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10 Bronx restaurants to take out from during COVID-19
BY ALEX MITCHELL
If you’re uptown and the
thought of cooking another
meal, let alone braving a trip to
the store for ingredients, is becoming
overbearing, fret not, because
there are plenty of restaurants
still delivering within the
boogie down Bronx.
Boasted for its exquisite and
diverse culinary offerings by
Bronx Borough President Ruben
Diaz, Jr., here are ten places in to
take out from in The Bronx:
THE WICKED WOLF
Let’s start off with a classic in
Throggs Neck.
This Irish/American sit
down pub’s savory offerings are
exactly what you’ll be looking for
on a weekday after work.
While its classic offerings of
wings and steak sandwiches are
great go-to choices, The Wicked
Wolf also has plenty more to provide
— such as the New Zealand
lamb chops and German specialty
plate of Bratwurst, bauernwurst,
kassler rippchen with
sauerkraut, red cabbage and potato
pancakes.
4029 E Tremont Ave (718) 829-
4400
ORRICO’S ITALIAN
RESTAURANT
This new kid on the block in
Pelham Bay has certainly proved
it can hang with the rest of them
since opening its doors this time
last year.
It was at that time when
owner Robert Orrico told the
Bronx Times Reporter about his
Italian egg roll appetizers, which
come in a few varieties such as,
buffalo chicken and Philly cheesesteak
along with more.
Another notable treat Oricco
brought in is a neighborhood favorite
— “old-school” hot lunch
heroes — as well as “dirty chips”
A Bronx Bully chicken sandwich from Bricks and Hops. (Alex Mitchell) A half chicken dish at Beatstro. (Marisol Diaz-Gordon.)
with meatballs, a blend of gorgonzola
cheese and cream sauce
into a wild, yet delectable savory
dish.
3019 Westchester Ave, (718)
892-8282
BRICKS AND HOPS
Super Bowl Champion and
former New York Jet turned
Barstool Sports host Willie Colon
opened up the South Bronx’s
only beer garden less than a year
ago.
However, more than just
booze is on offer down in Mott
Haven.
The Bronx Bully Chicken
Sandwich, a massive fried
chicken cutlet smothered with
red cabbage, pepper jack cheese,
pickled jalapenos and garlic aioli
on a brioche bun is sure to get
you through quarantine; mix it
with a side of chili-rubbed fries
and it will take more than one
Bronx Brewery Summer Ale to
wash it down.
Of course, there’s a plethora
more to eat and drink from
Bricks and Hops as well.
65 Bruckner Blvd, (718) 450-
3991
LOUIE AND ERNIE’S
It’s arguably one of the best
and certainly one of the most
iconic pizzerias in New York
City.
Many in the East Bronx feel
the obligation of stopping into
this basement on the intersection
of Crosby and Waterbury
Avenues for a classic sausage
slice or plenty of other outstanding
pies worked up by Cosmo
Tiso and staff.
Louie and Ernie’s is pickup
only, but oh so worth it.
1300 Crosby Avenue, (718)
829-6230
CITY ISLAND DINER
The City Island Diner remains
a stronghold for those on
The Bronx isle that don’t quite
have the pallet for seafood. Nowadays,
it’s an especially excellent
takeout option.
Worth returning to after
COVID-19 times as well, this cute
and quaint corner diner has all
the classic offerings like grilled
cheeses, burgers, and milkshakes
to make a day on City Island
even more rewarding.
304 City Island Ave. (718) 885-
0362
BEATSTRO
It would be a sin if the birthplace
of hip-hop didn’t have a
restaurant paying homage to exactly
that.
This South Bronx hip hop
speakeasy also pays homage
to an authentic Afro-Hispanic,
“Bronx” infused menu with offerings
of shrimp and grits to
half rotisserie chickens along
with plenty of more classic options
with cocktails and brunch
on the weekends to go.
135 Alexander Avenue. (718)
489-9397
PATRICIA’S OF
MORRIS PARK
If classic Italian is what you
seek, classic Italian is what
you’ll get.
This icon in Morris Park
goes beyond just pizza and
chicken parmesan with its Spaghetti
Frank Sinatra made with
shrimps, clams, black olives, capers
& fresh tomato along with
plenty more — such as the Tagliata
Di Manzo steak served with
wild mushrooms.
1082 Morris Park Ave. (718)
409-9069
TASTE SO GOOD
(MAKE YOU WANNA SMACK
YOUR MAMA)
It’s not every day that a champion
skateboarder opens up a Caribbean
takeout joint in his home
neighborhood. That, though is
the case of 2018 Thrasher Magazine
Skater of the Year, Tyshawn
Jones.
Growing up in the East Bronx,
he recently opened up Taste So
Good “to put some great food in
Soundview,” and that he did —
particularly the jerk chicken with
Caribbean rice and mac n’ cheese.
Yes, the name is derivative of
the “Friday” movies and no, Jones
has never slapped his mama,
Tamisha, who helps run the place.
1752 Lafayette Ave. (347) 271-
6506
HAVANA CAFE
A spicy taste of Cuba is surely
bound to melt away those quarantine
blues.
Havana Cafe provides just that
with its Chicharrón De Pollo, quesadillas,
empanadas and plenty
more offerings.
Meanwhile, the Vaquero 14
ounce rib-eye steak with creamy
yuca mofongo charred green
beans, rosemary chimichurri
sauce with certainly leave you
feeling full and satisfi ed.
Brunch and cocktails to go
are also take out options for the
time being from its multiple locations
in The Bronx.
1247 Castle Hill Ave. Bronx,
718-822-4800 and 3151 East Tremont
Ave, 718-518-1800
EMILIO’S OF
MORRIS PARK
A neighbor of Patricia’s in
Morris Park, this Italian restaurant
is particularly known
for both its build your own pizza
along with its specialty rolls and
calzones as well.
Emilio’s grilled paninis
make for a classically scrumptious
lunch while its stuffed
shells, ravioli, lasagna, and ziti
certainly do set a standard for a
lovely Italian dinner.
1051 Morris Park Ave. (718)
822-6758
Brothers John, left, and Cosimo Tiso are the owners of Louie and Ernie’s
Pizza, an old-school pizzeria in Pelham Bay. (Marcus Santos)
Jerk chicken with rice and mac
and cheese from Taste So Good.
(Alex Mitchell)
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