The latest arrival on ever-changing Myrtle
Avenue is Los Pollitos III, which had its grand opening on May
18. Among the VIPs who welcomed their new neighbor were Dr. Thomas
F. Schutte, president of Pratt Institute and chair of the Myrtle
Avenue Brooklyn Partnership, and Azola O’Neil, representing state
Sen. Velmanette Montgomery. These and other Brooklyn community
officials nibbled on half-priced margaritas and appetizers while
tapping their feet to mariachi music.
The proprietor of Myrtle Avenue’s newest eatery is Armando Zumba.
This is the fifth Mexican and Latin restaurant that the Ecuadorian
entrepreneur has opened in the past 11 years, and the third Los
Pollitos. (Los Pollitos I and II are in Park Slope and Sunset
Park.) Zumba credits his Mexican wife Flavio for creating the
restaurant’s dishes.
"Her cooking is the reason we started the restaurants,"
he says. "We opened our newest place in Clinton Hill because
many of the customers who visit us at Los Pollitos II in Park
Slope are from that area."
Like its predecessors, the eatery will serve its renowned, beautifully
burnished birds (pictured), hot and juicy off the rotisserie’s
spit. (Los Pollitos means "little chickens" in Spanish,
so a good hen is a necessity.) Other Mexican specialties that
can be enjoyed in the brick-walled, wood-furnished dining room,
or at the sidewalk cafe, include guacamole, soft tacos and fajitas,
and, says Zumba, one of their most popular side dishes, fried
plantains in garlic sauce.
Los Pollitos III (499 Myrtle Ave. at Ryerson Street in Clinton
Hill) accepts MasterCard and Visa. Entrees: $7.75-$11.95. The
restaurant serves brunch daily, from 11:30 am to 4 pm, lunch
and dinner daily. Delivery available. For more information, call
(718) 636-6125 or 636-6283.
