Ordered a baked potato with pernil, butter, cheese, pico de gallo, and mayo ketchup. It was…read moredelicious!! Potato was super soft, I just had to add a bit of salt and pepper. I also ordered their piña colada, a bit expensive but very good. Service was super fast. We went on a Sunday afternoon. No line and we got our food in about 10 minutes. They let you know that your food may take a while to be ready because they make everything on the fly. If you've been to PR, it feels like a side of the road food spot. You order off a checklist and you get your food out of a little window. I love those types of spot. Highly recommend.

I'm not one to write review but I went for the first time yesterday 9/29/2024 and the food was not…read moregood at all the pernil had a smell to it the rice was half hard the pastellios were greasy I think the only thing that was decent were the maduros (sweet plantain) and the carne frita I would never go there again spent 60 something highly disappointed

This is a small restaurant near the Maloney Magnet school and near downtown in Waterbury, CT. The…read morerestaurant size may fool you, but bountiful delish food. Order catering at this restaurant and picked up food on a Saturday in August 2021. Wow, this restaurant is extremely busy with all walks of life customers from business, bikers, customers from afar, etc. Their presentation of the food displayed fresh, and so appealing. The scent of the food- wow- delish! The owner & staff prompt & attentive to their customers. As we briefly waited to pick up our cater order for a party of 15, customers kept coming and going. As more food was being brought out to be displayed and sold $$$. As soon as we placed our order in the vehicle with the assistance of the owner bringing the food out to us, the delish aroma that we continued to smell the food was mouth watering. Once back home with our guest and displayed our cater order bountiful of each yellow rice, beans, pork, chicken, pork chops, yucca, sweet banana, alcapuria of yuca, alcapuria of beef, stuff potato ball, corn fritters and shrimp salad. Our guest enjoyed every bite of it and by the end of the day all gone. We will definitely be coming back as a regular customer and order catering at this location more often. We give applauds to the owner and his staff for excellent fresh food and service!

La Bouriquenna has a cozy atmosphere and friendly staff. The food had great authentic flavor, but…read morethe service was a bit slow and one dish wasn't as hot as expected. Overall, a good spot for Caribbean food, just a few small things to improve.

Very thankful that I found this place. I LOVE Chinese food but this fusion is almost perfect. What…read moreI love most about this place is the setup they have. I assumed you sit and order like most restaurants but here you walk in and order immediately like a takeout place. There are tables so you can sit with your order and eat there but I like how quick it all ends up being. It is a little pricier than most Chinese food places but I think it's worth it considering the quality. The one recommendation I would give would be to figure out a recyclable system for those who do want to sit in. A lot of plastic is being consumed. Other than that it's perfect 10/10!

I've been curious about La Borichina for years, so my husband and I finally stopped in for a quick…read moredinner on a Friday night. We ordered ahead online and then ate in. The food was piping hot, and while I've had better Chinese and Puerto Rican food, the combo together was unique and tasty. The beef in the chow mein was surprisingly tender, there were big pieces of chicken in the lo mein, and overall the portions were huge. Loved the fried chicken with fried rice and fries, and the Mofongo was also pretty solid. Definitely not bad and we would come back! Decent seating area and the workers were pleasant.

There are a lot of dishes on the buffet line and it looks good but this place is unorganized. It…read morewas busy when I went. Stood in the makeshift line waited my turn. The buffet offerings is a long line of dishes, so long that there's no way to see everything they have to offer before making a decision. I was only able to capture a small portion on video because I was being crowded by other ppl. There's definitely no time to ask questions and there are no labels saying what the various dishes were. Then when I thought it was my turn, the rude lady started helping the woman after me. Others were helping the ones that chose to not stand and wait but rather just walk up. When a young lady took pity and helped me, I just ordered the chicken soup because I was over the whole chaotic situation. If I wasn't so hungry I would have just left. Then waiting to pay I saw my love, Pernil, at the front of the line near the register. I would have loved to try it but knew I wouldn't get help plus I was over this place. My friend was over it too and just didn't order anything. Soup came with rice. It was fine but nothing to make me come back. My food was automatically packed to go, but I sat at a booth to eat. There are enough booths and tables there to eat, but I don't think they offer table service, at least on this day they didn't seem to. I just didn't enjoy the vibe here. Some of the workers are intense, rude, and clearly dont like their job. I like good customer service and I hate being rushed but the culture here just is what it is.

I had their rice and beans, pork and tostones. It was fresh, fairly priced and abundance in…read moreportion. It's not the cleanest eating area - but I overlooked it.

I can't believe I haven't reviewed La Cazuela yet! I order delivery at least once a month, and it's…read moremy go-to when feeding the team the portions are always huge. Personally, I love the picadera, though I've also tried the pernil and baked chicken. Pair it with yuca for the win. Nothing fancy, but full of flavor and that authentic Caribbean flair. Service can be a hit or miss but food never lacks flavor. Is a small local popular lunch place in downtown Waterbury.

I've been by this place thousands of times in the 17 years I have lived in Waterbury, but not once…read morehave I ever walked in here. Until today that is. You can certainly see they serve a lot of food, and you can see the combo deals from the outside looking in as well. That being said, anyone who's never been in here before might get a little confused on what to order, and I still had some confusion on how to order food even after I had made a decision. Also, being that it is on the corner that separates West Main from Willow, trying to get any kind of parking spot poses an inherent risk. Therefore, the only people I would really recommend try to come here would be people who either already live in Waterbury or are used to inner-city environments from similar cities. They do have another location on East Main if you are uncomfortable coming to this location, but at least here you can't really miss it. What I will say in this restaurant's favor is that the portions sizes are huge, the food comes out hot, and the combo deals comes with a 2-liter bottle of soda. Example of this includes what I got today, which was their BBQ rib Combo, where I did white rice and chose the Fanta Orange for my soda. My combo comes with a container of baked beans, the aforementioned rice and soda, and also a salad that comes with a dressing. So for my thoughts, let's start with the positive: the rice. Rice was cooked to a good temperature. Wasn't crunchy or mushy. The container was also enough that I will have enough for at least a few days. Maybe even the better part of the next week. The ribs were alright. They weren't outstanding ribs, but they'll get the job done if you need some cheaper, smaller ribs. You can definitely get better ribs if you go to an authentic BBQ spot, and I would still eat Hindsight's ribs, or maybe even the ones from Texas Roadhouse, over this any day of the week, but in a pinch I could eat these ribs again. I was not a fan of the beans. Now, I never was big into eating baked beans to begin with, so I know I am not the most qualified to talk about this. That being said, my time in Yelp has introduced me to new dishes I otherwise would never choose, and there have been other restaurants who have introduced me to a new dish and have won me over to that dish. In the 2020's alone, I have taken likings to Crab Rangoons, Lomo Saltados, dim sum, and even bubble teas. Unfortunately for this location, the beans tasted like they were even more heavily processed than Bush's baked beans. If I were trying find good baked beans, then I would need to keep looking. I do like the convenience of this place and the portion sizes. That said, if I do order from here again, I would need to change how I place my orders a slight bit to see what else I can try.

I came across El Bory Truck on instagram and since I was in the area, I came to check it out. I was…read moreimmediately interested in the Plantain Steak Sandwich. I've never tried a sandwich that is made out of Plantains so I was excited to try it out. My oh my, was this sandwich delicious. As I bite into the sandwich it was like perfection. The Plantain's were nicely cooked but had a crispness at the edges which was delightful. The Steak was cooked just right and the sandwich was just bursting with flavors. This sandwich could get messy so make sure you have lots of napkins. The cost of the sandwich was fifteen dollars which wasn't bad since it was a good portion. The only con would be that they only take cash. I will definitely be back to try the Monfongo with Pork.

I just happened to be walking on Main Street and saw the sign for empanadas. I'm so glad I…read morestopped. I ordered one beef and one chicken empanada. It came to $4. I thought the price was low and I'm sorry to say my expectation dropped. I was wrong. They were so big and tasty. The beef was seasoned ground beef and the chicken was seasoned pieces of chicken. They were cooked, not reheated, while I waited. The owner(?) came out and offered me a cup of the yellow rice and pork to try while I waited. It was a lot more than a sample and so good I had to leave another $5. Can't wait to try this again. (They also use Doordash, Grubhub and Uber Eats).

Authentic Spanish food and the Flan & tres leche cake were great! Owner is friendly and welcoming.read more

The best in waterbury CT. Food delicious, cleanliness around the place ,excellent service…read more The taste of the food is incredible.