1606 Front St, East Meadow, NY 11554

Any solid places where you could go out to dinner for about $200 or less? I want to take a good friend out to dinner. He is open to any cuisine except Chinese and Mexican.

The only sushi places I really like on the island are Arata and Kotobuki. Kotobuki has gotten pretty expensive over the years. Any other spots that are slightly more affordable and offer comparable quality? Izumi and similar spots aren’t what I’m looking for. I’d love recommendations from experienced sushi lovers with a discerning palate for fish.

Lamb
- NZ bone-in lamb shoulder: $4.44/lb
- Boneless lamb shoulder: $6.79/lb
- TLC NZ boneless lamb leg (6-pack): $6.29/lb
- NZ easy-carve bone-in lamb leg: $4.99/lb
- TLC NZ bone-in lamb shanks, 14–18 oz: $5.69/lb
- NZ standard lamb rack: $9.19/lb
- NZ cap-off frenched lamb rack, 12/14 oz: $13.99/lb
- Premium Label ground lamb, 10 lb box: $7.29/lb
- Frozen lamb stew: $7.99/lb

Chicken
- Pitman's air-chilled medium wings #73006 (165 ct): $1.46/lb
- George's wings #6021: $1.46/lb
- Pitman air-chilled medium drums: $0.89/lb
- Boneless chicken thighs: $1.74/lb
- Boneless breast: Koch $1.30/lb · Pilgrim's $1.23/lb · House of Raeford $1.23/lb
- Chicken tenders: $1.14/lb
- Amick leg meat: $1.40/lb (Amick Halal $1.45/lb)
- WOGs: 24 hd $1.17/lb · 22 hd $1.04/lb · 20 hd $0.99/lb
- Fresh non-clipped chicken cutlets, 40 lb: $1.29/lb (Halal $1.34/lb)
- Midjoint wings, A grade: $2.44/lb (10 lb) · $2.49/lb (8/5 lb)

Pork
- Fresh pork butt: $1.52/lb · boneless: $1.63/lb
- Fresh bone-in center-cut pork loin: $1.72/lb
- Fresh boneless pork loins: $1.61/lb
- Fresh pork tenderloins: $2.49/lb
- Fresh pork spare ribs: lite $2.05/lb · medium $2.11/lb
- Fresh pork calas: $1.24/lb
- Fresh ham 17/20 lb, vac pack: $1.39/lb
- Smithfield Bronze sliced bacon 14/18 #04508: $2.95/lb

Beef
- IBP Choice semi-boneless chucks: $5.69/lb
- IBP Choice boneless chuck roll: $6.39/lb
- IBP Choice heavy boneless lip-on ribeye: $16.29/lb
- IBP Choice boneless strips 0x1: $10.99/lb
- IBP Choice PSMO tenderloin 5-up: $17.99/lb
- IBP Choice boneless brisket: $4.99/lb
- IBP Choice inside top rounds: $4.29/lb
- IBP Choice flank steak: $8.39/lb
- Elkhorn Valley Angus peeled outer skirts: $11.99/lb
- Swift Prime plate short ribs: $9.79/lb
- IBP steer oxtails, frozen 15#: $7.39/lb
- IBP fresh Angus fine ground chuck, 6/10#: $4.89/lb
- IBP 73/27 fine grind, frozen 8/10#: $2.69/lb

Frying Oil
- Soy oil, 35 lb: $36.50
- Clear frying oil, 35 lb: $36.75
- Canola oil, 35 lb: $36.95
- Creamy fry oil, 0 trans: $37.25

Ready to Cook
- Breaded shrimp 16/20: $4.09/lb
- Raw breaded flounder, 4 oz: $4.99/lb
- Fred's breaded clam strips, 24/4 oz: $35.95
- Fries (steak cut, 1/2" crinkle cut, 3/8" regular cut): $19.95 per case
- Ecuador P&D shrimp 21/25, tail on, IQF 5x2 lb: $5.00/lb
- Atlantic salmon portions, 6 oz, 1x10 lb: $8.69/lb

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Thanks for reading, and thanks to everyone keeping NYC fed.

Wrote to every single email I could find for this restaurant and NEVER got a response!

I am writing regarding a very disappointing experience my family and I had at your restaurant on [date]. What makes this especially upsetting is that this dinner was to celebrate my mother’s 80th birthday. I had planned this special family dinner well in advance so that my mother could celebrate her milestone birthday surrounded by her children and family.

I made a 7:00 PM reservation well in advance for a party of seven, which included my 80-year-old mother, my children and their spouses, and a five-year-old child. One member of our party was also very pregnant. On the morning of our reservation, I received a call from the restaurant confirming that we would be dining inside.

When we arrived, however, we were told that our table was actually outside. I explained that this was not acceptable because of the heat and, most importantly, because my 80-year-old mother could not safely or comfortably sit outside in those conditions, and one member of our party was very pregnant.

Rather than being met with understanding, I was spoken to quite rudely and told that we would have to wait. I explained that I certainly hoped we would not have to wait a very long time, at which point I was suddenly told that a table was available for us.

Unfortunately, the problems continued throughout the evening.

It took approximately 30 minutes before anyone took our order for drinks and appetizers. Then, it was more than another hour before our dinner orders were taken. We ultimately did not leave the restaurant until almost 10:30 PM—approximately three and a half hours for dinner.

For a reservation made well in advance, this was completely unreasonable. More importantly, this was my mother’s 80th birthday dinner. Instead of being able to relax and enjoy this important occasion with my family, we spent a significant portion of the evening waiting.

There was also no children's menu. We asked if you could simply prepare buttered noodles and fries for the five-year-old in our party, and we were shocked to see that we were charged $20 for that meal.

Our water glasses were also not refilled throughout the meal, and we had to deal with very slow and inattentive service for the entire evening.

The final bill was approximately $555, and despite everything that happened, we still left a generous tip. I did this because I understand that the server has a difficult job, and I did not feel it was appropriate to punish the server for what was, in my opinion, a much larger issue with the overall restaurant experience.

I have to be honest: I left extremely disappointed. I went to your restaurant expecting to celebrate my mother’s 80th birthday and create a wonderful family memory. Instead, the evening was overshadowed by an argument over our seating, the way I was spoken to when I raised a very legitimate concern about my elderly mother and pregnant family member, extremely long waits, inattentive service, and a $20 charge for a simple child's meal.

Three and a half hours for dinner, after making a 7:00 PM reservation well in advance, is simply unacceptable—especially for a special birthday celebration.

I am not someone who enjoys writing complaints, but I feel strongly that management should know exactly what happened. I would appreciate a response regarding this experience and how you intend to address it.

I hope you will take my concerns seriously. My mother’s 80th birthday was an important milestone, and unfortunately, our experience at your restaurant was not the celebration we had planned or deserved.

I make a concord grape pie every year for Thanksgiving along with one for my hairstylist (long story) but absolutely cannot find them this year. I’m in South Nassau and have tried everywhere locally along with checking online delivery like FreshDirect. Instacart will tell you they are in stock all over the place, but do not be fooled, they are lying. Nobody will ship them because they are fragile. Has anyone seen Concord grapes anywhere?

Update: found them at HMart!

Does anyone know which McDonald’s locations on Long Island have the Spicy McChicken? I love them so much 😭 I’ve found them upstate before, and I heard some locations near Stony Brook have them, but I’m in Nassau County and hoping to find somewhere closer.

I’m looking for the spicy version of the regular McChicken, not the Spicy McCrispy. If you’ve seen it recently, please share the location! I’m willing to drive for one lol.

Hi! Looking for a good cafe in Suffolk to checkout this weekend. My boyfriend and I both have new books we want to read. So we’re looking for somewhere with good coffee and maybe some good breakfast or lunch options

I usually went to Blue Bean and smithtown RIP 💔
Any suggestions are appreciated !

Having a surprise party for a milestone bday for my husband. Going to have a sunday funday type party, with football on and wanted to cater with Wings and finger foods.
Anyone have good recommendations in the Farmingdale area?

It might be the only time I ever visit Huntington (traveling from Manhattan) in my life. What food would make the visit worth it?

Not looking for a Japanese restaurant. Maybe something that locals like and will leave me with a good impression of Huntington.

They went downhill a bit before closing but liked how big they were and gooey the filling was. Any good places with the same style?

Hi all!! I’m planning a Mediterranean food crawl around Long Island and would love some recommendations.

I’m open to all kinds of Mediterranean cuisines, including Greek, Turkish, Lebanese, Israeli, Palestinian, Persian, etc.

Especially interested in mom-and-pop spots, hole-in-the-wall places, bakeries, markets, and dessert spots.

What are your must-try spots?

Any suggestions?

548 Merrick Rd, Lynbrook, NY 11563

No Good Burger Joint & Local Burger have been established. What am I missing?

I know this might be a long shot but I want to ask here since this seems like the foodie thread of Long Island. I know we are bombarded with tacos spots all across the island. Can someone please tell me a place that sells soft shell tacos with rice and beans on the side and grated cheese on top.

I put Don Juan’s in the title because this is the only place I remember on Long Island that did their taco dish this style (2-3 soft shell tacos and beans and rice in the side of the plate with grated white cheese).

I cannot find anywhere that does this in Nassau County especially on the south shore which I find strange lol. Does anyone know 5 Buro in Forest Hills, Queens? They do this style of taco dish I’m talking about is there anything like that in Nassau County preferably in the south shore area thanks?