I got three pupusas revueltas. They were sublime. As someone who grew up on pupusas, I know what a…read moregood pupusa tastes like. The worker was kind. The place felt homey.

Five Stars -- Long Overdue & Absolutely Worth It!…read more It had been way too long since my last visit, and wow... this place is just as amazing as I remembered. From the moment I walked in, the experience was top-notch. The gentleman behind the counter was incredibly friendly and took the time to walk me through the menu, which I really appreciated. I played it safe with my go-to jalapeño pupusa (because it's always a win), but the carne guisada plate caught my eye--and I'm so glad I decided to try something new. I mean, who doesn't love a little variety and leftovers? Let me tell you... the flavors were unreal. As the plate was brought to the table, the aroma alone had me salivating before it even touched down. The carne guisada was like a warm, comforting, flavor-packed stew--tender beef, carrots, potatoes, and zucchini cooked perfectly. It came with a small salad drizzled in the most delicious cilantro dressing and a scoop of rice that tied everything together beautifully. If you're craving a supercharged pot roast-style stew flavor, do yourself a favor and order this. Seriously--don't skip it. And can we talk about the salsa bar? So many options! I loved that almost every condiment had jalapeños, because let's be honest--we all need a little spice in our lives Needless to say, I definitely won't be waiting so long to come back. Can't wait for my next visit!

Very delicious Mahi Mahi ceviche!! Had a bite of the chicken enchiladas and it was delicious too!…read more Highly recommend coming here. They are open later on a Sunday too!

Can't say enough good things! The service was fantastic, attentive, not over bearing…read more The food. OMG!!! Had the salsa and chips to start. Delicious Then shared the taquitos and had the pork tacos. Everything was delicious. Finished with the flan cheesecake. Looking forward to coming back next time we are in Portland!

Came over for the first time to celebrate my birthday with a few friends. We were meeting for…read moreHappy Hour and was surprised how big the lounge area was. There were many large seating area available. One main cedar table was a big attraction. There is a fireplace with a table by it We got a table. I ordered a Borgona, fruit puree juices mix with Sprite. Never had one, but sounded really good. It came and it was delicious and fruity for a mocktail. We ordered a shrimp ceviche and octopus skewers to start out with. The Shrimp Ceviche was very delicious and it was something that I was very happy to share it with my friends. It was a big portion of shrimp cocktail with salsa on the bottom and these large sized blue chips. It was so good that we ate it quickly. Octopus skewers was a tad charred. Yet very delicious especially if you eat it with the pineapple together. Brings out the flavor of the pineapples quite well. We ordered the Pork Belly Tacos and Mole Shrimp Tacos which came in 3. I absolutely loved street tacos filled with good fresh ingredients. And both of these hot the spot. The pork belly was an absolute great flavor of the pork belly. The Shrimp was delicious. Cook perfectly and easy to devour quickly. DeFuego Nachos had Jalapenos. But wasn't listed. The nachos were delicious and it was quickly devoured. Wings came in 4 wings with garlic parmesan with carrots and celery and ranch on the platter. Heavily garlic on the wings yet very delicious. Half wedge salad was a surprise how much there is in the salad. A lot of fresh veggies there with cherry tomatoes and sliced radishes in it. I had a absolutely fun experience celebrating my birthday here. DeFuego had Happy Hour from 3pm to 6pm, seven days out of the week. Seems the Happy Hour here is very popular. You have 21 appetizers to choose from on the Happy Hour Menu. There are Mocktails, and any drinks you want available. Definitely will come back again.

Shoot. Last night I took my boyfriend here to celebrate a special event & we left so disappointed!…read moreWe got there at 7:15 & we were stuck there for over 2 hours! I ordered 2 things and both came out wrong. Our waitress spoke very loudly and we could hear her having long personal conversations with people a couple tables away from us for 10+ minutes at a time, several times. While we waited for her, we ran out of water a few times and I had to ask for more. It was over an hour before our order was even taken. We did flag her down to order an appetizer, brussel sprouts with cheese on the side due to a dairy allergy, but... the sprouts came out with cheese on them. They corrected this fairly promptly, but then we sat for another 45 minutes before our order was actually taken. I ordered a steak as "somewhere between medium & medium well" and she correctly repeated my order back to me "medium/medium well." When the steak came out, it was WELL well done. Like, burnt. I wanted to send it back, but I didn't want to deal with the embarrassment or have to wait even longer for food. We were about an hour & 45 minutes into dinner by the time we got our food. I was so disappointed! I also wanted to get dessert to celebrate the occasion but the service was SO slow that we had to cancel our after-dinner plans. We ordered it anyway & requested the check promptly, giving up on our plans for the rest of the evening. We were only a party of 2, we arrived early for our reservation, & we watched several larger parties come and go while we waited for our order to even be taken. It was a Wednesday night and not overly busy, there were several empty tables, so I'm not sure what the hold up was. We were also seated at an odd table next to the kitchen with a small divider between us and the staff. It was noisy and I even heard 2 staff members exchange a joke about how someone else had left & said they'd never come back. They laughed about it. I wish I had the guts those people had to get up & leave! I've never once left less than a 20% tip and felt immense guilt not tipping well, but after experiencing the poor service then also hearing the staff blatantly acknowledge it & not care.... I was appalled. The Hilton bought the hotel attached to De Fuego and I'm shocked. This was a Monarch hotel before and I'd assume that the Hilton's standards would be higher but the service and quality here have tanked hopelessly low since the acquisition. I had a similar experience at The Underground before it closed. I've learned my lesson & won't come here for a special occasion again.

The food is delicious. Ample portions, the fried chicken was crispy and juicy. Sweet plantains,…read moreavocado, eggs, beens, cheese made this a very hardy dish. I can't wait to return.

I've been by this place hundred times and never went in because the windows were completely covered…read morewith drapes. They took them down and now I can see inside and decided to have lunch. I don't know if it was a good thing or not. The service was kind of sketch, the police was very plain, and the menu was not very easy to read. I ended up ordering a meat dish and don't know what it was called. It came with rice, beans, coleslaw, tortillas and plantains The rice was good, the coleslaw was good and the sprite was good. This is the first time I ate plantains and did not care for them so much. The coleslaw was excellent. I also didn't care too much for the meat. The flavor was OK, but they were bits of bone in it I wasn't prepared for. Almost broke a tooth. The food was OK and very generous. But I do not think I will return here as it's just not my flavor.

The barbacoa is amazing! Tastes like the real deal. Next time we'll skip the rice and beans and…read morejust focus on the barbacoa and consome.

Rockwood local mexican! This is REAL local latino food…read more We were greeted by a very sweet older man at the counter. I ordered: tamale BECAUSE it did NOT have meat!! I do not get that option hardly ever. It was vegetarian and green chile. I then ordered the chile rellano because it's a great taste tester. And, finally the fish taco. With all of my different choices, he got to work on my order. He was the only one there. It was like being in his home. Extremely authenic and homemade. From the cheese melting out of the rellano, to the crispiness of the fried fish taco, to the homemade tamale with the big corn taste, as well as the homemade corn tortilla of the fish taco. Just opened a few months ago. Hope he succeeds.

I was amazed at how good the food was, and the customer service is even better! I would have given…read moreit five stars, but we have found a single hair in our food on two different occasions (been there like four times). This has not stopped us from going back as the quality of the food and value is great. The first time they comped us the entire meal. The second time we didn't say anything. It's always great when you go to a place like this and they give you free chips and salsa. Definitely shows that they care about their clientele.

Wife and I made a detour here on a Thursday afternoon on the way home from Mt. Hood to let traffic…read moredie down. This was our first time here. Friendly, fast staff. Clean bathrooms. We were awed by how large and elegant the restaurant was. Orders: $10.99 North West Fresh Black Mussels - from happy hr menu $22 Margarita Sampler - Sweet & Spicy. The Margarita sampler was great - 4 unique flavors. However, I was disappointed by the chips. They were obviously stale or burned. I just had one chip and knew they were off. The mussels were not fresh. My wife was the first to notice, and when I tasted it, I almost spit it out. We also didn't have regular check-in. Once we got our mussels order, nobody showed up until we were ready to checkout. Given the place was not busy, you'd expect at least someone to occasionally come ask how the food or drinks are. None of that. I'd love to come back here someday, maybe it's a one off deal but there's room for improvement in customer service from my humble opinion. They eventually compensated us the mussels when I raised the stale issue - but I don't mess around with bad sea food. Would love to come back next time to better service and food.

We had 12 people in our party for a birthday celebration. I had to add the last two to our…read morereservation at the last minute and the hostess who answered the phone was so sweet and double checked for me that it was ok we bring our own cake. Our server was patient and made excellent recommendations. The ambiance was perfect for our little gathering and everyone kept asking who picked the restaurant because they loved the food so much. Personally, I think I ended up getting to try half the menu and it was all good, but the corn fritters, plantain empanadas, ceviche, and patatas were all next-level good. I don't know what they put in their sauces, but I wanted to bring home bottles of all of them. Splitting the check up at the end was kind of chaotic, but they were patient with us while we did the math and, if they were at all stressed out by the large number of diners, we couldn't tell. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone who wants flavors you can't get anywhere else.

This is my favorite place (so far) in Portland! Years ago, I went here while I was visiting PDX and…read morehad the best meal of the trip. The bone marrow was mind blowing! Now that I live in Portland, I enjoy heading to the bar for happy hour and trying new things. Everything has been stellar! Their burger is absolutely the biggest, best, juiciest and most creative burger I've had here yet! The bun is fresh, meat patty is thiccc, cheese is yummy and the sauces just take it over the edge. Ask for extra napkins! Their mushrooms, bread and egg sounds simple but it's mind blowing how much flavor it has and everything is cooked perfectly. Their corn and cheese fritters are like corn bread cakes with crack sauce. Their mushroom bao are bursting with flavor in fluffy fresh buns. They have a huge vegetarian menu and also cook meat very expertly. Something for everyone! Omega and Hunter run the bar with efficient and friendly service. They are masters of their craft cocktails. I love the ambiance. 80's music. Jellyfish tank. Separated dining areas keep the acoustics from being too loud and it gives it a more intimate feel. Bathrooms are clean. I hope you try this place and love it as much as I do!

We've been here once before for a lovely dine in experience. I remember the food tasting delicious…read moreand fresh. We didn't have time to dine in this time so we ordered takeout and it was amazing! The salmon ceviche and camaron taco orders were perfect for our picnic in the car sitting next to a beautiful field of wildflowers. The order was ready on time and we felt very welcome.

10 out of 10…read more Unique Cozy space Friendly & informative staff Deep menu to explore Really good vibe Check it out.

We gathered here to celebrate our son turning 50. The food was great and the staff joined us in our…read morecelebration. I hope the locals realize what a gem they have in this restaurant.

Food: Chicken Enchiladas & Chile Relleno(Combo): portions were perfect (won't be over stuffed)…read more Very flavorful / nice and saucy Service: Friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. Atmosphere: welcoming and comfortable. I'll definitely be back!

Came in on a cold Sunday, we arrived before they open, fortunately their patio heater was already…read moreturned on so it wasn't too terrible to be waiting outside. The owner did let us in a few minutes earlier as they continued to set up the tables. The interior felt like we were in Cuba, not that I've been but I imagined the decor would be like this . The owner is very friendly, took the time to explain any questions we had as we are not familiar with Cuban cuisine, this included how to properly enjoy some of the dishes. Everything we had tasted fantastic, full of flavors, fresh, just delicious. The empanadas were definitely our favorite, we saw a Cuban lady coming in and taking two big boxes of them, we almost wanted to ask her where the party is at. I'm thinking about those empanadas while writing this review, I think I need to go back again soon.

This restaurant had been closed for a few years now! The mural on their walls, have also been…read morerepainted by the new owners. I can't believe it! The neighborhood I grew up is back, to how it used to be, when I lived there, in the 70's. I actually missed that building now, it doesn't fit the funkiness of the neighborhood.