Staten Island restaurant nostalgia: How we dined in the 1980s

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- You might remember Staten Island’s vibrant dining scene back in the 1980s.

In those days of President Ronald Reagan and pop star Whitney Houston, it was fine to light up a smoke right in the restaurant.

Where did you dine back in the day -- Sweet Basil, Brown & Ferri or maybe Framboise? Check out this video, which might jog your meal memories from that time.

Feel free to email your thoughts on the edible subject to silvestri@siadvance.com, or send us restaurant photos from that time.

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