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    Celia's Restaurant

    4.6 (57 reviews)
    InexpensiveSpanish, Puerto Rican
    Open 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    BBQ ribs
    Robert S.

    Excellent Latin American joint in New Bedford. A bit of a hole in the wall, it does have tables and chairs for sitting, but most people go there for take out. One Friday we got there around 12:30pm and there was a line about 10 deep. They offer complete meals for $5 (includes a meat, rice and vegetables). It is a nice filling option. They have pork, beef and chicken dishes to choose, at least 3-4 varieties of any one of those meats...some BBQ, some slow cooked, some roasted, etc. They also serve empanadas and other Latin American snacks. Cash only. Plenty of parking on the street or lot across.

    Large plate $10 plus an extra dollar for plantains, so worth it, delicious!

    I love this place. Portions are always plentiful, food is very flavorful and delicious. I treat myself to a Chippi and a plate from here whenever I'm in the area! My favorite tradition

    Meat pie

    Food so good I inhaled it before I could take the picture. Authentic quinine with flavors that don't disappoint! Friendly atmosphere.

    Empanadas! Delicious
    Monica B.

    For cinco de Mayo I decided to pick up empanadas from Celias. Well I had to go back and pick up a second batch. Why was this my first time there. This place has been at the same spot for 16 years. Delicious!! And the employees were very friendly

    Kyla L.

    You can't say no to this place I've been coming hear for years and never had a bad plate ! Fresh , hot , delicious food . I recommend everything on the menu. I love the lay out ( buffet style) you see what food your picking and you also have to try the pastelitos (best around) !!Also the passion fruit juice is the amazing, if your ever near this location stop by grab a 5$ plate you won't regret it! It's also really reasonably priced for the portion.

    Rice with beef and an empanada.
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    Renee L.

    I've never been to their location. The girls from work have stopped by there twice to pick up lunch. I need to go in one day. I love their food. I get beef and rice with an empanada. They have super reasonable prices, great portion sizes and really good food. Recommend the place for sure.

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    10 years ago

    Great food. Had the yellow rice with beef and a second plate with Oxtail. Like other reviews stated, don't judge this book by its cover.

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    8 years ago

    Amazing food, great prices, and wonderful people. I've tried half of their menu and haven't been dissapointed once.

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    12 years ago

    Good food cheap. Cash only. Generous portions

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    I've been eyeing this place on my delivery app for a while and I finally ordered last night. The…read moremenu has so many tasty sounding dishes that it was hard to decide what to order, but I eventually decided on the ham and cheese sandwich, fried chicken and sweet plantains, beef/onions and rice with pigeon peas, and alcapurria. They offer different sizes for the meals so I chose small portions of each to try a few different options, but each helping was still quite large! The total for all of this food ended up being around $25 also so it was an amazing deal. The food itself was AMAZING: Ham and cheese sandwich - with lettuce, tomato, onions, and mayo, this sounds basic but it was SO GOOD. The bread was pressed down and nice and toasty, and the proportions of the ingredients were just spot on. A really great and affordable hot sandwich! Fried chicken and sweet plantains - the chicken was a little older since I ordered at the end of the day, but there was still enough moisture in it that it wasn't dry. The batter was also really well seasoned with different herbs and spices - it had a really nice rounded flavor rather than just being salty. The plantains were also nice and caramelized - a perfect sweet bite! Beef/onions and rice with pigeon peas - The beef was a little bit dry but still full of flavor and felt like it had been cooking in the sauce for a while so it was pretty tender. The rice and pigeon peas were really really good though - I will likely choose this as my side moving forward. Not sure how to describe it but it was really flavored with spices but not overly powerful in any direction. Really delicious rice. Alcapurria - My favorite! I had these in Puerto Rico and this version was nicely crisped with a ton of flavored minced meat in the center. The texture was spot on and just so savory and memorable. I want to go back to try the chicharrons, the tres leches cake, the chicken stew, the empanadas, and so many more things on this menu. It's really a gold mine for dishes and so so so delicious!

    Man I haven't been to this place in over 12-15 years. On the way home we felt like eating some…read moreauthentic Caribbean food so we stopped in. Place is under different management but the food still hits! Service was great also.Definitely will be back in the near future.

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