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South Indian newcomer spices up Hicksville
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Just added to the intriguing mix of Indian restaurants in Hicksville is Taste of Madras, serving a menu of Southern Indian specialties. The restaurant takes over the former Curry Club space.
Owner Raj Ram, who hails from Chennai, named some dishes you probably won’t find at most local restaurants. Under the menu heading of “extreme South Indian delicacy” are aapam, fluffy pancakes with egg...
Read more »Weekend picks: Earth Day prep
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Get a head start on Earth Day celebrations. Here are three distinctive spots for some healthy fare that also tastes very good, whether you're a devout vegetarian or not.
Tiger Lily Cafe in Port Jefferson offers satisfying wraps, sandwiches, salads and soup to go with its smoothies and juices. If you're looking for a peanut butter-and-banana wrap or house-made falafel, this is your destination.
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Read more »Millennium Chicken III, Hicksville: First bites
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Big, bright and family-friendly: that was my take on the new Millennium Chicken III in Hicksville on a recent evening. The place is an offshoot of a Valley Stream Peruvian eatery with a branch in Elmont.
The night I went, a couple of large family parties were in progress. Still, that didn’t get in the way of dinner, which got off to a rousing start with a small bowl of aguadito ($3.50), a...
Read more »Curry Club closes in Hicksville
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Curry Club has left the Hicksville restaurant scene. The offshoot of the long-standing East Setauket Indian restaurant opened in 2011 and didn’t make its second anniversary.
The place earned two and a half stars in a Newsday review in 2011 for such dishes as chooza kebab — marinated grilled dark meat chicken with onions and peppers — as well as an electrifying lamb Vindaloo and rich...
Read more »Millennium Chicken III lands in Hicksville
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Millennium Chicken, a Peruvian restaurant based in Valley Stream with an offshoot in Elmont, just opened its third location, this one in Hicksville. Owner Nury Burbon said the place has seating for 145, a full bar and table service.
On the menu: a whole rotisserie-roasted chicken with rice and beans or fries and a salad ($13); chaufa de pollo, or chicken fried rice ($12); and arroz con camarones,...
Read more »Alligator, kangaroo, wild boar at Hicksville's West East
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This week, Friday is game night at the new West East All Natural Bistro & Bar in Hicksville, the reincarnation of West East Bistro.
West East's five-course dinner includes alligator tail stir fry with crawfish tails, sweet chiles and Thai basil-tomato foam; Sichuan-inspired wild boar stew; marinated and grilled kangaroo medallions; "Cantonese"-style roast goose; and "mango...
Read more »Ikea horse meat scandal doesn't hit Hicksville
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News broke Monday that Ikea’s iconic Swedish meatballs had been corralled into the widening tainted horse meat scandal that has cast an icky pall over Europe. The Czech government found horse meat in packs of frozen meatballs made in Sweden, and the retailer responded by recalling the meatballs, labeled as beef and pork, in 13 countries across the continent.
The meatballs are sold frozen in...
Read more »West East, Hicksville: First bites
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The new name is a mouthful: West East All Natural Bistro & Bar. But so's the food.
This is the heir to an old favorite, West East Bistro. Now, it's a partnership between Danny Wu and new executive chef Jay Jadeja.
Their venture specializes in hormone- and antiobiotic-free poultry and pork; and grass-fed beef from Painted Hill Farms.
Those are all good things, as is the softer...
Read more »Chennai Dosas: Midday buffet bonanza
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Chennai Dosas announces its presence with only a makeshift banner draped in its window, underneath the sign of its predecessor, Dosa Diner in Hicksville. Bear this in mind when seeking out this Southern Indian vegetarian restaurant, which looks as though it might be a genuine dining destination.
A recent afternoon buffet lunch, at $8.95 a person, was more than just a bargain; it was...
Read more »West East Bistro, Hicksville: New chef, new look, new menu
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West East Bistro in Hicksville has lately undergone a few changes. The place is now called West East All Natural Bar & Bistro and has a new executive chef — Jay Jadeja, who co-owns the place with Danny Wu. Jadeja is also chef at the Cedar Beach Bar & Grill in Mount Sinai and, in the past, owned the former Wildflower in Manhattan.
The interior of West East has been redone in a warmer...
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