Il Giardino in Aquebogue, a flavorful Italian and Italian-American restaurant, sprouts in a spot both cozy and noisy.

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The well-dressed, ample seafood salad brings in octopus, shrimp, calamari, scungilli and mussels at Il Giardino in Aquebogue.

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Il Giardino resides in the former home of Petulant Wino and Comtesse Therese Bistro in Aquebogue.

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 Owner John Gambino, center left, greets diners at Il Giardino, his new North Fork restaurant in Aqubogue.

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Server Eileen Carroll-Renshaw takes orders in one of the cozy dining rooms of Il Giardino in Aquebogue.

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The backyard garden of Il Giardino in Aquebogue includes seating, a small bar and a firepit.

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Seating is available at the bar in the backyard garden of Il Giardino in Aquebogue.

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 Owner John Gambino of Il Giardino pauses in the yard of his new North Fork restaurant in Aquebogue.

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The Sicliian salad of oranges, fennel, olives, asparagus, string beans and potatoes is bright and refreshing at Il Giardino in Aquebogue.

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Local spinach fettuccine is a pleasing course finished with garlic and olive oil at Il Giardino in Aquebogue.

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"North Fork paccheri," akin to plump rigatoni, is sparked by goat cheese, with zucchini and arugula at Il Giardino in Aquebogue.

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White beans and escarole bring satsfying flavor to the rustic, Sicilian-style orecchiette at Il Giardino in Aquebogue.

 
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