Restaurant Review: New Pio Pio Location = For The WIN!

By: Pianca Pink.

Pio Pio
604 10th Ave.
NY, NY 10036
212 – 459‑2929

As of right now, the only way to find this newest addi­tion to the Pio Pio empire is to acci­den­tally stum­ble upon it. It’s loca­tion is not even pos­ted on the web­site yet! So, of course, when I came across it while wal­king down the street, I just had to make a detour to stop in.

For the most part, it’s your typi­cal Pio Pio with the same menu of deli­cious chic­ken and side dishes as its uptown coun­ter­part. What really sets it apart is the decor. It will totally throw you for a loop. The eatery is unex­pec­tedly large and it seems the owners had a lot of fun deco­ra­ting it. The vibe is very nou­veau rus­tic with lots of wood, shiny gold, and beau­ti­ful pho­tos of Peru. It’s only been open for a month, but there were already a bunch of regu­lars han­ging out there. Dine by the bar, or in the humon­gous downs­tairs dining room. It’s an impres­sive view from up top. Like I said, you won’t find any info on the inter­net just yet, but I wan­ted to let all you Pio Pio lovers know about this sweet new location!

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Restaurant Review: Blend in LIC Has Reasons to Celebrate

By: Pianca Pink.

Res­tau­rant: Blend

Loca­tion: 47 – 04 Ver­non Blvd, Long Island City, NY

Web­site: www​.blend​lic​.com

If you are in a mood for some awe­some Latin fusion food, then Blend is cer­tainly the res­tau­rant you would want to choose. From their infa­mous “Arroz con Pollo” to their mouth-watering “Chu­rrasco”, I kid you not when I say that our favo­rite Latin dishes never tas­ted this good since grandma on her best day. My per­so­nal favo­rite are their appetizer’s, from the great tapa­ti­zers, to the que­sa­di­lla and to the top on my list are those ado­ra­ble empa­na­das! They come in a 5 piece sam­pler with pollo (chic­ken), carne (brai­sed beef short rib), queso (cheese), cho­rizo (spa­nish sau­sage) and espi­naca y queso (spi­nach & cheese). A great options for those who can’t ever decide… like me! lol

Blend Res­tau­rant also just obtai­ned their liquor license and will now offer a com­plete expe­rience for enjo­ying your favo­rite cock­tail while you’re savo­ring their deli­cious dishes. Long Island City has now made the notion of just stop­ping by for some drinks with good com­pany, a great idea and with that said Con­gra­tu­la­tions to the Blends team… You will be seeing me and my beau­ti­ful friends soon enough. : )

*While you’re dining, make sure to enjoy the rive­ting art­work by an ama­zing artist Andrew Thiele of ArtekNYC​.com