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Antipasto salad at Piccolo in Carle Place Photo Credit: Joan Reminick
What’s behind the curtain at the back of the new Piccolo Ristorante in Carle Place? Some kind of bookie joint?
Well yes, but only in the most legal sense. The new restaurant, an offshoot of the Bellmore original, is connected to a New York State OTB parlor, where it's got exclusive food service rights and offers waitress service. That means that you can place an order for penne and play the ponies, too. The good thing is that when you're in the restaurant, you're totally unaware of what goes on in the back (there's no smoking in the building and the bettors seem pretty quiet).
Me, I’m betting that I'd be hard pressed to find nicer servers than the crew here. Or a better antipasto salad than the one the hostess brought our party of four. It was big, colorful, made with salami, peppers, provolone and cheese, and – best of all – is gratis with entrees and pastas. Wish I could say I was as wild about the calamari Corleone, squid that's breaded and fried and then sauteed with a teriyaki wasabi sauce, apples and pecans. It's wildly popular, but in my book, an offer I could easily refuse. Lasagna was homey and satisfying, house-made apple crisp right on the money.
Piccolo Ristorante is at 180 Glen Cove Rd., Carle Place, 516-pic-race (742-7223), piccoloristorante.com
Newsday photo of antipasto salad/Joan Reminick
| POCO LOCO, The Best In Mexican Cuisine, Opens At The CARLE PLACE Branch | ||
| Date: 05/04/2013 Time: 11:30 AM - 11:00 PM | Description: Nassau OTB is happy to announce the opening of a new restaurant - Poco Loco - at the Carle Place OTB branch located at 180 Glen Cove Road in the front corner of the Voice Road Plaza. Opening day of the Mexican eatery is scheduled for May 4, just in time for Cinco de Mayo! Poco Loco is the sister location of the popular Poco Loco Mexican Restaurant in Roslyn, where every day is Cinco de Mayo. Poco Loco is known for many years of excellence as a casual Mexican restaurant offering traditional Mexican fare at reasonable prices. Look for some new smokehouse items on the menu at the Carle Place location! Poco Loco's hours of operation in Carle Place will be Mon.-Thurs. 11:30am to 10pm, Friday-Saturday from 11:30am to 11pm, and on Sundays from 11:30am to 9pm. | |
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