Run don't walk! I love the yellow rice from El Provocon! The closest to home that I can buy. The service is always efficient and friendly. The store is clean and music plays in the background. There are a few tables not many & I've only ordered food to go. I would recommend El Provocon to anyone! read more

El Provocon - Yellow rice, stew chicken, & salad - Spanish Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

It's been awhile since we went to el provocon and I wanted some Spanish food so we stopped quickly the other day. My chicken although it was in sauce was kind of dry and bland. I thought the chicken was supposed to have potatoes and carrots in it but it didn't. I also sampled the pork which I thought was a little dry as well. The prices aren't listed and I'm pretty sure they went up. It was $32 for the 2 platters, I thought they had $6 or $7 platters. I wanted tostones but they make them to order and unfortunately I had to go to work so I couldn't wait. read more

El Provocon - Pollo guisado with yellow rice and beans - Spanish Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I ordered via ubereats. For the price, I thought it was be as good as what I use to eat in Washington Heights, NYC. It wasn't! The chicken was so dry, like a rock... so dry and hard when I took it and hit it on the plate, you'd think I had sticks in my hands. The beans wasn't cooked enough, it's like they poured the beans into the pot, added spices heat it and served it. They were very undercooked. The rice was just a waste of money. If you didn't have fresh chicken, you could have told me, rather than send me chicken that was so hard like a rock. read more

Food was delicious wasn't crazy about the empanadas, the crust was good but the inside was very dry ! Will definitely go back though . read more

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ordered through dd for my hubby. i ordered side of yellow rice n peas for $6, n slow-cooked pork $10. the pork came in this tiny container which i thought was the rice. the rice was in much bigger container. he said it was ok but the rice was very bland to me. not worth the $18 plus tip i spent. wont order again. read more

El Provocon - $10 SLOW-COOKED PORK - Spanish Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Always love El Provocon for lunch or dinner especially for the amazing lunch special. I usually get chicken and yellow rice but lately their chicken has been a lil on the dry side. No worries though because their stew chicken never disappoint! Super affordable and never scared to try anything from their menu. read more

I heard the chicken was very good, but I never got the chance to find out ... When this place first opened, I went in to try the chicken, but the two girls working there looked at me with such hate and anger in their eyes, I thought it best for me not to let them prepare food for me. So I left, never to return. I don't need that kind of nonsense in my life. Was it racial? My spidey-sense says 'yes.' read more

I have been to here plenty of times and the food is good. Today tho they ran out of stew chicken and I came pretty early they was open for less then 2 hours. The lady didn't even give me a heads up as if they were going to make more. The customer service could be a little better. Other that that it's a good place to go if you want Spanish food. read more

El Provocon - Stew beef and rice - Spanish Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Went for the $3.99 lunch special. For the lunch special, I believe it's just chicken. Lunch special runs from 11am-2pm, Monday's to Friday's. You also get rice and a small salad. The chicken was freshly cook. You can pick between white or yellow rice (I recommend yellow). Salad isn't anything to rave about, just makes you feel good that you ate some greens for the day. I believe they use a vinegar-type dressing for the salad. After talking to the cashier about the drink options, I ordered their tamarindo drink ($4) which actually turned out to be the thing I like best from here. The drink was sweet for my taste but I think it was worth it. The cashier told me they make their own juices. Line was short and the workers move fast. Parking can be hard to find at times but you could always park street. read more

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Ordered on Saturday $40 for 2 lunches and 1 side of tostones it was a raining so their personal delivery guy was unavailable so they put my order through DoorDash. The food is average my husband got yellow rice and pernil. The pernil gave him diarrhea so bad the next day. We won't be ordering on a rainy day. read more

My job ordered from here I had the carne guisao con arroz con habichuela , it was really good and very affordable , if I'm in the area I'll definitely order again read more

El Provocon - Carne de res - Spanish Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pendiente que si ordenas por teléfono para recojer la comida te cobran como el precio de Uber, GrubHub, etc.. aunque hayas ordenado por teléfono, una Cojia de pendejo. Después te cobran una orden grande de amarillo pero te dan uno pequeño. Te cobran 3 tres leches y te dan dos. Y quieren propina. Propina es para cuando te sirven en una mesa y proveen un servicio completo no como si fuese Burger King. Nada más y Allá los dejos que el más listo viva del más pendejo. read more

Yay another Provocon added to the area and just a tad bit closer to my house! This location is in a tiny strip mall, and easy to miss, so make sure you are on the look out. Just like the other locations, this one is buffet style with many of the similar dishes you will see at the other. Puerto Rican style Spanish food is what they are serving with lots of flavor and at a crazy CHEAP price! My favorites are the roast pork, roasted chicken, and stewed ribs. They also have great sides like the mofongo (mashed plantains) with extra fried red onions, arroz con gandules (yellow rice with black eyed peas) and empanadillas (turnovers with various stuffings). Most meals are about $7 with a HUGE portion and a FREE bottle of water - what a deal! This location also boasts an assortment of desserts which I haven't seen at the other Provocon stations which is nice. Another bonus is that it is spacious inside (although it doesn't appear to be from the outside), and has a few tables and a bar area to sit down and eat. The only downside I see to this place is that the parking lot is TIGHT and mostly full because there are other businesses here AND the service is SO SLOW. I went twice when there were any people there and both times it took an eternity to get my order prepared. Thankfully you can avoid all this by getting uber eats or calling in ahead of time. read more

excelente comida Hispana wow y excelentes servicios Delivery muy rápido y muy inteligente wow very nice ! el pollo muy jugoso y rico me encanta, el arroz bien graneado y las habichuelas uff me encantan también esas yucas con guineos y cebollita rica read more

My coworker went here alot so I'm assuming they must be professional and clean..Cause he has a low tolerance like myself anyway i went here ask for rice and beans an chicken one of the ladies gave me breast when i asked for a leg instead she looked at with disgust scrap the thigh out of the platter as of i disrespected her she didn't try to put any onions on my Mofongo or any vinegar them i had to repeatedly ask her to add stuff to my platter cause she was tryin to make my food in a rush...Racial definitely Dominicans hate Morenos they call us Cocolos they even overcharged me for the food when i go to any El Provocon my food is $11 she tried to charge me $14...I walked away she can eat that platter with her funky nasty attitude read more

This is the closest thing to traditional Dominican food, with the occasion Puerto Rican dish, you will find without traveling to the DR. Each bite of food I took stirred the bachata-filled spirits of my ancestors. If you don't have bachata-dancing ancestors, don't worry. This food will have you singing Aventura in no time. And the variety was so vast you will change your order at least once before deciding on buying two platters... for yourself. El Provocon has won my family's return business. Plus they offer 10% discount for law enforcement and military. read more

I went to the Tyson avenue location and received such a horrible experience dealing with difficult and rude staff. I will never come back to this place again and will make sure everyone is aware of what I experienced. read more

The food is really good here. I've tried the steak and the roast chicken. I always order yellow rice and green fried plantains. Sometimes pizza or burgers just do not cut it and you need something familiar. If you want to catch the lunch special be prepared for a long line. read more

I am leaving this review solely on the basis of eating the lunch special which is only four dollars and is huge. These people know how to cook chicken and their execution is damn near flawless I highly recommend this place for a lunch visit read more

Everyone seems to thoroughly like this place But personally I think they are just ok, the yellow rice and chicken I had was pretty dry and lacked flavor but that's my opinion idk it is cheap. Spanish island up the street is slightly better but Freddy and Tony is the spot read more

Delicious! The only reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is because they didn't have a big selection when I went. I went early evening on a Saturday night and there was only a few options to chose from. But with that being said- my meal was absolutely amazing! You can't beat the prices for the potions you get. I'll definitely be back. read more

Food is good, price is affordable but they like to make you wait in line, doesn't even seem like they care.

Went here for the first time on sat it was busy around 3ish but have to say hands down this spot is amazingly great food I got my self the rice with pernil and rice with beef both are delicious definitely well recommend and definitely coming back read more

Authentic Dominican home cooked meals. Very friendly and attentive. It's a buffet type of restaurant so you need to point at what you want.

The staff has the worst attitude. Don't work there if you don't want to be there. I get to the front with my man & he is ordering because I don't speak Spanish. As soon as we get to the front she has a disgusting attitude talking about what do you want. First off, I don't even know what you got so I start to look and she straight up ignores us & takes other people knowing we are ready. I'm clearly getting upset so some other lady came in to take our order but left our rice on the platter unattended for a minute so I started bitching. They finally start kissing ass and giving us the food. Still trying to be greedy the put no sauce until I said something. Get to the cashier and they definitely up charged the price because the first time I went it was $11 the second time $14 but this time they said $18 and ASKED for a tip. That part blew my mind. Never again will they see a dollar out of my pocket or a single kind word about the business. Also, their food was average. Nothing special enough to have that attitude for. Definitely been to way better spots. read more

Fast service Great food . Rice was amazing . So much to choose from . The location was clean .

Wow, this was bad. Maybe I went on a bad day. Wrong cooks in the back or they got in a shipment of bad ingredients or the head cook received a Dear John letter than morning and his heart wasn't in it. But it was bad. Dry and tasteless. And I don't want to go back. read more

I got a platter with pork, rice and a salad and it was a lot of food for a great price. The pork was so tender and it was delicious. Easy to stop in and grab some food on the go. read more

Food use to awesome rice starting to be dry an pork salty but it's closer then porky point

It took an hour and 40 minutes for my food to be delivered. chicken tasted like it had been cooked the day before. I ordered half a chicken and it didn't have a wing. I asked for onions with my yuca and got none. They gave me a very small serving of yuca that was all smash like mash potatoes. read more

Disregard any negative reviews based on my experience. Everyone was very friendly, some English speaking employees, great food and great price! Definitely a place to bookmark! read more

I went there about 1/2 hour to closing and not much food left. I had pepper steak and rice which was delicious. Portion was large. Good price. read more

Th food is delicious!!! The prices are cheap and you get a lot of food. We got the yellow rice, pork and steak. Even my kids that are picky eaters love it. read more

The food is very good and cooked perfectly. The only problem I have with this place is the slow service. Even when its 2 people in line there is still was wait. So just imagine when there is a line. The workers move so slow. read more

they place is clean, the people are so nice, the food is great!!!! you definitely get your monies worth plus. they only problem is they are very slow for service. if they can get that down pat, it would be 5 star for sure...... keep up the great work read more