Lynbrook, New York · Since 1972
Sicilian family cooking since 1972 — rebuilt, reopened, and still made to order.
Every Week
Tuesday & Wednesday
$45 per person
First · Fried Calamari, Mozzarella in Carrozza, Coconut Shrimp, Minestrone, Tortellini in Brodo or Stracciatella
Second · Chicken Parmigiana or Francese, Chicken Bruschetta, Eggplant Rollatini, Penne alla Vodka or Bowtie Pasta with Chicken — with house salad
Dessert · Cannoli or Tiramisu
Soft drinks, coffee & tea included
Thursday & Friday · 4–6 pm
Sip, savor & unwind.
House Wine $8 · Cocktails $8 · Domestic Beer $5
Small bites · Arancini, Coconut Shrimp, Fried Calamari, Eggplant Rollatini, Mozzarella in Carrozza, Personal Pizza
From the Kitchen
Lightly breaded shrimp, simmered in a white wine sauce
Shrimp stuffed with crabmeat, baked
Bone-in, aged 16 oz & up, grilled to your liking
Your choice of pasta, bacon, tossed in our carbonara sauce
Crab, clams, shrimp & sea scallops in a pink sauce
Our nonna's recipe: sausage, meatball, egg & peas
Entrées include a small house salad and a side of pasta or vegetable. Gluten-free and children's menus available.
Our Story
Sal was sixteen when he crossed the Atlantic from Montelepre, Sicily, aboard the SS Raffaello, carrying the recipes his mother taught him in her kitchen.
He found work at George's Bakery in Rockville Centre, then at Joe's Pizzeria in Lynbrook. Before long, he and a friend bought the pizzeria and ran it together.
In the late '70s, Sal expanded next door and opened Ruffino's. There was no staff yet — and one night the tables just kept walking in. Sal seated them, poured the drinks, took the orders and cooked every plate himself.
Maître d', bartender, waiter and chef — a one-man show.
The menu came straight from his mother. Her Sicilian-style lasagna — sliced sausage and meatballs, peas, hard-boiled egg, meat sauce, ricotta and mozzarella — is still on it today. Over the decades Sal has trained chef after chef, and every one of them learned it her way.
A fire in December 2025 closed our doors. We rebuilt, and in June 2026 we reopened with a more refined room and the same kitchen you know. Sal still bakes the Italian cheesecake and cannoli cake himself. Save room.
Trays from our kitchen for parties, holidays and the office — from pasta and chicken to seafood and six-foot heroes.
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Book online through OpenTable, order takeout online, or call us — we're happy to help with parties and special occasions.