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| - Haven't been here in at least ten years. They have had a reputation for not serving the freshest food after one in the afternoon, so I have been getting my rice and beans fix else where. My BFF's mom and step dad met us here for lunch on Saturday (its the only Spanish restaurant in the city where the food is prepared by puerto ricans, only place her step dad will eat at) so we bit our tongue and seated ourselves.
It was around noon, all the food was really fresh and piping hot. I did the white rice, beans and chicken stew. The white rice was blander than expected and the beans really helped add a nice flavor element, so I dumped them over the rice. I have never ordered the chicken stew, I usually order the beef stew, but since I'm watching my figure and the chicken stew looked so good, I gave it a shot. Big mistake, the stew was riddeled with bones, big ones, little ones, baby ones, every kind of bone imaginable. It's true, by cooking the stew with the bones in (they clearly put the WHOLE bird in) it adds a ton of natural flavor. I just had no idea upon ordering what I had got myself into. Every bite I heard and felt the crunching. You couldn't see the bones, so I just didn't eat my food. Thank god my bill was only $9 for the meal and my bottled water or I would have been pissed.
The other food items were good, I tried a bite of everyone's food (they offered since the knew I'd be writing a review). The pernil (pig roast, shredded) was different, not as salty as everyone else's that I have had, but good. The banana was really good with garlic oil on it. The potato ball was fine, little too light on the meat.
With all the other options in the area, I can't say I was happy, impressed or that I will ever return.
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