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    Maria's Kitchen

    4.3 (33 reviews)
    InexpensiveCaribbean, Spanish
    Closed 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Briana A.

    Maria's Kitchen is a gem in downtown Worcester. It's easy to ignore as you drive down Main Street. The food (Dominican) is authentic and very flavorful, the service is great. They speak some English and did a great job explaining the many dishes they offer. Some of the dishes include stewed cow stomach, stewed beef, or stewed fish. I spoke to them mainly in Spanish; they were kind and helpful as my Spanish isn't the best. If you want the monfongo it is made to order. I'll come back to try it. I'm a monfongo lover and I heard it is wonderful here. Monfongo is plaintain mashed like smashed (not mashed) potatoes and mixed with garlic and evoo of butter. Aka deliciousness. I ordered the yellow rice and stewed chicken with yucca. The yucca was a little dry, undercooked in the core but the food was great. The chicken was cooked perfectly, not over cooked. The rice was nice with the sauce from the chicken dish. The flavors were all there. I love food with dimensions of flavor if that makes sense. Sort of like African food where you can taste so many herbs and veggies in one bite. Delicious. And not overly salty. I love that I could see thyme sprigs in the chicken sauce. My kind of eats. Please check this place out. When you do be careful and extra alert - it's downtown Worcester. There were quite a few druggies etc hanging out on the block where the restaurant is. The food will dance in your mouth and make the trip worth it.

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    Wilfredo B.

    Food was great, portions outstanding. Flavor was there definitely. Service with a smile friendly atmosphere. Will definitely try again

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    I had an issue with delivery but owner resolved it, delivered my order himself and provided extra treats. Excellent food too.

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    Food was on point! Service was great. Hadn't been there in ages. Pleasantly surprised! Definitely going back.

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    Lots of choices and good price. Convenient location on Main st with parking in front.

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    Oh Maria's Kitchen. The service needs lots of improvement, but the food makes it worth the abuse. Their food is always hot and fresh.

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    Absolutely fantastic place friendly people and amazing food. I highly recommend Maria's Kitchen over any other place.

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    If this place is wrong, I don't want to be right! Rock solid 4.45. It's a chill little spot…read moredelivering up dynamite flavors. I often gauge the attention to detail with an establishment by the cleanliness of the restroom. Theirs was absolutely spotless and even smelled fragrant! That's a great indicator. Furthermore, anytime I get Jamaican cuisine it's like a good Italian restaurant with a litmus test. For Italian, it's calamari; for Jamaican it's the jerk chicken. Mama Mia did they hit a homerun. However, I also got an order of the curry chicken for a rounding of the flavor bases. PRO TIP-get the traditional rice and peas, ask for the ox tail sauce over the top. NEXT LEVEL! Both chicken dishes were slow cooked and maxed out with flavor. The heat level of the curry was actually a little more than the jerk. Regardless, they both hit the mark. Highest recommendation! Bon appetite! PS-super friendly service and staff.

    I stopped by to grab lunch while in town for work and picked up a large jerk chicken with white…read morerice, steamed cabbage and plantain; And it was Great! The rice was flaky and not over cooked, the chicken was seasoned very well, the cabbage was my fave, cooked perfectly and sweeeet. And last but not lease the plantains was overripe, which is PERFECT. I will be going back next time I'm in town.. Ps. The in-house punch made daily is very very good toooo! . Enjoy people.

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    Raices Restaurant

    Raices Restaurant

    4.1
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    Came out to Worcester for work. My co-worker suggested we go here as she comes regularly. It's a…read moresmall place... homey and inviting. There is a small stocked bar (another time... when NOT working!) Started with the fresh squeezed juice. DELICIOUS!... then ordered the fried cheese appetizer. It came out plated beautiful. Actually, everything was plated for a beautiful dining experience, and this was LUNCH! I bit into the cheese with the homemade guava sauce and kept repeating OMG...OMG...OMG! I couldn't believe how tasty. Then, for my meal, i ordered pork chops, arrow con gandules (rice with pigeon peas), and salad. Just look at the pictures! There's edible GOLD on the pork chops and the tomato on the salad. More OMG's as I cut into and ate the pork chops. Perfectly seasoned, juicy, and yet with edges of crispness. There was too much to eat at one time, and my greediness got to me. I ordered the appetizer for 1-3 people to go. Pork, chicken, mufungo, tostones, empanadas, salad, and seafood with their accompanied sauces. I'm at home now... I just reheated and fed 3 people off of it with plenty leftover for snacking later. Everything was soooooo wonderful. I can't wait to go again... next Thursday if I can!!!

    Thinking about this experience makes my heart hurt. We got there with some friends who had never…read morevisited PR it was 5 of us in total. Being such a famous restaurant we expected the best , our friend first time in Puerto Rico so we wanted to show them our tipical PR food. First our waiter seemed like he did not want to be there, second we ordered the food an it took forever (over an hour and a half), and lastly when the food got to the table it was cold, it seemed like it had been sitting in the kitchen for quite a while. The womens bathroom was pathetic!!! I have never seeing something like that (other than a porto-potty) the trash was full to the top, and the floor had more trash than the trashcans, and toilet, forget it!! I cannot describe the condition they were in.

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