Chichimecas opens in Farmingdale

Alejandro and Maria González, owners of Oaxaca and Quetzalcoatl in Huntington, just opened a new Mexican restaurant in Farmingdale. Chichimecas —  named for a nomadic Mexican people who have long since assimilated —  takes over the trackside bi-level building that last housed Estelle’s Contemporary BBQ.

González is making use of the smoker left over from the restaurant's previous incarnation for pork and chicken and, on holidays, turkeys and whole suckling pigs.

Chichimecas' everyday menu includes such items as pork chops with poblano pepper sauce ($14.95), pipian, or pork cooked in a pumpkin seed sauce ($16.95), and oven- smoked chicken ($9.95). Soft corn tacos ($2.95) come with a variety of possible fillings, among them chorizo and carnitas, or citrus-marinated pork, as well as grilled chicken, all accompanied by onion, cilantro and green salsa.

On weekends, a roster of brunch and dinner specials will draw on traditional dishes found in Mexican marketplaces: handmade tortillas, smoked chicken and pork, birria (spicy lamb stew) and shakes made with fresh fruit.

Live music will be an emphasis here; so, too, will drinks made with tequila, mescal and agave.

Chichimecas is at 169 Main St., Farmingdale, 516-586-8646.