Cheap eats on Long Island
Steven Sunshine
Big flavors don't have to cost big bucks.
Anyone who tells you otherwise doesn’t know beans about Long Island restaurants. From Cedarhurst to Montauk, you can score culinary coups for under $30 a person.
How does slow-smoked barbecued ribs with mac and cheese sound at a BBQ joint? Or fresh pasta with wild mushrooms and truffle oil at a gastro pub? Sparkling sashimi at a homey Japanese storefront?
In the mood for Thai red curry with beef? Shrimp oreganata? Succulent copper-skinned rotisserie chicken at a Colombian cantina?
Let this restaurant guide point the way to whatever you crave, with a new restaurant added each week.
— Compiled reviews by Joan Reminick
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Barrique Kitchen & Wine Bar $$ | Eclectic, Fusion, Small plates 69 Deer Park Ave. Babylon The tasting menu of small plates and "share items" includes thin-crust pizzas, grill-pressed sandwiches, salads ...
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Bistro 25 $$ | New American 45 Foster Ave. Sayville A "recession friendly" place to eat, where the menu includes a small plate of truffled ...
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Bluepoint Bar & Grill $$ | Pub, American, New American 154 Montauk Hwy. Blue Point Bluepoint Bar & Grill is the kind of go-to restaurant that today's economy demands. A ...
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Bobby's Burger Palace $ | Burgers, Chain restaurants 355 Smith Haven Mall Lake Grove Celebrity chef Bobby Flay is usually better known for his work on TV cooking shows ...
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Bostwick's Chowder House $$ | Seafood 277 Pantigo Rd. East Hampton The owners of the former Bostwick's on the Harbor have taken over the space that ...
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The Brass Rail $$ | American, Pub, Burgers, Kids 107 Forest Ave. Locust Valley At The Brass Rail, food, mood and prices are all about comfort. ...
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Canz $$ | American, Beer, Burgers, Pub, Sports bar, Karaoke/Open jams 1610 Old Country Rd. Westbury About 100 different kinds of beer are served in this industrial-looking spot, where tank-top-attired waitresses ...
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Cedarhurst Cafe $$ | Luncheonette, American 477 Chestnut St. Cedarhurst The new Cedarhurst Cafe came into being when co-owner and chef John Cordoba relocated the ...
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Classic American $ | American, Burgers, Pasta 691 Route 109 West Babylon This rustic Country American place seats 50 with booth or table service. Instead of a ...
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Clearwater Charlies $$ | Sandwiches 216 Pettit Ave. Bellmore Located on Pettit Avenue, north of Sunrise Highway and west of Bellmore Avenue. ...
