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    Rancho Carbon Express

    4.8 (35 reviews)
    InexpensiveBarbeque, Comfort Food

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    papas salteadas, arroz amarillo con habichuelas blancas, costillas, medio pollo x2
    Deepa P.

    4.5/5. visited during a rain shower and appreciated the covered seating. line moved quickly. chicken rotisserie'd over charcoal and ribs were flavorful AF. sides were plentiful. a must visit on this side of the island.

    Rotisserie chicken

    Not sure how you can rate this any lower than a 5. The food is amazing, I got my half chicken in less than 3 min and it's much more affordable than a restaurant. 10/10 recommend

    Arroz con gandules, batata asada ( grilled sweet potato) and chicken so gooooddddd!!
    Brenda F.

    Puerto Rico was so good to me. My friend's husband took us to his childhood home in Rincon. For lunch he took us to Carbon Express. We went to so many fancy restaurants in Puerto Rico ,and this roadside bbq stand is where I had the best meal in PR hands down.Seriously the best meal ever. I want to fly back to PR just for this meal. I wish we had gone there sooner.

    Roasted chicken and sweet potato
    Bryant M.

    If you're gluten-free and wondering if you can eat at this fantastic little roadside stand -- yes you can! The roasted chicken is delicious and seasoned only with Adobo. The roasted sweet potatoes and rice and beans are all safe too. The employees were very kind to walk me through all the ingredients. This is a must-visit!

    Chicken, arroz con condules,and mashed potatoes
    jasmine b.

    Out of ALLLLLLLLLL the fancy restaurants we went to this food truck was absolutely the best food we had in Puerto Rico. Our 2 plates only cost $22 together. Service was great, me and my husband don't speak Spanish but the woman took her time to understand what we wanted. It was such a big portion I ate about half for lunch, and after a long night of drinking it was the best food to come home to! You have to give it a try.

    Dee D.

    Found this place on Yelp. It's basically a roadside stand. And if you aren't paying attention you will ride past it. The gps was not helping with this one. The food was so good. Chicken was seasoned very well. They had many sides. Authentic Puerto Rican food here. I enjoyed it. This is the best charbroiled chicken I've ever had. For 6.50 you get a HALF chicken with one side and a water. (They may have other drinks in not sure. I had a bottle water) 7.50 gets you all white meat. This is a lot of food! And the price can't be beat. They also had ribs, churrasco and sausages. Didn't have this. But it's and option.

    This is the half chicken plate with rice and guiño ecabeche... so delicious

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    3 months ago

    What more can I say than perhaps the best bbq/rotisserie chicken I've ever had. Smoky, beautifully spices and moist. Amazing.

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    2 months ago

    Been going for over 10 years, prices have increased significantly, as everything has, but still really good.

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    9 months ago

    Amazing food and great service! Visiting from out of town and this was our favorite meal by far! Highly recommend!

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    2 years ago

    The best chicken ever! Service is amazing and quick. We had all the sides. Went twice it was so good. Keep up the good work!

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    Excellent chicken, the sides are wonderful. The value for your money is really good.

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    The chicken is good and well cooked but the rice and pigeon peas has no taste at all.

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    Drove out of Rincon on Easter morning (1st time in RIncon, 2nd visit to PR) curious what we would find open to eat.

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    Marmalade - Popcorn Shrimp

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    4.7(1.7k reviews)
    117.0 km
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    We chose this restaurant to celebrate our friend's birthday. We chose it because the food was…read morehighly rated and it was noted to have a romantic ambience. There is a main central area with tables and then pockets of enclaves along both sides. We were seated in one of those enclaves that had four tables for four and unfortunately a large round table in the center. I don't think it was because I'm getting old. I know I get easily annoyed by bad acoustics but this was another level of noise. There was a group of women celebrating a bride for her bachelorette. She made sure we all knew how special she was by screaming and screeching to get her friends' attention the entire night. A couple who were seated after us immediately moved. Yes we had a chance to do the same but we decided to stick it through because we thought they were almost done. Well they stayed until we were at our dessert course. So why 5 stars?? Because the service (and attention and acknowledgement) and the food were outstanding. Easily the best choice to celebrate our friend's birthday. Everything was delicious but what the chef does with white beans was especially incredible! Ending with the passion fruit trilogy was perfection!

    We came here for a birthday and dont regret it at all. Everything was great about this restaurant…read morefrom the atmosphere to the food. Its a fine dining restaurant so the restaurant is really upscale but they also made the restaurant a bit cozy at the same time. The service was amazing as well. Im sorry I forgot his name but he paid really good attention and constantly checked on us especially for my allergies. The food was some of the most delicious food ive ever tasted, especially the risotto (10/10). There was one dish that my girlfriend didnt like but they went immediately to get her something new. Im only giving a 4 star because the dessert i had did have something I was allergic to despite reassurance which cause swollen lips and throwing up outside. Im not sure if the dessert was pre-made but having the allergens directly on the menu may help. Otherwise I completely recommend trying here.

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    Bebo's Café

    3.9(952 reviews)
    122.3 km
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    We drove past Bebo's in our Lyft ride and our driver said it was very good so we decided to visit…read morethe next day. It is a great option if you want local food without the tourist price tag. The inside looks like a cafeteria but it stays busy. We were seated quickly although it seemed packed. They have a good amount of menu options and cross out what isn't available. They also have drink options that our server listed to us. To start, we ordered the lobster empanadas and sangria. The empanadas were delicious! Very tasty and fresh. The sangria however, was not great. It just tasted like juices that don't really work together. I couldn't taste the wine. We ordered the roasted pork and skirt steak. The steak was really tasty, and juicy. But the roasted pork was very dried and hard. It had some good bits in it but there were quite a few pieces that were too cooked to eat. The rice and beans were cooked very well. This is the perfect place for quick local food where you won't spend too much. But if you want a very high quality, I would choose elsewhere.

    We ate at both Bebo's and Los Piños -- our two attempts at typical PR food. Both errr fine, but…read moreBebo's was our favorite of the two. It has a small parking lot in the back, which was a huge plus. Service was nice and our waitress was truly bilingual-- able to help us understand nuances of between the Spanish we use in California and Spanish in PR. The mofongo was really good -- better than any time we had it in the past or during the rest of our trip. The ropa vieja was good, but standard. My son had the churrasco (skirt steak) and it was excellent. We ordered sides of amarillos (sweet plantains) and they were the best ones we had the trip -- soft, juicy, with caramelized exterior. We wanted tres leches for dessert, but it sold was sold out. If you only had one "typical" PR dinner, I would suggest Bebo's.

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    Rancho Carbon Express - bbq - Updated May 2026

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