502553 Tue Mar 25 09:06:29 -0700 2008 3 18 Manhattan 0 3525614 I just got back from a vacation in Costa Rica where every casado ("tipical" plate meal) had a side of delicious rice and beans. Does anybody know where in New York I can find such rice and beans? Perfectly seasoned and springy? Not congealed, dry, clay-like, or overly greasy? Tue Mar 25 09:06:29 -0700 2008 83938 Soondae Time 1 3525686 El Castillo de Jagua and Taza del Oro are both neighborhood favorites that serve flavorful rice and beans with every meal. Tue Mar 25 09:25:17 -0700 2008 3525614 68363 JungMann 1 3525689 When I want to sit down to a nice pile of rice and beans, I generally head over to either El Castillo de Jagua (on Rivington) or La Nueva Conquista (on Lafayette). Tue Mar 25 09:26:23 -0700 2008 3525614 10641 big o 1 3525983 Casa Adela at 66 Avenue C (Btwn 4th & 5th St). Adela makes black, red and pink beans, they're, all of them, scrumptious. I live right near Taza el Oro and am a semi-regular, but I'll take the hike to Loisaida for Adela's rice and beans. Tue Mar 25 10:30:09 -0700 2008 3525614 163569 jptcu