Stumbled upon this spot after the restaurant we initially wanted to dine in was closed. Located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where there's endless options of Hispanic food, this place stood out to me when I walked passed. You can see the rotisserie chickens roasting and the crowd. There's table service or you can order your food and go. The only complaint here is if you're not familiar with ordering food at a Spanish buffet place, you'll end up getting skipped and waiting a while. You basically point and let the servers know what you want. There's a display of a good variety of meats, fish, rice and soups for you to select from. Everything looked so good and it was hard to narrow down the options. You can tell the food is fresh too because it's constantly being replenished. I got the beef stew with rice & beans and goat with yellow rice. The beef stew was delicious in its sauce. Some pieces were not as tender as the others though, but the flavor is great. The goat is good but had that taste and smell I don't like. Both dishes came out to be about $22 -- delicious and cheap! Can't wait to come back and try other food. read more

Rico Pollo III - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

First of all, I am a regular customer at this restaurant and visit almost every week to buy food to go. Today, I waited in line for about 10 minutes with my service dog. While I was waiting, a mother and daughter cut in front of me. I tried to get the attention of the server and politely informed her that I had been waiting in line before the person she was currently serving, but I was ignored. Shortly after, another waitress approached me and told me that dogs were not allowed. I explained that my dog is a service animal and that I have documentation and a permit that I could show if needed. Despite this, the staff continued helping customers who arrived after me. In the end, no one came to take my order, and I left without buying anything. This was extremely disappointing and very poor service, especially for someone who is a regular customer. read more

I should call the irs for the cash fraud they do Debería llamar al IRS por el fraude con dinero en efectivo que cometen. Te dan la comida equivocada, no se adaptan a tus peticiones y te roban el cambio. Nunca volveré a comer aquí. They give the wrong food they do not accommodate and they rob you of your change I will never eat here again read more

Came during dinner time and the place was full of patrons ordering from their hot buffet. I ordered soups - they were nice and let me know there weren't any chicken left in the soup : green flag!! The soup was delicious and full of flavor, even without any chicken, I'm sure it would've tasted better since it was full of spaghetti and veggies only. Will def return to try other foods. read more

I wasn't in the mood to cook on a Saturday night after cleaning all day so my dad took me to one of his favorite spots in the Sunset Park area. This is one of those few gems that still exist in this time of inflation where you get alot for your buck. I haven't had a red snapper in awhile so I decided to treat myself to one for $22. It came complete with tostones and a salad. It was so good that I basically attacked it with my teeth and hands to the point that people were staring at me. I only know this for a fact because my dad reported it to me at the end of dinner. I was too enthralled in my dish to notice or care. My daughter had the Churrasco and rice with beans along with a side of salad. My father had a soup of shrimp swimming with explosive flavor. The whole dinner came out to $78 dollars including for 2 soda cans. The service there was impeccable. My dad changed his mind about his order twice and the waitress didn't lose her patience with him for even a second. So she must be some kind of saint. If you want food that tastes like your abuela made it, then you should definitely try Rico Pollo III. read more

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Our waitress didn't understand our English and we didn't know Spanish but we were able to order by pointing out what we wanted on the menu. However, there was one mixup, I ordered chicharron de cerdo and they gave chicharron de pollo sin hueso instead. We told the waitress about the mixup but she couldn't change our order, so we just added an extra plate of fried pork belly. I guess it was a good thing they messed up the order as I preferred the fried chicken. Overall, everything was a bit too salty for me and I've had better. They have a nice buffet layout in the front to order food, which would be great for people who just want to grab food and go. read more

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Sunday 6/2/2024 I had never been to this spot but my family had and they really enjoyed it so I decided to try it for myself. I didn't really know what to order so I had them order for me and just tried a bunch of different things that looked good. We got takeout orders and the items I tried were: white rice, beans, pork chop, Chicharrón, maduros (plantains), pernil (pulled pork), and a whole fried Dominican chicken. The white rice while abundant was average. The beans were alright but the size was significantly smaller than expected which did not help when balancing out all the rice. The pork chop was decent. The Chicharrón was solid. The plantains were pretty good (it's hard to mess those up lol). The pernil (pulled pork) was pretty underwhelming: the meat was dry, chewy, and definitely some flavor or juiciness to it. The whole fried Dominican chicken was good and easily the best of the proteins I had. Overall, the food experience was solid and I would be open to returning if close by or if it's convenient as it does stay open pretty late. read more

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I stopped in for takeout around 6pm and the place was packed. I ended up ordering a large plate which cost about $20 with rice, beans, plantains and pernil. The food was ok overall because half the pernil was dry. They also needed a better set up for ordering the food because it was unorganized. read more

Rico Pollo III - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

When you buy a box of cracker jacks, you know there's gonna be a surprise in there but when you order rice and beans, you're expecting rice and beans and no extra ingredients today I was stun when I found a hair and a piece of I honestly don't know what it is. I could only tell you that it looks like a route like from the cassava, but I asked the owner and he says that they don't put any of these things in the beans well, he was very nice. He gave me a credit for it for the beans now you mind that when I served the beans I put it on my rice so when I found the hair that was disgusting and I had to throw the whole thing out, but it's fine. At least he gave me credit for the beans I didn't notice lately. This restaurant has been selling old food. I ordered a chicken stew and what I got with the back bones of the chicken. It's really not fair when you do takeout or even when you die for one person only you can bring up a bill between $20-$30. You don't make that in an hour why definitely don't so you want to eat something good and fresh now customers beware when you order from this restaurant.The read more

Rico Pollo III - Show me what I found in my food - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Delicious home style cooking. This restaurant gives you a sense of community. The chicharron hit the spot after I've been craving it for weeks. Nice friendly staff read more

Ima keep it a buck. They got the best yucca y cebollas in the area, the chicharron stay fresh all night, plates are cheap, and they make their sangria just like my alcoholic tios. As far as anything else people are saying goes, I have experienced the colorism with my dark skinned Caribbean friends who don't speak Spanish. It was pretty uncomfortable, and I'd be cognizant. Potentially still worth ordering takeout if you love Puerto Rican/Dominican food. read more

Rico Pollo III - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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First of all this is my third time visiting this restaurant and I will continue to go back again and again. Everything on the menu looks delicous, which made me order a lot of food. I ordered Tripe soup, Sancocho, Guandules rice, Chicharon, stew Chicken, and white rice with beans. Almost three days worth of food for an amazing price. The line at this place shows how good the food is. The people behind the counter work quick so you don't wait too long. If you're ever in Sunset Park and are looking for some great Dominican Food, nothing more Rico then Rico Pollo. read more

I come to Rico pollo for a few things: Mangu (tres golpes) their mangu is silky smooth. The mofongo with chicarron and cream sauce. Beef stew with rice And pernil Once you go in, there's a huge variety of food to choose from on the steam table. Most of the workers speaks Spanish but you can always point at what you want. They're friendly and fast. Every time we do takeout, they Jam Pack our takeout orders with so much rice and meat of choice. The meals are huge and affordable. Also, when I order off ubereats, they're are fast!! read more

Nasty service the waitress act like she was doing me a favor didn't offered a table and not even the menu, this is the last time I'm coming to this place. This place doesn't even deserved one star. I'm not recommend this place to anyone an less you like to get this type of treatment DISGUSTING AND NASTY WAY OF TREATING YOUR CUSTOMERS!! read more

I decided to check this place out, it's a restaurant serving Dominican and Colombian food. I came here on a Monday for lunch. It's essentially a buffet and you can either dine inside or do take out. There's a lot of indoor seating. I ordered the stewed goat, yellow rice, vegetables, and a chicken empanada. The goat was flavorful and you get a large portion. The vegetables were actually not overcooked but bland. The chicken empanada was super dry but the outer shell was crispy. You definitely to put Tapatio hot sauce on everything, good thing it's on every table. I may or may not come back, but I might try the chicharron next time. read more

Rico Pollo III - Stewed goat, yellow rice, vegetables, chicken empanada - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I recommend this place. The staff was friendly. The place is clean. They had a variety of foods. I really enjoyed the salmon and vegetables.quick service read more

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This place is amazing the service is amazing and the workers speak Spanish which is great because English is not my first language! And I love seeing that most of the workers are Dominican just like me. The food is sososo goooddd and the music they play in the restaurant is GOOOD too. Rly recommend this place read more

The food is excellent and the Monfongo with chicharrones, chichartonfongo, and morir sonando batido juice was excellent. Service was very slow. Had to get the waitresses' attention a few times. Very inexpensive. read more

I love the food from here, it never disappoints! Dominican authentic food. The service in the restaurant is great as well as very friendly staff. The ambiance is for family time. Go enjoy food with friends and family read more

This establishment always hits the spot! The chicharron de pollo sin hueso is top 5! Along with their asopao de camaron, one thing I will say though that didnt make me give 5 stars was the amount of time it takes the deliveries. I get many workers get around on a pasola but by the time my food usually arrives its cold to lukewarm :( read more

I asked for delivery. The delivery person never called or texted me to inform me that they arrived to my home. They just left the food on my doorstop and left. I waited and waited and after waiting for an hour, I called the restaurant. They told me that the delivery person had left over an hour ago. I told the restaurant that I was still waiting for my order. I decided to go outside to see if maybe I would see the delivery person and once I went outside, my food was on my doorstep. My food was extremely cold. It's a hit or miss with this restaurant. When you call the actual restaurant or go in person, it's a hit, but when you use the apps to order like Yelp or GrubHub, it's a miss! The maduros were burnt and black, I asked for an avocado salad and I received a regular plain lettuce and tomato salad and got charged for the price of the avocado salad which is expensive and the white rice was hard on top of it being cold. What a horrible experience especially when you're looking forward to eat a good meal from Rico Pollo Restaurant. read more

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I am white and my partner is black. We have never experienced any type of discrimination or racism. We order from here all the time and we are always treated with respect. The food is cooked fresh and is absolutely delicious. read more

Stumbled into this place hungry! Definitely a good spot to go to for meals that are a bang for your buck. The Bandeja Paisa platter is $14, with the mini platter coming in at $11. You do not. I repeat, do not, need the full platter lol! The mini is huge! A strip of fried pork skin/fat/meat (there's a word for it that I can't remember at this exact moment, so sorry y'all), half a sausage, a fried egg, rice, beans, a bread thing (again, do not know the term, so sorry!), a chicken breast (supposed to come with beef I believe but they ran out for mine & asked me if a swap was okay), and fried plantains. Googled this meal and it's called the workers meal lol, a super heavy carb and protein loaded dish for a work day. More power to ya! It wasn't for me though. Beside me not feeling up to a protein bonanza (in a good way) I did feel like the dish might be subpar generally speaking. Plantains were so fried they were hard (if this is standard please let me know, I'm happy to stand corrected and less ignorant than I came in!), the pork fat strip was 90% day & The skin was too hard to be chewable. I'm all for eating giant hunks of fat, but it was not going to go down at all lol. I wish it had tho! The chicken breast was so good for no reason, pounded flat & not at all dry, yum! The pastries looked good, people seemed cozy and taking their time eating (a good sign for a neighborhood spot). The cashier was really nice as well! I would give them another try, & maybe order something else when I'm hungrier for a platter of protein! read more

Rico Pollo III - Bandeja Paisa Mini Plate ($11) Cash only! - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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This place is great wow great food and drinks, great music, they were very good to costumers indeed coming back thats for sure read more

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The place is busy, plenty of food already made, looks fresh . I ordered the chicharrón de pollo with French fries. The chicken well to overdone so it's dry and hard to eat. The fries taste like they've been frozen for a long time and the ketchup tasted funny, definitely not good ketchup. Service is good and they are very nice . Ok read more

Just tried it. Went in for a rotisserie chicken and stayed for a quick lunch. The stews are really good. Light and cooked with patience. Had a rib stew and some rice and yuca on the side. The stew had a thick sauce well balanced and not greasy at all. The yuca came with a drizzle of oil and quick picked red onions. A good choice. Service is friendly and fast. The only negative is that the music is too loud Other than that, dine in or take out. This place is highly recommended read more

Good dominican food. Open late..great Spanish food, good customer service on weekends it does get packed. Food is fresh well seasoned. Nice to eat with family. Recommend mofongo chicharrón salads stew beans mmmm. Typical Spanish restaurant ambience street parking is a hassle tho. read more

Do not come here if you are not Dominican. My husband came here 2 weeks ago and told me he was ignored and that the waitresses were so rude to him, I thought he might be taking it the wrong way so we tried this place together today - key word, TRIED, because we never actually got served. We watched 6 other groups get their food and drinks who sat 15 minutes after us. They literally fed the entire restaurant and continued to ignore us. The waitresses are beyond rude and the reviews that say they are racist are true. I am Cuban and don't look Latin so they treated me and my husband like second class citizens by purposely not bringing us food, drink, or giving proper service. After sitting there for over 20 minutes watching other people eat and drink, we went across the street to Castillo de Yaque and they were so nice and the food was delicious! Do not recommend this business to ANYONE. read more

***attention*** ***food poisoning*** ***attention*** ***food poisoning*** ***attention*** ***food poisoning*** i got poisoned two nights ago, 30min after eating their chicken, rice and beans. read more

Solid latin food and a great value. . I get large take-out portions for the family--have never eaten in. The pernil and roast chicken are super yummy. They need to cook yuca longer tho. Arroz con gandules is always good. read more

This spot serves pretty good Dominican food! It's remodeled, clean and spacious. They're a little more expensive than other spots in the neighborhood, but overall offer great quality food. I usually get the lunch special with rice, beans and roasted chicken. read more

Hands down the best Chicharrón in town. And I mean the deep fried and diced up pork skins. I usually order a sliced or two, they chop it up, and I take it home to dip in my own Filipino garlic vinegar mix. I love this place! read more

The roasted Chicken is very try and taste like it's old Thanksgiving Leftovers. My Waitress ignored me the whole time because she didn't understand english. She bought me the wrong order and never bought my check. It wasn't busy, she just kept avoiding me. I noticed a Hispanic family come and sit down, she immediately brought them water and gave them good service. When I went to pay, the cashier acted like I was invisible and let other Hispanic customer skip me. I also witnessed a black woman yell at the staff because she was trying to order and the employees were ignoring her and letting people skip her. I know what the issue really was. read more

Great spot. Variety of foods from rotisserie chicken to fish to 4 different styles of rice. I don't think you cant go run here. Plenty of table for a big family or a gathering of friends. They a great selection of steam table of food or you can order from the menu. Almost forget, they have a pastry cakes & natural juices. read more

Rico Pollo III - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Excellent food. Great prices. Abundant servings. Well done and updated " classy " Dominican food restaurant. Servers are kind , cordial and attentive. Food is well prepared. They also have a non-traditional style menu , for the eclectic crowd. I imagine they have a chef not just a cook. Come hungry !! Finally, Sunset Park has been redeemed!! Enjoy ! read more

This restaurant is good at times but they are rip offs! I bought an octopus salad for $20! And it was mainly onions & peppers with very few pieces of octopus.. not cool at all. read more

Rico Pollo III - Octopus salad - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Very good food we usually order the boneless chicken chunks also their Cuban sandwich is sooo good! Don't forget to tell them to add the garlic sauce some of them forget to add it. There service is good never had a problem. read more

The service is fantastic. Me and my wife where seated quickly. Food is fresh, hot! The flavors are excellent! If you want food to go or if you want to sit in and eat this is the place to go. Great music as well! A+. We think about trying other places. But why take a chance on something that is already good. read more

Great fresh variety of Hispanic foods. Indoor dining is banned again, but location is immaculate and staff is friendly. Will come again.

I ordered a chicharronfongo from here one weekend and it was so delicious!! It was dry and the sauce that came with it had some really good flavors!! I will definitely recommend coming here!! I for sure will be returning thank you for your quick service on a busy Saturday night read more