I came with my partner and his family for lunch and everything was sooo delicious. We had frituras de malanga, Alcapurrias, frituras de balacao as appetizers. I had the Bistec Uruguayo de res with Moros & yucca con mojo & it was delicious. The bistec was tender, the cheese and ham were soo good. Needless to say we were all very pleased with our choices & the service we were given as well. Definitely a good restaurant to visit while in Hialeah read more

El Rinconcito De Santa Barbara - Bistec Uruguayan Beef Steak with Moro and Yuca con mojo - Latin American Near Me - Hialeah, Florida

Best Monfongo in Miami If you are looking to try some Authentic Puerto Rican food , this is the Spot We started with the Assorted Platter with their typical appetizer. They were so delicious like no other. And for our Entree , we had the Pescado Enchilado which made with a Creole sauce. If you are in Hialeah, this is a Must Eat Spot !! read more

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This is my second time and I loved it as always. What's special about here is that on the weekends is that they have a live dj. Also when it's someone's birthday the lights turn into disco lights and they start singing and playing the guiro y tamboreen. It's such a lovely experience and the waiters are so nice. The restaurant is like eating with your family read more

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We came again tonight. It did not disappoint and was packed. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal. I tried their mango milkshake which was delicious. I also ordered lobster with their garlic sauce and their legendary monfongo. My husband had their surf and turf - lobster with the tomatoe sauce, steak and monfongo. read more

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This is a terrific place to hangout for Puerto Rican and Cuban food. Definitely a hidden gem. As soon as we got in the hostess was very friendly and immediately upon sitting down the waiter served us water. The service was on point. We started with the pastel which was amazing. We ordered the lechón asado and arroz con gandules with a side of trifongo. The trifongo was really good and moist. For the people that never eaten that, it's basically mashed plantain, yuca and banana and topped with fried pork rinds. It was super good. Everything was good and tasty. We also tired the alcapurrias which is fried plantain stuffed with ground beef. I haven't eaten that in years but it was close to the real thing flavor wise. But overall, it's nice and family oriented. We didn't need a reservation yet it was fast and also they have a bar area if u want to get some drinks. I know they play live music so eventually we will come back for that. Hope you guys enjoy this review. ..... oh... before I forget. For dessert I ordered the tembleque. It's a coconut pudding jello. Omg..... my favorite so far. It came topped with cinnamon and shredded coconut on the inside. My favorite. Can't wait to go back for that. read more

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This is a hidden gem. The food is very good. A mix of Cuban and Puerto Rican delicacies. Although very similar in flavors and ingredients there are some differences In dishes and preparations. Overall really good Latin home cooking. I had to go with the traditional mofongo with pork. The plate is large and very filling...the pork was flavorful, tender and with the perfect amount of fat to meat ratio for my taste. The mofongo come with a side of broth so you can make it as moist as you prefer...I loved this.... So you can have it just the way you like it. The little chorrearon pieces are also perfect and you can order extra if you like. They have many dishes including vaca frita and other Cuban staples. They have juices and shakes and also beer and drinks. They have live music and the place is spacious and bright. It's worth going out of your way to have a meal here. read more

My wife was there on Monday picked up some chicken frequency when I got home the chicken was sour and putrid. We're probably not keeping it at temperature. We will not be back again. We are regular customers and we're mistreated over a piece of chicken no thanks. read more

Never in a million years did I ever think this would be where I would end up after my aunt's wedding vow renewal ceremony. To begin with, I never know with my aunt. To go on, I never knew this existed. To finish this off, we ended up here after calling two other restaurants that were packed and dear boyfriend coming to the rescue. Thank you! Ahem. Onwards and forewards. This restaurant is in a large shopping plaza, the one that's following the one with local hot spot, Breadman Miami. The original location, folks. They serve a mix of Cuban and Puerto Rican food, which suited everyone just fine. Choices, people, choices. They're definitely important. It saved me from having to hear banter between my aunt and her husband. Anyway, when we arrived, there was a 15-20 minute wait for four people. We chose to wait it out and sat outside. Soon enough, they called us in and attended us right away, presenting menus that might as well have been books. With the exception of me, everyone got a mofongo dish. Be it with a chop, shrimp, etc., they got it. I sampled some of it and it wasn't bad. I enjoyed it, although I have to say I have had better. The rice dish with grandules was the bomb though. As for my actual dish, I got ropa vieja. The ropa vieja was joined with white rice, black beans, and maduros. Pretty standard Cuban dish. Everything was seasoned well and the portions were generous. I ended up with leftovers, but more impressive was that my aunt's husband did. The chop was fit for a dinosaur. Had some appetizers and coffee, too, and they were on point. Have to say that the restaurant ultimately surprised me though. It seems that this is the place to be for your birthday, and well, given that we had a birthday amongst us, add a dessert in terms of food. Mind blown that I never knew about this gem in my neck of the woods. A repeat visit is definitely in order. Maybe next time I'll go for the Puerto Rican side of the menu. read more

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I am a Pharmaceutical rep that has been ordering lunches for my lunch and learns for years from this restaurant. Today I went online to order through website and the price came up to $300 and change but it was for pick up; thus, I decided to call in the order instead for delivery for exact same order. Do you know how much they quoted me? $870.00 ! Just because they asked if I was a rep!!! A $500 additional charge because they figured a pharmaceutical company would be paying! What thieves and what a rip off !!!!!!! Today Is the first day of me NEVER ordering from them again! REPS BEWARE, IF YOU TELL THEM ITS FOR A CORPORATE LUNCH OR DRS OFFICE THEY WILL RIP YOU OFF AND CHARGE AN EXTRA $500! AFTER ALL THE BUSINESS WE HAVE GIVEN TNEM FOR YEARS! El RINCONCITO DE SANTA BARBARA IN HIALEAH HAS LOST MY TRUST AND MY BUSINESS AND MY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EITHER PERSONAL OR BUISNESS! Never ever use them, do not order from them! Thieves, scammers, rip off artists!! I do Not recommend them ever! Run like heck away from doing business with them; your money will go further with a different supplier ! What comes around, goes around! read more

Whoa! This place is thebomb.com! I just came back from Puerto Rico about two weeks ago, and I was craving some mofongo. My Puerto Rican friend had recommended me this place, but I never cared to go.. until today. Let me tell you, it did not a disappoint. I came with my mom on a Sunday afternoon around 3:30pm. We had to wait a few minutes to sit down because it was packed. As soon as we sat down they served us water and bread. My mom ordered the mofongo with chicken in tomatoe sauce and I ordered the mofongo with fried pork chunks. Each plate cost around $12 (more or less) but the serving size is big. We could have probably split a plate, but we couldn't agree on the the chicken or the pork so we each ordered one. The meal came quick and it was delicious! It also came with a side of soup. This actually really hit the spot because the restaurant is freezing!! Other than that, it is a great place for your typical mofongo, it definitely satisfied my craving. Tip: Bring a sweater it's freezing inside. read more

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I have lived in Hialeah for a couple of years now and have never been here. My coworker recommended I come and I'm so happy I did. This is real authentic Puerto Rican food. It was absolutely delicious. The mofongo was definitely the best part. I would love to come back and try their other dishes. The arroz con gandules must be delicious! The food came out super quick and the service was excellent. It's not the most aesthetic restaurant, but the food makes up for it. read more

El Rinconcito De Santa Barbara - Latin American Near Me - Hialeah, Florida

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This place is by far my favorite place to celebrate family birthdays ! I've been coming here since I was younger. My dad started raving about this place because of the hospitality and how accommodating they are on birthdays. I can't start recommending every dish I love because I will be here a while but I can say my favorite is a bistec de palomilla with rice and beans and my bf's go to is a bistec de milanesa, moro and maduros! read more

El Rinconcito De Santa Barbara - Latin American Near Me - Hialeah, Florida

El Rinconcito was amazing! The food, the atmosphere, everything! If I could rate higher I would! This is definitely a 5+. You won't be disappointed! My husband and I ordered the bandeja boricua, it's basically all the things we Puerto Ricans make and eat in one plate to share. It was a lot for 2 people,we could not eat it all, but I surely wanted to, lol because it was sooooo delicious. So soooo goood!!! All of it! Our waitress was such a sweet person and very attentive to us. Not only our waitress we had others come and check up on us without hovering. You have to try it! So good! Buen Provecho! ¡El Ronconcito fue increíble! ¡La comida, el ambiente, todo! ¡Si pudiera calificar más alto, lo haría! ¡Definitivamente es un 5+! ¡No te decepcionará! Mi esposo y yo pedimos la bandeja boricua, que básicamente es todo lo que nosotros los puertorriqueños preparamos y comemos en un solo plato, para compartir. Fue mucho para dos personas, no pudimos comerlo todo, pero realmente me lo quería comer todo lol porque estaba muy delicioso. ¡Tan, tan bueno! ¡Todo! La señora que nos atendió fue una persona muy dulce y muy atenta con nosotros. No solo ella, también tuvimos otros que vinieron a ver cómo estábamos sin ser intrusivos. ¡Tienes que probarlo! ¡Tan bueno! ¡Buen provecho! read more

Maybe this place was good at one time but not anymore. The main dish which is the Mofongo it's not even close to being great anymore.

Very lively spot. Birthday celebrations every 15 minutes. Staff gets very involved in singing, playing musical instruments, and dancing. The singer that night had a great voice. We went in a Saturday around 7 and had to wait about 30 minutes. The restaurant was full. Food came out quick and was good if you enjoy Puerto Rican food. Had a pleasant incident when we (4 of us ladies) were waiting in line to use the woman's restroom. Either the manager or owner came over and sent a gentleman to check the availability and cleanliness of the men's room. She then told us we could use it and that she would wait outside to make sure no men would walk in. Thought that was very considerate of her. read more

I ordered delivery, but I also called the restaurant to ask a few questions about the menu and let them know it was my first time ordering, but hopefully it won't be my last .lol ! The lady I spoke with was friendly, informative, and kind. The food was deliciously TASTY!!I I especially love the chimichurri sauce And the lemon garlic sauce and the guava sauce ! Food was well packed. I look forward to going there in person and eating in the restaurant. read more

Very good ambiance and the good was delicious! Highly recommend. The mofongo was excellent. Drinks are very good.

Strange. Wrapped up review into one word. Trying to forget the dry mofongo, bizarre ambience and the disco lights and sirens of happy birthday celebrations. Strange place. Maybe go just to feel like you were transported back to 1980. But, bring your own caldo to soften what they think is "The Best Mofongo in Town." ... please! Take the sign down, its misleading the hungry. read more

The food was fantastic! Mofongo made perfectly! The live music...wow. The singer wow amazing. He sounded like a record. Very smooth and crisp voice. I love this little gem! If you're a fan of Puerto Rican food come on down. If you haven't tried it, this is where you want to come! read more

11/11/2018 - Came here with my sister to see if we could find a decent Puertorican restaurant in South Florida. We're from Puerto Rico and then moved to Orlando where there are plenty of authentic Puertorican restaurants that specialize in mofongo. Parking is no problem as it is located in a shopping center. We walked in and were immediately greeted by the hostess. We were sat right away. We looked over the extensive menu, and I mean extensive. The menu is like a book. We ordered the guanabana (sour sop) shake and a Malta India. After a little while the lights sort of dimmed, almost looked like they had lost power. Then you start hearing the music, the panderetas and the guiro. It was someone's birthday and this was truly a treat. There were around six staff members that were singing, playing instruments and dancing to Happy Birthday to you! Puertorican style! It was very entertaining. We decided to share and try out different items. We ordered the Pastel, Surullos (4 to an order), an Alcapurria and a Mofongo with shrimp in red sauce. The pastel masa tasted authentic, but it had (2) garbanzo beans and it was red meat. It also had (2) green Spanish olives. The PR pastel is typically made with chicken. The surullos were sweet and they had cheese inside. Surullos (which are my favorite food item in the world) are usually salty, no cheese. They came with mayo ketchup. I really liked them but my sister did not as they were sweet. Perfect! more for me. The alcapurria is just a heavily fried item, the dough surrounding the meat, is made primarily of green bananas and "yautía". The meal is usually ground beef. I'm not a fan. Mofongo is a Puerto Rican dish with fried plantains as its main ingredient. Plantains are picked green and fried, then mashed with salt, garlic, and oil in a wooden pilón. The mofongo was good. I didn't taste any chicharron (pork cracklings) inside the masa. They just sprinkle them at the top. The shrimp was served separately. It also came with a broth. I'm used to the mofongo being served in the pilon with the protein on top drizzed with the sauce. Overall, it's a nice place, good food, service was just ok. read more

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Totally awesome! I celebrated my parents 50th here & it was a divine night! Food was exceptional service was on point & last but not least the owners (whom I happened to know since a child & haven't seen in over 30 yrs) made sure everything everyone was doing good! MUCHAS GRACIAS Rosa & Rosa Once again a year later came back just want to say SORRY IT TOOK ME SO LONG!! Food here is JUST SO GOOD! read more

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I have ordered several times from El Rinconcito De Santa Barbara. Do not have time to pick it up so pay a slightly premium price for the service but when I receive the food every one is SUPER HAPPY. Thanks for your great service. It shows that you take great pride in what you offer. read more

The best! I am a rep and order a-lot of my lunches from them. They are ALWAYS on time. They NEVER mess up my orders. And the food is always DELICIOUS! I truly appreciate them! read more

Es mi segunda experiencia, de la primera bien distante. El lugar tiene un ambiente bien acogedor y agradable, la comida con muy buena vista y exquisita al paladar. Su personal bien afable y son muy sugerentes a deleitar sus diferentes platos, gracias. read more

Rinconcito was great. Simple food made with tons of love. Ambiance was simple, people were happy and service was on point. Almost every single thing we ordered was excellent. I say almost because I didn't try all of it. But I'm sure it was good. Service is super fast and the Mofongo is off the hook. Creamy with texture and chicharron. What could be better. Hole fried snapper was nicely presented and flavorful. Overall a great restaurant. read more

El Rinconcito De Santa Barbara - Latin American Near Me - Hialeah, Florida

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Used to be much better. Very disappointed last time I ordered take out. When I contacted to complain they said they couldn't do anything, should have looked at my order before leaving restaurant even though it was double bagged with a knot. My friends like the pasteles from there but not cheap. read more

Our family loves this place. The food is so fresh, and the music is so much fun, especially when you are celebrating a birthday!! It's not cheap, otherwise we would go more often. read more

It's been years since I have eaten here . Yes the food was amazing good specially the mofongo .!! i wanted to say , el rinconcito de Santa Barbara , had the best mofongo out side of Puerto Rico , that's why I'm watering at my mouth for it , it's quite a drive from we're i live that's why I've haven't been by since . Miss the food the fried fish the el arroz con gandules and of course their famous mofongo , with chicharrón , or shirmp mmm , really recommend visiting .. read more

Delicious!! Ordered the appetizer sampler that serves 3 but only 2 of us and we ate every bit of this. We were so full that I thought we would need to be rolled out. Lol. read more

Wow what a find!! We wanted to try a nice Cuban restaurant & found good reviews for this one. The food was FABULOUS! red Snapper was lovely & the chicken with garlic sauce was equally delicious! Loved the plantains & sweet potatoes. Crema Catalan was a lovely sweet way to end the evening. Fun live music made te atmosphere lively and special! read more

Im sorry, but this place should not call itself "La casa del MOFONGO" arroz con gandules was definitely not good or "Puerto Rican Style" And the pernil was not a roasted "Pernil" I've ever eaten in a Puerto Rican Restaurant. The server was sweet. The only good experience I had. read more

It is an authentic hole in the wall. Situated at a storage center, but once you're inside, you forget about it. Their food is sooo good, tasting homemade all the way. I was craving the chicken fricassee, but I went too late, near their closing time and all they had from the specials was a delicious meat stew with potatoes, and believe it, I forgot what I was craving. Omg, it truly hit the spot. The lady that served me was really sweet and accommodating, making sure I liked the food because I got full too quickly and asked for a box to go, so she thought I wasn't ok with it. Super recommended, you will not regret coming here read more

El Rinconcito De Santa Barbara - Carne con papas, arroz y maduros - Latin American Near Me - Hialeah, Florida

So that was awesome. Uber eats during the lock down and so glad I did. Never had ate here before but gave it a shot and ordered blindly not really being familiar with this style of food. Ordered the Uruguayan Style Steak, ham croquettes, and some other thing with crab in it. First off, croquette game is on point. The crab thing wasn't bad, but wasn't for me. Next i have now discovered one of my favorite things on the planet, the Uruguayan Style Steak. It is basically a skirt steak calzone, stuffed with cheese, sausage, and ham. Absolutely decadent and delicious. Never having had Mofongo before I cant say if theirs is better than anyone else, but I really enjoyed it. The boiled cassava side was really, really good as well. The portion size is plentiful. You will not finish guarantee it. I will definitely be ordering from here again. read more

El Rinconcito De Santa Barbara - Uruguayan style steak and mofongo side. - Latin American Near Me - Hialeah, Florida

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Over priced for mid Puerto Rican food. They also need too change the oil in their fryer bc it tastes funky. The decor is cute I guess and they've had the same owners for forever , but decline in service and quality of product though. read more

As a little kid, I would dine in here often with my family. I came back this week after years of not walking into the restaurant and I'm so happy to have re-discovered this place. The food takes you back to Puerto Rico! It was 2 of us but we were stuffed between the appetizer platter and the one entree we picked out. You can choose from cuban or Puerto Rican appetizers. We stuck to Puerto Rican food this visit and ordered the antojito boricua. What a great start to our meal! This included 2 alcapurrias, 2 sorullitos, and a Puerto Rican styled pastel. Think of a mozeralla stick but replace the outside with a sweet fried corn base... that's what a sorullito is. the mix of sweet outside and savory cheese inside makes for a great treat! The pastel is layers of food that all come together- you get some fried plantain with meat and cheese all in one bite, A DELICIOUS BITE. And when you think you've had the best thing ever you move on to the entree: Chuleta Kan Kan. This plate was massive. It included pork, arroz con gandules and a trifongo. The red onions over the pork and the chunky chicharrón on top of the trifongo make your taste buds dance. Their arroz con gandules were delicious and fresh even close to closing time. The Kan Kan was crispy in all the right places and juicy. Not a healthy meal but it's a very comforting one read more

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you can't go wrong with any Rinconcitos in general. They are super authentic, great plate sizes and delicious taste. The vibe feels like you're in the country from where the meals come from. Some people might not like that but i do. Fun place for a birthday. Prepárate for a celebration! read more

El Rinconcito De Santa Barbara - Cheers! - Latin American Near Me - Hialeah, Florida

Went to this spot with co-workers for lunch. We were seated right away. We all ordered the same thing, 4 orders of the mofongo with fried pork chunks. Let me tell you, it did not disappoint. The mofongo was so good! A nice garlic flavor with crushed pork grinds on top. The pork chunks had pickled onions on top. I added some Puerto Rican spicy pique for a little kick. We also ordered 4 espressos. We left so full and awake :) If you decide to dine here get the mofongo! read more

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The whole experience was excellent !! First time here from Texas . Excellent service and the food was very delicious. I definitely will be back Thank. You read more

I used to order here quite often and eat at the restaurant. The prices were good for the food quality and quantity however prices have gone up quite a bit lately. I know prices have gone up in general but for example their churrasco which they have an ok quality meat, is in my opinion over priced. i ordered 2 meals for delivery and it was over $70. plus of course, i had to tip the delivery person because it is not their fault the prices are so high. The beans were watery and no flavor. for prices this high the quality has to be a lot better imo. The arroz con gandules was good and the mofongo could have been smashed more, but good. for the current prices, I don't think I'll be going back. read more

Muy buen ambiente, buen servicio, música para bailar excelente comida m. Excelente servicio