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Tinkrock
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Username: Tinkrock
Post Number: 72
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 - 1:14 pm: |     |
Does anyone know of a place around here that has this kind of rotisserie chicken? I'm not sure if it's peruvian, colombian (or quite possibly just a generic term for rotisserie chicken)...but there was a place in Astoria called Pollo a la Brasa Mario that had THE most unbelievably delicious chicken, and it's about the only thing we miss from Queens. Burnet BBQ, sadly, doesn't even come close. Anyone? |
ril
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Username: Ril
Post Number: 324
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 - 1:32 pm: | |
I've been searching for this dish since I moved here, too. I checked Elizabeth, Elmora, extensive Web searching... let me know if you find it! |
RBrunner
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Username: Rbrunner
Post Number: 35
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 - 2:46 pm: | |
Like what they have at Pio Pio, with that amazing green sauce? Yum. Best chicken ever. |
Tinkrock
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Username: Tinkrock
Post Number: 73
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 - 4:16 pm: | |
is pio pio the one there was such a big to-do about when it opened? if so, i never went there, but always meant to... |
Lizziecat
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Username: Lizziecat
Post Number: 636
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 - 4:26 pm: | |
Tinkrock;
Where in Astoria did you live? I grew up in Queensview. My mother was an original tenant, and lived there until she died in 2003. |
RBrunner
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Username: Rbrunner
Post Number: 36
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 - 4:33 pm: | |
I don't remember when it opened, but it's a Peruvian chicken place on Northern Blvd. Best grilled chicken I've ever had. And they make a mean pisco sour. |
Tinkrock
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Username: Tinkrock
Post Number: 74
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 - 6:14 pm: | |
Lizziecat: we technically lived in Long Island City -- 43rd street between 34th and 35th aves, spitting distance from Northern Blvd. Not exactly the most charming neighborhood, but our supers were great. They've lived in the same railroad apartment for 50+ years. |
Lizziecat
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Username: Lizziecat
Post Number: 641
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 - 8:17 pm: | |
Tink;
Both of my parents taught at Bryant High School. I went to Long Island City High School, and we lived on 21st St. and 34th Ave. I don't miss anything about Queens at all. |
Innisowen
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Username: Innisowen
Post Number: 679
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 - 9:05 pm: | |
You'd almost have to go to a place like Fogo de Chao (although there aren't any in the NY region, I believe) for pollo a la braza--- perhaps the closest thing might be on Ferry Street in Newark, at Brasilia, or one of the other churrascaria in NWK/Elizabeth/Paterson for frango or picanha, etc. |
knak
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Username: Knak
Post Number: 115
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 - 10:35 pm: | |
There was a Columbian chicken place on Elmora Ave. in Elizabeth as recently as last year, but I'm sure they wouldn't have a website! It's a couple of blocks south of the train overpass, and Dunkin Donuts, across from a kosher Chinese restaurant. |
ril
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Username: Ril
Post Number: 325
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 5, 2005 - 12:48 pm: | |
according to this website, there's a peruvian restaurant in Morristown
http://www.boletindenewyork.com/restaurantesenusa.htm#NEW_JERSEY_
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ril
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Username: Ril
Post Number: 329
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Monday, May 9, 2005 - 9:36 am: | |
Well, the one in Morristown is gone. The search continues.... |
Innisowen
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Username: Innisowen
Post Number: 701
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 9, 2005 - 2:14 pm: | |
Here are some other places you can try:
Cafe Bocage 414 Chestnut Street, Newark
Brazilian Spices Restaurant, 141 Schuyler Ave, Kearny
La Em Casa, 1259 Liberty Avenue, Hillside
Walnut Grill Restaurant, 386 Walnut Street, Nwk
Ce Qui Sabe, 37 Merchant Street, Nwk
Boi Na Brasa, 70 Adams Street, Nwk
and there are then the more well known establishments on Ferry Street in Nwk and a few places in Elizabeth.
I'd suggest picking up Brazilian Voice, a free newspaper available in many Portuguese/Brazilian restaurants and cafes, or Luso-Americano (50 cents at stores in Nwk and Eliz) to check out the scene. |
Jason
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Username: Jason
Post Number: 3
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 9, 2005 - 4:49 pm: | |
There's a thread on the eGullet NJ forum that may point you in the right direction:
http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=54853&hl=peruvian |
ril
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Username: Ril
Post Number: 331
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - 9:08 am: | |
Well, Brazilian isn't quite the same as Peruvian, but I'm always willing to try new places... |
Robert Little
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Username: Boblittle
Post Number: 159
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 12:40 pm: | |
There's a number on Halsey Street, which has few bad meals period, in Newark. |
Beans
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Username: Nalini
Post Number: 95
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 16, 2005 - 1:35 pm: | |
I went to Pio Pio (Peruvian cuisine) in Queens over the weekend. Everything we had was amazing. It reminded me how we can use a place like this in Maplewood. |
RBrunner
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Username: Rbrunner
Post Number: 41
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 16, 2005 - 1:48 pm: | |
Oh, if only. Burnet BBQ would be gone in a week.
What makes that sauce at Pio Pio so amazing? I could never figure out what's actually in it. |
Baltus
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Username: Baltus
Post Number: 6
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 11:16 am: | |
Theres is a Argentinian place that sells really good chicken.. and it inexpesive too, it's called Nunzio's and it's in sprinfield ave. right at the border of maplewood and union... |
Innisowen
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Username: Innisowen
Post Number: 747
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 - 9:07 pm: | |
Nunzio's seems better than any of the 3 Burnet B-B-Q's that I've tried, and they are all pretty good. Nunzio's vegetables are fresher too, in my opinion. |
Mrs T
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Username: Netjack
Post Number: 122
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 19, 2005 - 8:53 am: | |
Had Nunzio's the other night, just LOVE it!! |
ril
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Username: Ril
Post Number: 333
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 19, 2005 - 10:40 am: | |
Anyone have a Nunzio's menu to post, or recommendations... and the phone number?
thanks... |
Mrs T
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Username: Netjack
Post Number: 125
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 19, 2005 - 11:03 am: | |
www.NunziosGrill.com, 2071 Springfield Ave, Vauxhall. 908-688-8040. And they DELIVER!!
The chicken is fab, we like it w/rice and black beans. The veggies are steamed, and OK. We didn't like the ribs though, they aren't the falling off the bone style.
Oh yeah, the shisk-kebabs are great too, both chix and pork.
Call ahead if your're picking up. |
ril
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Username: Ril
Post Number: 334
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 19, 2005 - 12:04 pm: | |
Thanks, Mrs. T! Looks yummy.... |
Jason
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Username: Jason
Post Number: 4
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 20, 2005 - 12:32 pm: | |
Tried Nunzio's last night. I agree with Mrs T - the chicken was real nice, rice was moist, and the black beans were delicious (especially when spooned over the rice with some of the juice).
That said - I'm still looking for a good Peruvian place. When I used to live in Brooklyn, my favorite chicken place was a restaurant called Los Pollitos II (on 5th Ave in Park Slope). Their (what I think is) peruvian-style chicken, served with a side of green chili sauce (aji?) has yet to be beat. |
Compmama
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Username: Compmama
Post Number: 29
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Friday, May 20, 2005 - 1:40 pm: | |
Don't know if this still exists but check it out anyway...
Spondylus
Bar Restaurant
Peruvian cooking and seafood
206 Harrison Ave.
Harrison, New Jersey |
ril
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Username: Ril
Post Number: 335
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Monday, May 23, 2005 - 10:04 am: | |
Jason, I agree..
Nunzio's was fine (better than Burnett, and nicer staff), but it's definitely not the elusive Peruvian chicken. |
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