John C. From Westchester The best Puerto Rican food in all of Bronx, authentic Puerto Rican food The pork is delicious along with all the other goodies read more

Great food and reasonable priced Puerto Rican food.. Girls behind the counter were very courteous. Well seasoned pork and pernir.. I have all recommend this cuchifritoo Restaurant read more

Chuleta - pork chop with rice and beans was soo good!! Would highly recommend. Their cassava w pork filling was also surprisingly good! Had a mochi like texture which I loved. read more

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Love alot of the items you sell but the bacalaitos are not good I don't see any cod fish In them and it barely tastes like a real bacalaito taste more like a fried bread read more

I'll be quick and simple! Extremely delicious food; very well priced; and nice size portions! Simply put, this place has been a staple for decades! read more

Excellent food at excellent prices. It gets crowded at times, but for good old-fashioned Latino comfort food, it can't be beat. Best cuchifritos in the Bronx. read more

Wow, what a awesome spot. Definitely a neighborhood classic, most seem like regulars. Menu is mostly in Spanish, so definitely do a bit of research before coming, or (like us) just ask the super friendly staff. There's plenty of seating, including some counter seating. We got the mofongo, and this was one of the best things I've ever had. Never had Puerto Rican food before, but the mixture of dense plantains was so flavorful, and somehow not dry despite it looking otherwise. Alongside the plate of chicharron we got, and wonderful combo. The chicharron was unbelievably crunchy, super juicy, not overally fatty, and the flavor was on point. The cassava it came with was also cooked really well, but we honestly had enough carby food on the table. Prices are elite, and you get a boatload of food (we had probably half the mofongo leftover for 2 people). Definitely make your way here, you won't regret it! read more

188 Bakery Cuchifritos - Mofongo - Bakeries Near Me - Bronx, New York

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Service was excellent. Fous was good. Ambience was old school. It was just what we were looking for.

Always really great food and really great service. Lines get long but move fast. Customer service is top tier. This has been a staple to the hood forever! I still love them like I did when I was a child. Fresh selections and great prices. If you haven't tried you must try it! read more

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Saw this place on Tik tok & being Puerto Rican always love trying our food from different places. This place is def not puerto rican food!!!! maybe years back but not today!!! went in with our nieces as we are oout here from Boston ordered the combo #9 which came with rice, beans, a whole chicken & some sweet plantains, they had tables so we figured that we could feed the girls there so i asked for plates & the server was like well ypu can't eat the combos in here they are to go. well maybe that should be a disclaimer on the menu. we took our food & left for a 30mins drive before we could feed 8year olds. I WOULD NEVER EVER GO BACK HERE!!! Puerto Ricans are known for hospitality these people had NONE!!!! read more

Food is fantastic and affordable, a hidden gem. I ordered the monfongo plate and my hubby got the Carne Guisada plate both were perfectly seasoned. We will definitely be going there on a regular basis. Service is also very quick. Highly recommend!! read more

When you say mofongo, I say "Go to the Bronx". That's the only way you're going to get this Puerto Rican classic dish. And the tricky thing about mofongo is you have to eat it right away after pouring the gravy on it, otherwise it's just mushy goop. But enough food facts storytelling. Growing up in the Bronx, I was blessed with the opportunity to have authentic affordable Spanish food: Dominican, Puerto Rican, El Salvador, Columbian and Mexican. This place is your typical neighborhood diner when growing up in the Fordham Bronx area. I would come here after school and get my yuccas, sweet banana plantains and rice and beans combo. The restaurant is in fact small with their stools at the counter dining style. But their takeout service is quick and right to the point. Food is amazing and no other neighborhood in New York City offers Puerto Rican cuisine like here. A must pit stop if you ever visit the Bronx Botanical Gardens. read more

188 Bakery Cuchifritos - Mofongo with a side of gravy. With some delicious yellow rice and beans to boot. - Bakeries Near Me - Bronx, New York

Busy busy busy Rushed service Know what you want and check the order before you leave. Have some understanding of Bronx style Latin dialects as this will speed up your service. Prices are excellent and food is better then most Cuchifritos. Morcilla is my go to!! You can sit and enjoy a true Bronx experience here or sit in your car double parked like I do taking pictures of whoever grabs my attention Enjoy Pastele are also excellent read more

188 Bakery Cuchifritos - Imorcilla - Bakeries Near Me - Bronx, New York

Nice little pick snack spot. Food was ok. Service was wonderful. They are very friendly! Will come back to try more.

Beware. make sure to check your food . Found a dead fly in my pastelito . Spoke to the person behind the register and refused to give me a refund. read more

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The ladies here are so boss and sweet as my gal indulged my half slapped together Spanish. She told me I might as well order the cuchifritos plate since I wanted all the parts of the pig head and I said perfect. Also alcapurria and morcilla. And the morir sonando- which she spent 10 minutes in the back making. Authentic stewed and fried animal parts topped with picked red onions. A bit heavy on the ear and pliable chewy textures (even for me!) but all in all such a cool Experience to be had again. It's all locals here. read more

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Food, always fresh always super flavorful seasoned to perfection. Coconut juice super fresh taste like you're on the island of Puerto Rico. They serve everything white rice, red beans or arroz con gandulees which is yellow rice and pigeon peas. Pernil which is pork shoulder, capullas relleno de papas morcilla jugo de coco llenitos plátano maduro. The food options are endless. It's so freaking good. The great thing about it is they take debit card and credit card for payment along with cash. VERY FLAVORFUL!!!! read more

I'm definitely not a Cuchifrito fan. Yeah....I guess I can get by with Cod Fish, Yuca or other Root Vegetable Side dish- but between the steam, meat and pork smells all around, poor ventilation system all Cuchifrito's have- plus me smelling like food after, it's enough for me to seriously keep out. But hubby is Puerto Rican and grew up eating at cuchifritos. He decided on a Lunch pickup for us and eat in the car while we waited for our names to be called to do our taxes. Really don't know what the place looks like- but hubby went all in for a Morcilla (Blood Sausage), 2 Alcapurrias (made of Green Plantains & Yautia Stuffed W/ Meat then fried- which he liked) and a Bacalaito (Cod Fish Fritter). I just settled on Yuca with Onions. Honestly, I'm so damn picky about Cod Fish Fritters- I can't eat them from just anybody. Plus Puerto Rican and Dominican ways of Cooking and Seasonings- differ quite a bit. According to hubby, one bite of the Morcilla- threw him off and trashed the entire thing, the Cod Fish Fritter- was just like I imagined and still drenching in oil- ewwww. Yuca? Well...you can't mess up boiled Root Vegetables with Onions in Vinegar and Oil (can you?). Even my Passion Fruit Juice was watered down. Why??? Good try. But nahhh. Hubby hasn't eaten at a cuchifritos in ages and not even sure if he needs to back off from the stuff he grew up on. But listen- other folks love this place and has 4 stars for a reason. read more

188 Bakery Cuchifritos - Smothered~ (Yuca & Onion Escabeche) - Bakeries Near Me - Bronx, New York

Lived in the Bronx years ago and love this place near Fordham Road. They have the best take out Puerto Rican Food in the area.I think Ive tried nearly every dish and never had a meal that I didnt like and that wasnt delicious. The food does have alot of calories but well worth the occassional treat for the great food they make. Always visit this place when ever I visit the Fordham Road/188th St area usually during the holidays. Highly reccommend to all. read more

My first Anthony Bourdain moment which made me really happy and sad all at the same time . Environment ; it was overall what I expected except that it had no AC Everything was very good especially with a cold beer but it is still nothing like it would be at home or in Puerto Rico . The only true disappointment was that , I tried the pastel ( I took this to go) and it was made of chicharron and I mean pieces with skin, fat( big fat chunks ; no pun intended ) and alittle meat ; I have never had it this way and I hope I never do again read more

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This is the real deal. Almost too real. Cuchifritas is an acquired taste not for the faint of heart. Basically boiled pig parts. Ears, noses and Tongues. The chicharoni and yellow rice was fantastic. The coconut drink superb. Boiled pig parts? Maybe I'm not ready for that just yet. read more

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I grew up coming here, I travel across the country to stop here first. Though after this last visit I'm sure I'll never return. There was two woman and a man behind the counter. I waited 15 mins in front of them, while they continued to skip over me. When I finally had enough and said something the lady was like I have to take these men first then you. Like what the hell is that!!! I said I've been here for 15 mins and they literally just walked in. She continued to argue that she had to take care of them first and then me. I said no and walked away while my family got their food from the lighter slightly more personable women. After today I doubt I'll return. read more

I love the food but they a little rude. I always ask to pay for extra mojito and the tall darker lady acts like I ask for her man. One of the other workers always sneak me extra. Idk what that lady problem is but her face when I come in!!! It doesn't matter how nice I am or how big my smile is And I don't want to say it bc she is darker than me but you know how that goes. read more

My friends brought me up to Fordham Bronx one day so i can experience "the hood". We ate at Cuchifrito's. It looks like a dingy place from the outside but it's not that bad inside. It was busy on a Sunday sometime between lunch and dinner, when most other places would be slowing down. We sat at the counter and our Spanish speaking friend ordered for us. I got rice and beans, a beef empanada, and shared an order of pork chops with my friend. It was really good and they give a lot. They also have a few aguas Frescas. They're open late because my friends said they'd been here late at night after drinking. And apparently it's a date spot because one of them had brought a date here. It's not a typical first date place but to each their own. I'd come back and try something else. They have a lot to offer. read more

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It's okay and reasonable. But customer service needs to improve . Not organized at all

This place is listed on the Times's top 100 restaurants. It's good, solid stick-to-your-ribs food, but I'm not sure it's better than any place serving similar dishes. Worth visiting though. read more

Some of the best pernil and mangu I've ever had. Great atmosphere, clean and friendly, old school vibes with hand painted signs. Very reasonable prices and nice seating area. Highly recommend read more

188 Bakery Cuchifritos - Counter and menu - Bakeries Near Me - Bronx, New York

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Ridiculously delicious. Seriously, everything we had here was awesome. The morcilla was light and airy but deeply flavored and rich. The mofongo exploded with garlic and crunch. And the chicharron dominicano and pernil were perfect, just perfect. Such an incredible spot. Walk your food over to nearby St. James park if they're particularly busy, but do try and take a bite of anything fried as quickly as possible. read more

This place is a great. You will not disappointed when coming here. The only downside is the size it has very limited seating but other than that it's so worth the visit. Oh by the way they stay busy. read more

Full authentic Puerto Rican and Latin American dishes you can savor every bite . I highly recommend this place although parking is bad it's worth the wait read more

Best Puerto Rican cuchifrito and all New York State all I can say is they have the seasoning is authentic the food is exactly what I grew up with I am not Puerto Rican but I grew up eating Puerto Rican food and I can honestly tell you that this is authentic the seasoning is to perfection the food the quality of the food is exceptional they are constantly continuously throughout the day bringing fresh food all day long because nothing sits there for not even two minutes so there's always fresh food fresh cuchifrito fresh squeeze juice is from fresh desserts to all types of drinks, So if you're up for some really amazing food freshly made the same day at an unbelievable price you can feed your entire family would like $20 and you'll have trays of food you won't believe it so you must hurry on to have authentic Puerto Rican food at this spot I always come here I want whenever I'm in New York City this is my first stop and I usually buy trays of food so that I can spend the next few days just eating my Puerto Rican cuchifrito's as you can see in my pictures there are many different types of things that I order from rise to our Alcapuria which is a crispy outer made of a route filled with meat those of the diamond looking ones the long shaped ones and then the potato bowls are made with a special seasoning on the outside soft potato inside and amazing meat inside the potato the black beans with basil leaf is a traditional Puerto Rican rice dish also the rotisserie chicken was truly amazing so my advice to anyone is to at least come up wants to come and get some of this really amazing traditional authentic Puerto Rican food you won't regret it and you'll probably find me here because every time I come to New York City this is the first place I come to oh and don't forget best coffee in town! They are following COVID-19 guidelines you must wear your mask to enter the place there is limited amount of people inside you have six people inside limited and then you have to wait in line outside but most of the times I've been there there is no line you can quickly go and get your items the ladies were quick and they're extremely welcome me and friendly customer service gets a five star for me they make you feel like you are part of the family read more

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The food here is deliciously Puerto Rican! Food doesn't get better than this! The prices are reasonable and the food is of great quality! Prepared with that PR Love for everyone. Been her for decades...no wonder! It's great. Expect a line to order in peak hours, but it's worth it! I recommend this place to everyone, I don't care where you are from, you will enjoy the great taste! I thank the staff for working even through this Covid pendejada, I love you all! BE SAFE!!! El Lobo Domesticado... read more

I went specifically for the chicharron and it didn't disappoint. My Spanish is not up to speed, but a new "friend" helped me along with a good pic from Yelp! And, I agree with others - very friendly staff and patrons. Will definitely try to go back to explore the other offerings, as there appear to be a lot from which to choose. Thanks! read more

My sister wanted to go here since it's a spot where Anthony Bourdain ate. The food was very good but honestly not as good as my local joint, M&K. The service was not especially friendly probably because we don't speak Spanish. We ordered chicken and roast pork and they gave us chicken and steak with onions. We didn't want to argue so we just ate it and ordered some chicharrone on the side cause we really wanted some pork. We also got one relleno de papa, got two drinks, two rice puddings (which they had to open the lid and look at for some reason (which made me worried that they might be old)). Total cost $41.75 plus tip. Seemed a bit pricey for what we got. All in all just OK. Not bad but not really that good either. read more

188 Bakery Cuchifritos - Menu - Bakeries Near Me - Bronx, New York

I'm from San Antonio Texas! And we went to NYC for a family trip... what drew me to 188 Bakery Cuchifrito's was I seen a documentary with Anthony Bourdain and I had stop and this place! And man let me tell you! When I seen this episode my mouth was watery from the moment they started showing their food!!! Man and it did not disappoint!!! Geez man there is no place like it! That and NYC!!! Loved it! And now I find myself trying to find the sort of same thing here in SAN ANTONE!! No luck! 188 Bakery Cuchifrito's will forever be in my tastebuds and heart!!! Till next time 188th! read more

188 Bakery Cuchifritos - Chicharone Dominicano with white rice and pinto beans... - Bakeries Near Me - Bronx, New York

WILL NOT BE RETURNING! I traveled over 30 minutes to get what I thought would be good food. Not only did I have to wait 10 minutes but the server took the order of the people behind me knowing I was rightfully there first to then attend to me. I was greeted with an attitude and frustration which caused about $120 to walk out the door as your staff waved me off like a fly. Your staff is the reason a 5+ year guess will no longer come or recommend. They also allow more than 5 people at a time without mask including the workers serving food. The mask was on the chin. read more

I was impressed by 188 Bakery Cuchifritos. Atmosphere is very unique and fun. I have to tell you, their menu is so great, all of the items are really terrific, Cuban Sandwich was my personal favorite. All of the staff are super helpful - you truly feel welcome and taken care of. I will recommend 188 Bakery Cuchifritos to all my friends. read more

I stop here occasionally for lunch because of the cheap prices and delicious food. If you are on Fordham and want authentic food this is definitely the place to go. I especially like their plantains with meat and cheese. Avoid this place during peak hours because everyone and their mom heads here and there is no structure for a line and rather its a hungry crowd of people pushing to the front. The staff are nice and will explain the menu in english if you have questions about the menu. read more

Wow! Delicious. Tasty rice with beans .. fresh and moist tasty. Had the half chicken, the chicken was moist and slides off the bone. The Pina colada and Ajonjoli drinks were a fabulous addition to the meal. Please go. A wonderful meal. Clean and the ladies are a delight. And I didn't feel stuffed which is great. Delicious plentiful and sabor! read more

I found out about this establishment from my cousin, who lives in upstate NY. I've been there twice already and the food is authentic Latin cuisine. My sister and I ordered the mondongo and morcilla. I will definitely be recommending to family and friends. read more