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Feb 15, 2011 | Posted in Blog, Food, Life, Travel

Valentine Dinner at A Spanish-American Fusion Restaurant

Happy Valentine's day everyone! Let me start off by saying that I love my neighborhood (Queens) so much because of all the different kind of food they have. Thanks to my wonderful fiancé, we celebrated our 10th Valentine's day at this Spanish-American fusion restaurant called NOVO in Jackson Heights. Novo is a cute lounge restaurant with great Latin music. We start off by ordering their peach mojito and some crab-cakes as appetizer. We thought the crab-cakes were pretty good, loved the fried on the outside and soft in the inside. We also ordered two entrees after the appetizer – The seafood with rice for him and broiled tilapia fillet for myself. The Latin music with delicious food totally wrapped up our romantic night. If you are in the neighborhood, stop by this place for a mojito or even a delicious crab-cakes.

NOVO
78-23 37th Ave
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Neighborhood: Jackson Heights, Queens

Broiled Tilapia Fillet

Delicious Crab-cakes

Shrimp, Mussels and Fish Over Rice.

Nice Atmosphere Inside NOVO.

Me and My Peach Mojito

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Valentine Dinner at A Spanish-American Fusion Restaurant

iamthewitch Says:

Feb 15th, 2011 09:31 | Reply

Gorgeous pictures as always! The restaurant looks warm and casual without being pretentious. Exactly where I would like to dine! And you’re looking good too Sarah! Happy Valentine’s Day to you and your fiance! <3

swgraphic Says:

Feb 18th, 2011 07:40 | Reply

Hahah it took me some time to iron curl my hair just to impress him. I hope he thinks I look good too. haha. You had a lake view I didn't had a view :)

Nino Says:

Feb 15th, 2011 10:41 | Reply

Beautifu photos, top quality like always. And everything looks delicious, including the cute girl in the last pic

swgraphic Says:

Feb 18th, 2011 07:41 | Reply

who who? Oh Sarah Wu? : ) hahaha Thanks for stopping by Nino and the most sweetest comment left here.

Akito Says:

Feb 15th, 2011 16:10 | Reply

Looks so delicious. Jackson Heights rocks.

swgraphic Says:

Feb 18th, 2011 07:41 | Reply

Ofcuz JH is our hood :)

Lindsay Says:

Feb 15th, 2011 16:20 | Reply

Yummm!! Looks so wonderful!! I love Jackson Heights- will have to visit this restaurant for sure. Looks like you guys had a fabulous time- Happy Valentines day to you and your fiance!!

swgraphic Says:

Feb 18th, 2011 07:42 | Reply

Thanks Lindsay, I love Jackson heights too. They got Indian food to Latin food and many other more. It's a heaven for the foodie people like us :)

Sergey Says:

Feb 15th, 2011 16:31 | Reply

Excellent photos and a great way to convey the atmosphere. The food looks just as great especially the crab cakes. Hope you guys had a good time.

swgraphic Says:

Feb 18th, 2011 07:44 | Reply

Thank you Sergey, my favorite was the crabcakes. i think I can have 6 of them... haha

Dennis Salvatier Says:

Feb 15th, 2011 16:40 | Reply

Looks delicious! Will have to visit someday. Hopefully soon.

swgraphic Says:

Feb 18th, 2011 07:47 | Reply

When you come over, I'll show you my area :P with many cheap eats lol

ActionJoJo Says:

Feb 15th, 2011 23:27 | Reply

Yet another awesome restaurant in Queens! Thanks for highlighting it and glad you had a wonderful (and delicious) time celebrating Valentine’s Day!!!

swgraphic Says:

Feb 18th, 2011 07:48 | Reply

I know I really think Queens is a hidden gem of all sorta of food. I find a really up scale Dominican restaurant by Corona and it's not even in the city.

ayngelina Says:

Feb 16th, 2011 00:09 | Reply

Love that you included a photo of yourself – oh and that tilapia which looks AWESOME.

swgraphic Says:

Feb 18th, 2011 07:49 | Reply

I ordered the tilapia, and it was so much I had to bring it to lunch the next day. It still taste good though. I tried to curl my hair a bit just for the special day, so I asked him to take a picture of me. hee hee

Leslie (Downtown Traveler) Says:

Feb 16th, 2011 05:11 | Reply

I used to live in Jackson Heights, Queens and love the neighborhood. There are so many fantastic, inexpensive restaurants. Looks like you had a great time!

swgraphic Says:

Feb 18th, 2011 07:49 | Reply

I'm trying that place that you recommend next time. You're right I love Queens because of all the cheap good eats haha

kens Thought Says:

Feb 17th, 2011 02:01 | Reply

Happy belated Valentines Day Sara.

Yummy, your fiancé really knows where the good food are.

Oh.. I think you should start your blog header as “WArning, Do not click if you are extremely hungry”

swgraphic Says:

Feb 18th, 2011 07:50 | Reply

Ken - next time when you see the tweet says food, make sure you just eat. I just learned anew trick on food photos. I'm going to use a detachable Flash to see if the lighting can changed..