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We stumbled on this wonderful diner yesterday and decided to take a couple of photos of the place. Naturally, we went inside first to ask permission. It smelled great and was spotlessly clean. The people who work there (including the owner, Joan Gallo) were really friendly. In the end, we couldn't resist ordering a BBQ Pulled Pork Po' Boy sandwich and some fries. I have to say that I've rarely tasted anything so good. As a well-travelled Englishman who has recently moved to the States, it was my first taste of a traditional submarine sandwich from Louisiana. The fries were quite possible the best fries I've ever tasted. We will definitely eat there again. It's now my favourite place on Long Island. Well done Joan, her business partner, Tom Sullivan, and the staff!

Biscuits & Barbeque has a distinct Texas barbeque and Southern-style cooking flair to the menu. Among the interesting items served are Delta Jambalaya (spicy chicken and smoked Andouille sausage), Mustard Battered Catfish, Grilled Gator Sausage, and BBQ Gator Burger with onion rings. Dixie Chicken and Waffles with honey butter and candied pecans, a dish made famous in the south as well as in Harlem, is another favorite.

Breakfasts are more traditional (eggs, omelettes, pancakes and French toast), with the exception of the Bayou Jambalaya Omelet. Breakfast is available anytime, and for patrons who love biscuits, they’re big and tasty.

The restaurant has a barbeque smoker which enables Joan to serve signature dishes Barbeque Chicken and Barbeque Pulled Pork.

Joan Gallo and her business partner, Tom Sullivan, have also owned and operated the Delta Grill, a Louisiana-style restaurant in the Hell’s Kitchen district of Manhattan, for the past 14 years.

*** Silk City Diners (Paterson Vehicle Company), Paterson, NJ, 1927-1964, built a fine-crafted diner in a variety of styles. Exteriors typically used a combination of stainless steel and porcelin in many different color schemes and often displayed the diner's name on a large horizontal porcelin stripe. Two Silk City diners are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Clarksville Diner in Decorah, Iowa, and the Village Diner in Red Hook, New York. All Silk City's that I have seen which were built before the mid-50's, have a similar monitor style roof. Later Silk City's feature a flat roofline and an unusually large vestibule, as does the Martindale Chief Diner located just off the Taconic Parkway in upstate New York.

Tags: Biscuits & Barbeque Dinner 106 E 2nd St (just 2 blocks off Roslyn Rd) Mineola Long Island New York