Mannino's Italian Kitchen & Lounge

March 12, 2015

Mannino's in Commack is the largest, a grand and grandiose tribute to mondo marinara compared with the modest quarters on Commack Road from which the restaurant relocated last year. It's a sprawling, two-story affair, with a very big appetite. Few prepare Italian-American favorites as well as Mannino's.

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The relocated and expanded Mannino's Italian Kitchen & Lounge in Commack is the largest of the three branches in Suffolk.

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General manager Armando Escobedo pours wine for Debbie Falco, left, of Islip and Jeanne Fernandez of Commack in the upstairs dining room of Mannino's Italian Kitchen & Lounge in Commack.

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Server Cory Streef assists patrons with selections in the upstairs dining room of Mannino's Italian Kitchen & Lounge in Commack, Feb. 27, 2015.

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Servers assist diners at Mannino's Italian Kitchen & Lounge in Commack, Feb. 27, 2015.

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Manager John Schettini searches among a selection of red wines from the cellar at Mannino's Italian Kitchen & Lounge in Commack.

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Grilled octopus tossed with endive, celery and roasted peppers in a lemon and extra-virgin olive oil dressing highlights the appetizers at Mannino's Italian Kitchen & Lounge in Commack.

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Pan-seared pork chops "Santa Lucia" are topped with hot cherry peppers and fried potatoes at Mannino's Italian Kitchen & Lounge in Commack