RUB BBQ

The 12-Hour Ribs as served at Rub BBQ in East Meadow are wet ribs smoked for 6 hours, covered in apricot mustard BBQ sauce and then cooked for an additional 6 hours. Sides of cornbread, French fries, cole slaw and baked beans accompany the dish. (Sept. 9, 2011)

Righteous Urban Barbecue (Rub) BBQ is located at 2367 Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow. (Sept. 9, 2011)

Righteous Urban Barbecue (Rub) BBQ is located at 2367 Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow. (Sept. 9, 2011)

Pit master Santiago Vargas checks on his barbecue at Rub BBQ in East Meadow. (Sept. 9, 2011)

Pit master Santiago Vargas poses with a plate of food at Rub BBQ in East Meadow. (Sept. 9, 2011)

A waiter explains the wide selection of barbecue items to hungry diners at the Rub BBQ in East Meadow. (Sept. 9, 2011)

Pork gyro is a typical dish served at Kalamaki, a Greek restaurant in Roslyn.

Pork souvlaki is a typical dish at Kalamaki, a Greek restaurant in Roslyn.

Kalamaki is a Greek restaurant in Roslyn. (July 16, 2010)

At Kalamaki, a Greek restaurant in Roslyn, the dishes are written on the blackboard. (July 15, 2010)

A man lunches on a pita sandwich at Kalamaki, a Greek restaurant in Roslyn. (July 15, 2010)

Kalamaki is a Greek restaurant in Roslyn. (July 15, 2010)

Spinach pie is served at Kalamaki in Roslyn. (July 16, 2010)

July 16, 2010; Roslyn, NY: Pork Souvlaki as prepared by Kalamaki in Roslyn.

Chips and salsa are served at El Ranchito Mexican Grill on Larkfield Road in East Northport. (Oct. 3, 2009)

Yeni Ramirez serves camarones al ajillo at El Ranchito Mexican Grill in East Northport. (Oct. 3, 2009)

Serapes and sombreros decorate the walls at El Ranchito Mexican Grill on Larkfield Road in East Northport. (Oct. 3, 2009)

A look in the front window of El Ranchito Mexican Grill in East Northport. (Oct. 3, 2009)

The exterior of El Ranchito Mexican Grill on Larkfield Road in East Northport. (Oct. 3, 2009)