Wednesday Food & Drink Round-Up

Now Open: Marco Polo Take Out
347 Court Street, near Union Street, Carroll Gardens
Chef Francesco Insigno, who has been working the kitchen at Marco Polo (on the corner on Court and Union) for 18 years, is now prepping panini, brick oven pizzas, and traditional Italian food for the restaurant’s new take-out joint. The place opened yesterday evening — did anyone stop in?

Now Open: Canteen Delicatessen and Café
57 Fourth Avenue at Bergen Street, Park Slope; (718) 789-2133
“A ten-seat, takeout-focused deli arrives in Park Slope.” [Time Out New York]

Now Open: Lokal Mediterranean Bistro
905 Lorimer Street (Nassau Avenue), Greenpoint; (718) 384-6777
“Offers a blend of Mediterranean and Turkish specialties.” [NY Times]

Closed: Matamoros Puebla Grocery
193 Bedford Avenue, near North 6th Street, Williamsburg
“Looks like Matamoros Puebla Grocery on Bedford Ave — with its great taqueria in the back — has finally closed after having a For Sale sign in its window for 18 months or so. Walked by yesterday and they were gutting the place. I’d just eaten there a couple days before but they didn’t say anything about it closing, so maybe they’re just renovating. But it didn’t look like it to me.” [Grub Street]

After the jump: Steak on a budget in Fort Greene, a roti recommendation, and the best pizza in Carroll Gardens

Chez Oskar’s Budget Beef
211 Dekalb Avenue, Fort Greene
“Families and gabbing friends flock to this longtime Fort Greene bistro decorated with a pastel tin ceiling and massive, colorful paintings for dependable French faves and a half-pound hunk of hanger steak served alongside buttery fingerling potatoes, artichokes and mushrooms, a juicy feast made tastier by the $14 price tag. ” [Citysearch]

Recommended: Ali’s Roti
589 Flatbush Avenue, near the Prospect Park stop on the Q train; (718) 462-1730
“This is a place in my neighborhood and while it has a steady stream of customers, they don’t get the attention they deserve. They are super-friendly and the food is fresh (the cook gives away extra food at the end of the day so as not to re-use) and delicious.” [Chowhound]

Carroll Gardens Pizza Poll
“Lucali ran away with best pizza in the ‘hood this year, snagging a whopping 50% of the vote (54 nods). In a move that made this blogger proud, the oldest standing of the bunch, Sam’s, grabbed second. Finally, My Little Pizzeria on Court/Atlantic snubbed The Famous House and Savoia to snag third place.” [Bergen Carroll]