{"id":56302,"date":"2025-11-30T14:16:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T14:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/56302\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T14:16:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T14:16:06","slug":"on-staten-island-turkey-season-isnt-over-just-ask-mr-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/56302\/","title":{"rendered":"On Staten Island, turkey season isn\u2019t over\u2014just ask Mr. Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Thanksgiving continues daily at Canlon\u2019s, where turkey dinners with all the fixings\u2014mashed potatoes, gravy, and more\u2014are always on the menu. Owner Ed Canlon and his team also serve classics rarely found anywhere on Staten Island\u2014let alone New York City\u2014including calf\u2019s liver with onions, beef Wellington, roast pork with potato pancakes and applesauce, and a turkey club made from real roasted turkey.<\/p>\n

Turkey\u2019s persistence on the menu\u2014along with a Food Network win featuring a gobbler theme\u2014has earned the proprietor the nickname \u201cMr. Thanksgiving.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Canlon's\"The wishbone makes an appropriate centerpiece for a patter of carved turkey. Canlon can break down the bird in a matter of minutes. (Advance\/Silive.com | Pamela Silvestri)<\/p>\n

Comfort Eats at Comfortable Prices<\/p>\n

Canlon\u2019s has been a neighborhood staple since 1985, known for hearty dishes like Yankee pot roast and house-made Irish soda bread. The restaurant prides itself on affordable, home-style meals and is located just steps from the Oakwood train station at 1825 North Railroad Ave. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe focus on basic home-cooked meals,\u201d Canlon said on Wednesday before Thanksgiving. \u201cMy prices are reasonable, and you still get a bread basket without asking.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Canlon's\"The bread basket at Canlon’s includes Irish soda bread which Ed Canlon makes from scratch. (Advance\/Silive.com | Pamela Silvestri)<\/p>\n

Dinner starts at $25 with soup or salad; lunch runs under $17 and includes soup, salad, coffee, and dessert. The signature beef Wellington\u2014filet mignon wrapped in puff pastry with mushroom duxelle and Madeira sauce\u2014costs $36.<\/p>\n

\"Canlon's\"Roast pork and Yankee pot roast come with a sumptuous set of potato pancakes, gravy made from pan drippings and a red cabbage recipe from Grandma. (Advance\/Silive.com | Pamela Silvestri)<\/p>\n

Food Network Fame and Local Roots<\/p>\n

Canlon won \u2018Chopped!\u2019 in 2012 on an episode titled \u2018Happy Turkey Gizzard Day,\u2019 donating his $10,000 prize to U.S. troops. He later appeared on \u2018Kitchen Crash\u2019 with host Jeff Mauro\u2014a one-season show that aired during COVID. The experience brought comical memories and sharpened his speed skills, though his ability to carve a whole bird in under 10 minutes comes from a steady lifetime of cooking turkeys daily for the restaurant.<\/p>\n

The 63-year-old chef credits his culinary education to working as a \u2018gopher\u2019 for 15 old-school Staten Island chefs, including Leo Percoco and cooks from the Riviera Chateau. The loyal following for his Yankee pot roast comes from its remarkable consistency\u2014he still follows his grandmother\u2019s recipe.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was blessed and young enough to absorb everything she taught me,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

\"Canlon's\"Jenna Egan is one of the dedicated servers and gracious hostesses at Canlon’s. (Advance\/Silive.com | Pamela Silvestri)<\/p>\n

Two kitchen workers have been with him for 25 years, and servers\u2014including Emily, Megan, Molly, Flora, Jenna, Jill, and Valerie\u2014have stayed six to 10 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey run the day-to-day and keep me in check,\u201d Canlon said. <\/p>\n

\"Canlon's\"Canlon’s has maintained its menu traditions and classic dining room for over 40 years. (Advance\/Silive.com | Pamela Silvestri)<\/p>\n

Turkey Tips from Mr. Thanksgiving<\/p>\n

For those planning a holiday feast or cooking a turkey any day of the week, Canlon shared his best tips: roast breast-side down so juices flow into the white meat, skip stuffing inside the bird to prevent drying, and carve against the grain.<\/p>\n

\u201cCook your bird upside down,\u201d he advised. \u201cAll the juices trickle into the breast meat.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Canlon's\"Ed and his daughter Tara Jean as they enjoy the holiday season at the restaurant. (Advance\/Silive.com | Pamela Silvestri)<\/p>\n

The restaurant remains open seven days a week, continuing its tradition of feeding the borough\u2014with \u201cMr. Thanksgiving\u201d and crew roasting turkeys that send a fragrant aroma wafting through the neighborhood. Find Canlon\u2019s at 1825 N. Railroad Ave., Oakwood. The restaurant can be reached at 718-667-3013 or via canlons.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Thanksgiving continues daily at Canlon\u2019s, where turkey dinners with all the fixings\u2014mashed potatoes, gravy,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":56303,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":{"0":"post-56302","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-staten-island","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-staten-island","12":"tag-staten-island-headlines","13":"tag-staten-island-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}