This week's restaurant reviews

"On 11/11/11, it must be Plattduetsche Park: consistent, orderly, dependable, to the point, rare," Peter Gianotti writes in today's Newsday, giving the German restaurant in Franklin Square two stars.

In this week's Cheap Eats column, Joan Reminick searches out Umi Sushi. On a chilly night, Reminick writes, she's grateful for the Hauppauge Japanese restaurant's soup repertoire, among other dishes.