Suffolk County Favorites-Feed Back Please

My Dh and I are moving back to NY and will be living in Suffolk County (near the Northshore). We used to live in Nassau County and with the exception of Huntington, we are clueless about To Do and Where to Eat in Suffolk County. What are your Favorites?

1) Diner:

2) Italian Rest.:

3) Japanese Rest:

4) Mex. Rest.:

5) Chinese Rest.:

6) Steakhouse:

7) Indian Rest.:

8) Deli:


9) Beaches:

10) Parks:

11)Wineries:

12) Dog Rescues:

13) Favorite Grocer:

14) Fairs:

15) Any other "Must See" or "do" (esp. this summer):

TIA!
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16): Favorite Place for Furniture Shopping!

17) Favorite Butcher:

18) Fish Market:

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being a born and raised Suffolk gal, here is my suggestions:

(now keep in mind Suffolk is very large. Most of these are in the Smithtown area since that is where I spent the majority of my life)

1) Diner: Hi-Lite Diner (in Port Jeff)

2) Italian Rest.: Sun Dried Tomato (Nesconset)

3) Japanese Rest: Gashos (Hauppauge)

4) Mex. Rest.: Pancho Villas (Huntington Village)

5) Chinese Rest.: no real prefrence

6) Steakhouse: Boulder Creek (Smithtown), J.R. Steakhouse (Stony Brook)

7) Indian Rest.: don't care for it

8) Deli: any local deli


9) Beaches: Robert Moses

10) Parks: no prefrence

11)Wineries: All of them on the north shore

12) Dog Rescues: North Shore Animal League

13) Favorite Grocer: Super Stop & Shop. You won't find many little Grocers on LI, mostly supermarkets

14) Fairs: any

15) Any other "Must See" or "do" (esp. this summer):

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1) Diner: Delphi (West Islip)

2) Italian Rest.: Piccolo (Huntington) & Pasta Pasta (Pt. Jeff)

3) Japanese Rest: Kotobuki (Babylon)

4) Mex. Rest.: La Panchita (Smithtown)

5) Chinese Rest.:

6) Steakhouse: Tellers (Islip)

7) Indian Rest.: Ranjmahol (Hicksville)

8) Deli: Hibgie Heros (Bayshore)


9) Beaches: Smith Point and Robert Moses

10) Parks: Cathedral Pines and Belmont

11)Wineries: Pindar and Pugliese

12) Dog Rescues: Weimeraner

13) Favorite Grocer: Stop and Shop or Fairway

14) Fairs: Nassau County

15) Any other "Must See" or "do" (esp. this summer): Montauk, Pt. Jeff!

TIA!
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I haven't lived there in awhile, but I grew up in Smithtown.

1) Diner: Across the street from the Stonybrook movie theater.

2) Italian Rest.: - Patio Pizza on Lake Ave. in St. James (there is a yummy restaurant in the back. I think it is called Calageries)

3) Japanese Rest: - Kotubuki

4) Mex. Rest.: Ummm....

5) Chinese Rest.: My mom keeps swtiching places...

6) Steakhouse: - Paces

7) Indian Rest.: Not a fan...

8) Deli: On Nesconset Highway just East of Old Nicholls


9) Beaches: - Robert Moses, West Meadow, Short Beach in Smithtown

10) Parks: - The Arboreteum in Old Field

11)Wineries: - All of them!

12) Dog Rescues: NSAL

13) Favorite Grocer: Trader Joes

14) Fairs: Any

15) Any other "Must See" or "do" (esp. this summer): Pt. Jeff


HTH!!

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Keep em coming!!!
Thanks!

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16): Favorite Place for Furniture place:

17) Favorite Butcher:

18) Fish Market:

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1) Diner: Terrace Diner ( West Babylon)

2) Italian Rest.: La Casa -(Northport)

3) Japanese Rest: ??

4) Mex. Rest.: Don Ricardo's -(Babylon)

5) Chinese Rest.: Tang's ( Lindenhurst)

6) Steakhouse: Teller's ( Islip)

7) Indian Rest.: ??

8) Deli:


9) Beaches: Any..Smith''s Point, Short Beach ( Smithtown) Robert Moses, Jones Beach are all fav's

10) Parks: Belmont Lake ( Babylon) , WildWood (Wading River)

11)Wineries:Osprey's Dominion , Pindar ( Im coming along when you go BTW)

12) Dog Rescues: Town Shelters, North Shore Animal league ( in Nassau , sorry )

13) Favorite Grocer: ShopRite, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's

14) Fairs: Riverhead Polish , Strawberry Festival, Suffolk County Fair at Bald Hill , Nassau County Fair at The Colisuem

15) Any other "Must See" or "do" (esp. this summer): Port Jeff, Montauk, Hamptons, Nautical Mile ( nassau though)

16)Furniture- We like Furn a Kit for good cheap stuff, Raymoor and Flanagans is good too

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I can't wait for you to move in!!!!

1) Diner: Hi-Lite - Port Jeff Station

2) Italian Rest.: Carrabba's - Smithtown

3) Japanese Rest: - Gasho, Hauppauge

4) Mex. Rest.: - Just tried it! Cinco de Mayo in Port Jeff Station

5) Chinese Rest.: Too many to choose from

6) Steakhouse: Outback (E. Setauket) or J&R (Smithtown)

7) Indian Rest.: Only been to one in Hicksville but I heard House of India on Middle Country in Lake Grove is good

8) Deli: Any local one will do.


9) Beaches: Cedar Beach - Mt. Sinai

10) Parks: Belmont Lake State Park in Babylon

11)Wineries: Any -- there are so many, but I really like Pindar and Duck Walk

12) Dog Rescues: Save a pet in Port Jeff or Little Shelter in Huntington

13) Favorite Grocer: Waldbaum's on 347 in E. Setauket

14) Fairs: hmm...not sure...there's one at Smithaven Mall this weekend! I used to love the one at Nassau Colliseum!

15) Any other "Must See" or "do" (esp. this summer): Go to Splish Splash in Riverhead...take a ride to Montauk for a day or weekend and if you like fishing, head out to a charter boat. Oh, and have lunch with LaurenExp!



ETA: Favorite Place for Furniture Shopping! -- That I can't afford? Ethan Allen on 347, that I can? Levitz...

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Haven't live on LI for many years now, but I grew up in Smithtown

1) Diner: -Millenium in Smithtown

2) Italian Rest.: So many....
La Famiglia in Smithtown is good
San Marco in Hauppauge- love it there!

3) Japanese Rest:
Kotobuki in Hauppague and Sushi Park in Commack

4) Mex. Rest.: Salsa Salsa in Smithtown-there is one in Port Jeff too

5) Chinese Rest.: no preference-whatever was close by
Lotus East in St. James is good

6) Steakhouse: Paces in Hauppauge

7) Indian Rest.: never ate on LI

8) Deli: A &S in Smithtown


9) Beaches: Robert Moses

10) Parks:

11)Wineries: all the ones out east

12) Dog Rescues: NSAL

13) Favorite Grocer: Uncle Guiseppis (sp?) in Smithtown where the Walbaums used to be

14) Fairs: Smithtown Day

15) Any other "Must See" or "do" (esp. this summer): Port Jeff, go on a party boat from Jones Beach, Wineries, Hamptons-love the beaches there too-I THINK it is called HeatherHIlls-the one we went to-

17) Favorite Butcher: uncle guiseppis

18) Fish Market:
Uncle Guiseppis

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North shore girl here

1) Diner: Candlelight (commack) or Millenium (Smithtown)

2) Italian Rest.: Emilio's (casual) - Commack

3) Japanese Rest: Shiki - Smithtown

4) MExican - Don Ricardo's - Babylon

5) Chinese Rest.: Not my fave - but
good food: Long River KP

6) Steakhouse: Pace's - Smithtown



8) Deli: Andersen's Kings Park


9) Beaches: Short Beach - Nissaqouge

10) Parks:

11)Wineries: All of the North Fork

12) Dog Rescues:

13) Favorite Grocer: Key Food, Stop & Shop

14) Fairs:

15) Any other "Must See" or "do" (esp. this summer):


17) Favorite Butcher: Main Street Meats - KP

18) Fish Market: Codfish Tom's KP

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1) Diner: Candlelight Diner on Jericho in Commack

2) Italian Rest.:

3) Japanese Rest: Kurafone on Commack Rd. in Commack or Nissan on Larkfield Rd. in E. Northport

4) Mex. Rest.: Green Cactus on Jericho in South Huntington (Not a sit down dinner place, more of fast, good take out.)

5) Chinese Rest.: Foo Luck on Commack Road in Commack

6) Steakhouse: Able Conklins in Huntington Village

7) Indian Rest.:

8) Deli:

9) Beaches: West Neck in Cold Spring Harbor, Huntington Beach in Centerport or Cnterport Beach in Centerport.

10) Parks: I go to Nassau (Planting Fields)

11)Wineries: Duck Walk is great but on the South Shore not North. Pindar iis my fav on the North. Also Ackerly Farms (My friend owns it )

12) Dog Rescues: The Little Shelter in Northport

13) Favorite Grocer: Pathmark in Commack for staples (so cheap), Uncle Giuseppes in Smithtown for specialties, Stop & shop in Commack for produce.

14) Fairs: Greenlawn Firemans Fair in September, Oyster Fest (Nassau in Oyster Bay, St. Pattys day parade in Huntington & Montauk)

15) Any other "Must See" or "do" (esp. this summer): Trip to Bayville to see "new" attractions???

16): Favorite Place for Furniture Shopping. Pottery Barn, Pier One

17) Favorite Butcher:

18) Fish Market: Jeff's Seafood In Huntington

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1) Diner: Seacrest in Sayville

2) Italian Rest.: Mamma Lombardis in Holbrook

3) Japanese Rest: Gasho of Japan in Hauppauge

4) Mex. Rest.: Can't remember the name - it's in Babylon Village on Main St - AMAZING!

5) Chinese Rest.: Hoi Ming in W Sayville

6) Steakhouse: 21 Main in Sayville

7) Indian Rest.: don't care for Indian food

8) Deli: don't go to delis


9) Beaches: Robert Moses

10) Parks: Bayard Cutting arboretum is Oakdale

11)Wineries: never been to any here

12) Dog Rescues: don't know

13) Favorite Grocer: Stop & Shop

14) Fairs: I don't have a favorite - I just go to the ones I feel like

15) Any other "Must See" or "do" (esp. this summer): Pt Jeff, the north fork, montauk, sayville

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Grew up and now live in Western Suffolk

1) Diner: Sweet Hollow-Melville Rte 110

2) Italian Rest.:

3) Japanese Rest: Nisen-Commack

4) Mex. Rest.: Meson Ole-Commack

5) Chinese Rest.: Takeout: Foo Luck-Commack

6) Steakhouse: Teller-Islip

7) Indian Rest.: not my type of food.

8) Deli: ???

9) Beaches: Robert Moses

10) Parks: Dog park in Huntington village

11)Wineries:

12) Dog Rescues: Little Shelter-Northport

13) Favorite Grocer: Trader Joes-Commack

14) Fairs:

15) Any other "Must See" or "do" (esp. this summer):

16): Favorite Place for Furniture place: A million places along Route 110-Farmingdale

17) Favorite Butcher: Cierellas- Babylon

18) Fish Market: Dix Hills Fish

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1) Diner:

2) Italian Rest.:san marco - hauppauge

3) Japanese Rest:gasho - hauppauge ( across the street from san marco)

4) Mex. Rest.: viva juan selden

5) Chinese Rest.:lotus east mt sinai

6) Steakhouse:j & r rocky point
6a) _ add on _
*** best restaurant worth the drive - indian cove in hampton bays. ***

7) Indian Rest.:dont like indian food.

8) Deli:any they are all fine.

9) Beaches:smith point.

10) Parks:depends on what you are looking for avalon pines in coram is beautiful - has great fields & things for kids. personally i like montauk downs but that is a ride.

11)Wineries: pindar

12) Dog Rescues:save a pet - port jeff station

13) Favorite Grocer:bet yet coram

14) Fairs:hmmm.... dont know.

15) Any other "Must See" or "do" (esp. this summer):

TIA!
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16): Favorite Place for Furniture Shopping! thomasville coram.

17) Favorite Butcher: cow palace middle island or best yet in coram.

18) Fish Market:italian fisherman coram ( same center as best yet)

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1) Diner: Peter Pan
2) Italian Rest.: Joe's Pizza and Pasta
3) Japanese Rest: Gasho
4) Mex. Rest.: Meson Ole
5) Chinese Rest.:
6) Steakhouse:Pier 44
7) Indian Rest.:
8) Deli:
9) Beaches:Robert Moses
10) Parks:
11)Wineries: Martha Clara
12) Dog Rescues:
13) Favorite Grocer:
14) Fairs: I like Craft Fairs
15) Any other "Must See" or "do" (esp. this summer):

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1) Diner: Candlelight Diner - Commack

2) Italian Rest.: Sal D's - Huntington (inexpensive too)

3) Japanese Rest: Tomo - Huntington

4) Mex. Rest.: La Panchita - Smithtown

5) Chinese Rest.: Albert's Mandrian Grill - Huntington

6) Steakhouse: Clubhouse - Huntington

7) Indian Rest.:

8) Deli: Cow Harbor Deli - Npt


9) Beaches: All of them

10) Parks: Depends what you are looking for

11)Wineries: Pelligrini, Ospray -

12) Dog Rescues: Any municipal shelter since they are kill shelters.

13) Favorite Grocer: Fairway - Hicksville but a Super Stop & Shop

14) Fairs:

15) Any other "Must See" or "do" (esp. this summer): Montauk, Montuak and the Northfork

TIA!
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16): Favorite Place for Furniture Shopping! -110 corridor in Farmingdale

17) Favorite Butcher: Forrest for German cuts and Mr. Saugsage for others - they are all over

18) Fish Market:

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I've lived in Smithtown all my life, so I will give you my favorites.

1) Diner: Millenium in Smithtown

2) Italian Rest.: Ciao Baby Commack

3) Japanese Rest: Tomo Smithtown

4) Mex. Rest.: Toss up between Viva Juan in Centerport, or La Panchita in Smithtown.

5) Chinese Rest.: I don't like chinese, so I am no help.

6) Steakhouse: I don't eat Steak, but my DH does. Good Restaurants, with good steaks. Bliss (Setauket), and Oscars (St. James).

7) Indian Rest.: Don't eat Indian

8) Deli: Johnnie Sub Side, Smithtown.

9) Just to add, favorite Greek: Mykonos Smithtown, Akropolis Nesconset.

9) Beaches: Local beaches: Long Beach or Short Beach Smithtown.
Great Board walk: Suken Meadow State Park, Kings Park.
Ocean Beach: Smiths Point.

10) Parks:Not sure

11)Wineries: Not sure

12) Dog Rescues:

13) Favorite Grocer: Stop and Shop and Uncle Giuseppes.

14) Fairs:Any fair!

15) Any other "Must See" or "do" (esp. this summer): Cute villages to walk around in (Stony Brook, Northport, Huntington, Port Jeff).
TIA!
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16): Favorite Place for Furniture Shopping!

17) Favorite Butcher:no clue!

18) Fish Market:No clue!

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1) Diner: Paradise in Hauppauge, Candlelight in Commack

2) Italian Rest.: Nocello's (Northport)

3) Japanese Rest:None

4) Mex. Rest.: Three Amigos (E.Northport), Viva Juans (Centerport),
Green Cactus (Huntington)

5) Chinese Rest.:
Precious (East Northport)
Buffets: Ying Yangs (Lake Grove)
EAST: Huntington

6) Steakhouse: J&Rs

7) Indian Rest.:None

8) Deli: Northport Deli (Cow Harbor)


9) Beaches: All

10) Parks: All

11)Wineries: Pindar

12) Dog Rescues:

13) Favorite Grocer: Stop & Shop

14) Fairs: Maritime Festival in Greenport...September

15) Any other "Must See" or "do" (esp. this summer):

TIA!
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17) Favorite Butcher:

18) Fish Market:

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1) Diner: Metropolis-Medford

2) Italian Rest.: Mangia Mangia-Patchogue

3) Japanese Rest:

4) Mex. Rest.: Don Juans-Selden

5) Chinese Rest.: Tofu-Farmingville

6) Steakhouse: Tellers-Islip

7) Indian Rest.:

8) Deli: Bens-Lake Grove


9) Beaches: Pomoquogue Hampton Bays

10) Parks:

11)Wineries: Pindar

12) Dog Rescues:

13) Favorite Grocer: Pathmark, or Trader Joes (Lake Grove)

14) Fairs:

15) Any other "Must See" or "do" (esp. this summer):

TIA!
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17) Favorite Butcher:

18) Fish Market:

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1) Diner: Milenium in Smithtown or Paradise in Hauppauge

2) Italian Rest.: Carnivale in Port Jeff Station

3) Japanese Rest: don't really like it

4) Mex. Rest.: Salsa Salsa for quick (Smithtown & Port Jeff) or (I forgot the name of the place) in Miller Place

5) Chinese Rest.: Jade Garden in Hauppauge

6) Steakhouse: J&Rs

7) Indian Rest.: don't like it

8) Deli: Ben's in Lake Grove


9) Beaches: Robert Moses or

10) Parks:

11)Wineries: Pindar & Martha Clara & Roanoke

12) Dog Rescues:

13) Favorite Grocer: Stop & Shop and Uncle Giuseppis

14) Fairs: Strawberry Festival in Mattituck

15) Any other "Must See" or "do" (esp. this summer): drive around, beaches, fairs, anything by the water, Riverhead outlets, Greenport, Lobster Roll (restaurant)

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16): Favorite Place for Furniture Shopping! : Raymour & Flanigan

17) Favorite Butcher: Cow Palace in Middle Island

18) Fish Market:

The Good Steer has great burgers!!!


** I love how people recommended a lot of restaurants in the Smithtown area. I will have to try some of them now.

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I will do my best . . .

1) Diner: The best diners in my surrounding area of Suffolk is Seaport, Rocky Point and Coram

2) Italian Rest.: Mama Lombardi's, O Sole Mio, Sundried Tomato Cafe, La Casa

3) Japanese Rest: I don't eat Japanese, so can't help.

4) Mex. Rest.: Viva Juan (sit-down) Salsa Salsa in Smithtown (take-out/quick dining)

5) Chinese Rest.: Tangerine, Lotus East

6) Steakhouse: Pricier: Pace's (Hauppauge and Port Jeff- I prefer Port Jeff), Teller's- Islip Lower cost: J&R's

7) Indian Rest.: I have heard Curry Club, but have never had Indian.

8) Deli: Wunderbar (Port Jefferson Station- Hallock Road) and Sea Port Deli (Setauket)


9) Beaches: Smiths Point, Robert Moses, West Meadow

10) Parks: ????

11)Wineries: Oh my- toughy . . . Pindar, Martha Clara, Osprey . . . So many are great!

12) Dog Rescues: ????

13) Favorite Grocer: Stop and Shop in Setauket by Target, Uncle Giusseppe's, Trader Joe's

14) Fairs:

15) Any other "Must See" or "do" (esp. this summer):

TIA!
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16): Favorite Place for Furniture Shopping!

17) Favorite Butcher:

18) Fish Market:


Other Great Places to eat: Good Steer (Centereach), Jackson's (Commack), Gilshar and Zorba (Greek) (Both Port Jeff Station), Sweetwaters (Hauppauge), Famous Dave's, Pasta Pasta, Maureen's Kitchen . .. . .

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