Catherine’s was established in 1991 by Chef - owner, Stephen Serkes. The restaurant was named after Stephen’s maternal Grandmother, Catherine Gallagher O’Gara. For many years, Catherine lived with Stephen and his 11 siblings in Farmingdale, New York. She realized that Stephen had a special talent for cooking even at an early age. He continued on to Graduate from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. He has cooked in many fine dining establishments in France, Canada and New York City.
For over 14 years, Catherine’s Restaurant has been proudly serving high quality food using only the best and freshest ingredients available. Many of Grandma Catherine’s recipes are still used in the restaurant today; including her famous Irish soda bread.