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NEW SPOTS
RESTAURANT SCENE ADDITIONS
BY NICK FODERA
SMOK-HAUS
Garden City’s new barbeque sensation
brings all manner of smoked
meats to the table.
All of the usual suspects you’d
expect in a barbeque joint are
present and accounted for, from
smoked chicken ($10), pulled pork
($11), brisket ($14) and baby back ribs
($20-$32), to some internationally-inspired
surprises, like Porchetta ($13)
and beef and lamb gyro ($16). All can
be served a la carte or part of group
meals.
Be sure to order the wings ($6-
$12) dressed in your choice of four
different sauces. Add to that a litany
of sides, from fries and mac-andcheese
to falafel and guacamole, and
you’ve got an outside-the-box choice
for some down-home favorites.
7 12th St., Garden City. smok-haus.com.
516-833-6633.
TAGLIO PIZZA
Nassau County’s newest pizza spot
is no run-of-the-mill slice joint.
These purveyors of pies specialize
in authentic Roman-style Pizza al Taglio,
a regional cross between Sicilian
and Grandma-style pizza, served in
huge rectangular pans and sold by
the slice. Their specially-formulated
dough is fermented for up to 36
hours before being topped with all
manner of meats, cheeses, sauces and
vegetables.
Be sure to check out the White pizza
($3.50 slice, $19 pie) here slathered with
fresh ricotta, mozzarella and parsley.
For the adventurous, there is the Sausage
and Broccoli Rabe ($4.50, $25),
studded with fresh hunks of Italian
sausage and garlicky broccoli rabe.
Taglio Pizza also specializes in all
manner of panini, served between
fresh baked bread.
85 Mineola Blvd., Mineola.
tagliopizzany.com. 516-741-0379
HAMPTON GYRO AND
GRILL
This new fast-casual joint gives a
little Greek-American flair to Suffolk
County, offering homemade hummus
and tzatziki spreads ($5.50-$6) served
up with warm pita chips.
Other Greek specialties include
chicken or pork souvlaki ($8.50), Gyros
with lamb, beef, chicken or pork
($8.50) and specialty moussaka, an
amalgam of potatoes, ground beef,
marinated eggplant and creamy
bechamel sauce, layered and baked
like a casserole.
Save room for dessert, which features
the walnut-stuffed, honey-sweetened
Greek Pastry Baklava ($5) and a
selection of hand-spun milkshakes,
from the standard vanilla, chocolate
and strawberry to the more decadent
cookies and cream or brownie.
252-1 West Montauk Hwy.,
Hampton Bays. hamptongyro.com.
631-856-4101.
MAIN DISH
Indulge in the Buffalo Chicken
Gyro with French Fries ($11.50) at
Hampton Gyro and Grill. This curious
concoction features chicken
gyro topped with imported feta
cheese and hot sauce. Photo Credit:
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