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Bienvenidos a la Nueva Isla Cuchifritos en Bushwick!

Here's some news that will be welcomed by any reader who has ever been hungry at Myrtle at Knickerbocker: beloved latin fry shop La Isla Cuchifritos is back in business and looking good after a long renovation!

By Emilie Ruscoe

March 18, 2016 · 1 min read

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Bienvenidos a la Nueva Isla Cuchifritos en Bushwick!

Emilie Ruscoe March 18, 2016Mar 18, 2016 · 1 min read

Here’s some news that will be welcomed by any reader who has ever been hungry at Myrtle at Knickerbocker: beloved latin fry shop La Isla Cuchifritos is back in business and looking good after a long renovation!

La Isla Cuchifritos, which can be translated, delightfully, as “The Island of Fried Snacks,” closed its doors to the public over the winter. Renovation signs on the boards over…

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