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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American
American Legion Post 93
78 Pearl Street, Port Chester 937-5562
IrIsh Pub & restaurant
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7 Plasma Televisions for Sunday/Monday Night Football 538 Willett Avenue (off Putnam Ave.) Port Chester, N.Y. • 914-937-2106
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Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar
Sam’s Bar & Grill
20 BelleFair Boulevard Rye Brook 939-2370
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar 44 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 690-9453
Chop’t Creative Salad Company 116 South Ridge St., Rye Brook 908-4184
Fairways Restaurant 1323 King Street Greenwich, CT 203-531-1138 Specialties include: Variety of omelets or build your own, breakfast sandwiches, variety of wraps, bagels, muffins, home fries, yogurt, fresh berries; homemade soups, fried calamari, nachos, salads, variety of lunch sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs, chili dogs, panini, quesadillas, wedges; baked clams, stuffed portobello mushrooms; homemade lasagna, eggplant parmigiana, cavatelli Bolognese, chicken Scarpariello, chicken spinach Alfredo, veal Marsala, veal Saltimbocca, pan seared salmon, mussels & shrimp fra diavolo, filet mignon, pork chops, prime rib au jus. Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Closed Monday nights. Tuesday nights karaoke 7-10 p.m. Friday nights live jazz music on the patio 7-10 p.m. Walk-ins welcome. Most major credit cards. Free onpremises parking.
On the Way Café
Open for Lunch & Dinner Private Room Available • Cooking Classes
Panera Bread
Wednesday, October 19 • Begins at 7 p.m. Rafael is creating a four-course meal
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179 Rectory Street, Port Chester
914-933-0200
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Rye Ridge Deli
Belle Fair Country Market
34 Ridgeland Terrace Rye 921-2233 Specialties include: Country style pancakes, brioche French toast, apple cinnamon steel cut oatmeal, yogurt granola parfait, eggs, sausage, bacon, ham; organic egg white frittata, 3-egg organic omelet with choice of 3 fillings; soups; grilled chicken salad, farro salad; turkey club sandwich & fries, Philly cheese steak wedge, hot pastrami on rye, burgers & wraps; chicken Milanese, Maryland style crab cakes, beef carpaccio, cappuccino, daily dessert selection. Private parties, catering. Sunday brunch 7 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Daily lunch specials. Hours: Tues.-Sat. 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Sun. 7 a.m.-2 pm. Closed Mondays. Onpremises parking.
Live Brazilian Samba Music
112 North Main Street Port Chester 933-7427
42 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 253-5358 www.applebeesny.com
435 North Main Street Port Chester 937-9695
“Nothing about the food here is ordinary...” Excellent The New York Times
Q Authentic Barbecue Restaurant
Rye Ridge Shopping Center 126 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 937-2131
J T Straw’s Bar & Grill
Nuevo Latino Cuisine
American
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
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 II 14 South Main Street Port Chester 937-2086
Chinese
China House
10 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 939-0079
170B North Main Street Port Chester 939-7288 or 939-7290
Port Chester Coach Diner
Great Wall Restaurant
317 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-0008
140 Midland Avenue Port Chester 939-0068
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Chinese
Ho Sai Gai
544 Willett Avenue Port Chester 937-8337 or 937-8339
Manchu Garden Chinese & Japanese Cuisine 504 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-8688
Number 1 Chinese Restaurant
Dominican
66 Poningo Street Port Chester 939-9251
Ecuadorian
El Criollito Restaurant
Panda Restaurant
Rinconcito Ecuatoriano Restaurant
32 Grace Church Street Port Chester 939-4310
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
Starbucks Coffee Company
Rye Ridge Shopping Center 118 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 937-1597
Pan America Bakery & Café 22 South Main Street Port Chester 939-0005
Colombian
Aqui Es Santa Fe Café 32 Broad St., Port Chester 305-1060
Asi Es Colombia 172 North Main Street Port Chester 934-7675
Delicias Colombianas 36 Broad Street Port Chester 939-9425
El Rincon Paisa 130 North Main St., Port Chester 939-9364
Los Remolinos Restaurant 123 North Main Street Port Chester 937-7456
Continental
The Tulip Tree at the Hilton Rye Town 699 Westchester Avenue Rye Brook 939-6300
Reyna Restaurant
138 Irving Avenue Port Chester 934-8010
Panda II Chinese Restaurant
216 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 934-8137
120 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-8465
213 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-4699
Hollywood Chicken International
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
Kentucky Fried Chicken 262 Boston Post Road Port Chester 935-0741
McDonald’s Restaurant 321 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-3355
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
Subway Restaurant 262 Boston Post Road Port Chester 934-5045
Subway Restaurant 302 Midland Avenue Port Chester 937-0022
Subway Restaurant 19 North Main Street Port Chester 914-481-5255
Texas Chili Restaurant 8 South Main Street Port Chester 937-0840
Wendy’s Restaurant 303 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-9417
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OPEN - 7 Days • 9 a.m. - Midnight
110 North Main St., Port Chester, NY Delivery Available Se Habla Español
939-9437
Lunch Specials Takeout also
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Buddha impresses Dramatic décor, innovative dishes and beautiful presentation
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BY JANANNE ABEL
t was many months in the making, but Buddha finally started firing up its grills in the Rye Ridge Shopping Center at 1 and 1A Rye Ridge Plaza (around the back) on May 18. This space that was previously the Rye Ridge movie theater is now a dramatically decorated, upscale Asian bistro serving sushi and Asian fusion cuisine while also offering the measured portions and theatrics of an hibachi steakhouse. There’s cuisine from every corner of Asia here to please every palate. Brought to you by the Lin family, who hail from China but now live in New York City, Buddha is the latest restaurant to open in a group that includes Okinawa in Yorktown, Mt. Kisco, Ossining and Bayside, all Japanese eateries, and Lucky Buddha in Thornwood, the latter having much the same décor and cuisine as its Rye Brook counterpart. “It needed an upscale, Manhattan style restaurant—family style, offering different things to people in the area, hibachi and Asian fusion and a place to go in the nighttime instead of traveling to White Plains,” said Peter Lin, assistant manager, about why the Lin family decided to open a restaurant in Rye Brook. Initially Lin said he recommended the curry dishes, sushi and the hibachi cooking for its entertainment value but then
Hibachi chef Frankie Chen serves food to the patrons around his table at Buddha in Rye Brook. added that the Chinese, Thai and Japanese specialties and in fact every element of the eclectic menu is of excellent quality and comes highly recommended. At Buddha in Rye Brook as well as Lucky Buddha in Thornwood, the restaurant is divided into two separate dining rooms—the fine-dining room, home to the sushi bar, and the hibachi area. The latter, which caters to families, is home to
Sushi chef Henry Lee cuts up the California roll he just prepared.
10 communal tables set back to back in groups of two with comfortable leather seating. The former “satisfies the taste buds of a more discerning crowd of hip younger adults,” according to Lucky Buddha’s website. Here you can enjoy the wide variety of innovative Pan Asian fusion dishes. Lin couldn’t tell me how much money was spent to create Buddha’s impressive décor, just that it cost a substantial amount to transform the bare, almost 6,000-square-foot space into the multi-faceted Asian restaurant you see today. The Asian décor replete with many Buddha statues was designed to exude warmth and peace, said Lin, and create an oasis of sorts. Most impressive is the huge ceramic Buddha in the lobby that sits atop a stone and ceramic fountain guarded by mean-looking ceramic frogs. It is surrounded by large red Chinese letters scrawled on the wall behind it. Birch tree trunks act as dividers or decorative elements in various locations and other tree trunks serve as pedestals for the tables in the fine-dining room. The walls are covered with hand-crafted ceramic tiles etched with Japanese and Chinese characters and large bas reliefs of both real and fantasy animals. A glass partition between the two halves of the restaurant has built-in shelves on which a variety of horses, dragons and Oriental pottery is displayed and can be seen from
both sides. Juxtaposed with the oldworld décor are sleek, gas-fired hibachi tables surrounded by black marble and a modern bar complete with tall comfortable stools and a large flat screen TV. At the bar, situated in the lobby opposite the Buddha fountain, you can get drinks of all varieties—from bottles of premium sake ($7 to $80 in 3 sizes), to a large selection of wines by the glass and bottle, to cocktails like an Electric Peach or 007 ($8), to a whole page of martinis ($10).
Asian delights at reasonable prices I don’t pretend to be a connoisseur of Asian cuisine. But I can say that on my three visits to Buddha I was impressed with the freshness of the food, the attractive presentation and the reasonable prices, especially for lunch.
Fun hibachi-style experience In the evening the hibachistyle dining room is the more popular of the two and attracts a lot of families with young children who delight in watching the 4-5 hibachi chefs toss a raw egg up with their spatula and flip it into their pocket, create a line of fire on the hibachi table, try to flip pieces of chopped vegetables into the open mouths of patrons and other theatrics. Buddha is not unlike other hibachi steakhouses in that you
get a small salad with ginger dressing, clear soup with mushrooms, a shrimp appetizer (2 pieces), vegetables, white rice and noodles along with your choice of meat such as chicken ($17), seafood such as salmon or tilapia ($19) or a combination such as filet mignon and chicken ($25), filet mignon and scallops ($29), Seafood Deluxe (lobster tail, shrimp and scallops at $30) or Royal Buddah (lobster tail, shrimp and filet mignon at $39) except that there are a lot more choices here. Hibachi Minor ($12-19) is available for children 10 and under. I love having the food prepared on the hibachi table because it seems so healthy and tastes delicious. What I do miss are the bean sprouts you used to get at hibachi steakhouses in the past instead of the noodles. They were tasty and definitely more healthy than the noodles which combined with the rice (you can get fried rice which is mixed with egg, oil and seasonings to create a yummy mixture for $3 extra) make for a lot of carbs. You’re supposed to get a separated dish filled with mustard and ginger sauces for dipping (both savory), and we did get that on our first visit but had to remind the chef the second time around. For lunch, you can get a hibachi entrée for as little as $9 for vegetarian or as much as $14 for a combination of steak and shrimp. The lunch includes soup, salad, one-piece shrimp appetizer, veggies, white rice and noodles, so it’s a bargain if you can eat that much for lunch. The trick is to have this big meal for lunch and a light supper. No one says everyone in your party has to have hibachi if you’re sitting on that side of the restaurant. When we went for lunch recently, our daughter visiting from California had the most beautifully presented sushi and sashimi lunch special (3 pieces of sushi, 6 pieces of sashimi and a California roll), also served with miso soup or a salad. She thought it was reasonably priced and delicious at $14. This special came with 3 pieces each of eel (which I was always afraid of, but it was actually good and not overly fishy), 3 pieces of salmon and 3 pieces of tuna, some draped over rice and some on julienne of white radish, She also had the strawberry Ramuné Japanese soda ($3.75), which was flavorful and a sure hit with kids because it comes in a funky bottle that when Please turn to page 7
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French
La Creperie Café 604 North Main Street Port Chester 934-0026
Greek/American One Station Plaza 111 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-3416
Guatemalan
Café Guatemala
28 Grace Church Street Port Chester 937-8537
Keylee’s Restaurant 11 Pearl Street Port Chester 481-1650
Indian
Tandoori Taste of India 163 North Main Street Port Chester 937-2727 or 935-9680
International
Brisa Marina Restaurant
40 Grace Church Street Port Chester 934-9090
Photo by Chuan
International
Café Mirage
531 North Main St., Port Chester 937-3497
Homestyle Café 321 North Main St., Port Chester 305-6330
Sonora Nuevo Latino Cuisine 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.
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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.
Italian
Arrosto
25 South Regent Street Port Chester 939-2727
Marianacci’s Restaurant 24 Sherman Street Port Chester 939-3450
Nessa Ristorante
Italian
T&J Villaggio Trattoria
223-225 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-6665
Tarry Market Café
Italian/Pizzeria
Ferraro’s Pizza & Pasta 199 South Regent Street Port Chester 934-2900
Frank’s Restaurant and Pizzeria
179 North Main Street Port Chester 253-5680
23 Putnam Avenue Port Chester 939-8299
Tarry Lodge
Frankie & Louie’s Restaurant
18 Mill Street Port Chester 939-3111
Italian/ Mediterranean
Il Sogno Ristorante 316 Boston Post Road Port Chester 914-937-7200
Italian/Pizzeria
Antonio’s Pizza and Restaurant
325 North Main Street Port Chester 939-0119
Pathmark Shopping Center 130 Midland Avenue Port Chester 939-5137
Pasquale II Ristorante
Domino’s Pizza
2 Putnam Avenue Port Chester 934-7770
262 Boston Post Road Port Chester 967-5070
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.
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Fairways Restaurant Open to the Public
1323 King Street, Greenwich, CT • 203-531-1138
On the Griff-Harris Golf Course It’s closer than you think - Near the Westchester County Airport entrance Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner - 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. • Closed Monday nights
Full Round Dinner
Tuesday & Wednesday Nights Appetizer Soup • Salad Choice of Entree Coffee & Dessert $ 95
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COMPLIMENTARY
Live Jazz Music On Our Patio Friday Nights 7-10 p.m. Overlooking the golf course
Join Us Karaoke Fairways For Breakfast COUPON
Tuesday Nights 7-10 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday 7:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
Reservations Requested 203-531-1138 Walk-ins Also Welcome
FREE Appetizer or Homemade Dessert with any Dinner
Dine in only • Expires 9-30-11
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Luncheonettes
Michael’s Famous Pan Pizza
Bagel Emporium
P & D Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria 508 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 939-8845
Pizza Pasta & Things Kohl’s Shopping Center 529 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-8000
8 Poningo Street Port Chester 934-2675
Café 800
El Tio Restaurant
800 Westchester Avenue Rye Brook 914-694-5758
143 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 939-1494
Los Gemelos Restaurant & Tortilleria
Club Sandwich
Sosa’s Pizzeria
7 Rye Ridge Plaza Rye Brook 939-3475
24 Grace Church St., Port Chester 933-0363
Dougie’s Standby
Kiosko
200 South Ridge St., Rye Brook 939-1379
Lyon Park Deli, Café & Catering
147 Irving Ave., Port Chester 939-4202
29 Putnam Ave., Port Chester 937-1171
T & J Pizza & Pasta
Vinny’s Luncheonette
227 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-4134
182 North Main Street Port Chester 939-9591
Villa Rustica Pizzeria & Trattoria
Japanese
Edo Japanese Steak House
140 Midland Avenue Port Chester 937-3333
Mexican
Bartaco
1 Willett Avenue Port Chester 937-8226
Chipotle Mexican Grill Rye Ridge Shopping Center 100 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 937-0351
135 South Main St., Port Chester 939-3132
Mary Ann’s Mexican Restaurant 23½ North Main Street 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 lot parking.
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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
Piero’s Italian Restaurant 44 South Regent Street Port Chester 937-2904
Peruvian
Acuario Cevicheria y Mas 163 North Main Street Port Chester 937-2338
Bambú Restaurant & Nightclub 30 Broad Street Port Chester 481-5040
Chavin Restaurant 16 North Main Street Port Chester 937-7917
Peruvian
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.
Nico’s Chicken 137 Irving Avenue Port Chester 939-7090
Salvadoran
El Tesoro Restaurant II
14 South Main Street Port Chester 937-2086
La Pupusa Loca de Port Chester 165 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 935-0767
El Chalan Restaurant
Rinconcito Salvadoreno Restaurante
45 Midland Avenue Port Chester 934-2244
20 Broad Street Port Chester 937-9287
E TAKE F A C I
El Parral Restaurant 2 South Main Street Port Chester 939-0409
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El Plebeyo Restaurant 25 North Main Street Port Chester 690-2797
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.
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 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.
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Steakhouses
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20 Willett Avenue Port Chester 939-7500
Willett House Restaurant
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Northern Italian 400 North Main Street Port Chester 937-2236
Luis’ Place
E TAKE F A C I
167 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 934-0372
Alba’s Ristorante
220 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 933-0155
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El Zarape Mexican Restaurant
Lenny’s Bagels
Rye Ridge Shopping Center 136 South Ridge St., Rye Brook 937-2511
Rancho Grande
115 Midland Avenue Port Chester 937-6969
604 North Main St., Port Chester 939-0022
Racanelli’s Pizzeria Restaurant
Mexican
Coyote Flaco
211 Irving Avenue Port Chester 937-5252
125 Midland Avenue Port Chester 939-2241
261 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 939-8888 or 939-8885
Mexican
MI
Italian/Pizzeria
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Buddha impresses punched to open releases air and a marble shoots up from the bottom into the liquid. Our lunch for three with two large hot sakes came to $62 without tip.
Enjoyable fine-dining experience On another occasion we had an early Saturday night dinner on the fine-dining side at Buddha with another couple, including a variety of alcoholic beverages, sushi rolls, other dishes and one dessert and our bill totaled close to $100 a couple including tip. Still not bad for the amount of food and drink we consumed. There was a bit of a language barrier with our server. All of the wait staff hail from various Asian countries and sport black shirts embossed with gold Chinese characters on the back. I was asking the difference between two lobster house-designed sushi rolls in an attempt to order one, but in the end we got both of them. One was Temptation (lobster salad, avocado and lettuce inside a healthy soybean wrap with shrimp and mango on the outside at $13) and the other Lady Lobster (lobster tempura, avocado, cucumber and tobiko (fish eggs) at $14). Both were equally delicious, the latter more crunchy, of course, and fishy. They were beautiful to look at and gorgeously intertwined on a platter decorated with a banana leaf and an orchid, slices of lemon, wasabe and slices of white ginger. Besides these, we ordered a Vietnamese Summer Roll, listed under “Kitchen Beginnings.” It included avocado, shrimp and vermicelli wrapped in rice paper sitting in a sweet mango sauce ($8). The diverse range of alcoholic beverages allowed us to order everything from a saketini, a mild-tasting drink made with sake in which slices of cucumber were floating ($10), to a frozen strawberry daiquiri ($8),
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to a Malibu Bay Breeze ($8), to a beer. The homemade wonton soup ($3) was better than most and served piping hot. The fishy broth swimming with seaweed was accentuated by a handful of delicate wontons. Under the “Noodle and Rice” category, I particularly enjoyed the Pad Thai with shrimp ($13), which, as noted with a chili pepper next to it on the menu, was hot and spicy. Similar to angel hair, it has pieces of egg in it in addition to the shrimp. From Southeast Asia, the Chicken with Sambal Sauce ($14), another spicy dish, was equally tasty, made with ground shrimp and spices served with white or brown rice. The Singapore Mai Fun with shrimp ($13), a spicy rice vermicelli mélange, was equally enjoyed at our table, as was Buddha’s fried rice with vegetables ($11). All of these dishes can be made with chicken, vegetables, pork, beef or shrimp. Another category on the menu is called “Wok & Grill” featuring such items as Crispy Red Snapper ($20), Fire Wok (prawn, lobster tail, sea scallops, lemongrass and Thai curry at $21), Thai Casserole ($17) and Duck Fajitas Asian Style ($18). For dessert, we shared the green tea fried ice cream ($5), which had a slightly bitter taste, a fried coating and a thick layer of whipped cream topped with a cherry. Other choices of ice cream are vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. As it turns out, I would have preferred the vanilla flavor of fried ice cream. Other desserts on the menu include fried cheesecake ($4.50) and Buddha banana split (fried banana with ice cream and honey).
Hours, parking Buddha is open seven days a week: Monday through Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday until 11 p.m. and Sunday from 12:30 to 10 p.m. There is plenty of free parking in the shopping center lot.
Buddha is located around the back of the Rye Ridge Shopping Center at 1 and 1A Rye Ridge Plaza, a portion of the space that previously housed the Rye Ridge movie theater.
This impressive Buddha statue atop a fountain surrounded by mean-looking ceramic frogs is a focal point in the lobby at Buddha.
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Frankie & Louie’s Dining RestauRant • PizzeRia Fast Delivery
Specializing in Catering Daily Blackboard Specials Fresh Baked Cakes for All Occasions
414 Willett Avenue Port Chester, NY 914-939-0202
Open 7 Days
Catering available
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is a monthly supplement to the Port Chester Westmore News and Rye Brook Westmore News. The Westmore News, a weekly newspaper serving the Port Chester and Rye Brook communities, is published every Friday and is available at newsstands and news boxes in its circulation area. It is also available by mail at a yearly subscription rate of $41. Call 914-939-6864 for futher information or to subscribe.
for Sunday/Monday Night Football Parties
HAPPY Mexican HOUR
“All Homemade” We’ve Moved to
Delicious Authentic Mexican Cuisine
Family Owned and Operated
23 ½ North Main Street, Port Chester
914-939-8700
Visit our website: www.maryannsmexican.com for special promotions
Call for Sunday/Monday Night Football Specials
5 OFF
$ 00
any purchase of $30 or more
Mary Ann’s All Homemade Mexican
Port Chester 914-939-8700 • Downtown Stamford 203-323-8900 With this coupon. Not valid with other offers. Offer expires 10-31-11
$
Monday-Wednesday Special
15
95
chicken & beef fajitas with Cuervo Gold® margarita
Mary Ann’s All Homemade Mexican
Port Chester 914-939-8700 • Downtown Stamford 203-323-8900 With this coupon. Not valid with other offers. Offer expires 10-31-11
Mon.-Fri. 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
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Seafood and Steakhouse 173 Westchester Ave. • Port Chester, NY
914-939-2100
Voted as one of the top ethnic restaurants in Westchester County.--Westchester Spotlight, Aug. 2001
Catering For All Occasions
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Gift Certificates Available
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! WE DELIVER • catERIng aVaILabLE Open 7 Days 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Dinners Club