MISS METROPOLITAN JUNKIE

The restaurant’s ambiance hits a home run with regulars and newcomers alike.

I saw the hope that is often overlooked when we discuss the Bronx.

One weekend we went to a day party at a lounge near Fordham University. We had such a good time celebrating Mecca’s birthday! The following week, I was on Orchard Beach taking pictures of my cover-ups for shopmissmj.com.

This place is a far stretch from the higher-end Puerto Rican restaurants like Sofritos, Jimmy’s NYC, and Sazon. It’s a no-frills, homely restaurant with all the traditional fried dishes you would find in the close to extinct cuchifritos’ style of restaurants.

We went to Made in Puerto Rico on a week night. It was late and the restaurant wasn’t too busy. We were seated immediately. The restaurant blasted reggaeton and salsa from their speakers, as a few people sat at the bar smoking hookahs and having drinks. For starters, we ordered shrimp and beef empanadas. We […]

We had drinks at their Spanish Harlem location on a Friday night and brunch at their Bronx location on a Sunday afternoon. This sports bar is a fun place where you can enjoy drinks, food and/or hookah with friends. Each location appears to host regulars. It’s the type of place where if you go every […]