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What's The Best Family-Friendly Restaurant in Rockland?
- Mario's Pasta Cucina, Stony Point
- Nanuet Restaurant, Nanuet
- Strawberry Place, Nyack
You picked the top three family-friendly restaurants in Rockland as part of our DVlicious contest. Who will win top honors? Read below for a “taste” of one – all are being highlighted this week.
Voting continues through 4 p.m. Monday, Sept, Sept. 26. You can vote multiple times, albeit once per day.
The winner will receive a DVlicious certificate along with bragging rights to offering family-friendly dining for the food lovers in all of us.
Why It's Kid Worthy: Housed in an unassuming, red-brick building, Nanuet Restaurant may be not so much kid worthy as worthy of bringing out the kid in adults who have patronized the pizza joint since way back when. They wax nostalgic about pies that are like the ones Nonna used to make – so well-crafted that they are not junk food, not gourmet, but “bespoke,” as one grown-up fan put it. Words like “time warp” and “totally authentic” drip like molten mozzarella from their lips. The décor has pretty much stayed the same since the 1970s – check out the wall of plastic foam skimmer hats decorated by customers – but that’s part of its charm. Also taking them down memory lane are its “classic” video games such as “Ms. Pac-Man” and “Asteroids.” But pint-sized patrons, take heart, there is a kids’ menu with chicken nuggets and fries; spaghetti, ziti or ravioli with a meatball; and grilled-cheese sammies. If you’re really lucky you might catch sight of a celebrity; Brooke Shields, Bill Murray and Eddie Murphy have been known to pop in once in a while.
Take The Family: 211 South Main St., Nanuet, N.Y. (845) 623-7177. www.nanuetrestaurant.com.
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