Dining Out & About A GUIDE TO EATING OUT IN PORT CHESTER, RYE BROOK AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
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American American Legion Post 93
Green Symphony Vegetarian Cuisine
78 Pearl Street Port Chester 937-5562
Kohl’s Shopping Center 427 Boston Post Road Port Chester Tel/Fax 937-6537
Coneyz 1-9 North Main Street Port Chester 939-2222
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
914-937-0333
Port Chester Coach Diner 317 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-0008
The Pub Doral Arrowwood Anderson Hill Road Rye Brook 939-6620
our Book Y arties New Fall Menu P Over 100 Tequilas Holiday rly Ea
Southwestern Menu Couchy Loungy Area Children’s Menu Available
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
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
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
$
1095
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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)
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
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
Pantanal Restaurant
Caribbean Affair Restaurant
Every Sunday
Number 1 Chinese Restaurant
Teri’s Tavern
Caribbean
1895
Ho Sai Gai 544 Willett Avenue Port Chester 937-8337 or 937-8339
134 North Main Street Port Chester 937-9695
29 North Main Street Port Chester 939-6894
WEEKLY SPECIALS
Chinese
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
The Kneaded Bread 181 North Main Street Port Chester 937-9489
Colombian Asi Es Colombia 172 North Main Street Port Chester 934-7675
Delicias Colombianas 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
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RESTAURANT REVIEW
Ray’s Café: Not your typical Chinese restaurant By Jananne Abel
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t’s been two years since Shang- for 11 years. The menu is pretty The eatery, which seats 45, is hai natives Ray and Richard much the same with each head simply decorated and uncluttered. Yang opened Ray’s Café in chef adding their own specialties. Tables are draped with pink cloths Rye Brook. The restaurant, which The Rye Brook location actually and set with burgundy napkins. serves Chinese Shanghai cuisine, has more variety, said Richard. Large striking lit photographs of seems to be the perfect Hong Kong during the day match for the community and at night hang on the and is succeeding where main wall of the dining other eateries at its location room, while a smaller lit in the Rye Ridge North photo of the newly develShopping Center have oped economic section of failed. Shanghai called Pudon Ray’s, located at 176 hangs on the opposite side South Ridge St., isn’t your of the restaurant. Walls are average Chinese restaurant. covered with textured beige, The shrimp are larger and silver and gold wallpaper or the vegetables are fresher. mirrors. Fish and flowers are Plus the style of cooking is etched on a window lookdifferent. ing into the dining room “Shanghai cooking is not and on a decorative piece of very heavy, there are not a glass separating the small lot of heavy sauces, it is bar from the eating area. more light and uses a lot of Lighting is provided by fresh vegetables,” said Rimodernistic fixtures hangchard. Even the water chest- Head chef Chugon Liu, who hails from Shang- ing from the ceiling. nuts Ray’s Café uses are fresh. hai and now lives in Queens, works in the The most popular dishes The kitchen staff peels each kitchen. at Ray’s are Sesame Chicken individual water chestnut, ($11.95), especially wellhe said, which by the way is a fruit Richard, 56, manages the Rye liked by children, Orange Chicken and tastes pretty darn good raw. Brook restaurant while Ray, 51, ($11.95) and Kong Pao Chicken “Cantonese food came early so and his wife run the Larchmont ($13.95), said Richard. The latter customers got used to that con- location. Richard is the person- is sautéed with peanuts in a sweet ventional food,” said Richard. able guy up front who greets cus- and spicy sauce. “It’s a kind of a risk to try a differ- tomers and keeps the operation My favorite entrée is Crispy ent kind of Chinese food.” How- running efficiently. Shrimp with Honey Walnuts ever, he said, China is a huge counIn addition to using super fresh ($13.95), one of the dishes Richtry and Shanghai, a popular city in ingredients, dishes are nicely pre- ard recommends. He also puts in a China, has its own cuisine. “So we sented with colorful garnishes in- good word for Ginger and Scaltried to do something different.” cluding sculptured white radishes, lion Shrimp steamed with snow Ray’s still serves some traditional carrots and sweet potatoes, pars- peas and broccoli, also $13.95. Chinese food like wonton soup ley and orange slices. For appetizer, he suggests the and a lighter vegetable roll in place The wait staff are dressed alike Vegetable Roll with Seaweed of the standard egg roll. in black pants and maroon vests Salad, filled with mushrooms and Ray’s Café has a counterpart in with bow ties and are courteous shredded vegetables ($4.25). Larchmont which goes by the and efficient, all having a good Dinner for three same name and has been around command of English. On our recent visit to Ray’s, we had Fried Shanghai Wontons ($5.25), a total of 10 small knots of dough stuffed with ground white meat chicken and vegetables fried so they’re crunchy. These are light and delicious and are served with a tasty dipping sauce of ketchup, ground ginger, rice wine and a little sugar. The sauce is not Chinese, said Richard, as there is no ketchup in China, “but this is America!” They come with a small serving of marinated cabbage salad which is good and spicy. Crispy Shrimp with Honey Walnuts ($13.95) brought eight The uncluttered dining room features large framed lit photographs jumbo shrimp fried till slightly crispy and served in a sweet and of Hong Kong during the day and at night.
Co-owner and Manager Richard Yang pours a drink behind the bar at Ray’s Café in Rye Brook. sour sauce with red peppers, broc- bet and pistachio ice cream for coli, water chestnuts, pea pods dessert, which was slightly melted and Chinese cabbage. Walnuts, upon serving. A cut up orange and served on the side rather than be- fortune cookies are automatically ing mixed in with the sauce, are brought to each table to end the coated with honey and quickly meal. Our bill came to $50.20 withpan fried. These by themselves are yummy but also add an interest- out tip. ing dimension to this appetizing Menu entrée. Crispy Chicken ($11.95) conWhile the prices are a little sists of several bite-sized pieces of higher than at other Chinese reswhite meat chicken fried till crispy taurants, the shrimp are jumbo and and mixed together in the same only the best quality vegetables sweet and sour sauce and veg- and meats are used, said Richard. etables as the crispy shrimp. Each Appetizers start at $3.95, $2.25 of these entrees was well presented for soup of the day, and go to $6.95 with a sculptured rose radish on a for honey spare ribs or warm Chibed of parsley. nese spinach. Main courses range Ray’s specializes in homemade from $10.95 for Cashew Nuts Chinese pasta, so sampling one of Chicken to $18.95 for Steamed these pasta dishes was a must. We Fish on the Bone or Steamed Fresh went for Pan Crispy Noodles with Lobster in white wine and ginger Beef and Vegetables ($11.95). The sauce. crispy noodles create a nest with Fried rice starts at $6.95. A vathe sauce around it and the slices riety of vegetables such as Chiof beef and pieces of asparagus, nese eggplant and garlic sauce, pea pods, carrots, mushrooms, broccoli, asparagus, snow peas and Chinese cabbage and broccoli in string beans with meat or seafood the center. The noodles, originally added as an option range from crispy, soften as they become satu- $7.95 to $12.95. We sampled the rated by the mildly flavored brown Fresh Vegetables with Crispy sauce. Bean Curd in Sha Cha Sauce We didn’t know it, but jasmine ($8.95). The vegetables were tea comes with meals at no charge, cooked to perfection, the mushbut only upon request. rooms were fresh and tasty and the Because we had a child in our dressing of dried fresh garlic, hot midst, we ordered a rainbow sherPlease turn to page 6R
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Dominican
For over 55 years we’ve provided a great place to eat!
SUNDAY RUNCH B 1:30 - 3:00 1
Since 1947, Port Chester’s Oldest Restaurant
Hollywood Chicken International
Davy Byrnes Restaurant
216 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 934-8137
538 Willett Avenue Port Chester 937-2106
Ecuadorian
Hostaria Mazzei
118 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-9373
25 South Regent Street Port Chester 939-2727
Rinconcito Ecuatoriano Restaurant
Marianacci’s Restaurant
150 North Main Street Port Chester 937-7343
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
140 Midland Avenue Port Chester 934-7852 or 934-7810
(914)
937-3070
CATERING - On & Off Premises Private Party Room Available All Major Credit Cards
Kentucky Fried Chicken 262 Boston Post Road Port Chester 935-0741
McDonald’s Restaurant 321 Boston Post Road Port Chester 937-3355
Subway Restaurant Kinko’s Plaza 262 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-8713
Hubba 24 North Main Street Port Chester 939-7276
Wendy’s Restaurant
ALL ADE HOMEM
303 Boston Post Road Port Chester 939-9417
Mexican SPECIALS Monday Nights Fajitas for Two $ served with 2 Margaritas
2495
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 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
275 BOSTON POST ROAD FREE PORT CHESTER On-premises Parking 914-939-8700
Italian
Mi Casita Restaurant
Fast Food
18 Mill Street Port Chester, NY
Irish/American
Greek/American One Station Plaza 111 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 939-3416
Indian
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 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.
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
Tandoori Taste of India
223 Westchester Avenue Port Chester 937-6665
163 North Main Street Port Chester 937-2727 or 935-9680
Italian/Pizzeria
International Café Mirage 531 North Main Street Port Chester 937-3497
Sonora Nuevo Latino Cuisine 179 Rectory Street Port Chester 933-0200
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 Italian/Pizzeria Luncheonettes 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
Mexican
Mexican
Crossroads Café & Take Away
Mary Ann’s Mexican Restaurant
141 Willett Avenue Port Chester 934-5065
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.
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
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
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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
A Greenwich Tradition for 20 Years 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
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Ray’s Café: Not your typical Chinese restaurant Continued from page 3R pepper and spices was spicy but not overpowering. The bean curd, something I’d never tried before, wasn’t half bad. While the same vegetables are found in the vegetable concoctions as in the other dishes we ordered, other varieties such as baby corn and water chestnuts can be added upon request. Homemade Chinese pastas in
various forms and meat or seafood combinations range from $7.95 to $12.95. Besides the crispy noodles, there are flat wide noodles and Shanghai noodles, the latter being similar to lo mein. Lunch specials, priced at $5.25, $5.95 and $6.95, are served from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Examples are
Flat Wide Noodles with Vegetables for $5.25, Eggplant in Garlic Sauce with Chicken, Pork or Beef for $5.95, and Dry Sauteed String Beans with Shrimp for $6.95. There is a full bar with wines and liquors and specialty drinks.
Hours and such Ray’s Café is open Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday from 12 noon to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 3 to 9 p.m. Ray’s has placed copies of its lunch specials and dinner menu outside the restaurant for customers to grab on their way in. This idea makes a lot of sense so customers can decide if there’s something they like on the menu or choose the selections for their takeout order before going inside. The Yangs opened a second location in Rye Brook after looking in Scarsdale and Greenwich. Their real estate agent, also a customer, finally found this spot. Business has been brisk, said Richard, and “we think we made a good decision.”
Background
David Ye of Flushing is among the well-dressed wait staff at Ray’s Café.
Northern Italian Peruvian
Richard Yang came to the United States 11 years ago because his parents were here, were getting older and needed his help while his brother was opening Ray’s Café in Larchmont and also needed a hand. Richard was in charge of a government owned import/export business in Shang-
Ray’s Café is located at 176 North Ridge St. in the Rye Ridge North Shopping Center. hai before emigrating to the United hai and initially did the cooking at States. the Larchmont location, later teachRay Yang was still coaching ing others to take over. swimming in the LarchmontRichard, a widower, has a son Mamaroneck area and for Harrison Michael, 28, who is interested in High School at the time. He gave up computers rather than the restauthat profession about five years ago. rant business. “I tried to pull him His wife had been a chef in Shang- in,” he said.
Peruvian
Seafood
Giorgio’s Restaurant
Acuario Restaurant
Misti Restaurant
69 Merritt Street Port Chester 937-4906/1096
137 Irving Avenue Port Chester 939-7090
100 North Main Street Port Chester 939-9437
Pasta Per Voi
Bravo Peru
El Parral Restaurant
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.
6 Grace Church Street, Port Chester 939-8420
2 South Main Street Port Chester 939-0409
Piero’s Italian Restaurant 44 South Regent Street Port Chester 937-2904
El Chalan Restaurant 45 Midland Avenue, Port Chester 934-2244
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 Soup 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.
Tia/Aunt Gladys’s 16 North Main Street Port Chester 937-7917
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 20 Broad Street Port Chester 937-9287
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South American
F.I.S.H. Mediterranean Seafood
Mark Anthony Restaurant
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.
11 North Main Street Port Chester 937-3357
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.
Southwestern Taos 23 ½ 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
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It wa ing scho th Blind licies prote doing so inal reco ave over in pa dr lacc g rt of th ing to ainag of the s created ol sig Br e and e villa connec compl board m ook an ect their me soul se rds into ht Little i. Blind on lan a to d sp ge ch em Le ia archin Br th the vi d rinkler played ’s visio t the villa ildre ague passed nce with bers ar Port Ch llage ook Estat donated n. g to bee ge n plan child on the and girls A in by fo es State e in the ester ad have ,” said ren new ’ so minist proc Roof walking par recreatio residentia the develo Educ fin July 20 With 12 and un field. It ftball ga nal pu Farm l deve th fro per Blind gerprints 01 which ation D ess of ve rators an tin m th de de rp lopm will m uing on fil d Broo manda epartm rifying the la be re es will be ent at Garibald e other fie r. to the velopmen the cul-d oses. e. k tes th ent legi their served allow ld at t play i Park M ile w went in began proc at al area in to the fie e-sac in th for s. to ef it back us to shut on whichPine Ridg l em slation ld e Pine fect, essing th ployee Th down up to Ridg and then Red to play e Park an e said s on e Park co sn ployeee paperw “B Supe informat d or was pa n- kept ert and th uff, said e field in th games, “it that rinte io cleara s, but du k has be Be nden n as soon us on e rt t Dr. nces en su e to our to Recreatio rtolacci. e fall” to will as ha W bring bmitt es,” sa back n “A ve illiam id Filip Advisory in the lbany give come ba logs in ed for al Pl ea Co ow ck Alban l distr se tu ski. “T uncil ha to has beinformatio s you co rn to here ha ve nditi the distric y, not al ict emen n, page onal s been l of t, he Acc fingerp ” he said 16 the tracts ording to rinted or . “As far approval said. af responwith the di the sam is in the as we can ter you tell, ev e la se proc By De str sib erybodnd bora “We le to do ict, such as ws, com ess.” h Yo panies le ch y Dr th av ec . e un e Bu ks fo th g w tinue Charles not all distric t School Boat up the on their od service ho hold empl co Ches to sit at th Coletti wi he sa owed to co thing t will be ard Pres compani oyee providers, nter e es s. is review ident July 20 School helm of thll conare opinioid. “But mment on Rose ,” said M if “I’m on the ing of hi 04, acco District th e Port ways ns, board they ju them,” ployee sure ev up and up all reco mary Mat iles. rd st rds to approvs sixth co ing to th rough he ions.” express th members have talkin s and w ery school . e term make ws said ntract eir pe ca ed by e’re do g Se th di s ab rsona n alsu pt e ex th str empl out as Th re ev . 25. e scho te ict is ing l opin oy eryol bo nsion surprise vote ca Al cafete ee who a board the same, scrutiniz m ard on is be ” sh is ria thoughthough he in Cape e, said bo e as a co ci. ard m had gi The service, on the gr ing sure e said. “Wg their em mplete t to re th embe ound is sc we’re ven tirin throug two wo the bu “We r Anne s. s aw hat w had di he de hool year g at the some of th Servic h the cracrkers at th drivers, That wou are of eve’re sc , cid e ever ld the co ed to sta Coletti, 58end of e Corp ks e er execut elements ussions ab nt .—th had been Harrison ybody.” include th y Port of y , ou iv in sa on th t e projec uatio id all raised e com to ov sessio e cont Scho e empl proces Cheste n ol pa oy r district ts and to of constru ersee Benc a concer n and noract in Presid s of rech also uses ny that ru ees of Ws who sli n, iv ns pp W hi perfo ’s upward help solid ction ec ent Ja board enga is on ” she said body rman ify mes king its hitson’s, the school tson’s Fo ed trend “I Dr. Ch know members e of the . “Mr. in acad the vo od s’ proced and th “It’s ce. Harristhought it Dreves. arles lea with re led ted emic e bo cafeteria ures, Colet ye ar ,” wonderfu gard ding said. on that w was very Ca ge of co said ard is in s. ti perso that way, im e mak Ches he sa id l I’m stayi scho ” he nnel sion th peci was ntracts.” s to his ol bo the ter’s be sa e sure portant sin iss . un ng For th at id rs are this should perfo “T o se ard we kn not su ue and bo . “It is a Coletti all board der the im e past ce to an ppos ard ow w what ha Ot pres fiv should membe Westch be, beyo rmance whe Po rt hat w said. organizatio e years, pp ued toher board ed to com mem- said. contin rs agreede’re do ened in the the m ester Co nd the aver ere it mem n that prais ue on “H ha be ment.” un ost gr ing,” ag Empl does district ha , she she sa e is a cred atify ty, is prob e of re d no insig e Coletti, rs contin he coun oyee Du saying “I tywid s sent em s’ ht in it to id. “T as on ably perin ring Colet ing.” pl e reco controfeel very fingerprin tende know in g, no to Benciv they structurin here is this boar ti’s ten rd se oyee data ts ha confid be l,” he nt sti d, g r le en to go , ” rs dg ll ur an ga th sc arches in so e oppo e e ent th ve also And sa se th of his y pr ev io ’s hope middle sc g on with me relaude frequently hool board as su, he all th id. at we’ be take ho d he e prop Benc e contract. intentio us are ve go en proces tiona d his leade and unifomemwoul ol and th regards n to iven hylact Al l vi co se t this d rship e “A well w made l Port Ches stay,” sh board and ed rmly so nversatio ga said he issue d. Bu sion. and shll you ha orth the ef ic measu e ns on had ca me of unde ucave to res th fort, only t in what wa der Comarked im ter school said. r th su hi cial,” ouldn’t do e fo sa br at al s topi s ha ough id M is fin peer prov scho letti be in bers ur of the s a surpris he sa ol di ap contac d one pe iles. the fu t up his s but he c with school bo ’s stew ements ve id. stricts had no contra proved th five board e vote, unardshi reserv rson D re ve t with ard sion. ll board ct. e rene m child who ha in ex ations witht Colet s, w ho Presiden p, said wal of emD om da ren an t ecutiv ti’ Sinc his sented in ic Be d it’s record e ses- tant su s ascens vo te d agJames tions e Benc io . bene nc iv iven we becaus perintende n from th ai ns t fien ga Be ncy six e assis e he di s- cial proc re not disc ga’s mot ment ncivenga fo ha ra ivaeedi us ye d is not dence. on his vo would no privile ngs, the sed in offi- a vo search but wanted to ars ago ca ca t in te of ha ge non com- Sc tional law d accord formation tenden l supporter s since bego out “I ca confiing , sa hool t. nnot com of the elabo “D Sisca Distric id Port Chto edusuperin e rate on t atto work r. Coletti ha rney ester why I tiv “If matter Frank academspecifically s done ex ce s com e sess ics wi he br th resp llent ,” he ion, bo e up in ard m execu- districtought im said. “We ect to pr embe all fe el rs are fix it. , and if it ovement ” ain’t to broke, our Plea don’t se tu rn to page 9
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