The waitress leads the way. When she arrives at a large rectangular table set for two, within a wrap-around booth that could easily seat six, she pulls the table out and into the aisle for ease of sitting. She waits for guests to take their seats and then replaces the table.

At Melville’s Blackstone Steakhouse, this sort of service matches both clientele attire and the prices next to menu items. Its ownership, Anthony Scotto Restaurants, also owns steak-and-sushi establishments Rare650 in Syosset and Insignia in Smithtown.

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World Cup fever has taken hold of a popular Huntington locale known for inventive small plates and a selection of wines by the glass that’s second to none.

At Bin 56, located – where else? – at 56 Stewart Ave. in Huntington village – a string of miniature flags, representing each of the 32 nations that qualified for this World Cup, hangs on the awning, and will remain there until the Cup concludes, with the related fervor making Bin 56 a hot-spot place to be!

On tap at Huntington’s Osteria Da Nino are six whites, six reds and four beers, as the Main Street establishment, open once again after recent renovations, introduced its wines on tap last Thursday.

Fresh, wholesome food is truly a family affair at the new Mazzar Grill in Halesite.

Zabie Mustafa, who works full-time as an architect during the week and helps his parents, Frank and Shaokira, on the weekends, launched the Middle Eastern-inspired eatery six weeks ago with hopes of sharing “fresh and honest,” simply-prepared cuisine, drawing inspiration from their roots in Uzbekistan and Afghanistan.

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