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BEST RICE PUDDING
IAVARONE BROS.
Multiple Locations
877-IBFOODS
ibfoods.com
Iavarone Bros. has been chosen in having Long
Island’s best Rice Pudding for 2018. Iavarone
Bros. offers quality food to Long Island,
featuring fresh italian dishes, including fresh
pasta, ravioli, sausage and oils and vinegars.
Iavarone’s rice pudding, however, is at a class all
on its own. Come try it for yourself and see what
all the hype is about at their multiple locations,
including New Hyde Park, Wantagh, Maspeth
and Woodbury.
BEST SALAD
DELICIOUS MOMENTS
792 Merrick Rd., Baldwin
516-594-1349
icater4u.com
For more than two decades, Delicious
Moments has been catering to Long Islanders,
providing exceptional meals with high-quality
ingredients and excellent customer service.
And their salads, in particular, are to-die-for.
From Greek and Caesar salads to macaroni and
three-bean salads, Delicious Moments offers
a variety of choices that will not only satisfy
your taste buds, but help make your event that
much more special. We can see why this isn’t
their first time on the top of this prestigious
list!
BEST SANDWICH
DEAL
TAMBURINO’S DELI
672 Central Ave
Cedarhurst, N.Y. 11516
(516) 295-2769
Long Islanders hunting for a good meal and
a great deal find them both at Tamburino’s
Deli. A Cedarhurst mainstay since 1978,
Tamburino claims to serve “the best hero in
the Five Towns.” Ask anyone on line at the
counter, and they’ll tell you it’s the truth. Every
day brings new sandwich specials, from old
favorites to Tamburino’s ingenious creations.
The delicious, overstuffed sandwiches and
fair prices keep customers coming back to try
something new from a menu that’s stacked
almost as high as the heroes. With homemade
sides and delectable Italian specialty goods,
there’s no chance you leave Tamburino’s
hungry.
BEST SAUSAGE AND
PEPPERS SANDWICH
IAVARONE BROS.
Multiple Locations
877-IBFOODS
ibfoods.com
You won’t be able to find a better sausage and
peppers sandwich than at Iavarone Bros. They
quality food to Long Island, featuring fresh
italian dishes, including fresh pasta, ravioli,
sausage and oils and vinegars. However,
Iavarone’s sausage and peppers sandwich is
the best of the best. Come try it for yourself and
see what the hype is all about at their multiple
locations, including New Hyde Park, Wantagh,
Maspeth and Woodbury. For more information,
call 1-877-IBFOODS (423-6637) or visit ibfoods.
com.
BEST SLIDERS
SLIDER JOE’S
189 N. Long Beach Rd., Rockville Centre
516-766-2000
sliderjoes.com
Slider Joe’s has earned the top spot in
this category, which isn’t an easy task to
accomplish! From grilled-cheese beef sliders
to cheese sliders sautéed in freshly shaved
onions, which are all 100% Angus beef, Slider
Joe’s really does live up to its name. Plus, you
can add other toppings that you wish, such as
tomatoes and lettuce. And the best part: They
deliver—not just incredible food, but right to
your door!
BEST SMOOTHIE
TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFÉ
Multiple Locations
tropicalsmoothie.com
We all love a good smoothie, especially on a hot
summer day when you are looking for fruity
refreshment. But without the most high-quality
ingredients and a lil splash of TLC, a smoothie can
fall flat. Lucky for Long Islanders, we have access
to an entire establishment dedicated to making
creamy, refreshing smoothies: Tropical Smoothie
Café! Are you a sucker for a strawberry-pineapple
smoothie or are you more of a peanut-butter
person? Either way, you’ll love Tropical Smoothie
Café! With multiple locations on the island
and a wide selection of creative and delightful
smoothies, it’s safe to say we understand why
they’ve been voted the Best Smoothie on Long
Island on more than one occasion!
BEST SOFT PRETZEL
THE PRETZEL STOP –
PRETZEL TOWN USA
106 S Long Beach Rd, Rockville Centre, NY
516-543-5050
thepretzelstop.com
This Unique, Old Fashion, completely NUT
FREE Pretzel Bakery and Event Space
specializes in “Celebrating Everything with
a TWIST.” Be the Hit of the Party and order
one of their delicious signature Soft Nugget
Pretzel TRAYS or call today to book their Pretzel
BUS, Vintage CART or PARTY Room. Open
Thursdays - Sundays 10am-6pm
BEST SOUP
CJ’S COFFEE SHOP
225 N Long Beach Rd
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
(516) 766-9107
www.cjscoffeeshop.com/
They call it “CJ’s World-Renowned Soup.”
And with just one spoonful, you’ll taste why
that name is well-deserved. CJ’s Coffee Shop
in Rockville Center has won this award before,
and their soup still beats the competition, with
hundreds of empty bowls as testimony. After
your soup, there’s plenty of coffee-shop favorites
to enjoy, from burgers, hot and cold sandwiches,
salads, and CJ’s also-famous home fries. The
folks at CJ’s know there’s never a bad time
for pancakes, so they serve breakfast all day.
After 38 years of great meals, CJ’s Coffee Shop
remains a local favorite with soup worthy of
worldwide praise!
BEST SPECIALTY
PIZZA
SAVERIO’S AUTHENTIC PIZZA
NAPOLETANA
929 N. Broadway, Massapequa, N.Y.
(516) 799-0091
saveriospizza.com
For the best wood fired specialty pizza on
Long Island, Saverio’s Pizza Room serves up
authentic Neapolitan pizza every time. Owner
Saverio is a certified pizzaiolo of the Associazione
Pizzaiuoli Napoletani and all their pizzas are
made according to Neapolitan tradition. This
modest storefront and extension of A&S Pork
Store, is home to mouthwatering pizza. Once
you try Saverio’s it will quickly become one of
your favorite restaurants! The owners and staff
are friendly, and they use quality ingredients,
including buffalo-milk mozzarella and San
Marzano D.O.P. tomatoes imported from Naples.
All pizzas are drizzled with 100% Italian extravirgin
olive oil and then baked to perfection.
BEST SPINACH PIE
ATHENIAN GREEK TAVERNA
2187 Jericho Turnpike
Commack, NY 11725
631-499-7660
atheniangreektaverna.com
To the warm and welcoming staff of Athenian
Greek Taverna, it’s spanakopita. But you can
call it spinach pie. No matter what you call it,
nobody does it better than Athenian. Layers
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