May 19, 2026 · Updated May 19, 2026
Harley's American Grille, the Farmingdale steakhouse that has operated on Main Street since 2017, launched a second Long Island location at 326 W. Jericho Turnpike in Huntington, taking over a corner that cycled through at least five restaurants in the prior decade. The new spot runs live music on weekends, a Friday DJ, and a Sunday brunch alongside the full steak-and-seafood menu.
Harley's American Grille arrived this spring at 326 W. Jericho Turnpike in Huntington, opening the Farmingdale steakhouse's second Long Island location in a spot that has tested the patience of five previous restaurant operators.
The address has a history: Pomodorino, an Italian restaurant, anchored the corner for nearly 20 years before closing. In the years that followed, Catch 25, Reserve, Skafos, and Mazi each took over, built a following, and failed. Four failures in a decade made 326 W. Jericho Turnpike something of a local curiosity — the kind of address that regulars had started treating as a cautionary tale.
The menu mirrors the Farmingdale original: a range that runs from calamari and shrimp cocktail through center-cut steaks, fresh seafood, and American comfort entrees. The Huntington space includes a four-season extension — a covered outdoor area that allows year-round patio service — giving the new location more usable square footage than the Farmingdale flagship.
Weekend programming sets the Huntington spot apart. The restaurant runs a DJ on Friday nights, live music on select evenings, and a boozy Sunday brunch with extended hours. That calendar targets a different audience than the Farmingdale original's weekday dinner regulars and gives Huntington something to compete on beyond the menu alone.
Harley's founder opened the Farmingdale location on Main Street in 2017. Eight years of operation at a single address is a meaningful track record in Long Island's restaurant market, where independent concepts routinely close within their first two years.
326 W. Jericho Turnpike sits a couple of miles west of Huntington Village's pedestrian core, in the commercial Route 25A corridor that runs toward Melville. The location draws steady traffic from commuters heading home from Huntington LIRR station and from the residential neighborhoods that ring the stretch between Huntington and Cold Spring Harbor.
The larger footprint and on-site parking give Harley's a structural advantage over village-center competitors. A table for eight or ten — the kind of reservation that fills up quickly in tight storefronts on New Street or Main Street — is easier to book at a Route 25A property with a real parking lot.
Huntington has absorbed a wave of new openings in 2025 and 2026. A pasta-focused concept landed on Wall Street this spring; several independent spots have opened on the village's side streets. The cluster of new restaurants has pushed Huntington's dining scene into competition with Rockville Centre and Bay Shore for the most active on the island.
Harley's entry into that market — at a site that humbled four previous operators — is the kind of move that gets attention from local restaurateurs. The Farmingdale track record gives the company credibility. Whether 326 W. Jericho Turnpike finally gets a tenant that sticks is the question Huntington diners have been watching for a decade.
Harley's American Grille Huntington is open Tuesday through Sunday. Reservations are available via OpenTable and the restaurant's website at harleysamericangrille.com.
