Hours: 11:30-11 p.m.; Sunday brunch from 12-4 p.m. with a special menu

Credit Cards: all major cards accepted

Parking: validates for the Sears/Marshall’s parking lot; street parking

If you are looking for a home away from home in the grand old tradition of the Irish pub where neighbors and friends come together nightly for good food and company, look no further.

We found it on Queens Boulevard. They call it Anna’s Place.

The long-time Queens diner will recognize the location as the spot long named Jaegerhouse. It’s been almost two years since Owner Anna Walsh changed the name, and as far as we can tell, what was an exceptional restaurant has only gotten better.

Don’t be surprised if Anna sits down to chat with you . . . that’s just the kind of good hearted restaurant owner she is. And it will be tough to get her to talk about herself . . . she reserves her enthusiasm for the devotion of her staff, the talents of her chefs and the friendliness of her customers.

It’s all a part of what makes Anna’s place feel like a home away from home . . . and of course, there is also the food. Determined to touch a wide variety of the international favorites on the menu, I started with the Japanese Dumplings with dipping sauce ($6.95) for an appetizer. Deep fried to a perfect crisp, they were delicious.

The day’s soup was a very fresh and very homemade beef and vegetable and the salad bar was complete with the cold cucumber salad and herring, in traditional German style. Don’t worry about the price, it comes with the complete dinner.

Next up was the Sauerbraten "marinated in the old way with potato dumpling & red cabbage" ($15.95). The old way is right . . . tender, delicious, flavorful, filling, and plenty on the plate to take home and enjoy the next day.

Switching cuisines, I gave the Louisiana Barbeque Shrimp with "hot" barbeque sauce ($16.95) a try. It’s unusual to find a chef in New York City that understands Louisiana cooking needs to be full of flavor but doesn’t need to be spicy. But to my delight, Chef Cecilio Calimano knows the difference, and the difference was delicious.

But the schnitzel (German for a chopped veal cutlet dish) is named Anna’s Schnitzel ($15.95) and she sent some home for my German father, who hasn’t stopped singing her praises ever since.

If there is room, there is dessert, and it’s worth it. If there isn’t room, you’ll just have to come back for the Cecilio’s cheesecake and the German apple strudel. The strudel is served hot, as strudel should be, and I can’t figure out how such rich cheesecake heaven was packed into such a light slice, but it was.

Stop by Anna’s Place and relax . . . you are certain to be glad you did and to keep on coming back.