Jackson Heights Life

A new fried chicken (and everything else) place has opened on 37th Ave...in a prime location...near the 76th street corner.

Rarely have I seen more clashing colors... and an aesthetically discordant decor. Mirror tiles, loud shades of red and a multitude of signs screaming...

It hurts a person's eyes going into that joint...

No idea what the food is like.  Won't be able to enter again until I wear my dark sunglasses...

went there to get the 15 piece thigh and legs fried chicken and the lady pretty much gave me all breast meat.  I asked for thighs and legs and she kept saying the breast pieces were thighs and legs and looked at me all funny like I didn't know what pieces she was giving me.  so i tried again with the guy working there and he said "it's all chicken" so i politely said no thank you and walked out.   I will stick with Popeyes on 82nd st. 

went there to get the 15 piece thigh and legs fried chicken and the lady pretty much gave me all breast meat.  I asked for thighs and legs and she kept saying the breast pieces were thighs and legs and looked at me all funny like I didn't know what pieces she was giving me.  so i tried again with the guy working there and he said "it's all chicken" so i politely said no thank you and walked out.   I will stick with Popeyes on 82nd st.

Hah what? I don't even...

I've become a regular at Al Araf Halal for the past year and take out food at least once a week.  I enjoy the vegetarian although I occasionally have the non vegetarian.  Great food at great prices.  For the past 3 - 4 days its been closed for maintenance.  They have posted in the window a Health Department Inspection Certificate that is an "A", but that could be a previous inspection.  I'm hoping that they haven't failed a more recent inspection but then wouldn't there be a notice posted on the window by the Health Department.  I'm hoping they reopen soon.  The food is similar to Al Naimat but I prefer Al Araf. 

i really like this place as well. their haleem is very good. but the lease was for sale on loop.net some time last year, and i wonder if they managed to sell. they did a far better job of fast-steam table food than paradise biriyani pointe, which was in the space before.

I used to eat there and take out all the time. Steam table was very good. After dssjh wrote that they were selling I stopped in and inquired, and the younger man said it wasn't true. I hope that is the case.

It was an unnecessarily large space and hopefully they are adjusting it to create more wealth.

A second sign was posted in the window about a week ago, "under construction".  I walk by every day and the lights are out and there's no construction.  I miss the place but hopefully it will reopen.  In the meantime, I'm back to Al Naimat. 

I'm also looking forward to the reopening of the City Coffee with a new owner and the opening of Romeo's Italian Restaurant. 

i saw some activity in Al-Araf a couple of days ago, and it doesn't look dismantled, so there's some hope. and definitely looking forward to the Arepa Lady opening in the old City Coffee space.

I saw a couple of men in Al-Araf late this afternoon--one of them was mopping the floor.

Looks like they are open again.