Flava II Hours and Caribbean Plates Near New Lots Avenue

For Caribbean plates near New Lots Avenue, Flava II at 334 New Lots Avenue in Brooklyn is the neighborhood counter that pairs peas soup and Rasta pasta with oxtail, fried chicken and murals of Biggie Smalls, all under a soundtrack loud enough to carry the whole room. The decision most people arrive with is whether this is a sit-down meal or a takeout stop, and the answer is both: there are dine-in tables that look out on the street, and containers that travel.

Flava II hours settle the practical half of that question. The kitchen opens at 9:00 AM and closes at 10:00 PM, seven days a week, with no closed day in the schedule, so a plate at 9:30 PM is realistic without gambling on a shutter coming down early. The venue is rated 3.4 out of 5 from 367 reviews, and that average is carrying a genuinely split review record: the same page of comments praises peas soup, stew beef and Rasta pasta while also reporting burnt chicken and undercooked meat on some visits. Treat consistency, not availability, as the thing worth checking, and the next question is what to actually order when you get to the counter.

Address: 334 New Lots Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
Hours: Monday through Sunday, 9:00 AM–10:00 PM (same window every day)
Phone: (718) 649-0016
Rating: 3.4 out of 5 from 367 reviews
Setting: dine-in tables, murals of Biggie Smalls, high-energy music, street views
On the menu: peas soup, Rasta pasta, oxtail, fried chicken, curry chicken, mac and cheese, potato salad
Price: not published in the venue record, so read the counter board before you order

Order at the counter, and order by dish rather than by combination: the plates that keep appearing in positive comments are the peas soup, the Rasta pasta and the stew beef, with oxtail and fried chicken as the heavier second choice and mac and cheese or potato salad as the sides that show up in the same breath.

The mechanism matters more than the menu list. This is a Caribbean kitchen running a broad daily menu from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM, so the safest order is the dish the reviews keep repeating, not the widest sampler: peas soup and Rasta pasta are named as headliners again and again, while the same review record flags burnt chicken and undercooked meat on some visits. If you are ordering for more than one person, ask what came out of the kitchen most recently and let the answer narrow the list. Portions are built for a full meal rather than a snack, and the dine-in tables are the better setting for anything with gravy, which is most of the menu.

Flava II runs one schedule: 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM, Monday through Sunday. That single window is the most useful fact on this page, because it removes the two failure modes of a neighborhood Caribbean stop, the early sell-out and the unexplained closed day, and it makes a 9:00 AM breakfast plate and a 9:30 PM dinner plate equally plausible.

The asset publishes hours, not crowd data, so there is no honest way to promise a quiet window. What it does describe is the room: murals of Biggie Smalls, high-energy music and tables that look onto the street, which reads as a lively dine-in setting rather than a hushed one. If you want the food to travel, the same hours make a late pickup easy; if you want the atmosphere, plan on eating in and expect the music. Either way, calling (718) 649-0016 before a late run is the cheap check, since a kitchen that closes at 10:00 PM is not still plating at 9:55.

Flava II earns the trip if you want a full Caribbean plate in a room with some personality rather than a polished dining experience. The case for it is concrete: a 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM daily window, a menu that runs from peas soup to Rasta pasta to curry chicken, dine-in tables, and a wall of Biggie murals that gives the space its identity.

The case against is equally concrete, and it is the rating. At 3.4 out of 5 from 367 reviews, this is a place where the average is doing real work: diners describe a neighborhood favorite with a lively atmosphere and then, in the same record, describe burnt chicken and undercooked oxtail. That is not a reason to skip it; it is a reason to order the dishes that survive the inconsistency and to keep expectations on the food rather than the service. If your goal is a reliable plate, pair this visit with one of the Brooklyn Caribbean pages collected below; if your goal is the specific Flava II experience, the hours and the murals are the parts you can count on.

What are Flava II's opening hours?
9:00 AM to 10:00 PM, Monday through Sunday, with the same window every day of the week.

Where exactly is Flava II?
334 New Lots Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. The venue record lists Brooklyn as the borough and the address as New Lots Avenue.

What is Flava II known for?
Peas soup and Rasta pasta, plus oxtail, fried chicken and curry chicken, served in a room with murals of Biggie Smalls.

How is Flava II rated?
3.4 out of 5 from 367 reviews. Comments praise the peas soup, stew beef and Rasta pasta and also report burnt or undercooked dishes on some visits.

Can you eat in at Flava II?
Yes. The venue record lists dine-in, with tables that look out onto the street, alongside a high-energy soundtrack.

Do you need a reservation at Flava II?
The venue record publishes no reservation policy. With hours running 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM daily, walk-in is the reasonable assumption, and a call to confirm is free.

What number do you call before going?
(718) 649-0016, the phone number on the venue record, is the direct way to check a late plate or a large order.

Does the menu publish prices?
No. The venue record carries no price level, so the counter board is the only honest source before you order.

Five more Brooklyn pages keep the Caribbean thread going after Flava II. A lounge night pairs oxtail dumplings with cocktails, and an East New York page builds Sunday DJ brunches around oxtail. A Jamaican kitchens round-up covers jerk and curry, a bar-fare page lands squarely on Rasta pasta in Brooklyn, and a broader guide answers where to eat Caribbean food across the borough. Read them for the neighbouring options rather than as substitutes: each one is a different room, a different price point and a different way to spend the same evening, which is exactly what makes the comparison useful when Flava II's daily 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM window does not fit your plan.