Park Slope: So Much Good Colombian Food at Bogota Latin Bistro

Bogota Latin Bistro is one of my favorite places to eat in Brooklyn.  The food is always good and there are so many delicious foods to choose from

T and I went to Bogota Friday night after a long week of work for the both of us.  The first appetizer we ordered was the Grilled Street Corn.  The corn was topped with smokin' chipotle sauce, queso blanco, parmesan cheese, chili powder and lime juice.  It was amazing!  If you go to Bogota, you must get this.  The sauce on the corn was out of this world.  The chipotle sauce in particular was sooooo delicious.  Probably the best corn I have ever had it was that good.

Grilled Street Corn
My Rating: ★★★★★
T's Rating: ★★★★★

The second appetizer we ordered was the Shrimp Empanada.  This was also really delicious.  The shrimp was sauteed in a really tasty sauce, the corn kernels were a nice touch, and the wheat-based dough was hearty and tasty.  The best thing about this dish though was the sauce, which I think had chipotle mayo as the base.  It was really delicious.  The only thing that could have been better was there could have been more shrimp filling but overall, this was one tasty empanada.

Shrimp Empanada
My Rating: ★★★★☆
T's Rating: ★★★★☆

For entrees, T ordered the Whole Red Snapper with coconut rice, tostones, cucumber cilantro salad,

pico de gallo, cilantro tartar sauce & garlic sauce.  The snapper itself was fried but not really tasty until you add the sauces.  With the sauces, it was pretty good.  The coconut rice side was fantastic.  It was so sweet it tasted like dessert.

Whole Red Snapper
My Rating: ★★★★☆
T's Rating: ★★★★☆

I ordered the Bandeja Paisa a/k/a the Colombian Platter.  The platter comes with a grilled skirt steak, pork chicharron, white arepa, rice & beans, a fried egg, sweet plaintains, avocado, and red cabbage salad.  Unfortunately, my dietary restrictions don't allow me to eat fried pig skin so you'll notice the pork chicharron is not pictured below.  Regardless, this dish was the bomb!   The whole plate was like a taste explosion.  The saltiness and tenderness of the steak, the sweetness of the plaintains, the crunchiness and sourness of the cabbage, the tangyness of the ahi sauce, the juiciness and meatyness of the beans, the creaminess of the avocado, it was all so good!  The steak was delicious and perfectly cooked.  The plaintains were sweet and tasty.  The red beans with pork was delicious and the egg yolk running over the rice and crunchy red cabbage just complemented the steak so well.  This is a must-have dish!
 

Bandeja Paisa (Colombian Platter)
My Rating: ★★★★★
T's Rating: ★★★★★

The food at Bogota Latin Bistro is excellent.  If you are in Brooklyn, this is one of the top spots I would recommend.