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Wide variety of fried fritters. Lobster, cod fish, beef, chicken, etc made from scratch right in front of you on a wood fired grill. Freshly made fruit drinks Big crowds. Plenty of parking. The biggest negative though is I had to wait half an hour for a lobster alcapurria. Not really worth the wait to be honest.
This place is way out there as a busy roadside food kiosk with smoke fuming in the air but it's by a long strip of beach that is a relaxing place to take a stroll before or after your indulgence. The service was relatively quick despite some language barriers, but my elementary level of Spanish served me well. The food was very oily and I'd say it was decent for what it was. I enjoyed the bacalaito and the alcapurria de jueyes, but it wasn't the best I've had. The size of the bacalaito as well as the amount of filling within the alcapurria was surprisingly generous. The birds/chickens walking around all over the tables kind of was a turn off in terms of cleanliness. I wouldn't go out of my way to come here, but if you happen to be in the area and want a quick snack then this would suffice.
This place was super busy and the smoke from the grill made us pull over and try it out! The food was okay, lacked a little in seasoning for my taste but overall I liked the experience. The place looks super authentic and I was having a hard time choosing what to get because everything smelled so good! Oh they have shark shish-kabobs too, wish I would have tried them! Next time!
This place is the bomb diggity! The down-to-earth ambience offers an authentic cultural experience while delivering fresh-off-the grill Pinchos (kabobs), golden fried, meat-filled delicacies, such as pastelillos, alcapurrias, arepas, and tacos. Not just any tacos! These are enclosed, deep fried tacos with your choice of meat, ranging from carne, camaron, pollo, jueyes, y mas. The tacos and kabobs were my absolute favorite, along with their delicious Piña Coladas... OMG, so good! We arrived around noon to a short line that became very long a few minutes after our arrival. Ladies in the small, green cookhouse efficiently took our orders, and I must say, the prices were the best. We ordered so much food and our order still came out to no more than $37 for two people. The delivery of orders are delved out based on when the item is finished cooking, so expect your name to be called a few times to retrieve the fresh and hot items individually. I saw an American couple seething with anger as they didn't understand what was going on... don't be that person. This place isn't a fancy, schmancy restaurant, just chill people doing their job, serving quality food to both PR residents and tourists. All while by the beach. Nothing special about the parking or restrooms, and all seats are outside. With that said, this is the type of food establishment you recommend to God.
Place is great. Good authentic fritura from PR. This place is in Piñones, many to choose from. But you cant go wrong with this one. I had many plates, check out my pictures. Las Alcapurias were very good. Bacalaito was insane, big and tasty, full of flavor. Also had the Baso del Pulpo, it was also great. You cant miss out on the Medalla to go with any of this food. Definately will go back and recommend this place.
This place has tons of grill smoke coming out from its kitchen. Smelled amazing, so we had to pull over. It was good, not great. My favorite thing I tried was the Pastelillo, basically an empanada but was very soft. The Arepa was extremely hard that I couldn't eat it and the flavor lacked on the chicken for me but overall was a great experience and good lunch. Service was good just was very busy!!
The alcapurrias (fried fritters) are great here. Not salty and cooked to perfection. I'm from NYC and visited PR as a boy. This is what I remember as a child the fresh smell of these awesome appetizers. Made to order this is the real deal. Don't waste your time elsewhere. You can try the Rest but this is the Best!
Roadside food kiosks selling authentic Puerto Rican food and frituras with the beach across the road-YES, I'LL TAKE IT! Now, when we pulled up the line was long but they have the area covered so you're not under the beaming sun while you wait for your fried goods. My advice is you grab a drink from the bar and take deep breaths of the deliciousness in the air. They have frozen Pina Coladas and Gasolina drinks, beer, soft drinks and your regular well-drinks. Very little vegan or vegetarian options but that's expected. They do have rice and beans and plain Alcapurria's you can purchase. Make sure you get the pique (hot sauce) for 25 cents. SO GOOD! FRIENDLY REMINDER: Please remember where you are and check your expectations!! You are not at a 5-star restaurant. Hell, you're not even at a restaurant!! You're at a road side kiosk ordering food made by locals and you're eating outdoors in the Caribbean!!! There are going to be flies, stray dogs and chickens, dust and car fumes. Be present, enjoy the moment and your vacation!
Tiny little spot along the road. Everything is made to order and it's a bit slow for what you would think would be pretty quick. It's worth the wait though. They don't seem to speak much English, so just make sure to order in spanish. Stood around waiting for my order among the locals. Weren't many people there at the time but I'm sure its busier on weekends when people are at the beach. The carne (meat) alcapurria was awesome - bursting with flavor and perfectly hot, crispy outside and soft inside. The camarones (shrimp) pastelillo was larger than expected and had big whole shrimps in it. Both were seasoned well and a great snack. I would stop by again and order more next time I visit. Not much parking here and the road is narrow. A truck driver had pulled off to get a meal and took up half the road and kept his noisy truck on. We ended up parking in someone's driveway so I ordered while my mom stayed in the car in case she had to move it.
2 months ago
The most authentic spot for Puerto Rican food that's affordable! Kind of in the middle of nowhere and the seating is outside but has tents. Was moderately challenging to call a Lyft. Anyways. The food is FIRE. ALCAPURRIAs were amazing and the chicken skewers had a delicious tangy flavor with tons of meat. Good service, spoke decent English, and took Apple Pay. Got coconut water too but it was a bit old.. carbonated. I would 10/10 reccomend going. Lots of fried food tho read more
This is a must stop. Dulce whips up those alcapurrias fresh to order and everything here is also made to order. You get your food hot and fresh here. It's worth it to stop by. The juice is also great. No alcoholic beverages are served here. The frituras, pinchos & piononos are the highlight. read more
5 months ago
I think that the food was good. The service was ... just a little disorganized . I had found many videos of this place and expected it to be cheaper and I made 55 on just empanadas and 4 pinchos.. ambiance .. not the cleanest or sanitized. For what they are charging for the empanadas.. they should I least have it nicer. Had me going back and forth calling my name for each thing . The hot sauce is like 47 cents . The cokes are 4 bucks for a soda can.. idk overall the food was ok.. very greasy.. my stomach took a toll. read more
2 months ago
Wide variety of fried fritters. Lobster, cod fish, beef, chicken, etc made from scratch right in front of you on a wood fired grill. Freshly made fruit drinks Big crowds. Plenty of parking. The biggest negative though is I had to wait half an hour for a lobster alcapurria. Not really worth the wait to be honest. read more
1 year ago
This place is way out there as a busy roadside food kiosk with smoke fuming in the air but it's by a long strip of beach that is a relaxing place to take a stroll before or after your indulgence. The service was relatively quick despite some language barriers, but my elementary level of Spanish served me well. The food was very oily and I'd say it was decent for what it was. I enjoyed the bacalaito and the alcapurria de jueyes, but it wasn't the best I've had. The size of the bacalaito as well as the amount of filling within the alcapurria was surprisingly generous. The birds/chickens walking around all over the tables kind of was a turn off in terms of cleanliness. I wouldn't go out of my way to come here, but if you happen to be in the area and want a quick snack then this would suffice. read more
3 months ago
Authentic Puerto Rican food. You are not going for the service or ambiance. The people that run it have no time for the BS. Order, step aside and wait to be called. But the food was so delicious. read more
1 year ago
This place was super busy and the smoke from the grill made us pull over and try it out! The food was okay, lacked a little in seasoning for my taste but overall I liked the experience. The place looks super authentic and I was having a hard time choosing what to get because everything smelled so good! Oh they have shark shish-kabobs too, wish I would have tried them! Next time! read more
1 year ago
2 years ago
This place is the bomb diggity! The down-to-earth ambience offers an authentic cultural experience while delivering fresh-off-the grill Pinchos (kabobs), golden fried, meat-filled delicacies, such as pastelillos, alcapurrias, arepas, and tacos. Not just any tacos! These are enclosed, deep fried tacos with your choice of meat, ranging from carne, camaron, pollo, jueyes, y mas. The tacos and kabobs were my absolute favorite, along with their delicious Piña Coladas... OMG, so good! We arrived around noon to a short line that became very long a few minutes after our arrival. Ladies in the small, green cookhouse efficiently took our orders, and I must say, the prices were the best. We ordered so much food and our order still came out to no more than $37 for two people. The delivery of orders are delved out based on when the item is finished cooking, so expect your name to be called a few times to retrieve the fresh and hot items individually. I saw an American couple seething with anger as they didn't understand what was going on... don't be that person. This place isn't a fancy, schmancy restaurant, just chill people doing their job, serving quality food to both PR residents and tourists. All while by the beach. Nothing special about the parking or restrooms, and all seats are outside. With that said, this is the type of food establishment you recommend to God. read more
11 months ago
1 year ago
Place is great. Good authentic fritura from PR. This place is in Piñones, many to choose from. But you cant go wrong with this one. I had many plates, check out my pictures. Las Alcapurias were very good. Bacalaito was insane, big and tasty, full of flavor. Also had the Baso del Pulpo, it was also great. You cant miss out on the Medalla to go with any of this food. Definately will go back and recommend this place. read more
1 year ago
2 years ago
This place has tons of grill smoke coming out from its kitchen. Smelled amazing, so we had to pull over. It was good, not great. My favorite thing I tried was the Pastelillo, basically an empanada but was very soft. The Arepa was extremely hard that I couldn't eat it and the flavor lacked on the chicken for me but overall was a great experience and good lunch. Service was good just was very busy!! read more
2 years ago
The alcapurrias (fried fritters) are great here. Not salty and cooked to perfection. I'm from NYC and visited PR as a boy. This is what I remember as a child the fresh smell of these awesome appetizers. Made to order this is the real deal. Don't waste your time elsewhere. You can try the Rest but this is the Best! read more
Roadside food kiosks selling authentic Puerto Rican food and frituras with the beach across the road-YES, I'LL TAKE IT! Now, when we pulled up the line was long but they have the area covered so you're not under the beaming sun while you wait for your fried goods. My advice is you grab a drink from the bar and take deep breaths of the deliciousness in the air. They have frozen Pina Coladas and Gasolina drinks, beer, soft drinks and your regular well-drinks. Very little vegan or vegetarian options but that's expected. They do have rice and beans and plain Alcapurria's you can purchase. Make sure you get the pique (hot sauce) for 25 cents. SO GOOD! FRIENDLY REMINDER: Please remember where you are and check your expectations!! You are not at a 5-star restaurant. Hell, you're not even at a restaurant!! You're at a road side kiosk ordering food made by locals and you're eating outdoors in the Caribbean!!! There are going to be flies, stray dogs and chickens, dust and car fumes. Be present, enjoy the moment and your vacation! read more
Tiny little spot along the road. Everything is made to order and it's a bit slow for what you would think would be pretty quick. It's worth the wait though. They don't seem to speak much English, so just make sure to order in spanish. Stood around waiting for my order among the locals. Weren't many people there at the time but I'm sure its busier on weekends when people are at the beach. The carne (meat) alcapurria was awesome - bursting with flavor and perfectly hot, crispy outside and soft inside. The camarones (shrimp) pastelillo was larger than expected and had big whole shrimps in it. Both were seasoned well and a great snack. I would stop by again and order more next time I visit. Not much parking here and the road is narrow. A truck driver had pulled off to get a meal and took up half the road and kept his noisy truck on. We ended up parking in someone's driveway so I ordered while my mom stayed in the car in case she had to move it. read more
10 months ago
2 years ago
SO SO GOOD! I need to stop here everything was so good the shrimp empanadas and carne were to die for! There was a line but it moved quick! Everything came out in a decent time too! Great stop if u want authentic empanadas read more
3 years ago
2 years ago
Bacalaitos are really good, salty and cheesy gooey center yet it's freshly fried. We also ordered the carne read more
4 years ago
I was so excited to try this place that I didn't take pictures of everything I got. You have to come here for PR street food!! The alcapurria are perfection!! The empanadas were a lot bigger than I expected so there's a risk of over ordering haha read more
8 years ago
Disclaimer: Star rating is 3.5 Arrived minutes after 10:00 on Saturday; first ones on line! You'll learn that this is a plus if you come after 11. What we ordered- Rice and beans (really good) I could have ordered the beans by the boat load! A+. 2 bacalaitos- average and I've had better in NY where I'm from. And lastly, 2 shrimp alcapurrias that were super flavorful. The wait- I get it, "island time", however, 45+ minutes being the first on line is rather ridiculous if you ask me. Plenty of parking available. Be sure to hit the beach directly across the way and up the steps. You will NOT be disappointed!! read more
The BEST Kiosko in Piñones -- the best food and location! We ordered drive thru due to COVID protocols and pretty much ordered everything on the menu because we wanted to taste it. The bacalaito was to die for, the alcapurrias were full of the meat we ordered it with, and the chicken on the stick was also delicious. No complaints! The piña colada was also the best out of 3 that I tried on the island that weekend. Instead of eating it in the car we parked our car very nearby and walked across the narrow street to eat the food by the beach under palm trees. Overall great experience and a MUST visit place when visiting Puerto Rico. Definitely satisfied our desire to eat true traditional PRican food. If I can give 6 stars, I would ! read more
3 years ago
Superb food. If you want REAL PR food, this is where you need to come. A few minutes away from the airport and right in front of the airport. It's so good we had to come here twice. From customer service to food, esto lo mejor que ahí en la área. read more
7 years ago
Skip this place and go straight to La Comay. Ultra greasy, found 2 toothpicks inside my alcapurria flies and crows everywhere, dirty, they charge you for hot sauce. Meh. read more
On our trip through the rain forest, on the way down, there was a sign for fresh coconuts, but I decided NOT to stop for them because we were running late, with a promise to my gf that we would get them later. Sure enough there was no fresh coconut places in town. And we did find them at a bar but it was 11 bucks!!! I decided I'd rather get yelled at for not getting coconuts then getting yelled at for spending 11 for a coconut. So I looked on yelp, and lucky for me this Kiosko was the life saver. It's only a few minutes away from our hotel and they had PLENTY of fresh coconuts. 2 bucks a pop! We got 4! So yummy and cold. Th people were very friendly. We didn't get a chance to try the other food but this is the place to go to get fresh coconuts on the cheap! read more
5 years ago
This spot is very busy and the food was good, but not waiting over an hour in a drive thru type line that you're stuck in good lol. The food came out out fresh and piping hot(which is always a plus). I must say this place is a local spot and translating what you want can be a bit of a problem if you don't speak Spanish depending on who's taking your order and the fact that there wasn't any menus visible ( I'm thinking bc of covid, the set up was different bc in the pics on Yelp people were standing in line near a posted menu.) So I simply wrote the names of the dishes we wanted and showed the lady what I had wrote down.. hey it worked! The stewed crab and rice and beans was really good! Sorry no pics of the food bc after waiting so long we tore into everything right in the car on our ride back lol! read more
They make everything fresh here - no heat lamps! Everything is deep fried or grilled on a wood fire. If you don't hablas espanol, you'll probably need to get someone in line to help you order. I'm a sucker for meat pies so the piononos (fried plantain meat pie) was my favorite item. The pinchos (grilled dark meat chicken or pork on skewers with BBQ sauce) were both tasty but I'd pick the chicken if I had to choose one. The arroz con jueys (rice with crab) tasted good but it's just crab-flavored yellow rice with no actual pieces of crab in it so I'd skip it next time. The pastellilo (fried empanada) wasn't bad but the pastry was a bit bland. The alcapurria (oblong-shaped fritter) seemed very popular and I thought I had ordered one but it never came. I would avoid the taco - I'm not sure if they messed up the order but it was almost identical to the pastellilo except it cost a lot more. Chilled fresh coconuts and a selection of beers are all available for order from the bar at the back of the seating area. There's no real bathroom but there is a foot-pump sink and port-a-potties in the back. Pros: Authentic and affordable. Cons: You'll smell smokey if you sit downwind of the grill and cooking fires. We were all eaten alive by tiny sand flies. I left with over 25 itchy bites! Tips: They close at 6pm and don't speak English. I would rate it 5-stars if not for the bug bites. read more
9 years ago
This was our first stop after arriving. Very good place and seems one of the more popular vendors selling street food. Everything I ordered was delicious. Located on the main road and across the street is the nice beach. They also have a bar in the back to wash down the delicious food. read more
5 years ago
6 years ago
Definitely the best bacalaitos on the island. The rice and crab is delicious. The wait for the food is long but it's because everything is freshly made in the spot and not sitting under a heat lamp. Grab some beers sit down and wait. Yes it is worth it!!! 10 stars!!! read more
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