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<\/a>\nLeticia\u2019s had been recommended by a friend for their Chaulafan \u2013 a cognate of Chinese chao f\u00e0n,<\/em> fried rice \u2013 and it was excellent. Ecuadorian style fried rice with shrimp, chicken, beef, vegetables, eggs, onions, bell peppers, and sliced avocado on top paired with sweet plantain under a hillock of cheese sauce. The surreal part? Its ceramic serving vessel was so cleverly designed to look like a Chinese take-out food container that it made Andy Warhol\u2019s famous artwork seem like just another advertisement for Campbell\u2019s Soup.<\/p>\n
So there you have it. In some restaurants the charming staff and the ambiance make it unique, in some the food is absolutely on point; Leticia\u2019s delivers both and manages to go far beyond just special \u2013 like I said, the place engenders joy.<\/p>\n You already know that I\u2019m going back. I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if I run into you there. Because after all, surreal is when the unfamiliar happens in familiar surroundings. Surreal is when the unfamiliar happens in familiar surroundings. Read on…. Continue reading <\/a>
\nTres Chanchitos (translation: three little piggies). A trio of succulent meats featuring hornado \u2013 perfectly cooked slow roasted pork (note the crown of crispy skin), fritada – juicy fried pork ribs, and chorizo \u2013 Ecuadorian sausage, served with pickled onions and tomatoes, mote (aka hominy, or corn on steroids) and chulpi (aka maiz tostado, or corn nuts). “Chanchito” also refers to a three-legged pig (surreal again), a good luck talisman and the shape of many molcajetes (including mine<\/a>).<\/p>\n
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\nLeticia’s<\/a> is located at 40-32 National Street (at 103rd St just off Roosevelt Ave) in Corona, Queens.
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