Bayou Restaurant
Visit The Bayou, located in Mount Vernon near Broad Street, for a taste of Cajun cuisine. The Bayou offers a Southern-style brunch on Sunday. Every Tuesday is Fat Tuesday where you can have almost everything on the menu with an All-You-Can-Eat buffet. If you do not have the time to stay, then you can order your meal as a take out. When you dine in The Bayou start off with "Appeteaseers," such as creole gumbo, swamp and turf, or Louisiana crab cakes. Afterwards, try the alligator sausage, Southern stuffed shrimp or crawfish etouffe. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday stop by to enjoy your meal along with a live band.
Bayou Restaurant
580 Gramatan Ave.
Mt. Vernon, NY 10552.
(914) 668-2634
bayourestaurantny.com
Buona Sera Ristorante
Try Buona Sera Ristorante in the Fleet section of Mount Vernon to experience Italian cuisine. This neighborhood restaurant has a Tuscan-style atmosphere that is decorated with white linens, wood chairs and various pictures hanging on the walls. During lunch time you may want to taste the risotto primavera with fresh veggies or shrimp marinara. Dinner goers have plenty of selections, such as stuffed grilled zucchini and rigatoni siciliana. Complement any dish with a selection from the wine list.
Buona Sera Ristorante
546 Gramatan Ave.
Mount Vernon, NY 10552
(914) 665-9800
ristorantebuonasera.com
Ripe Kitchen and Bar
If you want to taste some of the best jerk chicken in Westchester County, visit Ripe Kitchen and Bar located in Mount Vernon. Westchester Magazine picked Ripe Kitchen and Bar as one of the "Best of Westchester 2008" for its tender charcoal-smoked jerk chicken. Other tasty menu items you may enjoy are roasted plantains stuffed with codfish, Florida shrimp with spicy curry or Kingston curried goat. When you walk in to the door, you get a feel of a Caribbean atmosphere with music, art and literature.
Ripe Kitchen and Bar
151 Sanford Blvd. W.
Mt. Vernon, NY 10550
(914) 665-7689
riperestaurant.com
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