Made a quick stop in the Bronx and decided to eat here. It did not disappoint! The food was delicious! The entire experience was positive. When we arrived, everyone was welcoming and attentive to my dad who has a disability and is unable to walk without a walker. They accommodated us with me asking. The wait staff were kind and quick. The food service timing was just right. The presentation- el final! My favorite was the mofonguito appetizers. I only wish we had a place like this closer to home.
This is a restaurant that I've been coming here a lot and eaten a variety of their dishes. And I can express that this is somewhere you want to eat at while in Little Italy in the Bronx. My two favorite dishes are the Tostones Sliders because it is a take on the classic cheeseburger sliders but with a Dominican twist. You have the option to have it with tostones (green plantain) or maduro (sweet/yellow plantain) as your buns. And the Mofongo de Churrasco is a very filling dish with their sauce and your choice of meat, chicken, pork, shrimp, or cheese. The servers are very kind and welcoming to new and returning customers. Do keep in mind that this restaurant gets pretty loud with music blasting no matter what time it is and people having lively conversations. If the restaurant gets packed with a long wait period for the next available table, try sitting at the bar since they offer the same menu to order from. I recommend coming with a group of friends who love coming to Little Italy in the Bronx and trying some Dominican Food with some music blasting.
Food was amazing as a person that is from the Dominican Republic this food taste as if I was in Dominican Republic. The presentation of the food is amazing again brings me back to how food is eaten in Dominican Republic. The ambiance was good good music it was a lot of people but I enjoyed the food the service looking at the wonderful decorations Food:5/5 Service:5/5 Ambiance:5/5
I'm always down for some good Latin food and I heard about this spot from a friend who raved about it so I figured why not check it out and see what it's all about, right? The food is super delicious and packed with flavor. And the Garlic sauce they use is so delicious to me. It's a great combination with the food. I had the grilled chicken, white rice and Tostones with some avocado and it all did not disappoint. The chicken was tender and well seasoned. The tostones were perfectly cooked, double fried so it has the perfect crispness. And the white rice.. You can't mess that up. The rice was perfect. I like to add a little garlic sauce to it. Avocado slices were soft and tasty especially with a little salt and lemon! The Mofongo was good but you'll need some sauce to add to it to flavor it up. The avocado salad was ok. We weren't too crazy about that. The service is always great, very nice, kind and accommodating. This is a Dominican restaurant so it's definitely lively with great vibes that reminds you of the islands and family. They play all types of Latin music at a comfortable level. Only gets loud for one song.. The 30 second birthday song when it's someone's birthday and the staff sings for them. Overall this is a great place to get some delicious Latin/Dominican food and have a great time while enjoying your meal. Now go up to Ajo y Oregano and you can thank me later.. have a great one y'all!
An authentic Dominican place with a very creative decor. The vibrant colors and design will remind you of the shacks in the Dominican countryside. The food is even served to you in these mini calderos for the traditional look. Apparently, this place is popular on social media and I can see why. The food is not bad either! Their menu is mostly made of traditional stuff - rice and beans, stewed meat, mofongo, etc. For a change of pace, I'd recommend their tostones sliders and mofonguitos. The sliders are little chimi burgers but with tostones as the bread - very tasty and juicy. And the mofonguitos are small cups of mofongo and the perfect appetizer for sharing. They serve alcohol as well. I'd recommend the passion fruit margarita, which appears to be their most popular drink. Another recommendation I'd make is to avoid going here on the weekends, as it can be a long wait.
I've wanted to try this place for a while, and it did not disappoint. We came in on a very rainy Sunday evening, and I was immediately impressed with the decor. It felt like I was in a Dominican house in el campo, down to the bright colors, wall murrals, and I love the pan that was repurposed as a bathroom sink and the plants growing in the motorcycle and pilon. The service was friendly but a bit slow, so you really felt like you're in DR, lol. Besides the cute and nostalgic decorations, I was truly impressed by the food. The chef lived up to the name of ajo y oregano, which are staples in Dominican cooking. We had the chicharron and yuca fries to start, and the chicharron was so good! I had the pepper steak with tostones. My cousin had the fried snapper made just like in Boca Chica, and it came with a Johnny cake. All of the food was seasoned perfectly and tasted just like it would taste in DR. My favorite was el jugo de guanabana. This was the best one I've tried outside of my grandparents' house. The guanabana juice alone made this place worth the drive and wait
Came back! The food was AMAZING, as always!! Felt like we had bigger portions than last time, the Service was AMAZING, although we had to wait like 35 mins to get seated on a Sunday night, but was definitely WORTHY!!!! The ambiance, music was ON POINT! We were some of the last customers, and by the end the night the whole crew took some instruments and started going around the tables that were left and started singing and dancing! Made us feel like we were really in the DR, el Patio!! so nice, so gooooood!! Definitely BEST NIGHT in a long time! Went with 2 friends that are Dominican/American (More American lol) but they LOVED THE EXPERIENCE! Really recommend this restaurant, and will be coming back! - Just wish they would hold Reservations! (hint hint)