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Warm, inviting restaurant serving New American dishes made with seasonal ingredients, plus cocktails.
From Google Maps reviews.
Porta 23 is a quiet standout place in the sea of dining options on this side of Astoria. The restaurant is cozy without being cramped, and an excellent choice for a quiet date night, girls night, or in our case, a chance to feed the whole family and avoid cooking! We’re always warmly greeted and served quickly. I love how generous the portions are compared to the price. Tonight, we had the mussels in saffron sauce, spicy rigatoni, which was served with a giant ball of burrata, the grilled skirt
We randomly stopped by this place last week and absolutely loved it. For the appetizer, we ordered the fried calamari — so delicious! I had the penne pasta, and the vodka sauce was amazing. Even the dessert was heavenly. This week we decided to come back just for the calamari again, and we also tried a new main course. Everything was great once again. We’re really happy and I think this might become our new favorite spot. Highly recommend!
My husband, 2 friends and I enjoyed an amazing experience last night with the appetizers, entrees, desserts and signature cocktails. We were delighted at the beginning with El Volcán and Encanto signature cocktails, we don’t drink too much, but it was perfect level of alcohol and flavor for us. The calamari with peanuts, shrimps, The squash with shrimps, rigatoni pasta with chicken breaded, picanha medium temperature and the salmon are perfect combination and rations for 4 people. The banana and
From the Mar 27, 2026 health inspection. Lower-priority items are listed after the serious ones.
Food surfaces weren't washed and sanitized between uses.
Food was left exposed to possible contamination during storage, prep, or serving.
Plumbing issues: poor drainage, backflow risk, or wastewater handled improperly.