ABC Gum Wall was also recommended to me by Robert L. It's something you can't miss. My friend's…read moreHusband decided to check it out while we were finished with dinner at Mangia Mangia since the address showed it was just a few doors down. A couple of minutes later he came back and couldn't find it. So, off we go in search for this Gum Wall that the kids were so anxiously awaiting to see. Me too but I definitely wasn't going to admit THAT!! We go into the Patchogue Theatre of Performing Arts which was directly next to the restaurant. We spotted a sign about the Gum Wall outside of this Theatre but nobody there seemed to know what I was talking about. I asked three people and they never heard of it. I went outside again to read this poster making sure it did exist and it obviously did. Well, two other children at this point caught on to what we were trying to find and somehow convinced their parents to find it too because now the thirteen of us were walking up and down the street looking for this stupid wall. At last, we found it. A little alley right next to the Congregational Church. Very big problem, we forgot the gum. These two stranger children and their parents were now running towards this Gum Wall and our kids are now starting to get hysterical. Thank G-d my friend's Husband spotted a convenience store across the street and we are now all starting to run towards this wall, our kids screaming with excitement. We were actually standing there for a while deciding what shape to make our piece of "Art". Our kids were so amazed that we were actually letting them do this and even more amazed when they watched us doing the same thing!! It was very interesting to see what everyone was going to put up there and of course my perverted friend had to make hers stand out. It was a lot of fun and a chance to be a kid again if only for 5 minutes. Again, a very big "Thank You" to Robert L. and a "Must See", if anything, just to view my Friend's "creation" (if it's still up there when you go)!!

This fine example of public art and literal "Local Flavor" predates the recent restoration of the…read morePatchogue Theatre for Performing Arts, and to present, its tradition has survived the Village's gentrification process, despite periodically having been scraped off. It is located in the alley to the east of the Theatre, which runs between the Municipal parking lot and East Main Street. The "Already Been Chewed" Gum Wall (see pics) is an ever-changing and growing artistic work that both demands attention and inspires community participation and collaboration.

Gone are the days of walking the streets with your open container but it's still a fun night. A…read morefew too many people have found out about it over the years but it sure makes things... Interesting. I'd say patchogue is better in the fall when these crowds die down but I do enjoy getting to see and meet all the new people AA5 has brought. Parking is a nightmare and I'm not telling any of you my secrets. Good luck. Honestly a street festival is a street festival and the crowds are a love/hate relationship; businesses make bank but deal with a lot of BS, a lot of towns are modeling themselves after patchogue and this party. The melting pot of patchogue wannabe hippies, fist pumping meatheads, punk kids, selfie skanks, young and old alike seem to get along for the most part. There have been issues but that doesn't take a festival, there's always a bad apple. It's always fun to let loose now and again; on a nice night this place can be fun. It can also get old but there's a reason people travel from all over this island just to gather together and check it out. It's family friendly at first and then you. Enter hide your wife and hide your kids... it's downright unruly, drunken zombies like me are everywhere. Be careful and lighten up, you'll have a decent time. If it's not your thing... maybe stay home?

Fun and Free. Fridays After Five downtown Charlottesville VA. One of the few things still free…read more Great music. It does get crowded as the evening goes on and parking gets full. Don't park where it says no parking or block driveways you will get towed. Food trucks and beer!

It was a lot of fun ! Plenty of delicious food,and enjoying playing The Who done mystery!Being with…read moreall our friends having fun enjoying the food and playing a game and walking around the town was Amazing!!

Ok where do I begin? My family & I had a BLAST!! I think I found it on Yelp in the event section. I…read moreput a family text out to the youngens in the family. Since I read there would be walking & riddles to be solved. And the older fam aren't too fond of the unknown & puzzle solving LOL. The ones that responded decided as a group to do the Cupcake Conundrum in Patchogue. What a great way to explore the different shops on Main St. I don't wanna give too much away because that's where the fun is. Solving the clues & finding the next spot. We got to try Locale where we dined on Mussels in wine sauce & a Margherita Pizza. Both were delicious! That's where we got our first clue. Then there was The Paper Doll Curiosity Shoppe which we all loved and Todd was so friendly & such a pleasure to talk with. Fun stuff in the store. Like the funky glasses with mustaches that we received & wore for the rest of the day like it was normal. We were stopped several times by curious onlookers who wanted to know about the glasses. We proudly told them "We're Food Detectives!!" LOL Several wonderful restaurants including 2 desserts. All of the food was delicious & enjoyable. Remember drinks are not included, and we were fine with that. It was a great way to spend the afternoon. A great way to get to know more about Patchogue's updated Main St. Fun times were had by all! 10-21-2018

The famous hundred year old lady of Patchogue got her own walkway. That's right, Eloise…read moreStaudinger. She started her clothing store business, The Colony Shop, in 1946 which is still thriving and houses 3 generations of Staudingers - including Eloise herself who still does some ironing and sewing. http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-colony-shop-patchogue#hrid:sVL_RuVSUb7Ot6KFmnNm_Q So if you stop in, you just might catch a glimpe of this historic figure. This walkway was added to honor this upstanding citizen. It's really kind of just an alley with a sign, but hey. I don't have my own walkway, so I shouldn't make fun. Gino's Pizza is right next door, http://www.yelp.com/biz/ginos-pizzeria-patchogue#hrid:S6_A8OeFlVt9oBe6qWvvBw so get a slice, take a walk down Ms. Staudinger's Walkway and take yourself back to a simpler time. Or get a slice and look down the alley and say, "So? It's an alley.". Either way, the pizza will be good.

I had no clue this alley was dedicated to anyone. I just know when you approach from the South you…read moreget that blast of delicious Pizza air or you can bust a left and get some steak at JR's or is it Bobbique that's closer?

OK. Back again as I said, I am very fond of this establishment. Tonight I thought I would try…read moresomething different so I had the pasta Fagiole . As an 100% Italian, whose grandparents were born in Italy, I am pretty critical on this dish. I will say this; all restaurants these days portray this as a soup. It really isn't. It's more of a thick stew. However, I'm trying to get used to this concept. Locale does the new version of this as good as you could possibly do it. The flavor is actually authentic to the way my grandmother used to make it. It's just thinner. I'm sure a lot of you have never had this any other way, so it won't be a big deal. That being said I 100% recommend it. As referenced in my early review, I had Nonna's meatball as well. This is a 100% authentic delicious Italian meatball. My opinion is unfettered. This is a fantastic Italian restaurant and you guys should all check it out.

I asked for no dressing but they still put it on my salad. But aside from that, all is good…read more Service is good. Clean place. Nice place.

We came here after a show at the theater next door. Surprisingly it wasn't busy at all. We ordered…read morea calamari pizza. It was beautiful and it didn't smell fishy. My only caveat is that it cost around $42 and I didn't think it was worth it. The star of the place has to be the rotating pizza oven. Entertaining to watch. All in all a good time.

It's a great establishment; it's a nice ambient pizza place…read more The food was great and the location is perfect since I refuse to go to Gino's pizza, as the one time I went there, they were rude to me. The nice cashier at Delfiore makes up for it! I highly recommend it!