Pimpollo — Restaurant in New York

On Saturday I was at this restaurant with my family, we order different plates from their extended Colombian food that is very good like our typical platter that comes w/rice/bean/corn cake/avocado/one fried egg/pork and grill beef and their attention is good, but when we order fried green plantain w/guacamole & pork skin as appetizer, we were very surprised to see like 6 fried green plantains and the guacamole was like when you Spread butter on your bread, usually in other restaurants the guacamole comes in a little bowl BUT in this restaurant they spread the guacamole and the worst was the PRICE $15 (VERY EXPENSIVE WITH THIS MONEY YOU CAN BUY LIKE 6 AVOCADOS OR MORE THAN 10 GREEN PLAINTAINS ).The pork skin was small pieces w/no beef. I understand that they need to pay bills, workers, rent...etc. when WE MADE A COPLAIN , THE WAITRESS WENT INSIDE I DON"T know if she spoke with the administrator but she said that its like that. SIMPLE, NO MORE EXPLANATION. anyway we had to pay like or not that appetizer Finally, I recommend this restaurant because the food is very good but DO NOT ORDER GREEN PLANTAINS W/ GUACAMOLE/ PORK SKIN FOR THE PRICE. MAY BE THE ADMINISTRATOR THINK ABOUT IT AND DECIDE TO GIVE BETTER QUALITY...

As a Colombian of 13+ years in New York, I can assure you Pimpollo is one the best Colombian restaurants in Queens. I've been to all the popular ones in the Roosevelt area (Mi pequeña Colombia, Tierras Colombianas, all the Punto Rojos, La Boina Roja,, etc..) and Pimpollo's food quality, authenticity, and service is outstanding.

A few of my favs: entraña (skirt steak) or the pargo rojo (fried snapper) and the Saturday sancocho soup. My husband's go to is the mini typical platter or the grilled beef platter.

I'm lucky to have them deliver to my home. Pay them a visit, you...

If I wasn't so tired from travelling, I would deliver this food back to the restaurant. I ordered fried pork chops with rice & beans, and chicharron. I got a greyish grilled pork chop and the small container of beans was filled with salsa with about 10 beans floating around in there. The chicharrones had no meat on it at all, it was just the skin, and most of it was floppy and flaccid. When I called to correct this problem, I was told a manger would call me back. Um, yeah right. $18 down the drain. I am pissed! Oh, and the food is very...