Wow! I mean the pork skin was crispy and the meat was very soft, just a beautiful piece of cooking, it exploded with a juicy, watery , flavorful taste that I had not had the pleasure of enjoying until my visit here. When in New York , I will definitely come back and enjoy some of this great, great food. The service was good and very friendly. Go there and be happy, I was! read more

It been around forever get the mofongo Morsilla Bacalaito and empanadas could use improvement And their Dominican dish fried cheese not quite exact served with dry yucca missing salami for 3 golpes 1/2 chicken was dry The beef stew was good Ambience none don't eat in take to go read more

Great spot in the El Barrio! Plenty of food a little pricey but nevertheless still good for that authentic taste. read more

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The counter was really small and hot, the personal attention from the counter lady was appreciated. She kindly got me taken care of with a dozen uncooked alcapurias to travel 4 hours away. read more

We tried few different things: the queso Frito con maduros, the alcapurria and the pastillo de queso. Pretty good but oily. read more

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Best quick cheap fried Rican food! Right Off the subway too! It's great! You used to be able to sit there not anymore..

If you're looking for authentic, delicious and affordable Puerto Rican cuisine then look no further than The Cuchifritos! This is my Go To Spot whenever the family and I are craving a home cooked meal not cooked in our own home, aha. As a Puerto Rican, I'm no stranger to roasted chicken, rice , beans and sweet plantains or tostones which are staples of any Puerto Rican meal. At this spot you can get all that for a mere $20 and feed a family of 5 with some leftovers! Delicious and affordable. I'd also recommended their aguas frescas (fresh juices), specifically jugo de Jonjoli and jugo de Coco There's a counter with some high stools but it's often busy inside and noisy - it's a very poppin food spot in the neighborhood, definitely best to take your orders To Go. read more

Cuchifritos - Arroz con gandules (yellow rice with peas), beans, whole roasted chicken , salad, sweet plantains, jugo de ajonjoli - Puerto Rican Near Me - New York, New York

Good Puertorican food portions are large man. Chicharon de pollo is good. No one eating in during covid, but we did take it back to hotel and was still hot. read more

Cuchifritos - Take the 6 up to 116 st - Puerto Rican Near Me - New York, New York

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Dirty place food old and not too much going on but if you have money to throw around then go buy some of the food they sell and make sure you are near a rest room read more

Last few times I went here food is super nasty no seasoning at all just water tomatoe paste and salt no sofrito is added no cilantro totally disgusting both last time it gave me a bad stomach pain.. Is not Puertorrican food who ever cooks back then sucks no taste nadaaaaaa please don't waste your money all the stuff is watery and the juices no good or ha taste like colored yellow what with sugar Run from this place!!!! read more

Food is good services is fast but neighborhood not so good. Live in the neighborhood so i dope in often especially when family is over.

Definitely feels like you're in Puerto Rico for this treasure. Expect a longer line - you can order at the counter outside (in nicer weather) or inside. Don't expect a seat, unless you're patient and quick to grab an empty place at the counter. The jugos (juices) were delicious - the coco is my favorite, but it's quite sweet. I ordered the especialidad de la casa: fried chicken chunks with mofongo. I've been to PR, and this mofongo was decent. A little dry, but had nice crunchy bits (I think chicharrones?) inside. The chicken was hot, high quality, and all white meat. Two of us split it for $12.50. Plenty of food, but expect a longer wait than the delicious snacks under the heat lamp. Seemed like a hit with locals, would definitely return. Would recommend knowing a bit of Spanish to order, but certainly not required. Come to see the beautiful cacophony that is Cuchifritos, and enjoy the fried deliciousness while you're there. read more

Cuchifritos - Especialid de la casa - Puerto Rican Near Me - New York, New York

This place is the real deal when it comes to Spanish puertorican food allways fresh never recooked been coming here since 1955 and I'll keep coming back and you will too read more

In all the years I've been coming here Today was the worst never again anything in the windows is terrible. The server's don't pay attention to what is old. PAPAS TO HARD read more

This spot always delicious food. Got the alcapurria and chicken cooked in the oven. Go early because the lines always. They di have window ordering. read more

Cuchifritos - Menu - Puerto Rican Near Me - New York, New York

The food was soo good that I didn't get to get any pics! Sorry about that! I have been going to this place for over 15 years. They are always soo good, they give you a lot of food as well. The chicken breast, rice and beans are fantastic. My spouse got the chicken chicharron, and my daughter got plantains (sweet), and cheese empanadas. We absolutely love cuchifritos. I use to eat it all the time, but since moving out of nyc. I try to come as often as possible, when I come to the city. The service is great, but for people that don't know the place or don't speak Spanish might have a heard time ordering. There isn't usually no one there that speaks English. Also there is noooo where to sit down, it's always sooo crowded it's barely a place to stand. People ordering from every which way. It needs to be a better line system and ordering routine. read more

Number# 6 train uptown what a ride I gave this place 2 half stars the black sausage was ok yellow rice very dry the pork taste salt only seasoning taste Plantainstuff that it was OK would I go back maybe try some different where Spanish seasoning come read more

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I have been eating at this place for as long as I can remember. I do not know what has happened but the food, the recipes have changed and it is not for the better. The fillings on everything have no seasoning. I doubt if its ground beef anymore. The masa for the Alcapurrias is not the same and bright yellow suggesting a filler possibly corn meal. Its just a shame. I couldn't even finish them. It's sad to say that if its true and they are under new management that this is what they chose to offer up because as it stands this is not it. read more

Haven't been in person yet, but this is becoming one of my go to doordash spots. The food is absolutely delicious, portions are super generous, and everything is always super fresh and hot when it gets to us! read more

I am a picky eater according to my better half. The place seems like a hole in the wall. Do not let appearances fool you. The staff was quick to serve. The portions were huge and the food was delish. I am so glad my husband made me try this little gem. I would highly recommend this awesome place. read more

Cuchifritos - Number 5 with pork - Puerto Rican Near Me - New York, New York

Horrible service. Gave my food away to someone else then wouldn't remake it for me. Guy on the phone was an a**hole. Beyond unhelpful, sounded entitled. I asked what happened and he said "10 minutes" and hung up. Terrible experience and food is mid anyways read more

BANGIN authentic Puerto Rican comida. Chicharon was everything. Fried to crispy perfection. Rice and beans were stupid delicious. Wifey had the mofungo with salami con queso. My couple of bites of her dinner were off the charts. Perfect combination of flavors. Great prices (I'm talkin bout grand larceny levels of theft..about $20 for 2 meals with leftovers!) and great lemonade too. Can't wait to get back up in here. read more

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Stopped here for the first time tonight on my way home. I ordered 2 alcapurrias and a bacalaito. The older woman who helped me (short with glasses on) was rude; she was friendly enough with the 2 other customers ahead of me. I greeted her and gave her my order but it seemed like I was bothering her. After giving me my food I extended my open palm out to get my change and she put my change on the counter without giving me a second look even after I said "thank you." But, it seems this is up to par with this establishment based on others reviews. Anyway, I was really excited about the food because I've had alcapurrias and bacalaitos in Puerto Rico; but sadly the food at Cuchifritos does not compare. The bacalito was gummy in the middle and hard at the edges, I ended up throwing it away. The alcapurrias were also on the chewy side and had no distinguishable flavor; it all tasted like the oil it's cooked in. These foods are meant to be crispy/crunchy outside, soft just under the fried coating and filling with good sazon. I was hoping that the food would be the saving grace of this place despite the rude customer service, but sadly it fell way short. The fact that it's cheap doesn't make up for the poor taste, might as well stop at the Taco Bell down the street, they've got about the same price point, but better flavor. read more

Dear Jesus. I haven't had Cuchifritos this good in 35 years! For under $40, we had a WHOLE chicken, 3 pastelillos, a morcilla, 2 pasteles, 3 alcapurria, 3 "jibaro en canoe" (AKA rellenos de maduro), 2 bacalaitos, and a relleno de papa and a coconut drink! The morcilla wasn't as good as I'd remembered (from 35 years ago when I last had PR Cuchifritos), but every single other thing was amazing- never had bacalaitos so good, EVER! That jibaro en maduro was like a meal unto itself and it was only $2.50!!! Will I be back? Just try and keep me away! PRO TIP: by 11 AM, everything is made and ready to go. By 2:00 the place is too packed to move. read more

If I could give this place a 0 I would. I usually don't write negative reviews unless the food or service is bad. And this place was TERRIBLE! As a true Puerto Rican from Arecibo , I can tell you this place is not authentic at all. I was so disappointed in everything I ordered! Food was bland, had no meat and you can tell the meat wasn't seasoned. No adobo, sofrito or sazon. I won't be coming back here. read more

the ppl here are so rude .... the attitude make you wanna completely forget about ordering ...the service shows "I don't care for you" but they will tax you on a basic Jamaican dish read more

The guy that answered the phone not very nice. Just hung up on me when asking question of buying pastelillos in bulk.

This is bad!! How can you make me wait in the line then go ahead and serve other customer. Completely ignore me. Horrible service! Recommend avoid this place at all cost. read more

Cuchifritos - Puerto Rican Near Me - New York, New York

Affordable and large portions. Probably the busiest Spanish (Puerto Rican/Dominican) style restaurant in Spanish Harlem. Sometimes hit or miss with the pernil which can be dry but overall worth it if you're in the area. read more

I am very disappointed with the entire order we purchased. The Bacalaitos were greasy and not chewable tasted very old. The alcapurias were also old and stale. We ordered "papas rellenas" and they too were tasteless! What happened to this place? Are there new owners who just sell old food that's standing for hours or maybe even days? Very very disappointed!! read more

Amazing and authentic. Best alcapurrias and can't forget their juices. I love Chicharron from there too. Such a neighborhood staple.

I really wanted to like this place but I was a little disappointed. Got the 1/2 chicken and while the skin was tasty, the rest of the chicken was very dry (this is around 1:30p on a weekend). The pernil was moist but lacked a little flavor/seasoning. Rice and beans were okay. Overall an okay place to grab a quick lunch but I wouldn't make a separate trip uptown just for thi read more

Cuchifritos - Combo #5 1/2 chicken, rice and beans for $8.00 - Puerto Rican Near Me - New York, New York

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Meh Dominican /puerto rican food . Im beginning to think there are no good Latino restaurants to order from in east Harlem , which sucks . read more

Comfort food, comfortable area, and comfortable prices! Stop here and get yourself a heavy duty plate of food for 10 dollars or less or 10 dollars or more! Either way you will save money walking out the door! My sister and I went here in August 2015. The aroma just so happened to lure us in as we were on our way home from a morning out and about. So being that we never ate here before we decided to be a little risky and try what we don't eat on a regular basis. A large plate of Penile/Pork Shoulder! And it was soooooooo worth it! It was cooked to perfection. So seasoned and sensational with every bite! We got yellow rice and beans with it along with 2 large drinks. Lemonade and Cherry Lemonade. On a hot summer day like that. The decision we made to stop here was the best decision we made throughout that whole day! Want to know why we ordered a large plate instead of 2 separate plates for one another? Because they feed 1 person like a KING! Talk about eating for 2.... a pregnant woman would have a ball in here with her bun in the oven....1 plate is literally for 2 people if you're not really hungry and don't want too much food for yourself. This place is amazing! Visit anytime you can! And the prices will blow you away. We paid only 11 dollars and change for everything we had. The big portions would have made you think we were supposed to pay more but we spent less than 20 dollars in there. It was a good day! read more

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I came back to visit NY after moving to Cali. I was dying for some PR food and found this spot. It was a huge disappointment. I agree with other reviewers that the food is very bland and I couldn't tell which "meat" was chicken and which was beef as they both looked the same. Also they charged me for monfongo and never added it to the bag smh. The "pastelitos" was a giant disk of fried dough with only a tablespoon of meat in the center and the chicharron so so hard and tasteless. The acapurria tasted like I was eating wax...im very sorry to have to say and post this but Most of this food regrettably was discarded as it was, too greasy, very bland, and not what I know to be Puerto rican food. read more

The prices were great and the blood sausage was great and the portions were good. However I wasn't really impressed with their baked chicken and they didn't have quarter pieces and said we would have to purchase the half size. The chicken didn't really have flavor. We told the lady we wanted the 2.00 Cuchifritos stuff and she charged us $10. You have to be really specific if you aren't a regular and visiting the area. I ordered the yuca salad and the vinegar sauce was light near almost bland. But it was still good food overall. My friend enjoyed her taquito and the empanadas were really good! I would good back again and give it another try! read more

This place is a hit or miss. Usually the pig ears, fried pork and plantains are delicious- only if you catch them freshly made. Otherwise it's ok. The prices are good - although I have encountered certain employees charging different prices. Overall good and I continue to visit this establishment to satisfy my cravings. read more

The service was nice and the food was ok. I got the roasted chicken with rice and beans and some cuchifritos. The relleno de papa was good and the alcapuria was good too. The morcilla was not as great. Overall, if you are in the area and want something to eat - this place is pretty good. read more

Ok I went to this place when I was very young!!! Thought going back to reminisce would be a great thing to do especially to show someone your past up bringing. Super disappointing experience got the pastelitos worse choice 1" and 1/2 of filling and 9"s of pastry wtf!!! If I wanted a Chinese noodles they give for soup that's where I would order. And I ordered cheese and chicken ... $4 wasted. Now to top it off I order shrimp and garlic sauce see the picture where is the sauce and where the hell is all the shrimp. Only 7 pieces of shrimp... no sauce..... . And who puts a while onion in a dish.. so much of it, can't taste anything else. My whole order came out to $74 rounding off to the high number.... not worth that amount none of the penill was like rubber. I don't recommend this place even though I went there as a child. I looked forward to eating here but was so disappointed... this place gets 5 thumbs down read more

Cuchifritos - Shrimp and garlic sauce ... disappointment - Puerto Rican Near Me - New York, New York

Me: "Orgen completa, please? Man Behind Counter: [points to stomach] "Estomago?" I nod. Man Behind Counter: [points to ear with an unsure look on his face] I nod again., smiling. "Si, todo." And that was how I came to have eaten the entire insides of a pig. Stomach, ear, blood sausage, tongue, liver (I think), and some other things that after too many martinis for a Tuesday night, I couldn't identify. See, I had psyched myself up for Chuchifritos on the train ride back from work, where I had been drinking heavily for 6 hours. It was 1am, nothing else besides McD's was likely to be open, and I was hungry. I also knew that there wasn't much English spoken in this restaurant, and my Spanish isn't good enough to stop me from getting some part of a pig that I might not want to eat. So, I say to myself, "What the hell? I might as well do it!" I was wasted, I was brave, and if I was going to be eating organ, I might as well not be surprised that I was eating organ. As it turns out, it wasn't all that bad! No, I wouldn't do it again, but I tried something new that night. Sure, I was disgusted in the morning, and I tried with all of my hungover might NOT to vomit that stuff up, but hey, you only live once. Damn, I lived that night. read more

Cuchifritos - "the whole shebang" - Puerto Rican Near Me - New York, New York