This small spot has some amazing Dominican food. After reading the reviews I had to take a trip to…read moreNashua to try this place out and boy it didn't disappoint. Take into consideration that it's very small and catered to people who get there food to go, that didn't stop me. I arrive on a Thursday around 1pm and there was only one person in front of me. After ordering there was at least 10 people in line waiting to order. Craziness lol. The pricing of all the food was the best part for me. They priced their food like how it should be and give huge portions. Now lets get to the review: Mofongo Carnitas- Took about 15 min to wait and it was sooo worth it! The plantains were perfect and so was the right amount of garlic and carnitas. The carnitas was very moist and it went well with the plantains. I'll be back for more food for sure. Be sure to check this spot out if you're in Nashua and want a great lunch that won't hurt your wallet. Trust me

Best pernil and chicharrones I've ever had. Carne is always tender and flavorful. I will never…read moreregret spending money and time here, it's is quite literally some of the best Spanish food in New England. The people who run it are wicked nice, and the restaurant is always clean.

The place is pretty spacious, it's kinda a grab and go…read more They have the foot laid out on and you decide what you want on your plate. The food tastes fresh, and flavorful. The servers are never happy though. Kind of not the best service at all. Sometimes it makes me not want to go in there, so I'll have a friend who's Dominican order for me, they seem happier.

As a Cuban living in Nashua, I strive for Latin Cuisine Sabor Grille and now El Tipico are both…read moreamazing options... Sabor is more expensive Brazilian style but El Tipico is easy on the wallet and gives you the basics for a good meal! You can't get what El Tipico is selling you as a homemade cuisine for cheaper, Thank you for keeping costs down! $12 gets me a Rice, Beans some shredded pork and sometimes they give a surprise plantains if you order more... Awesome get it, Eat it, enjoy !

Very clean, good food..... nice location Love the…read morechicharron y las empanadas Very clean, good food..... nice location Love the chicharron y las empanadas

I ordered rice to complement my meal at home and they charged me $10 for only mixed rice and didn't…read moreeven fill the container. I have been taken ad of!

The food here is amazing and the prices are more than reasonable! I ordered the carne fritas meal…read moreand was so satisfied. The beans were also so flavorful. The service is awesome and the restaurant has a great welcoming and comfortable vibe. I will be coming back for sure!

Very good food !!! Quick service !!!…read moreprice is right !! I called ahead to order take out it was great !

While I was doing DoorDash pick up, there was this little gem that I found. I actually went back to…read moretreat myself, so I placed the order. If you like Spanish & Dominican food, you need to go to this little gem parked away from the road like hidden away. Very nice people and the food is good I tried to take a picture of it to show you, but it wouldn't let me move forward.

On the evening of Sunday, August 30th, 2025, we ordered 4 large "pollo guisado" aka "stewed…read morechicken" dinners with white rice and habichuela beans with a side of lettuce/tomato salad for $13.99 each meal and 1 large side order of "habichuelas" aka "beans" for $10.50 for pick up via phone. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS OF WHAT THEY GAVE US BELOW. However, when my husband got to the store and AFTER he already PAID for the food order, the front cashier/clerk told him she had sold out of the white rice and that he had to wait an additional 25 minutes as she was making another batch of white rice. The problem is that this was NOT DISCLOSED TO US until he got to the store--and ONLY AFTER he had already paid for the whole order. This was an inconvenience for all of us because we had ordered the 4 dinners nearly over 30 minutes PRIOR to heading to pick up the dinners. Our meals should have been set aside by the cashier or helper, not wait until AFTER he got to the store and ONLY AFTER he paid AND left her a 15% tip for a PICK-UP ORDER to let us know they ran out of white rice. Had the store worker told him BEFORE him paying, he could have made the choice of leaving or waiting for an additional 25 mins. They should have given him the CHOICE to decide what WE WANTED to do, not FORCE us to pay then force him to wait an additional 25 minutes for the 4 dinners, which conveniently benefitted the cashier/clerk and store as they made sure they got the purchase sale through BEFORE letting us know they were out of the white rice! Later, when we got the 4 large dinners at $13.99 each, the LARGE order portions were very SMALL. The stewed chicken portions were small, the beans that were put on top of the white rice were less than 1/4 of a cup and mostly bean juice, and the side salad was extra small. Additionally, the almost $11 large side order of beans was 1/2 filled with beans and 1/2 filled with bean juice. This is NOT acceptable and very unprofessional. Therefore, due to this unfortunate cashier/clerk's decision of not notifying us that they ran out of white rice PRIOR to us paying for the 4 dinners, plus filling less than 1/2 portion of the 1 large beans container--and then, giving us only SMALL portions of all contents in our 4 large chicken stew order meals along with only 1/4 cup of beans on top of the rice with an extra small salad, WE DO NOT RECOMMEND ordering large dinners from Cibao Restaurant at 383 Amherst Street, in Nashua, NH. So, if you are looking for delicious tasting Dominican & Puerto Rican style well priced food, we recommend ordering from DON QUIJOTE RESTAURANT (+1-603-622-2246, at 362 Union Street, Manchester, NH, https://www.donquijoteunion.com/ . Don Quijote restaurant's food is amazing! Their large portion comes with 3 tender skinless chicken thighs in tomato with garlic, green pepper, onion, seasoned sauce with lots of great tasting habichuela beans and rice with a side order of salad. Don Quijote will give you what you paid for and serve you will actually get a large portion serving with their orders. Trust me, they send you so much food you'll have enough leftover for a second meal vs the other place (Cibao Restaurant) which leaves you wondering why they under serve their paying customers.

People - 10/10 Food - 7/10…read moreDrinks - na Decor - 6/10 Restrooms - (didn't use) So my friend and I were in the mood for some Dominican food so we ended up checking out this place. When we got there we were a little confused because it was also a store. towards the back they have a little restaurant and a menu where you can choose how many pieces of chicken you want with fries or plantains. However, while we were waiting in line we talked to someone that frequents the establishment and they said to not order off of that menu and just go further down the line and order off what's on the table. So I took her advice and ordered some Spanish rice with chicken stew and one piece of fried Chicken. The food smelled amazing the entire drive home and when we got home we started to eat. There was a lot of rice which is great but not needed and the chicken was very good. I actually preferred the fried over the stew but that's just me. I'm sure if I had more of the stew sauce on the rice it would have made a bigger difference but I didn't have a lot on my plate. Over all the places good and I would love to go back again and try something new.

Wanted to try something for lunch with good portions so I Yelped "Big portions" and Los Amigos…read morepopped up. I decided to try it so I drove over there. It's a market with a counter where the staff are continuously cooking. To my surprise they had fried pork. I had to have it. And it was delicious. Great place. Will make it one of my regular stops.

Excellent ! Service is very good, food portions are large and tasty!…read more vibes are good didn't have to wait for a table on a sat. Around 5 ^_^ Food was so good I didn't have time to take pics they also offer a kids menu which is nice ! My table ordered empanadas, mofongo, and kids chicken finger meal! Everything was delicious. I recommend eating here .

Alert: Gary's charges a 3.5% hospitality fee and an 18% auto-tip on everything. They don't trust…read moretheir customers to tip for good food or service so they decide for you. My wife and I have been there many times, which is why we were there for her birthday with our adult children. But if we can't be trusted not to be deadbeats we won't go back again. Plenty of other options in Lowell.

Honestly, have you ever came across a hole in the wall where you just walk or drive past it…read moreeveryday and you wonder to yourself: "The hell is this place with the big sign and flourescent lights"? I thought the same thing as I would aimlessly walk and drive by past this Spanish establishment. Low and behold, welcome to Rancho Tipico. This place is pretty much your mom and pop spanish meat shop with all the fixings meat lovers crave for. I'm a common man and usually go for what seems the most appealing to me (which usually means fried and meaty) and the options that they have for appealing looking meats are top notch. I speak very little spanish but my go-to dish is usually the chicharrones y arroz con frijoles. Basically pork rinds and rice with beans. Although the meat is usually dry and pretty salty, the juice that comes from the meat is ever so savoring and the complimentary limet that comes with it is the cherry on top. The yellow rice that I usually get with the meat is also tasty as well. It has a nice light bitter taste with it, which is accompanied by a mix of capers. It literally is a nice touch for the meal. Best part about this place? The portions are godly. Literally just 8 bucks of the aforementioned dish can put your azz in a food coma. The location is a bit strange though, as I said before the decor isnt really the most appealing of all places knowing to the fact that it is in the middle of the projects and the ever growing capitalist buildings of UMass Lowell. Finding parking is almost impossible during lunch hours (or any time for that matter), and someone like I would only go here after class. Its a pretty tough spot to find parking for.

Terrible service from the whole restaurant. Nobody cared enough to greet or take care of me the…read morewhole time I waited there for 20 mins to pick up my order through DoorDash. Never asked me for the order name, no hi, had me waiting 20 mins while others that came in after me was served first and not even an update on the order either.

Good Dominican food in downtown Lowell. The beans are good, and anyone who knows Dominican food…read moreknows if the beans are good, so is everything else. Case in point, even their chicken empanadas were good. Those are usually dry and flavorless unless if it's a dedicated empanada shop. They were good... giving it 5 stars because the quality for the price merits it.

good food, good people. i just wish they had more vegetable options but other than that i…read morerecommend. a large is A LOT of rice by the way. love it!

I tried this restaurant for the first time via DoorDash. It was delicious. I got the stewed…read morechicken, the beef empanada, the yellow rice with pigeon peas, and the plantains. I will definitely be ordering from here again!

Plenty of delicious food at a reasonable price. Spanish rice, carnitas, chicken. Their lemonade was…read moredelicious. The restaurant was clean. Nothing fancy. It was cafeteria style so it was mostly self serve but the server did help with the tray which was nice. I think most people take out.