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El Churry - Roosevelt

4.4 (94 reviews)
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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for kids
Good for groups

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Best sandwiches de tripleta.  (Chicken, steak and extras)
Jose H.

Great midnight snack. Be patient, cause line moves slow most of times. Also not to much space for sitting down. But still, its worth the wait.

The King... El Rey... "El Churry"
Andrew S.

THIS IS THE LATE NIGHT STOP OF THE CENTURY. I absolutely love El Churry... it's the bomb, and a big reason why this Hawaiian has a hard position when my girlfriend and I discuss whose island has the superior cuisine. I'm surprised that I am the first to Yelp about this amazing sandwich stand, so familiar with local San Juan residents. The Tripleta is, quite easily, one of the most simple yet delicious concoctions that Puerto Rico has graced my world with. El Churry is similar, except that it really is a Churrasco and Pollo (Steak and Chicken) sandwich, topped with a variety of toppings including potato sticks, tomatoes, lettuce, all on a bread that is so delicious and easy to handle with each BIG bite. The sauces that are used are mouth-watering good -- I'm guessing a simple mix of ketchup and mayonaisse, coupled with the delicious 'sabor' from the steak and chicken marinade (perhaps a sofrito? most likely...), there is SO MUCH flavor in this sandwich. This place has sandwiches ranging from $5 to $7, is open until 4 am, and has been around since about 1997. We all party hard in PR... so I'd suggest taking a 2am cab and visiting the Isla Verde stand (this Roosevelt stand is the original... the Isla Verde one is pretty good too). It's really very, very worth it... do yourself a favor and get one.

When you see this truck, stop what you're doing and eat from it.  You won't regret it.
Frank P.

Food trucks have quickly become a "thing" in the U.S. And undoubtedly, great things have emerged from said "thing". In Puerto Rico however, food trucks have always been a "thing", and the American public got to get a taste of just how good that "thing" can be thanks to Adam Richman and his show Man vs. Food. Although he came to take on the famous "Sleeping Cow" challenge at the famous Vaca Brava, it was his small stint at food truck El Churry that, in my opinion, stole the show. And rightly so. The flavors that the fellows at El Churry have coaxed out of the simple staple that is the sandwich are quite remarkable. And trust me, this is as simple as it gets. You pick between chicken or skirt steak and decide whether you want cheese or not. Any choice you make out of those will be the right one I assure you, but if you really want to taste the full extent of El Churry's powers, you need to go for a "mixto": a combination of both the chicken and steak that, along with some cheese and the order of bacon I tell you that you must order, will make you wonder why you haven't traveled to Puerto Rico sooner to eat here and will probably have you planning your next visit as you eat.

Tripleta
Allison A.

Oh El Churry, how I LONG for one of your Mixto Sandwiches with bacon.....MMMMMMMMMM BEST FOOD TRUCK EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! El Churry itself is a great reason to move to Puerto Rico!! While they are only open Wed-Saturday from 7pm till 4am it is worth waiting for these days! When my boyfriend and I stayed in Puerto Rico we ate here 3 of the 4 nights they were open. The Mixto is superb. Perfectly cooked meat, stuffed into the softest semi-sweet bread I have ever tasted with lettuce, tomato, potato sticks(!!!!!) and lettuce and tomato. Add the bacon, its only $1 more, which will make your sandwich, which includes a soda, only $7!!! You can't beat that price. Each night we went there was a line. The guys who run the truck are super friendly. I am ready to take a flight back to PR on a Wednesday just so I can eat El Churry 4 days in a row! If you are in Puerto Rico, take the trip to Isla Verde and go to El Churry. You will NOT regret it!

Jason G.

Churrasco sandwich with lettuce, ketchup, potato strips, and cheese was pretty good. Ratio of meat was okay though could have had a little more and it was a little bland. The ketchup made it taste a bit too sweet and the other flavors were masked a little.

We made it to best Churry in town!!!! I can't wait.
Nawal B.

I saw the review for this truck on men vs food so I was very excited to try it. I went yesterday sat at 6, they weren't ready until 6:30 which is understandable, delays happen. I couldn't taste the chicken and churasco because they were covered by the mayo catchup sauce, so I would had preferred it with light or no sauce and I am the type of person that loves sauces, it was too much in my opinion, I couldn't finish it because the sauce was very heavy mayo. I recommend they modify their sauce and call it el churry sauce and ask the customers if they want it light or heavy because my sandwich was soaked in sauce. I would eat it again but with out the sauce.

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Best mixed meat, mayo ketchup and potato sticks sandwich on Puerto Rican French style bread. Messy to eat but so yummy!

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Very unique experience in Puerto Rico. Can't miss stopping by the food truck and enjoy typical PR food!

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Muy buenos, limpio y sabroso‼

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“These are loaded subs: make sure to get a "mixto", which has chicken and stake, along with salad, potato sticks and sauce.”

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