Lohud readers select Round 2 best Bacon Egg and Cheese in Rockland County
Rockland County readers LOVE NY's staple breakfast sandwich. It shows by just how many of you voted: our Rockland matchups received a combined total of 139,069 votes last week. Wild.
They say a picture's worth a thousand words, but maybe a Bacon Egg and Cheese sandwich is worth 100,000 votes! Was that joke too cheesy?
Bacon Egg and Cheese makers we (regretfully) missed
This week's Bacon Egg and Cheese maker recommendations come to us from Westchester County (Rockland send me yours please!)
Reader Bryan Byrne recommended we check out Village Market in Katonah (located at 93 Katonah Avenue).
"I believe the griddle they use was relocated from another BEC place that closed around the corner, which is a cool story." He said.
Reader Nicholas Apostle advocated for a Yonkers staple: "Mr. Kold Kuts would have won this competition." He said. "Unique but a true BEC." The deli is located at 786 Yonkers Ave.
Send us places we may have missed, or even your favorite custom sandwich order by emailing me (afontones@lohud.com). Read on for your Round 2 picks for this year's Big Cheese: Battle of the Bacon Egg and Cheese competition.
Thank you for voting in Round 2! Our next round kicks off Friday morning, so stay tuned.
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Big Cheese Round 2 'The Elite 8': Rockland County
The Beautiful Bagel winner: Bagel Train
Bagel Train (150 Orange Ave. Suffern) is our winner of the Beautiful Bagel matchup, garnering more than 77% of the vote. Fans of Nyack Hot Bagels (Hub Shopping Center 348 Route 59, Central Nyack) were loyal to the end, but Bagel Train will be the shop moving on to the "Fromage 4" bracket for Round 3.
Nanuet-Pomona Faceoff winner: Zimi Bagel Café
The Nanuet-Pomona Faceoff was Rockland County's closest contest of Round 2, separated only by 3.4% of the total vote. Zimi Bagel Café (269 S. Middletown Road, Nanuet) scored 1,489 votes to the 1,392 earned by Three Boys Deli (Mt Ivy Shopping Center, 1621 US-202, Pomona)
The Rockin' Roll winner: B's Nest Deli
The show down for The Rockin' Roll matchup brought out B's Nest Deli (75 S Liberty Dr., Stony Point) fans in droves against Manny's Famous Deli (50 S Main Street, New City). B's Nest took the day 2,542 votes to Manny's 1,732, moving on to the next round.
Culture Classic winner: Opa Breakfast and Sandwich
A very special shoutout is in order to both Opa Breakfast & Sandwich (29 3rd St., New City) and Bella Vita Deli (69 Lake Rd. Congers) for a tense showdown that resulted in tens of thousands of votes. In the end Opa reigned supreme, garnering 77,274 votes to Bella Vita's 52,561. Opa moves on to our "Fromage 4" bracket for Round 3.
Learn more about the Rockland County Elite 8 by clicking here.
Check out the winners of Westchester-Putnam's Dineable 9 bracket here.
Ashley C. Fontones is the Emerging Audiences Editor at The Journal News/lohud.com. Have an idea for a poll or a story? Send ideas to afontones@lohud.com.
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