Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Wanka - Maspeth

So, I figured Wanka has been around for ages or in Maspeth life – about 2 years. I forgot what was there before. Anyway, I decided to order a whole chicken last night because I wanted something for today and I only eat the white meat anyway. I figured I could pan the rest of it on my unsuspecting family.
The delivery was FAST. I mean speedy and the guy was nice. So I have to say, they have great delivery and the person taking the order was so so – kind of rushy but perhaps they were really busy.
I ordered also – maduros (sweet plantains) and yuca fritos because I got hooked on yuca via Bubbles.
The Yuca fritos was tasty on its own. I loved them. Crisp and delicious. Portion was small…too small for a yuca addict.
The maduros were delicious and warm – I mean what complaints can you have about sweet plantain? The portion was huge – too much for me to finish and pack for lunch today.
Now for the main dish – A whole roasted chicken. The taste was not close to Pio Pio, which is still by far, my most favorite chicken. It was a bit salty not really flavorful. However, it was still moist. And I have to say a part was not quite cooked, I think. Near the bone. They could have left this chicken a few more minutes, I think. The sauce that came for it was more mustardy and unpleasant for me. I hate mustard. It was spicy though. I like spicy nonmustardy. :D Yes, I’m picky. :P So while it was tasty, it was not as good as Pio Pio’s muy bueno pollo. O_O

So my take is – try the other dishes (I read rave reviews for them), skip the chicken here – go to Pio Pio for the chicken.

Next time I will have to try their other dishes. And delivery was excellent.

Wanka
7104 Grand Ave
Maspeth, NY 11378
tel. (718) 476-9680

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Mole x2

Mole update – went twice and it was good. Will post up a real post soon.