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Two Days Left: Long Island Restaurant Week

Its parent company will make donations to the INN and Family Service League after the promotion is over.

Long Island Restaurant Week kicked off last Sunday, with several local restaurants taking part once again.

But in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, issues like power loss and replacing spoiled inventory may have affected some restaurants' ability to do business as usual, and so one local restaurant expert has said the customer traffic is highly important to restaurants that may have suffered. Steve Haweeli, president of WordHampton Public Relations, which manages Long Island Restaurant Week, said the event is bringing in much-needed cash flow.

Not only that, but at the end of the event, WordHampton will make donations to the Interfaith Nutrition Network in Nassau County and the Family Service League in Suffolk County, just as it has done in years past.

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"Both of these agencies are local 'on-the-ground' agencies that are built to serve people affected by Sandy," Haweeli said in an email to Patch. "We know the administrators and know that a very, very high percentage of money received goes directly to programs and services."

Outside of that, he said Long Island Restaurant Week is a way to get out of the house and enjoy a meal at a great restaurant. Restaurant Week offers diners a three-course meal for a $24.95 prix-fixe.

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"Customers do not feel like cooking after Sandy, everyone loves a deal and a lot of people are enjoying walking to a local restaurant if they don't want to spend on gas, or they don't mind taking a short drive to be around people," Haweeli said. "We are also encouraging people to carpool and make it a group experience."

The following is a list of local restaurants participating:

1 North Steakhouse, Hampton Bays

Cowfish, Hampton Bays

Rumba, Hampton Bays

Hampton Bays

Sunday's on the Bay, Hampton Bays

For a list of other East End eateries participating, click here

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