We walked into the hugely cavernous cafe, looking forward to the menu, but saw empty tables full of empty wine glasses. It looked like a mass exodus had just occurred. It was 10 minutes of feeling semi-strange as waitstaff were cleaning before we found out that the kitchen had just closed. The people before us had ate, drank and scurried into the theater. Whoops. The best laid plans...
No worries. We went back outside and trudged through the ice and snow to nearby Pequena.
The only thing about Pequena that's actually small is the restaurant itself. The plates are huge. I don't know how authentically Mexican the food is, but I'm always happy eating there. Little tables are crowded into a small colorful space with el Dia de los Muertos figurines and little twinkly rose lights.
We were pre-celebrating Ryan's birthday (more food and fun coming next week!) and after two minutes of sipping our deliciously tart margaritas, the entire table was full of food for us to share. There was some serious rearranging to get everything to fit. And we were faced with a food challenge: eat everything in 30 minutes in order to make the movie. Fish tacos with chipotle mayo in soft corn tortillas, rice and black beans, and a plate of sweet plantains, guacamole, and pico de gallo with hot tortilla chips to scoop it all up. Needless to say, we packed in quite a bit and ran to the movie.
It's cash only - thus one more dash through snow and ice to an ATM. Then a quick hustle through the messy streets and sidewalks to get back to BAM. Wet socks and shoes, but great dinner and movie. The movie, The Lives of Others (Leber der Anderen) was brilliant and beautiful.
Pequena
86 S Portland Ave (at Lafayette Ave)
Ft. Greene, Brooklyn
New York
718-643-0000
The Lives of Others (Leben der Anderen) - in German with English subtitles
http://www.sonyclassics.com/thelivesofothers/
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