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3318 28th Ave. Long Island City, NY 11103

718-545-8250

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Wilma Flintstone's Last Meal
Award Winner 2007

Cuisine(s): Brazilian

Hours: Sun-Thu 12pm-11pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-12am

Price: $$$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
Features: Delivery, Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout

Serving: Dinner, Late Night, Lunch, Snack Food

Entertainment: Live Entertainment

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary

Parking: No Parking

Description

You can't beat "costela Bam-Bam," a gigundo beef rib cooked over charcoal, blood red in the middle. Smear on the chile relish and sprinkle with toasty farofa! Named after the shanty-shack slums that surround Cariocan cities, Favela offers a greatest hits of Brazilian cuisine-maybe you won't need to go to Newark's Ironbound anymore. The Bahian standard moqueca is rendered here with admirable fidelity-crammed with seafood, tinged with red dende oil, and sided with a jiggy pudding. You can't beat Favela for bar snacks, either: Pick the sundried beef jerky called carne de sol ("meat of the sun").

2007 | Wilma Flintstone's Last Meal

Fred's wife will swell with pride as she enjoys the best entree on the menu at Favela, a Brazilian bar and grill in Astoria. The dinosaur-size rib loaded with rich, perfectly grilled meat looks like something that would tip over the Flintstones' foot-powered car, and comes sided with chile relish and farofa, a condiment of manioc meal sautéed with smoked pig parts. And the name of the dish--Costela Bam-Bam--name-checks the oafish offspring of Fred's secret sex pal, the much... More »

Bone Appétit

By Robert Sietsema | Tue, June 19, 2007

You don't expect much when you see prime rib on a menu. Usually it means an inferior cut of meat being passed off as "prime" grade, even though the designation only refers to the position of the bones on the bovine rib cage. Most often, prime rib ... More »

Main Menu

Appetizers

Carne Seca C/ Aipim
brazillian style beef jerky served with manioc fries

Bife a Palito
strips of grilled sirloin steak topped with sauteed onions served with french fries

Calabresa Com Aipim
smoked sausage served with manioc fries

Salgados(6 Pieces)
homemade brazillian style pastry coxinha de frango pastry filled w chicken bolinho de aipim queijo yucca croquette filled w cheese bolinho de bacalhu cod fish and potato croquette risoles de caranaro pastry filled with shrimp pastel de came (pastry filled with ground beef) pastel de bacalhau com camarao (pastry filled with good fish and shrimp)

Frango a Passarinho
fried marinated chicken pieces on the bone

Salads

Rochinha
lettuces, tomatoes tossed in olive oil and red wine vinegar

Favela Chic
lettuces, tomatoes, heart of palm, onions and cucumber tossed in olive oil and lemon juice

Salada Da Vizinha
romaine lettuce topped with grilled chicken tossed in a seasar dressing, sprinkled with parseman cheese and garlic croutons

Meats
(Grilled Skewered Meat) served with Rice Beans, Fadora and a Vinaigrette Sauce misto1: top Sirloin, Sausage and Chicken misto 2: top Sirloin, Skirt Steak, Chicken Or Sausage misto 3: top Sirloin, Beef Prime Hip Wrapped with Bacon, Chicken and Sausage

Costela Bam Bam
prime beef ribs on the bone slowly roasted served with fried manioc

Picanha Grelhada
grilled topped sirloin a classic cut incredibly tender served with farora and vinaigrette sauce

Tutu a Favela
tender grilled pork chop and brazillian sausage topped with fried eggs and served with black bean puree, white rice and collard

Entranha Grelhada
harbroil skirt steak topped with chimichurri sauce and served with roasted red potatoes and vegetables

Bife a Parmegiana
lightly breaded beef steak topped with tomato sauce and melted mozzarella served with potato puree

Soups

Caldo Verde
brazillian style potato soup with smoked brazillian sausage and colladr green

Caldo De Feijao
black bean soup topped with parsley and bacon bits

Caldo De Mocoto
brazillian style beef shank soup

Caldo De Pinyo
brazillian style chicken soup

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Favela Grill

3318 28th Ave. Long Island City, NY 11103

718-545-8250

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2007 | Wilma Flintstone's Last Meal

Bone Appétit

By Robert Sietsema | Tue, June 19, 2007

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