Bella's Place — Restaurant in New York

Bella's Place is located less than 10 minutes from my home, but I've been hesitant to order because tl;dr I love one specific Mexican truck in Astoria and rarely try anything else in fear that nothing will compare (cue Sinéad O'Connor)

I've ordered from Bella's twice, once last winter and this past weekend. Last winter, my boyfriend and I ordered a few tacos, a torta, and tostadas. The food was ok, not bad, not great, but was fine. The tostadas were our least favorite as the toppings such as lettuce and tomatoes were sparse. The cecina on one of the tostadas was just not cooked or flavored well.

This past weekend, I ordered an al pastor burrito via UberEats. It was FABULOUS. It wasn't gigantic, but it was a good size, as in, I was 3/4 of the way through and I tapped out. The meat was super juicy and flavorful, plenty of rice and beans, and yummy green sauce. They also cut it in half which I thought was nice of them.

CONS -No guacamole to be seen in the burrito, though it was advertised -A few pieces of pork fat were in the burrito

OVERALL

I would definitely order from here again, but would stick to burritos and...

The few years i worked in the area Bella's Place was my place to order, when I did not bring my lunch. FOOD: I had from Tacos, soup, and dishes that included chicken and beef. Very flavorful, and for the price u can literally serve two, I eat a lot, but every time I ordered from here I would save for the next day, because it was simply too much. PRICE: Reasonable, $10 to $17 but as I said, it's A LOT. SERVICE: I often ordered for delivery, over the phone and in person both were very friendly. Two times I did went into the store to order and the cute lady there was very sweet and welcoming. I believe she is the owner. THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS TAKING GOOD CARE OF MY ORDER. I moved to a different location on march and I will miss this place a lot.😔 Oh if u are not mexican, and u only drink Coca Cola, buy their JARRITOS! Tamarind, Mandarin, and Grapefruit were my favorite. They taste so good. And that's coming from someone who does not drink soda. But man those sodas are addictive 😁 This place is a little nice spot hidden with flavor and...

The only fun part of jury duty (aside from hearing people make up ridiculous excuses in an attempt to get out of it) is getting to explore some new restaurants. Headed to Bella's for lunch after doing some Yelp research. I passed on my usual go-to--tacos--in favor of the grilled chicken torta, since the tortas had such good reviews. And man, were those reviews well deserved.

I don't usually love grilled chicken, as it can often be dry or bland. Not the case here. The chicken was delicious, as was everything else on the monstrous sandwich: fresh avocado, lettuce, tomato, cheese, black beans, and hot peppers. So. Good.

The man who took (and cooked) my order was fast and friendly, and gladly provided some salsa roja & salsa verde when I asked. Overall,...