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The Step Saver/ The Observer
Friday, October 4, 2013
Tasty Bites... Second Helping
By STACEY MCCARTHY
CORRESPONDENT
Cottage Restaurant and
Café
Open for lunch
Tuesday through Friday
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and
for dinner seatings, Tuesday
through Saturday from 5
p.m. to 9 p.m. Dine-in and
catering. Large parties are
welcome.
427 Farmington Ave.,
Plainville
Phone- (860)793-8888
www.cottagerestaurantandcafe.com
Full service bar. Wine
by the bottle and by the
glass. They are known for
their Manhattan and
Martini list created by coowner,
Dave Queen.
Executive chef and coowner,
Patty Queen, puts
her signature on the menu
by combining classic dishes
with seasonal ingredients
to create contemporary,
one-of-a-kind dishes.
Appetizers start at $7.
Dinner entrees range from
$18 to $28.
Thai Kitchen 4
Dine-in, take-out, and
catering. Open for lunch
Monday through Friday
from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Dinner is from 4:30 to 9:30
p.m. on Monday through
Thursday and 4:30 to 10
p.m. on Friday. Open on
Saturday from noon to 10
p.m.
181 Main St.,
Southington
(860)863-5994
www.thaikitchen4.com
Thai cuisine.
Traditional ingredients
include: lemon grass,
galangal (relative of ginger),
krachai root, peppers,
coconut milk, and basil.
Customer favorites such as:
spicy eggplant (stir fried
basil, bell pepper, onion,
and fresh eggplant with a
garlic sauce), Ocean plate
(stir fried mixed seafood
and assorted vegetables
with basil and mixed fresh
spices) and Tamarine Duck
(crispy marinated duck
with a tamarine sauce.)
Appetizers start at
$4.95.
Lunches start at $8.95.
Dinners start at $11.95.
One Fifty Central
Dine-in and take-out.
Open for lunch Monday
through Saturday from
11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Dinner is from 5 to 9 p.m.
Monday through Thursday
and 5 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday
and Saturday. Reservations
accepted for parties of five
or more.
150 Central St., Bristol
Phone: (860)261-7009
www.onefiftycentral.co
m
Owner, Gary Santorso
managed The Silo
Restaurant in Farmington
for 40 years before opening
One Fifty Central on May
20.
All of the wines on the
menu are served by the
glass or by the bottle.
Specialty martini menu.
American cuisine with
an Italian influence. Chefcreated
specials (risotto,
pasta, fish, chicken, and
beef) every day using seasonal
ingredients.
Appetizers start at
$7.75.
Pasta dishes range
from $10.25.
Sandwiches start at
$4.50.
Entrees range start at
$10.25.
Zheng’s
Dine-in and take-out.
Open Tuesday through
Thursday from 11 a.m. to
9:30 p.m., Friday and
Saturday from 11 a.m. to
10:30 p.m. and Sunday
from 12 to 9:30 p.m.
2211 Meriden-
Waterbury Turnpike,
Marion
Phone: (860)426-9929
and (860)426-2889
www.zhengsfood.com
Take-out counter and a
few tables for dine-in customers.
The mint green
walls are decorated with
artwork and black and
white photographs.
Appetizers, soups,
chow mein, lo mein, sweet
and sour, chicken dishes,
seafood, beef dishes,
Cantonese dishes,
Szechuan specialties, vegetarian
dishes, and a special
health and diet menu.
Appetizers start at
$1.30.
Combination plates
include an egg roll and
roast pork fried rice. They
start at $7.50.
Cantonese dishes start
at $9.75.
Health and diet dishes
start at $7.90.
Anthony Jacks
Dine-in, take-out,
curbside pickup, private
parties, catering, and outdoor
dining. Open for
lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 4
p.m. on Monday and
Wednesday through
Saturday. Dinner is from 4
to 9:30 p.m. on Monday,
Wednesday, and Thursday,
from 4 to 10 p.m. on Friday
and Saturday, and 4 to 9
p.m. on Sunday.
30 Center St.,
Southington
Phone: (860)426-1487
www.anthonyjacksrestaurant.com
Anthony Jacks has
been family-owned and
operated for the past 12
years. They have won
numerous awards including:
Best American and Best
Fine Dining by the
Southington Observer
Full service bar. Eight
beers on tap that rotate
seasonally.
Wood-fired, grilled
steaks, burgers, and
seafood, house specialties
(cranberry chicken, Yankee
pot roast, and shrimp jambalaya
with rice), sandwiches,
and salads.
Appetizers start at
$7.50.
House specialties range
from $9 to $22.
Wood fired specialties
with a vegetable, choice of
potato, and choice of garden
or Caesar salad start at
$18.
Burgers served with
french fries start at $8.50.
The Hot Spot
Take-out. Open
Monday through Friday
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
1032 Meriden
Waterbury Rd., Southington
(diagonally across from
Southington Drive-in)
860-335-4555
One of the only places
in Connecticut that serves
the Canadian side dish,
Poutine (fresh cut French
fries covered in gravy and
cheese curd.)
A brief encounter with restaurants that previously had been featured in ‘Tasty Bites’
STACEY MCCARTHY
An Ocean Plate at Thai Kitchen 4, 181 Main St., Southington. (860) 863-5994. www.thaikitchen4.com
Soda, iced tea, and
water.
Hummel hotdogs,
Hummel Red Hots (spicy
sausage type hotdog) chili
cheese dogs, Philly Steaks,
Philly Chicken, Poutine,
sausage and peppers, and
hamburgers.
Burgers start at $4.
Philly steaks and Philly
chicken are $7.
Sausage and pepper
grinders are $5.
Hot dogs start at $3.
Poutine is $6.
Spiga D’Oro
Dine-in, take-out, and
catering. Open Tuesday
through Thursday from 11
a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and
Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10
p.m., and Sunday from
noon to 9 p.m.
25 Middle St., Bristol
Phone: (860)583-3354
Specialty pizzas, calzones,
stuffed breads, soup,
salad, wraps, grinders,
pasta, vegetable dishes,
chicken, veal, steak, and
seafood. The soups and
sauces are all made from
scratch. The menu has classic
Italian/American dishes
such as: penne carbonara,
penne ala vodka, chicken
picatta, veal saltimbocca,
and shrimp fra diavolo.
Appetizers start at
$3.50.
Pasta dishes start at
$9.95.
Steak ranges starts at
$17.95.
Dinners start at $12.95.
Pizza ranges start at $7.
Parker’s
Take-out.Open
Monday through Saturday
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
109 East Main St.,
Plainville (parking lot of
flea market)
Phone: (860)485-5117
Burgers, hotdogs,
Philly steak and cheese,
grilled cheese, alligator
sandwiches, chicken sandwiches,
seafood sandwiches,
seafood baskets, New
England clam chowder, salads,
hush puppies, corn
dogs, onion rings, fried
pickles, coleslaw, Cajun
fries, French fries, chili
cheese fries, and garlic
parmesan fries. The food at
Parker’s is prepared to
order. Many of the items
are made from scratch
including: freshly battered
clam strips, New England
clam chowder, hush puppies,
onion rings, fried
pickles, coleslaw, tartar
sauce and cocktail sauce.
Southington/Plantsville
Farmer’s Market
Open Fridays from 3 to
6 p.m. from now through
Oct. 25.
The Town Green- 1003
South Main St.,
Southington
Freshly picked fruits
and vegetables from
Southington’s Lewis Farms,
Gresczyk Farms in New
Hartford, and other
Connecticut farms.
Gresczyk Farms has a
Community Supported
Agriculture program (CSA).
Customers can join the CSA
by purchasing a share of
the farm. Each week, they
receive a prepackaged box
of vegetables, fruit, and
eggs. Bradley Mountain
Soap Company sells handcrafted
soaps.
Baked goods, eggs, and
just picked fruits, vegetables,
and herbs. Lewis
Farms is growing many
varieties of vegetables
including: 10 of squash, 10
of eggplant, 40 of peppers,
and several of heirloom
tomatoes. Each week, they
bring fruit, vegetables,
herbs, and baked goods to
the market. Gresczyk Farms
sells: fruits, vegetables,
herbs, eggs, and shares of
their CSA. Better Baking by
Beth sells: stuffed breads,
artisanal breads, cupcakes,
cookies, pastries, fruit pies,
and pot pies.
Market price for fruits
and vegetables can vary.
The Farmer’s Market of
Plainville is located on the
lawn of Plainville High
School on Fridays from 3 to
6 p.m. now through
Sept.13.
The Bristol Farmer’s
Market is located at 99
Farmington Ave., Bristol.
They are open now through
Oct. 26 on Wednesdays
from 3 to 6 p.m. and
Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m.
Christina’s Gourmet
Cookies, Classes and
Parties
Open to the public
Friday from 11 a.m. to 5
p.m. and Saturday from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Call any day
to place a special order for
all types of events.
35 North Main St.,
Southington. (860)426-9499
www.cg-cookies.com
Over 40 varieties of
cookies for special events,
client gifts, party trays and
party favors. Several flavors
of cookies including:
peanut butter bliss, dark
chocolate chip and pecan,
caramel pecan turtle and
season flavors such as:
lemon drop, chocolate covered
banana, white chocolate
apricot oat, and campfire
delight. Gourmet cookies
are $2 each, $11 for a
half dozen, and $21 for a
dozen.
The Super Natural
Market and Deli
Counter service, takeout,
party platters, and
catering. Open Monday to
Friday from 8 a.m. to 6
p.m., and Saturday from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
430 North Main St.,
Bristol
Phone: (860)582-1663
www.supernaturalmarket.com
The Super Natural
Market and Deli is a familyowned
business that has
been open since 1980.
All of the hot food, salads,
soups, and baked
goods are made from
scratch on the premises.
Breakfast sandwiches are
served until 10:30 a.m.
Other house-made breakfast
options include: Greek
yogurt parfaits, muffins,
bagels, and scones.
Sandwiches are available
from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
can be made on a hard roll,
bread, wrap, or French roll.
Steamed cheeseburgers
and their famous macaroni
and cheese is available
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The
hot meal specials are
updated daily.
Breakfast items start at
85 cents for a bagel.
Sandwiches start from
$3.95.