Dining Out & About A 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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Coneyz 1-9 North Main Street Port Chester 939-2222
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Washington Park Plaza 261 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 939-8888
Old Homestead Bar & Restaurant 325 North Main Street Port Chester 939-0758
Port Chester Coach Diner 317 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-0008
The Pub Doral Arrowwood Anderson Hill Road Rye Brook 939-6620
Rye Ridge Delicatessen & Restaurant Rye Ridge Shopping Center 126 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 937-2131
Sam’s Bar & Grill 1 Mill Street Port Chester 939-2001
Teri’s Tavern 134 North Main Street Port Chester 937-9695
Brazilian Café Brazil
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Number 1 Chinese Restaurant 120 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-8465
Panda Restaurant 213 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-4699
Panda II Chinese Restaurant 32 Grace Church Street Port Chester 939-4310
Ray’s Café 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 Caffe Del Monte 321 North Main Street Port Chester 937-0108
The Kneaded Bread 181 North Main Street Port Chester 937-9489
Colombian Asi Es Colombia
37-39 North Main Street Port Chester 934-1600
Margot’s Signature Restaurant & Gourmet Shop
Delicias Colombianas
Pantanal Restaurant
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Ho Sai Gai 544 Willett Avenue Port Chester 937-8337 or 937-8339
172 North Main Street Port Chester 934-7675
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Chinese
29 North Main Street Port Chester 939-6894
Caribbean Caribbean Affair Restaurant 25 North Main Street Port Chester 937-4885
Central American El Tesoro Restaurant 92 Purdy Avenue Port Chester 935-9440
Chinese Great Wall Restaurant 140 Midland Avenue Port Chester 939-0068
Green Symphony Vegetarian Cuisine Kohl’s Shopping Center 427 Boston Post Road Port Chester Tel/Fax 937-6537
36 Broad Street Port Chester 939-9425
El Dorado 112 North Main Street Port Chester 939-9103
El Rincon Paisa 130 North Main Street Port Chester 939-9364
Los Remolinos Restaurant 123 North Main Street Port Chester 937-7456
Contemporary American Penfield’s at the Rye Town Hilton 699 Westchester Avenue Rye Brook 939-6300
Dominican Hollywood Chicken International 216 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 934-8137
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RESTAURANT REVIEW
Misti Restaurant: Rotisserie chicken and much more By Jananne Abel
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t’s been three years since the husband and wife team of Liborio and Rosa Castillo opened their first eatery in Port Chester, a small corner place at 100 North Main St. called Misti Restaurant. And now, after two years of hard work and aggravation, they have finally opened a much larger restaurant by the same name just down the street. While Misti, now located at 110 North Main St., features a variety of Peruvian cuisine, there’s no question what their specialty is. Pollo a la brasa—rotisserie chicken— appeared in large letters on the sign at their former location and also screams out in red letters on the front of their new one, positioned even before the name of the restaurant. “They have the best pollo,” said regular customer George Chau of Norwalk, Ct. “I come all the way from Norwalk to here.” I am by no means a professional critic of this popular Peruvian dish, but I know a good chicken when I taste one. Misti’s pollo a la brasa is moist and tasty with a crispy skin, and you can’t beat the price. One-quarter of a chicken, served with French fries and salad, is plenty for the average person and costs only $5. If you’re really hungry or have a large appetite, you can get half a chicken with salad and fries for $6.50. A whole chicken with the sides is $13. Rosa wouldn’t divulge the recipe for the chicken or tell us
what gives it such extraordinary flavor. “This is a kitchen secret,” she said. Besides the pollo a la brasa, Rosa, 47, also recommends all the tallarin or Peruvian spaghetti dishes on the menu ($7.50 to $11.50), all the seafood dishes on the menu ($9 to $11.50 except the Jalea or assorted deep fried seafood at $22), the Pollo Saltado (chicken chunks sautéed with onions, tomatoes, and green peppers served over French fries) at $8, and the Cau Cau (beef tripe stew served with rice) at $6. Her favorite dish is the Pescado en Salsa de Camarones (fish with delicate shrimp sauce served with rice) at $12 followed by the Pescado Sudado (steamed fish seasoned with Peruvian spices, onions, tomatoes and peppers) at $9.50. All fish dishes are made with pollock, a member of the cod family found in the North Atlantic. It is white, firm and has a delicate, slightly sweet flavor. The Lomo Saltado (Peruvian style pepper steak with tomatoes and onions over French fries and served with rice) is also popular at $8. For those with a big appetite, Rosa recommends the Bistek a lo Pobre (a large piece of fried steak served with rice, French fries, fried plantains, a fried egg and bacon) at $11. The kitchen is overseen by Peruvian chef Juan De la Torre of Port Chester and Rosa’s husband,
The spacious dining room at the new Misti Restaurant in Port Chester seats 101. Peruvian-born Liborio Castillo, 46. De la Torre does the cooking from 6:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. and Castillo takes over at 3:00 p.m. until closing. Rosa, originally from Guatemala, manages the restaurant and is president of the company. Her husband, however, writes the checks, she said. She greets her patrons and knows many on a first name basis. She also has a good command of English and makes non-Spanish-speaking customers feel comfortable in her restaurant. “I am so happy at this location because everybody likes it,” she said about her new restaurant, which opened on Oct. 28. She admits she needs to hire a server or two who speaks English for the times when she is not on the premises or is too busy to help out if she wants to attract a wider audience. Although each dish on the menu is clearly translated into English, there may still be some communication problems with a server who speaks little or no English. Prices are reasonable, and Rosa wants to keep them that way to please her customers. “I don’t put high prices,” she said.
Two years in the making
Employee José Rojas of Greenwich stands in front of the rotisserie where 40 chickens can cook at one time.
The new restaurant, taking the place of Mediq, a medical supply business, is bright, airy and open compared to the small coffee shop type atmosphere of
Misti Restaurant’s previous abode. The new place seats 101 in a spacious green and off-white dining room broken up by an attractive wooden divider in the center of the room topped with large potted plants. There are mirrors on the back wall, a lovely ceramic tile floor in green and beige and green topped light wood tables with matching chairs. Green and white light fixtures hang from the ceiling and other fixtures are fastened to the walls. Not surprisingly, everything is spanking new and clean. Chickens are visible spinning on rotisseries behind glass to your right as you enter the dining room. The roaster can accommodate 40 chickens at a time, said Rosa, as opposed to the 16 chickens they could cook simultaneously at their old place. “To have a chicken, you had to call an hour and a half before coming into my old place,” said Rosa, because that’s how long they take to cook. At the new place, there’s no waiting. A sizeable rectangular area with a counter and a pottery tiled roof toward the back of the restaurant currently dispenses nonalcoholic beverages but will serve as a bar once the restaurant’s liquor license comes through—in about three months. There’s a mural of a snow-covered mountain and beautiful greenery in front of it as you enter
Misti Restaurant. The painting is of Misti, a volcano in Arequipa, Peru for which the restaurant was named. “All my customers responded to this place,” said Rosa of her new restaurant. “They waited for me two years. I do this because the customers asked for something big. If they didn’t ask, I think I would have stayed there. ‘This is too small,’” they said of the old place. When the Castillos opened their first restaurant on Oct. 18, 1999, their current space was vacant and available either for rent or sale. They kept their eyes on it and talked to the real estate people handling it, eventually negotiating a lease. However, said Rosa, “this place has a long story. The contractors took my money and never came to work.” Eventually they had to hire new contractors to get the work completed. She and her husband invested at least $300,000 to transform the space from offices to this lovely restaurant, said Rosa. The plans changed three times, she said, and once they thought they were ready to open, the village came to inspect and found other things that needed to be done for the eating place to become code compliant. Customers kept asking when they were opening, she said. “I think everybody don’t believe me. I say, ‘one day. Wait for me.’” And they did. Please turn to page 6R
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Ecuadorian
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Mi Casita Restaurant
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118 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-9373
538 Willett Avenue Port Chester 937-2106
Rinconcito Ecuatoriano Restaurant 150 North Main Street Port Chester 937-7343
Fast Food Since 1947, Port Chester’s Oldest Restaurant
Burger King 260 Boston Post Road Port Chester 934-7877
Dunkin Donuts 330 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-8331
Garden Catering
LUNCH: Mon. - Sat. 11:30-3:00 DINNER: 7 Days a Week Sat. & Sun 3:00 p.m. til
937-3070
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Subway Restaurant Kinko’s Plaza 262 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-8713
Hubba 24 North Main Street Port Chester 939-7276
Greek/American One Station Plaza 111 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 939-3416
Indian
International Café Mirage
Nuevo Latino Cuisine
531 North Main Street Port Chester 937-3497
“SONORA IS SIMPLY SENSATIONAL”
Sonora Nuevo Latino Cuisine
Price-fixed Menu Traditional Thanksgiving Meal (With Latin Flair) Available Reservations Requested
Private Room Available – Open for Lunch & Dinner Cooking Classes – Latin Jazz Every Thursday 179 Rectory Street, Port Chester Visit Sister Sonora in NYC
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2 Putnam Avenue Port Chester 934-7770
Provare Trattoria
18 Mill Street Port Chester 937-3070 The oldest Italian restaurant in Port Chester. Specialties: Pasta, veal, chicken, seafood; famous for their 10-inch pan pizza; Linguini Carolyn, Rigatoni Simplicata, Veal Pizzaiola, Chicken Francaise, Seafood Fra Diavolo; soups and salads. Hours: Lunch - Monday-Saturday 11:30 – 3 p.m. Dinner - 7 days from 5 p.m.. All major credit cards. Some off street parking available.
163 North Main Street Port Chester 937-2727 or 935-9680
Open Thanksgiving Day 2 - 8 pm
Pasquale II Ristorante
Tarry Lodge
Tandoori Taste of India
“Sonora makes a sensational splash…” ★★★ ½
24 Sherman Street Port Chester 939-3450
262 Boston Post Road Port Chester 935-0741
303 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-9417
GREENWICH TIME 2001
Marianacci’s Restaurant
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Wendy’s Restaurant
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Hostaria Mazzei 25 South Regent Street Port Chester 939-2727
Doral Arrowwood Anderson Hill Road Rye Brook 939-4554
321 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-3355
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Italian
140 Midland Avenue Port Chester 934-7852 or 934-7810
McDonald’s Restaurant
18 Mill Street Port Chester, NY
Irish/American
179 Rectory Street Port Chester 933-0200 Specialties include: Lobster and plantain bisque, traditional Colombian free range chicken and potato soup, tuna and yucca cake with mango and wasabi sauce, Ecadorian ceviche: shrimp, tomato base, avocado, red onions and citrus, lobster and avocado quesadilla, steamed Rhode Island mussels, pan roasted Chilean sea bass with white beans, chorizo and lobster broth, Sonora seafood paella, grilled lamb chops with wild mushrooms, mashed potatoes and roasted garlic mojito sauce, grilled skirt steak with mojito thyme sauce and lobster moro rice. Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dinner starts at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Closed Monday. Cooking classes. Latin jazz music every Thursday. Private room available. Free on-premises parking.
That Little Italian Restaurant 228-230 Mill Street Greenwich, CT 203-531-7500 Specialties include: Pasta Fagioli, fried calamari, spinach & portobello, classic Caesar salad, gorgonzola salad; Penne Puttanesca, Manicotti Classico, Gnocchi Pomodoro, Tortellini & Salmon Alfredo, Chicken Parmigiana (with tomato sauce & mozzarella), Veal Campagnola (mushrooms, garlic, peas & onions), Chicken/Veal Scarpariello (hot sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms & rosemary), Atlantic Salmon, Shrimp Scampi/Marinara, mussels; variety of home specialty pizzas including traditional, salmon & goat cheese, artichoke & more; calzones & sandwiches. Catering & party room available. Open Tuesday through Sunday. Parking lot behind or street parking.
Village Inn 223 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-6665
Italian/Pizzeria Antonio’s Pizza and Restaurant Pathmark Shopping Center 130 Midland Avenue Port Chester 939-5137
Brother’s Pizza 24 Grace Church Street Port Chester 937-5676
Frank’s Italian Restaurant and Pizza 23 Putnam Avenue Port Chester 939-9711 939-8299
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Italian/Pizzeria Frankie & Louie’s Restaurant 414 Willett Avenue Port Chester 939-0202 Specialties include: Mozzarella sticks, fried calamari, zucchini sticks, grilled chicken salad, Caesar salad, antipasto, pasta fagioli, tortellini soup, eggplant parmigiana wedge, veal & pepper wedge, Penne a la Vodka, homemade manicotti, Chicken Marsala, Veal Cutlet Milanese, scungilli marinara or fra diavolo, shrimp marinara; meatball, mushroom and Luigi’s Special pizzas; stuffed pizza; focaccia, baked ziti, lasagna, salad and broccoli gourmet pizzas; sausage & pepper and chicken roll calzones; fresh baked cakes and pastry. Weekly specials. Mon. & Tues.: Large pizza plus 50 chicken wings. Wed.: Family Style Night. Thurs.: Ravioli Night. Sun.: Pasta Madness. Hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m. 10 p.m. Sun. Catering available. Free delivery lunch & dinner. Credit cards: AX, VISA, MC. Ample free parking in lot.
Marini’s Pizzeria 46 North Main Street Port Chester 937-5120
Michael’s Fine Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria 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
Pizza & Brew 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
T & J Pizza & Pasta 227 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-4134
Japanese Hakata Restaurant 163 North Main Street Port Chester 939-7911
Luncheonettes Bagel Basket 140 Midland Avenue Port Chester 934-2245
Bagel Emporium Kohl’s Shopping Center 431 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-5252
Club Sandwich 7 Rye Ridge Plaza Rye Brook 939-3475
Crossroads Café & Take Away 141 Willett Avenue, Port Chester 934-5065
Luncheonettes Deli Delight 174 North Main Street Port Chester 937-5775
J.P’.s Standby Drive-in 604 North Main Street Port Chester 939-9442
Lenny’s Bagels 200 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 939-1379
Lyon Park Deli, Café & Catering
POLLO A LA BRASA
MISTI RESTAURANT “Our Specialty is Roasted Chicken”
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29 Putnam Avenue Port Chester 937-1171
Vinny’s Luncheonette 182 North Main Street Port Chester 939-9591
Mexican Coyote Flaco 115 Midland Avenue Port Chester 937-6969
El Tio Restaurant 143 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-1494
OPEN Wednesday - Monday 9 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Mary Ann’s Mexican Restaurant 275 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-8700 Specialties include: Turkey chilli, chalupas, jalapenos stuffed with shrimp, cactus salad, tofu, brown rice, tofu jack cheese, Acupulco seafood dish, Enchiladas Puerto Vallarta, goat cheese quesadilla, salads and tostadas, Tampico Burrito (breast of chicken), 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 on-premises parking.
110 North Main St., Port Chester, NY Delivery Available Se Habla Español
939-9437
Lunch Specials Takeout also
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Rancho Grande 8 Poningo Street Port Chester 934-2675
Tortilleria el Paisano 167 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 934-0372
Northern Italian Alba’s Ristorante 400 North Main Street Port Chester 937-2236 Fax: 937-2271
Eclisse Northern Italian Cuisine Washington Park Plaza 275 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 937-5770
Giorgio’s Restaurant 69 Merritt Street Port Chester 937-4906/1096
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Misti Restaurant: Rotisserie chicken and much more Dinner for four I must admit I never ate at Misti Restaurant when it was located on North Main, corner of Adee Street. When we visited the new location on a recent Sunday night, it was busy and they were out of all of the Peruvian spaghetti dishes—Peruvian style beef or chicken with spaghetti, spaghetti with shrimp, spaghetti with seafood, and spaghetti with pesto sauce. Everything is made to order, said Rosa, but the kitchen only plans orders for so many people in a day and sometimes runs out. With a much larger restaurant than they had been used to, it will take the Castillos some time to get used to the new volume
and iron out the bugs. Of course, pollo a la brasa was our first choice, and we weren’t disappointed, choosing to go for half a chicken ($6.50). Even the French fries and salad— shredded lettuce, onions, tomato and cucumber with a tasty dressing—that came with it were excellent. Because our waitress was inexperienced, she brought this dish well before any of the others at our table, even the appetizers, and everyone was devouring it while waiting for the rest of the food. There were still leftovers, however. The Ceviche Mixto ($11) is an appetizer but was enough for a meal. This cold seafood cocktail is among four varieties on the menu. This one includes
The front of Misti Restaurant, located at 110 North Main St., resembles a house with its yellow siding, gray shutters and dormers. The house specialty—pollo a la brasa—appears prominently on the sign.
shrimp, calamari, octopus and two large mussels marinated in lime juice, cilantro and spices with onions—very tart but succulent. According to the menu, it comes with a side serving of potato and corn on the cob which we did not receive. Those sides would have definitely made it a meal. Pescado Frito ($9) was a good choice for the non-meat-eater in our midst. This fried filet of Pollock seasoned with spices and served with salad and rice or French fries was nicely cooked, tender and moist. Picante de Camarones ($11) brought about 12 medium-sized shrimp in a creamy seafood sauce. From the menu description, I expected it to be spicy, although Rosa said it’s not intended to be, and I found it rather bland. I didn’t think of it at the time, but perhaps a few dabs of the green jalapeno sauce brought to each table for just that purpose would have livened it up. I tried the jugo de tamarindo (tamarind juice) for the first time, and discovered a sweet, pleasing nectar. I recommend the Papa Rellena ($4.50), also an appetizer. This stuffed potato is an interesting mixture of potato, ground beef, onions, egg and olives. Dessert is limited at this point, with only Peruvian butter cook-
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Restaurant owners Liborio and Rosa Castillo with regular customer George Chau of Norwalk (seated). ies filled with dulce de leche nized to do so, Misti will also be (caramel) available at $1.50. barbecuing steak. Called alfajores, these are Currently Misti Restaurant is yummy and definitely worth open 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day ordering. The coffee, as well, except Tuesday. There is one was marvelous. menu available for breakfast, Our waitress spoke almost no lunch and dinner. Hours will English, but fortunately the probably be extended to 2 a.m. people at the table next to us once the restaurant receives its did. With their help and because liquor license. of the well-translated menu, we No credit cards are accepted, were able to manage quite nicely. but there is an ATM machine on Our bill came to $56.04 in- the premises. cluding four coffees, a cookie, For now the Castillos are the juice and a few soft drinks. keeping their old space at 100 North Main, which is now closed, Misti promises to but they hope to renovate it and only get better reopen it in the future under Misti Restaurant, an already another name, possibly as a cofpleasant eatery with excellent fee shop or “something good food—especially the pollo a la that Port Chester doesn’t have,” brasa—promises only to get bet- said Rosa. The Castillos live in Port ter as time goes by, waitresses become more experienced, more Chester. Rosa came to the United desserts are added to the menu, States 21 years ago, her husband and bilingual servers are hired. has been here 18 years. They met Rosa said more desserts such and married in this country and as Crema Volteada ($2), a custard, have a daughter, Ana Marina, as well as rice pudding and Peru- who is almost 2 years old. Rosa vian pudding will be offered once went to Peru to have the baby, the refrigeration unit is set up. however, and is working with “I’m moving too fast,” she the Department of Immigration said. to arrange for her to come to the Once the kitchen gets orga- United States in the near future.
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By D ebor Blin ah You issue d Brook ng valuat a resolutio school bo ion m ar n ovem weighin d membe Ry ert M e Town Su ent afoo g in on th rs may t in soon certiorar orabito pe e sor M is— fore, and rvisor Ro the Town property re their to reduce of Ry at the itchell Mar Town Ass btaxes. their e. Re Loca assess to mak board’s N kowitz sp esl Veter date valuation ments in Po and m w the re e a case fo ov. 4 mee oke rt Che ans’ Day and, th ake an ill bring r reva tin di str g ster on cerem al erenual levied ib lu Rye T ony readjul property Nov. on pr ution of ta ation— va stm 10 at at Veter op x o “T er ra wn o In so do ents, he lues up to an tracte most he school ty owners tes d a sm s’ Memor ff said. ing, “r lik ic . im el sy lo ials y stem ia all cr oking gest ta pacted certior re du ce eval” will m is owd. l Park c th ar o os eventu x liability, with the the fo e su mmu t the sc is that rp nity su r projec ally reso ” Morabitobigsaid. hool distr annually garis e lve th t.” ict bu pport at yo said. “We Re dget, sh Th u are w he taxes valuation for th e roughly in fa ould like to e vor of moneycollected; will not ch be fu reassessm $1.2 mill ange it w this budget— co and th Curre mes from ill just sh the tota $500 nd ed by ent project ion “P e ,0 eo l wi , Mor ift valuat nt tax ra abito which amount of stand,” ple are afprocess ha 00 of whichth e to w n—ll tes ion of is in its taxpay he said raid be s alread prop are pegged told the pockets th Bu 2002 y be caus bo . “I e er to the the To t the last un erties. town’ ard. So ge so they re t’s a proc e they do gun. have wn of Rye iversal re s asse al ow ssed cern, saidnerating co ize we’re ess of ed n’t unde pay ta ned thei took plac assessmen re To th Morabito mmunity not hurtingucating th he sa xes based r homes sin in 1967, ant of proper at e suppor . an villa end, id. on the ty t is sti ybody.” marke ce that tim d people w in zens ge boards he said he Beca ll of co , — e t rate ho w use th over tim nthree continue tial in especiallyschool bo ill contin e decade to crea senior ards an ue to m Morris e, local figures fo s ago, eet co d gr Afte ses in s— Conf , Rye To mmerci r new prop rethou r getting their taxe concerne oups of with al er s. d abou ci ght th in amon ence Ce wn Hilton property erties ch t pote tieir po formatio ange said. , Arro g othe nter an owne nrs (P sitions n, man ww rs) of d y ten re Reckson ood Reso hilip A He refe on th renc Ex rt quest e topi people ha ss ve c, M except ecutive Paand whe ociation of ed a loca orabito lm re ions— Re rk or ta , almos he said a tired Pers eeting of x t univ on gr th ersally oup of 60 s he rece e Americ nt an oppo se ly niors attend se Plea se tu d to revalu who had ed, rn to be ation By Ja page rethou en na 16 ght Co nne Abe Water nstruction l derw front at Po of phase 2 ay. A rt of the once Richa deaf Chester ag driven ain be he ening no is unVietnard W. D ise w lot on into the gr ard as pilin can “today m vetera yer, a re inters South M ound at th gs are our sa Americ n, was the tired Bedf e ai dy a Avenuection w n Street empty desig cred hono must pled namic gu ord polic ne ith W e. Korean and cons r on the lin ge our liv est speake e officer estchear its A es, ou and r. H n War e.” truc ster work Nov. 13 pr mem tion of Dwyer w r fortun e said that as the W orials. Mayor started th ess releas es at m estche responsib and put e G er w orning said ald itnes le ster Vietn for the on fo ses said Logan an , but am an it d r d since a number has been other of da the en go ing ys, pr d of It Greif wasn’t cl last week. obably ea tions of Dan Klo r from , A G&S spokespe res Comm ndrea rs on th Investors, on for de unicave ex projec e marina actly why loper couldn t has reco redevelo work m or thei ’t reach an menced, pment an clarify r attorney yone at th d she G&S or responas of press e firm Piling attorn principal G d to com time to phase is driven ey ments. St of W re gg M on a reet ne the Water ednesday plane ark Weing Wasser an fr ar its as to ar How ten w d had Bo inters ont at Port work re ere go co coup ever, sh ston. ectio le n with Chester de mmence vacate od news up th of things e did say s on ve Westc e proj in ther d and that that Cone ha th hesterlopment on the seco d at be the fa ect, on yz al a in e en ho Avenu South nd ct ,” said and get de lows G&S had la had re that the e of them lding Main e. wsu to m M ol go ow heard ing in fused to va ners of being Rye Br full its settled pilingsayor Loga ition crew Co ste a , then s Li n. ca go oo am od sig being dr kM “T she sa berty Sq te thei neyz Geral le n.” iven. hen I th ases signe ahead. Th I think it’ d Loga ayor Fr id, “t uare. r build“A m an t Th s oved e proj d he ey How n atte k at’s again, least they ect to which w ’ve got nded Filipowsk is op out abou Coneyz pe ever, ” ca sa ill M go n the V id timist i and ce t ic ge eteran which Po ic that Oct. 31 an ople” on rn was th the mayor t working Golds hael Riko forward.” enable at no s’ Day rt Chester . “M .A nesses are allo the cour d G&S New tein, Riko n of Gol observ Mayor w news.”t least this thing was y conYork dstein Street to remai ing othe t cases ing ance City n & G is som go , . r bu n on will e posit ing op the remai , who is ottlieb in “O repres en w ning “[ V ill be reso South M si- cons nce they iv e ni ithin en tru Murph ag e M lved soon ain area the re ne busines talong, ction, ho get into on ses develo Thur y came in an ag er ] . 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Dining Out & About Advertisers receive extended listings.
Northern Italian
Frankie & Louie’s Restaurant
Pizzeria
Specializing in Catering Parties Available - On or Off Premises Ample Free Parking in Rear Daily Blackboard Specials 414 Fax Orders Welcome Open for Lunch Fresh Baked Cakes for All Occasions
FAST FREE DELIVERY for Lunch & Dinner
Willett Ave.,Port Chester, NY Fax: 914-690-0996
914-939-0202
WEEKLY SPECIALS
Every Monday & Tuesday Large Pizza Pie Plus 50 Chicken Wings
Every Wednesday
Family Style Night Each Dish Serves 2 to 4 People Choose from Luigi’s Special Menu • Pastas • Chicken • Fried Calamari $ 95 • Eggplant Rolatini • Veal • Sausage & Peppers Price Includes Salad
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Every Thursday Ravioli Night
• Cheese Ravioli • Meat Ravioli • Vegetable Ravioli Price includes salad
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Pasta Per Voi
El Tesoro Restaurant II
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.
14 South Main Street Port Chester 937-2086
Piero’s Italian Restaurant 44 South Regent Street Port Chester 937-2904
Every Sunday
Pasta Madness with salad
7
$ 95
Choice of: Linguini Marachiare (Sautéed garlic, clams, shrimp and scallops in a marinara sauce) Rigatoni Napolitano (Pieces of chicken, sautéed onions and mushrooms in a marinara sauce) Bowties Calabrese (Mixed vegetables in a creamy pink sauce) Penne A La Luigi’s (Sauteed onions, garlic, eggplant, zucchini and string beans in a marinara sauce) Shells Paisano (Sautéed onions, bacon, peas and grated cheese in a white sauce) Fusilli A La Chef (Sautéed garlic, shrimp, mushrooms and peas in a pink sauce)
Peruvian Acuario Restaurant 137 Irving Avenue Port Chester 939-7090
Bravo Peru 6 Grace Church Street Port Chester 939-8420
El Chalan Restaurant 45 Midland Avenue Port Chester 934-2244
Machu Picchu Restaurant 40 Grace Church Street Port Chester 934-9090
Misti Restaurant
Thanksgiving at
Pasta Per Voi 23 No. Main St., Port Chester • 914-937-3200
Five Course Turkey Dinner Escarole & Chicken Soup with Meatballs House Salad Penne Alla Vodka Turkey & Stuffing plus tax & gratuity Vegetables & Yams Coffee • Tea • Dessert Full Turkeys Made to Order In Advance
$
21
95
Alla Carte Menu For Reservations Call Pasta Per Voi at 914-937-3200 Dinner begins at 1:30 p.m. Children’s Menu Available
Appetizers Escarole & Chicken Soup with Meatballs ...................... $5.50 Cold Antipasto ............................ 8.00 Stuffed Mushrooms ..................... 6.50 Baked Clams ............................... 7.95 1/2 Orders of Pasta Ravioli Marinara ....................... $8.50 Penne Alla Vodka ....................... 8.00 Entrees Roasted Loin of Pork Per Voi .. $19.00 Filet Mignon ............................. 26.95 Chilean Seabass ........................ 22.95 Vegetable of the Day
Salvadoran
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 Wed.Mon. 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Lunch specials. Delivery or takeout available. Street parking. No credit cards: ATM on premises.
El Parral Restaurant 2 South Main Street Port Chester 939-0409
Tia/Aunt Gladys’s 16 North Main Street Port Chester 937-7917
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La Pupusa Loca de Port Chester 165 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 935-0767
Rinconcito Salvadoreno Restaurante 20 Broad Street Port Chester 937-9287
Seafood F.I.S.H. Mediterranean Seafood 102 Fox Island Road Port Chester 939-4227 Specialties include Hot Skillet Roasted Shrimp, Crispy Day Boat Calamari; raw bar: oysters, littleneck clams, ceviche. Cold: Yellowfin Tuna Carpaccio, organic green salad, F.I.S.H. gorgonzola salad. Pasta & Pizza: Linguine (with littleneck clams, Manila clams, toasted garlic, olive oil & aleppo chile), Marcherita Pizza (tomatoes, mozzarella & basil); Panini (griddled pressed sandwiches), Frico (crispy thin wafers of montasio cheese wrapped around variety of fillings), burgers; 2 lb. Maine Lobster fra diavolo, olive oil poached swordfish, Prime Hangar Steak Florentine, Wood Fired Citrus Chicken. Open Tuesday through Sunday. Call for reservations. Parking on premises.
South American Inca & Gaucho Restaurant Seafood & Steakhouse 173 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-2100
Mark Anthony Restaurant 11 North Main Street Port Chester 937-3357
Southwestern Taos 23½ North Main Street Port Chester 937-0333 Specialties include: Beef or chicken nachos, fried calamari, steamed mussels, shrimp quesadilla, mango BBQ wings, vidalia onion rings, Cajun fries, warm spinach salad, sausage or margarita or mushroom pizza; beef, chicken, shrimp fajitas; beef or chicken enchiladas; beef, chicken or bean burritos, pork chops, grilled tuna, filet mignon, shrimp stuffed jalapenos, paella, spicy shrimp and spinach fettuccine, Coyote/Taos burger, roast chicken. Open for lunch & dinner Mon.-Sat., Sunday open from 5 p.m. on. Monday Night – Jazz Band. Wednesday – Margarita Night $2.50 each. Thursday – Ladies Night. Seasonal patio diining. All major credit cards accepted. Street & municipal lot parking.
Steakhouse Willett House Restaurant 20 Willett Avenue Port Chester 939-7500
Dining Out The best place to find that perfect dining experience.