jdchow's Profile
Playa (5th Ave., P. Slope)
We've been to playa probably about 10 times, and bogota maybe 5 or 6. playa clearly has the better quality food and drinks. bogota has some intangible thing that is appealing. price is about the same. I like both places, and usually come away satisfied with the food/service/price combo from both. Honestly, I think a lot of the appeal for me at bogota is being somewhere that is usually full. But we almost always choose playa over bogota (since playa opened) because bogota can be noisy and hard to get into. all but one time at playa we had the same great server - a very tall, thin guy, with curly hair. really added to the experience. the other time, we had someone else and service was similar to some of the other posts. Maybe we always go on the same days of the week, without realizing it. I've tried many dishes on the menu at playa, as well, and have enjoyed each, which is unusual for a restaurant. Fish tacos, asopao, ceviche sampler, roast pork, and a couple others. The sangria is very good too.
