The Island Outpost Restaurant & Bar is a casual, open-air restaurant that serves contemporary American cuisine. The menu features a variety of dishes including appetizers, sandwiches, burgers, fish, steak and ribs. Patrons can also order from the full bar.
Island Outpost offers daily early-bird specials, and live entertainment is scheduled for select days.
This "family style" steakhouse is locally owned and operated by the Shoup family for over 20 years. Renamed in 2006 after the eldest son, they hope to provide a great restaurant that will continue to grow with the area. Patrons should expect all of the favorite steakhouse classics.
Executive Chef Paul Mattison opened Mattison's City Grille in 2001 and since then it has become one of the area's most widely acclaimed dining spots. The dinner menu features familiar yet elevated American and Italian options including roasted chicken au jus, 12 oz New York strip steak and a selection of brick oven pizzas. Lunch time features a variety of sandwiches, salads and soups. Mattison's also features weekly specials and events, including live music and dining specials. Reservations are encouraged and can be made by phone or online.
Cafe Capri is a delightful local restaurant that not only does a brisk take-out business, but also has a comfortable and popular dining room and bar. Open since 1979, offerings include dozens of gourmet pizzas, calzones, soups, salads, a huge range of sandwiches and a full dinner menu of specialty pastas, fish and BBQ. Conveniently located on Main Street, Cafe Capri offers delivery to Reading, Wakefield and Stoneham.
"Come on in. You'll be glad you did!," is the motto of The BBQ Pit Rib House & Grill in Highland Park, an unassuming family-owned business that has been in town since 1978. While it has moved to a new location, it still retains the same "joint" type atmosphere when the late Frank Karigan opened it. Today, it is being run by his son, Gus. Local and repeat clientele have kept the business going. And they keep on coming, not only because of the feel-good jazz music or the ribs, but also because of the treatment they get.
BBQ Pit Rib House & Grill is located in a strip mall along Elm Place, not too far from the Highland Park Metra Station. Make sure to check out their jazzy website for more information.
Dickey's Barbecue Pit is a family-friendly restaurant. It has been passionate about barbecue for more than 70 years and smokes its own quality meats. Menu items include sandwiches, meat plates, mac & cheese and coleslaw.
