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First Taste: Dan Rooney’s

Yonkers Raceway Race Track. Yonkers Raceway is a one half-mile standardbred harness racing track that began as the Empire City Race Track in 1899. It is located at the intersection of Yonkers Avenue and Central Park Avenue in Yonkers, New York. The track features live races 5 nights a week on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Largest Casinos in Yonkers. The largest casino in Yonkers, New York according to gaming machines and table games put together, is Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway. The Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway total casino square footage is 160,000 square feet. It has 5300 gaming machines and 0 tables games. You will also find 4 restaurants.

Hey buddy, wanna go to a great Irish sports pub? Meet me at Dan Rooney’s, in the casino at Yonkers Raceway. Yeah, Yonkers Raceway. Nah, it’s not hard to get to, after you ask directions once or twice. They got a huge expansion and built this dramatic glass entranceway that stands out from the street and classes up the joint. When you walk in, Rooney’s is on your right.

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Oh. You’re not keen on going to a pub when the new Ducasse restaurant, Pinch, just opened upstairs? Tough luck—we’ve been there, and I’m takin’ you to the other new place tonight. It has a history: the Rooneys took over the Raceway in 1972 and have maintained harness racing even as casino gambling has taken over, and Dan Rooney? That would be the owner’s grandfather, who ran a Pittsburgh speakeasy in the 1900s.

What are we gonna eat? Well: turkey with stuffing and cranberry sauce. Yes, in summer. Wait, where are you going? Trust me on this.

Can you watch the game? Are you kidding? Thirty-five flat-screen TVs show every game you can think of, and—get this—each booth has its own TV. There’s also a late-night happy hour with dueling pianos. The place is modeled after the old speakeasy, with a “train car” dining room that has “snugs” (booths) with curtains we can draw closed.

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What are we gonna drink? Beer or whiskey, of course. They have 12 beers on tap versus Pinch’s 100, but Pinch has only New York beers—here’s where you’re gonna find your Guinness, your Bass, and a changing selection of unusual high-mileage beers. But if you want local, these people have Yonkers Brewing Company making beer just for them: a floral IPA (my personal choice) and honey blonde ale. Details are on an iPad menu, and their growler would make a nice souvenir.

Irish pub food you can get at many places, but not like this. It’s as if the cook were a Michelin-starred, James Beard Award–winning chef, like Chef Christopher Lee. Wait untill you taste his corned beef and cabbage, braised until spoon tender, with potatoes cooked under rotisserie drippings and a mustard sauce you’ll want even more of.Ads in the casino brag about the award-winning burger, and it is great, but what I fell for was the rotisserie stuff, including the above-mentioned turkey. This Thanksgiving on toast, piled with turkey, sausage stuffing, homemade cranberry sauce, and haricots verts, with country gravy, is all you could want any time of year. And there’s this impressive roast chicken, served on a board with hash, greens, and your choice of sauce.

You want fish? I’m gonna get the blackened salmon again. It sits on a bed of white corn grits with asparagus and smoked paprika oil, under a melting pat of scallion butter. Fish and chips is good, maybe a bit greasy. Bangers and mash contains delicately flavored homemade pork and parsley sausage with a Guinness sauce that again, you’ll want more. Or try the candied smoked bacon. I can’t taste the Guinness in the onion rings, but whatever—First Tastes aren’t critical reviews, and we’re not here to judge, just to eat. For dessert, I like the apple pie à la mode.

Before we leave, let’s check out their live pari-mutuel betting cage, then take the winding stairs up to the bowling lounge, Alley 810. (You can hear people making strikes up there…drinking game?) And while we’re on the second floor, we’ll take in the spectacular Raceway view. We don’t have to go to the casino—we’re by the door—well, all right. You can try to explain the games to me again. If I win, I’m paying for my dinner.

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Come Dine at Louie & Johnnie’s

Located across the street from Empire City Yonkers Raceway & Casino, Louie & Johnnie’s is a casual family restaurant with a beautiful granite martini bar, cozy stylish and comfortable dining room. The atmosphere is warm and inviting complimented by soft background music. They serve traditional regional Italian cuisine including chicken, veal, pasta, steaks, chops and seafood. They also offer a wide selection of hot and cold appetizers, soups, side orders, fine wines and a delicious dessert menu with a variety of homemade desserts and coffee choices. Seasonal al fresco dining and specials are available daily. Kids menu, on- and off-site catering, take-out, delivery and online ordering are also offered.

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Our Story

After many years in the restaurant business as a chef in the Bronx, owner John Greco has developed a love and drive in preparing great quality dining for the community. With hard work and dedication he became a restaurateur here in Yonkers. John has had the pleasure of establishing a number of successful dining businesses, including Louie & Johnnie’s Ristorante Primavera in 1996. “It is a strong belief of mine that providing a comfortable and friendly atmosphere mixed with the finest ingredients provides a dining experience that my family and I feel our customers deserve.” says John, “Observing the dedication and satisfaction of my recent and appreciated customers motivates me to expand my opportunity to serve and please more diners.”

The atmosphere at Louie & Johnnie’s is both stylish and comfortable.