After the epic failure of a meal earlier in the day, I had to find something to remedy the taste…read morebuds. As I began to drive back towards Boston, I searched for possible options along the way that were recommended restaurant stops for their food quality. This Colombian restaurant popped up on the list and immediately beckoned a slight detour to visit. As New England states are so tiny compared to the West Coast, it wasn't long before I exited the freeway and parked along the street outside Panela. While the restaurant had a large space (noticed later there was a dance floor) and an almost equally large bar area, there were only a couple patrons that day - nursing their beers and quietly chatting. Service was fast and prompt and menus were on the table before I even sat down. Water showed up shortly before I was given a little more time to peruse the menu. It was an interesting menu and well thought out. I had no idea what to order so I just followed my gut on what I felt like gorging on (and was glad I did). I won't go much into dissecting each dish. But I can tell you that the flavors were balanced and pleasant. Each bite beckoned more until the plate was empty. I couldn't stop myself. I had to keep going on everything disappeared from the table. It's one of those times that you're not claiming a dish to be perfect in whatever culinary pedigree BUT that it's so balanced in flavor that your palate is tickled in all forms. It was a tongue-gasmic moment and immediately remedied the most boring meal on earth that I just had earlier today. PS. Researched the background of the restaurant later on. Now everything makes sense. I applaud your need to create and represent. Cheers.

This was the last place I remember enjoying a meal so much that I wish I could go back again and…read moreagain. It was back in 2022 and the last time my sister brother and I were together to enjoy a meal out with our mother as a family. I am craving those Nachos and the carefully prepared fish with Julian vegetables and the amazing sweet and sour lemony sauce.

Another delicious lunch break at my favorite taco shop 10jul26. The asada tacos tacos are soo good…read moreand throw that red sauce on it and dang is it a party in your mouth with beautiful flavor .

The best Mexican food I've ever had in New Hampshire. Meat was flavorful, salsa was amazing! And…read moreaffordable - $4 per taco! Just some small counter seating inside, no tables, but it's cute. 100% worth the stop

Easily some of the best burritos you can find in all of New Hampshire. The price is far from the…read moreworst as well. I'd easily recommend this over Moe's or Chipotle, in pretty much every capacity.

Tried this for the first time while working in the area and was very impressed. It is like Chipotle…read morewhere you go down the line and order but the food is so fresh and the prices are great! I got a chicken quesadilla and it was great. You can get tacos, bowls all the different options. If I lived close I would get this a lot!

While I was doing DoorDash pick up, there was this little gem that I found. I actually went back to…read moretreat myself, so I placed the order. If you like Spanish & Dominican food, you need to go to this little gem parked away from the road like hidden away. Very nice people and the food is good I tried to take a picture of it to show you, but it wouldn't let me move forward.

On the evening of Sunday, August 30th, 2025, we ordered 4 large "pollo guisado" aka "stewed…read morechicken" dinners with white rice and habichuela beans with a side of lettuce/tomato salad for $13.99 each meal and 1 large side order of "habichuelas" aka "beans" for $10.50 for pick up via phone. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS OF WHAT THEY GAVE US BELOW. However, when my husband got to the store and AFTER he already PAID for the food order, the front cashier/clerk told him she had sold out of the white rice and that he had to wait an additional 25 minutes as she was making another batch of white rice. The problem is that this was NOT DISCLOSED TO US until he got to the store--and ONLY AFTER he had already paid for the whole order. This was an inconvenience for all of us because we had ordered the 4 dinners nearly over 30 minutes PRIOR to heading to pick up the dinners. Our meals should have been set aside by the cashier or helper, not wait until AFTER he got to the store and ONLY AFTER he paid AND left her a 15% tip for a PICK-UP ORDER to let us know they ran out of white rice. Had the store worker told him BEFORE him paying, he could have made the choice of leaving or waiting for an additional 25 mins. They should have given him the CHOICE to decide what WE WANTED to do, not FORCE us to pay then force him to wait an additional 25 minutes for the 4 dinners, which conveniently benefitted the cashier/clerk and store as they made sure they got the purchase sale through BEFORE letting us know they were out of the white rice! Later, when we got the 4 large dinners at $13.99 each, the LARGE order portions were very SMALL. The stewed chicken portions were small, the beans that were put on top of the white rice were less than 1/4 of a cup and mostly bean juice, and the side salad was extra small. Additionally, the almost $11 large side order of beans was 1/2 filled with beans and 1/2 filled with bean juice. This is NOT acceptable and very unprofessional. Therefore, due to this unfortunate cashier/clerk's decision of not notifying us that they ran out of white rice PRIOR to us paying for the 4 dinners, plus filling less than 1/2 portion of the 1 large beans container--and then, giving us only SMALL portions of all contents in our 4 large chicken stew order meals along with only 1/4 cup of beans on top of the rice with an extra small salad, WE DO NOT RECOMMEND ordering large dinners from Cibao Restaurant at 383 Amherst Street, in Nashua, NH. So, if you are looking for delicious tasting Dominican & Puerto Rican style well priced food, we recommend ordering from DON QUIJOTE RESTAURANT (+1-603-622-2246, at 362 Union Street, Manchester, NH, https://www.donquijoteunion.com/ . Don Quijote restaurant's food is amazing! Their large portion comes with 3 tender skinless chicken thighs in tomato with garlic, green pepper, onion, seasoned sauce with lots of great tasting habichuela beans and rice with a side order of salad. Don Quijote will give you what you paid for and serve you will actually get a large portion serving with their orders. Trust me, they send you so much food you'll have enough leftover for a second meal vs the other place (Cibao Restaurant) which leaves you wondering why they under serve their paying customers.

Absolutely lights out authentic Mexican. On par with some I've had out in San Diego I was…read moreimpressed. Service was awesome too, I didn't catch her name but she was super nice and gave us free samples of the new soft serve margarita flavor just cuz we said the other flavor we got was good. Also great prices, idk where else u can find a $4 taco let alone ones that legit. Will definitely be back next time I'm in Nashua.

My boyfriend lived in San Diego for over 20 years and always says the Mexican food here sucks. I am…read moreso glad we stumbled across this place one Sunday afternoon! Food is amazing - drinks are pretty good too! Authentic tacos and the birria is ah-mazing. I like that you can order as many tacos as you want. Sometimes I fill up on apps and just want one - no problem! Service is attentive and friendly. It is cozy with lots of tvs. We will be back for football season.

Had a great experience with Jillian, she was great with my table and my whole party appreciated her…read morehelp and excellent service.

Food was awful, couldn't finish my plate. Waitress was nice, place was empty when we got there at…read morenoon. 1st clue missed. Got cornbrean covered jalapeno poppers (Seeds were left in) making it very spicy Enchiladas Verdes, one chicken and one steak. Chicken was ok, but cold. Steak had a bad taste, couldn't finish. Firecracker e burrito - super spicy,my older son liked it Stir Fry, with jalapeno soaked carrots???

Tacos Lupita is AMAZING! We've been going to them for at least fifteen years. The food is always…read moreso fresh, delicious, and made to order. The servings are generous. They are always super busy to please be patient when you go in to order take out. We've never eaten in the restaurant. We always get take out. Now they have three locations! We recently bought burritos from the River st in Haverhill location. Their prices are amazingly reasonable. I don't know how they do it!!

Hands down one of the best spots to get a burrito. They have such good food and quality ingredientsread more

Met someone there for lunch today, place was clean and staff very attentive and polite. I like…read morethat the complimentary chips come with a flight of sauces, nice touch. we had guacamole, generous serving in authentic stone. Our entrees were very tasty, I even ordered food to go for my husband. Prices were not bad either. We would definitely return.

Still a two and still burying the protein/lead item in rice more than anything else…read more Margaritas have also had a slide and they either no longer serve or were out of Negra Modelo. I believe we're sufficiently convinced to leave this place in the "rear view" going forward. It's too bad... they were grand.