Charcoal Grilled Meats Are Still a Bargain in Sunnyside

An old-time Romanian restaurant that's still good

The succulent pork steak comes with mashed potatoes, French fries, polenta, or white beans.

Twenty years ago, there were a half dozen Romanian restaurants in Sunnyside, including vampire-themed disco Transilvania, and a lively corner bar with a soundtrack of romantic Italian American ballads called Harmony — both now closed. In fact, only a pair of places remain, Romanian Garden (basically, a Romanian steakhouse) and Danubius. On a recently weekday evening, two friends and I visited Danubius, located in a backwater south of Queens Boulevard at 47-57 41st Street. The restaurant represents the Roman name for the Danube River — appropriate since the Romanians trace their roots to ancient Rome.