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130 Old Country Road, East Setauket, NY

'I Smiled The Entire Time': New Mexican Restaurant In Setauket Off To Sizzling Start 'I Smiled The Entire Time': New Mexican Restaurant In Setauket Off To Sizzling Start
'I Smiled The Entire Time': New Mexican Restaurant In Setauket Off To Sizzling Start A new Long Island restaurant serving an innovative, modern take on Mexican cuisine is off to a sizzling start. Ixchel Mexican Cuisine – located in East Setauket at 130 Old Country Road – opened in December 2023 under the direction of Juan and Daphnee Munar. Their menu takes inspiration from Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and includes both street tacos and birria tacos, made with stewed beef and filled with Oaxaca cheese, cilantro, onion, and served with a consommé beef broth. Diners can choose from a half dozen appetizers – like the grilled Spanish octopus or the sauteed shrimp in garlic – an…