The most complete guide to
Eating Out in Port Chester
and Rye Brook
A Supplement to the
New Salvadoran eatery focuses on pupusas By Jananne Abel
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nother Hispanic restaurant has opened in down town Port Chester, this one Salvadoran. La Pupusa Loca de Port Chester opened its doors at 165 Westchester Ave., corner of Pearl Street, a week ago. The number of Latino restaurants in the village now stands at 30. That represents about 33 percent of the total 91 eateries. Laurence Barrera and Victor Sanchez of Cliffside Park, N.J., both Salvadoran born, are partners in this new venture, also owning a restaurant called La Pupusa Local de Yonkers. Barrera, an experienced restaurateur, is involved in three other eateries with the same basic name in New Jersey and his family now has a total of eight—with other locations in Spring Valley, N.Y., Manhattan and the Bronx. Barrera and Sanchez chose Port Chester “because we see the community over here is big,” said Barrera. “We are looking for Central American people from Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador and sometimes American people like to try something new.” Central American food from these various countries is similar, he said. Pupusas are “what identifies us, like pasta for Brazilians,” said Barrera. Billed as appetizers and priced at $1.50 to $1.75, they are round corn pockets stuffed with cheese, pork, cheese and beans or cheese and pork. As Barrera explained, the traditional way to eat them is topped with a little tomato sauce and curtido, a spicy red cabbage mixture in a large container on each table. Pupusas are folded
over once and eaten with the hands. “If you eat them with a knife and fork, they lose their taste,” relayed Barrera. Always willing to try something new, I found the cheese and pork combination topped with tomato sauce and curtido interesting and satisfying. Other specialties include Mariscada Especial, a special seafood soup or bouillabaisse filled with shrimp, lobster, crab, clams and fish in a delicious creamy broth ($12.95); Ceviches de 7 Mares: Clams, shrimp, calamari and other cold seafood marinated in a special sauce ($9.95); Combinacion Mar y Tierra: grilled beef, chicken and two shrimp ($12.95); Sopa de Res (beef soup at $6), Carne Asada (broiled steak at $9.95); T-bone steak; and seafood. Starting this weekend, thick broiled veal chops will also be available. Tamales are also popular and are made of ground chicken rolled in cornmeal dough or just cornmeal dough wrapped in corn husks and steamed ($2). The latter variety is served with sour cream. A Salvadoran taco consists of a tortilla stuffed with chicken or beef fried and topped with mayonnaise and tomato sauce ($2). Besides a variety of appetizers, there are salads of avocado, greens and fruit, soups, pork dishes, combination plates, beef dishes, chicken dishes, and seafood, some mentioned above as specialties. Drinks are also interesting, especially those that are homemade and/or Salvadoran specialties. For example: Horchota ($2), made with seven types of seeds, cocoa
La Pupusa Loca de Port Chester opened last Friday, Nov. 9, at 165 Westchester Ave., corner of Pearl Street.
With storefront windows on two sides and mirrors on the other two, the interior of Port Chester’s new Salvadoran restaurant is bright and airy. and cinnamon with a milk and water base; Maranon ($1.75), a tropical fruit drink; Cebada made with milk, cinnamon and strawberry extract ($1.75); Chan, made with strawberry extract, fine seeds and a water base ($1.75); and a variety of fruit shakes ($3) such as mango, papaya, guanabana, banana, strawberry and orange. There are seven desserts on the menu, with flan ($2.50) and tres leches ($3), a special cake popular in Central America and Mexico, available when we visited. Mangos verdes queso y crema salvadorena was a dessert special, but it was sold out. Open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, until 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and until 10:30 p.m. Sunday, La Pupusa Loca de Port Chester also serves breakfast. You can get eggs, red beans, sour cream and two tortillas for $4.95; sweet banana with sour cream for $3.75; eggs, sausage, sour cream, avocado, beans and two tortillas for $6.50; a typical Salvadoran plate of one chicken tamal, one sweet corn tamal and two pupusas ($6.50); or a Tipico Mixto of one tamal, enchiladas and two tacos for $6.50. While La Pupusa Loca de Port
Chester now serves beer and will have its wine license in a few weeks, the restaurant caters to families. Loud ethnic music reverberates from the juke box. Waitresses speak decent English here, as does Barrera, who came to
and white cloths cover the tables. Oak chairs have mint green seats. There are floor to ceiling windows on two sides of the storefront restaurant while the other two walls are mirrored. Green carpeting with pink flowers covers the floor. Lighted fans hang from a pretty drop ceiling with gold-colored metal strips between the tiles. To block the strong sun, verticals —Laurence Barrera, co-owner, will be going up at the La Pupusa Loca de Port Chester windows topped with valances in a fabric to coordinate with the rest the United States 24 years ago. He of the décor. To match the look of came over illegally at that time the other Pupusa Loca restaurants, when his family was running away Barrera and his partner hope to from the civil war in El Salvador. install neon lighting in the interior He started working as a dishwasher, of the restaurant but are still workthen a salad man and then became ing with the Village of Port Chester a cook. Since he didn’t like the on that detail. kitchen, he switched to bus boy, One of the best chefs from the then waiter, bartender and maitre Yonkers location will be in Port d’ in an Italian restaurant. His Chester to train a new kitchen mother and wife cooked Salvadoran staff. Barrera’s wife, Victoria, or food in their apartment and eventu- Sanchez’s wife, Sara, may also ally they opened up a small eatery assist in explaining how to prein New York City. One place has pare dishes correctly. since expanded to eight run by his Business was 300% better than family. After coming over illegally, expected during the first weekBarrera finally became a citizen in end, said Barrera Monday, after February. La Pupusa Loca had been open The décor is the same in all of only three days. In the future he the Pupusa Loca restaurants, said plans to offer live music at his Barrera. In Port Chester, mauve restaurant.
Pupusas are “what identifies us, like pasta for Brazilians.”
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American
American
Brazilian
Chinese
Dominican
American Legion Post 93
The Pub
Pantanal Restaurant
Sichuan Pavilion
78 Pearl Street, Port Chester 937-5562
Coneyz
Doral Arrowwood Anderson Hill Road Rye Brook 939-6620
29 North Main Street Port Chester 939-6894
480 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-8889
1-9 North Main Street Port Chester 939-2222
Rye Ridge Delicatessen & Restaurant
Garden Plaza Restaurant-Diner Washington Park Plaza 261 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 939-8888
Old Homestead Bar & Restaurant 325 North Main Street Port Chester 939-0758
Piranha Bar & Grill 45 Midland Avenue Port Chester 939-9524
Port Chester Coach Diner 317 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-0008
Rye Ridge Shopping Center 126 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 937-2131
Sam’s Bar & Grill 1 Mill Street Port Chester 939-2001
Brazilian Café Brazil 37-39 North Main Street Port Chester 934-1600
Margot’s Signature Restaurant & Gourmet Shop 35½ North Main Street Port Chester 934-0175 or 934-0087
Savor the Flavor of Peru
Caribbean Affair Restaurant
118 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-9373
Caffe Del Monte 321 North Main Street, Port Chester 937-0108
Caffe Del Monte II 30 Grace Church Street, Port Chester 935-9359
Great Wall Restaurant
The Kneaded Bread
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
181 North Main Street Port Chester 937-9489
Colombian Asi Es Colombia 172 North Main Street Port Chester 934-7675
Ho Sai Gai
Delicias Colombianas
544 Willett Avenue Port Chester 937-8337 or 937-8339
32 Grace Church Street Port Chester 939-4310
Burger King 260 Boston Post Road, Port Chester 934-7877
El Rincon Paisa
330 Boston Post Road, Port Chester 939-8331
Los Remolinos Restaurant
Garden Catering
123 North Main Street Port Chester 937-7456
213 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-4699
Panda II Chinese Restaurant
150 North Main Street Port Chester 937-7343 Specialties include: Shrimp Omelet, Eggs & Corn, Chicken, Crab, Vegetable, Shrimp, and Tuna Salad; Clams & Shrimp Ceviche, Whole Red Snapper, Hen Stew, Rice with Beans & Grilled Steak, Chicken Stew with Mashed Potatoes, Ox Tail, Ecuadorian Bisteck, Fried Chicken, Pork Fried Rice, Shrimp, Chicken or Seafood with Rice, Fish Casserole, Apanadas; variety of soups. Newly renovated. Catering available. Breakfast, lunch & dinner 7 days a week. Hours: Sun.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Lunch specials Mon.-Fri. Street parking.
130 North Main Street Port Chester 939-9364
120 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-8465
Panda Restaurant
Rinconcito Ecuatoriano Restaurant
Fast Food
36 Broad Street Port Chester 939-9425
Number 1 Chinese Restaurant
FINE PERUVIAN CUISINE
Mi Casita Restaurant
Coffee Shops
El Tesoro Restaurant
Chinese
Ecuadorian
Post Road Plaza 262 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-7776
25 North Main Street Port Chester 937-4885
92 Purdy Avenue Port Chester 935-9440
216 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 934-8137
Wah Yuan Chinese Restaurant
Caribbean
Central American
Hollywood Chicken International
Contemporary American Penfield’s at the Rye Town Hilton
Ray’s Café 176 South Ridge Street Rye Brook 937-0747
699 Westchester Avenue Rye Brook 939-6300
Dunkin Donuts
140 Midland Avenue Port Chester 934-7852 or 934-7810
Kentucky Fried Chicken 262 Boston Post Road Port Chester 935-0741
McDonald’s Restaurant 321 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-3355
ALL ADE HOMEM
Voted as one of the Top Ethnic Restaurants in Westchester County. --Westchester Spotlight, Aug. 2001
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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 Herradura Gold Tequila Margarita with every dinner from 4-7 p.m.
Restaurant Live Mariachi Band Friday and Saturday Nights A Great Variety of Seafood & Vegetarian Specialties Full Bar with Big Screen TVs in a Festive Atmosphere 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
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Fast Food Subway Restaurant Kinko’s Plaza 262 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-8713
Italian/Pizzeria Michael’s Fine Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria
Hubba
125 Midland Avenue Port Chester 939-2241
24 North Main Street Port Chester 939-7276
Mirabello’s Pizza Trattoria
Wendy’s Restaurant 303 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-9417
Greek/American One Station Plaza 111 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-3416
Indian Tandoori Taste of India 163 North Main Street Port Chester 937-2727 or 935-9680
International Café Mirage 531 North Main Street Port Chester 937-3497
Sonora 179 Rectory Street Port Chester 933-0200
Tamarind 112 North Main Street Port Chester 939-9103
Irish/American Davy Byrnes Restaurant 538 Willett Avenue Port Chester 937-2106
Italian Hostaria Mazzei 25 South Regent Street Port Chester 939-2727
Marianacci’s Restaurant 24 Sherman Street Port Chester 939-3450
Pasquale II Ristorante 2 Putnam Avenue Port Chester 934-7770
Provare Trattoria Doral Arrowwood Anderson Hill Road Rye Brook 939-4554
Tarry Lodge 18 Mill Street Port Chester 937-3070
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
Luigi’s Pizza & Restaurant 414 Willett Avenue Port Chester 939-0202
Marini’s Pizzeria 46 North Main Street Port Chester 937-5120
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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
Ruffolo’s Restaurant Number 1 Pizza 314-16 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-1610
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
“The Original & Still the Best” Serving Westchester the Finest in
ITALIAN CUISINE for over 15 years.
Open for Lunch & Dinner Monday-Friday Dinner only Saturday & Sunday
(914) 937-4906/1096 64 Merritt Street, Port Chester Fax: 934-8136 All Major Credit Cards Accepted
Catered Events in our New Banquet Room (for up to 100 people)
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
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 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
Enjoy Our Fine Ecuadorian Cuisine Rinconcito Ecuatoriano Restaurant 150 North Main Street, Port Chester 914-937-7343
FAMILY RESTAURANT Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Reasonable Prices Lunch Specials Monday-Friday
NEWLY RENOVATED • CATERING AVAILABLE
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Open 7 days • Sun.-Thurs. 9 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. • Fri. & Sat. 9 a.m. - 11 p.m. Street Parking
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Mexican
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.
Northern Italian
Peruvian
Peruvian
Tortilleria el Paisano
Giorgio’s Restaurant
Acuario Restaurant
Misti Restaurant
167 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 934-0372
69 Merritt Street Port Chester 937-4906/1096 Specialties include Clams Casino, Fresh Mozzarella, Hot and Cold Antipasto, Soup di Giorno, Caesar Salad, Angel Hair Pasta with Clam Sauce, Tortellini Bolognese, Ravioli Filetto, Fettuccine Alfredo, Rigatoni with Broccoli Rabe & Sausage, Filet of Sole and Shrimp Francessi, Eggplant Parmegiana, Scampi Marniere, Pollo Scarpariello, Veal Marsala Scaloppini, Sirloin Steak Pizzaiola, Broiled Center Cut Veal Chop, Seafood Marechiare, Tartufo, cheesecake, Tiramisu, Fruit of the Forest, chocolate mousse cake, espresso, cappuccino. Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Fri, dinner only Sat. and Sun. Live music 7-11 p.m. Thursdays. Catered events in new banquet room. All major credit cards. Free parking on premises.
137 Irving Avenue, Port Chester 939-7090
100 North Main Street Port Chester 939-9437
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
Pasta 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.
Rancho Grande 8 Poningo Street Port Chester 934-2675
Piero’s Italian Restaurant
OPEN
Thanksgiving Day Call for Reservations
44 South Regent Street Port Chester 937-2904
Bravo Peru
El Parral Restaurant
6 Grace Church Street, Port Chester 939-8420
El Chalan Restaurant
2 South Main Street Port Chester 939-0409
59 Westchester Avenue, Port Chester 934-2244
Tia/Aunt Gladys’s
Inca & Gaucho Restaurant Seafood & Steakhouse
16 North Main Street Port Chester 937-7917
173 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-2100 Specialties include: Fish, mixed seafood or shrimp ceviche; pork & egg tamal; meat, chicken & spinach empanadas; grilled chicken or chef salad; seafood soup; stir fried boneless chicken with onions, green peppers and tomatoes; Peruvian style beef; fried pork chops; breaded seafood platter; fried red snapper; deep fried fish & calamari; shrimp in creamy seafood sauce; mixed seafood platter; sauteed spaghetti with onions, tomatoes and mixed seafood; calamari, mussels, shrimp, oysters and octopus over steamed fish fillet; Peruvian style yellow rice with vegetables and shrimp; tripe stew; short ribs; sweetbreads; ravioli; and gnocchi. Hours: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Delivery and catering available. Most major credit cards.
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
Rinconcito Salvadoreno Restaurante 17 South Main Street Port Chester 937-9287
Seafood Shipwrecked Tavern 23 ½ North Main Street Port Chester 937-9524
Machu Picchu Restaurant 40 Grace Church Street Port Chester 934-9090 Specialties include beef and chicken dishes as well as a wide range of seafood entrees, ceviches (fish, mixed seafood or shrimp marinated in lemon juice), famous Machu Picchu Parihuela (complete mixed seafood soup), Lomo Saltado (beef tip sauteed with onions, tomatoes and soy sauce), Pollo a la Brasa (charbroiled chicken with Machu Picchu spices), Fried Pork Chops, and Jalea Especial (breaded seafood special platter). Enjoy the famous Machu Picchu Pisco Sour cocktail. Catering, delivery available. Open 7 days a week. Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-11 pm. and Fri. - Sun. 8 a.m.-Midnight. All major credit cards.
South American Mark Anthony Restaurant 11 North Main Street Port Chester 937-3357
Steakhouse Willett House Restaurant 20 Willett Avenue Port Chester 939-7500
Thanksgiving at 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
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
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Alla Carte Menu
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
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