OMG!! Soooo good like the bombest food!! Reminds me of my boyfriends mom's cooking!!! Thank you!

These place is awesome it reminded me of my aunts cooking in Chicago. So good and authentic puerto rican food! Yum!

Our first time eating at Senor Big Ed. I've passed by this place so many times since I was in grade school and wondered how the food tasted. Now I know! The food was delicious. I had the Bistec with onions. Reminded me of my dad's homemade meals... and I'm Filipino. I would recommend this place to anyone who wants to try Puerto Rican food for the 1st time. The plus side is that it's in my backyard. Yay!! read more

The staff was very nice and the food was amazing. They had a few vegan options but the food was incredible.

I just ate arroz con gondules (rice with pigeon peas), bestec con ceboollas (steak with cooked onions), and pastel. OMG, it is fanatstic!!! What a taste!!!! read more

We went to Senor Ed thanks to YELP reviews. My husband who is Puerto Rican did not like the lechon becuase it was not fried and was missing the "lechon" which is the pig skin. What we did ended up liking was the sample platter which was cheap for the amount of food they give you. The server who attended us was really fast and attentive. We will try other dishes in the future and hope they fix their lechon. read more

Senor Big Ed's has been in Cypress for years. How many, I don't know but it's been here for a long time. I think it got taken over by new owners a few years back as well. I remember coming here a few times when I first moved here and came to this little town to be close to work. We tried the empanadas a few times. They used to be very oily. So we stopped going. Now they aren't too oily but the cheese empanadas don't have much cheese in them. The thing that made us want to try them again was it was offering Puerto Rican food. As I thought, because Puerto Rico is about 1,600 miles from Cuba in the Carribean Sea, the food is pretty much the same as Cuban food. Plantains are a common menu item. Mofongo is one example which consists of plantains. Big Ed's needs new cups and needs to keep their restaurant cleaner. They have a fly problem. I was constantly swatting flies and it puts me off. The soda tasted generic. They were out of Jamaica. I would have rather had that. They offer a Mexican food menu as well as a Puerto Rican menu. I really was more interested in Puerto Rican food. We wanted something a little different than just tacos. I ended up getting a burrito. It wasn't very good. Next time I want Puerto Rican food, I'll just make it myself. They have potential. They should focus on a Latin-Caribbean menu, get new crockery and cutlery, and redecorate. The staff ought to focus on hospitality and showing more enthusiasm as I might have been persuaded to just try sides since I am a vegetarian. We learn to accommodate and improvise. On a good note, my husband did like his pork chop meal and we might recommend it to a friend. read more

I ventured to Cypress to this restaurant based on two things. 1. The groupon for a great deal and 2. The yelp reviews I ordered the #6 stewed beef and potatoes, yellow rice with peas, and sweet plantains.My daughter ordered the #2 with beef empanadas, white rice, and beans, and sweet plantains. We both enjoyed this brunch because it was flavorful. I appreciated the hot chili they brought to the table and spooned it into my stew. I liked it so much I ordered more for my husband too, and took it to his job for lunch. We all enjoyed the good food prepared for us and the service was fast and friendly. Overall I firmly recommend this casual dining establishment, Good Job!! read more

Puerto Rican at its finest in OC. Mouth watering selection. Started with a beef empanada, then #6 beef stew plate with rice and gandule, sweet plantains... muy bueno! Skip the Mex menu. Will def stop by to try other dishes. Highly recommend if you like ethnic food. read more

Excellent food great price and friendly hostesses.. I would give A+++ We came down from city of Wilmington for this restaurant Thankyou and will be back read more

Well I am writing this review first as a Puerto Rican who left the island in 1979 and second as a Puerto Rican who knows how Puerto Rican food taste and looks like. I can say that I do agree with some of the reviews on here that are higher than my 2 star rating, but I am also reviewing according to what I ate and experienced today Sunday July 9th 2017. I have heard of Senor Bid Ed before and though I have been wanting to give it a try, and God knows I worked so close by on Orangethorpe never had the time to stop by Today I decided to take my sister and treat her to some Puerto Rican food, so we made our way to La Palma. When got there I was excited to see all the pretty pictures on the outside window of typical Puerto Rican dishes, along with my beautiful flag from Puerto Rico. Upon making my way inside, first thing that caught my eye is how plain the dining room was, aside from a Map of Puerto Rico framed on the end wall there was nothing else to look at other than a couple mirror palm trees and an apron with a Puerto Rican flag on the other side, two old fashioned coin bubble gum machines and one of those Crane machines where you try and grab (most of the time a bear or some plush animal) unsuccessfully. I mean if this place is owned by a Puerto Rican, this was your chance to go crazy with pictures of the island, momentos from your trips there and some foliage, plants, green anything to remind these diners that this place has a connection to an Island in the Caribbean. Now to the food (help me God!), so, I ordered the Carne quisada con papas, arroz blanco and I asked if the had "Habichuelas guisadas Marca Diablo", any Puerto Rican knows these are the big red kidney beans, yet the waitress looked at me clueless, I mean the picture of the beans was on the menu, I Pointed it out to her, my friend had a plate with withe rice, habichuelas pintas guisadas, a relleno de papa, un pastelillo y una alcapurria, same for my sister, I had a Agua de Piña (pineapple water), the waitress took off, came back in a few minutes and said they did not have my beans, that all beans where Pinto, I said ok. Waited a bit. By the way like in another review here, the place was completely deserted, mind you about a couple more diners came in as we were there. Here comes the food (yikes), she placed in front of me a plate that had cubes of beef, not chunks in sauce, with some mushy white riece and a few pieces of maduritos on the side, the beans where served in a cup type bowl on the the side. First I know what Carne Guisada con Papas looks like (Mom use to make, RIP mom), this was sad to look at, there was two marble size pieces of potato in there, that was it, no olives, no sofrito, no cilantro, nothing, all that scent of the Puerto Rican food was non existent. I was very disappointed without even taking a bite, just by the looks of it, so I dig in, yup! Very bland, tasteless very sad, same for the pinto beans that felt like they opened a can, threw them in there and microwaved them, these beans were not Guisadas. I felt I left my sister down for bringing her to such a place, I am not even going into the other plates my sister and my friend were having, but she did mentioned her rice was under cooked and the tostones lacked Ajo and spices, the food and ambient here is the bulk of my review. Well to cut this long review a bit short they have a case with a few Puerto Rican novelties, such as hats, stickers, flags, etc. I asked one of the waitresses if they had a Puerto Rican flag sticker maybe in stock, she said no, but you can take that one that says Salsero on it and cut the Salsero part out, Said What???, I asked are you Puerto Rican? and she said Nope. So to conclude, is sad that there are so few Puerto Rican restaurants in southern California, so this was a missed opportunity to impress and bring in the people from the island who misses our dishes and our food, now don't get me wrong I am sure they have a following for some of their Fritangas, and I respect higher ratings to this place, but I am speaking from my own personal experience, I think I will watch more Aida from "Sweets and Beyond" on YouTube and start learning to cook the foods of my island and how to prepare them at home. Takes A Bow. read more

This isn't Puerto Rican food at all. Everything was dry the roasted pork was carnita meat (not the same AT ALL) the rice was horrible and garlic mojito was made with can garlic not fresh. It taste horrible! And I drove 30mins to try this place because of the "good" reviews. Big mistake. Puerto Rican food is great and flavorful not dry. Never going back again. read more

I went to this restaurant again to eat food from my favorite puertorrican place , the food tasted better than the last time that I was there , I love this place but one suggestion for the cashier register , smile to your customers and be a little friendly , I don't care how good the food is if the service is bad , I would give it 5 's when they improve that read more

Amazing authentic Puerto Rican food. I had the sampler and the pastel was spot on. Pastelitos were great as well. Portions are huge so expect to get full easily. read more

So hard to find good Puerto Rican food in the area and this place doesn't disappoint! The guava and cheese turnovers are so nostalgic and delicious and the pork has been great every time. read more

If you love garlic, the mofongo is the way to go! I had the chicken mofongo because at other places it can be dry but it was perfect. They place chicken fricase onto and it adds not only flavor but moisture read more

Love this place. Been coming here for years. Whenever I am craving Puerto Rican food this is the place to go. They never disappoint. Their food reminds me of my Nana's cooking. read more

I've been to this place 4times. And is the second time I get a Mofongo that is not made with green plantains not enough garlic and is just plain not done right and for the price and drive sincerely is not worth it. Sorry but this place is not a good Puerto Rican place to eat all your goodies ( gustitos) you are better off Pinterest a recipe or ask your family for one read more

Homemade style Puerto Rican and Mexican food. I love both but only order and eat PR food here. Delicious. Homemade. Feels like your grandma made it. I ordered the PR sample platter it was all delicious. Also ordered the mofongo with pollo guisado it was so juicy and flavorful. Alao ordered chuletas de puerco. Omg so yummy. Loved it all read more

I have popped in this place many times to grab a bite to eat. I walked in this place as a kid in the 90's to try a big ed burrito and was hooked...never a disappointment. (If you ever start to think "man this place is taking to long cooking my food!" Think about how it is being prepared fresh.) Yep, worth the wait, but usually the orders are made in a decent amount of time. Good food, fair prices, nice people. If you are close by and want some good food rather than spend money at some drive thru fast food place, you should eat here! read more

Great food, excellent service.... Also a near by pokestop. Located in cypress ca. Very quiet, and clean. Employees make you feel welcomed, and service is top notched. Food is made with quality ingredients, and there is a large variety of foods to try. Ranging from Mexican to Puerto Rican specialties. read more

Senor Big Ed - Big Ed - Latin American Near Me - Cypress, California

If there are any fellow boriqua's out here in SoCal THIS is the best and ONLY place you can get real authentic Puerto Rican food and it's hands down my favorite cheat meal to go get!! Even if your not Puerto Rican you need to go here and try it especially if you never had pr food before!! read more

Great experience the food was awesome if you want that home feel for Puerto Rican food this is the place. Just wished they had a location in my city lol. Great food read more

If you were a fan of San Juan BBQ - that closed due to the nonsense this last year - and are thinking of driving here to get your fix of Puerto Rican food, don't. I'm from a Puerto Rican family, grew up eating Puerto Rican food, have eaten at several Puerto Rican restaurants both in California and NYC, have had Puerto Rican food from friend's families; this is nothing like any Puerto Rican food I've ever eaten. Yes, every family/restaurant have slightly different recipes, but there are some similarities. I don't know if this food is a regional style I'm not aware of, but it had no sofrito - a staple in Puerto Rican cuisine - no garlic, no sazon, no achiote, no olives, no vinegar, nothing. Just too much salt. I ordered the sampler, monfongo relleno with pork, bacalitos, and flan de coco. The pastelillo dough was good, flan was decent, but seemed like it wasn't made day of. I've made a few flans and can tell via the texture. I can't speak to the Mexican cuisine. Staff were friendly. I came towards the end of the day so maybe it was just that they were ready to go home? I might try this place again in the distant future, maybe, if I'm in the area and very hungry. The search continues for what I consider good Puerto Rican food in California for now. Oh, and what is up with pasteles made with either plantain or cassava? In my entire life I've not had a pastel that was made with anything other than a mixture of plantain, green banana, yucca, yautia, potato, calabaza or some version of this mixture. It was odd and unsettling. read more

This is my go to for Puerto Rican food. It is super delicious and my favorite dish is the Pollo Guisado con Tostones y Arroz con Gandules. My Grandma lives in Florida so this is as close as I will get to her food, unless I visit her. They have both Mexican and Puerta Rican food options so you don't have to worry if you're afraid to try something new. Go and enjoy. This place is wonderful! read more

This is my first stop anytime we're coming into the Anaheim area. I wish we could come all the time but an 8 hour drive is probably a bit much for dinner. Haha! read more

We had an early dinner here last Saturday the server was very nice and the food was very good. My husband and I each had the mofongo and shared the appetizer sampler. I was pleasantly surprised by the sampler everything was very good make sure to get a side of their mojito (garlic vinigar sauce). Portions were very big. read more

HOLY CHUPACABRA!!! This authentic boricua kitchen is right out of San Juan or a brownstone in the Bronx! The food here hits a homerun! I always tell EVERYONE, if I where on deathrow, I would order a dozen alcapurrias & I would be a happy person!!! *Decor not so great, but with rice, beans, & porkchops like that, I can handle the little plastic coqui's on the table! read more

Authentic Puerto Rican food. Not stingy on meat, food was great. Service also was acceptable. Had the Bistec combo with arroz con gandules and 3 alcapurrias read more

Señor Big Ed's is one of few restaurants serving Puerto Rican cuisine in Southern California. Their arroz con gandules, lechon, tostones, alcapurrias and fricase de pollo are delicious and authentic. It's also a great place to pick up pasteles all year-round. They are a "dual kitchen," serving Mexican food as well - although I wish they would serve Puerto Rican food only. There's already plenty of Mexican restaurants in Southern California that make far better Mexican food. My experience is that dedicating yourself to doing one thing really well is better than trying to do it all - if the staff at Señor Big Ed focused all their efforts into cooking great Puerto Rican food, I'm sure the results would be fantastic! read more

First time coming in here and wow, very impressed. I had the bistec empanizado. Everything was delicious. I work across the street at a barber shop and got tired of all the other junk around here and have always been curious to try this spot. No regrets. Definitely will be coming back. read more

I decided to review this place after my hubby suggested it, and I almost completely forgot that I had tried it before. I had been passing by this restaurant for years and always thought it was a Green Burrito! Especially since it was called Senor Big Ed's. Ya know the famous monster burrito at Green Burrito. Well when I found out that it was an actually good restaurant that specialized in Puerto Rican food, I said hell yeah, let's try it. When we got there, it was a small unassuming restaurant with an actual live band playing. There was one guitar player and a keyboardist I think. But they were pretty good. There were these cute old people sitting at a table and they decided to even get up and dance. Very cute and some exciting dinner entertainment. When we were looking at the menu we really wanted to try authentic Puerto Rican food, so we thought hey, why not the Puerto Rican Sampler Platter. It looked good enough and had all kinds of different items, so we said 2 please! When it came, boy was it fried. They might as well thrown the whole plate in and deep fried that. But I digress, the empanada with meat inside, was really tasty. The meat was seasoned perfectly and the outside was fried golden crisp with a hint of sweetness. Then there was the tostones or fried green plantains and those were kind of tasteless and not so good. Then there was a tamale of some kind and that was pretty good, because it wasn't fried. Then there was this deep fried mashed potato ball with meat in the center, which I thought would be my fave, but it was actually kind of bland and the potato part was actually cold, no bueno! After that I don't really remember anything else. I know that this restaurant is good from other people telling me, but I just ordered the wrong thing, so I know I want to go back and try something not deep fried. It get's a 3 star rating for now, but I hope to go back soon and try something different. read more

Really good Puertorican food, good prices. They serve Malta. My children are from the Dominican Republic. They loved it!

One of the worst experience ever. The service was really really really really bad!! and The food was awful. The rice was microwaved better yet all the food taste like it was microwaved. I asked if the person that cooks the Puerto Rican food was there and the waiter said she dint get in till 12. So umm that must have been yesterdays food. Yeah i won't ever ever go there again read more

Decided to pop into this place to try their mofongo. When I lived in Miami I used to go to this Cuban/Puerto Rican restaurant and order their mofongo religiously. This one was much better, which I would have never thought was possible. One thing I prefer with the Miami mofongo, was the presentation. At this restaurant it looks like a pile of meat in a ugly casserole dish, but the place I used to frequent in Miami was in a huge wooden flute. Sure we eat with our eyes first, but in the end my taste buds decided that this mofongo reined supreme. FYI for all you drinkers, no alcohol...boo, but I'll forgive them because of their mofongo! read more

Puerto Rican restaurants seem to be far and few between in LA/OC. I for the life of me can't figure that one out cuz Puerto Rican food is off the damn chain!!! Señor Big Ed does Puerto Rican food Proper!!! The Arroz con Gandules is slammin'! I always order a 32.oz to go container($6.50) to take home cuz I can't get enough! Carne Guisada(stewed beef Puerto Rican Style)($7.50) has got to be one of thee most flavorful bargains around!!! Don't even get me started on the Pernil de Cerdo (roasted leg of pork) and the Mofongo Relleno(mashed green plaintain stuffed w/ pork rinds in garlic and olive oil and topped w/ chicken,beef or pork) GTFO!!! This place never disappoints and is worth the drive no matter where you are in the LA/OC area. read more

Aye senior! Pretty good food. The guy was nice and its right around the corner. Come here just about ever other week.

We had been craving some authentic Puertorican food as we are so spoiled back home and hadn't had any luck! But this place is amazing!!!

When looking for Puerto Rican food this is the place to go. My mom loves this place especially when she misses Puerto Rican cooking.

Unfriendly staff, as if they are doing us favor. Will spend money else where. I give them two stars because it use to be better.