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    El Balconcito Criollo

    4.1 (17 reviews)
    ModeratePuerto Rican

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    Skirt steak mofongo. Or Churrasco a La Parilla. SUPERB STEAK!!!
    Cassondra S.

    Delicious!!! I finally had some 'traditional Puerto Rican' food. Ordered the Churrasco a la Parilla cooked medium rare. The skirt steak was absolutely phenomenal! I've been to 5 star restaurants that didn't do skirt steak this well!! I honestly wasn't a fan of the mofongo. It was a bit dry and I had to cover it in hot sauce. I'm sure the Chefs were cringing. Lol! But...who cares...the skirt steak will remain in my dreams for many nights to come. I also took a beef empanada to go and am enjoying it hours later, cold, and it is still very tasty. This place was very busy when I arrived around 12:30pm on a Friday. Only one person who could speak English, and she was fantastic! Very helpful and pleasant. If I didn't already have reservations at another restaurant tomorrow, I would come back and get the skirt steak again, just with rice and beans next time.

    Just happen to find this place on Google maps. Was close to where we were staying. Loved It!! Was glad to see they checked for Covid vaccination status prior to entry. Service was fast, food was great, and atmosphere was open and breezy. We had lunch and a couple beers that hit the spot!!!

    Valene, our server, was super sweet !
    Rob M.

    18 months ago on a previous visit to PR, we loved our meal at this restaurant which consisted of a huge burrito sized chicken roll filled with ham and sausage and covered with cheese-- easily enough for two people. So naturally we enjoyed it again. Our waitress Valene was delightful ( we had asked for our wonderful server from last time Deborah; she was off but Valene actually called her and we chatted; said she even remembered us! Great atmosphere, lovely servers, excellent food!

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    Great coconut mojitos. Beef empanadilla/pastelillo was amazing. Smoked pork is the best! Really good food and reasonable prices.

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