De Mole
“The chicken was well seasoned and cooked, the guacamole was fresh, and the beans were plate licking good.”
“Trekking it out to Sunnyside, we saw many Mexican/Peruvian restaurants before arriving at de mole.”
“The waitress said it was a special and not usually on menu but if they are reading this I suggest you ditch the coconut flan or add the coffee one also.”
De Mole
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Stopped by here the other night. The place is small and welcoming. Ordered their quesadilla for me and my daughter. The food was good . Tasted authentic and fresh. The service was on point. Will definitely be going back the next time I'm in the area.
Last night my friend and I came to De Mole for Sunnyside Restaurant Week. Ordering from their prix fixe menu, we selected the ceviche, steak fajitas, and pastel de tres leches, as well as glasses of the Malbec.
The ceviche was a flavor burst. Filled with freshly diced tomatoes, onions, and cilantro, and accompanied by slices of lime, it was the perfect way to begin the meal. The steak fajitas were delicious, and accompanied by generous sides of rice and beans and salsa, guacamole, and one of the best sour creams I have ever tasted! Also, they were more than enough for two meals. Finally, the pastel de tres leches was among the best I've had.
And of course the glasses of Malbec paired perfectly with everything.
This place has some of the best and cheapest Mexican food I've ever had!
The guacamole was cold (just the way I like it) and flavorful. Lots of squishy avocado and a big hearty bowl to start you off.
My boyfriend and I both got burritos (him steak, me chicken) and they were huge and juicy! The chicken was so tender and gentle, I really loved it. And the flavoring was fantastic – the sour cream and cheese was in just the right proportions with the beans and rice.
Place is cute and dark, perfect for a date night! Love it – can't wait to come back.
I came here with my friend. I got 2 tacos, carne enchilada and carne asada. It was a little plain for my test but hot sauce really helped in flavoring it. They added a lot of onions in it. My friend got the carne asada rice platter. The beef was a little burnt but he was fine with it. We also got a pitcher of sangria. For dessert, we got the coconut flan. That was one of my favorite one. It wasn't too sweet.
Perfection. The mole chicken enchiladas and the shrimp fajitas were awesome. It's reasonably priced Mexican food (for NYC…). Our entrees were $12 and $14. The red sangria was good. Service is fantastic, and this is a hidden gem. Definitely my favorite spot for Mexican in New York… I've finally found a place!
De Mole serves some delicious Mexican food. Quiet and intimate setting and the interior decor was simple and so was the food. The food, though, simple, was delicious and well seasoned. Portion sizes were pretty good for the price. My friend and I had a very enjoyable dinner here on Saturday. I had the Tampiqueña, which was the skirt steak and she had the Carne Asada Encebollada, which was the grilled steak, rice n beans w/ corn tortillas. For drinks, I tried the Jarritos Mandarin.
While waiting for the food, we were given a small bowl of chips and salsa. Nothing special. We both agreed the salsa was rather bland.
My steak was cooked medium rare, and it was cooked perfectly. Steak was moist, flavorful and seasoned very well. Rice wasn't too mushy and I actually finished all the beans..lol My plate was wiped clean after about 20mins. I tried one of my friend's steak tortillas and it was very tasty, along with the rice n beans.
Service was friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. We didn't stay for dessert..as neither of us was in the mood for flan..lol This first experience at De Mole would have been 5 stars, except for one mistake made by the waiter who took our order. Initially, I had ordered a Guacamole appetizer, and I saw the waiter write it down in his little pad. But our entree platters had already come out and my guacamole was nowhere to be found. Probably forgot about it. But I would have liked some fresh guacamole with my meal..lol Oh well..definitely next time!
I noticed tonight up on arrival that the waitstaff had been change a little. The place was crowded for a wednesdy night, walked in at 7pm and were seated right away. We order the following appetizers:
Chicken Flautas a plentiful serving of 6 deep fried golden chicken flautas top with cheese, crema and shredded lettuce.
Scallop Ceviche is a very small portion, hardly enough to be called a scallop ceviche. They serve the Ceviche on a deep fried tortilla shell (the tortilla shell is shaped into a bowl and its edible) it has a small of onion, guacamole, cilantro, fresh lime juice and diced scallop. The dice of scallop is not visible and hardly felt on the palate. Everyonedicedhe table agreed, we could have done without it as really the scallop was not there at all, good flavors and nice presentation but that was it.
Guacamole and chips: a tiny bag of chips for a table of 4ppl, accompanied by freshly made guacamole and a spicy tomato sauce on the side, awesome goodness but the miser bag of chips was more like a serving for 1 person. Main course was diverse, we had chicken quesadilla which was delicious, Mahi mahi tacos, enchiladas de pollo con mole and a pierna torta.
The quesadilla is standard 7 inch, freshly made corn tortilla with chicken, lettuce, crema and cheese pressed nicely and served piping hot. The tacos are served on soft warm tortillas with a cabbage slaw, a deep fried piece of fish guacamole and crema. The torta was a very good size torta stuffed with delicious pork, bean paste, cheese, tomato, lettuce, and i questioned the fact that it had no pickled jalapenos but it was delicious. Instead we got a green and a red sauce that you can put on your torta. I recomended the green sauce, creamy cilantro jalapeno sauce that goes with anything you order on the menu. The red sauce is just ok, nothing special. Last but not least the enchiladas de pollo were very tasty, it came with yellow rice and a side of black beans and 2 enchiladas. They pour enough mole sauce over the enchilada not to over soak the food but just the right amount of mole sauce. My favorite dish, as it is well put together. At the end of the dinner the bill was $60plus tip..
Service is always attentive, certain items such as the cexevic could be done better by the management but in the effort of keeping prices in check some items are not worth ordering. I would atay away from the ceviches and sangria. Beer is a better option if you are a drinker, they do sell wine by the glass and bottle but wines is very eexpwnsiv at this place.
Definitely a little diamond tucked away in rad Sunnyside.
My friend and I came here once for a sit-down dinner. It was a chilly evening but De Mole was cozy and inviting. The servers were extremely amiable and friendly. We were also treated to complimentary chips and salsa, a true rare specimen in NYC. I got a pork torta that was excellent, big, and only $6.75! De Mole really sold me on their coconut flan ($4) too since I'm not a flangirl. Well, my friend technically ordered this but I made sure to have a bite. My dessert was liquid: a strawberry milkshake ($3.50). Maybe not the milkshake to rule over all other milkshakes (not super creamy), but not bad.
More recently, I got a lunch order to-go, ringing up De Mole and then picking up a short amount of time later. The carne asada torta ($6.75) was very pleasing though I forgot to request no jalapenos so my mouth suffered a little. The squash blossom quesadilla ($3.50) was a perfect accompaniment.
I really must branch out from tortas next time since so many other menu items look enticing. Give De Mole a shot if you're in the neighborhood!