LL Dent Restaurant

I went there for brunch and the food was Awesome!!!! I wish it was a little bigger due to the fact there food is so good alot of people come but other than that the service and everything is good

LL Dent is one of my fav restaurant on Long Island. The environment was warm and family friendly. My husband and I had our wedding rehearsal there two weeks ago. We had over 25 guest and everyone enjoyed their meal. The food is fresh and cooked to perfection. Les and Ms. Dent (Owners) are very nice people. The waiter/ waitress were friendly.
I would suggest checking out their Sunday brunch. It’s simply delicious.

After our wedding was over I was set on indulging in my one food vice I had avoided for months: fried chicken. My husband agreed, but only if we found a good, Southern style restaurant, he refused to do KFC, and I agreed. After finding LL Dent online, and looking at their menu, we decided to trek out to Long Island. It was worth the trip. The place was empty, but they did a fair amount of take out business while we were there. The waiter was very friendly and quick, although the food did take a little while- but was worth waiting for. We started with the fried green tomatoes, which are amazing, and served with a dipping sauce like what you get with the bloomin onion. I had fried chicken (they gave me a choice of white or dark meet) which was totally awesome. Classic, moist, crunchy fried chicken. My husband got a half rack of ribs which literally fell off the bone. You didn't even need to use your teeth. We shared sides of sweet potato fries (which were ok, nothing spectacular), and collard greens with smoked turkey, which were freaking delicious. We also each had a side (hey, I said we just got married, right?) of baked mac and cheese, which was served as a "patty", so the outside was all crispy.
To top it off, they brought out some yummy, warm cornbread. We washed it all down with a few beers (they have a pretty decent selection, all bottles). Dessert looked tempting, but I literally couldn't eat another bite.
So if you're trying to eat healthy, this place is definitely not for you. But if you're in the mood to treat yourself and you're into Southern style cooking, DEFINITELY visit LL Dent.

Houston's closed at Roosevelt field made us give this a try. Big Mistake!! If you know good soul food you will be disappointed. Perhaps area residents with no exposure to good southern food might enjoy it. As a cook I know good and bad. Ordered smothered pork chops. Result was fried porkchop with a little gravy poured on it, had to cut with a knife and it was hard. Smothered chops should be tender enough to cut with a fork!! Mine are!! Wife had mac n cheese. It was cheesy but no flavor. That comes from inexpensive cheese. As a cook I know when people cut corners!! To be fair the cornbread was warm and good. The collard greens were the best thing about the meal. I at mine and my wife's. She ordered fried chicken to be safe she said. WRONG!! It was over cooked which made it dry and hard. Female receptionist (low cut) should be taught how to smile and how to present a welcoming feeling. No complaints on the young waiter Brandon. He was good and did his job well. I love good food and try to support black owned business but...... I just can't!! Won't be back!!

The Cajun chicken is delicious. However. The attitude of the chef and the man at the desk was very impolite. I drove 30 minutes to try this food out but I was disappointed by their behavior. For a Saturday evening the place was pretty empty and I feel like it was because of the owners attitude because it's definitely not the food. The food was great, but it wasn't good enough for me to return and spend that amount of money to be treated like a nuisance especially since I drove that far. It's unfortunate they weren't better with customer service otherwise they'd have a loyal customer. But good food isn't rare and I didn't deserve the attitudes. Won't be returning unless I'm in the area and feel for southern cooking