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    4.4 (260 reviews)
    Closed 4:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Asparagus side
    Dolly S.

    Food is delicious and the staff is very kind. The place is nice on the inside and is clean. Our food arrived hot and correct the first time. Lots of garlic and very tasty with the chicken mufungo

    Whole Chicken tray and Roti-Grill mixed tray with Porchetta
    Laura P.

    Crocante is seriously my favorite Puerto Rican restaurant ever. The chicken is so dang good and their porchetta is what they're known for. All the menu items I've tried are to die for, simply cooked perfectly with great accompanying sauces and sides. I dream about the chicken. I order the family style meal for myself ! The staff is always on it - working to accommodate you. Ambiance is a bit loud but it's a pretty spacious place with a bar and tv's so, not surprising. The food is worth any wait. I love bringing my friends to this spot for good Latin food. I've never had somebody unhappy with my recommendation when I bring them here!

    Marina C.

    The food was just okay overall, some dishes were above average. We ordered three dishes: the grouper tacos as an appetizer, a chimichurri steak, and a steak mofongo. The grouper tacos were tiny for the price, which was disappointing. Flavor-wise, everything leaned pretty salty. The steak dishes had decent portion sizes and were fine, but nothing really stood out or made me want to come back for them specifically. The rice that came as a side was good though. Service was solid. Our server was friendly, attentive, and the food came out quickly, which I appreciated. No complaints here. The ambiance was a bit mixed. It felt like an upscale diner with a bar, kinda like somewhere people might go for a work lunch or happy hour after the office. The restaurant was pretty empty when we went, even though it was a weekday night, which gave it a slightly off vibe. It's also on the pricier side for what you get. Overall, I'm glad I tried Crocante, but it didn't really wow me. It's fine for a one-time visit, but I don't see myself coming back.

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    Lawrence U.

    Time to try this place. I have heard a lot of great feedback from friends, online and Yelpers. Came in on late Sunday afternoon. Place is in a strip mall, place is clean, decor is modern. Was not busy and was ably to get a seat in 5 mins. Friendly staff. Server recommended the Porcheta and I was craving for sweet plantains. Porcheta- chunks of pork with crispy skin. Meat was tender and savory. Reminded me of lechon the skin was very tasty, but. It that crispy. Plantains- wasn't too ripe and just right. It's my first time to try Pastel- mix of yuca, plantains and meat inside. It was too soft for me. Great food and great service.

    Viet D.

    Service was slow but food was very good! I can't wait to come back and try more dishes! The pork was so delicious!

    Porchetta with rice and beans
    Ed D.

    This was our 2nd feed Phil experience and we loved it. We were the first customers of the day and we chose to sit at the bar. We ordered a drink and chatted with the bartender some. He told us Phil was there three days ago. The owner invited him for an event they had. He showed up with his daughter and the bar tender said he was the nicest guy. Any way. You want the skinny of the place. Colorful surroundings with plenty of spacing of tables and seating. I chose the porchetta classic and the Mrs had the porchetta sandwich. Both were excellent. The porchetta was moist and oh so good. The pieces of chicharron. Omg The pasteles which I never tried before were delicious. The bartender brought us a red and green dipping sauce. Both were excellent. If you are in Orlando and want some good eats. Crocante will not disappoint.

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    Josh R.

    Definitely a good spot to bring the family. The food was definitely amazing nothing was off. The service was good and the decor of the place was official. The only knock is the place could've been cooler it was a bit hot. Will be returning because those Monfongos are very tasty.

    Alisa M.

    . Walking into the building, we were pleasantly surprised by how nice it felt inside compared to the outside. It's elegantly decorated, with beautiful murals painted on the walls and a modern full bar. The booths offered very comfortable seating. Our server did a great job explaining the menu and offering suggestions. He was very attentive at first, but once the restaurant got busy, it became difficult to track him down--even when we were ready for the bill. The food was beautifully presented. We ordered the crispy cheese with guava, alfurias, corn fritters, and pancetta crocante to share between myself, my husband, and our two-year-old. Everything was well cooked and thoughtfully plated. We enjoyed most of the dishes, though none of us were big fans of the alfurias--but we think that comes down to personal preference rather than execution. Overall, it was a fun experience and a nice opportunity to try something new.

    Lisette C.

    Wow just wow!! 10s across the board for everything we ordered! The churrasco egg rolls were crispy, and packed with flavor. The churrasco was juicy, soft, flavorful and the chimichurri sauce topped it off nicely. Most importantly their mofongo took us back to PR and exceeded our expectations!! Also, I really liked the open concept kitchen since it gives you a glimpse into how clean/organized the kitchen is.

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    Megan V.

    One of my fav Puerto Rican restaurants has to be Crocante. When you walk in they have a full bar, booth seating, and tables. The greeter gave us our menus and sat us immediately. For an appetizer we ordered the Steak and onion Egg-rolls. They were the perfect bite size pieces and were packed with flavor. I could've ate those egg rolls all night long. The Red Sangria was good and has the perfect balance between juice and alcohol. For our entrees we ordered the Churrasco Mofongo and Stuffed Chicken. The steak on the Mofongo was actually tender with good seasoning and the mofongo was soft and the sauce was a good addition to the dish. The stuffed chicken was bacon wrapped and the bacon was actually crispy around it. I've had this dish in other restaurants and the bacon is always soggy but thank God not at Crocante. The filling was delicious and the sauce the chicken laid on just enhances the flavors overall. The arroz con gondules was packed with flavor as well, and the fried onion crisps on top added great texture. Drinks and food were all amazing. Such delicious and bold flavors in every bite you can never go wrong at Crocante.

    Tembleque
    Natalia P.

    Love Puertorican food and couldn' miss coming during magical dinning. This place is a gem! Food, service and ambiance are top notch. Casual and elegant vibes. Let me start with service, staff is so friendly and welcoming. Food is so fresh and tasty with authentic flavors. We try the alcaporias and tacos de bacalaito for appetizers. For our main we got steak and fries, steak was perfectly cook with great seasoning and vegie yucafongo. I love mofongo and this vegie version was so tasty melting with every bite, made with medly stuffed portobello mushroom, cassava mofongo and creamy garlic souce. We cannt forget about the deserts we try the tembleque and tres leches and got a delicious coconut mojito for a drink. Everything was exceptional, cannt wait to come back.

    Drink 2 on magical dining pairing
    Chantal S.

    Came with a group of friends for magical dining . I've heard really good things about this place and we were all excited to try them out. The decor was gorgeous, super pretty and great for photo ops. We had a few misteps and we're almost ready to leave. It took almost 20 minutes just to get waters. It was extremely hot. They were out of half of the magical dining apps and entrees. Then they were not allowing us to mix and match courses from the 'magical dining" and "20th anniversary magical dining menus' even though they were out of half of the options and both menus were 3 courses for $40. Thankfully we were able to get the supervisor to allow an exception. The saving grace was our waiter ! I really wish I saved my receipt to mention his name. He was super kind and understanding. And did his best under the circumstances. Once our first course and drinks came out , all was forgiven. They really do have some talented chefs. I highly recommend the drink pairing if doing magical dining! Each drink was better than the last. I'm happy to give 4 stars and look forward to coming back. I'm glad we decided to stay after that rocky start. It was well worth it!

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    N M.

    Off the bat, 10/10! Had a nice seat near the front which allowed us to look at the restaurant, bar and patrons. Our beautiful waitress Carolay D was amazing. She gave us great recommendations, knew the menu and was pleasant. She was prompt, professional, knew her customers and was a great waitress. The Coco Pina Sangrias were strong and delicious! Started with the Chicharron with guacamole... WOW! This is a must if you go! Had the Pollo Rellena Pechuga Arroz con Gandules. Was very filling and rich in flavor. You don't get this type of food everywhere so take advantage! Restaurant was clean and staff was working hard. Definitely would come back again! Thanks for filling us up and we had to order more guac to go because it was slappin' that good!

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    Excellent service and delicious food. The restaurant is very clean. It is real puertorican cousine.

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    Ask the Community - Crocante Restaurant

    Thinking of dining here with a toddler, 6mo old, and newborn-- would you say this place is able to accommodate those ages of babies (both require a stroller with car seat attached)?

    Yes, they have plenty of space for a stroller to be parked by a booth towards the back or if you wanted to sit at a high-top table you could park it by your table there also. They also have a small waiting area up towards the front.

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    El Cilantrillo Restaurant - Semoran

    El Cilantrillo Restaurant - Semoran

    3.4
    (326 reviews)
    2.9 mi
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    Let me preface by saying this: The food was amazing and I recommend it if you ONLY want the food…read moreand nothing else. The restaurant is very relaxed and overall has a nice vibe to it. The staff were kind and even helped us pick what to order. The food, although sometimes came out a tad bit overcooked, was still really delicious. Now you might be wondering: "Why is your review so low if the food and service was great?" It's very simple. They have a photographer who goes to every table and asks to take a picture with you. You can deny of course, but if you do accept, just know that they will also throw in AI-generated versions of the photo that they took of you and your guests or family. To some people, this might not matter, but to someone heavily against Generative AI and understands the harm it does to the every-day person, this immediately soured my mood. Do the owners mean any harm by it? Probably not, but I cannot support a restaurant that blatantly used generative AI. Once again, the food, service, and atmosphere are all great! The Generative AI photos they took of me and my family, not so much.

    la comida muy rica, el bistec delicioso bien blandito, el churrasco muy rico, los mofongos y los…read moresorullitos todo súper rico. soy de Bayamón Puerto Rico y recomiendo el lugar. muy agradecido del mesero que nos antendio muy amable y servicial, Ricardo gracías.

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    Lechonera El Sazon De Mi Viejo

    Lechonera El Sazon De Mi Viejo

    3.6
    (36 reviews)
    6.9 mi

    Best pernil in town. Coming from a born and raised boricua! I don't know why this place has 3.5/5…read more I truly loved their food. It seems a bit overpriced for a LECHONERA but they really fill up those plates. There is usually a line but that just means the food is good and fresh. They keep coming out with trays of food and you can not only see them cooking the pork in the back but you can SMELL it. We ordered the "Para probar de to" which brought 1/2 a chicken, pork, rice, a side of your choice and morcilla (blood sausage) and it was $19. We ordered two of those to feed a family of 5 and we had left overs to take home. We paid about $60 to feed a family of 5 including drinks. The pork was delicious, the chicken was good, rice was good, yuca was delicious, morcilla was good! They do have dessert but we didn't get any this time. We we're stuffed. They also have a food truck selling Puerto Rican ice cream outside. They had a small crown, seems like it's popular. I plan on trying out some flavors when I come back to try the desserts.

    Lechonera El Sazon De Mi Viejo was decked out with Christmas decorations and venders outside the…read moreparking lot. Once you enter they have a pretty big food line and a lot of seating. To order you just follow the line, pick your food items, and then pay. They give a good amount of food, all the people in front of me were getting containers filled to the top. Today I just ordered the meat stuffed sweet plantains. They were hot, stuffed with lots of meat, and well seasoned. They always are cooking and chopping up pork and chicken as well. Perfect spot if you're in the mood for Spanish food.

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    Los Pinchos De Mi Abuela

    Los Pinchos De Mi Abuela

    4.9
    (7 reviews)
    3.3 mi

    This place is sooo good!! I got the small loaded fries with bacon, cheese, and sour cream as well…read moreas some of the churrasco and chicken. So flavorful and beautifully cooked. The owner is so sweet too!! Would definitely eat here again :)

    My mother recently came to Los Pinchos De Mi Abuela and loved it so I had to try it for myself…read more They have reasonable prices for the amount of food you receive. When you walk up to the truck you are greeted by the friendly workers who advise you to place your order on the screen and if you need assistance they are more than happy to help. Once your order is placed they will send you a text message when it's ready. They do have a little canopy area with tables and seating, but it's so hot to be outside I opted to wait and eat in my car. We waited about 30 minutes before receiving our food and once we received it you could tell everything was freshly made. We ordered a combo that came with 2 pinchos, 2 pieces of bread, 2 orders of loaded fries,2 mofongo balls. And 2 drinks. The pincho meat is big meaty chunks and well seasoned. These were some of the biggest pinchos I've found in Orlando and the price was really reasonable. The loaded fries were ok, just typical fries with bacon and cheese. These mofongo balls had good seasoning, they weren't dry at all, and the perfect portion. The garlic bread was good as well and was soft. Overall everything was great! The seasoning on all the food was perfect, the portions were more than enough, and the prices extremely reasonable. The only negative I have to say is that it took long for us to receive the food but everything was freshly made and I appreciate all the hard work they do during the extremely hot fl summer.

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    Grillers Puerto Rico

    Grillers Puerto Rico

    3.2
    (59 reviews)
    4.8 mi
    $$

    Very good drink, real fruit maracuya, and delicious bacalaito big and tasty…read more Service very attractive and friendly, make the service on time with the food. Cutie place for getting together and have food and drinks , atmosphere was with salsa music and very nice.

    A disaster. Not Recommended for Large Groups…read more We made a reservation for 15 people and called ahead. They asked for a $10 per person deposit ($150 total), which we paid without complaint. My wife even got the name of the person who took the reservation--Josymar--who was actually really nice on the phone. Too bad that was the last nice thing about this experience. When we showed up, the greeter acted like they had no idea about any reservation. No tables were ready, and the whole vibe was "ugh, a big group." You could just feel the annoyance rolling off them. Our server, Stephanie, was an absolute mess. She was scattered, had this bar-attitude energy, and seemed completely uninformed. Here's just one example: we ordered appetizers that took forever to come out. When they finally arrived, one was missing. By the time the main dishes started showing up, we told her to cancel the empanadas. Her response? "Sorry, I can't cancel them now--the kitchen might already be working on them." Really? We had to push back and told her we were not going to eat it. We also ordered the Mofongo with Churrasco and specifically asked for the garlic sauce on the side (which, by the way, doesn't even taste like garlic). She flat-out refused and said the sauce had to come on top. No flexibility whatsoever. Pretty much everything came out cold--appetizers, sushi, you name it. We constantly had to chase her down for drink refills. Eventually we'd had enough and asked for the manager. Amanda came over and was polite, but she basically defended all the screw-ups. The only person who actually helped us was José, a server in training who wasn't even assigned to our table. He went out of his way to bring food and drinks while everyone else seemed checked out. The appetizers were a total rip-off too. They push an "upgrade" to add pork chunks, but it's really just fatty, chewy bits that were cold and unappetizing. Oh, and they only allow 3 checks for the whole group, with just one server for 15 people. Of course they add the automatic 20% gratuity for big parties--so why bother trying when the money's already guaranteed? This was hands-down the worst service we've had in years. Complete disaster. Save yourself the headache and go somewhere else if you've got more than a few people.

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