Pinolandia is a South Florida staple. This is a chain Nicaraguan restaurant and this location; like all the others, is located in a shopping center with other restaurants right off of University & Pines Blvd. We did not have to wait long because we arrived at a good time, but everyone was waiting for their carne asada to be freshly prepared. I stopped by here with my cousin and her friend and we all ordered the same meal. Carne asada (steak), rice & beans, fried cheese & maduros (sweet plantains). I also ordered an extra cheese to eat with the rest of my food because I had so much left over and a large freshly squeezed passionfruit juice. My cousin's friend ordered a chia and tamarind juice which was also delicious. The staff here were nice. This restaurant is very casual and the food is served behind a counter similar to Cava and Chipotle but there is not much seating available so the restaurant gets pretty full. I would recommend ordering the food to go if you're not in a rush. Overall a good experience and I will definitely be back to Pinolandia read more

Pinolandia - Nicaraguan Near Me - Pembroke Pines, Florida

The food is pretty good for the most part I come back for the carne asada made fresh and gallo pinto can't go wrong. The fried cheese is also very good. customer service is terrible. All the employees are overwhelmed and rude. read more

Pinolandia - Front of the restaurant - Nicaraguan Near Me - Pembroke Pines, Florida

Absolutely love this place. The portions are HUGE and the steak is always cooked perfectly and flavorful. They're always so nice and they move pretty quickly. $16 for a huge plate of steak with rice and plátano is an amazing deal, and when I'm real hungry I come here everytime read more

Pinolandia - Pedazo De Carne Asada (Broiled Steak) (i ate some before i took the picture) - Nicaraguan Near Me - Pembroke Pines, Florida

So gooooodddd! Can't recommend enough! One plate is literally enough for 2 people. Food tastes fresh, portions are huge and the carne asada is cooked perfectly. My go to stop for a quick filling meal that I have enough for the next day. read more

Pinolandia - Carne Asada con Queso Frito - Nicaraguan Near Me - Pembroke Pines, Florida

Love love love , $17 for the amount of food you get is well worth it . My go to when I don't feel like cooking

The restaurant itself is small and tight, but the food is always so fresh and delicious. This is a Miami classic and I'm glad they're in Pembroke Pines. My husband is Nicaraguan and he needs Pinolandia once a week to survive. We get the completa with carne asada and queso frito. We also get the taquitos! Super generous portions and the flavor never misses. Service is pretty standard; the servers try to pack your food as quickly as possible because there's usually always a line. Lots of Nicaraguan knick knacks and treats everywhere. Definitely recommend! read more

I came to eat at another restaurant but saw they were open and decided to give it a try and must say the service is not the best, not friendly at all as if you were bothering them by being there. Food on the other hand is delicious I had the Carne Asada, Pinto rice, salad, and yellow sweet plantain and all was flavorful. they have other delicacies from Nicaragua like pastries and candies. They are of Nicaraguan cuisine so they have many other choices of plates available. If you like this cuisine stop by and give them a try. read more

Usually go to the location in Miami by my job but this one is exactly the same. Delicious food. Large portions. Friendly staff. read more

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While craving our favorite carne asada we decided to head to Pinolandia on Pembroke Road, little did we realize our GPS informed us that our Pines location was open. We show up to see it's open and we were static. As we went in noticed the long line and patiently waited for our turn to place our order. The wait was worth it, ordered our typical order of carne asada and it didn't disappoint. So glad to see one within mins from our house. The place is smaller than other locations but that's ok we can take to go. read more

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First time trying Nicaraguan food... and I was pleasantly impressed. The rice and beans remind me of Jamaican rice and beans, the steak was cooked well done but wasn't dry or chewy and very flavorful. Highly recommend coming here. read more

Experiencia decepcionante. Hoy viernes alrededor de las 9:50 pm visité Pinolandia y lamentablemente la atención no fue adecuada. Mientras observaba el menú para decidir qué pedir, la empleada se dirigió a mí con un tono poco cordial y sarcástico al preguntar "¿se te ofrece algo?", esto sin ser mi turno aún, como si la acción de observador el mostrador de comida le incomodara Al llegar mi turno, el trato continuó siendo poco amable y se enfatizó repetidamente que el local cerraba en 4 minutos, lo cual resultó incómodo, especialmente considerando que el lugar no estaba lleno y mi pedido no implicaba retraso alguno en el cierre. Considero que una mejor actitud hacia el cliente marcaría una gran diferencia en la experiencia. Por esta razón, no quedé satisfecha con la atención recibida. No regreso y no lo recomiendo read more

Everything is good about this place. Food is so tasty, service is good, and it always feels welcoming too. Good ambiance

I've been a client from this restaurant for over 20 years specifically in the Miami Unfortunately the service was horrible and the food was not edible The meat was more than have fat and cartilage The salad taste like it was spoiled But the juice was great! I tried to speak to the young Lady working at the counter and show her the meat but she ignored me Unfortunately that experience was disgusting a huge let down be aware of the Pembroke Pines location I've actually gone to the one on Pembroke Road and it's not my bad read more

The staff are friendly and the food is as good as Fontainebleau! Finally we have a good fritanga here in Pembroke Pines. This is located right near La Caretta and Scruby's bbq off of Pines and University. You have to come out and try this delicious Nicaraguan food. The carne asada was marinated and grilled to perfection. The gallo pinto was flavorful Ana the maduro were not hot but yummy never the less. read more

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I went to but food and the rude lady Karen ingnore 4 people waiting she gave us the back and started cleaning and after 8 minutes she decided it to attend the customers. She looked upset and the way she served my food was not proper, horrible. After she served the food I decided not to continue with the service and I left and bought lunch at the restaurant next door, Rude Rude Rude!!!!! Wow " LA CARRETA " Cuban Cuisine. I will never go back to Pinolandia at least the one on University Dr in Broward. read more

Food was good, except the coleslaw salad! When the bag is full of gas thats when you know its not fresh. It smelled like it was going rancid and had no flavor. La ensalada huelia a rancio. Service was fast. read more

The food here is always amazing!!! La comida aquí siempre es riquísima!! There's a young guy that works there, he's super nice and gives good portion of food. The other ladies tend to give less and sometimes have attitude. I still come for the food, especially since leaving Miami. read more

Walked in a nobody is getting served. More than ten people in line and how do they cook steak and there's no more steak at 7:09 on a Saturday night. read more

Food was very very flavorful. I will definitely return. Great fried cheese. Ate this for 3 meals.

Food is good. The place is small but clean. Service is good. I've been here several times and never had a bad experience.

El 9/19 tuvimos la dicha de ir a Pinolandia por primera vez La comida estuvo esquisita, precio rasonable. Gracias Esther Castellón por un gran servicio, muy amable y eficiente. read more

Horrible customer service. I should have gone to Miami for carne asada, lady was such in a bad mood. Second time trying it and everyone that works here is such in a bad mood. read more

Good carne asada and great ambience. Recently remodeled so everything has the new look to it as of now

Food is good, many options to choose from. The carne asada is tasty and portions are huge. The only thing is food is not hot. They only have plastic wear not strong enough to cut the steak. Very busy place on the weekends. read more

Ir a ese lugar Pinolandia es un robo a la vista. Senores no sean tan descarados, yo se que todo esta caro, pero hagan un buen producto y cobren por el. Los nacatamales los peores que he comido. No tienen masa solo 2 pedazos de tocino. Asquerosos!!!! Por favor no le roben el dinero a la pobre gente. Le doy un Cero a este lugar.​ read more

Food was yummy, service was fast and the food portions were pretty good! Only downfall there was a long line but worth the wait.