For some reason, people on Facebook are sharing a four year-old story about the temporary closure of the Grand Street location of El Castillo de Jagua.
El Castillo de Jagua at 521 Grand Street is back open today after being closed down by the Department of Health last week. The restaurant received 38 violation points in an inspection on Friday. There's a "grade pending" placard...
El Castillo, de Jagua, the Dominican restaurant at 521 Grand Street, was shuttered by the Department of Health yesterday. A yellow notice on the window this afternoon reads, "Closed by Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene." ...
The Cuban sandwich has been a neighborhood staple for decades. While Cuban expats in Florida take credit for its creation, Puerto Rican and Dominican diners and luncheonettes have been the bastions of this delicacy here. Variations have even made...
In post-weekend food news around the neighborhood:
New York Magazine explains how wd-50’s Wylie Dufresne invented an edible eggshell.
Serious Eats likes the cubano sandwich at El Castillo de Jagua and weighs in on the city’s best doughnuts, including neighborhood faves...
