Stopped in for a quick bite between running errands. Had been craving the combination of crunchy…read morebread, tangy mustard, and salty pork. This scratched the itch. They put a big chunk of pernil which was pretty tough to chew through but cant complain about the quantity.

Ordered: Hot Buffet - Chicken Stew (~$9): with yellow rice,…read moreblack beans, and plantains Aya's take: I love me some good cheap eats! I stumbled across Mama's and decided to stop by for a quick lunch. The area is definitely a bit sketchy and parking is chaotic but once you get past that, you're ready for a good meal. The Hot Buffet line moves quick and it's important to know what you want when you get there. The Chicken Stew was super tender, juicy, and flavorful. The juices soaked up in the yellow rice making it super tasty. I loved the plantains as well which made completed the meal for me. Great find, and if I'm back in the area, I'd definitely try other items on their menu!

Visited on Sunday for lunch. The area was bright and clean. Food was great. Ordered fried calamari…read moreand mixed platter. Calamari was great, perfectly fried, crispy but not too greasy. FYI, their calamari is different from Mediterranean. Service was great! It was my first time to Ecuadorian restaurant. The server was very kind to explain everything and made a great recommendation. It was a pleasure visiting. Definitely recommended for anyone for any casual occasion

Notes- Most dishes are a bit more, so see the photos, but not by much…read more I have been to this Ecuadorian restaurant twice at this point, though last time was long enough ago that even with my usual vast food memory, I barely remember what we ordered outside of it all tasting good. The most recent time was a few days ago, and it was excellent. The staff is nice, and the portions are generous for the price point, with two of us taking home leftovers out of the four people dining. To drink, three of us had shakes, or rather batidos, with the prices being $7 en agua or $8 en leche. I went with Lulo, which is listed as Solanum online, but really refers to naranjilla. As per the name, it means a little orange, but it is closer in flavor to a mix between pineapple and lime. Others had Maracuyá/passion fruit and Guanábana/soursop, and everyone enjoyed their drinks. They gave us some chulpi/corn nuts on the table, along with some aji verde, a lightly spicy green sauce which went with some of our heavier appetizers. Our heavier appetizer was two orders of the Bolón Mixto for $10. Bolon refers to a green plantain ball, and they offer the traditional cheese version along with chicharron, or with camarones/shrimp. The mixto combines the cheese and pork, and it was delicious, but very filling. One was more than enough, but we still enjoyed it, with the aji verde helping to reduce the overall richness. There was also the $6.50 Yapingachos/Llapingacho, or pan-fried potato cakes. These came two to an order and came topped with an onion and tomato salsa, along with some lettuce below. The potato cakes were a lot lighter by comparison to our other appetizer, but still flavorful. I would recommend them, as with other people who go here. Our smaller main dish was the Ceviche de Pescado for $17.00, or fish cocktail served either with rice or, as our choice, chifles or fried plantain chips. This was also available as a mixto, but I didn't order it as I have a pulpo allergy. There was a large amount of fresh fish inside for the price, making it very worth it. As with most ceviches, there was some sourness from the lime along with some fresh chopped herbs, onions, and tomatoes. It lacked a bit of heat I usually prefer, but I still liked it, and the whole thing was devoured quickly. Our other main dishes were all $19. My favorite of the bunch was the Seco de Chivo, with goat stew slowly cooked in home-made sofrito and beer, served with yellow rice, sliced avocado, and sweet plantain. The goat was cooked down until it was extremely tender, but still had a bit of chew, and there was a good amount of meat, even with the amount of bones in there. The broth was savory and mildly sweet, being warming, comforting, and perfect on top of the rice. This was excellent. For most of the other group, their favorite was the Chaulafan, a mix of stir-fried rice with chicken, beef, shrimp, egg, and veggies served with sweet plantain and avocado. The rice had a nice texture with some lightly crispy portions and was mildly salty. The meat inside was mostly very tender, regardless of what meat it was. This was excellent as well. The remaining dish was the Sango de Camarones, listed as a tropical dish and a purée of green plantains, slowly cooked in peanut sauce and shrimp, and topped with citrus red onions served with yellow rice and sliced avocado. The dish had a unique, almost gruel-like texture, which was a bit off-putting to some, but others like myself liked it. The shrimp inside was tender, and the dish felt a bit richer than the other mains. This was probably our least favorite main, but it was still good. We were quite full, but got some $7 Flan for dessert, which is in-house made. It wasn't overly sweet, which is my preference, and the texture was semi-soft. It was a good version, and the portion was large for the price. We liked this as well. Not many complaints here. Friendly service and good, reasonably priced food.

This is one of the best places I ever ordered from in a long time so I love Spanish food and it's…read moresometimes hard to find a place to eat Spanish food until I started ordering from exquisito. What can I say about exquisito one of the biggest things I like about exquisito is the fact that I never gotten sick from eating it and I never had a problem with the service when I called they take order quickly and without problems. Exquisito is definitely one of the best Dominican restaurants I have eaten from in a while one of my favorite meals is ether the baked or rotisserie chicken lunch specials or the pernel so so good. Time to talk about the prices I'm so happy that they have lunch special all day depending on what you get the lunch special prices vary between 8 dollars to 15 depending on what day it is and what's that specific days special. I can't say anything else about how great and affordable exquisito is I have never visited the restaurant but I highly recommend anybody who is in the mood for Spanish food Please order from exquisito or visit the location if you live around the area you will not regret it only thing I really want to try the ox tail but it's runs out so fast. The baked chicken is such an affordable meal 8 dollars for the meal I forgot to mention you do not need to get rice and beans. With all lunch specials you have a choice between rice and beans sweet plantains or salad with a soda I believe highly recommend the restaurant. The only issue I have well not really a issue more like a observation they give a little to much rice I like rice but not that's much other then that the restaurant is great.

Flavorless meals i would not get this place again the maduros were oily. the pernil was bland no…read moretaste. i love potato salads especially dominican style. Esquisito potato salad was not it. Overall disappointing experience.

Really enjoy coming to Blend. The atmosphere is great, the views are awesome (of course). Came here…read morerecently for a friend's birthday and while a bit quiet when we first got in (7pm on a Wednesday), the place filled up quickly! We some drinks that were delicious (I had the Mango Caipirinha 10/10 recommend) and also the Salmon, the Pernil and Lomo Saltado - also the guacamole and a side of mashed potatoes. All the dishes were very tasty - everyone enjoyed the experience thoroughly. The service lacks a bit - the waitress kept coming and asking us if we were done or still working on our dishes (some were eating more slowly / taking their time). I must mention they add 18% gratuity to parties of 4, and 20% to bigger parties, which I always will have a gripe with - SORRYNOTSORRY (not shade towards service workers at all; just wish they'd be able to be paid actual living wages so the patrons wouldn't have to essentially subsidize their lives...!) Anyhoo. Oh! Also the PIONONOS WERE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!! First time having them and the were absolutely stupendously gooooooooooood 10000/10

We csme for a beladed bday / mothers day brunch. We had a…read morereservation and we were seated immediately. We were tended to rigjt away. The guac We had with chips as an appetizer was excellent. The ambiance was nice. The food was not however up to par. It was flavorless. Tne presentriom and all else good. Lacked on tne flavor .

Ate here today for lunch on a holiday called Eid. This was definitely my first time eating Puerto…read moreRican food that I got the fried fish filets over arroz mamposteao (mixed Puerto Rican fried rice) that comes with pork and beans with Puerto Rican soda. As an overall, it was absolutely delicious and amazing. I couldn't agree more about it and many thanks to my polite and friendliest server named Diego for keeping me company and welcome. Finally, I would definitely eat and come back again next time! :)

I visited Freakin' Rican on March 20, 2026 during restaurant hopping with my sister, and I really…read morewanted to love this place--but it fell short for me. First, the customer service was excellent--the host was friendly, attentive, and welcoming. The space itself is very small, about 9-10 tables total, but gave you that eating with your family vibe, talking at the table and listening to spanish music. The bathroom was clean but it had a shower, which was definitely... different. Now for the food. I ordered the fried red snapper with yellow rice and pigeon peas, salad and unfortunately it had no flavor at all. The rice was dry and tasted like there was no sofrito or seasoning, which was disappointing for a Puerto Rican spot. My sister's pork chops were actually very good--probably the highlight of the meal. They also don't serve alcohol, so I had a Coco Rico while my sister had water. Overall, while the service was great, the food didn't live up to the hype for me. I expected bold, authentic Puerto Rican flavors, and it just wasn't there. Also, I wish they offered plain Yellow Spanish Rice as well as white rice options. I'm glad I tried it, but I won't be returning. If you go, try the pork chops--that's your best bet. And if you're really looking for authentic Puerto Rican food, you're better off heading to Sofrito in Manhattan or grabbing cuchifritos uptown--they don't miss.

Price went up a bit, but still consider cheap eats. Some of the items are $12, and the steak or…read moreseafood can be $1 more. I got the roast pork , with yelliw ruce and black beans. It came with 2 piece of plantain. The roast pork is very flavorable. The juice will be absorbed by the yellow rice. It is a hearty meal for only $12. The place is a hole on the wall. At first, I didnt see the roast pork outside, but they got it from the oven ,which looks like the oven we use at home. I wonder how they pass food inspection. But, food taste good, and cheap, so that was my least of worry.

I love this place! The food is always delicious, and consistent. It's a family business and…read moreeveryone is so nice. My favorite is the Sancocho, it's delicious! The baked chicken falls off the bone, and the beef stew melts in your mouth! Love you guys.

I got a "too good to go order" So screw me right? The hard,…read moredry meat on the dry af, hard rice was so bad I fed it to my dog. Truly Worthless The soup broth I got is good though, not much in it, added some of the awful rice and hope it works when I heat it up tomorrow with some pulled chicken or something. I'll figure something out to not make it a total waste.

Great food and prices recommend Service , I go every day…read moreand there are many varieties of food

My partner and I had a pleasant experience dining here! The space is nice and the service is good…read more The food is good - we enjoyed the arepas. I ordered a chicken dish which was very thin and dry, so I wouldn't recommend that, but my partner's dish is good. We dined on a Saturday morning. There's a nice brunch selection and seemed like many of the other diners were drinking cocktails! A fun vibe.

Lomo saltado is hands-down the most delicious entree at Blend. So flavorful! Meat is tender and not…read moredry. I've never liked lomo at any other restaurants so I was hesitant to get this. Luckily my friends ordered it and let me try it and I have never looked back. The arroz con pollo is good too, but nothing compared to the lomo. The appetizers were also excellent - can't go wrong with any of those.

Jora is one of the few restaurants in New York where every single bite feels authentic; you can…read morealmost sense the painstaking effort that went into crafting each of their dishes--details that undoubtedly make their food some of the best I have ever tasted. Note: Chef @Javier Cabrera recommended a unique Tres Leches dessert--one you absolutely must try--featuring an ingredient I never imagined I would enjoy quite so much. Thank you very much!

This is a great spot for elevated Peruvian flavors done right. We started with the grilled corn…read morecausa, which was flavorful and well-balanced, followed by the pulpo al olivo which was tender, perfectly cooked, and paired beautifully with the olive sauce. The ají de gallina was rich, comforting, and full of depth, easily a standout of the meal. For drinks, the chicha sour was refreshing with a nice balance of sweetness and tang, while the marigold was smooth, floral, and thoughtfully crafted. Overall, a solid dining experience with great food and well-made cocktails. Definitely worth checking out if you're in the mood for Peruvian cuisine