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! BESTOFLONG1ISL7AND.COM 76 BETHPAGE BEST OF L.I. 2017 WINNERS GUIDE /// BESTOFLONGISLAND.com 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! Don’t Forget TO NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITE BUSINESSES Nominate Now Thru August 31
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