great variety and flavor. Clean and fast service. Easy to miss but i'm glad i found it.read more

Delicious food and generous portions! Always had a good meal here! Authentic Jamaican food. Great…read morevariety too!

This gem is definitely one of a kind in Allentown. The owners are a sweet Dominican couple. The…read morewife runs the front of the house and the husband is the chef. The service is amazing. Rosy and Nelson are very nice and accommodating. You can substitute pretty much anything on the menu. The food is great and the presentation is very original. The morir soñando was BANGIN (it's my favorite, so I am very particular). The restaurant was spotless (yay). The bathrooms are extremely clean (woop woop). Definitely returning to this establishment.

Ordered the goat, rice with pigeon peas and empanadas. Everything was delicious. The goat melted in…read moreyour mouth and the sauce was delicious! Definitely ordering again!

The food is delicious and the service is very good and amazing. They are very friendly and helpful…read morewith everything

Toda la comida estaba muy rico. Pedí arroz con gandulees y arroz blanco y me gustó bastanteread more

The food is amazing and the people who work there are awesome. The restaurant is very clean and the…read moreservice is very professional

This friendly no frills cafe serves delicious Puerto Rican food. I loved my tamarindo drink and the…read morechicken was luscious. My favorite was the sweet plantains. The tv screen showed gorgeous seaside vistas and the place had darling Christmas decorations.

I went with my girlfriends after enjoying a day at a winery close by…read more The food: Amazing!! Everything was very tasty and the coffee: one of the best ones I've had!! It was my birthday so my friends told the server and they sang with everything they had on hand! Pots and pans- I had a very unique and special birthday and remembering this moment put a smile on my face :)

Only been here once. The goat stew was good but small…read moreportion and too much rice. Mom had the pernil (roast pork) and she didn't like it too much. It looked dry. Dad had the oxtail and some came out burnt. He said it was okay. He gave me a couple and it wasn't good. The meat was very tough. They took foreverrrrrrr to give us coffee because our server forgot. Overall i probably wouldn't come back. Place was empty

food slaps service also slaps…read morepernil slaps everything ive had is so good i dont know how they do it.

Had the amazing chicken and cheese empanadas, juicy and perfect fried chicken, rice and yummy…read moresmoky-tasting beans with rice and pigeon peas. Do not sleep on this amazing Dominican place on the Southside of Bethlehem.

My family and I enjoyed this food and atmosphere. The bright colors, PR details, and salsa playing…read morereally set the mood for the delicious food. My wife is Puerto Rican. Pasteles are her favorite and getting them, especially good ones aren't easy but these pasteles were everything! Truly Christmas in July. I would go back just for those but the arroz con gandules and pernil were also good. We also had white rice, steak, red beans and plantains. All good and fed the entire family twice. I also had the tres leche cake as well.. yum. Service was good, most of the food available is offered cafeteria style so you can see it upon ordering. Some items are made to order to preserve the freshness. Those items are worth the wait. We look forward to enjoying this place again next time we are in town.

My friend and I stopped by this restaurant before going to a meeting to grab something for dinner…read more The food was full of flavor, fresh and service was friendly. Highly recommend

I am Dominican American. I've lived in NYC (Washington heights/little Dominican Republic) as well…read moreas the capital of Dominican Republic (santo Domingo) My family was upper middle class and we dined in the best establishments down there. KLK (text version of Que lo Que which is our causal way of saying hello. "whats good or what's what?") KLK brings marinated flair and delicate execution of our favorite Dominican cravings (antojos). I enjoyed: The Ribeye with Chimichurri The mofongo with skirt steak The plantain cups with shrimp The plantain cups with thin and crispy. It did not take away from the tasty shrimp filling in the center. Great balance. Crisp. Flavorful. The Ribeye and the Chimichurri had an aftertaste that made you nostalgic. Not sure if it was Cooked in its own fat, but WOW. Yucca fries were crisp. The ripe plantains were very ripe and thinly sliced. Super sweet with charred edges. The mofongo came with skirt steak. No gristle or membrane. Not chewy. Just perfect. Very flavorful. The mofongo had 5% room for improvement. I would have liked to taste the pork cracklings in it more. A little crispy surprise on the bite. Over all, best mofongo I have tasted from Harrisburg PA in between to NYC. I took some Pica Pollo to go, I had to have a bite before we left and it gave me pechurina (chicken tender, not whole fried bone in chicken) vibes. It Could be the bite I took. The breading was very crisp and flavorful. Not heavy but light and crunchy. I can't wait to throw them in the air frier for dinner tonight! Yucca fries and tostones were great! Tostones were thin but lofty. Yucca fries were crisp with fluffy airy center. Just right! Service was good, I can tell they are family run, and try very hard to please you. Do not come here expecting several servers manning different sections of the restaurant at super speed. They are spread a little thin. But they do treat you very well and the food more than makes up for it! Ta to'. Buen provecho amigos.

This was our first time visiting this place and we arrived an hour prior to closing, the service…read morewas excellent, bartender was attentive and offered us free glass of wine waiting for our food that we opted to take out as to not hold them too late. The ambiance was nice and place looked clean. It was also empty with only one gentleman at the bar who may have been a regular or part of the staff. We ordered the skirt steak and the garlic shrimp. The steak was prepared well as it was ordered (medium temp), salad that accompanied was good as well, still not worth $39-$42 for its size, The yuca fries were not so good. The garlic shrimp was not good and lacked flavor, definitely not worth $32, the fried plantains were good as well as the rice l. While the staff were very friendly, we will not be returning due to food lacking flavor and price.

The food was so amazing i felt i was back in DR vacationing with family. So authentic and…read moredelicious! Service was 10/10. Everybody was attentive and friendly. Explained what food items were available both on and off the menu, made recommendations and checked in frequently while we ate. The ambiance was perfect, it added to the authenticity of the food. I loved having natural light enter through the back dining space but they had so much variety for seating, the outdoor patio, bar seating, and inside tables i could see how multiple visits could shift the dining experience so it keeps me excited to go back and try another area! Overall im so impressed and delighted with how wonderful this restaurant was. I already have made plans to return with my friends over the next few weeks and I'm especially excited to bring my mom because this food will make her feel at home again without the plane ticket pricing.

As a Dominican, I truly love supporting Dominican businesses, and I fell in love with this place…read morethe moment we walked in. The space is filled with so many Dominican touches that brought back pure nostalgia. From the sayings and pictures of our history painted on the walls to the explanations behind them, it was beautiful to see our culture and history represented so thoughtfully, and even better that others get to learn about our country through it. Dining in with my family was a great experience. Having the option to choose from the prepared food or order directly from the menu was a huge plus. Everything we ate was incredibly flavorful and clearly made with love. I didn't just leave with a full belly, I left with a full heart. Truly a special place.

Fire!!!! Or as they say on the internet, "dat bih gah!". Best Dominican/puerto rican food I've had…read morein years. At first bite, I was Instantly brought back to time as a teen in the Bronx waking up in the morning, running to the local hole in the wall mom and pops Spanish food spot to grab my cup of avena and small plate of rice beans and meat of choice. Thank you for bringing my taste buds back to life during my Poconos vacation. 5 stars for sure!!!

La Parada Latina in Swiftwater is an authentic Dominican restaurant offering guests a taste of…read moretreasured, intimate family recipes prepared with fresh vegetables, flavorful meats, and hearty rice. It's no surprise that their rotisserie chicken has been labeled "the best in the Poconos." All dishes are made from scratch and reasonably priced. Menu Highlights~ Tender, roasted pork with yellow rice and beans is a cultural staple that is a popular item. Fried pork chops, grilled tilapia, and stew chicken are available in combo meals that include rice, beans, salad, and drinks. The traditional soup known as Sancocho is so good you need to taste it My favorite is some kind of steak sitting in just a brown sauce made in a miracle of seasoning, served over whit rice. You'll be in heaven eating this dish