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Traditional Tuesday – Spring Long Island Restaurant Week – Nassau County – Game Plan

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Long Island Restaurant week began in 2006 as an annual fall promotion week long event. Five years later in April 2011, Spring Restaurant week launched and five years after in January 2016, Winter Restaurant week debuted due to popular customer and restauranteur’s demand.

Currently Long Island Restaurant week is celebrated three times a year. The goal is to promote businesses during slow periods and it literally last for eight days. Long Island Restaurant also includes Saturday participation but until 7pm. Long Island Restaurant Week started on April 27 and will end on May 4th. This post will be focused on my personal picks from participating restaurants in Nassau County. Based on their website, 84 restaurants are participating in Nassau County and their prix fixe prices are $29, $39 and $46 and to date I reviewed at least 25 restaurant week menus out of the first 28 restaurants listed. Below is a list of restaurants that I would go for lunch or dinner along with the dishes I would order.

Restaurants for meal for 1:

AG Steakhouse – Bar Menu ($29 pp) (1) Queijo Assado/Picanha/Chocolate Mousse Cake

Anchor Down Dockside – Dinner ($46 pp) (1) Mussels/Cod Oreganata/Key Lime Pie

Atlas New World Bistro – Lunch ($29 pp) (1) Caesar Salad/Wagyu Smash Burger/NY Cheesecake

Bluebird Kitchen – Dinner ($46 pp) (1) Spinach & Artichoke Flatbread/Everything Spiced Salmon/Flourless Chocolate Cake

Brasserie by Chef Aless – Dinner ($46 pp) (1) Wedge Salad/Rosemary Marinated Hanger Steak/Chocolate Mousse

George Martin – Lunch ($24 pp) (1) Crispy Organic Chicken Wings/Grilled Branzino Fillet

Restaurants for meals for 2:

City Cellar – Lunch ($24 pp) (1) Roasted Garlic Hummus/Ahi Tuna Poke Bowl (2) Caesar Salad/Rigatoni Bolognese

City Cellar – Dinner ($39 pp) (1) Hoisin Sticky Ribs/Free Range Chicken/NY Cheesecake (2) Honey Sriracha Wings/Maple Glazed Salmon/Wild Berry Donuts

Dodici – Dinner ($46 pp) (1) Vongole Al forno/Pollo Fontina/Italian Cheesecake (2) Fagioli Bianchi/Paccheri/Tiramisu

Havana Central – Dinner ($46 pp) (1) Chicharrones de Pollo/Tour of Havana/Affogato (2) Empanadas/Vaca Frita/Churros

Restaurants for meals for 3:

AG Steakhouse – Dinner ($46 pp) (1) Market Table/AG Rodizio/Chocolate Mousse Cake (2) Market Table/Grilled Miso Salmon/Creme Brulee Cheesecake (3) Market Table/Cauliflower Steak/Key Lime Pie

Atlas New World Bistro – Dinner ($46 pp) (1) Butter Chicken Flatbread/Short Ribs/Eton Mess (2) Roasted Baby Beets, Chevre & Fennel Salad/Maine Lobster Ravioli/Chocolate Lava Cake (3) Greek Salad/Roast Chicken/Tiramisu

Avenue Social Kitchen & Cocktails – Dinner ($46 pp – cash is discounted) (1) Baked Clams/Rigatoni & Burrata/Olive Oil Cake (2) Zucchini Croquettes/Eggplant Tower/Social Brownie (3) Avenue Salad/Chicken Milanese/Cheesecake

Azerbaijan Grill – Dinner ($29 pp) each four course meal contains a choice of house salad or soup, soda, Persian tea or American coffee, and baklava; for the main entree here are my top 3 choices: lamb and beef stew, Mediterranean pasta or chicken adana. All three entree choices include a choice of either white rice or brown rice.

Cinco de Mayo Restaurant – Lunch ($24 pp) (1) 5 de Mayo Nachos/Salmon Veracruzana (2) Quesadilla Mexicana/Bistec Ensebollado (3) Homemade Chicken Salad/Bandeja Azteca

Joey’s Bold Flavors – Dinner ($46 pp) (1) Lobster Baked Clams/Boneless Short Ribs/Creme Brulee (2) Super Fine Antipasto Salad/Ginger Teriyaki Glazed Salmon/Pistachio Tartufo (3) Eggplant Meatballs/Shrimp Limoncello/Toasted Almond Tiramisu

Restaurants for meals for 4:

Azerbaijan Grill – Lunch ($24 pp) each four course meal contains a choice of house salad or soup, soda, Persian tea or American coffee, and baklava; for the main entree here are my top 4 choices: salmon shish kebab, shrimp kebab, falafel patter and vegan moussaka. All four main entree choices include a choice of either white rice or brown rice.

Harley American Grille – Dinner ($46pp) (1) Bang Bang Shrimp/Branzino/NY Cheesecake (2) Chicken Dumplings/Chicken Paillard/Chocolate Gelato (3) Ribeye Egg Roll/Berkshire Pork Chop/Vanilla Gelato (4) French Onion Soup/Shrimp Risotto/Lemon Sorbet

Restaurants for meals for 5:

Azerbaijan Grill – Dinner ($39 pp without an alcoholic beverage and $46 pp with an alcoholic beverage) each four course meal contains a choice of house salad or soup, soda, Persian tea or American coffee, and two baklavas; for the main entree here are my top 5 choices: Persian steak, Lamb Shish Kebab, Brook Trout, White Fish and Salmon Filet. All the main entree choices include a choice of either white rice or brown rice.

Chef’s Table – Dinner ($39 pp) (1) Polpette Di Melanzine/Salamone al Genovese/Tiramisu (2) Fried Artichoke Hearts/Flounder Oreganata/Cannoli (3) Insalata Caesar/Pollo Amalfi/Pistachio Gelato (4) Mozzarella alla Caprese/Chicken Parmagiana/Chocolate Gelato (5) Insalata Misti/Rigatoni Cara Mia/Vanilla Gelato

Personally we have dined in Luigi’s Restaurant for lunch and dinner. The Meatball Parm Hero is one of the options that will be sold during restaurant week lunch. Meanwhile the fried calamari, eggplant polpette and salmon peperonata will be sold during the restaurant week dinner.

Realistically it will be difficult for me to dine in any of these restaurants due to my current work schedule and commute. In the meantime, I’ll be check their social media pages and hopefully I’ll be able to repost on my stories as my way of support small businesses and another restaurant week concept.

Meatless Monday – Red Salt Room by David Burke

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A few days ago my fiance and I finally had dinner here at Red Salt Room in Garden City, NY. The restaurant was fairly quiet that evening which made it easier to talk. The food was more expensive than King’s Bar but you will be paying for a tasting on a budget. The chef/owner, GM Steve and our waitress/server Christine were very accommodating and took care of us. Service was fairly quick and although the presentation of the dishes appeared small they were deceivingly filling. We ordered a salad, and two sides.

Salad: We were curious with the heirloom tomato and ricotta salad because it was different from the heirloom tomato and burrata salad served from other restaurants. The presentation of the dish was deceivingly small but artistically whimsical. It is a healthy dish consisting a huge slice of tomato that could pass for a tomato steak on top of pesto with grilled peaches and ricotta on the side. The overall dish tasted good as individual components but combining all the components together makes the bite and taste complete.

Side dishes: We ordered truffle steak frites and tomato gratin. The flavor of the truffle steak frites were reminiscent of the truffle fries I had back in the day in David Burke Townhouse. I do miss the truffle fries, but I knew what I was getting myself into whem I ordered the steak frites and thank you Christine for the heads up about the thickness of the potatoes. The steak frites can serve as a main dish for one or a side dish to share with 2 or more people. My fiance was curious about the tomato gratin our waitress Christine was knowledgable and raved about the dish. The dish was definitely sharable for 2 or more people it is reminiscent of a chicken parmigiana without the chicken. We loved the tomato gratin and a great semi low carb vegetarian dish to order.

I definitely want to return one weekend for brunch and the next Long Island Restaurant Week.