Best cheap eats on Staten Islanden-ushttp://www.mapbuilder.net/users/sonja/20748180MapBuilder.Net252621Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:17:33 -0400http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/sonja/207481400 Forest Ave @ Barrett Ave. Gyros and kebabs. "Three of us noshed an afternoon away with Ayder's vegetarian platter, including several snacks made with eggplant, and a yogurt cacik that disappeared almost immediately. Two spinning gyros—chicken and lamb—compete for your patronage, as dothe kofta and adana kebabs." (Village Voice)40.625093 -74.13553540.625093-74.135535252627Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:19:25 -0400http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/sonja/20748524 Port Richmond @ Hooker Pl. Pizza. "Denino's (524 Port Richmond Avenue) is the kind of throwback restaurant where asking for a salad brings laughter. Crunchy-but-not-brittle crusts are the foundation for pies ranging from basic mozzarella-and-tomato-sauce to the ricotta-onion-and-meatballs blowout. For a beverage, try the unexpectedly tasty sangria. You'll be the one laughing when the check arrives and it's under $20." (NY Metro)40.630123 -74.1402740.630123-74.14027283009Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:15:30 -0400http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/sonja/207487437 Amboy Road between Yetmen Ave and Johnson Ave, Tottenville. Ice cream parlor. (Bridge & Tunnel Club, "There are still a number of old-fashioned ice cream parlors left in New York, all worth visiting, including Egger's at 1194 Forest Avenue in Staten Island, which was founded in 1927 and continues to serve excellent malts and a wonderful banana ice cream." (NY Times) "Open for 70 years, Egger's is the big island's most respected purveyor of custom-made chocolates and homemade ice cream. This sit-down ice cream parlor also features a soda fountain with twirling stools, which is the best place to enjoy such arcane and rapidly disappearing delights as egg creams; root beer floats; mixed-to-order sodas in flavors like black cherry, chocolate, cherry Coke, and vanilla; and, especially, their thick milk shakes. These milk shakes can be turned into spectacular malts with the addition of malt powder, which is exceedingly rare these days—places that still make them usually do it with rancid-tasting syrup." (Village Voice Best of 2006) 40.509995 -74.24433340.509995-74.244333252624Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:18:40 -0400http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/sonja/20748100 Canal Street (between Bay & Wright), Staten Island. Poblano grocery - tlacloyos. (Village Voice)40.626444 -74.07682140.626444-74.076821283457Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:31:08 -0400http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/sonja/207481758 Victory Boulevard (Manor Road), Four Corners, Staten Island; (718) 981-0887. "Giuseppe Pappalardo, an owner, mastered his craft at three legendary Staten Island slice establishments: Nunzio's, Ciro's and Tokie's. His slices are distinguished by a superthin crispy crust. "They're easier to digest," he said, "so you can eat a lot of them."  (NY Times) 40.613016 -74.12215240.613016-74.122152252631Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:23:10 -0400http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/sonja/207484254 Arthur Kill Road, by Clay Ponds State Park Preserve. Beer garden. "What Killmeyer's Old Bavaria Inn lacks in easy accessibility it more than makes up for with its beer garden. The regulars know drinking is a serious undertaking to be done while a live oompah band plays "The Chicken Dance." The garden's outdoor bar has an über-long beer list with such delights as a $6.50 smokebeer. Kielbasa sizzles on the outdoor grill, or you can order from a menu of German staples." (Village Voice)40.538621 -74.23725340.538621-74.237253252622Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:18:04 -0400http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/sonja/2074869 Prospect St @ Bay, Eastern Staten Island. Liberian. "It's a shock... to spot a buba-and-lapa when driving through the red-sauce zones of Staten Island. Yet a West African community has established a beachhead there and vigorously maintains its identity with churches, shops, and, yes, restaurants....Malian mud-cloth curtains and tablecloths and Senufo wall hangings of ostriches set the mood at a lunch stop popular with taxi drivers, businessmen, and expatriate families who want to make sure that their children know fufu as well as fries...The menu is simple and rotates throughout the week." (Village Voice)40.628654 -74.07634340.628654-74.076343256525Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:26:07 -0400http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/sonja/20748489 Midland Ave. "Well, first place always goes to Denino's or Joe and Pat's, but who deserves second place? I would have said Nunzio's, except I can't stand it since they moved from the beach shack to the new facility, which is sterile and off-putting. Nearby is Larocca's, which serves a wide range of pies in various styles, both ancient and modern. The upside-down Sicilian—with the cheese underneath and the sauce on top—is particularly good, and so is the Staten Island–style Sicilian, with a crust midway between Neapolitan and Sicilian in thickness. There's an Italian ice store next door if you happen to be in the mood." (Village Voice Best of 2006) 40.574294 -74.09633440.574294-74.096334252629Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:20:00 -0400http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/sonja/20748604 Midland Ave @ Colony Ave, Midland Beach. Mexican tortas. 40.571736 -74.09225940.571736-74.092259252626Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:19:11 -0400http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/sonja/20748322 Victory Blvd @ Cebra Ave, Tompkinsville. Sri Lankan. (Village Voice)40.634184 -74.08541240.634184-74.085412252625Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:18:57 -0400http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/sonja/207483 Corson Ave @ Victory Blvd, Eastern Staten Island. Sri Lankan. (NY Times, Gaijin Girl, Village Voice)40.638411 -74.07904240.638411-74.079042274839Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:48:22 -0400http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/sonja/20748616 Forest Ave @ Oakland Ave, Silver Lake West. Get the fresh-mozzarella pizza. (Village Voice)40.629812 -74.1096340.629812-74.10963283460Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:38:09 -0400http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/sonja/207482155 Hylan Boulevard (Midland Avenue), Grant City, Staten Island; (718) 667-9647. "A slice from Nunzio's is a pristine exercise in elegant pizza minimalism. Everything about it is right: the ratio of sauce to cheese, the crisp yet pliant crust and the tangy sauce enlivened by fresh basil. Nunzio's even looks the way a pizzeria should: it is a white stucco shack with a tiny dining room brightened by black and white photos of the original Nunzio's in South Beach, Staten Island. " (NY Times) 40.577974 -74.10255140.577974-74.102551252628Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:19:49 -0400http://www.mapbuilder.net/users/sonja/20748501 Port Richmond @ Hooker Pl. Water ice & ice cream. (Gothamist, Photos at Bridge & Tunnel Club)40.630408 -74.13946340.630408-74.139463