Finally tried Twisted Taino for the first time! While waiting for our to go order, we sat in the dining room and waited. It was quite cold in the dining room, not sure how other folks dine in there during the winter time. Glad we chose the to-go option! Food was decent and would go back to try other foods!! read more

Twisted Taino Restaurant - Dining room area - Latin American Near Me - Parma, Ohio

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Visited Twisted Taino for the second time. We had a good experience on our first visit, so we took the fam back again. On this visit, the restaurant was warm inside - it felt like there was no air conditioning. But we didn't mind that because we were there for the food. Upon reviewing the extensive menu, we decided to request tostones as an appetizer along with some passionfruit juice. A little while later, the appetizer was delivered. My wife requested pork on it and it came with some amazing sauce. The flavor of the appetizer was amazing. The sauces were very tasty and the pork was delicious. Coupled with the saltiness and crunch of the tostones, it's a winning combination. For dinner, I requested the creole shrimp trifongo rice bowl, my son requested carne frita, my daughter requested casa birria tacos, my wife requested pastelon, and my mom requested a cubano sandwich. As we waited, more people arrived. A little while later, our food was served. We dove in like no one's business. My trifongo rice bowl was delicious. It had amazing rich flavors and I especially liked the creole shrimp flavors coupled with the tasty rice and mashed plantains. Excellent dish! My daughter's casa birria tacos and my son's carne frita were just okay. My mom's cubano sandwich was excellent. The dish that stole the show was my wife's pastelon. Wow, what amazing flavor. It's like Puerto Rican lasagna with a twist. The sweet plantain flavors were awesome. Great meal! We'll be back for more. read more

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Went here because I didn't feel like driving to Fairview park for a place that I know is better. Again Do NOT order yuca fries. Owner will get in an attitude. So many place in or near this place has good yucca fries. Did try the octopus salad. It was ok, nothing special. The beef empanadas were tasty but chicken dry. The plantanes were good at least. Also, they won't honor the coupon. Even if not expired they wouldn't honor it. read more

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Oh my God. It is Wednesday and burger day at Twisted Taino. This burger is so juicy and the sauce is wow, flavorful - a little tangy, a little sweet, maybe a little heat. I love the burger. And, I am a burger guy. Service is fast and people are nice. Gotta go back and try their Cuban sandwich soon. read more

Twisted Taino is a very interesting modern fast casual Puerto Rican restaurant. On our one night in Cleveland, we picked this over a couple of other Puerto Rican places because Twisted Taino had trifongo. We got the following in total: Yuca Al Ajo ($5) - This is a bunch of boiled yuca strips covered in a potent garlic sauce. One piece was a bit stringy inside, but the others were all starchy and had a good chew. If you like garlic you will love this dish. We ended up dipping the trifongo in the garlic sauce due to how good it was. Empanada Bayou ($3.5) - Perfectly fried empanada with a very interesting mix of alligator, crayfish and andouille sausage inside. One end tasted mostly like crayfish, the other end mostly like sausage; alligator is a pretty mild meat anyways. The alligator was overcooked and tough, but I guess it's pretty difficult to get right in an empanada. There was an appropriate amount of holy trinity mix inside and the empanada came with a nice avocado/cilantro/lime/sour cream sauce (probably the Avocado Cilantro Jaramillo). I probably wouldn't get this again, but it was nice to try. Trifongo Rice Bowl w/ Chicharron ($16) - I was initially was pretty skeptical about this one - this seemed like instagram bait based on the presentation, but this turned out to be quite good. It includes a mix of most of the carbs they have in the restaurant - mashed yellow plantain, green plantain, yuca, rice and beans. The sweet plantain flavor really comes out in some areas, and the yuca/green plantain in other areas resulting in a nice flavor contrast. The rice and beans are cooked perfectly. The chicharron has the appropriate fried crispy portions. If there was something I could change about the dish it would be to remove all of the sauces slathered on top - they are pretty overpowering and don't feel like they belong in the dish. Instead, I think the garlic sauce would be much better on the trifongo (and I think it is more traditional as well). This review is only for the food - if I included other restaurant aspects, my rating would drop a point or two. There are a couple of things that people should take into account before going here: 1) The restaurant was completely filled with a heavy layer of smoke the entire time we were waiting. If you are smoke sensitive, avoid this restaurant. 2) They are pretty inefficient. It took 55 minutes to get our order after placing the online order (estimate was 35 minutes) The restaurant was not busy at all - during the 30 minutes we were waiting inside the restaurant, there were only 3 orders picked up. 3) There is no restroom for customers read more

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I will go for the tacos next time but I am not sure if I would return. I REALLY wanted to like this place and the food was probably a two but the overall experience and staff bumped it up. I was so excited to try this Yelp find that I drove from downtown Cleveland to eat here (about 11-12 mins). I was browsing through places to eat that had Mexican food and the name caught my attention. I started browsing the pics and saw the Empanadas and suddenly had a craving. Upon arrival, it is a small little shop with carryout and dining outside. There were a few tables in side but you could tell it was more of a To-go place and no public restrooms. I went with the Empanada Trio. I got two beef and cheese and one creole chicken since they were out of the plantain. I was so disappointed with my meal. To me, they had a similar taste to a "feeezer burnt" item that was cooked. Maybe it was the oil it was fried in, or the dough, but it was not good. The better was the beef and cheese but the chicken creole reminded me of the texture of tuna fish with little flavor and was wet. Just eww and was disappointed as they looked better than they tasted. I only finished it as I was so hungry. I may have had a better meal if I would have went for the tacos but it turned out to be a pass for me. Hope you have a better meal and live supporting small business so maybe give them a try, but not recommending the empanadas. read more

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We ordered an entree, sandwich, kids meal and side. The side of white rice and beans and kids chicken tender meal was exactly what is pictured online; the rest is shown below. The staff was helpful with any questions I had and the owner was there making sure that everything was running smoothly. We ordered to go and it was your standard 20-25 mins since it was made fresh. The place is super clean and a cute indoor and outdoor option to dine. We will return and try more of this super vast menu! read more

Twisted Taino Restaurant - Tripleta Sandwich - Yummo! I also added cilantro aïoli which gave it a a taste of freshness that cut the richness of all that meat. - Latin American Near Me - Parma, Ohio

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The food here is spot on! I highly recommend it. We each got different kinds of tacos and each one was really good! They're tiny tacos, but they're very full of the good stuff. I usually don't even like chicken tacos with shredded chicken but I would order these again in a heartbeat! They don't serve alcohol, so no margaritas, but they have a selection of different lemonades and other beverages. For the 2 of us it was about $20-$25 read more

I went the place to lunch with my wife Nice and clean place Food it was delicious and amazing read more

Twisted Taino Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - Parma, Ohio

Came in for dinner a few weeks back...never got a chance to visit these cats when they were in the Ohio City Galley but wanted to support them in their new Parma location. Inside was very smoky, due to all the grilling going on in the back, but was clean and bright overall. You order at the counter, then wait for your name to be called. Wife and I ordered two dishes and split them both...jibaro bowl and their famous quesa-birria tacos. They were backed up a bit, so getting our meal took a minute. The jibaro bowl consisted of pieces of fried chicken along with arroz mamposteao and a side of yucca fries with a ketchup-mayo style dipping sauce. Chicken was on the dry side, but with good flavor. Yucca fries were plump and delicious. The quesa-birria tacos were killer...corn tortillas filled with queso blanco and shredded steak then topped with chopped cilantro, avocado habanero salsa and a beef consume for dipping. Would most definitely return for these bad boys! All in all a very enjoyable meal and will most certainly visit again. read more

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Wanted to visit this place more than once to give it a true review. When we walked into the door on a Friday afternoon, we were greeted with a smile and by a nice young woman who asked us if it was our first time there. We said yes so she helped us with suggestions on what is popular and what is her favorites. This really helped with our decision making because we didn't study the menu before we came here. My friend and I decided to order the el cubano and the quesadilla carne asada with the passion fruit lemonade. The carne asada was so juicy and tender that I told my husband about it which intrigued him to try this place out. The el cubano had very tender pork as well but the mustard wasn't distributed evenly that sometimes I got more of a mustard flavor that over powered the pork flavor. The fries that came with this dish was amazing as well! Overall great first experience which had me coming back again with my husband. Second time around I came here during the week. There were no one in the parking lot except us and the employees. The older woman at the register didn't greet us but just stared at us. I told her that it was my husband's first time there. And her response was ok. Thinking she would help us with some suggestions for him or answer any questions for him, but I guessed wrong. She had her air pod in heand she answered a phone call as he was speaking so she didn't hear anything he asked. He then just decided to order because he was frustrated because the cashier was distracted and ignoring all the questions he was asking. I was super excited to eat the carne asada again so we were going to order tacos, but she said that they were sold out. Definitely unfortunate to hear such sad news since I raved about it to my husband. We then decided to order shrimp scampi tacos and the pork quesadilla. The pork quesadilla was good, but I still personally feel like the carne asada is the best. My husband enjoyed the shrimp scampi tacos and said it was delicious but just pricey for what they give you. Overall, the food is consistent and delicious. They have an area where you can eat there but remember there is no bathrooms so use the restroom before you come here. Customer service was ok. If the younger tall woman is the cashier, she will definitely bring you more business because she's enthusiastic about eating there. The older woman who was the cashier today definitely put me in a mood where she made me feel like I shouldn't eat there. She wasn't enthusiastic about the place and she was too busy taking her own personal phone calls to be promoting their menu. read more

Twisted Taino Restaurant - El Cubano - Latin American Near Me - Parma, Ohio

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You need to try this spot! Just walking in the door will start your taste buds jumping for joy because of the magnificent aroma. Because things are so well made, you will wait, the engulfing scent making you even hungrier. Don't worry. The wait is worth it! We've tried a pile of things. Everything has been great. Jibaro Bowl, Sancocho, Trifongo, Cubano? Which is the favorite? I don't know! I'm only half way through the exception menu. Safe to say, everything in the future will be good as well. I can't wait for the next visit! read more

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The meat was more fat than meat. It was luke warm when served and needed flavor. Never again.

Love this spot! Great staff always and great food cute atmosphere ! Love the sweet plantains

Absolutely loved the pastelo and the empanadas were delicious too! This was our first time eating here but we will be back! We waited for a bit to be served our food but it was worth the wait. read more

In my opinion there are much better options in the area. I came here for taco week to try it out, and I left underwhelmed. I do agree with other reviews that there is problems with, or nonexistent ventilation so you will leave with stinking clothes. This wasn't a dealbreaker for me, but is noticeable if you dine inside. I ordered the taco Tuesday set (3 pork tacos) and it came with a side of corn. In addition I also ordered 3 steak tacos. The steak tacos are not included in the taco Tuesday deal, so it is a $5 up charge, but what I didn't realize is that it also doesn't come with a side of corn. Lessened learned I guess. We also ordered fries. There was a decent crowd when I came, and not sure about how backed up they were with Togo orders but it took 40 minutes to make our order of six tacos plus fries. I thought it was a tad long to what I believe was inefficiencies in the kitchen -- maybe fries take that long? I don't know. The tacos come with a single tortilla -- because of that two of the six tacos disintegrated upon touch. This was disappointing because we ate them within 2 minutes of being served. Overall, an okay joint, but there are much better places that serve similar food so I'm not sure I'd return. read more

Twisted Taino Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - Parma, Ohio

This restaurant is located in a food hall (formally the Ohio city galley). There is limited parking behind the building and plenty of street parking. You'll find seating both indoors and outdoors which is nice! You order and wait about 30 minutes before you get your food. The options are nice but we're limited during taco week when I went. I will say the tacos were delicious and I'll be back. read more

Twisted Taino Restaurant - Gourmet Tacos - Latin American Near Me - Parma, Ohio

What is in Parma? I wasn't sure, but now I know. A hidden and most delicious small Puerto Rican restaurant. My friend and I were shopping for furniture and had to stop by this little spot to eat, we did not expect the deliciousness of every dish we ordered. I had the Lamo Slatado, my friend a shrimp wrap, we shared the empanadas. The steak was delicious, its spices to perfection. I highly recommend the beef empanadas. read more

Twisted Taino Restaurant - Empanada Trio - Latin American Near Me - Parma, Ohio

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Was in the mood for Mofongo so I figured I would give Twisted Taino a try. Located in the food galley at the corner of W.25th and Detroit that Sauce the City is now running. Parking is available in the lot behind the building. At lunch time they have only the area near the vendors open, but that was plenty of room. Twisted Taino does not have a physical menu available, so make sure that you pull up their menu online. There is an interesting mix of items on the menu, I choose the Mofongo Lunch with the Creole Shrimp and then added a chocolate Frappe that came free for checking in on the Yelp App. Since everything is made from scratch the food took about 10 minutes, but is well worth the wait. The Mofongo is a generous pile of mashed plantains, dense and mild it serves as a great base for the other flavors. The Creole Shrimp were good sized shrimp nicely cooked with peppers and onions in a spicy tomato sauce. Sided with a fresh salad the meal was very filling and satisfying; I would have liked if they had topped the mofongo with the sauce instead of putting it on the side of the plate, but that is just nitpicking. The frappe was just redunculous, with the tasty drink topped with whipped cream, cookies, candy and a brownie piece. Delicious and over the top in a good way it was a great way to finish the meal. Twisted Taino is taking Puerto Rican food and making it more mainstream in a good way. Nice to see that the idea of the food gallery is still alive and that with some better operators it should be a success. read more

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Raw steak waited over an hour Food was not with the wait They don't have bathroom read more

Twisted Taino Restaurant - Raw steak - Latin American Near Me - Parma, Ohio

A must try. Everything is made fresh and with great authentic ingredients. I stopped in right before the location move and cannot wait to see the new space. Opted for the twisted Doritos which are more than enough to share, the criollo wrap, Birria Tacos, and tostones. I have no complaints. The freshness and flavors were top notch. Also top notch, was the service. Everyone is very friendly and eager to answer any questions you may have. Will definitely be back. read more

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I ordered a cuban sandwich. It was packed Full of delicous flavors. Large enough to share. read more

When I waited 70 minutes and counter person left my food sitting there while refusing to bring food out for the curbside (he went out for another person), he told me he had refunded part of the order. That was a lie. Refund never happened. Plus we got home and both items were wrong. Doesn't answer phone or reply to messages through Yelp. read more

Twisted Taino Restaurant - Ordered chicken, got pork. Buyer beware. - Latin American Near Me - Parma, Ohio

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The food was great if you want to get full fast just go to this place the workers were really nice the ambience was really nice and quite with some good puertorican Christmas music I will definitely recommend read more

I mean...WOW. We've been eyeing up this place for awhile now & it did not disappoint in the least bit. Situated in a corner building in Ohio City, it's inside the Sauce the City building with a few other kitchens in there. We came for weekend brunch and it was quite possibly the best brunch we've had in Cleveland. We shared the Chorizo Tots Skillet & Quesadillas Rancheras with Carne Asada. So tasty, so perfectly created. Absolutely unbelievable. Then, we ordered two frappe's & were in awe of the presentation. A true artisan craft-piece -- these frappe's are the perfect end to a delicious brunch. We got the Banana/Nutella & Coffee/M&M ones and are still thinking about them as we left. I absolutely cannot wait to stop back in! read more

Twisted Taino Restaurant - Banana Nutella (right) and Coffee & M&M Frappes - Latin American Near Me - Parma, Ohio

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Someone recommended this restaurant. The first time we visited the line was long and at that moment we did not see a printed menu. Therefore we decided to leave and dine somewhere else. Today we decided to give them another try, it's the middle of the week after all. It was around 6 pm and we were the second people on line. This time they had a printed menu (GREAT!!). By the time we got up to the counter to order we had a few questions. I think it was the owner. He was very nice, patient and informative. He repeated what I had ordered for accuracy. He asked me for a name and stated our food would be done in a little while. It took some time but we sat patiently at one of the tables. They called me up to pick up my food. I ordered the pork chicharones and a salad. My husband ordered the Jibaro which was yellow rice, tostones (fried plantain) and for the meat pernicious asado (roast pork). Our first impression was that we felt there was not enough food. As we ate the food we came to another realization, we were getting really full fast. The container that they had my husbands food was small rectangular, but deep. Therefore it would look as if there was not enough. The servings are not exaggerated. I'd rather eat little less good quality food full of taste, than quantity of food that is bland and no sustenance. The choices of food on the menu was a little weird to me, I saw hot sauces and spicy dishes that is not usual for Puerto Rican food. So happy that I overheard the owner as he explained it. That is why they call it "Twisted Taino", he's Puerto Rican and other influences that are part of his family or friends are Colombian and Mexico. So it's the influence of all three. If you order normal Puerto Rican food from menu that would not have the hot spices. Great to know you would have the choice of the hot spicy food if you craved that. So they deserve a 5 for what they are trying to accomplish. A little hiccup and growing pain right now but they are going in the right direction. read more

Twisted Taino Restaurant - Contactless Menu - Latin American Near Me - Parma, Ohio

Delicious food with loads of flavor, and lots of customization options. The only problem was that they didn't seem to pay attention to pickup times on the online ordering, so it took quite a while to get our food when we got there. But it was definitely worth the wait, and I'd definitely come back, just maybe not when we're all already hangry :-) read more

Twisted Taino Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - Parma, Ohio

I tried both of the different rices they have (yellow with pigeon beans & white with Pinot beans and sauce and both of them were not good unfortunately. I will not be back, they have a nice staff though! read more

The food here was delicious! I ordered birria-fongo, which were absolutely divine! A great portion size that filled me up and even had some left for lunch the next day. What a treat! Double the fun! I was in a state of pure bliss from the second the first forkful touched my sweet, supple lips. The vibe of the place felt very authentic too. The Latin music playing, the intimate setting. Just an overall great place. I absolutely recommend this place to anyone looking for authentic and delicious Puerto Rican food. This place rocks for sure. Two thumbs up, five stars, and six rainbow stickers. Go to Twisted Taino ASAP! read more

Twisted Taino Restaurant - Birria-Fongo - Latin American Near Me - Parma, Ohio

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Our meals were delicious! The establishment is quaint and the staff was very friendly. Make sure you bring a smart phone, as QR codes are used to access their menu. The restaurant is clean and food portions are huge! We will return! read more

Twisted Taino Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - Parma, Ohio

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Went there with my family a week ago and yes it takes a bit for your food to come out but I believe it's because the main chef likes to prepare the food himself and let me tell you it was banging with flavor. We will be ordering again and trying everything. We had a small sample of the Octopus salad/seviche style man!!!! On point! Yum! read more

Absolutely amazing food. So delicious & the flavor of their food is like a party in your mouth!!

First time here, not impressed. As we were waiting for our to go order, a young couple was sitting at a table near us they took a few bites of the food and walked out. Got a bad feeling about this place . Meat was burned and we got shorted on our wing order. Service was ok, girl at register seemed confused and not very friendly. Place was clean but very hazy, something is wrong with the exhaust fans. Not sure why they won awards Jose Thank you for your reply If your staff is so new, where were you to run the show? The 4 people didn't seem clueless as to what to do, just saying our food was over cooked. As for telling them the problem, we ordered to go. As I said in the beginning of my review. Your restaurant did not look under construction, it was filled with smoke, Good luck opening a full service restaurant, read more

Perfect to go spot! Great service and excellent food. Outside seating has a taste of the caribbean and dynamic interaction with the chef.

Food was very tasty, staff was helpful and friendly, and I loved the atmosphere. Definitely gotta come back and try more menu items. read more

Twisted Taino Restaurant - Twisted Doritos - Latin American Near Me - Parma, Ohio

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LOVE LOVE the food here !! place we usually get it to go but there are a few tables insides and outside. The Trifungo with pork was unbelievable My hubby had the tacos very good. and the passion fruit Frappe yes that is ho-ho's and cookies a drink and dessert. The staff was great, food we will Definitely be back read more

Twisted Taino Restaurant - passion fruit frappe - Latin American Near Me - Parma, Ohio

This place lives up to the hype. My meal was a pleasant surprise to my palate. I dined here for lunch with a friend who raved about the food. I didn't know WHAT to get based on the descriptions so I was stepping out on faith and being adventurous. When I saw plantains I knew I had to get something with them in it. We ordered the original and passion fruit lemonade, beef empanadas, trifongo rice bowl, and el bohio with fried sweet plantains and creole chicken. I would never have put these combinations together but they work. Plantains were prepared perfectly. The meats were moist and flavorful. The portions were generous. The food was made to order and EVERYTHING was delicious. They did not disappoint and the cashier was friendly and helpful with making suggestions. Definitely worth a visit. I know I will be back! read more

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I loved the food here! I got birria tacos and the beef and cheese empanadas. All the food was amazing! The owners are so nice as well. I will definitely return here! read more

Twisted Taino Restaurant - Birria tacos - Latin American Near Me - Parma, Ohio

My husband and I went for dinner and had a nice time on the patio with great food and music. We will definitely come again to try the frappe and ice cream. We order the taco and pork and chicken platter . read more

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So if you want your food , make sure you have 1-2 hours to wait for your food. You know how much food I can make in 1 hour??? Sheesh. So I ordered 3 frappes and it's taking over 10 minutes. Poor system from taking order to making to receiving your order. It takes way too long. The food looks and sounds like it's good. I'll be back when I have an hour for a plate of food. read more