“It was ok; the mashed plantains were a bit bland on their own but mix in the ground pork + the gravy and that added enough salt to bring more of the dish together.”
H3
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“It was ok; the mashed plantains were a bit bland on their own but mix in the ground pork + the gravy and that added enough salt to bring more of the dish together.”
H3
“Or, if you're on the Upper West Side, Flor de Mayo (Peruvian-Chinese, order the Peruvian dishes).”
H2
“Crackling Chicken from La Caridad 72, Flor de Mayo, or La Dinastia.”
H2
“If you want to make it a NYC celebration, go to Flor de Mayo for Peruvian-Chinese fusion. Not pure Peruvian but only in NYC.”
H2
“Flor de Mayo for no frills saltado. Sub for the cilantro rice”
H2
“Flor de Mayo - Peruvian Chinese. Go for the fried chicken and Seco de Res.”
H2
“my wife prefers flor de mayo's lomo over simple peruvian's. Flor de Mayo is her gold standard.”
H2
“I also find that Flor de Mayo on the UWS has great American Chinese dishes, and you can order some great Latin dishes while you’re at it.”
H2
“Flor de Mayo's lomo saltado is fantastic, imo.”
H2
“I like it better than Flor because their sauce is incredible.”
H2
“Yes the fried rice is great, so is the rotisserie chicken, and the octopus in black bean sauce. Also love their Wonton soup.”
H2
“That place is so good. I miss the fried rice”
H2
“one of my deathbed meals would be their broiled pork chops & an order of their Chinese style squid ink fried rice. Their parihuela also slaps.”
H2
“La Caridad 72 and Flor de Mayo are two good ones. Flor de Mayo's half-chicken is especially well known”
H2
“I prefer theirs to the ají de gallina at Flor De Mayo.”
H2
“Their pollo a la brasa is amazing. It’s a Peruvian Chinese place. Sub plantains for their house fried rice. Their entire menu is amazing.”
H2
“Going to throw a random rec out for a real NY style latin-chinese and order from Flor De Mayo, get the roasted chicken and sweet plantains. YUMMM.”
H2
“The Upper West Side still has a few of the amazing old-school Chino Latino places. This is a purely NYC invention and won't be around much longer: Flor de Mayo is the best, but also La Nueva Victoria China, La Dinastia, La Caridad.”
H2
“Skip the Chinese and go for Peruvian. Seco de Res”
H2
“Flor de Mayo (with a side order of garlic-drenched tostones—yum!)”
H2
“Chicharron de pollo and house special fried rice - Flor de mayo”
H2
“Their squid ink fried rice is one of my favorite dishes in the city”
H2
“We always thought Flor de Mayo was the best, but honestly, no comparison.”
H2
“Half chicken with their house sauce! There are 2 locations for Flor de Mayo. GO TO the Broadway location.”
H2
“Get a chicken”
H2
“Latin Chinese at Flor De Mayo in Washington Heights or on Upper West Side. Get a nutcracker.”
H2
“Lomo Saltado at Flor De Mayo”
H2
“Flor de Mayo, two locations on the UWS is also good for that, more Cuban, than Dominican though. Plus they have excellent Chinese food.”
H2
“The Flor De Mayo rotisserie chicken has super moist drumsticks (but I believe it only comes in half or full chickens). My favorite rotisserie chicken in the city.”
H2
“There is something so reminiscent of home, while maintaining a restaurant quality. So much to savor in one dish, my absolute favorite thing.”
H2
“Malecon, Flor de Mayo though that's more like a 5 spice chicken rotisserie not a proper pollo a la Brasa. That's as close as I get around here...”
H2
“The Spanish food is better than the Chinese’s imho”
H2
“We live near flor de mayo and often get the roast chicken which is quite good”
H2
“Flor De Mayo has the BEST lomo, one of my top 5 favorite things”
H2
“Underrated: flor de mayo”
H2
“The broiled pork chops are also delicious.”
H2
“love their lomo saltado”
H2
“Flor De Mayo. Peruvian / Dominican. Red Beans and yellow rice, Seco de Res. Beef stew in cilantro sauce.”
H2
“If you want a local place that's delicious, noisy, and cheap, try Flor de Mayo.”
H2
“My personal local fav is a Peruvian-Chinese hybrid place called Flor de Mayo on the UWS, order the Peruvian dishes or their killer roast chicken.”
H2
“Skip the Chinese and go for Seco de Res, beef stew in a cilantro sauce. Wonton soup is decent.”
H2
“Flor de Mayo also has excellent broiled pork chops and fried plantains.”
H2
“Skip the Chinese, get the seco de res, fried or roast chicken. Red beans are amazing.”
H2
“Plus those old style bbq ribs and there wonton roast pork soup is actually really good”
H2
“I also like Flor De Mayo which I think is Peruvian/Chinese.”
H1
“Flor de Mayo”
H1
“Flor De Mayo UWS.”
H1
“Flor de Mayo”
H1
“Flor de mayo”
H1
“Depends what you consider musts. I like these places:”
H1