CENTER CUTS TWO MATTITUCK

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During one of our recent pick-up runs,’ we decided to stop in, buy lunch and check out the year-old boutique butcher shop and deli (Figure 1).  The Center Cuts Two opened about a year ago in downtown Mattituck located about a mile just before Pellegrini Vineyards.  The first Center Cuts launched in Roslyn.  The meat counter (Figure 2) contains various cuts of fresh and pre-prepped meat ready for cooking.  There is a good selection of Prime grade beef, but as this is an upscale place, the price is slightly higher than the same prime cuts at Stew Leonards but not outrageous or different enough to deter us from buying the prime.  The choice grade beef looks to be about the same.  The shop is clean, fresh, and inviting, so well worth a revisit.

The deli side (Figure 3) has a broad selection of hot and cold foods (MENU), all made to order.  There are no tables or chairs, so this is a grab-and-go place which was fine as we were heading to some wineries where we could eat and enjoy a tasting.  We need lunch to go, so the Caesar Salad with marinated steak tips for lunch was the first item ordered.  The salad was fresh-cut romaine lettuce, a generous portion of small dices steak tips slightly warm, and a rich, creamy dressing (Figure 4).  We added a side of Center Cuts Two homemade potato chip, which was fresh and crisp (Figure 5).  Jo had the Butcher’s Burger fresh cooked to a medium as requested with cheese sitting on a warm bun (Figure 6).  The side order of sweet potato fries was a miss; however, even though the receipt lists sweet potato fries and the package they came in is labeled sweet potato fries, we got regular fries piping hot but soft and with a bit too much residual oil.  Overall, Center Cuts Two is a good place and perfect to grab food while on the North Fork wine trail. 

FIG 1 - CENTER CUTS TWO FRONT ENTRANCE

FIG 2 - CENTER CUTS TWO MEAT COUNTER

FIG 3 - CENTER CUTS TWO DELI COUNTER

FIG 4 - CENTER CUTS TWO CAESAR SALAD WITH MARINATED STEAK TIPS

FIG 5 - CENTER CUTS TWO HOMEMADE POTATO CHIPS

FIG 6 - CENTER CUTS TWO BUTCHER BURGER MED


Location: CENTER CUTS TWO 11155 NY-25, Mattituck, NY 11952, USA

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