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| - 4.5!! Heard about this place word of mouth from my friends who are really active in the local food scene. There's a pretty solid Puerto Rican community in Cleveland and I feel as if I'm just starting to know where to go for Puerto Rican food. (Gave the place in Gordon Square a few tries, but I likely won't be back.)
This restaurant is located outside of the city in Berea, close to Baldwin Wallace college. They have a fresh logo and have all the goods tech wise (including belly points and tablets.)
The food was flavorful and PLENTIFUL. One order of the mofongo ($8.59, fried plantains with garlic and chiccarones mashed over juicy pork) will go a long way. Most of our friends were able to make 2 portions out of it, and for me, I was able to get 3 since I don't eat as much meat in one sitting. What I enjoyed most was the flavor and how the juicy pork mixed with the fried plantain/garlic flavor.
The hubs was able to polish off the chicken, rice, and beans, (which he really liked) but he had to take a break. I would say you could split that into 2 portions too.
Our group also ordered a few orders of the chips and guacamole, which are fried plantains with house made guacamole. That is also pretty filling! Both had great flavor.
Finally, they serve up giant empanadillas, about $2 each. They have several meat options, but we opted for the "Dessert" ones - sweet potato empanadillas, covered in a thin layer of sugar. That and a jarrito (soda) was a great finish to our meal.
The owner came over and checked in on us - great service and friendly guys. I hope they continue to do well.
We definitely over-ordered our first time there, but I definitely got a good sense of the food. It is really good, and worth taking a visit to. The only downside is that it's pretty far from the city.
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