I had been to this Michelin 1 star restaurant with a friend for brunch. We were underwhelmed as we’ve been to several Mexican restaurants in Southern California. My partner hasn’t tried this before, so I thought to give it another shot for dinner. Note that the restaurant does not take reservations. We were able to walk in at 5 PM on a Saturday evening and be seated indoors right away.

This restaurant is located at the southern tip of Long Island City close to Vernon. I would probably classify this as a more upscale Peruvian restaurant with some romantic vibes to it. There is another Peruvian restaurant north of here that is probably more casual and less formal. Truth be told, we actually like this restaurant a lot more than the other one as this one is more consistent albeit a little more pricey.

French Dip is really good here, espeically the au jus drippings.

New American centric. Cheap but not too expensive. In the Vale hotel.

Interesting Chipotle/Dos Toros style but feels a little more ghetto? Food was ok but cheap.

Got the pozole here which seems to be uncommon here in NYC. Spicy, but pretty good. Too bad it’s CLOSED.

Pretty good for NYC. Still cannot compare to LA.

This place sucks a lot, and it’s expensive. Food was just eh. I got the steak pita, and I was still very hungry. Overrated.

This place was surprisingly good. The shakshooka and bread was really good. Too bad it’s CLOSED.

The chicken was good, but it’s a little pricey though. Seems to be a common theme nowadays.