Bolivian Llama Party
South American restaurant · Sunnyside ·
Authentic Bolivian fare, signature salteñas, fried chicken sandwiches
Authentic Bolivian fare, signature salteñas, fried chicken sandwiches
"On a sunny day, the scene outside Bolivian Llama Party is essentially a party. Located on a busy street in Sunnyside, the takeout window serves salteñas, rellenos, and sweat-inducing fried chicken sandwiches to an eager crowd, while Bolivian Top 40 blasts on their speakers. Follow that fiery diabla sandwich with some seasonal ice cream." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, will hartman, willa moore, sonal shah
"Bolivian Llama Party is one of our highest-rated restaurants, and it just so happens that most of the menu at this soon-to-expand Sunnyside takeout window is also priced at under $20. We can never eat here without getting at least one stew-filled salteña ($6.25), and their fried chicken sandwiches are some of the best in the chicken frying business. Try the diablada broster, dusted with purple locoto chile powder, and keep an eye out for $17 sopa/sandwich combo specials too." - will hartman, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah, bryan kim
"A single bite of the salteña and you know there’s sorcery going on behind this walk-up window in Sunnyside. Bolivian Llama Party’s signature dish is what might happen if an empanada and a soup dumpling listened to a Marvin Gaye album together: a steaming hot, tender, egg-yellow pastry brimming with rich chicken or beef stew. But the rest of the menu is full of sleeper hits. The diablada broster, dusted with purple locoto chile powder, and boosted with a drizzle of scotch bonnet-heavy sauce, is one of our favorite spicy chicken sandwiches. The thinly pounded fried-beef trancapecho is another perfectly engineered sandwich, with rice and potatoes within the cheese-topped sarnita bread. This small-but-mighty restaurant is soon expanding into the space next door, and we couldn’t be more excited." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah
"The salteñas at Sunnyside's Bolivian Llama Party are round, curvy, and golden brown, with perfect wavy folds clamping them closed. What really sets this empanada variant apart though is the piping-hot, stewy filling inside. Choose between chicken or beef, nibble off a corner of thick pastry, and slurp with caution. Lace with drops of their green sauce and repeat. One salteña makes a pretty filling snack, best enjoyed right outside the takeout window. But it's always very tempting to take a dozen frozen ones home for later." - will hartman, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, monica prestia
"Visited by the headlining TikTok critic during a recent New York visit and noted as one of several independently owned spots sampled on that trip." - Melissa McCart
