Cafe Gourmand

A new Uzbekistan slash European Cuisine opens it’s doors over the weekend on Lincoln Avenue.  Gourmand Cafe is a quite small little spot now sitting at the previous location of Sharkey’s Square.  The Menu offers straight forward Salads, Cold Appetizers, Hot Appetizers, Pirogies, Soup, Kebabs, Crepes, and more apps.

Cafe Gourmand has went through a small menu change after initial opening.  Entree’s are served with any side of garnish of your choice (Rice, home fries, vegetables, buckwheat, mashed potatoes).  Eastern cuisine features items such as pilaf, samsa with meat, Uzbekistan dumplings.  Chicken Tabaka and Liver cutlets are also served.  For the full updated menu please follow the link below.

If you were able to give this restaurant a try, please write your review on their restaurant page -And remember to take some food photos and upload them on their photo journal.

The listing of Cafe Gourmand is located here:  Cafe Gourmand Restaurant Staten Island

 

A little about the place:  It’s a small little cozy spot, one room using clothes for seating to give it a finer feel not like a “Stalovia/Lunch room”

 

 

Grand Opening Hibachi Grill Supreme Buffet

So this place has been through a lot of various “Buffet” style restaurants in the past, you may remember Hometown Buffet, Tokyo Buffet and other Chinese Style Buffet.  But here we have a new look, feel with much more buffet tables, 15 to be exact, serving all various foods in their 15,000 square foot premises.

Upon entering the wall features a full size pond with very neat layout of water in motion telling a little story of how well they care about presentation.  Tables are positioned around the perimeter of the restaurant, a private party room letting a large group of guests have the entire room to themselves.

A very large selection of food featuring everything from Seafood such as shrimp, mussels, crab legs.  Various type of meats, chicken, brisket, hibachi is even served in it’s special place in the back which we hear may at times get a line which forces a wait.  Sushi is prepared fresh in front of your eyes.  In these type of restaurants, all you can eat buffet, it is required that the restaurant is busy and keeps a steady flow of traffic to keep the food coming fresh and so far as they opened 2 weeks ago, it has been non-stop.

This restaurant does not have a menu but price is on the page, $6.99 for lunch, $9.99 for dinner and plus we got some coupons for you, letting you save up to $3 for your dinner.

Check out the Photos and Details of Hibachi Grill Supreme Buffet on Staten Island 

Please remember to take some food shots and write your review on their restaurant page.

 

 

 

Three Grand Openings

A few more restaurants come to Staten Island, a Philippians place that is now sitting at the previous location of Wrap City in Tomkins.  This restaurant serves buffet style Asian Cuisine that looks delicious, a little bit of mixed seafood, some beef, pork, empanada’s which I got a taste off where one of the best on the North Shore and the best part is it’s unique to Staten Island.  Some inside information tells us it’s by the same owners and management as Fushimi which business is a bit slacking lately so they are trying this new type of venture with a more home-style atmosphere.
View the Menu for Pilipina’s 

A new Spanish Restaurant lands on the North shore, El Dorado serving simple Spanish buffet style cuisine.  The restaurant has a lot to be desired, feels like an open cafeteria than a restaurant, not a cozy feeling but hopefully they improve.  Also the food on display is very limited, especially compared to the El Pollo on Richmond Road which is full of various fresh dishes and lots of traffic which guarantees fresh food.
El Dorado Staten Island Menu

 

Last but not least Panda Garden comes to the North Shore, although not related to the location on Lincoln Avenue, which serves delicious food, we have not tried this Panda Garden, but hopefully residence on the North Shore can have something delicious also.
Menu for SI Panda North Shore 

 

 

Dugout Pub South

Grand Opening on the South Shore, Great Kills comes a popular restaurant and bar, Dugout Pub SOUTH.

Original location on the North Shore, next to the Lunchbox always has something good going on.  Daily specials, happy hour, 2 for 1 drinks and other interesting deals that keep people happy.  Now it’s time for them to offer South Staten Island something missing for a long time.  Food cuisine is a mix of American, Pub Style, Mexican Fiesta and finger foods.  You can find Quesadillas and Burito’s, Chimichanga and Tacos in addition a wide variety of Bubba Burgers all with different sauces, served different styles and a few that we tried were delicious.  Irish Burger, Western Burger, Sam Adams Burger, and the Supreme burger all made with interesting ingredients.  Or if you are really hungry, go for the Robbie’s Big-Boy, Two 8oz fresh sirloin burgers stuffed between English Muffin and choice of topping, eat it with a steak knife to keep it together, sounds wonderful.

For finger foods they have everything from Mozzarella Stix, Chicken Fingers, Buffalo Bites, Calamary, Shrimp in a Basket and Potato Knish.  Sides offer Cole Slaw, Steakfries, Beer Battered Onion Rings, Disco Fries and more.   Sliders, Wraps and Sandwiches are on the menu as well as Salads.  Everything from Philly CheeseSteaks, Sausage and Peppers heroes to Chicken Fajita Wraps.

Daily specials from 11am to 7pm offers $2 off all drinks and beer.  Happy Hour 4 to 7pm is .30Cent wings and Shrimp.

The design and layout of the new establishment has a lot to offer, a large Bar with tables upon entry full of TVs everywhere above as well as all around, a LOBSTER CRANE, have you seen this before?  $2 to play, catch a lobster and they broil or steam it for you.  Another room features many dine in tables, great for private parties or gatherings of groups, portion to sit in an upstairs den style area, also with TVs, overlooking the entire establishment.

From Dugout Pub information:
15 Flat Panel HDTV’s, Full Surround Sounds letting you watch all your favorite sports.
Full Direct TV Sports Package, Full Kitchen Menu, Premium Burgers, Thin Crust Pizza

Offering Delivery 7 days a week, noon to 9pm, selection of 20 Ice Cold Tap Beers, dart boards, beer pong tables, quick draw, atm, lotto, Free Wi-Fi access, Party room, Smoking and Drinking permitted on the outdoor Tiki Deck.  Weekly Entertainment from area’s best bands.

Okay now for the best part, Check out the menus and photos:  Dugout Pub South