Restaurants in North Massapequa

Family owned and operated pub serves sliders, wings, steaks, and seafood

In the kitchens of Torcellos Restaurant, cooks splash wine sauces over seafood, veal, and dishes from an extensive menu of Italian favorites. As traditional or whole-wheat pastas wind around forks, Italian entrees of veal, chicken, and fish fillet sauté in savory wine sauces. Patrons can promote sharing with a catering package, which offers dinner for up to 60 people or a late-night snack for one competitive eating champion.

A beaming neon sign boldly glows above Carlyle At The Omni Diner, where checkered floors, rock 'n' roll jukebox tunes, and classic diner fare rewind reality to the 1950s. Short-order cooks whip up breakfast items until 10:30 a.m. each day, firing up their griddle to build towers of buttermilk pancakes and smaller duplexes out of belgian waffles. Lunch and dinnertime eats include classic deli sandwiches, specialty salads, and pizzas, which all wash down with coffee and tea. Open during business hours, the diner welcomes business people staying at the hotel to sink into plush red booths while nibbling cheesecake and pouring ketchup over their expense reports.

When food expediters erupt from Poco Loco Mexican Restaurant's kitchen, their arms are hidden beneath stacks of fajitas, enchiladas, and accents of sweet mole. The cozy eatery has welcomed guests into the aromatic embrace of its exposed-brick walls and Mexican tapestries for 20 years and keeps the party going with flat-screen TVs and whirring margarita blenders. After patrons cool palates with a traditional, lime-marinated ceviche, they can retreat to the outdoor patio for some sun or question servers about the philosophical ramifications of being one who is consistently waiting.

Since 1997, families and friends have gathered around the timber-topped tables at H.R. Singletons for fresh, hearty American meals and frothy brews. Servers navigate checkered floors and leather barstools, securing the attention of diners with fat burgers, piles of pasta, and succulent dishes of fish, steak, and ribs, which come slathered in a barbecue sauce that makes them immune to ticklishness. Dark wooden paneling lines the walls surrounding a British-style bar, where 25 beers reach for the brims of glasses and five large plasma televisions display the most romantic sporting events to appeal to both halves of dates.

[[m:####Fratelli Trattoria

According to the New York Times, visitors to Fratelli Trattoria immediately face a culinary decision when they step foot through the eatery's immaculate glass doors. To the left stands a hostess ready to escort diners to a private table inside a modern, two-story dining area. To the right lies the convenience of pizza by the slice flanked by free-for-all seating. Nestling into plush beige chairs, dine-in deciders choose from a slate of pastas swimming in tomato, cream, and cheese sauces alongside juicy cuts of chicken and veal prepared in more than 20 traditional styles. Meanwhile, the fast-paced right side quickly doles out slices of pizza, including crispy neapolitan and thick sicilian varieties slathered in plum-tomato sauce and melty mozzarella, forging transportable and tasty meals for guests with little time or lots of hands. Decked out in gleaming aluminum furnishings, the outdoor dining area lets patrons sate appetites while soaking in sunlight amid the exciting bustle of the Tanger Outlets at the Arches.:m]]