Trisha A.
Yelp
My husband and I can't get enough!
The first time we ate here we were actually upset that we found this place. We were upset for two reasons: 1 my husband had lived in the neighborhood for 10 years and never ate here, 2. That now I have lived with him for the last year and we had never found this place or ate here!!!
I believe the main reason is that we did not really notice this place is that its at an angle. Its right on the corner of Rockaway Blvd, 83rd street and 95ave. You realy only notice it coming from Brooklyn via Rockaway Blvd. We live four blocks away.
On to the food and service....
We sat down we decided to order the Combo Don Pollo * which for only $26 it includes : 1 Pollo Whole chicken Ensalada Salad Salchipapa French fries with sliced hot dog Arroz Chaufa Peruvian fried rice Maduros Sweet yellow plantains.
But while we waited for our order...
We were served maze or corn....it was served with a sauce that you will always order extra for dipping fries, chicken, yucas....even on you salad. Its a yellow creamy spicy sauce that you eat with the corn that is served while you wait...and if your like us on everything else afterwards.
Here come the food...plate after plate after plate....when we originally ordered we asked the server if it was enough for 2 people, they did say yes, but its enough for 4ppl...literally(since our first visit we have probably brought 2 other friends 6 to 8 times and there is still food leftover)
The salad comes with avocado tomato beets green beans and again ANOTHER amazing sauce. It is a creamy white sauce that they add just the right amount for the salad. The fried rice is a huge pile as well as the fries with sliced hot dog over the fries(which we rarely substitute the fries for yucas), then the plantain which are perfectly sweet with a little crunch every time and then the chicken, very moist, skin a little crispy lightly seasoned...my mouth is watering just typing about it!!!
With dinner sometimes we get the virgin mango drink or the passion fruit, I like the mango better.
Both my husband and I have the only single one teeny complaint....the ketchup packs. We love katchup, but to open 10 packs it just slows us down to get to the yummy food, but now I have it squeezed out and ready to go before the food gets there...lol. For some reason they do not want to change that, cause the mayo and mustard are like that too.
Would you like desert??? ...they don't even need to ask such a question considering my husband will pop in and just order tres leches on the way back from the gym....hahaha. Yes we get desert tres lecehes or flan! I think he works out just so he does not feel guilty eating desert!!
A few reasons I took the time to write such an extensive review, 1 this is my first review w ever I have never written one, 2 I can't believe this restaraunt does not have many more re views and better ones at that!
I have always been one to support my local business rather than the big guys, but when needed I do shop Walmart...lol. This is a family owned and operated business and are about to open another location in Long Island City this June. Erica is there everyday working hard along with her brother that makes some of the deserts. Hard work is appreciated and is being rewarded, this business is doing very well from a customers point of view.
Now our whole family goes, we went the other day and ran into his brother with his wife and kids. They were enjoying another favorite of ours the fish soup, so much sea food in one soup was amazing. All of us just would prefer it to be more spicy, but I know that is cause I am used to the Nigerian spicy food that my husband and his family eat, that's SPICY!!
Thanks for reading and hope this review was helpful and please come join us sometime, you will see us there almost once a week as of lately!!
PS the photo and on maps of the location is not updated, before it was an old rundown deli, that's what Google maps show.