Year two of the rousing success that is the Sleepy Hollow Triathlon.  More importantly to readers of a food blog, year two of a fun post-race lunch.

Last year we hit J.P. Doyle’s in Sleepy Hollow; this time venturing further down Beekman Ave. to Bridge View Tavern — on the short list of restaurants I’ve been wanting to try.

This pic is horrible — it’s from street level, so the eyesore of a fence made it in. You’ll have to take my word for it that the actual Tappan Zee view from inside is quite nice.

The restaurant opens at 11:30am on Sundays.  We arrived at 11:20.  Ten minutes of loitering.

A warm and inviting dining room, full of dark wood and windows looking out towards the bridge.

I’m not positive what everyone ordered, but I saw clam chowders, massive salads, burgers and pastas. Very generous portions at Bridge View.

I believe this was Phoebe’s soft shell crab scampi special.

I don’t know what my problem is, but after a race my mind fixates on a big, honkin’ burger, and I zeroed in on the Smokehouse: 10 oz of juicy ground beef, caramelized onions, cheddar, bacon and BBQ sauce, sidled up against a huge stack of fries, pickles, sliced tomato and coleslaw.  And in the upper right of the picture a rich, caramel-y Brooklyn Brown Ale.  Beer and a burger.  That constitutes the perfect lunch.

Congrats to everyone who raced Sleepy Hollow, and thank you to those who came out to cheer.  We had a blast.  See you next year!

Bridge View Tavern
226 Beekman Ave.
Sleepy Hollow, NY
914-332-0078