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Just opened maybe a week ago or so. Open daily from 12 to 10. I think there were 25 or 30 flavors, which can rotate daily to weekly, as their original location on the LES has made 400+. Would recommend their gelato over their sorbet, which tends to be icy.

Personal flavor recommendations from previous visits: Turkish fig, amaretto crunch, hazelnut, Thai chili chocolate, and pistachio. For sorbet, the grape is fine. Also, for folks who want pints, they look pricey but are 20 oz, so it makes them a bit more worth it.

Website- https://laesquinacriollanyc.com/

Tasty newer location of this spot, originally in Corona. It's either a 15 minute walk from the 69th Street subway, or you can take one of many buses. Friendly staff and plenty of food for the price. Both the parilladas were excellent, with the steaks being cooked perfectly medium rare. We liked both of them, with the skirt steak being wonderful among everything else. Shoutouts to their perfectly cooked sweetbreads/tripe, along with the black sausage, in terms of their achuras/offal.

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1. Parillada Para Dos o Tres Personas- Skirt steak, short rib, sweetbread, tripe, kidney, and black/Argentine sausage. $65.90 with 2 sides. All excellent, though the kidney was a little strong. Short ribs were pretty good, but the most fatty

2. Parillada Especial Para Dos o Tres Persona- Skirt steak, flat steak, flat rib, short rib, shell steak, and sirloin steak. $80.90 with 2 sides. All excellent, with my least favorite being the short ribs, as noted

3. Camarones al Ajillo- Shrimp sauteed in garlic sauce. $25.90 with 1 side. Delicious garlic sauce and nicely cooked shrimp

4- Provolone a la Parrilla- Grilled provolone in oregano sauce. $11.90. A necessary Argentine dish with meats. Tasty, though I'd like more sauce

5-8 Sides- Plátanos Maduros, Arroz con Habichuelas, Ensalada Rusa, y Papas a la Provencal. All good, with our favorites being the sweet plantains and the arroz (especially with the meat juices/garlic sauce)

9- Ensalada de Aguacate- Avocado salad. $12.90. Good quality avocado, but the most boring

10- Panqueques Con Dulce De Leche. $9.90. Rich and tasty. Great to share

11. Sausage and toasted bread (for free.) Very nice smoky sausages

12. Chimichurri. Nice and garlicy with plenty of herbs

13. Outside

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Site- https://sophiesrangoonkitchen.com/

This is a tiny new tasty place. Would recommend their Mohinga and the Dan Bout the most, but everything was tasty. The only thing I slightly preferred at Little Myanmar was their Laphet. On a side note, several dishes such as the Oh No Khao Swé are only available on weekends.

Dishes in order/prices 1: Mohinga/Rice Noodle Fish Soup- Rice noodle, aromatic lemongrass fish soup, banana stem, boiled egg, fish cake, crispy fritters $12.99

2: Kway Oh/Vermicelli Meatball Soup- Vermicelli in bone broth soup with a choice of meatball, fish paste, fish ball, egg, quail egg, pork liver, Chinese broccoli, and served with soup/chili sauce on the side $13.99

3: Laphet Tote/Pickled Tea Leaves Salad- Crunchy mixed nuts and peanuts, napa cabbage, juicy tomatoes, and savory dried shrimps $12.99

4: Dan Bout- Aromatic baked rice with a choice of beef cubes or chicken thigh served with cashew, dried grapes, fried chili, and pickled mango. Beef version $14.99 or chicken $12.99

5: Wat Thar Dote Hote/Assorted Pork Intestines- Braised pork meat, tongue, ear, heart, liver, stomach, and egg served with tangy dipping sauce $15.99

6: Mote Latt Saung/Palm Sugar- Pandan noodle, palm sugar, coconut strips $7.99

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Website- https://www.cisiamo.com/

This was a pretty hard to get into place, and the dinner was a tad too long, but I would recommend it. The portion sizes and flavors make up for the price point.

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1, 5, 6: Grilled Asparagus- Dates, vermouth, blue cheese. Blue cheese worked well. I wish there were more dates

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Orecchiette- Ramps, pistachio, and pecorino- Nicely cooked pasta. Ramps added some earthiness. Nice crunch from the pistachio. Slightly salty, but not too much. Generous portion like the other pasta dishes

2/3: Cast Iron Focaccia- Tomato conserva $18. Best of the evening. Big enough to split

6: Baba Al Rum- Chocolate, orange $18. Very fun spin. Dark chocolate with some sweet orange and a mild kick of rum at the end.

7: Bitter Giuseppe- Cynar 45.3, punt e mes, lemon, and sea salt. Negroni-ish but more bitter-sweet with a bit of citrus/saltiness

Other dishes I tried from others-

Insalata Verde- Basic and fine with a mild citrusy/mustardy vinaigrette

Rigatoni Alla Gricia- A bit salty, but plenty of pork and good pasta

Caramelized Onion Torta- Very big portion and very rich with a mix of salty/sweet, would be good as an appetizer

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