Ideal Cheese Shop

Huntington, United States

3.7

7 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 631-923-3434
Address:
6 Green St, Huntington, NY, 11743
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
1.6 miHuntington
2.7 miCold Spring Harbor
2.9 miJericho Tpke / Oakwood Road
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Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Bitcoin
No
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes

Today

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Local time (Huntington) 6:50 AM Tuesday, June 24, 2025

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Description

Specialties

We carry over 50 artisanal cheeses from around the world. Come check us out in our new remodeled restaurant around the corner Ideal’s ELEMENT. This page used to be our Ideal Wings & Pommes Fries, all takeout orders can be placed or picked up at Ideal’s Element located around the corner at 308 Main St. Still the same great wings and pommel frites. Thank you.

History

Established in 1954.

Ideal Cheese was started over 60 years ago as a butter and egg company in New York City.

It has since evolved into a gourmet cheese and specialty product store which is a retail shop in midtown on the east side of Manhattan (922 First Ave near 52nd St.) We also provide the finest gourmet cheese to restaurants and hotels all over the contry and operates one of the largest cheese marketplaces on the internet that ships to customers all over the United States. Our cheese selection features over 250 cheeses from 17 countries.

In June of 2012 Ideal Cheese opened up its first satellite shop on Main Street in Huntington Village on Long Island and quickly established a loyal customer base, while it resided in the back of the Crushed Olive. We are now located our cheese shop to 6 Green St where we offer 50 artisanal cheeses from around the world.

Meet the Business Owner

Julius B.

Business Owner

Julius has been in various businesses since 1980. He believes that «business is business» and all businesses need a good team to succeed. From 1966 — 1970 he was in the US Air Force as an aircraft mechanic. He was honorably discharged in 1970 and entered the messenger and courier industry. In 1980 he became a partner in his own del. business and took the company public in 1994. In 2003 he purchased Ideal Cheese Shop, NYC where his son Michael has been the managing partner. In 2006 he founded American Direct Logistics along with another partner and that company installs and assembles fitness equipment and any item requiring assembly throughout the continental US.

In 2012 he opened a small satellite store in Huntington with his son and has since moved that store down the block to 6 Green St.

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7 reviews of Ideal Cheese Shop

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Place rating: 5
Bennington, VT
Great spot with phenomenal cheese — both the selection and quality cannot be beat. We tried out their wine/​cheese/​small plates spot on Main Street after meeting the owner and while there were talking about cheese. I kept talking about a cheese I had recently tried and the owner disappeared and then came back with a piece and to let me know they had it here. So we walked around the corner and got it. Also some Manchego. Knowledgeable cheese mongers with a good selection, willing to make suggestions, etc. It’s hard to say a lot about a cheese shop since it’s a fairly limited thing but this place is definitely THE place to go when you need some nice cheeses.
Place rating: 4
Huntington Station, NY
Such a tiny, tiny place! I’m talking about the shop, not the actual sit-​down café or restaurant. The young lady behind the cheese counter really knew her cheeses, offered tastings, cut an wrapped every carefully and lovingly. It really does feel as if you are strolling down a street in Europe somewhere and buying some cheese to have with your wine and fruit as you sit and chat with a friend. Lovely!
Place rating: 1
New York, NY
Bummer! We were so excited to try the wings here but were really disappointed! The skin of the wings (and we tried several kinds) were rubbery and soft. Definitely not what you want in a chicken wing. Also, I expected something special, more towards thin crispy «French» style fries with a name like «pommes frites». Again a bummer. They were thick-​cut soggy diner fries. So sad. The blue cheese to dip the wings was straight out of a Kraft dressing bottle… not a single lump of real blue cheese in the container. We did like the crispy kale side and the flavor of the Italian wings, but couldn’t choke more than one pale, rubbery one down. You can get better wings at any bar in town. :(
Place rating: 5
Boston, MA
Super freiendly, super delicious, beat all the wings I have ever had! Will come back again!
Place rating: 2
Huntington, NY
Probably some of the worst buffalo wings I have ever had. They were meaty, yes, but the buffalo sauce was atrocious. They didn’t even give me blue cheese… disappointing for sure.
Place rating: 4
Kings Park, NY
Yet another Fry House, boasting Pommes Frites. This always catches my attention.
I was eager to try their myriad of sauces and some of the other dishes.
We started with the Pommes Frites, which came out perfectly. I was a bit disappointed they did not have the Traditional Euro sauce, but the Aioli was nothing short of spectacular! We also went on the less creamy side with the Pomegranate Teriyaki — sweet, fruity, tangy — a perfect pairing!
Since they are associated with a Fromagerie, one would expect some dishes to incorporate a nice blend of obscurity and familiarity. I found that in the Macaroni and Cheese Croquettes!
Parking is typical of Huntington Village — disastrous on a Friday evening or weekend. C’est la vie!
Place rating: 5
Long Island, NY
Why did the human cross the street? To go to the chicken wing place. Ha ha ha.
On a serious note, what a gem Ideal Wings & Pommes Frites is!!! It is the take out part of the new Ideal Wine and Cheese Café (equally as yum). When I saw the sign go up for this place, I had butterflies in my stomach — literally. In my opinion, most of the wings in Huntington Village are no bueno, with a few exceptions of course. I figured that this new place would hold me over until I got to the mecca of chicken wings — Buffalo Wild Wings — I was WRONG. The wings at Ideal Wings are SO delicious and if you can even believe it, better than Buffalo Wild Wings. The wings are ALWAYS crispy, the sauces are homemade, delicious, taste fresh, and are not overwhelming at all. My personal fav: The Habanero Mango. I have tasted this flavor elsewhere and I have loved it, but the overwhelming HOT flavor that made my lips swell and my eyes tear just didn’t do it for me. Here, the flavor is subtle and not too hot. The wings always come with tons of carrots and celery. The fancy Pomme Frites (french fries) are delightful, and must be tasted to be believed. They offer a pretty decent takeout menu of melts, soups, etc. I have been here several times and the quality is always consistent.
Definitely worth a try, I have a feeling you’ll be hooked.