This is not an elegant place and for that reason, it's even more comfortable. I believe the owner was on the premises, and the waitress was great. The food was fabulous and very reasonably priced.

My boyfriend took me here just so we could grab something quick to eat. He's eaten here plenty of times before. The roasted chicken was well seasoned. However, they do not give enough red beans with the meal. My boyfriend ordered a side of beans while we were eating because it was too much rice and so little beans. The tostones were thinly sliced which I liked. Service was good. The female worker was kind and attentive.

Quaint little DR place, very close to a major transit stop...let me tell you, this place is not just a dirty hole-in-the-wall as you would naturally expect. When you walk inside, it is surprisingly very nice, in furnishings and decor! Good flooring and crisp walls. Everything is clean and simple and understated. Not a lot of junk or clutter. Soft lighting and a unified color scheme, should make anyone confident and relaxed as far as eating-in. Food: I ordered steak tacos and found them properly spicy, hearty, filling, and large. Fresh lime/guac. The taco texture itself was soft and wonderful. All in all, this place is refreshing with its attention to authenticity and old-school solid, restaurant service. Two nice latinas (maybe mother and daughter?) attend to everything (and they don't play on their cellphones when you need them alert!) p.s. Spanish-language jukebox!

Went here during my lunch hour, needed cheap food, to kill the hunger away. Chinese or Dominican food? So I opted for DR. This tiny restaurant serves good DR food. I happened to order rabito (oxtail) with rice and beans. The food was OK, the rabito needed more sazon (seasoning). It was bland at times more rubbery than meaty. They were suppose to get 3 stars but the girl who assisted me behind the counter was flirtatious therefore gaining an extra star. Her deep gaze, eye winking and lip licking got me good*. *She also knocked down a couple of dollars from my order, instead of $8, I paid $5, I don't mean to brag, but it must be my Porfirio Rubirosa charm that got me that special price.Thanks SL Restaurant, will be back.

This is your typical neighborhood Dominican restaurant (equivalent to your typical neighborhood Chinese take-out) that serves a variety of meats with rice, beans, and/or plantains. With these typical neighborhood stores, I am usually not that picky, and have low expectations, so it's always nice when I find something that sets a particular cheapie apart from the others. With this spot, the quality of the food is above-average. When I come here I usually order either the lunch special ("beef, chicken, or pork with rice and beans" - $5.00) or get a sandwich that comes with either "beef, chicken, or pork" for $4 or $5 dollars. The pernil (pork) is surprisingly tender and juicy for something mass-produced in the morning to last an entire day's orders, and the beef stew is quite tasty, the beef also tender and not rubbery at all. The chicken, however, is only mediocre. The skin with all its spices and roasting tastes great, but the flesh is kind of dry, like it's been sitting under a heat lamp all day. I haven't tried any of their other dishes, since they cost more than $5, and the only reason I eat there is to eat cheap. If I wanted to spend anymore, I'd eat at a normal joint. Thus, I don't have much to say about their ribs, their steak, their fish dishes, though I've seen other people order them and they look pretty good. This place also has beer for $3 or $4 depending on whether its domestic or not. Nice little treat for when you're waiting on them to prepare food (they are a bit slow). Regarding the previous review's comments on the TV - this has definitely got to be the most underused widescreen HD TV in any restaurant. You'd expect some kind of sporting event, but usually it's just the National Geographic channel. I guess if the TV does not suffice while you wait for your order, they do have an interesting juke box full of rocking reggaeton classics. At night, they turn on the dance lights...

This section of Brooklyn - South Park Slope, has changed very much since I lived here on 2004. There was very little there at the time. That excellent pizza shop right next to the Prospect Ave subway stop used to be a totally shitty pizza shop, some of the worst pizza in existance. me: How's the pizza? former roommate: There's too much cheese and it tastes terrible. me: too much cheese? whatever do you mean? former roommate: (trying to sever a bite of pizza with all available, sensible body parts, and gagging) Also, do not live at 147 17th Street, apartment 1C. Besides now knowing never to live in a first floor apartment, also it was unwise to choose an apartment located directly below the Gowanus Expressway, so whenever we attempted to open the windows, we would be bestowed upon a (generally heavy) dusting of traffic soot on our window-sills and floor *gagging*. This generally horrible living situation was exacerbated by my ever increasing depression into what is known as Your First Year In New York Blues. I did not know this would happen. My inability to find a job that suited me, combined with my refusal to furnish the apartment (roommate: "what do you think of this table?" me: "ugh. I hate light wood."), and the overwhelming quandry as to where to go out simply because there were so many choices (usual decision: stay home and watch tv), made for an altogether excruciating experience. Like I said, horrible first year. There were a couple of good things about the neighborhood we lived in: - that 24-hour laundry place on the corner of 18th and 4th. I know it's a chain, and kinda expensive, but one thing I learned from college was it's always best to do your laundry at 1:00 am. - The R train is right there. Now that I've lived in Bed-Stuy/Crown Heights for several years, access to the Q is limited, and missed. - This here restaurant I'm supposed to be reviewing. Located right next to (what used to be, anyway) a gravestone store, I could get a roasted half-chicken with rice and beans for $4.50. They also make some mashed plantain dish that was out of this world. I forget what it's called. They made a decent Cuban. They make good food. I will never again live in Park Slope South, or Park Slope at all. It's a fine starter neighborhood for those scared of Bed Stuy and other real neighborhoods, but I hate it. Although I would eat at El Sabor again.

This is my favorite Dominican restaurant in this area. It's a tiny little place and far from fancy but it has the best rotisserie chicken I've ever had. Their rice and beans taste very good too. I've liked everything I've ordered but I mostly stick with the chicken ( I love it!). You should order take-out because they only have 4 dinner tables. If you don't speak Spanish, I suggest you go in there and circle what you want from the menu and give it to the waitress to avoid mistakes. The menu is Spanish/English so you'll understand it. If you eat in, service is friendly but slow and they don't refill your water. If you order a drink they assume you don't want water so just ask.