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The Basil Leaf review

Originally published: January 30, 2013 1:38 PM
Updated: February 1, 2013 7:01 AM

Photo credit: Heather Phelps-Lipton | The Basil Leaf's salad with slightly smoky, grilled octopus and white beans. (Jan. 23, 2013)

Just call it basilico.

The Basil Leaf is the latest and best identity for the longtime restaurant at The Plaza shopping center, situated along Birch Hill Road, just south of the Locust Valley railroad tracks.

It still has two main dining rooms, one with a brick bar and vintage black-and-white photos of celebrities; the other, more formal, earth-toned, decorated with botanical prints....