Great puerto rican place for south side neighborhood. Nice restaurant and friendly staff. read more

Cafe Rosa - Jibarrito sandwich with Lechon. YUM - Puerto Rican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

First time ordering from this place I gatta say it's real good I'm picky with PR restaurants and this one i really liked food was hot fresh and delicious everything I ordered was lechon jibarito with rice a side of yuca an alcapurria and an empanada. I will be coming back here for some more deliciousness read more

This was the Puerto Rican food around here! The parcha was sooooo good, I got 4 cups! Portions were good for the price. The vibe of this place was comfortable and they were playing ALL the jams !!!! Definitely recommend, this is a hidden gem, good job guys! read more

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Service was a little slow but that's only because all of the food is made fresh, which I highly appreciated. I hadn't eaten in a while, so don't go on an empty stomach, the food takes a while to make. We order papas rellenas (stuffed potatoes) and empanadas to start. I enjoyed both. They were warm and fresh. The papas were well cooked and the filling was phenomenal! The empanadas were crispy on the outside ans the chicken and beef fillings were both incredible! I ordered a steak jibarito and it was great, but it had this overwhelming taste of garlic. It made my mom's car smell after the 20 minute ride home. The jibarito came with rice as a side. It was not the best arroz con gandules I've had. For some reason, it tasted a bit smoky. Other than that, I enjoyed the experience! read more

I'll start off by saying that the food here is just okay but it's the only place we know of to get PR food on the south side so we settle for it. The service on the other hand is absolutely horrible! We went out to eat together as a family but they brought all of our food out at different times. My son was hungry so he was eating from my husband's plate while he waited for his empanada that they never brought out, then when my husband pointed it out and asked not to be charged for it the waitress with the double chin and no ass seemed to get annoyed and went to the owner and they both were clearly talking shit and kept staring at us , so awkward! Then the no ass waitress comes to our table and stares us down, says nothing , puts the check on the table next to my son and walks away ! There was no handing us the check or thank you for coming , have a good night NOTHING! We look at the bill and this woman had the nerve to add herself a $10 tip! Sorry but you get no tip for forgetting my sons food and acting like an asshole! Tips are optional and have to be earned! Here's a tip learn how to treat your customers and fix that crooked ass flag yous have hanging up in your restaurant! read more

Ordered the pernil and the mofongo dinner and both were delicious. Would definitely return. Best Puerto Rican food on the south side hands down. read more

This place has good food but the service is not good. It's a shame that they open & close whenever they want because it's bad for business! We definitely need more PR restaurants in the south side that want our business & are loyal to their customers. read more

Nice place, stumbled upon it and decided to try it. Delicious jibarito. Can't wait to stop in again and try other items.

I've tried a few different Puerto Rican restaurants and all have been tasty but this has to be on the bottom of the list. Their empanadas are extremely greasy and don't look anything like one. The rice is probably the best thing and even that is too dry. Maybe something else taste better but so far I wouldn't recommend this place if you're looking for authentic Puerto Rican food. read more

Hands down just received my food from uber eats the taste of food is amazing especially in my side of town! Alcapurria, empanada, rice with lechon delicious with flavor!!! Will be a regular customer here read more

Finally got to try this spot. Im a huge fan of PR food, but unfortunately, this food missed the mark. The alcapurrias had the texture and tast of being rewarmed/refried, very soaked in grease, not freshly made. With the wait time, I had expected fresh tasty food. The rice too felt rewarmed/refried. The flavor of the food wasn't bad, so maybe if i could catch it fresh, it would be good. Looks like from the past reviews, this can be a hit or miss spot at times. I'll have to give it another try, see if my experience is better next time. I'll definitely call ahead of time too, as the wait was long. read more

I was highly dissatisfied and disappointed. Went to eat with my family and food was just not what we expected. Lechón and yellow rice was salty. Chuleta was over cooked. Didn't get our drinks and appetizers til AFTER we got our food. read more

I can't believe I waited this long to try this place. I LOVE Puerto Rican food, but it's hard to find a restaurant that caters to vegans. The white rice is usually made with ham seasoning or chicken stock, the arroz con gandules has salchichon (hope I spelled that correctly), and the beans also has some kind of animal product. However, Cafe Rosa does not use any animal [by]-product in their white rice and beans. So that's what I ordered with a side of the sweet bananas(maduros) and it was AMAZING! My daughter, who isn't vegan, had arroz blanco con pollo y habichuela and a side of papa rellena and she too enjoyed the food. We do plan on going back very soon. read more

Great food with great flavor. The parcha juice was refreshing. The owner Jocelyn made us feel like family. I highly recommend the lechon. It's tender, flavorful and not dry. I will definitely be back. read more

Shame that the food is delicious but they are super slow especially compared to the fast pace Mexican spots around them. Always have missing dishes or items. They always running out of things and early in the day at that. Move with a sense of purpose and stock your food! read more

Even though this restaurant has been in the area for a while now, today was the first time I've tried their food. I was not disappointed at all.Not only is the food delicious and favorable, it is also relatively cheap! With spending $55 we were able to feed five people and that's a good price. I will be ordering again. Thanks for keeping the business open! read more

I came to the restaurant and the door was locked. People were inside but nobody opened the door for me. I saw someone leave with a bag of food as I sat in my truck to write this review. I tried the door a se one time after I saw the person leave, it was still locked and the lady inside shook her head no... even though the sign in the window says they are open.... bad business. I won't be back... read more

I am glad we finally have a Puerto Rican restaurant down south. Food is delicious very flavorful however did wish their portions were bigger. read more

The alcapurias were cold and flavorless! The papa relleno was the same. The white rice was "pegao" and cold. The morsilla was very hot (spicy) with a stale taste. The service was marginal. Everything was as though it was cooked and waiting for a couple days. First and last time there. Don't waste your money. read more

Loved everything about this restaurant! The steak jibaritos are absolutely DELICIOUS! Very tasty rice. Enjoyed the mojitos too!! Cool, laid back atmosphere, subdued lighting, industrial look. The waitress was very nice and welcoming. Can't wait to return!!! read more

Great Puerto Rican food by Midway, I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised with the quality of the food. I will definitely be back.

Food is normally made well especially since I always order it for delivery. Alcapurrias are delicious but sadly they are always running out which is a huge disappointment. Same issue with the papas rellenos, they keep running out! At like 2pm! Honestly I'm just mad about that because they taste really good and I order specifically to try at least one of them. Jibarito con lechon is seasoned well however I've asked for it to be fried extra crispy and they have yet to honor my request. Not a huge deal since it still tastes awesome it's just a nuisance. Rice has good flavor and it's cooked well! Gonna keep ordering and hope they fix their issue of running out of certain items almost daily. read more

I absolutely loved the lechon jibarito. I normally take pics, but I completely forgot because as soon as my sandwich came out I bit right into it! It's nice to have a good PR place on the south side. The lechon was soft and super tasty, and the Puerto Rican rice was incredible. Super authentic! The portions were huge! Can easily be shared..but you probably won't want to because it's that tasty. Reasonably priced, friendly staff. Cute set up. Delicious authentic food! And now you don't have to drive all the way to the north side to get your Puerto Rican food fix! read more

Cafe Rosa - $8 lechon jibarito. Can easily be split..so much food! But if you are like me, you don't share your jibarito. Ever! - Puerto Rican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

ABSOLUTELY INSANELY YUMMY!!! 3rd time dining in and its most definitely improved!!!! Tostones & Papa Rellena were hot and freshly made!!! Well seasoned and tasty! Soooooo good and we all ordered the Steak Javerito (excuse my spelling folks-shame on me) that comes with a healthy helping of Puerto Rican Rice! FRESHLY MADE! Coffee was strong and frothy!!!! YUM!! Tried a coconut dessert, sorry forgot the name, it was a Puerto Rican flan with cinnamon on top! Fresh and airy!!! Cannot day enough good things about this Southwest Chi Town Puerto Rican Restaurant! Thank you for the great dinner! Must go! read more

Finally Southside!! I've been looking for good Puerto Rican food in Garfield Ridge for a while, great little spot. Jibaritos are amazing and so were the empanadas. Tostones were full of flavor and Arroz con gandules was on point. Server was nice too. Will be back. read more

I've been ordering from them for a while and it's always a quick service! The food is flavorful and the portions are great! This is one of my favorite restaurants by far. I haven't been here in person yet, but definitely will. read more

Enjoyed the Jibarito and Mofongo!! So glad to have good Puerto Rican cuisine on the South side!

I really expected better. I usually travel to the north side for my Puerto Rican food and it seems like it'll stay that way. I came in here expecting better. I was let down by consistent over seasoning. Every single thing I ordered felt like it was seasoned so much. I had to drink water after every bite. If you like food that's is a bit on the salty side then this is your spot. Also, I was served ground beef that tasted like chicken. I was left confused as the menu said ground beef. Then I ordered a pastel with arroz con gandules. The pastel tasted like fish. Maybe there cross contaminating the food but I really don't know. The arroz con gandules was ok. I feel like this place has potential. The atmosphere is great and the service was splendid but the food needs improvement. read more

Horrible food, very sloppy and taste weird. I would not recommend this place. What a waste of money.

great food, great people. will definitely be returning! comfy environment with an AMAZING jibarito, the rice is also outstanding.

My husband, daughter, son-in-law and I had lunch today, everything thing was super yummy, will be back soon!!!

I would give it a 5 because food was excellent, but wait time sucked. It took around 10 minutes for someone to come acknowledge us. I'm patient, but hubby was getting ready to walk out when the waitress finally arrived at the table . She was extremely apologetic and mentioned it was only her and the cook working and it was extremely busy. Hubby arroz con gandules and lechón and I had a steak jibarito! Authentic PR FOOD! No need to go to the North Side now! Hope they hire more staff and I'll gladly be back! read more

‼‼If I could give this restaurant no stars I would. To start off I was a regular customer up until today. On one occasion I ordered my usual a fried pork chop dinner unfortunately I placed my order right before closing time and when I got home I realized my pork chops weren't cooked throughly and as everyone knows it is NOT okay to eat pork raw. So I didn't take it back I just cooked it on the stove and I realized I should not order before closing which is my fault. So the second time I went in person and I ordered my fried pork chop dinner I politely let them know what happened and just asked if they could make sure to throughly cook my pork chops they said I should have returned it when the restaurant was closed though.(with a terrible attitude) I proceeded to order because I liked there food. To my surprise I came home again and my pork chop was not fully cooked. I was not going to take it back because I had other things to do so I just cut off the raw piece and ate around it. So my third and final incident I no longer wanted to go back but my husband was craving a fried pork chop dinner so I called to place a order on behalf of my husband and I again politely let them know what happened to me and if they could throughly cook my husbands pork chops and the lady working at the restaurant got upset and said I know who you are and are always complaining about the pork chops not being throughly cooked, instead of apologizing for any of the incidents I was not asking for a free meal just if they could properly cook the pork chops there was no need for her attitude. There customer service is horrible and they can't even apologize for there errors when people pay good money for this food.‼‼ I made it very clear I would no longer be a customer here or my family. I understand the first incident they may have been close to closing so I excused it, but she did not apologize for any of the incidents and still was rude. I don't think anyone would want to pay good money let alone get sick from raw pork this restaurant doesn't care about there customers or whether they get sick from the food they are serving you. read more

I love this place. Everything is so delicious I love the jibaritos. Nice staffs always making sure you are okay.

Worst restaurant ever. Ordered on Ubereats and they got my order wrong. Tried to even blame it on the uber when they didn't even make it right. Called and they didn't even offer to remake it. Worst place ever! Don't bother spending your money here read more

Great Arroz con condules, lechon was good but little dry, love the salty Pollo frito. A must try.

Food was sooooo good!! I will deffinately be back again. I had the Jibarito with arroz con gandules, very delicious. Service was great too.

The Jibaritos are delicious! The best I have ever had! I definitely recommend this spot if you are looking to eat scrumptious jibaritos.

First time here and I must say it's pretty awesome. The decor is so lively and the service is great. The food is delicious, had the jibarrito with Arroz con gandules. I'm happy there is a Puerto Rican restaurant close to home read more

I have gone twice was really excited about PR food on the southside. The first time I went at they were closed despite the sign on the door stating their business hours they should have been open. They were not open, I went back again 15 later still not ready or open for business. Now I went on lunch and maybe a little business depending on food. I arrived at 11:42 only 3 customers including myself. I was never acknowledged. After standing for 5 minutes as the girl walked back and forth in front of me , I let the girl know I am going to dine in. I grab a drink myself from the cooler and sit. Again not acknowledged to be given a menu as she walked back and forth to the two gentlemen behind me at another table after 8 min of walking past me she gives me a menu. I wait again to order. I order basic staples alcapurria and papa reina and a side or arroz con gandules. I waited 30 min and had to leave my lunch was over and never got my food. I let the girl know I was leaving she apologized for the wait but it was too late. If it takes them that long to prepare basics they need to open hours early and be ready for business and have basics ready for the lunch crowd. It smelled good but I will be returning a 3rd time. I'll just go up north for my PR food. Disappointed! read more