Pollos A La Brasa Mario
“We always get the Bandej Tipica /Typical Platter- there is always left overs, enough for a second meal.”
“It is a huge portion enough to feed 2-3 people and comes with salad and sweet plantain.”
“For $21 we stuffed ourselves with delicious food and even had some leftovers.”
Pollos A La Brasa Mario
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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I love coming to this place. And we just ordered in last night, was also great.
My favorite thing to get here is their seafood casserole #25. IT IS SO GOOD, those flavors, that creaminess!! It is probably a gazillion calories of cream, but whatever.
The chicharron here looks amazing, but I find it a bit hard for my teeth. My hubs has no complaints.
Their chicken here is pretty awesome, juicy chicken breast, flavorful skin!
Oh, their fries must be deep fried in crack… I am not usually a fry person, but their fries totally invoke the domino effect.
My husband ordered the Mario special last night #1, which comes with everything: chicharron, pork loin, beef steak, chicken and some sides. He was very satisfied.
We also ordered #55 side of corn cake topped with cheese, I was expecting something sweet like the venezualan style, it was NOT sweet. Thank goodness we had some sweet plantains!
Almost forgot to mention their lunch specials. I've only been here once for lunch on a Friday for the T-bone steak lunch special $8.50. It was pretty good for that price, but it is not something that I would go for again since it is a 15 min walk there over my lunch hour (I ran), and the piece of meat was just alright. Again, can't ask for much when it is $8.50.
After a big day of we eating, drinking and singing a big group of hungry yelper decides to eat in this restaurant because we were passing by and we saw the name and then we knew that they had some latino food over here.
Is very hard for me being from the Latino population to give a Latin American restaurant more than 3 stars, because I always expect a great meal and excellent homemade food.
My party was around 10 people, there were not a table big enough for all us, so we sat in two different tables, but there were next to each other.
In my table we decided to have a small family style meal, so we did share a few platters.
Bandeja Tipica: The platter contains a tiny arena, over medium egg, chicharron, steak, white rice, avocado, and platano maduro. The chicharon was very crispy, the white rice was very good and steak had a juice taste, everything else was good too.
Yuca frita with chicken: a great additional for those who like yuca, very crispy and delicious, the chicken was very good.
The servers are very fast and helpful. The prices are very good too, and the portion is very big.
I'm giving this place a 5 based on how delicious and how huge their plates are here. This is a nice little Colombian spot that will leave you with the itus! These servings are massive and for a great price you leave so full. I like the interior also because I feel like it's more of an old school restaurant feel with some of the seating area surrounded by Colombian flags. I highly recommend this spot if you're ever in Astoria and you are starving. This place will do your stomach the justice that is needed!
My husband and I order frequently from here as the service is always speedy and the food is amazing! I love the pollo a la brasa (oven roasted whole chicken) and the Pechuga a la plancha (grilled chicken breast) as they are seasoned with Spanish flavor (garlic, adobo, etc) and bring the best hot sauce (onions, chili, cilantro). The beans are also yummy made with pork fat and definitely from scratch. I love the maduros (sweet plantain) and tostones (fried green plantains) which always include a generous amount in the portions. My husband loves the Bandera tipica because it brings every kind of meat imaginable, rice and beans, French fries and salad all for 20 bucks! Definitely a bang for your buck! I have to say that when we consider leaving Astoria we cannot imagine life without Pollos Mario!
After having been to Tierras Colombianas multiple times, I thought I'd give Pollos A La Brasa Mario a try since it always stuck out because of its bright red/yellow design on the corner of 41st Street, plus they had good reviews on Yelp. I came here on a Saturday and it was relatively crowded, but there were still seats available. The restaurant is very spacious and there are booths everywhere. There was a good mix of couples and families inside, but I can see how families love coming here due to the large food portions.
The menu was quite large with a number of entrees on there, but we went with the most popular dish – The Country Platter. The platter was a hodgepodge of foods – Steak, Fried Pork, Egg, Corn Cake, Rice, Beans, Avocado and Sweet Plantains. Just staring at the plate made me full, as it was MASSIVE, but that's what I came for so was ready for this challenge! The overall platter was 'OK' compared to what I've had at Tierras Colombianas. The Fried Pork was extremely difficult to cut and chew, which sort of made it a turn off to eat. The steak was decent, flavored and chewy. The least attractive item was the corn cake as it was devoid of flavor and the texture was not appealing. The rest of the ingredients were what they were, so no qualms there. As for the service, it was a little slow, but it's not like we were in any hurry.
Overall, I can't say Pollos A La Brasa Mario is a winner, but it's not the worst option out there. It definitely had a local, family feel to it with fair prices so I can see why it attracts many locals.
For some strange reason I never really been here during normal hours but always in the middle of the night after a night of drinking. I love that this place is open 24 hours and the service is always great.
I do like their food especially their breakfast since us Colombians eat very hearty early in the morning.
After some Friday night happy hour I was in the mood for some good roasted chicken. Pollos A La Brasa certainly did not disappoint. I ordered the half chicken with some maduros as a side. The chicken was delicious and cooked to perfection. I couldn't believe it was only $5.25 for this delightful piece of meat. The skin had such a great flavor to it. Then there was the maduros. Oh I love me some plantains. They left my mouth wanting more even though I was already stuffed. These are not small portions even though the price is so cheap. I'll definitely be coming back here.
3.5 stars
Cool spot, filled with Colombian charm and atmosphere. I got their plato tipico, which was a lot of food of decent quality. Although I particularly loved the maduros and the chicharrones, I wish the food had come warmer. Still a good deal, though: $14 for grilled beef, chicharrones, maduros, beans, avocado, rice and a fried egg. Huge plate. You have to be hungry to eat it all!