This week's reviews

Black sea bass served over bok choy at Hotoke in Smithtown. (April 28, 2012) Credit: Johnny Simon
Even the name sounds exotic: Cuban Crocodile, a newcomer in Long Beach, where Joan Reminick extols the Latin comfort classics and the swinging music.
In Smithtown, Peter Gianotti says Hotoke has a hibatchi extravaganza as well as "raw fish and overcooked social scene.''
Black sea bass served over bok choy at Hotoke