Cheap eats on Long Island
Nancy Borowick
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 $$ | Eclectic, Fusion, Small plates 69 Deer Park Ave. Babylon The tasting menu of small plates and "share items" includes thin-crust pizzas, grill-pressed sandwiches, salads ...
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Biscuits & Barbeque $$ | Cajun-Creole, Barbecue 106 E 2nd St. Mineola Secreted away in an industrial section of Mineola is a 1940s vintage railroad-car diner. In ...
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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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Bottomz Up Bar And Grill $$ | Sports bar, American, American regional, Sushi 377 Old Country Rd. Carle Place Look past the raunchy name and you'll find a smart, ambitious menu from well-credentialed chef ...
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Bostwick's Chowder House $$$ | Seafood, Raw bar 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 $$ | American, Pub, Burgers, Kids 107 Forest Ave. Locust Valley At The Brass Rail, food, mood and prices are all about comfort. ...
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Bread & Butter Bistro $$ | Lounge, Pub, Sports bar, American, Burgers 1730 N Ocean Ave. Holtsville Burgers are a night owl's dream at this pub-style restaurant that's attached to the Ramada ...
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Brownstone Brewing Company $$ | Beer, Burgers, Sandwiches, Lunch 200 Portion Rd. Ronkonkoma Beer, burger and a game: For many, that's the route to contentment. At Brownstone Brewing ...
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