One of my favorite Spanish spots in Springfield! Their rice is pillow soft, along with tender,…read moreflavorful carne gusiado (steak in sauce) and their beans are delicious! They provide hefty servings as well. Would highly recommend to anyone who is looking to enjoy authentic Dominican cuisine.

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This place was pretty off-the-hook when we went there on a Sunday afternoon. The windows are dark…read moreso you can't see in but the Latin music was cranking. Once we went inside it was so loud it was in fact louder than just about any club I've ever been too. It was absolutely impossible to hear anything.. There were some tables and seats at the bar, and a DJ spinning Latin CD's at the back of the bar area. Disco lights were flashing and strobe lights were popping. We mouthed the words to the bartender a few times and eventually she understood we were asking for margaritas. We saw some pretty interesting food going around and got some menus. The menus were LONG. There were a lot of Puerto Rican items on the menu (and interestingly all around this town) and I wasn't all that familiar with them so I sort of picked stuff randomly. The bartender was able to figure out what I wanted because I was pointing to the things we wanted. It was still so loud my wife and I could only communicate by texting each other on our phones. It made me laugh to think of people who complain about places being too noisy -- this was a whole 'nother level. The food came and it was mostly very good. Potato croquettes (Rellenos de papa) stuffed with ground beef, a shrimp filled crispy fritter (pastelito de cameron), alcapurrias (fried green banana rolls with ground beef), mofongo con carne frita (a sort of mound of green plantain mashed up served with fried pork) and a side of mofongo de plantano maduros (which I think ended up just being regular plantains). I thought the mofongo con carne frita ($10) was supposed to come with white or yellow rice and possibly plantains and fried potatoes but it didn't come with any of those items. That's ok, we had enough food but it wasn't clear why it didn't. It was good. Mofongo on its own is sort of bland and starchy. The guy next to me had a ketchup bottle of something that looked like thousand island dressing and after some pointing I eventually got my own bottle. It was pretty tasty but did kind of taste like sort-of spicy thousand island dressing. Not sure what kind of sauce it is officially. The potato croquette was good and cheap ($1.25). The green plantain one was not my favorite. The plantains were good. The mofongo and carne frita was good. We actually ordered another shrimp fritter ($4). It was pretty tasty. It's not clear if there is a DJ playing music all the time or this was just a special occasion. The margaritas were a little sweet. They used mortons table salt for the salt which doesn't really work too well (I didn't get salt on mine). Not sure that this is really a "margarita" sort of place. We eventually just started drinking Modelos. The area is a little bit of a rough area and the crowd might make some people nervous but everybody seemed to be ok with us being in there. Some of the tables eventually ended up with hookahs, which is surprisingly popular apparently in Springfield. The Puerto Rican dishes I've seen in there I have now seen in a number of other local establishments. If you're looking for more traditional Mexican food this is really a different thing. I'm glad I went. FYI other people seem to refer to this place as Restauran El Mofongo. More pics here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Restauran-El-Mofongo/386389461524363?hc_ref=ARQcbo1tMy6l1WmgQvmqxfcwdmwh--f0H19Aq0tt3B6aRk0mjnhIbf-WpRyy7WT2GX8 Good online menu is here: https://springfield.deliveryexpress.com/r/221/restaurants/delivery/LatinSpanish/Mofongos-Springfield

I placed an order for pickup through their website and got to the store and was told the kitchen…read morewas closed and they didn't have any food for me. They refused to give me a refund, and then an hour later they completed the order even though I had not picked up anything. They stole my money and refused to give me a refund. I received no food. Absolutely horrible service that steals from their customers and communities. I will never recommend this restaurant and will never be eating here.

Great find. Family owned spots like this are my absolute favorite! Great flavor in everything I…read moretried. I will be back.

El servicio fue excelente son súper amables. La comida siempre calientita y recién hecha. Todo…read moresúper rico! Este es el desayuno perfecto no importa de adonde vengas

From the owner: Hola Bienvenidos a Bravos Restaurant. Todo los dias tenemos una variedad de comida latina en el…read morebuffet y tenemos a la orden Mofongos, Sandwiches de Pastrami, Pernil, Pavo, Tripletas y mucho mas.

$10 meal, rice tasted very weird, like it's been burnt and they saved the remaining, meat was wayyy…read moretoo salty. The lady put broth on top of rice (which is normal in our culture, I'm Cuban , but they put so much salt that it was inedible) Very small portions! Been to other Latino restaurants that's double of this! Horrible experience.

Now named "Borinquen & Quisqueya"…read more The food here is authentic Latino. The owner is Dominican and his wife Puerto Rican. There were a lot of freshly prepared dishes food to choose from at the counter. While I was there, they brought out a few more dishes I would have liked to try. This is a neighborhood restaurant with no frills. Don't expect a maître d' or any real ambiance. The food is worth stopping for...

A better experience than last year. Our first time last We…read morestopped by before lunch and it was not appetizing, the food was still wrapped from the night before. But this yr we tried again for dinner, after our visit to a popular store we decided to try again here, and the experience was so much better with fresh food coming out all the time, the place was buzzing with people and good laughter and the food was yummy. We were very surprised with the staff singing someone a very cheerful happy birthday. Very Nice Thank you and we will see you next year again .

Service was horrible. Never asked if I wanted water and took away plates. Plastic silverware…read more Most of the food was picked over.

I will admit it's a little bit of time since I reviewed a place but this is a day you don't feel…read morelike doing anything/going anywhere & just getting something for yourself & enjoying yourself as well & this case was such & this place I selected. I had a Chicarrom de Polo (no bones) with yellow/Spanish rice & black beans & a Costello a BBQ rids with white rice and black beans & overall impressive (photos will accompany) & this is an interesting Spanish style restaurant (I only wish whereabouts the cuisine is representing due to numerous areas) and best $38 spent.

Ordered from them again and they did NOT disappoint! Leftovers have lasted almost a week and are…read morejust as delicious as day one!

I may have died and gone to Heaven I have found the Best…read moreEmpanadas in Springfield and can't wait to try the Cuban. Affordable and well worth the wait

Now this was a bit more of my standard for Puerto Rican food. The selections were aplenty and the…read moreplace was bustling with people in and out. They specialize in PR sandwiches on Pan de Agua bread so they didn't have any Pan Sobao which was frustrating at first. I then gazed over at the fritura that they had and to my delight they had fresh alcapurrias and empanadas! They were absolutely delicious and made with fresh ingredients. They had plenty of sweet bakery items too. Service was brisk but very friendly. People come here seriously determined to get their food and the they are out! The place was bright with plenty of windows and pretty clean. There's parking too!

Food 4 stars, Service 1 star - got charged for food we received, but hadn't ordered…read more We went on a Thursday after hearing and confirming that there was a pig roast every Thursday and maybe Friday evening. We expected a proper pig roast outside, with a giant pig being rotisseried (gross but whatever). We went out to the patio area to sit, which was actually a really nice ambiance, but there was also definitely no pig roast happening, which was why we came here in the first place. We more or less got ripped off. Three of us ordered mofongo with pork belly (mofongo w/ chicharron de cerdo - $11). The waitress asked if we wanted some chicharron on the side and we said, "just whatever it comes with" and my mother reaffirmed in Spanish that we only wanted what it came with "como venga" (since the waitress seemed to only speak Spanish, which is fine). We get our mofongos and it comes with extra chicharron on the side which to be honest, I would never have ordered because I don't eat that much meat and also would never order a meat that I already had in my mofongo. I only finished half my meal by the end. And of course, when we get the check, the mofongo meal costed $25 each -- over double the menu price!!! -- because the waitress added the extra chicharron on the side. Which makes no sense since we literally didn't ask for it in the first place. Literally she more than doubled our order and the price for no reason. Service-wise, it took absolutely forever to order, get our food, and get the check despite us being the only customers for 75% of our time there. I understand they may have had delivery orders but honestly it was getting ridiculous towards the end, sitting for literally 20-30 minutes with no water after we had all finished eating (half the group ended up leaving us with cash and peacing out). Now, I will say that the food was pretty good, not amazing but good. The yuca fries were the best part and were 10/10. But after the slow service in addition to getting ripped off and doubling our order without asking, I can never return here out of principle.

This is my first visit to Cana & Cafe... I came when it was slow. I was the only customer at the…read moretime. The service was great. The food. Now that is a different story. It was amazing. I ordered the Filet Mignon. It was easily the second best steak I have ever been served. It was perfectly cooked, a sauce that was rich and flavorful was ladled on top with mushrooms. All around asparagus spears that were fresh and cooked to perfection. On the side was a product that I have never had the pleasure to try in the past. "Yuca" it is in many ways similar to potatoes, but smother and more flavorful. I will be back.

Nice decor inside. Service was fast at first. Drinks were pretty but did not taste good. The…read moremargarita tasted very watered down. Very little taste. Neither one of us drank our drinks. Had to ask 3x for to go boxes. We had a party of 4. Ask for the check and was given one for the whole table. Was told it could not be split up. When we told her we were not paying together and she needed to split the checks she left and came back with an attitude. There is no sign and no one communicates that they don't split checks or automatically add 18% gratuity onto your check. The service or food is not that good to have an automatic 18% gratuity added to the bill. There was one waitress/bartender so it took her awhile to get back to you. There is not many food choices on the menu.i really wanted to like this place.