Carolina Bustamante, her mom Emma, and her brother David at...

Carolina Bustamante, her mom Emma, and her brother David at Gallo Tropical restaurant. Credit: Newsday photo / Ken Spencer

 At this newly expanded Patchogue Colombian spot, French windows open onto the downtown street scene. Inside, co-owner Dave Bustamante enthusiastically explains the cuisine to newcomers. The well-burnished rotisserie chicken is especially good daubed with Bustamante's avocado sauce, a sassy chile-spiked puree. Try the arroz con pollo, a winning dish reminiscent of Chinese fried rice. For dessert, the house specialty, five-milk flan, offers an appropriately cool, creamy conclusion.

 
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