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The new location suits him just fine. "Thisplace is brand new, with all these flatscreenTVs," he said. "I was here onSunday, for the Jets game. I came early,but it was packed, and I got the last seatat the bar."What about the food?"I like the Philly cheese steak and theonion rings," he said.Ronnie Rosado of New Dorp, also aGriffâ s Place, located at 702 New Dorp Lane, in New Dorp Beach,opened last fall. Owned by Dominic Griffo, the venture started uparound the same time he closed his other business, Boardwalk Pub onHylan Boulevard in Dongan Hills. Pictured, left to right, on the logo atleft, are Dominic Griffo, his son, Devin, 11, and his father, Albert.(Staten Island Advance/Virginia N. Sherry)Boardwalk customer for five years, hadnothing but praise for the new place. Griffo"is a really nice guy – I come here mainlybecause of him," he said. His favorites onthe menu? The "mozzarella sticks, onionrings, and pizza," he ticked off.No one wanted to talk about it, but another popular item seems to be the Quadruple By-Pass: A hamburgertopped with bacon, eggs, and cheese.Cooking in the kitchen are chef Ricky Reyes, and his brother, Hector, assistant chef, both of Richmond. Inaddition to the printed menu, blackboard specials last Friday included everything from sausage and peppersandwiches with French fries ($8) to 12-ounce rib-eye steaks with potatoes, vegetables, and fried onions($15).NEW FACESKaitlin Vandina of Oakwood, back for a third time, brought co-workers from the College of Staten Island withher after work last Friday. The talkative group occupied a large round table in the rear."We love it!" enthused Matt Weiler, who lives in New Dorp. "It's a little hidden treasure in the neighborhood,within walking distance. I love the location," he said, referring to the below-the-Boulevard site, across thestreet from Miller Field, with a dead-on view of the sparkling lights of the Verrazano Bridge outside the frontdoor.Ms. Vandina and her colleague, Alessia Evi of St. George, were sipping apple martinis while their malePage 20 of 157