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    El Buen Gustito

    4.5 (2 reviews)
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    Carbón y Leña

    Carbón y Leña

    4.4(61 reviews)
    32.3 km

    This place has the wrong name. I'm not sure what it should be called but carbon y leña is…read moredefinitely not it. None of the food get anywhere close to any carbon or leña. In fact, as bad tasting as it is, I would say they buy the precooked bags of chicken strips from Costco and they heat it up with the rest of the ingredients. I had the chicken nachos and churrasco with chimichurri sauce. The best part of the nachos were the tortilla chips. Undoubtedly, those were scooped right out of the bag. I'm ok with that. The pico de gallo was tomato chunks without flavor. The churrasco was cooked on site (probably) but pan cooked, possibly a griddle. Not grilled. Their saving grace was actually having some cholula hot sauce. That made the meal "edible" The service, I must say, was pretty descent. You can't blame the servers for the terrible food. The environment is a bit of a plain Jane, wood paneling look withe a few Boriqua decorations. Certainly proud people. I would like to say that this is possibly a place for locals, but I wouldn't want to insult the locals

    Stopped by for dinner during one of our first nights after seeing how popular it was, and it did…read morenot disappoint. My fiancé got a piña colada and I ordered a margarita on the rocks to start and both were really good. I had the grilled chicken with mofongo, which was perfectly cooked, and the lobster mofongo was absolutely out of this world. Service was good and the space was comfortable and spacious. Would definitely recommend if you're in the area!

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    El Verde Restaurant & Bar - Pique Sauce - Puerto Rican Hot Sauce

    El Verde Restaurant & Bar

    4.8(4 reviews)
    11.3 km
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    Heard about this place on Puertoricodaytrips.com and tried to hunt it down the first night some…read morefriends and I were in Puerto Rico. We almost missed it driving by. It's a little roadside bar with outdoor seating and the food on display. More of a food stand/bar than a restaurant, similar to the kiosks in Luquillo. Great place to go on a warm night. We didn't really know what to order so I walked up and said "What's the best?" in my limited spanish and they said "everything." They were absolutely correct. We ordered the chicken, mafongo, plaintains, and the roasted pork. Everything was pulled off the spit, cut with a machete and served fresh. The chicken and pork was moist, tender and delicious. Some of the best chicken I've ever had. The mafongo and plaintains were equally good. Best of all it was dirt cheap. All in all, an excellent introduction to authentic Puerto Rican cuisine. It can be a little intimidating because it has a bit of a "locals only" feel. The food is worth a little initial discomfort and you'll get over it very quickly once you see how friendly everyone is.

    Woah, not for the faint hearted. If you ate here everyday then you'd be in line for a coronary…read morepretty quickly. The food is great though. All very simply prepared. The chicken is juicy with insanely good crispy skin. The pork ribs melt in your mouth. The plantains are golden and the Yuca takes garlic to a new level. As a bonus, the food is also a bargain. To get four people completely full, plus 2 soda's, 2 beers and a Pina Colada was $36.

    El Buen Gustito - caribbean - Updated September 2026

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