My first encounter in Port Richmond with my class today was quite fascinating. There were a number of things that struck me as \u201cdifferent\u201d than what I am used to back home in New Jersey. The first thing was how many bus stops there were in a single neighborhood. Everywhere I turned, another blue bus sign stood tall. What really stuck out to me though was the amount of food places there were. Once we walked onto Port Richmond Avenue, it turned into restaurants galore. Everything from Chinese take-out to pizza places and everything else in between were all crammed together on one road. One odd thing I noticed was that there were two Mexican places right across from each other. They both served the same food so I\u2019m not sure as to why two Mexican places are needed in such close proximity. I was getting hungry just looking at everything! The different scents of food that I could smell while walking down the street were delicious too. I could smell grilled chicken and different kinds of hispanic spices. As we walked passed the restaurants with their doors open, the fresh food aroma wafted towards us. At this point I could not wait to dig into something delicious.<\/p>\n
When we finally settled down to eat food, we ended up in a Mexican restaurant called Los Potrillos. We were served with chips and guacamole. I\u2019m normally not a fan of guacamole but this particular kind was freshly made and contained diced tomatoes in it. I could not stop eating it. I took a look at their menu and saw so many great choices to choose from but unfortunately we were cut short on time so I left empty handed. I have no doubt that I will be back to Port Richmond in the near future to experiment with all the different food places. I definitely want to try pizza from the famous Denino\u2019s to see if it really lives up to its expectations. I look forward to trying out the countless amount of different cuisines that are located in not only Port Richmond, but also\u00a0in the rest of Staten Island.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My first encounter in Port Richmond with my class today was quite fascinating. There were a number of things that struck me as \u201cdifferent\u201d than what I am used to back home in New Jersey. The first thing was how … Continue reading