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    C. Lo Cafe

    4.3 (25 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Meredith S.

    This place is a neighborhood gem. It has the friendliest service and delicious coffees, chais, and sweet treats. Highly recommend meeting a friend, a date or just stopping by while you walk around Ridgewood. Check this place out!

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    Melissa M.

    Cute cafe in Ridgewood with a nice interior and a few tables outside. I originally went for coffee and was very pleasantly surprised at the variety of food options. Service is quick and the window serves as a perfect handoff for outdoor dining. Food is fantastic! I had the Traditional and it was perfect for a solo brunch.

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    Rebecca R.

    My partner and I tried C. Lo Cafe for the first time yesterday and I just had to write a review, hoping they get the traffic they deserve. It was such a great breakfast spot. I placed a to-go order at the cafe which is small but comforting. I ordered the drip coffee (so smooth), a BELT (with turkey bacon), and the Tocino-Huevo-Queso. All were 10/10!! Cannot wait to be back in the area to stop by again.

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    Tony K.

    I got a brisket wrap today for breakfast. It was quite dry, and I found a hair in it!! Gross

    Horchata Latte
    RaSheba J.

    Am acquaintance suggested I try this place out. It is definitely a neighborhood gem. The first time I went I tried their horchata latte with oat milk and the tocino , queso y huevo. I fell on the floor. Everything was so delicious there was a party in my mouth. The bun is a brioche bun which is already delicious on it s own. Then it's pores with a thick bacon egg and cheese and aioli sauce. It's like a semi gourmet bacon, egg and cheese. I've definitely gone back for just the bacon egg and cheese on several occasions. The horchata latte as I'm sure you can imagine so the perfect way to start your day. It's a drink of pure happiness in a cup. I've gone back and had their c.lo bowl, I always opt for the brisket. It was also a party in my mouth, the differen flavor pairings. For a coffee shop they do a great job with their food. My only reason for not giving them a full 5 is there was a time when there was no cook so I had to only get a sandwich, their pastries don't look appetizing, I prob would never order that from them. Order fresh food.

    Chips and "dips". Mango passionfruit mojito
    Kaitlin M.

    The math behind this 3-star rating: Mango passionfruit mojito: 4 stars Chips and dips appetizer: 2 stars Service was pretty much neutral. It was a hot afternoon in the city and I needed a refreshing drink. The mango passionfruit mojito caught my eye on the menu, so I went for it. The flavor was super yummy, but perhaps a bit too sugary. The mint could have used a bit more muddling, but its presence was still known. I tried my best to savor the sips, but it went down pretty quickly. Our order of chips and dips arrived in quick succession to the drink. The chips are large and very very crunchy. The batch we got had definitely been sitting in the back for a while because they tasted stale and overly fried. The so-called dips were so lackluster that it was actually kind of sad. The guacamole was really just a little smashed avocado. The liquidy salsa tasted only of pureed tomatos. And the black beans were just that: whole black beans. Pretty much no seasoning on any of these sides to speak of. Had higher hopes for a Latin American cafe, but oh well. Perhaps the tacos would have been the better way to go, as the customer at the bar raved about how he had been craving them. A nice reprieve from the heat, but I dont think I'd go back.

    Tatyana H.

    Great service!!! Delicious food! Highly recommend. Bloody Mary is very good, but spicy

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    5 years ago

    Iced horchata latte was great. Cute little place with nice options. Their cinnamon roll was delicious too

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    poor quality and Manhattan prices. few blocks down and you can get better tasting coffee for way less.

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    The service is always friendly, the coffee is excellent and they make a great bacon egg and cheese.

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    The horchata latte as I'm sure you can imagine so the perfect way to start your day.

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    4.4
    (7 reviews)
    3.0 mi

    Ate here today for lunch by myself while working as a temporary substitute paraprofessional at P.S…read more 398 Q to try this place out for the first time. I had brought and ate the bandera dish that comes with goat and tripe stew, shrimp ceviche, and rice. Overall, it was delicious and really good. The service there was also attentive and pleasant that they even give me a sweet slice of cake for a complimentary dessert. I couldn't agree more! Finally, I would definitely eat and come back again next time! :)

    The food is excellent but the billing is questionable to say the least. We won't go back…read more Somehow our bill went from $39 to $55.20 after ordering a $5 slice of flan for dessert. That's a difference of $16.20, which was more than my $15 entree (steak with rice, beans, and tostones). They took it upon themselves to include a 15% tip on debit ($7.20) after my wife had already tipped with $10 cash (which was returned when we questioned it). They charged us $3 extra for a side of beans that should have been included with my wife's $21 fried fish platter. Initially they didn't charge anything for a $4 lemon beverage that was ordered by a misunderstanding, but once we ordered the flan after the bill came out the first time they corrected that mistake. Granted these are small charges, but the overall feeling we were left with was a bad taste. The bill turned out higher than what we initially expected and was no bargain considering we didn't even order an alcoholic beverage. It felt like we were paying a sucker surcharge.

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    Visited on Sunday for lunch. The area was bright and clean. Food was great. Ordered fried calamari…read moreand mixed platter. Calamari was great, perfectly fried, crispy but not too greasy. FYI, their calamari is different from Mediterranean. Service was great! It was my first time to Ecuadorian restaurant. The server was very kind to explain everything and made a great recommendation. It was a pleasure visiting. Definitely recommended for anyone for any casual occasion

    Notes- Most dishes are a bit more, so see the photos, but not by much…read more I have been to this Ecuadorian restaurant twice at this point, though last time was long enough ago that even with my usual vast food memory, I barely remember what we ordered outside of it all tasting good. The most recent time was a few days ago, and it was excellent. The staff is nice, and the portions are generous for the price point, with two of us taking home leftovers out of the four people dining. To drink, three of us had shakes, or rather batidos, with the prices being $7 en agua or $8 en leche. I went with Lulo, which is listed as Solanum online, but really refers to naranjilla. As per the name, it means a little orange, but it is closer in flavor to a mix between pineapple and lime. Others had Maracuyá/passion fruit and Guanábana/soursop, and everyone enjoyed their drinks. They gave us some chulpi/corn nuts on the table, along with some aji verde, a lightly spicy green sauce which went with some of our heavier appetizers. Our heavier appetizer was two orders of the Bolón Mixto for $10. Bolon refers to a green plantain ball, and they offer the traditional cheese version along with chicharron, or with camarones/shrimp. The mixto combines the cheese and pork, and it was delicious, but very filling. One was more than enough, but we still enjoyed it, with the aji verde helping to reduce the overall richness. There was also the $6.50 Yapingachos/Llapingacho, or pan-fried potato cakes. These came two to an order and came topped with an onion and tomato salsa, along with some lettuce below. The potato cakes were a lot lighter by comparison to our other appetizer, but still flavorful. I would recommend them, as with other people who go here. Our smaller main dish was the Ceviche de Pescado for $17.00, or fish cocktail served either with rice or, as our choice, chifles or fried plantain chips. This was also available as a mixto, but I didn't order it as I have a pulpo allergy. There was a large amount of fresh fish inside for the price, making it very worth it. As with most ceviches, there was some sourness from the lime along with some fresh chopped herbs, onions, and tomatoes. It lacked a bit of heat I usually prefer, but I still liked it, and the whole thing was devoured quickly. Our other main dishes were all $19. My favorite of the bunch was the Seco de Chivo, with goat stew slowly cooked in home-made sofrito and beer, served with yellow rice, sliced avocado, and sweet plantain. The goat was cooked down until it was extremely tender, but still had a bit of chew, and there was a good amount of meat, even with the amount of bones in there. The broth was savory and mildly sweet, being warming, comforting, and perfect on top of the rice. This was excellent. For most of the other group, their favorite was the Chaulafan, a mix of stir-fried rice with chicken, beef, shrimp, egg, and veggies served with sweet plantain and avocado. The rice had a nice texture with some lightly crispy portions and was mildly salty. The meat inside was mostly very tender, regardless of what meat it was. This was excellent as well. The remaining dish was the Sango de Camarones, listed as a tropical dish and a purée of green plantains, slowly cooked in peanut sauce and shrimp, and topped with citrus red onions served with yellow rice and sliced avocado. The dish had a unique, almost gruel-like texture, which was a bit off-putting to some, but others like myself liked it. The shrimp inside was tender, and the dish felt a bit richer than the other mains. This was probably our least favorite main, but it was still good. We were quite full, but got some $7 Flan for dessert, which is in-house made. It wasn't overly sweet, which is my preference, and the texture was semi-soft. It was a good version, and the portion was large for the price. We liked this as well. Not many complaints here. Friendly service and good, reasonably priced food.

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