La Isla Cuchifritos’ Mondongo Soup
While I picked up some blood sausages for the Sunday Supper, I stopped in at La Isla Cuchifritos for their Mondongo soup that I saw two people at the counter eating. This is the same place I had those boiled pi...
Flatiron Lunch: Latin American Restaurant
My review for midtownlunch.com this week: link
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La Nueva Rampa
A revisit to the Chinese/Latino restaurant, La Nueva Rampa. This time I dined-in and was able to get a wonton soup with my lunch special. It's not available with take-out. Much better than the last few wonton s...
Rusty Empanadas
Rusty wanted to try making empanadas. We got orange Goya empanada skins, stuffed them with taco meat & Monterrey Jack cheese, then fried them in a pan because we didn't have enough oil. It didn't turn out c...
Grand Golden Lion – aka Nuevo Leon
I've seen this restaurant down in the heart of the Latino section of Bushwick with it's dilapidated "Nuevo Leon Restaurant" sign on the front of the building and a decent number of families inside. I tried sear...
George’s Blood Sausage
Taking a break from the West Coast bloggin, here's blood sausage from George's Spanish & American restaurant in Bushwick near the Flushing JMZ stop. I kept seeing it at a lot of the Latino restaurants and count...
Jennifer Cafe’s Roast Pork
Little lunch stand in the East Village serving latino food and empanadas. I wanted to revisit the roast pork lunch platter that I've had years back. I remembered it was really good. This time, the pork had a fu...
El Brillante Restaurant’s Chicken Soup
Exploring down the Avenue of Puerto Rico in Brooklyn. There's a colorful little Dominican restaurant with blaring mariachi/polka music. I tried the chicken soup. Thick & chunky. Really tasty. $4 with rice. ...