Mela's Cafe And Restaurant Flushing

Years ago this place was just an ordinary diner, with horrible food, then they closed. Not long after something new opened, looked exactly the same on the inside, and outside, but the food was definitely different. Not only do you get that hot Latin employee flavor, but the food, so delicious, and portions are great. I love when you're respected and appreciated as a customer, and they are never stingy. That was years ago, but I moved further out. I tried many Latin places, but none compare to this place, so I never stopped thinking about this place when ever I was craving some Latin food. I am white, but I am no stranger to international cuisine, but when it comes to Latin food, Dominican is the King, flavor beats them all. Long story short, yesterday 10/25/2016 I was craving Latin food, there is a Colombian restaurant close to my house, but her food sucks, portions are tiny, and she charges arm and the leg. She also needs to taste Dominican pernil, maybe then she can stop bragging about her dry, over cooked, and under seasoned pernil. Getting back to my review :), this place changed a lot, renovation, beautiful job, love the food bar, OMG I love their portions. I got so much in return for what I paid. I'm eating pernil as I'm typing this. I'm such a fat boy at heart. The food is not the only thing that is kept hot in there �, if you know what I mean, smiles go very far. Most businesses usually start off great and then just go down with service that they offer, but this place was great to begin with and keeps on getting better.

I live in Brooklyn but wandered in on a whim because I was in the neighborhood this morning. It was fantastic. Nice place, nice people-- FANTASTIC food. I tried the #mangu, which is plantain mash, with eggs, salami, and queso. Pickled red peppers on top. Came with coffee, very reasonable price. Want to go back and eat more. But for now I'm still full!