Tasty lunch place

[redbird]

cattitude and I found a fine Latin-American restaurant, mostly by luck. We were going to try the IHOP, and found that they had a line, which he didn't want to deal with. So we went across Broadway and into a place called Malecón, which had room and friendly bilingual staff. He had a Cuban sandwich; I had stewed oxtail, yellow rice, and red beans. The waitress asked if I wanted the lunch special, for $5.50, rather than the full $10.00 meal. I said sure--and am glad I did, both because it came with a couple of pieces of fried plantain and because I didn't manage to finish even this "smaller" serving. It was all quite tasty; he drank cafe con leche, I morir soñando, again both good. I like my morir soñando with cinnamon, which this didn't have, but that's one where preferences vary, and it was fine without.

(I'm writing this down largely so we won't forget; if anyone else is interested, it's on the east side of Broadway, about half a block north of W. 231st Street, in the Bronx.)

Comments

[volund.livejournal.com]

Malécon is indeed a very good Dominican restaurant. Rather, restaurants ... the Washington Heights branch is just a block from me, on Broadway and 175th. Huge portions of tasty food; there's a plate of leftover pernil with rice and beans waiting for me in the fridge at home.

[kateyule.livejournal.com]

The fact that you started out going to International House of Pancakes and ended up with oxtail stew is messing with my head.

Mind you, it sounds good.