We had a reservation to celebrate a friend's birthday and ended up running a bit late. I called the…read morerestaurant, and they were very understanding and told us it was no problem to still come--good customer service right from the start. We ordered a variety of dishes, including sushi, yuca stuffed with beef, chicken, and shrimp, yakisoba, and a few appetizers. Everything was delicious. The yakisoba was the only dish that took a little longer to arrive. Overall, the food was excellent, and I would definitely come back just for that. For anyone unfamiliar with the area, there is a parking lot behind the restaurant, which is very helpful. Street parking in front of the restaurant can be difficult unless you're very lucky The music was a bit loud, but nothing too bad. Overall, a great experience with amazing food.

Visited Vaka with a group of 10. The food was good, but the experience had some issues. We waited…read moreabout an hour to be seated despite having a reservation, because our table was given to the wrong large party. We were also offered sauces without being told there was an upcharge, & ended up being charged for an extra drink we didn't order. Tbh, this wasn't my first choice since this place has had service issues before. I guess I was too hopeful things would go differently.

After a long afternoon of shopping, my friends and I built up and appetite. We wanted something…read morequick that would calm our hunger for the drive home to RI. One of my friends was more familiar with the area and recommended we come here. She ordered a plate of fried pork with tostones, some guisado de res, and white rice. The total was around $20 which was fair for the portion sizes. The guisado was a bit oily but the flavor was really good and the meat was very tender. Since the tostones did not come with a sauce, we ended up dunking them in the guisado. The tostones were on the thicker side but crispy and tasty. The fried pork was good, although maybe a little bland. The lime helped a little bit with bringing out the flavor. The white rice was good. They offer a small, medium, and large portion - small was good as a snack for 3 people. I would come back and try more of their menu items. They have a parking lot, but it was packed and the snow didn't help. There is also street parking. It is in a lively part of town, so I enjoyed people watching while eating in the car.

This is a family owned Dominican restaurant that serves a variety of typical homestyle dishes. The…read morespace is pretty big. There's a large dining/ bar area and a takeout side with a few tables. We ordered the sancocho and rabo guisado (Oxtails), with white rice and plantains. The sancocho was pretty good. It had a lot of meat and vegetables, the white rice was perfectly cooked. I thought the sancocho had a bit too much garlic in the seasoning, but it was still great, especially since it was rainy and a bit chilly. The Oxtails were simply amazing! They were extremely tender and practically falling off the bone. The sauce was seasoned perfectly and paired well with the white rice. I've never had Oxtails this good at a restaurant. They tasted just like when mom recipe takes hours and hours to make since you want to cook it long enough for the meat to become tender. The service was very friendly and attentive, the food came pretty quickly. Prices were very reasonable. If I'm back in the area, I will definitely return and order the Oxtails.

They have really good Hispanic food for an affordable price never disappointed …read more.. Trust me go an try it and the service is so friendly

Best soupa ever highly recommend! Has the most beautiful ladies friendly and everything is fresh…read morefresh.. There can be a line but way worth the wait. Worked in Methuen and drove everyday for a week to taste the quality.. All these other restaurants are over priced the give you your moneys worth!

The food was lackluster (flavorless) as was the attitude of the waitress. Not friendly at all…read more The only thing going for this place is the outdoor seating and the decor. The tables were tiny - barely had room for two and we were a party of 3. Parking was a pain as the streets were closed for some festival. Found metered street parking about a third of a mile away after about 15 minutes of looking. Wouldn't return.

Terrible experience here. We reserved a table for 8 on OpenTable and got a confirmation. We had to…read moreadd an extra person so we called ahead. When we got to there we were told there would be a little wait since they don't have the tables set up yet. We waited for about 10-15 minutes and they set up tables for us but it only fit 6 people! They told us to sit down first and said they would add more seats once they become available. There's no point of taking reservations if you can't accommodate!

I ordered 2 lbs of assorted meats and the yellow rice. All I can say I don't have a clue why my…read moreDominican friends sent me to El Tipico. Maybe they really hate me? I have no problem with the fact that the floors were filthy, the TV was blasting, the tables were dirty, the garbage was overflowing, and the service was cold. It was the fact that the food was terrible. The keyword is "dry". So much so that it was all really inedible. Yes, the food was dirt cheap. But you get what you pay for. I'm sorry Dominicanas, if this is typical then I feel bad for you. Maybe I was supposed to go to Pollo Tipico? I'll have to ask my friends.

Great little place to grab some delicious Dominican food! Very friendly and helpful staff. Probably…read moremy new favorite place for Dominican food. Their rice and penguin beans is so good. Their chicharrones is the winner. It's very crispy and greasy good.

Good restaurant to grab food and go. They offer different typical Dominican food and for a great…read moreprice. Today I picked up some Mangú for breakfast and it was fresh and great. Drawback to this place would be the super tight parking and they only had one person serving food so there was a bit of a line.

Beware of the older lady who usually wears a baseball cap!! She will try to rush your order unless…read moreyou know what you want and tell her everything, otherwise she'll wait about a second or two for you to tell her what you want, and then walk away. Fear not new spanish food lovers, hold your ground and appetitie, and you make her put food in that styrofoam box for you to eat. It's not that expensive (best time is lunch for price) or greasy compared to other places, but I prefer "Pollo Tipico" (190 Lawrence St) because it's better food and cheaper, even though it's a smaller restaurant, but has NICER people.

great food. love their crack chicken and their gandules…read more operated mostly by women. what's not to love?

Service is horrible. The food attendant treat you like shit every time you try to speak to them…read more you would think the attitude would change on depending on the person serving you, but you can find maybe one person in there that will greet you like a normal fucking person, for the rest will treat you like a dog just because you would ask them for specific item that they do have in stock and you see them do it for other customers just because you're not their casual or their friend, they will treat you horrible give you and give you attitude, never again

Line out the door, so you know it's good. Friendly owners working in line side by side with their…read moreemployees. Authentic Dominican food experience! 5 stars!

I'm very disappointed with the service. The prices have gone up for the portion and service…read more We are very disappointed and unsatisfied with the service. We order Pork shoulder and when we got home it was pieces of cut apples. We tried many times calling them, we live 45 min away and until today no answer. I feel the rob on my face. Also they should not have the employee eat ing at same places while they're serving food.

Amazing food, fresh and delish. Got 2 plates with rice meat and a side for a family of 5 and we…read moredidn't even finish it! Roasted pork, veggies, plantains yum! They are super nice and great customer service. Very generous portions

Lately, I've been getting plenty of restaurant ads on my newsfeed on Instagram, but most are…read morelocated far away across the country. However, the ad for Suarez Pizza & Tropical Foods started showing up on my newsfeed and this place was only 20 minutes from my home. I decided to give the place a try! Suarez Pizza is located in the Galloway's Convenience Store (former Nona's House of Pizza space), located across the street from Fireside Tavern off I-93 Exit 47. Since we're still in a pandemic, there was a sign on the glass door that masks are required, which is a good policy only if all people actually wear them. Anyways, I walk inside and grab a menu to decide what I wanted. I ordered the 1 Pizza Special ($10.99 plus tax) - a One Topping 14" Pizza (ham) and a 24 oz fruit juice (I chose passion fruit) and Two Pollo Pastellitos ($2 each). The girl at the register had to correct the price after the total initially came out to $27, but the total was corrected to $15.76. Since the place was very hot, I went back outside to wait for my food and came back in about 20 minutes later and the food was just about ready. The older gentleman and the other cooks who prepped my pizza were thankfully wearing their masks, but the girls at the counter were wearing their masks as a chin strap :-0 I know it was very hot inside the kitchen area, which emanated into the counter/wait area. As for the food, the 14" Ham Pizza had a firm crust (soft texture) topped with tomato sauce, thick ham slices, and melted browned cheese, a bit oily. The pizza was pretty decent and the dough reminded me of the Bella Napoli pizza dough I'd buy at the supermarket to make my own homemade pizza. The chicken pastellitos were comprised of mostly a crunchy deep fried pastry shell filled with minimal chopped white meat chicken and the grease was soaked up by the paper bag. The passion fruit (orange) juice was refreshing, but not overly sweet. I had enough pizza leftover for three days!