FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 • BUZZ • The quens Courier 75 dining out SCHMEAR TACTICS By Bradley Hawks Don’t get it twisted. Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company isn’t even from Brooklyn. Instead, the moniker of this Astoria-born bagel company is a shout-out to the old-fashioned style of hand-rolling and water-boiling dough to give each bagel that extra special snap. It’s a difference you can taste, and it’s just a tiny part of what makes these bagels some of the very best in the city. Bagels are available in several shapes, sizes and flavors, ranging from a big hand-rolled ketel-boiled bagel for $1.20 to a mini for $1.05. Or order a bialy or Kaiser for $1.20, or even a spelt bagel loaded with a schmear or one of Brooklyn Bagel’s flavored butters. But it’s not just about the bread. New cream cheeses are developed weekly, and they’re anything but orthodox. Wasabi lox, bacon scallion, curried apple spread, peanut butter chocolate chip — an ever-changing line-up of spreads is constantly intriguing and tempting customers’ taste buds. “You can’t hold back on innovation,” says Peter Voyiatzis, co-founder of Brooklyn Bagel. The restaurant — the brainchild of college friends Voyiatzis and John Rocchio — first opened its doors in 2002. Originally Steinway-based civil engineers, Voyiatzis and Rocchio decided to trade in their hard hats for baker’s caps after 9/11, when public bids for construction quickly dried up — though they built each of the four bagel stores themselves, of course. Today, the two Astorians rotate between the shops, scouting out new opportunities and coming up with the company’s constantly expanding list of new flavors. In addition, the store notably only uses unbleached and unbromated flours, avoiding popular industry processes that whiten and strengthen BROOKLYN BAGEL & COFFEE COMPANY 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 36-14 30th Ave, Astoria 35-05 Broadway, Astoria 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. 35-09 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria www.bkbagel.com flour with potential carcinogens. But the menu at Brooklyn Bagel only starts with the bagels. It continues with a broad range of coffees, teas and seasonal ciders. But the selection truly gets rich with the soups, yogurts, sandwiches and grilled goods. Cold cuts, cutlets and fresh salads are ready to crown the bagel of your choice. And if folded ribbons of lox is a little too much smoked fish for your preferences, they offer several cream cheeses with bits of smoked fish or bacon blended directly into the spread. But don’t forget the capers, juicy sliced tomato and bright onions. The pesto chicken pasta salad is light, refreshing and full of tangy red peppers. Tortillas come stuffed with Moroccan chicken, chicken caesars, and tender sliced Boar’s Head roast beef slathered with Greek tzatziki. One of the best wraps is their teriyaki chicken laced with sweet pineapple and an orange mandarin ginger dressing. The commitment to quality is almost tangible. The final product? An inspiring model for what great local business should aspire to be. Two neighborhood boys who refused to fall victim to the economy, defying tumultuous odds to create one of the most delicious and customer-focused businesses in Astoria — with a team that believes in their vision just as much as they do. View Over 200 Reviews at queenscourier.com Georgia D D I N I N E E R R & & R R E E S S T T A A U U R R A A N N T T ACT ACT V V Complete Complete Dinner Dinner Served 4 4 to to 10 10 PM PM Monday Monday thru thru Friday Friday Except Except Holidays Holidays Cup of Soup, Salad, Entree, Potato & Vegetable or Spaghetti, Dessert and Coffee, Tea or Soda Cup of Soup, Salad, Entree, Potato & Vegetable or Spaghetti, Dessert and Coffee, Tea or Soda $1995 $2395 ACT 1 Choice of Soup ACT 1 Choice of Soup SOUP DU JOUR - MANHATTAN CLAM CHOWDER or CHICKEN CONSOMME with Fine Noodles, Matzoh Ball or Rice SOUP DU JOUR - MANHATTAN CLAM CHOWDER or ACT IIII CHICKEN CONSOMME with Fine Noodles, Matzoh Ball or Rice DINNER SALAD with Choice of Dressing ACT II ACT IIIIII Choice of Entree DINNER SALAD with Choice of Dressing BROILED FILET OF SNAPPER ALMONDINE STUFFED FILET OF ACT III LEMON SOLE FLORENTINE with Choice Spinach of and Entree Feta Cheese BROILED HALIBUT STEAK BROILED FILET OF SNAPPER ALMONDINE STUFFED FILET OF in Lemon Butter Sauce LEMON BROILED SOLE BOSTON FLORENTINE SCROD with in Spinach Lemon and Butter Feta Sauce Cheese BROILED BROILED FRESH HALIBUT BROOK STEAK TROUT in Lemon Butter Sauce in Lemon Butter Sauce CALAMARI FRA DIAVOLO BROILED BOSTON SCROD Calamari and Mussels Served over Linguine in Lemon Butter Sauce CHICKEN PARMIGIANA with Spaghetti BROILED FRESH BROOK TROUT TWO BROILED PORK CHOPS in Lemon Butter Sauce with Applesauce CALAMARI FRA DIAVOLO ROAST YOUNG TOM TURKEY Calamari and Mussels Served over Linguine with Dressing CHICKEN PARMIGIANA ROUMANIAN SLICED STEAK Mushroom Sauce with Spaghetti SMOKED VIRGINIA HAM STEAK TWO BROILED PORK CHOPS BAKED CHICKEN in Light with Mushroom Applesauce Sauce CHICKEN BROCHETTE ROAST YOUNG TOM TURKEY with Onions,with Pepper Dressing and Tomatoes GRILLED CHICKEN SORRENTINO ROUMANIAN SLICED STEAK with Eggplant and Mozzarella Mushroom Sauce BROILED BEEF LIVER with Fried Onions ROAST HALF CHICKEN with Dressing SMOKED VIRGINIA HAM STEAK PENNE CON BROCCOLI E GRILLED CHICKEN BAKED CHICKEN in Mixed Light with Mushroom Garlic and Sauce Oil MOUSSAKA CHICKEN BROCHETTE Eggplant and Chopped Meat, Topped with Bechamel Sauce with ROAST Onions,SIRLOIN Pepper OF and BEEF Tomatoes Au Jus GRILLED CHICKEN SORRENTINO BAKED LASAGNA, WIDE PASTA LAYERED with Ricotta and Mozzarella in a Delicious Meat Sauce with Eggplant and Mozzarella ACT IIV BROILED BEEF LIVER with Fried Onions ROAST HALF CHICKEN with Dressing CHOICE OF DESSERT: Assorted Danish, Apple Turnover, Assorted Pound Cake, Chocolate Pudding, Bread Pudding, Rice Pudding, Jello or Ice Cream PENNE CON BROCCOLI E GRILLED CHICKEN FIINALE Mixed with Garlic and Oil CHOICE OF BEVERAGE: Coffee, Tea, Fresh Brewed Decaf or Soda MOUSSAKA • No Substitutions Eggplant and Chopped Meat, Topped with Bechamel Sauce OUR NEW AND EXCITING MENU AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, OFFERS COCKTAILS, STEAKS, CHOPS, SEAFOOD, PASTA, POULTRY ROAST SIRLOIN OF BEEF Au Jus BAKED All Baking LASAGNA,done on Premises WIDE • Private PASTA Parties LAYERED Available with Ricotta and Mozzarella in a Delicious Meat Sauce 86-55 Queens Blvd. • Elmhurst • 718.651.9000 ACT IV (one block west of Queens Center Mall) CHOICE OF DESSERT: Assorted Danish, Apple Turnover, Assorted Pound Cake, Chocolate Pudding,LARGE Bread FREE Pudding,PARKING Rice Pudding,LOT Jello or Ice Cream FINALE CHOICE OF BEVERAGE: Coffee, Tea, Fresh Brewed Decaf or Soda • No Substitutions OUR NEW AND EXCITING MENU AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, OFFERS COCKTAILS, STEAKS, CHOPS, SEAFOOD, PASTA, POULTRY All Baking done on Premises • Private Parties Available 86-55 Queens Boulevard • Elmhurst • 718-651-9000 (one block west of Queens Center Mall) Large Free Parking Lot
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