When I'm in town visiting my family, I like to take my nephews out for an ethnic feast. This time…read morewe selected De Rican Chef. Restaurant is somewhat sizable, with vibrant decor. Our waiter Ronald was friendly and helped with recommendations. We went with the appetizer sampler that included beef empanadas, tostones, chicharones de pollo and one other delicious item that I forgot the name of. We added morcilla (blood sausage) and yuca fries to the appetizer round. Both were very good. We enjoyed the whole red snapper, churrasco mofongo, and bacalao guisado mofongo. All were excellent but we found the dishes with the mofongo to be our favorites. We ended with flan, tres leches cake, and platanos maduros. All three were great, the platanos were piping hot and high quality! Somewhat surprised that they didn't have coffee available but all in all, a great experience!

Not my first time here, it was as good as last time! They have a great Happy Hour menu but I had a…read more margarita and shrimp mofongo. No regrets! Plenty of plump shrimp and the garlic sauce was yummy. My friend said her Mojito was good as well, with nice presentation.

This is my 3'rd or 4'th trip to the Carib Shack. Can't believe this is the first review…read more Tried Mama's Stew Chicken Bowl. WOWZERS!!! The Carib Shack never disappoints. The chicken was flavorful and tender. The gravy was so good, and the rice bowl comes with beans as well. So delicious.... Would also like to add that the young lady behind the counter is always so sweet and answers all of your questions. Will definitely be back.

Carib Shack really impressed me. I ordered a couple of the daal puree/roti to go, and my order was…read moreready right within the promised time frame. When I got home, I heated it up in the microwave for under a minute and it was perfectly soft and fresh. The daal (split peas) filling was plentiful, flavorful, and so satisfying. I honestly wasn't expecting it to be that good, but it exceeded my expectations. It tasted homemade, and i enjoyed it with some curry and mango chutney.

When driving up I was nervous about what to expect when I went inside. I was pleasantly…read moresurprised. It looked as though this place had recently undergone a remodel . It was clean and nicely decorated. My friend and l visited on a early Wednesday evening. We were seated immediately. After being seated it did take a little while for someone to take our order. But it wasn't too bad. The menu had a lot of appealing options. Only select items had prices on them. For appetizers we chose the oxtail empanada with cheese and the larger potato ball. Drinks we had mango margaritas which were on a happy hour specials for 5.99 ( Happy Hour is 11 a.m. to 9 p.m daily!) For dinner I had peril( roasted pork) with white rice and beans and sweet plantains. My friend had the roasted pork sandwiches between plantains. Pernil could have used more seasoning but was very tender 7/10 Potato ball- well seasoned, piping hot! 10/10 Mango Margarita 10/10 Oxtail empanada - not a lot of meat and kind of expensive for the size. $9.99. 6/10 Overall, I had a good experience and will definitely be back to try more items on the menu and another Margarita amd Potato ball.

I've been a lot of times and I will say the food is good. I have a Puerto Rican friend and I've…read morebeen spoiled by her cooking, so I will say La Yaroa is definitely not better than hers lol or dishes I've had in Puerto Rico. A lot of times I've went, they were out of stock out of a lot of dishes, so I whined up getting a lot of the same things. The grilled chicken they use is a chicken breast and every time I get this, it's been very dry. I recently had the Shrimp Trifongo and that was really good. The Trifongo consisted of 3 starches: mashed yuca, sweet plantain (maduros), and green plantain. The sweetness of the maduros gives a great touch. I guess this will be my go to dish here!

Delicious, meat filled empanadas with welcoming amazing service! Definitively recommendread more

So after working out, this was outside tempting me. They sell cheese, chicken, and beef empanads…read moreas well as alcapurrias. I tried the first 3 but did not try the last. I do want to next time I see the truck! So Filipinos have their own version of empanada with the biggest difference being the doughnut. Ours is thicker these are flaky and light and fried. Always good when things are fried! I really like the chicken (could really taste the adobo powder yum!) And the cheese. Very "pully" which i like. Lol the ground beef....hmmmm....not a big fan. I would have loved to taste an empanada with peril in it. Overall not bad though. I woukd definitely get it again! And next time try the alcapurrias.

Food is amazing tbh. All around I would rate 5 stars. Service is good. Ambiance is nice and warm. I…read morecome here every couple weeks. Food is absolutely delicious.

Food is exceptionally delicious! Taste exactly like a chifa from Peru! So happy I found this little…read moregem!

Bilu's Colombian Restaurant & Rotisserie Chicken is located off Newtown RD in Virginia Beach. I…read moreattempted to visit a few weeks ago for dinner to try their Rotisserie chicken but unfortunately they were sold out so I recently returned again on a Friday during lunch for another attempt. When I entered I was greeted right away and was given a menu and I let them know I would like to place an order to go.  Service was great and the wait staff was very friendly and took my order immediately.  The dining room was very spacious with plenty of tables and they had bar seating available. While I waited for my food I decided to walk over to the bakery that was attached to the restaurant. The bakery sells a bunch of different Colombian/Spanish baked goods, snacks and frozen items. They also had a section setup similar to a gift shop that had purses, hats, clothing and souvenirs that you would mostly find if you were in Columbia which I found to be a nice and unique addition.  I ordered the half rotisserie chicken with coconut rice, fried cassava, and sugar cane juice with lime To-go. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed with the quality of my meal. My chicken lacked flavor and tasted as though it had been reheated rather than freshly prepared. The wing was so dry and dehydrated that it was inedible; only the leg and thigh were moist. Additionally, the coconut rice was significantly undercooked and excessively sweet, to the point that I could not eat it. The fried cassava was served in very large pieces that remained undercooked. The Sugar cane juice was a dark brown color and had a sour taste, suggesting it was not fresh.  Fresh sugarcane juice should be a greenish- yellow color and only turns brown after it oxidizes which changes the quality and is not what I expected.  I have heard great things about this restaurant and hope my experience is not the norm. While I am interested in other menu items, I am currently hesitant about when I might return.

Except for slightly slow service to take your order, there's nothing to fuss about this place…read more Lively ambiance, delicious food. There's even some entrepreneurship going on with a gentleman coming over to ask if you want to buy a trinket, instead of flowers I suppose. I couldn't finish the food definitely enough for a dinner and lunch! I asked what they have for dessert: tres leches, tiramisu, flan. I pass on dessert this time although they sound good! Highly recommended, will definitely come back to try their plantains with either beef or chicken appetizer!

Everything was good. We ordered a whole bunch of different things on the Happy Hour menu, for a…read morespread. I was not the biggest fan of fan of the crab dip, but my friend loved it. Our server was great and the restaurant, overall, is one of my favorites for Happy Hour in the area.

Oh Bahama Breeze, this isn't my first time here but soon a lot of the locations are closing so I…read morewanted to give it one last chance. We ordered the crab dip for the appetizer which was good. I ordered the jerk chicken wings and my friend had the shrimp tacos for our entrees. The waitress had forgot to put our order in after she took our order and so we waited forever for the food to come. When the food did arrive it was fresh but lacking flavor. Overall the restaurant has just been average in my experience.