Anyone who lives on Long Island

[Nikki-Liz]

Ok so this is for anyone who lives on long island:

I've made plans to have lunch with an old friend. I haven't seen her in literally years.
So now I'm racking my brain for a good place to go. I know Huntington is like THE place to go to eat on the island... but I was wondering if anyone knew of any other good places to have lunch & maybe a drink.

Normally I wouldnt be so worried about where to have lunch but she's a friend I was VERY close to and then had a stupid but big falling out with, we've been speaking on and off through myspace, email and txts again for about a year but this will be the first time we hang out again and Id like it to go well.

[spokes]

I have always wondered two things about Long Island:

1. Is it really that long, I mean are there any islands that are longer?
2. Do they serve thier delicious but intoxicating ice tea there - I have obviously never been to LI - but thier iced tea has put me into the state of intoxication on numerous occasions.

[caostotale]

I have always wondered two things about Long Island:

1. Is it really that long, I mean are there any islands that are longer?
2. Do they serve thier delicious but intoxicating ice tea there - I have obviously never been to LI - but thier iced tea has put me into the state of intoxication on numerous occasions.

Long Island is pretty damn big. Plenty of parts of it don't feel island-y at all. Driving to Montauk from the western end takes about as long as driving to Pennsylvania from the same starting point.

[Nikki-Liz]

Indeed it is long... Im sure there are "longer" islands ... but as Chaostotale said queens boarder to Montauk point is quite a hike.

The Long Island Iced tea is supposed to have started right here in my "home town(ship)" Babylon at a place called the Oak Beach Inn (the OBI if you're from around here.) They closed up a long time ago but that's where the L.I. Iced Tea began...

I personly love them, they make me proud to be from LI

[pash]

I don't live on LI, but how about Port Jeff? I feel like there's a variety there, and the weather is getting nicer these days, so you may be able to sit outside...

[winneythepooh7]

What about Long Beach? There are so many great places in the West End that are super fun/bar-ish/outdoorsy and there are a couple good restaurants towards the East End if the weather is iffy. I love Coastal Grill and Nick D'Angelos is pretty good too (both the same owner). Himawari is a nice sushi restaurant on the East End.

Also Main St. in Bay Shore has lots of good places. I love, love, love Smokin' Al's.

There's also "The Melting Pot" in Melville, but it's way pricey and I do not recommend getting the main entree unless you like boiled meats LOL.

We are practically neighbors now Nikki. We just bought in Amity Harbor. I sometimes work in our office in Babylon. I have just started exploring the area around these parts. What's good to go to? My husband is from Seaford so there, and Bellmore/Massapequa is where we spend most of our time. We ate at Matteo's in Bellmore over the weekend. SO good, but I think it's better to go with a large group so you can get and split a bit of everything.

[Nikki-Liz]

Hey winney just saw this...

In Babylon Shiki is GREAT if you like Sushi, The Carridge house is good for Drinks and Dinner, same with the argyle, I haven't tried armadillo grill but I've heard they're really good.

There's Ciao Baby in Massapequa on Sunrise that's gotta be a big group thing though SO much food.

I LOVE Montego Bay in Long Beach.

My Boyfriend is in Wantagh so we spend alot of time in those areas too.

Boss Croker's on wantagh ave in wantagh is a fun hang out bar.
The Library Cafe in Farmingdale is good food, and if you go on a Fri/Sat night for drinks the bartenders are cool and they make killer drinks.

There's a place called hanou in Huntington it's to DIE for food and martini's are out of this world:p yummmmmy