{"id":18894,"date":"2019-01-20T12:26:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-20T16:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=18894"},"modified":"2019-07-11T10:59:19","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T14:59:19","slug":"bogota-latin-bistro-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/18894\/bogota-latin-bistro-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Slope This Way: Bogota Latin Bistro in Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Put the Chipotle burrito down. Cross the East River for some new flavors, a colorful energy, a true taste of Colombia and to revel in the late night happy hours. Get warm here on a Monday or Wednesday, and avoid the well-packed Park Slope space on weekends, when young, attractive couples and large groups return for good eats and birthday serenades by a staff shaking maracas.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"Bogota Latin Bistro\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/5370_124302549317_17990999317_2226387_4937773_n.jpg\" alt=\"Bogota Latin Bistro\" width=\"459\" height=\"308\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"Bogota Latin Bistro\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/5370_124302549317_17990999317_2226387_4937773_n.jpg\" alt=\"Bogota Latin Bistro\" width=\"459\" height=\"308\"><\/noscript>The atmosphere at Bogota Latin Bistro is as toasty and welcoming as the food; the walls are red and full of whimsical paintings<em>. <\/em>The traditional <em>aji<\/em>, a spicy sauce the owners cheekily label the Colombian ketchup, sits on every table. Their sense of humor is what makes Bogota stand out on a block of stylish restaurants and Brooklyn boutiques. But rest assured, Bogota takes its Central and South American food seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Take your time, munch on the complimentary <em>platanitos<\/em> and browse the selections. The staff is friendly and won\u2019t mind if you need a minute, and you definitely will because the menu is monstrous. The chefs at Bogota are nothing if not thorough, from the everyday <em>arepas<\/em> (cornmeal pancakes eaten like bread, start at $4.00) to the more elaborate seafood dishes (try the catfish tacos $19.50). Two, maybe three people can comfortably share the <em>bandeja paisa<\/em>, a nice, hearty plate with grilled skirt steak, pork chicharron, fried egg, rice, beans <em>and <\/em>an arepa ($30).<\/p>\n<p>Wash it all down with a mojito; try the passion fruit flavor. If you\u2019re in a big enough group, get a pitcher but think carefully about ordering a second one; at about $50 a pitcher, the cost adds up quickly. On the upside, all bottles of wine are half price on Mondays.<\/p>\n<p>Authentic and delicious, Bogota is a standout in restaurant-saturated Park Slope.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to get there: <\/strong><em>Take the B, D, M, N, Q, R, 2, 3, 4 or 5 train to Atlantic Avenue \/ Pacific Street stop in Brooklyn. Head southeast on Atlantic Ave toward Flatbush Ave. Make a slight right at Flatbush Ave., then turn right at 5th Ave.<\/em><em> (Bogota Latin Bistro, 141 5th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11217, 718.230.3805, <a title=\"Bogota Latin Bistro website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bogotabistro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bogotabistro.com<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: Courtesy of Bogota Latin Bistro<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Put the Chipotle burrito down. Cross the East River for some new flavors, a colorful energy, a true taste of Colombia and to revel in the late night happy hours. Get warm here on a Monday or Wednesday, and avoid the well-packed Park Slope space on weekends, when young, attractive couples and large groups return [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":18900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[320,314],"tags":[580,293,388,581,579,133,156,282,175],"class_list":{"0":"post-18894","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brooklyn-outer-boroughs-destination","8":"category-dining-nightlife","9":"tag-bistro","10":"tag-budget-friendly","11":"tag-drinks","12":"tag-groups","13":"tag-latin","14":"tag-outdoors","15":"tag-park-slope","16":"tag-romantic","17":"tag-subway"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":18900,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/bogota-e1487375973154-350x210.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}