BONITAS II

It knocks the socks off Pequena, by the way. Everything I've had there pales in comparison to the three dishes I tried at Bonita. And, as I've said before, I think Los Pollitos is totally bland. Never been to Castro's, though.

We've been three times already. Hands down the best Mexican food in the area. The tequilla menu is superb as well.

u also thought the best steak you ever had was in my apartment when i cooked costco ribeye on a castiron and sliced it to perfection at a pink wet medium rare....wait, are we talking about steak here? hahaha..

I like a number of dishes from Myrtle Thai. Never been there but order delivery pretty often. The yellow curry and duck curry are both tasty, among others.

as a skeptic of ethnic restaurateurs who open up in yuppie nabes, i too am skeptical of bonitas ii. i doubt it comes close to what you can get in some places in LIC or astoria like tierras mexicanas, what you can get from the arepa lady or from red hook ballfields.

but if you're up for a not-too-authentic meal, i guess it can provide that easily.

ltjbukem wrote: as a skeptic of ethnic restaurateurs who open up in yuppie nabes, i too am skeptical of bonitas ii. i doubt it comes close to what you can get in some places in LIC or astoria like tierras mexicanas, what you can get from the arepa lady or from red hook ballfields.

but if you're up for a not-too-authentic meal, i guess it can provide that easily.

whatever dude, i stand by the pork enchiladas. =;

I can to relate to the skeptics, but not enough to let it influence me. Pretty much all that matters to me is the actual dining experience. Went once and loved it, though could see that small menu and noisy crowd getting tiring down the road.

Regarding the other local Mexican places, I like Castro's, Pequena's is decent, too, but do not like Los Pollitos III at all. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, obviously, and it's worth noting that I've read many posts from people who love Los Pollitos III. I am not among them, however.

Re: coming close to red hook ballfields or possibilities in LIC or Astoria Mexican - I can't walk to any of those places. Debating the merits of those places is better suited for their respective neighborhood bulletin boards, or chowhound, even.

I've gotta disagree. We went Friday night and I was generally disappointed. I had fish tacos, which were good, but not nearly as good as what you can get at Pequena's. Husband had the special--steak tacos. They were expensive and mediocre and, for whatever this is worth, tiny. I'm not looking for huge portions or anything, but for what they charged, we expected more than two tortillas and what probably was no more than 5 oz of grilled steak. Pequena offers more value for your dollar and tastier food. I'm glad both are in the neighborhood, but I'll continue to devote my Mexican restaurant dollars to Pequena.

:-& I second the "pequena is gross" sentiment.

Been to B-nita's once and thought it was fine, I like the bean dip at Pequena, but Castro's is hands down the best mexican around these parts.

Bonita is the fakers paradise. have a great time but just remember, if you want real mexican try Castros or many of the other real mex places in CH. there are a bunch on Murtle running on down into Bed Stuy. Castros is our hands down favorite. i find all of this Bonita support a little bit funny after having gone there myself and not digging the food, which included a cold and bland corn on the cob that we thought was supposed to be one of their gringo specialties.

fine by me but i live on Myrtle and have for over ten years, it's called a typo. sorry to make you angry anyhow, didn't know you had so much invested in this restaurant.