Best Soul Food
and Southern
Restaurant
R.S. Jones
153 Merrick Ave., Merrick. 516-378-7177.
rsjones.com
The taste buds have spoken, making R.S.
Jones the Best Soul Food and Southern Style
Restaurant on Long Island. Fresh ingredients,
a warm, inviting atmosphere with an amazingly
positive vibe, and a friendly, knowledgeable staff
set the mood for some absolutely unbelievable
dishes! Take your pick: gumbo, fried pickles,
alligator wontons, shrimp and grits, and so much
more! Just a mere sampling of their biscuits and
gravy is sure to guarantee a return visit to this
special, special restaurant! Wow!
Best Steakhouse
Blackstone Steakhouse
10 Pinelawn Rd., Melville. 631-271-7780.
blackstonesteakhouse.com
No matter how you slice it, Blackstone
Steakhouse is a cut above the competition. This
high-end destination for business lunches and
social dinners lies in the heart of the Rt. 110
corridor. With its stylish venue and first-rate
service, this premier steakhouse is a carnivore’s
dream come true. From the house burger to
its porterhouse steak for two and its Kobe beef
special, the chefs are at the top of their game.
Besides top-cut steak, their Kurobuta pork chop
with apple-celery root puree, lobster bisque,
and braised short ribs with parsnip puree are
absolutely phenomenal! This Melville chophouse
also offers first-rate sushi, a great raw seafood
bar, imaginative poultry and fish dishes, as
well as an impressive wine list to suit the most
discriminating palate. Its menu is unique,
its atmosphere exceptional, and its cuisine
profoundly satisfying. No wonder why Long
Islanders voted Blackstone Steakhouse the best!
Best Tex-Mex
Restaurant
Buba’s Burito Bar
513 Main St., Islip. 631-650-6333.
bubbasburritobar.com
Bubba’s Burrito Bar is an innovative fresh food
restaurant with a Mexican-style cuisine and a
West Coast fling that takes Tex-Mex to a new
level of culinary satisfaction without forgetting
its down-home roots. All the ingredients are
prepared daily and cooked to order. The fish
tacos draw wild raves, and the “Land & Sea
Burrito” (steak and shrimp) are out of this world.
It’s not just the hot sauce bar (you know a little
does go a long way); there’s so much more to
Bubba’s. Customers delight in the portions and
the prices. Its dècor brings a southern California
feel to the South Shore of Long Island. It
showcases local artists, highlights the surf scene,
and goes green with its paper products. Along
with a tasty menu comes a great array of beer on
tap and in bottles. But it’s Bubba’s homemade
Sangria that sets it apart from the rest. There’s a
reason people line up to eat here!
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Best Thai
Restaurant
Lemonleaf Grill
536 S. Broadway, Hicksville. 516-939-2288.
lemonleafgrill.com
Customers are greeted with a warm welcome
and a great menu full of tantalizing Thai dishes
at Lemonleaf Grill in Hicksville. This inviting
restaurant offers up a wealth of specialties
to satisfy the most discerning palates. From
traditional Pad Thai to Thai Sesame Chicken
and more spicy specials, their authentic flavors
awaken the senses and leave patrons wanting
more!
Best Upscale
Restaurant
Blackstone Steakhouse
10 Pinelawn Rd., Melville. 631-271-7780.
blackstonesteakhouse.com
You know what they say: When it comes to fine
dining, presentation is everything. Blackstone
Steakhouse takes this to heart, in spades. Its
interior is as beautiful as those luscious cuts of
high-quality meat! With candlelight tables, lush,
vibrant decor replete with dark, elegant woods,
diners are not just served an extraordinary meal,
every single time, but a truly exceptional dining
experience in the Best Upscale Restaurant on
Long Island!
Best Vegetarian
Restaurant
Tula Kitchen
41 E. Main St., Bay Shore. 631-539-7183.
tulakitchen.com
The talented Jackie Sharlup, Tula Kitchen’s chef
and owner, shows us that meat doesn’t have to be
on the menu in order to serve up truly inventive
and satisfying fare. She has created a destination
restaurant with an extraordinary vegetarian
cuisine that draws loyal diners from Montauk to
Manhattan looking for sophisticated vegetarian
fare and casual elegance. Live music is also
regularly on the evening menu. As their motto
says: “Live to eat—eat to live!” We couldn’t agree
more, and neither could Long Islanders, who
consistently rank Tula Kitchen the very best!
Best Wait Service
R.S. Jones
153 Merrick Ave., Merrick. 516-378-7177.
rsjones.com
Everybody knows that a restaurant could have
the best cooks slaving over a hot stove in the
kitchen, but if the food doesn’t make it to your
table on time and just how you like it, well, the
meal is a bust. Having top-quality waitstaff adds
even more praise to the long list of accolades R.S.
Jones has accumulated. Friendly, knowledgeable
service makes the atmosphere complete and the
experience something you want to repeat, as
often as you can!
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