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Weekend Picks: Big portions

Originally published: January 9, 2013 4:12 PM
Updated: January 11, 2013 5:23 PM
By JOAN REMINICK  joan.reminick@newsday.com

Photo credit: Doug Young | Ciao Baby restaurant in Commack has a lively, family-friendly dining room. (Aug. 7, 2012)

A panoply of small plates is all well and good, but sometimes you just want a big plate. Here's a sampling of some of Long Island's heftiest portions.

CIAO BABY, Commack and Massapequa Park

Rice ball: The practically planet-size "arancino" is made of creamy rice, ground beef and peas, fried and served with tomato sauce and fresh ricotta ($15.95).

PASTRAMI KING, Merrick

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