Great Neck: Hotbed of restaurant activity
Rimon, a glatt kosher Mediterranean restaurant, has taken over the spot on Middle Neck Road in Great Neck where Sip City, seen on Aug. 2, 2010, once stood. Credit: Newsday / Erica Marcus
The Great Neck dining scene is ever-evolving.
If the last name doesn't sound familiar, it may be because ERA is the latest incarnation of the Japanese restaurant on Bond Street formerly called Hinata. Same owners, same food, said chef-manager Adrian Chau. What’s different is an all-you-can-eat policy ($23.95, $11.95 for children 10 and under), with every item made to order. Here's how it works: On a slip of paper, you check off what you want from the sushi bar and kitchen. The rule is to order only what you are capable of eating, taking care not to waste anything. If you want more, order more.
Another Great Neck restaurant, Simply Fondue, is also taking on today's economic realities with a new ”affordable luxuries” menu featuring a smaller version of its $38 four-course fondue dinner. Now, for $25 a person, you can get a salad, cheese fondue, a fondue entree and chocolate fondue. There's also a “family foursome” option wherein four people can order that dinner for a total of $80.
ERA Asian Cuisine is at 6 Bond St., Great Neck, 516-829-3811.
