Hot and spicy food

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The tongue throbs, the eyes water, the scalp sweats; nothing wrong there.

If there's a problem with spicy food on Long Island, it's in finding it.

Yet no need to despair; you can get your jolt (be it high-voltage, medium or mild) at any of the following places, whose kitchens will ignite to order. Just be sure to let your server know your level of masochism.

--Compiled by Joan Reminick

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The Bayou $$$ | Cajun-Creole, Pub 2823 Jerusalem Ave. North Bellmore This thoroughly Cajun/ Creole station is always on-point with year-round festive décor and a menu ...
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Big Daddy's $$$ | Cajun-Creole 1 Park Lane Massapequa Park Without question, there’s nowhere from the Cross Island to the Montauk Lighthouse that does Mardi ...
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Chipotle Mexican Grill in Huntington Station Mexican 435 Walt Whitman Rd. Huntington Station Diners move through a line at this national chain that serves fresh, organic food, interacting ...
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Masala Wok (Hicksville) $$ | Pan Asian, Indian 107 Broadway Hicksville Masala Wok specializes in the Chinese food of India—that is, the food cooked by the ...
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New Chilli & Curry Restaurant $$ | Indian, Thai 106 Woodbury Rd. Hicksville You can go as high-voltage or as mild as desired at this welcoming spot for ...
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Rookies Sports Club $ | Pub, Sports bar 70 Gerard St. Huntington Burgers, wings, loaded potato skins and "Grand Slam" nachos -- the menu alone is a ...
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Taj Tandoor $$ | Indian, Vegetarian, Tandoori 1953 Deer Park Ave. Deer Park The neat tall tables, organic-feeling chocolate-brown walls, mirrors and framed works hanging on the walls ...
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Thai Angel $ | Thai, Restaurant, Vegetarian 1812 Veterans Hwy. Islandia What looks like a modest storefront in an amorphous shopping center is really a surprisingly ...