It's a must to have Nicaraguan food when in Miami. Although HubbyStanks is Dominican, I've been to several LatAm countries, have eaten all types of latin foods, (after a while some could feel the same) but Nica food has always been a standout for me in Latin american cuisine ...possibly due to heavy use of naranja agria. Don't sleep on nica food...you'll notice the difference! So to satisfy my Nica craving instead of going to my fave hole in the wall on Flagler we tried Rakachaca Grill. It was good, but I have to say I was disappointed in the gallo pinto. For me Nicaraguan gallo pinto is the best rice and beans combo ever...this one tasted like a Cuban, Dominican, Puerto Rican could have made it...which made it arroz con frijoles...and not gallo pinto IMO. Thankfully the carne asada and queso frito was outstanding. I was very disappointed in the syrupy maracuyá juice. I was really hoping for the fresh passion fruit taste but instead it was from concentrate. I'd still recommend this place...but I'll go back to my old hole in the wall for my perfect nica fix! read more

Rakachaka Grill - Carne Asada, Gallo Pinto, Queso Frito, Ensalada Repollo, Maduro, Boñelo y Jugo de Maracuyá - Nicaraguan Near Me - Miami, Florida

WTF! I've been coming to Miami since I was 9 years old. How could I not have heard about this place! My understanding is that the owners are from Honduras. This is as Latin as it gets. It's basically like a corner diner. The high end food. I've only been here for lunch but it is top notch. A meal will cost you about $15.00 with a drink. They service bottle beer and desert counter with coffee barista after your meal. Try it out you won't regret it. Basic seating not a place for fancy dinner. read more

Rakachaka Grill - Great place for casual lunch - everything is served in to go containers because they serve enough food for now and later - Nicaraguan Near Me - Miami, Florida

Decent Nicaraguan joint. Most of the food looked great, it was tough to decide on a dish. I ended up going with the traditional meal of carne asada, gallo pinto, tostones, yuca, fried cheese, and maduros to go with a large maracuya. The meat was solid, gallo pinto was on the dry side, yuca was good, the tostones I could have gone without, again dry with no seasoning. The cheese was the star of the show for me. This place has a lot of potential it was very clean and the service was decent. I just wish that their most iconic dish was better. A little sauce would've helped tremendously. I felt the meal over overall was just OK in comparison to other Nicaraguan spots that I've been to in Miami. read more

My fiancé is Nicaragua , so needless to say this type of food is one of our favorites. We have tried many places that have this style food, but this place is BY FAR my favorite. Their steak is perfectly cooked so it's crispy around the edges but still tender in the middle. The fried queso is unreal- so plump and perfect. Their yuca was nice and crispy ! My favorite is the slaw. I'm not quite sure what it's called, but it's absolutely delicious and MAKES the meal. This place is 100% worth the drive if you don't live close by! read more

Rakachaka Grill - Steak, yuca, cabbage salad, cheese - Nicaraguan Near Me - Miami, Florida

Food is awesome and always good when I visit I them to get salmon. The entire staff is always friendly and they serve enough to keep your stomach happy read more

This place is great! I will be back for lunch again! You get a ton of food for an unbeatable price. You get rice with a choice of meat (chicken, beef, pork, seafood) and two sides. Today I went with arroz Moro with carne asada. My sides were fried cheese and maduros. Then I went with the regular side salad. All of this and a coke for $12! Restaurant is clean and organized. Food is great and my steak was cooked to perfection. Juicy and pink in the middle just like I like it. Staff speaks both English and Spanish. So don't let the name of restaurant scare you.! read more

Rakachaka Grill - Carne asada , fried cheese, maduros - Nicaraguan Near Me - Miami, Florida

10/10 it was really good just a bit busy as it was Easter most of the food is hot and ready to go their maracuyá juice was so delicious read more

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excellent authentic food and attention Ample choices very clean. Highly recommended Nicaraguan food read more

Nice place with good food. Price is a little pricey but overall good place. I will definitely being going back to this place.

I Love this placccceeee. My favorite fritanga in Miami hands down. One thing that separates this Fritanga from others in Miami is how clean it is compared to the others. They put real pride into the presentation of their food and outlook of the restaurant. Also the servers there are extremely kind compared to others. However my favorite part of this location is the foood. Its soo good, and so much variety. My favorite is the creamy chicken and glazed salmon. Only downside is that they are not open longer. read more

First impression when I walked in was that the place was very clean! The Customer Service over the phone was just as good as when I arrived to pick up my order. Parking might be a little bit of a hassle bc it seems to be street parking (unless they have spaces behind the restaurant which I didn't see). I'm a first timer here today so I parked at the Medical Center next door praying they wouldn't tow me (hahaha). After I left, I spoke w/ a friend & he told me that they do indeed have their own parking lot located on the other side of the restaurant & it's also free so that's even better! ---- Moving on to the really good part! THE FOOD! Everything on display seemed to have good quality from the moment I laid my eyes on it & the different options seemed freshly made. Several people have recommended this place to me & I'm glad I finally decided to give it a try today! I will finish by saying that the food tasted great! I do plan to be back w/ friends some other time! If you look around the place it's nicely decorated, they have a lot of packaged snacks to choose from, deserts, & fresh juices too! I truly got a really good feeling from this little place, it gives Boujee Fritanga vibes :) small place with big flavors & great overall energy. read more

I was very impressed in all aspects. The interior is cozy and looks clean. The food variety is extensive and looks fresh and delicious. The attention is optimal. And after having my meal I must say the food is very savory, fresh and a considerable amount. If I had them closer I would have my meals from Rakachaka and my own kitchen would be shut down. An absolute must. Highly recommend. read more

This place is the worst ! They always changing up the time of opening and closing. Is never a set time. And the food sucks. I paid $35 for two meals and I was so disappointed about the quality everything seemed hard and burned as if it was old. And the meat had a lot of fat. Sadly will not be going back and will not recommend this place to anyone. Your better of going to yambo which if you know you know ... read more

Rakachaka Grill - a close up of a plate of food - Nicaraguan Near Me - Miami, Florida

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Egress and parking is effortless. Staff is very well mannered and welcoming, food is displayed hot bar style. Although pricey is on the higher end of Fritanga style restaurants, these guys are making a statement and overall doing a great job. Quality and portions are exceptional, not left to be desired. If you want good food and in a timely manner, please enjoy your visit! Very generous portions, temperature and appearance will make you come back. Although seating and layout is a bit obtrusive or awkward, it won't matter, you'll happily compromise the lack of seating to eat in your car or eat standing up. read more

No one ever answers the phone. I called the number 305-646-7900 over 10 tens to order for my office and still no answer. I find it hard as a business to not answer the phone. My coworker suggested this place and she told me she once went and they were inside with food out but the door was locked and no one answered. Responda su telefoni para negocios. Si tu horario dice que abres a las 10am, ?por que llamo a las 11am y nadie rsponde? read more

Customer service wasn't it's best but the food was amazing! Could've been a better experience if the service was better. It was my first time and the place is great and the options are great. Hopefully my next visit will be better. read more

Love this place the price is a lil bit more but I think it reflects the quality I actually crave the maduros from here they're never dry the things ive tried here that I can remember well were the pollo con queso (chicken parm style) & of course the asada con gallo pinto, don't go here around 7:30 or 8 because they'll be sold out of most options. Also I tried the Nicaraguan bbq ribs which are awesome I'll be here 3 x a month at least. The fresca is always bussin, I just love this hidden gem. read more

looks nice and clean but the the food wasn't very fresh. got a carne asada that tasted Very acidic. I don't know but i definately have had better. read more

The best carne asada I've had in a really long time. The meat was tender and tasty, the fresh juice was also great, I had the carrot and orange juice. Glad I gave them a try. read more

The best Nicaraguan Food in Miami! The food is delicious, authentic flavor mix with other Latin American flavors to suit all tastes... super clean restaurant with open kitchen. The Staff is always nice and welcoming... I really love this places... read more

Rakachaka Grill - Fritanga and Grill - Nicaraguan Near Me - Miami, Florida

Súper caro este lugar por las porciones que sirven se miden las tajadas para despachar la comida especialmente una flaca que trabaja allí.

My favorite Fritanga spot in this area. It's much cleaner than Pinolandia and Yambo. They serve a lot, are incredibly affordable, have an insane selection and the employees are courteous. The food also does look very fresh. They usually have ALOT of people working at a time so even though there's a line sometimes, they do have this place humming like well oiled machine, so I've never waited too long. Highly recommended spot. It is a Fritanga so don't expect a lot of sit down space and it can get hectic inside but such a gem of a place, really hard to say anything bad about this place. If I had to find some cons about this place. Delivery - They say they do delivery but I've never have been able to get anything delivered. I try to do delivery but they either are too busy and can't and sometimes they tell me they only do delivery on Sundays. So if they found a way to do UberEats that would be amazing. Parking - There is only street parking. I've never had an issue finding found but I'm sure if it's busy it may be hit and miss. Either way HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. read more

I usually go to pinolamdia for fritanga but I ran into this place and I decided to give it a try. It was worth it. I got tostones and churrasco for $8. Decided to add an order of plantain chips for $4. Total 12 bucks. By far one of the best churrascos I've had. read more

Rakachaka is a great new & clean Fritanga in Little Havana. While there are many other Fritanga's in the area (Yambo & Pinolandia) this one is by farrrrr the cleanest! For $8.50 you get a ton of delicious food (one that lasted me two meals!) I defiantly will be coming here again! read more

Rakachaka Grill - Delicious & Clean spread - Nicaraguan Near Me - Miami, Florida

Best lengua EVER. The few times I eat meat, I need it to be soft, tender and we'll cooked. I love how clean and hang out friendly it was and they had my fave Nicaraguan dessert: Manuelitas, which was also amazing. read more

Second time going there, carne asada is very good if a little over salted but herb flavor in marinade was nice, maduros great, queso frito very good, but the gallo pinto was old and dry, maybe 8-9 hours old, horrible. Yuca fries excellent,. worst part of the experience, far more disturbing than the rice that looks like any little havana walker has seen pouring out of a discarded styrofoam container on the street is the nasty personality of the cashier. i will never go back, death row inmates have more customer friendly cafeteria help than that woman. I will go to Pinolandia, Yambo, LaLeonesa, Selva Negra for lesser carne asada but fresh gallo pinto and to never face that woman again. She must hate her job and or her life! read more

Very good Nicaraguan (Fritanga-style) restaurant. Plenty of options and delicious Nica classics like: Gallo Pinto (Rice and red beans), carne asada (grilled steak), queso frito (fried cheese), puerco asado (grilled pork), etc. Very good tasting food at really low prices. When I go, I usually order the gallo pinto, carne asada, potato salad, queso frito, and salad for about $11. This feeds two of us! Definitely a place to come try. They have tables to eat inside and plenty of parking in the back. read more

The food is good but the staff sucks. The door says they open at 10 but the employees say 12. They should change it. We also called ahead to order and said we were on our way and the said okay. We get there and the line is by the door and Patricia was so rude when we asked about the order and said she had just gotten there and didn't even bother checking if our order was ready. They need better management read more

I've been to every fritanga as a phase, but this is not a normal one. i went because someone compared it cana brava - which it is not even close. This has been probably the most non-standard fritanga ive been too... if you want traditional fritanga for carne asada - this is not really the place. as everyone says - it is cleaner than all other fritangas, but it doesn't make up for it in other ways. 1) location - is pretty difficult since it's on corner of two 1 way streets. Cana brava parking is a nightmare - but this is just as hard to get to (and construction dirt/gravel roads from flagler construction doesnt help). Overall cana brava is actually still easier to park across the st. 2) food portion - it is smaller than most fritangas (they have nice to go plates, but they are not even practical the way they use them). They give you less rice and no salad. they shred their salad into a slaw. Reality is, fritangas give you too much food, so portion is still okay - just less when comparing to other fritangas. 3) price - $8.99 - i really don't mind it, but you can't advertise your food as 7.99 on a ton of flyers and marketing inside then charge me 8.99 4) Time - cana brava is crazy during lunch time, but the line moves. This place has 4 people helping customers and 1 cashier - where all guests get bottle necked at cashier. I waited 20 mins to pay for my food, while employees help guest instead of cashier. this place actually takes longer. overall I paid more money for less food and same wait time as cana brava. no salad, not hot sauce. i hope this place does better as owner cares -but she needs to be taught how to run a business. Little things like your two different types of serving plates is a waste of time She worries about stocking food when no one is in line instead of expediting the checkout line. this kind of stuff drives me crazy read more

So, I decided to try this spot after a friend said the cacao drink was the best she's had...it's true it was soo creamy and delicious ! The place is spotless very clean and has very friendly employees. The downside was the carne asada it was super salty and tasted as if they had poured a ton of condiments on it making it very sour. I had some plantain chips and cheese and that was good. I'd come back for the juices but not the food. read more

Very clean and inviting place. It's a fritanga with style. Love it. The food is amazing and taste healthier than in other similar places. I'll recommend it to all my friends. read more

Best in class, quality Nicaragua food. Very clean, fast order and people are nice. Definitely a good place to be with the family. One suggestion : need to expand. read more

It's a great spot. But showed up on a Sunday at 10 am because online it says everyday at 10am and the door said opens at 11. They need to update their hours online and avoid people the trouble. read more

I love the food from there, but very disappointing that every time I call they never have anyone for delivery, false advertising! Very rude over the phone. They need customer service training. read more

This place opened almost 10 months ago, literally right around the corner from us. Have no idea what took us so long to try it. Took plenty of food home for my family, very reasonably priced. Got a variety of steak choices, chicken, fish. Great sides... my favorite was the moro ( mixed black beans and rice cooked together). The place is very very clean. Staff was very helpful and helpful. Looks like we found a new weekly place for dinner. read more

Not your typical fritanga. Food is fresh and really good, they have way more options than regular fritangas like salmon, pasta or paella & great choices of desert like tiramisu or dulce de leche. Also this place is very clean and organized. read more

Lived in the area for many years now Been trying finest good spot to eat . This place has awesome food for great price a lot of Verity love their sweet station read more

Yeah excellent food..killer avocado salad..oxtail...clean..they have coffee station with sweets and it is right corner of my house..love it i give 10 stars read more

Ate at Rakachaka Grill and had delicious meal with my family. The restaurant is immaculately clean and new. Prices were very reasonable. This place is a rising star in Miami local eateries. Get there quick before everyone else finds out about it. The carne Asada was marinated perfect and juicy. The queso frito soooo good. Only complaint ok maybe 2 is seating is limited and the name is complicated to pronounce. 5 stars all the way. read more

Amazing good!!! Great addition to the old canasta! Will come more often....as they now offer sitting