Cositas Ricas, Colombian restaurant in Jackson Heights, Queens, US.
Cositas Ricas is a Colombian restaurant on Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights, Queens, open around the clock every day of the week. The menu covers classic regional dishes such as sancocho de punta, chicharron, and churrasco cooked on cast-iron skillets, and both dine-in and delivery are available.
The restaurant opened in 2000 in Jackson Heights, a neighborhood already home to one of the largest Colombian communities in New York. Over time, the large cow sign above the entrance on Roosevelt Avenue became a way for people to find the place without even knowing its name.
The walls are covered with hand-painted cartoon characters, peace signs, and Postobón bottle caps, the kind of decoration you find in casual Colombian diners back home. These touches make the place feel familiar to Colombian diners and give curious visitors a real sense of everyday life in Colombia.
The place sits on Roosevelt Avenue and is easy to spot thanks to the large cow sign above the entrance. It accepts both cash and card, and since it never closes, you can stop by at any hour, whether for a late dinner or an early morning meal.
Colombian singer J. Balvin chose this spot to film a music video, drawing attention from people far beyond the neighborhood. For many visitors, that connection to the music world is now part of why they make the trip.
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