Massapequa, NY
Business
Popular Chicken Chain Opens First Long Island Spot Popular Chicken Chain Opens First Long Island Spot
Popular Chicken Chain Opens First Long Island Spot A South Korean chain is bringing its popular fried chicken to Long Island for the first time ever. Pelicana Chicken, a global chain featuring crispy Korean fried chicken dishes, has opened its latest store in Plainview – which also happens to be its first-ever restaurant on Long Island. Located at 542 Woodbury Road, Pelicana in Plainview opened on Tuesday, Nov. 28, joining nearby locations in Queens and New York City.  The store’s menu features a variety of dishes besides its viral fried chicken (TikTok videos featuring Pelicana’s chicken dishes sometimes rack up tens of thousands o…

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by Sophie Grieser
Bristol, PA
Business
Restaurant Of Netflix Chef Who Nearly Lost Everything Named Best For Tamales In PA Restaurant Of Netflix Chef Who Nearly Lost Everything Named Best For Tamales In PA
Restaurant Of Netflix Chef Who Nearly Lost Everything Named Best For Tamales In PA Yelp has "unwrapped" its 2023 list of best tamale spots in the U.S. Among them, South Philly Barbacoa, owned by chef Cristina Martinez. Yelp's State of the Restaurant Industry 2023 report says interest in New Mexican restaurants has risen 29% since last year. And so, Yelp has compiled a list of some of the best tamales in the country by identifying businesses in the food and restaurants categories with a large concentration of reviews mentioning "tamale."  Martinez immigrated tot he U.S. from Mexico and got her first job at an Italian restaurant in Philadelphia. She was fired fr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Towson, MD
Business
'Hidden Gem:' Maryland Tamale Spot Named Among Best In America 'Hidden Gem:' Maryland Tamale Spot Named Among Best In America
'Hidden Gem:' Maryland Tamale Spot Named Among Best In America Yelp has "unwrapped" its 2023 list of best tamale spots in the U.S. Among them, Cocina Luchadoras: A little spot in Baltimore that one Yelper called a "hidden gem." Yelp's State of the Restaurant Industry 2023 report says interest in New Mexican restaurants has risen 29% since last year. And so, Yelp has compiled a list of some of the best tamales in the country by identifying businesses in the food and restaurants categories with a large concentration of reviews mentioning "tamale."  Cocina Luchadoras at 265 S. Broadway earned 4.6 stars and more than 240 reviews.

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by Cecilia Levine
Massapequa, NY
Lifestyle
'Absolute Gem' Fusion Restaurant Earns Perfect Marks After Long Island Opening 'Absolute Gem' Fusion Restaurant Earns Perfect Marks After Long Island Opening
'Absolute Gem' Fusion Restaurant Earns Perfect Marks After Long Island Opening A new Long Island restaurant offering vegetarian and vegan dishes has opened up to a perfect five-star rating from vegetarians and meat lovers alike. “Thank you, Food Gods for this absolute gem of a restaurant.” Marrygold, located at 3266 Railroad Avenue in Wantagh, opened its doors to the public in October 2023. The restaurant, which took over former spot Thai Coconut, serves up an entirely vegetarian and vegan menu – and, it’s good, diners said. On Marrygold’s Yelp page, over a dozen reviews are in, and the eatery’s rating sits at a solid five stars. From lo mein to phad thai to fri…

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by Sophie Grieser
Hartford, CT
Business
This Iconic CT Eatery Serves Best Cheeseburger In State, Report Says: 'To Die For' This Iconic CT Eatery Serves Best Cheeseburger In State, Report Says: 'To Die For'
This Iconic CT Eatery Serves Best Cheeseburger In State, Report Says: 'To Die For' An iconic Connecticut eatery with a 75-year history has been named as having the best cheeseburger in the entire state, according to new rankings from Yelp.  Hartford County's Shady Glen Dairy Stores, located in Manchester at 840 Middle Turnpike East (Route 44), has been singled out as having the best cheeseburger in the Nutmeg State, according to a new 2023 list of the top burgers in every state released by Yelp.  According to the website, the list was compiled by identifying restaurants with a large number of reviews mentioning cheeseburgers. These eateries were then ranked usin…

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by Ben Crnic
Armonk, NY
Lifestyle
'Epic, Drool-Worthy' Armonk Bakery Makes Top 100 Best Cookies List 'Epic, Drool-Worthy' Armonk Bakery Makes Top 100 Best Cookies List
'Epic, Drool-Worthy' Armonk Bakery Makes Top 100 Best Cookies List A Westchester County bakery has one of the best chocolate chip cookies in the United States, according to Yelp. Forget leaving cookies out for Santa – get yourself one of these cookies instead. Beascakes Bakery, located at 575 Main Street in Armonk, makes one of the best versions of the classic dessert, according to the business review website Yelp, which compiled a list of America’s Top 100 chocolate cookies in July 2023. With over 16,000 followers on Instagram, it may not surprise loyal fans that the bakery, which specializes in customizable confections, came in at number 20 for its i…

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by Sophie Grieser
Cambridge, MA
Lifestyle
'Can't Get Enough': Waltham Mexican Eatery Makes Rare Second Appearance On Best In US List 'Can't Get Enough': Waltham Mexican Eatery Makes Rare Second Appearance On Best In US List
'Can't Get Enough': Waltham Mexican Eatery Makes Rare Second Appearance On Best In US List If you’re looking for a mouth-watering taco, you can’t go wrong with Taqueria El Amigo, the only spot in Massachusetts to make it on Yelp’s Best Places to Eat in America two years in a row. Taqueria El Amigo at 196 Willow Street in Waltham, about half an hour from Boston, landed at number 84 on Yelp’s 10th annual “Top 100 US Restaurants 2023.” The taqueria was ranked 60th last year, and the only shop from New England to make it on the list in 2022. Related: This Waltham Taqueria Is One Of 'Yelp’s Top 100 Taco Spots In America' Taqueria El Amigo’s taco especiales attracts lines out th…

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by Khier Casino
Hudson, NY
Lifestyle
‘Moan-Inducing’ Menu Lands NY Eatery On ‘Best New Restaurants In America’ List ‘Moan-Inducing’ Menu Lands NY Eatery On ‘Best New Restaurants In America’ List
‘Moan-Inducing’ Menu Lands NY Eatery On ‘Best New Restaurants In America’ List Food so good it evokes moans of pleasure? A New York restaurant was among 50 across the country to make Esquire’s “Best New Restaurants in America” list for 2023. Casa Susanna – located in the Greene County hamlet of Leeds, at the Camptown Hotel – was heralded as serving up the best Mexican food on the East Coast. To come up with the list, Esquire writers traveled the United States, trying nearly 200 new restaurants serving up all styles of cuisine. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Casa Susanna (@casasusannacamptown) “After a se…

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by Michael Mashburn
Cambridge, MA
Lifestyle
‘We’re Kvelling’: Jewish Tavern With A Twist Named Best New Restaurant In Mass ‘We’re Kvelling’: Jewish Tavern With A Twist Named Best New Restaurant In Mass
‘We’re Kvelling’: Jewish Tavern With A Twist Named Best New Restaurant In Mass A range of food from the Jewish diaspora, lectures and workshops, and a Lactaid dispenser on the way to the restroom — that’s what diners are raving about at Lehrhaus in Somerville, which landed in Esquire’s best new restaurants in the country. The kosher bar, restaurant, and learning center first opened in May at 425 Washington Street. Lehrhaus' menu boasts a Simanim salad with greens, leeks, and squash, drizzled with pomegranate honey vinaigrette. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lehrhaus (@lehrhaustavern) Rodanchas, a tr…

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by Khier Casino
Arlington, VA
Business
Best New Eateries In America: Yelp List Includes Three DMV Restaurants Best New Eateries In America: Yelp List Includes Three DMV Restaurants
Best New Eateries In America: Yelp List Includes Three DMV Restaurants Three restaurants in the DMV have been ranked among the best new restaurants in the U.S. by Yelp. The user-generated review site compiled a list of the 25 best eateries in the country in an effort to "celebrate the rising stars of the culinary world. "It’s a mouthwatering trip around America that highlights some of your favorite places and their most popular dishes." The DMV area restaurants on the list include: 5. Rania, Washington, D.C: The Michelin star restaurant is from the team behind the famed Punjab Grill DC. They said Rania is their "daring new vision that shatters stereotypes o…

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by Cecilia Levine
Quincy, MA
Lifestyle
'Fugget'bout it!' This Eatery Has The Best Cheeseburger In Massachusetts 'Fugget'bout it!' This Eatery Has The Best Cheeseburger In Massachusetts
'Fugget'bout it!' This Eatery Has The Best Cheeseburger In Massachusetts If you're full up on turkey and looking for a good cheeseburger, make your way to Cape Cod, where Yelp says you can find the best one in the state.  The review site put together the top cheeseburgers in every state in 2023, between January 1 and July 20, and The knack in Hyannis topped the list for the Bay State.  The Cape Cod high-end fast-food restaurant opened in 2002 by brothers Van and Michael Haidas, who grew up working at Cooke’s in Hyannis. Their parents owned the seafood staple until it closed in 2021 after 43 years. View this post on Instagram …

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by Khier Casino
Brentwood, NY
Lifestyle
These Long Island Eateries Make Top 100 Best Restaurants These Long Island Eateries Make Top 100 Best Restaurants
These Long Island Eateries Make Top 100 Best Restaurants According to a new report by restaurant app OpenTable, these two Long Island restaurants are among the best in the nation. “The diners have spoken!” Restaurant reservation app Open Table released its Top 100 Restaurants List 2023 on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Using a combination of verified diner reviews, ratings, percentage of reservations made in advance, and five-star reviews, the list delegates the 100 restaurants most favored by diners nationwide in 2023 — and two of Suffolk County’s own have made the cut. Out of the five New York restaurants on the list, Huntington’s The Farm Italy Resta…

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by Sophie Grieser