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SHILLA RESTAURANT
Korean BBQ House
37 West 32nd Street New York, NY 10001Tel:
(212) 967-1880

Authentic Korean Food: delicious high-quality meals @ reasonable prices
Shilla Restaurant, an outstanding Korean BBQ House right in the heart of Manhattan’s “Koreatown,” is the happy result of the talent and drive of a determined team – Soon Young Jo and her daughter Mihwa. Taste and quality are key to the restaurant’s popularity, especially Shilla’s secret homemade BBQ sauce, marinated and fermented for seven days. Other factors contributing to their savory, satisfying dishes are their signature spicy red sauce, fresh vegetables (cucumber, radish, bean sprout carrot and spinach), meat of the highest quality and use of cast iron and stone pots brushed with sesame oil for extra flavor. Signature dishes that serve two – four people include: spicy prime beef short rib stew (marinated for 24 hours in secret homemade sauce), $22.95 (VERY POPULAR); Eun Dae gu jorim (black codfish cooked for 30 minutes), $29.95, favored by Koreans; Slices of pork and tofu, $18.95; Kkang poong ki, Korean version of boneless buffalo wings, $16.95. Whether you’ve never tasted Korean food or eat it regularly, Shilla Restaurant is a must!

CONNOLLY'S CORNER
7115 Grand Ave.
Flushing, NY 11378-1822
Tel: (718) 565-7383
Website: www.connollyscorner.com

If you're looking for a great place to relax, enjoy great food, the game and your friends then look no further! For more than nine years, Connolly's Corner has been Maspeth's favorite neighborhood spot for a fun night out! Eat, drink and be merry at great prices as you watch the game of your choice on nine HD Flat TV 42 screens, all with surround sound. The weekly specials include:

SUNDAY: Come in and enjoy a dozen wings and a pitcher of beer which you can pour into your very one Connolly's corner mug (while supplies last) for $15 .
TUESDAY: $4 crocks of Chili, $1 tacos and $3 Coronas.
WEDNESDAY: 7pm-12 midnight, half price drinks at the bar for ladies.
THURSDAY: Traditional corned beef & cabbage with mug of Budweiser or Bud Light beer, $14.95.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHTS: Starting at 10pm you'll hear the hottest DJ in Queens, Tony B, imported from the Hamptons, playing play great music, including your requests.
EARLY BIRD SPECIALS: Three-course Prix Fix menu, Monday-Thursday, 3:30pm-6:30pm. Includes glass of House Wine, Budweiser or Bud Lite, $14.95:

Battery Gardens is an exquisite restaurant housed in a duplex opposite 17 State Street in Battery Park. Since its recent $2 million dollar makeover, its wrap-around windows offer a breathtaking view of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and New York Harbor. It seats 120 inside, another 500 on the outside Garden Patio and 200 more in the upstairs Harbor View Room. Casual dress and hearty eating at a reasonable price is the theme here, with entrees ranging from $26-$33. The cuisine is eclectic – a fusion of Continental & Asian with a hint of Italian amore. The delectable menu is complemented by a choice of 85 different wines, 17 available by the glass. The restaurant was awarded 4 ½ stars by Citisearch in 2008, which also named it the #1 hot spot for weddings and cited it for Excellence in 2006

Greenhouse Café
www.batterygardens.com
7717 Third Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209
718-833-8200
Proud sponsors of “Feed a Family”

From its signature dishes – roast duckling, boneless shell steak au poivre and rack of lamb to its popular “Lobster Fest”, the Green House Café is one of Brooklyn’s favorite restaurants. Starting as a dishwasher in the neighborhood, its owners, Bobby Daquara and John Keegan took over the business in 1990 and have kept it thriving. Not only is it a frequent choice for brunch or dinner for local residents but it’s been chosen as the site of celebrations for former Mayor Giuliani, Michael J. Fox and cast members of Law & Order. In addition to the array of choices on the menu daily you can enjoy LIVE Music every Friday & Saturday night. Let’s not fail to mention their special pre-fixed menus available, including:

Dining Before Sunset – just $20 per person

Complete Dinner – just $25 per person

Lomito Restaurant
www.lomitorestaurant.com
300 Spring Street – West Soh
212-929-9494
A culinary tango between an Argentinean & Italian

A new sultry Argentinean/Italian eatery recently opened in Soho’s western edge. It offers up a delightful urban dining experience in classic surroundings with 20-foot ceilings, cast iron chandeliers, candlelit tables as well as favorite vintage film posters and an inviting marble-topped bar. There is also outdoor dining for breezy, cool spring/summer days and nights.

The menu, while laid back, still retains the tried and true elements of traditional home-style foods, with homemade pastas, empanadas and the dish for which the restaurant is named – the Lomito: Argentina’s most time-honored sandwich, made of pounded grilled filet mignon, lettuce, fresh tomato and homemade mayonnaise served with fries. Lomito is also well known for its grilled meats and chicken Milanese as well as its wonderful seafood parrillada. Other house favorites include grilled pizzetas, mouth-watering crepes filled with dulce de leche and bread pudding desserts that customers order again and again. Don’t miss their summer specials:

• Night Owl Specials – available Thursday to Saturday from 11pm – 1am, featuring the Argentinean parrillada (bbq with short ribs, sausage and chicken breasts) menu.
• On weekends, Lomito is a popular spot for brunch – pre fixed ($19.95) including unlimited mimosa, Bellini or bloody-maries.
• • Don’t miss the wine tasting & paring, Thursdays only till June 30th, 6pm-8pm ($40 per person). They pair Malbec wine with empanadas de carne appetizer; tempranillo with picada (cheeses); and Sauvignon Blanc with pulpo appetizers.

Olympic Pita
www.olympicpita.com
58 West 38th Street, New York, NY 10018
212-869-7482
Kosher Middle-Eastern Meals in Mid-town

Great news for lovers of kosher Middle Eastern cuisine! Olympic Pita, the Glatt Kosher Kebab House, long Brooklyn landmark, has opened a branch in Manhattan’s garment district by popular demand. All the classic favorites are here: giant lamb and turkey shawarma sandwiches rolled up with French fries and amba, kebabs, chops, steaks, chumus and their famous signature 10” fresh laffa flatbread, baked in a real Jerusalem oven handcrafted by Israeli artisans. Regular pita pales by comparison according to the New York Magazine’s glowing review of the restaurant. It is served fresh with babganoush, tahina or zhug & avocado salad or stored in a temperature-controlled box for use in wraps and/or sandwiches.

The lunch special gives you one main course, two side dishes (choice of Israeli rice, white rice, mashed potatoes or steamed vegetables), and soup or chicken roll (made with phylo dough & Israeli spices), a very healthy meal all for $16.95 which includes Israeli salads. A kids menu under $10 is also available. Luscious desserts include homemade Baklava (phylo dough, walnuts, cinnamon, honey & Israeli spices), Bavarian cream; Chocolate mousse and Vanilla cake. A full bar and lounge offer cocktails galore as Israeli beer, kosher wine, Blue Long Island Iced Tea and The Olympic Peach Breeze are currently in great demand.

Steamer’s Landing
www.steamerslanding.com
Located on the Hudson River Esplanade between Liberty & Albany Streets
212-432-1451

Stretching along the Hudson River Esplanade (where no cars are allowed) at Battery Park City, Steamer’s Landing provides one of Manhattan’s most pleasurable dining experiences, combining superb cuisine with panoramic views of the Hudson. Here you’ll see the Statue of Liberty and giant cruise ships offset in the evening by a glorious sunset in hues of pink and gold. This is the kind of place you’ll want to introduce to visitors from out-of-town, as well as to enjoy with your friends and family whenever you need a “break”.

In keeping with its nautical setting, the restaurant’s extensive menu emphasizes seafood favorites, though there are also plenty of classics American steaks, burgers, lamb chops and chicken dishes for meat lovers, as well as salads, pizzas and pastas for vegetarians. Prices are very affordable, with appetizers, soups and salads ranging from $8-$15; pizzas, pastas and sandwiches priced from $11.50-$19 and main courses averaging around $20-$30. Other favorites include Prince Edward Island Mussels, steamed with white wine, shallots and garlic; New England Style Sweet Corn and Clam chowder; Maryland lump crabmeat cakes served also as a sandwich; seafood stew and oysters, freshly harvested are flown in daily from Fisher’s Island.

Strada 57 Ristorante Italiano
www.Strada57.com
315 W. 57th Street, New York, NY 10019
212-757-1620 Fine northern and southern Italian cuisine

While Italian cuisine is universally popular, what makes an Italian restaurant really exceptional is the freshness and quality of its ingredients. That’s the secret at STRADA 57! Ignacio Pietra, who has been in the restaurant business for 15 years states, “Our ingredients are flown from Italy, they arrive daily, like the fresh buffalo mozzarella that we serve with sliced tomatoes and roasted peppers.” Strada 57 is known in particular for its wonderfully fresh, homemade pastas, including whole wheat and spinach pastas, made daily by Chef Coronel from scratch using the highest quality ingredients, including semolina flour from Italy.

Portions are always generous and Monday-Wednesday, Strada 57 serves up ALL YOU CAN EAT PASTA, plus a glass of wine and Italian espresso coffee for only $30 per person. There’s something for everyone: raviolis of many types, including cheese, spinach, lobster, porcini mushroom, butternut squash as well as fresh pappardella (wide pasta), gnocchi (potato pasta) and spinach fettuccini. All come with a choice of sauce: pomodero (fresh tomato), pesto, Alfredo, sage & butter, garlic & oil, meat, shrimp and pink vodka.

Fino Wall Street
1 Wall Street Court (between Pearl & Beaver Streets)
212-825-1924
Classic food & wine…Italian Style

A traditional classic Italian restaurant has been at Wall Street for 6 years. Owner, Peter Vuli, who’s a chef himself, has been in the restaurant business for 30 years, managing 20 restaurants learning the ropes from his mentor, John Lanza of the renowned Piccolo Mondo. Simple elegance is the key to FINO WALL Street’s success. Hidden away under the sidewalk, the romantic dining room is done in gold with modified lighting. Its atmosphere is enlivened by its many loyal customers, attracted by the superb food and wine, inviting ambiance and Peter’s warm personality. Country-style cooking is the hallmark of this restaurant. Appetizers include the popular golden grilled heart of artichoke with mozzarella, pan steamed in broth – his secret recipe - discovered in Rome back in the 1970s.

The entrée to die for is paperdella pasta, composed of wild mushrooms cooked in three different secret broths made with rabbit stock and fontina cheese, cooked to perfection. Leg of Kobe beef is also popular. Deserts customers keep coming back for the famous key lime pie and freshly made pecan pie served warm with vanilla ice cream. To end the meal, Peter offers 80 different kinds of coffee concoctions including ingredients from brandy to caramel. His specialty, which everybody seems to like, is coffee with cognac.

Columbian bean espresso mixed with 50% American coffee and liquors (gambucca, tuaca, orange, cognac), cinnamon and caramelized sugar is another favorite. Irish coffee is flamed with lemon, sugar and Irish whiskey, creating a bit of fireworks! Also, the restaurant has just opened a secret wine cellar room surrounded by thousands of bottles of priceless vintage wines. Fino Wall Street is the best Italian restaurant in the Financial District, with private parties being one of their many specialties!

Giardino D’oro
www.giardinodoro.com
35 Gold Street, New York, NY 10038
212-514-6400

GIARDINO D’ORO, a new restaurant in the heart of Manhattan’s financial district is proud to announce the Grand Opening of its first summer season with a host of specials, perfect for cool-weather dining. Nestled away on Gold Street, and easily accessible via the #2, 3, 4, 5, A and C trains (Fulton Street station stop), the restaurant features fine Italian cuisine and attentive service, dished up in an intimate setting. Its two floors (6,500 square feet) are elegantly appointed with chandelier lighting, Venetian plaster and hand-painted murals of Italian towns, villages and gardens.

Downstairs, round private dining areas enclosed with curtains can accommodate up to 20 people, per table (totaling up to 200 people). For a more intimate dinning experience, don’t miss our second floor. There’s also an area for outdoor dining and an elegant wine cellar comfortably fits 26. All tables are beautifully set with 14K gold-rimmed china by Vilerroy & Bach. For the June - August season, Benny and Nick are offering a number of specials comprised of ingredients shipped from Italy and France, including fresh porcini wild mushrooms and white truffles – for example, ravioli stuffed with mushrooms, white asparagus and tomatoes. Giardino D’Oro also has an extensive wine list, with 60,000 bottles on hand of Californian, Italian, French, Australian and Spanish wines from 1937 to 2005 vintages. Summer appetizer/wine tasting:

Fridays only, during the entire month of July, Giardino D’Oro is featuring three appetizer/wine combos @ $50 per person (reservations required). Try Pinot Grigio (from Banfi, Italy) paired with cold seafood salad; Pinot Noir (from Calif.) paired with eggplant rolatini, brushetta de Parma & Fontina cheese; and Chardonnay (from Calif.) paired with Mozzarella Milanese (breaded, fried cheese served with marinara sauce).

Valeno Grill
www.Valenogrill.com
530 Forest Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10310
718-390-2061
Great food and friendly welcome assured at Valeno Grill

Valeno Grill is located on the North Shore of Staten Island, on the main strip (where parades have been running for 27 years). Named using the initials of the owner’s children and grandchildren, Valeno Grill offers an inviting atmosphere, complete with a Pizza bar decorated in Italian mosaic tiles with an Italian pizza oven, and a beautiful courtyard that opens during the warmer weather. This authentic Italian restaurant is a popular eating spot for families and other neighborhood residents

There’s also weekend entertainment, from a band playing jazz and golden oldies to a quartet of singers and a “crooner” reminiscent of Frank Sinatra. Once you’ve been here a couple of times, just as in the TV sitcom “Cheers”, everybody knows your name! It’s open for lunch and dinner, Tuesday-Sunday and features Sunday afternoon Tailgate parties @ $10. Signature dishes include fresh Manicotti, Vogue clam pizza, Shrimp fradiaulo with linguini, Sole tempura with vegetables and fresh apple crumb cake with caramelized top made with sautéed granny smith apples, cookie crumbs served with ice cream.

Steven Dominick’s AMERICAN BISTRO –
www.americanbistro.org
3932 Amboy Road, Great Kills, New York
718-967-2000
Great food and friendly welcome assured at Valeno Grill

Steven Dominick is one of Staten Island’s most notable chefs and his American Bistro, opened in June 2007, is emerging as one of Staten Island’s hidden treasures. The menu is a celebration of simplicity and natural rich flavor, with Classic American dishes are Signature dishes range from almond-fried calamari, beef short ribs in a horseradish cream sauce and chicken potpie to the roasted pepper or onion-roasted butter to spread on your olive-studded Italian or cranberry nut bread. To enhance enjoyment of his fine American cuisine, Steve has created a friendly, cozy and intimate atmosphere for his bistro, using rich mahogany woods that make you feel like you’re stepping into a comfortable ski lodge. This is the perfect dining spot for couples, friends or meetings.

Taste Buds
1807 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10305
718-351-8693
127 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
201-656-0581

With several “food scares” capturing national headlines this year, consumers are becoming increasingly health conscious, seeking food, nutritional supplements and reliable beauty products known to be made from pure, all natural ingredients. That’s why Taste Buds is so popular. In business for over 23 years – (since 1984 in Hoboken and 1990 in Staten Island) – this one stop wholesome shop’s mission has been to provide healthy foods and products for the entire family, at prices everyone can afford.

Tastes Buds boasts an inventory and variety of products that are 100% free of chemical and synthetic additives found in most products today along with monthly sales that offer 20-30% off competitor’s prices! Ripe with organic produce, their protein infused fruit and veggie juices are irresistible to clients, young and old. Shop the organic pantry for the highest quality of foods and snacks, whether you want it dairy free, yeast free, gluten free or whole grain, they’ve got it! The very popular organic raw bar features all kinds of tasty and nutritious whole foods created by Chef Josephine Gardell on site. Stop in at our spacious stores (2,000 sq. ft. in Hoboken and 4,000 sq. ft. in Staten Island 4,000 sq. feet) and stock up the best selection and quality of healthy products you need for less!