Long Island Restaurants

Zorn's

In 1940, Zorn's opened its first poultry store in Bethpage, selling the turkeys and chickens that the family raised on seven local farms. In 1950, their take-out service began with rotisserie-roasted chicken. As Long Island got built up over the next decades, the farms went by the wayside but Zorn's take-out business took off. New stores opened in Bellmore and East Meadow that also had seating for eat-in customers.

The business is still family owned and operated, and the soul of the operation is still poultry. Chicken on the bone can be had rotisserie-roasted or Southern fried, and in quantities from a leg-thigh combination to a 24-piece family dinner. There are also sesame chicken tenders, grilled chicken cutlets and barbecue or hot wings. Turkey dinners, with stuffing and gravy, are available year-round. (And more than a few Long Island families rely on Zorn's for their Thanksgiving meals.) Zorn's also does a great job with barbecued spare ribs.

Sides range from the predictable--mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, cole slaw--to the unexpected--penne alla vodka and chicken fried rice. Well, maybe the latter is to be expected.

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