiving feast of fresh fruits and vegetables, beef, chicken, pork and fish cooked over an open fire. The gauchos presented the meats still on the skewer and carved them for each person individually. So going to Churrascaria Copacabana is much like enjoying a Thanksgiving feast: you have to be hungry and ready to eat lots of food. If you’re not, you won’t get your money’s worth. Besides the meat, there is another choice on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. You can get grilled salmon with the same salad bar and sides for the same $29.95. On weekdays you can opt for the salad bar alone for $16.95. Or you can order a few appetizers in the bar and still not go home hungry. If you’re not up to eating 11 different meats, you can go for lunch and get only six plus the salad bar and sides for $16.95. If you’ve been to Pantanal, you will notice a striking change of décor at Copacabana. And even if you haven’t, you’ll be taken by the lovely surroundings. Co-
pacabana is decidedly more upscale and remarkable. As with any new restaurant, there are still some kinks to be worked out, including redoing the menu which was printed hurriedly and contains some serious errors (including the wrong address). However, the overall dining experience at Copacabana is a pleasant one. If you’re a slow eater like me, you’ll have to tell the passadors or meat servers to bring the selections of meat at a slower rate than they’re used to or you will feel rushed and overwhelmed. And slowing them down is perfectly acceptable. Robert Luiso of Harrison is the owner of Churrascaria Copacabana. The 36-year-old has experience in the food industry, first in baking and then in restaurants and bars. He also owns two Italian restaurants, both called Al Dente, in Harrison and Rye. The fact that the restaurant at this 29-31 North Main St. location was for sale was brought to his attention by a Brazilian fellow who used to work for him. “I knew Port Chester was changing,” he said, and visited the site. “The place needed updating,” he said. “Being that Port Chester is revitalizing itself, I decided to take it to the next level and go high end.” He hired Brazilian-born John Freitas, 42, who previously worked at Ruby’s Oyster Bar in Rye and Elm Street Oyster House in Greenwich, as his manager. Freitas, who lives in Byram, is a very pleasant man who came to the United States from Pocos de Caldas 22 years ago. Besides Freitas, Luiso said all of the waiters and kitchen staff speak Portuguese. They also speak English, some better than others. Both the owner and manager have been on premises the three times I visited.
Churrascaria Copacabana, a Brazilian steakhouse, is located at 29-31 North Main St.
Server Jorge Adanda slices some meat off a skewer for customer Emilia Nuccio of Rye this week at Churrascaria Copacabana, Port Chester’s newest restaurant.
Dinner for two
Going into this new restaurant for the first time at 9:30 p.m. on a weeknight not knowing what to expect, my husband and I almost left when we found out there was only one choice. We didn’t know if we could eat that much. But we decided to go for it. We first enjoyed the salad bar which boasted a fresh selection of greens, hearts of palm, sushi, green been salad, chicken salad, Brazilian potato salad, pasta salad, Portobello mushrooms, tomato and mozzarella and shrimp cocktail. Freitas said new items may be added from time to time. You turn over a card on your table to signal you’re ready for the meat service to begin. The skewers kept coming with new meats faster than I could eat them. I wasn’t persistent enough when I asked the servers to slow down. Nonetheless, I sampled most of them—except the leg of lamb. It’s not my favorite meat and there were so many others: top sirloin (my favorite), flank steak, skirt steak, prime rib, beef ribs, all from different parts of the cow; barbecue chicken, pork loin, filet mignon wrapped in bacon, turkey wrapped in bacon and Brazilian sausage (yummy). A 12th meat—barbecued baby back ribs—may be added on weekends. When the meat service begins, the sides also come: mashed potatoes, white rice, broccoli, fried bananas (they were delicious), black beans, yucca flour and vinaigrette. I didn’t know what to do with the yucca flour, tried putting it on one of the meats and didn’t find it appealing. I later learned that you’re supposed to mix the flour
and vinaigrette and put the mixture on the meat. I’ll try that next time. A glass of Merlot ($8) went perfectly with the meal. Although I was full, I took home the meat left on my plate and decided to have a look at the dessert cart. The coconut flan ($6) was dense but creamy. I managed to eat most of it. Some of the other desserts on the cart included chocolate flan, chocolate mousse and tira misu. Our check totaled $83.85.
Appetizers for four
On another visit our party of four sat in the bar where there are four high square tables with white cloths located across from the bar itself. Here or on the large deck on the Abendroth Avenue side of the restaurant you can order appetizers or the salad bar. I selected a Caipitini, a drink like a mojito made with Leblon Cachaca, slices of lime and sugar with a splash of Sprite in a sugar rimmed glass ($8). Others in our party opted for White Russians ($7 each) and scotch and soda ($8 each). The appetizer menu is in flux. So we experimented a bit. The Mixed Barbecue ($15), which will remain a standard, is a sampler of the meats served rodizio style in the dining room. Each was delicious, the portion was large, and the selection satisfied everyone in our party, those who ate red meat and those who didn’t. The garlic and oil shrimp ($9), served Please turn to page 6R
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Restaurant review
Churrascaria Copacabana: An upscale Brazilian steakhouse
Décor
Churrascaria Copacabana occupies a large space nicely broken up into smaller sections: the bar at the front of the restaurant off Main Street which seats 30, lounge next door which seats 30, the main dining room straight ahead off the bar which seats 64 and a party room next door which can be used for overflow crowds on weekends.
Hours, parking, etc.
Lunch is served from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, dinner from 4 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 4 to 11 p.m. Friday, 12 noon to 11 p.m. Saturday and 12 noon to 10 p.m. Sunday. The restaurant is closed Monday. Parking is on the street, in a small private lot at the back of the restaurant or in the marina parking lot off Abendroth Avenue. Considering no sign yet exists on the Abendroth Avenue side of the restaurant and advertising has been strictly by word of mouth, Freitas said business has been good so far. Lunch just started this week.
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Italian/Pizzeria Villa Rustica Pizzeria & Trattoria 261 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 939-8888 or 939-8885
Japanese Edo Japanese Steak House 140 Midland Avenue Port Chester 937-3333
Luncheonettes Bagel Emporium Kohl’s Shopping Center 431 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-5252
Club Sandwich 7 Rye Ridge Plaza Rye Brook 939-3475
Deli Delight 174 North Main Street Port Chester 937-5775
J.P.’s Standby Drive-in 604 North Main Street Port Chester 939-0022
Lenny’s Bagels 200 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 939-1379
Lyon Park Deli, Café & Catering
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182 North Main Street Port Chester 939-9591
Mediterranean
Med 15˚ 35˚ at Hilton Rye Town 699 Westchester Avenue Rye Brook 939-6300
Mexican
Peruvian Food Specializing in Natural Juice Catering Available
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.ORTH -AIN 3TREET 0ORT #HESTER .9 Proprietors: Se Habla Español Javier & Rosa Castillo
Fax: 914-939-8491
Mary Ann’s Mexican Restaurant
275 Boston Post Road, Port Chester 939-8700 Specialties include: Turkey chili, chalupas, jalapenos stuffed with shrimp, tofu, tofu jack cheese, Enchiladas Puerto Vallarta, goat cheese quesadilla, salads and tostadas, Tampico Burrito (breast of chicken), chimichangas, tacos and taquitos, beef tamales, fajitas (tuna and salmon, chicken or steak), Mole Amirillo (grilled pork loin), Steak Picado Fundido, combo dishes with shrimp, beef or chicken, vegetarian plates, all homemade on premises. Nightly and lowfat specials. Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs. 4-7 p.m., lunch and weekend brunch 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m., dinner 4-10 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., 4 p.m.-midnight Fri. and Sat. Credit cards: Visa, MC and Amex. Free onpremises parking.
Rancho Grande
8 Poningo Street, Port Chester 934-2675
Restaurante y Tortilleria Gemelos
167 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 934-0372
Northern Italian Alba’s Ristorante 400 North Main Street Port Chester 937-2236
Giorgio’s Restaurant 69 Merritt Street, Port Chester 937-4906/1096
Per Voi
23 North Main Street Port Chester 937-3200 Specialties: Appetizers include Baked Clams Oreganata, Grilled Portabello Mushroom Balsamic, Mussels or Clams in Light Marinara Sauce; soups, salads. Pasta dishes include Penne Siciliano w/ eggplant, black olives, mushrooms and capers in red sauce, Rigatoni Erica w/ pimento and artichoke hearts in a pink sauce, Linguini w/ Shrimp, Mussels and Clams in Fresh Basil Red Sauce, Chicken Marsala, Veal Picatta, Shrimp Scampi, Filet of Sole, Shrimp Marinara and Fra Diavolo, Zuppa di Pesce w/ shrimp, mussels, clams and fresh fish over linguini; Steak Pizziolla, Shell Steak Contadina, Grilled Pork Chops. Catering on and off premises. Open 7 days a week for dinner, lunch weekdays. Street parking.
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Vinny’s Luncheonette
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Coyote Flaco 115 Midland Avenue Port Chester 937-6969
El Tio Restaurant 143 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-1494
El Zarape Mexican Restaurant 24 Grace Church Street Port Chester 933-0363
Kiosko
Piero’s Italian Restaurant
44 South Regent St., Port Chester 937-2904
Peruvian Acuario Restaurant 137 Irving Avenue Port Chester 939-7090
Acuario Cevicheria y Mas
163 North Main St., Port Chester 937-2338
Chavin Restaurant
220 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 933-0155
16 North Main St., Port Chester 937-7917
Luis Tacos
El Chalan Restaurant
135 South Main Street Port Chester
45 Midland Ave., Port Chester 934-2244
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It also seats 64. A large deck at the back of the restaurant provides additional seating in the warm weather. Hardwood floors throughout give the space a continuity and richness. There’s a pretty wooden bar as you enter where you sit at tall wooden stools with deep red seats. The back of the bar is brick with wine holders and wooden shelves to hold the liquors. Across from the bar four tall square tables with white cloths each seat four at stools identical to those that pull up to the bar. The comfortable lounge next door features brown suede cloth couches and stools and tall globed candles on square dark marble tables. Freitas said in the future the restaurant may offer light jazz—very low key--in this space. The intent is to require a certain dress code and decorum in the bar and lounge to maintain its sophisticated atmosphere. The spacious main dining room has orange sponge-painted walls, sconce style fixtures on the walls, and tables with white cloths accented by magenta napkins. Pretty wooden hatched back chairs have deep red seats. Wood surrounds the salad bar at the back of the room which is decorated with autumn leaves. An attractive door with glass panes leads to the private dining room next door. It features red brick, brown stucco and wood-paneled walls enclosing the same tables and chairs. The restaurant is currently decorated for Halloween with spider webs, spiders, pumpkins, witches and scary heads. Tropical plants and dried flowers in vases provide additional ornamentation.
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Dining Out & About
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Peruvian El Parral Restaurant 2 South Main St., Port Chester 939-0409
El Plebeyo Restaurant 25 North Main St., Port Chester 690-2797
El Volcan Restaurant 30 Broad St., Port Chester 939-0076
Brisa Marina Restaurant
40 Grace Church St., Port Chester 934-9090
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 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 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 daily 9 a.m.-12 midnight. Lunch specials. Delivery or takeout available. Street parking. VISA, MC accepted, ATM on premises.
Salvadoran El Tesoro Restaurant II
14 South Main St., Port Chester 937-2086
La Pupusa Loca de Port Chester 165 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 935-0767
Rinconcito Salvadoreno Restaurante 20 Broad Street Port Chester 937-9287
Seafood Ebb Tide Seafood
Seafood Fox Island Seafood House (F.I.S.H.) Mediterranean Seafood
102 Fox Island Road Port Chester 939-4227 Specialties include Crispy Boston Calamari, Lobster and Crab Crespelle; sweet and sour beet salad, Caesar salad; Classic Margherita Pizza, F.I.S.H. pizza; raw bar: monster shrimp cocktail, East Coast oysters; scallop and potato gnocchi, linguini with white clam sauce; zataar crusted Alaskan halibut, pan roasted king salmon, ponzu marinated Hawaiian tuna mignon, organic chicken scarpiello, 8 oz. premium Hereford “French onion” burger. Full bar. Catering available. Hours: Wed.-Sun. Lunch 11:30-3, Dinner 5:30-10, weekends till 11. Major credit cards accepted. On premises parking.
Pacífico Nuevo Latino * Seafood 316 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-1610
Port Chester Seafood
295 Midland Avenue Port Chester 937-2232 Specialties include: New England/ Manhattan clam chowder, homemade fish chowder; seafood/tuna salad; hot lunches – Fish ‘n chips, fried calamari, fried sea scallops, fried shrimp, fried clam strips, fried whiting; fish sandwich; stuffed sole, broiled swordfish, blackened tuna, poached salmon with dill sauce, Shrimp Scampi; daily specials. Lunch served Tues.-Fri. 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Credit cards: VISA and MasterCard. Free delivery, senior discount, parking on premises.
South American Inca & Gaucho Restaurant Seafood & Steakhouse
173 Westchester Avenue 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.
Spanish Patrias Restaurant 35½ North Main Street Port Chester 937-0177
Steakhouses Frank’s Steaks
1 Willett Avenue Port Chester 939-4810
275 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 305-4465
El Palacio de los Mariscos
Willett House Restaurant
134 North Main Street Port Chester 939-2222
20 Willett Avenue Port Chester 939-7500
HOURS
Monday-Thursday: 11 am - 11 pm Friday-Saturday: 11 am - Midnight Sunday: 11 am - 10 pm
WE DELIVER Minimum purchase for delivery: $6
Corporate Accounts Welcome
914-937-5120
Pizzeria & Catering
SUNDAY/MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SPECIAL
Wings 1/2 Price with Purchase of 1 Large Pizza. Just mention this ad.
46 North Main Street, Port Chester
914-937-5120
Port Chester Seafood
Fresh Seafood Daily HOME DELIVERY Monday & Tuesday 10% Senior Discount
HOT LUNCHES DAILY
We can supply your next gathering: Bar & Bat Mitzvah, Holy Communion, Mother’s and Father’s Day, Confirmations, Graduations, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Family Reunions or just that weekend barbeque. Come check our showcase: Wild King Salmon, Yellowfin Tuna, Sword, Halibut, Sea Scallops, Jumbo Shrimp, Soft Shell Crabs and Live Lobsters, just to mention a few.
295 Midland Ave., Port Chester, NY Across from Pathmark Shopping Center • PLENTY OF PARKING
914-937-2232 Fax: 914-937-4103
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as always place your dinner order by 6:30 and have a complimentary bottle of wine and enjoy the view. MEDITERRANEAN SEAFOOD
fox island seafood house 102 Fox Island Road, Port Chester, NY Call for reservations 914-939-4227
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Mexican SPECIALS Monday Nights Fajitas served $ with a FREE Margarita
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Beef, chicken and vegetable combination
Tuesday Nights FREE Quesadilla with 2 dinners from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday Nights Mary Ann’s Special Soup FREE with 2 dinners from 4-7 p.m. Thursday Nights Special $500 Cuervo Tequila Margarita with every dinner
Restaurant
Voted as one of the top ethnic restaurants in Westchester County.--Westchester Spotlight, Aug. 2001
A Great Variety of Seafood & Vegetarian Specialties Full Bar in a Festive Atmosphere Catering Available On or Off Premises Happy Hour Sunday - Thursday 4-7 Margaritas & Beers at the bar only Lunch & Weekend Brunch 11:30-4 Dinner: Sun. - Thurs. 4-10 Fri. - Sat. 4-Midnight
275 BOSTON POST ROAD FREE PORT CHESTER On-premises Parking 914-939-8700
Best of two worlds—where the
Incas, known for their seafood, and the Gauchos, known for their steaks—come together in an exciting new restaurant... where you feel like you are there! 7% $%,)6%2 s #!4%2).' !6!),!",% OPEN 7 DAYS 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
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