Last night It was my pleasure to dine at the Chop Shop in Smithtown. It wasn't my first visit to the long time restaurant and once again I left knowing it wouldn't be my last. Located on Main street in Smithtown, our wait was longer than I had anticipated. Although we arrived on a Friday night with no reservations,I fully expected to be seated kind of quickly. The beautiful night weather proved to be a hindrance as the bar and the restaurant was packed. Told that the wait would be 15 minutes, we ended up waiting about 40. As you might imagine hangry entered the picture but memories of my previous dining experiences calmed my nerves and I was able to patiently await a table.
The food at the restaurant is primarily focused on traditional American fare ranging from burgers, seafood, steaks, chops and pasta. I chose to order the skirt steak. My steak was delicious. Accompanied by a potato and asparagus hash, the steak was marinated, grilled and topped with shoestring onions. I forced myself not to eat the entire meal at the sitting because I wanted leftovers. My friend, chose to order the Rigatoni ala Vodka which was presented as a healthy portion that featured smoked mozzarella, prosciutto and pomodoro cream sauce. I can't speak on the tastiness of that dish but if looks could kill I wouldn't be writing this review right now.
Speaking with my friend, I mentioned that I had a hankering for apple pie but most restaurants don't serve that anymore. To my delight, the Chop Shop did have apple strudel on the menu which I readily ordered. My friend went for the cinnamon roll. As with my steak, I chose not to eat my entire dessert so that I could enjoy it the following day for breakfast. My friend and I were equally satisfied with our choices. My beverage of choice was a glass of Merlot which I slowly drank and finished up during my dessert which actually paired well with the strudel. My friend opted for a Tom Collins and paired the dessert with a cappuccino.
All around, we were quite pleased. So much so that I decided to write a review. I've gone out to dinner plenty of times over the past year but since July of 2016, I haven't written a review. It looks like the Chop Shop reawakened my mojo. Looking forward to checking them out again during the spring months.
The food at the restaurant is primarily focused on traditional American fare ranging from burgers, seafood, steaks, chops and pasta. I chose to order the skirt steak. My steak was delicious. Accompanied by a potato and asparagus hash, the steak was marinated, grilled and topped with shoestring onions. I forced myself not to eat the entire meal at the sitting because I wanted leftovers. My friend, chose to order the Rigatoni ala Vodka which was presented as a healthy portion that featured smoked mozzarella, prosciutto and pomodoro cream sauce. I can't speak on the tastiness of that dish but if looks could kill I wouldn't be writing this review right now.
Speaking with my friend, I mentioned that I had a hankering for apple pie but most restaurants don't serve that anymore. To my delight, the Chop Shop did have apple strudel on the menu which I readily ordered. My friend went for the cinnamon roll. As with my steak, I chose not to eat my entire dessert so that I could enjoy it the following day for breakfast. My friend and I were equally satisfied with our choices. My beverage of choice was a glass of Merlot which I slowly drank and finished up during my dessert which actually paired well with the strudel. My friend opted for a Tom Collins and paired the dessert with a cappuccino.
All around, we were quite pleased. So much so that I decided to write a review. I've gone out to dinner plenty of times over the past year but since July of 2016, I haven't written a review. It looks like the Chop Shop reawakened my mojo. Looking forward to checking them out again during the spring months.
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