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    3.3 (48 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 11:15 pm

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    Nery A.

    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.

    Show me what I found in my food

    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

    Chicharron de cerdo (Fried pork)
    Tiffany S.

    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.

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    Xavier I.

    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.

    M T.

    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.

    Amanda M.

    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.

    Stewed goat, yellow rice, vegetables, chicken empanada
    Julie Ying X.

    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.

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    Jackie W.

    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

    Order an avocado salad, they sent me a regular salad.
    Eddie C.

    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.

    Bandeja Paisa Mini Plate ($11) Cash only!
    Christal Y.

    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!

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

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