• Located on Long Island, Hicksville, New York, is approximately 16 miles east of the borough of Queens. The area surrounding the community is home to a variety of tourist attractions, such as the Old Bethpage Restoration Village, Bethpage State Park, Hicksville Gregory Museum and Battle Row Campground. Visitors to the area have a number of dining options from which to choose.
  
  

Rangmahal

• Rangmahal, established in 1995, specializes in Indian cuisine. As of May 2010, Zagat rated the restaurant "very good to excellent" in terms of service and food, and "fair to good" for its decor. The menu begins with nine appetizers, such as the assorted platter that features a samosa, tandoori mushrooms and potatoes, shrimp and paneer cheese kebabs, cashew rolls and a special house dip. A chef's specialty, the chicken malai methi consists of white meat marinated in cashews and Indian spices then grilled in a clay tandoor oven and served with fenugreek in a specialty sauce. Another featured dinner is the nawabi lamb, served in an apricot cream sauce. Rangmahal is open daily for lunch and dinner. Reservations are not accepted. Casual attire is appropriate.
  
  Rangmahal
  355 S. Broadway
  Hicksville, NY 11801
  516-942-7256
  rangmahalrestaurant.com
  
  

Wickers Restaurant

• Wickers Restaurant features live music on a regular basis and specializes seafood and pub fare. The restaurant features more than a dozen appetizers, including locally caught, steamed clams served casino-style or raw on the half-shell, marinara or garlic-style Prince Edward Island mussels and mozzarella sticks with tomato-basil sauce. The restaurant is known for its Wickers burger, which guests can customize with a choice of sautéed mushrooms, red onions and cheddar, mozzarella, Swiss or American cheeses. The restaurant's Chilean sea bass entree is topped with olives and capers and served in a pinot grigio wine sauce with broccoli rabe and angel hair pasta. The tilapia is crusted in asparagus and presented in an apricot-brandy sauce. The restaurant features a full bar with regular drink specials. Wickers is open daily for lunch and dinner. Reservations are not required. Casual attire is appropriate.
  
  Wickers Restaurant
  200 E. Old Country Road
  Hicksville, NY 11801
  516-433-6466
  wickersrestaurant.net
  
  

Lemonleaf Grill

• The Lemon Leaf Grill, a pan-Asian restaurant located in the Compare Food Shopping Center, held Zagat ratings of "good to very good" for its food and service and "fair to good" for its decor as of May 2010. Nine appetizers lead the menu, such as the spring rolls, fried calamari and vegetables dumplings. Among the dinner selections is the seafood harmony, prawns, scallops, lobster and crab meat, Asian vegetables in a white sauce all served in a bowl made from crispy noodles. For dessert, try the kao niew ma-muang, mango and sweet, sticky rice topped drizzled in coconut milk. To drink, the restaurant offers Thai iced tea, Thai iced coffee, beer, wine and sodas. Lemonleaf Grill serves lunch and dinner daily. Reservations are not accepted. Casual attire is suggested.
  
  Lemonleaf Grill
  536 S. Broadway
  Hicksville, NY 11801
  516-939-2288
  lemonleafgrill.com