351523 Fri Dec 15 03:00:47 -0800 2006 19 19 Outer Boroughs 0 2101551 Pio Pio is a Peruvian place that was recommended to me by a friend it's on 85th st & Northern Blvd in Queens..... Great food and a cool little place... Love there Calamari appetizer and all the main courses are great too..... Any thoughts ??? Fri Dec 15 03:00:48 -0800 2006 59877 VinSin 1 2101579 Agreed. pio Pio is great for chicken Fri Dec 15 03:11:54 -0800 2006 2101551 59437 akazin74 1 2101773 Pio Pio is well known by us outer borough Queensfolk...and we've pondered the ingredients of their killer green hot sauce...they also make very good avocado salad, decent Sangria, and good flan....they just expanded to the corner with a takeout which is great..there is also a VERY small Pio Pio outpost we get takeout from at least once a week in Rego Park, on Woodhaven Blvd... Fri Dec 15 05:17:23 -0800 2006 2101551 11727 janie 2 2102357 I'm glad I'm not the only one who is flummoxed by what in that green sauce (which if allowed to I would undoubtedly drink by the pint!) I say: olive oil, garlic, chili pepper, cilantro, salt. I do notice it varies in spiciness sometimes. Fri Dec 15 15:06:58 -0800 2006 2101773 18803 squinchy 3 2103770 a waiter told me the sauce uses jalepenos. I think it's a mayo-based sauce (or maybe egg/oil)... Pio Pio is our "easy home run" place when out-of-towners visit us in JH. It's cheap, delicious, fun, and has more ambience than most other restaurants in the nabe. Fri Dec 15 21:53:40 -0800 2006 2102357 12436 danoots 4 2104127 While waiting for my picup at the corner I was told there is avacado in the sauce also. Fri Dec 15 23:46:26 -0800 2006 2103770 11181 MKS 1 2101779 not to sound like a jaded poster, but: 1) pio pio has been discussed to a bloody pulp here. please use the search button. 2) a "cool little place" is not how i would describe pio pio - it's fairly big, crowded and noisy. plus, they opened another little place a few doors down. Fri Dec 15 05:18:26 -0800 2006 2101551 12330 Linda 1 2102575 i haven't been to pio-pio (northern blvd) for a long time. my WDC-based parents were there more recently than me. they said that the prices went up significantly? same quality, but no longer cheap... can anyone confirm or deny? and yes, i wouldn't call it little, but i do like it's festive atmosphere and i also like the rooms, with the exception of upstairs which i find a little claustrophobic. but maybe that's because the service is slower up there. thanks, alekz Fri Dec 15 16:13:51 -0800 2006 2101551 25190 charlie_b 2 2102713 one question I don't think I have seen answered is whether the Sunnyside location is as good as the original. I haven't tried it yet, is it important for me to trek out to Jackson Heights/Corona? Fri Dec 15 16:52:14 -0800 2006 2102575 10473 melon 3 2103042 Isn't that Pio Pio Rico, a different joint altogether? Though they also have amazing green sauce.... Fri Dec 15 18:27:59 -0800 2006 2102713 18803 squinchy 3 2103773 there is no sunnyside location, that is not the same Pio Pio--I think it's Pio Rico you're thinking of--Pio Pio that we are referring to is in Jackson Heights on Northern Blvd and on Woodhaven Blvd in Rego Park. Fri Dec 15 21:54:51 -0800 2006 2102713 11727 janie 2 2124538 i still consider pio pio to be cheap. Whole chickens are $8, most sides are $3/4, avocado salad is $6, ceviche is $10... Sat Dec 23 13:34:50 -0800 2006 2102575 12436 danoots 3 3716531 Last time I went to Pio Pio, 2 weeks ago in Jackson Heights they raised their chicken breast price to $5 each, and $4 for takeout, used to be $3 for takeout. That's a big jump in price. Also the side of rice is quite small for $4. The avocado salad is a fair price, but they are not such a cheap dinner anymore. Used to get takeout all the time from Woodhaven, but once you get a few chick breasts and sides, it starts to add up quickly. Fri May 23 19:30:36 -0700 2008 2124538 11727 janie 4 3716958 I'm looking forward to today's opening of American Chicken (charcoal broiled chicken) at 78th & 37th Ave. Quarter Chicken served with two side orders (choice of 18) with soda and pita bread for $5.99. I've had enough of the traditional Rotissiere chicken including Pio Pio and look forward to a change and a change in price. Sat May 24 04:11:34 -0700 2008 3716531 16392 Mike V 1 2104330 I love Pio Pio, great chicken, maduros, and ceviche. I actually remember the original on the Upper East Side (90th & 1st) when it was known as El Pollo. Just as good as the Jackson Heights outpost, but much much smaller. Sat Dec 16 01:23:28 -0800 2006 2101551 55832 Johnleah 2 2126381 There's a branch of Pio Pio on the UES on 91st and 1st. It's as you describe, just as good but smaller -- and more crowded! Sun Dec 24 15:57:54 -0800 2006 2104330 28804 nobody special 1 2124858 The other day I ordered to go an order of yellow rice and beans (two separate containers) and the green sauce. It was enough for two meals and well worth the $6.50. Absolutely outstanding. Next time, I'll also get the maduros. Sat Dec 23 17:37:58 -0800 2006 2101551 16392 Mike V 1 2152380 Has anyone tried the Pio Pio that recently opened in Greenpoint on Manhattan Avenue? Thu Jan 04 16:25:51 -0800 2007 2101551 64047 fiftyfootgirl 2 3715903 yup. this afternoon. i can confirm green sauce >= crack. amazing. Fri May 23 14:42:46 -0700 2008 2152380 112283 fruitspam 2 3717393 Do you mean Pio Pio Riko? It's a different restaurant, different chain, and imho, not as good as Pio Pio, but still great. The other Pio Pio Riko is in Sunnyside on Greenpoint Ave. Pio Pio has locations in Jackson Heights, on Woodhaven Blvd and I think on the upper east side, but it's the Jackson Heights location that's a big festive place. But if Pio Pio opened another in Greenpoint, I stand corrected. Sat May 24 09:40:03 -0700 2008 2152380 78039 Widmark