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.

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

Korean wings. They have ice cream beer which was a gimmick. It’s mediocre at best. They do give you these finger “condom” looking things to handle the chicken.

Passion fruit green tea was just OK.

It’s ok. Lots of durian stuff. Black sesame wasn’t that great.

Good crepes and milk tea. The decor is interesting here. The iced passionfruit green tea was a nice drink for the hot summer weather. The takoyaki was pretty good.

Bagel was pretty bad. The toasted coconut cold brew wasn’t that good.

The cold brew was pretty good, and the Ethiopian beans were good too.

Cheap. It’s ok beef noodle + stinky tofu. Beef noodle with mustard green was ok.