We've got a lot of options for Nicaraguan food around here, but Fritanga Monimbo is the one I keep coming back to. It's about 25 minutes from my house and worth every mile. Everything is always fresh. The traditional carne asada is a classic for a reason, but my personal favorite is the asada in jalapeño sauce. That little kick sets it apart. The fried cheese is a must order too, don't skip it. They've upgraded the cabbage salad from the classic bag to a plastic cup. I had a soft spot for the bag, but the cup is a nice touch. Pair it all with a Postobon Manzana or a Colombiana and you're set. read more

Fritanga Monimbo - Latin American Near Me - Fontainebleau, Florida

My wife was craving fritanga, so we gave this place a shot. They serve a lot of food, and it all has good flavor. There was so much served, that I was able to utilize half of it for my lunch the next day. The breaded chicken was tender, and the gallo pinto was nice and soft. The food was great, so if you are craving fritanga like my wife, this place will give you all you need. The workers were kind and helpful and The place was a bit small. read more

Fritanga Monimbo - Latin American Near Me - Fontainebleau, Florida

The ladies here are incredibly nice and welcoming. You simply get in line and let them know what you'd like to order. My favorite item is the carne asada, and you definitely shouldn't forget to ask for the fried cheese. The food is packed with flavor and never disappoints. The restaurant itself is small, with a few tables available if you choose to dine in, and it's also very clean. read more

Fritanga Monimbo - Latin American Near Me - Fontainebleau, Florida

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If you're craving authentic Nicaraguan comfort food, this place is the spot.The portions are more than generous, and delicious just like a home cooked meal. I ordered the carne asada with gallo pinto and my wife had the cerdo asado. Everything was perfectly seasoned and fresh. The meat was tendered and the rice and beans were flavorful.The service was quick and friendly and the prices more than fair. I highly recommend this place if you want authentic taste of Nicaragua. read more

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My go to when visiting Miami and want some good fritanga. Looks like it was updated from the last time I visited. It wasn't as busy as usual the day I went which was nice for a change. Good portions are always great and taste great! I always get the cerdo asado with gallo pinto and tajadas (plantain chips) and of course have to add a side of fried cheese. It always hits the spot! read more

Fritanga Monimbo - Latin American Near Me - Fontainebleau, Florida

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Mis colegas trabajan en Dallas y Filadelfia, dos ciudades que han aportado al panteón culinario con carne en pan, carne en pizza y carne en tortilla. Así que cuando un proyecto local necesita manos extra, se pelean por ofrecerse, especialmente si hay desayuno, almuerzo y cena incluidos. Ya sea por soborno, suerte o conflicto, Christof ha visitado tres veces y no tiene vergüenza en admitir que lo hace por la Fritanga. Qué esperas de alguien cuyo refrigerador y despensa parecen patrocinados por la corporación Heinz? El ceviche lo manda directo a buscar Tums, el sancocho Colombiano lo obliga a tomar una siesta, pero la fritanga... esa lo flechó como un Cupido culinario. Su pedido infalible: Carne Asada, Gallo Pinto, Tajadas Verdes, una doble porción de Queso Frito, y una botella de Rojita, un refresco Nicaragüense de fresa. Christof se come todo hasta el último grano de gallo pinto... siempre. Estos platos son enormes, ideales para compartir, guardar o sobrevivir a un día de trabajo físico. Y para aprovechar al máximo su viático, siempre pide uno para llevar en el vuelo de regreso. Los comensales que frecuentan las fritangas lo hacen por una de dos razones: el sabor o las porciones generosas. Fritanga Monimbó cumple con ambas. De los cuatro que he visitado en Miami Springs, Palmetto Bay, Sunset, y Fontainebleau, esta última es la mejor y más económica, con platos entre $10 y $15. read more

Solid Nica staples. Carne asada was as tender as you'll find, very flavorful too. Great crema, and they give you plenty of it with the order of chicken taquitos, though just two taquitos in an order. Gallo pinto could be better. Tajadas verdes were excellent. Price are reasonable. If they cleaned up the dumpy shopping center a bit, they'd get more traffic. read more

My wife has ordered from fritanga for 30 years. We had a problem which the management at fritanga quickly rectified.

This review is based on a delivery order. 5 coworkers and I ordered Carne Asada from Fritanga Monimbo. First time that I order from here and had a good experience. The order arrived on time and it was warm! The Carne Asada came with the option of 2 sides. Mine were Gallo Pinto (rice and beans) and fried yuca plus I also ordered fried cheese (plus it came with cabbage salad). The carne asada had a great flavor and I could taste the char from the grill!! Everything else had a delicious taste. Felt homemade! Will definitely order again next time we are in the mood for Nicaraguan food! read more

Qué servicio tan pésimo. Se olvidaron de incluir un pedido de comida que había solicitado. Volví al lugar en persona, y me hicieron esperar en toda la fila de nuevo, y al final ni me atendieron. Absolutely awful service. They forgot to include an order of food that I had requested. I went back to the location in person, and was made to stand in the entire line again, and they did not even attend to me.. read more

I ordered a sopa de cola to get just 2 pieces of meat and one piece of carrot, please just say you are out , my husband ordered carne asada with white rice. The rice is not even cooked. Terrible experience read more

Love this place. Easy and always filling. The prices have gone up again but I guess inflation has hit everything . Also the staff is nice. I would recommend this place. If you haven't tried it read more

Fritanga Monimbo - Carne Asada with salsa jalapeño/Charbroiled Beef - Latin American Near Me - Fontainebleau, Florida

El arroz del gallopinto masoso, la carne no la lavan bien y tiene mal sabor, no vale ma pena la comida se ve fea y no la cosinan bien y muy caro, y aparte que la atención es lenta. Aqui fue done probe el peor quesillo del mundo, un descaro y robo que falta de respeto read more

Fritanga Monimbo - Quesillo - Latin American Near Me - Fontainebleau, Florida

Food is always good, tastes like grandma at home preparing home town simple every day meals.

Large portions, they have great deals, gallopinto was good. If you crave this food, this place is authentic. It was good, lasted me two days. Had a great time eating something authentic coming from los Ángeles where it's not as common. I recommend this chair of locations. Worth it and price was good. I don't eat meat, my mom enjoyed her carne asada. read more

Missing Tajadas on my uber eats order. Sweet plantains missing on the chicken as well.

Quality has gone down. Service as well. Used to be my favorite fritanga since the 80s and then ts a thing of the past now. read more

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I've been coming to this Fritanga for the last 24 years and I know I can rely on fresh, delicious, and authentic Nicaraguan food here. I still remember when the meal was $3.90! It's closer to $14 these days but you get a very generous portion and really tasty food. I love their gallo pinto, queso frito, sweet plantains. I'll occasionally order the cacao drink. Their cajetas de coco are also a nice sweet treat. read more

The food is the best! We have a closer fritanga but we drive further because it taste better! Priced better! Portion are better! And importantly Service is better! De when we want this food they are the best choice!!! read more

I live in Sweetwater aka "Nicaraguan central" but this is the one closest to my house and it never disappoints! The food is always delicious, prices are never disappointing, and the portions are better! The service can be a hit or miss sometimes but they never fail on the food quality. It is a little small but it's great for a quick meal or even a to go order! read more

I ordered from DoorDash for lunch. Once I received the food I noticed that the chicken undercooked. You can see the pink. Due to health concerns of salmonella. I couldn't enjoy my meal. read more

Fritanga Monimbo - Latin American Near Me - Fontainebleau, Florida

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I f***ing love this restaurant! I eat here probably every week lol. All the ladies that work there always take good care of us with super fast & great service! & they work hard to cook & feed us so you better tip too!! We either get the carne asada or the fried chicken, everything is so good either way! You can't ever go wrong. The beans & rice are amazing and the little cups of hot sauce they give (I suggest asking for extra) is amazing too. Highly recommend if you like you Spanish food read more

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What a shame that the ladies that work here son todas una amargadas. Same goes for the ones on Miller and 117th. Looks like it's a requirement if you want to work here. Same rude attitude all the time. They keep increasing the price of the food but its nothing to rave about. Also if you want some Chile, or picante, it's $0.75 per colada shot sized cup. These people will upsell you for anything and everything. The only reason I keep coming back here is for the nacatamales. read more

Fritanga Monimbo - Nacatamal - Latin American Near Me - Fontainebleau, Florida

Probably the best one in Miami compared to the ones I've experienced. Super fast pace so if you're not sure what you want you're better off ordering over the phone because it's small and gets packed! The time I went was in the beginning of covid lock down so not sure how things are ran now! Definitely recommend read more

TLDR: Amazing Nicaraguan food, on the cheap. ___ I came here during the hurricane and was so happy, even though my house had no electricity, Miami was in shambles, there was no guava left at Sedano's and there was plywood on my windows. These guys had power though and I was ready for a big meal. Carne asada - grilled, deliciously marinated meat. Gallo pinto - ride and beans repello - cabbage queso frito - fried cheese. They actually ran out of gallo pinto and we had to wait a pretty long time. Forget that, we aren't getting just regular white rice ahha. About 10 people stood there, still, for about 15 minutes. Then the feast began. The flavors were incredible. The price, fantastic, and me and my friends got a nice, warm meal. It's in times of adversity you come closer to your friends and loved ones - till we fought over the last piece of cheese ;) read more

Place is decent, if and when getting fresh food. The women here are not the friendliest; more so, when asking for their pickled hot sauce to go. If you dine in, which has no service charge, you can sit and enjoy as much of their pickled hot sauce. But I do have to say that the food isn't too bad. read more

These five stars are for your quedo frito!! Your flavors made me feel like I had been raised on Nica food. They were familiarly comforting. read more

Fritanga Monimbo - Carne Asada/Charbroiled Beef - Latin American Near Me - Fontainebleau, Florida

carne asada, gallo pinto, tajadas, y ensalada!! option #1 at monimbo is always a favorite and a go-to for lunch. This place has been around for a long long time, and their quality and consistency shows why. Eat it or carry out, definitely stop by and see what Nicaraguan food is all about. Keep it up!! Thanks for serving the Fontainebleau area for so many years. :) read more

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A sinner's paradise! Due to being local to the area, this has been my go-to Fritanga for the last 20 years probably. The restaurant isn't the nicest and the service maybe isn't the friendliest but for a quick pick up order, it's perfect! The gallo pinto continued to be the best I've ever tried, accompanied by queso frito (don't skip on this), and either carne asada OR pollo empanizado (depending on your mood) is heaven in a plate. They used to also make this guiso de zucchini which was to die for but I haven't seen it in a while, they may just make it every so often but if you're lucky enough to see it available, get an order and mix it in with the rice... you won't regret it! Portions are also very large, you can easily share an order of the gallo pinto and just order additional protein if needed. read more

It's a small location in a small plaza,parking is not much.Food is delicious when it's hot and fresh, I've been coming to this place since I was a child and now I'm 40 years old. Carne asada is delicious, I love the pollo empanizado either the Gallo pinto maduros, and a order of fried cheese with fried plantains.they have other things to try and super delicious Fred's tortillas and salad with hot sauce if you're into that.they sell a variety of juices and soda the food is priced well and is constantly being replenished by new one, they are quick to attend you.if you want fritanga this is the spot, to me this is old faithful never goes wrong read more

I can never get enough I'm going with an empty stomach and I just want to keep filling it up. I love this food and the ladies serve you with such a beautiful smile loving ladies and it's always clean. Always organized never food on the floor. Love it. read more

I am originally from Miami and have a Nicaraguan mother. So, it was only right I visit a Fritanga over the holidays. This one was the closest to our house. The portions here were huge--my picture is just half of a serving because I shared with my sister. The gallo pinto, queso frito and ensalada de repollo were FIRE. I knocked off a couple of stars because the meat was tough, the plantains were burnt and the cacao had not been strained enough so it tasted very grainy. Also, at most fritangas, you can have as much hot sauce as you want but here, they charged $0.50 for a small container. There's a few better ones in the city. read more

Fritanga Monimbo - Carne Asada/Charbroiled Beef - Latin American Near Me - Fontainebleau, Florida

The food is undeniably good. I had a carne asada completa, which included obviously a very juicy carne asada, congris, platanito maduro, and queso frito. All this for $10, worth it! - I ended up spending $12 because they charge $2 for a small cup of chimichurri. They literally charge for everything. The restaurant doesn't look like the cleanest, it seems very old. All the talk about the service, is right. Although they're not the friendliest group of women, I had no bad experience. It just wasn't good either. I most likely won't be back. read more

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The restaurant has homemade Nicaraguan food, you get served in to go plates but it's great tasting, you can dine in or take the food, gets 5 stars read more

If your in the mood for fritanga it's ok. It's not anything to write paragraphs about.

I think to charge people $5.50 for a side of "Vigorón" even though their menu clearly says $5.00 for a bunch of flavorless yuca and bag of chicharron chips it's a total ripoff..., their carne asada plate is very good but I think this Vigoron side was a joke..The place is not bad but I hate when I feel ripped off...If you are gonna offer "Chicharron", please cook it, don't just offer cheap chicharron chips... read more

Fritanga Monimbo - Ugly imitation of Nicaraguan Vigorón.. - Latin American Near Me - Fontainebleau, Florida

Ala grand p**a, this is great food. Just like Nicaragua, I will definitely come back and bring my family right now I'm having fun with wife. read more

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Decent fritanga. Food was good but not spectacular. The carne asada was kind of salty. Ive read good things about this place. I may need to give it one more shot and try something different. read more

Fritanga Monimbo - Latin American Near Me - Fontainebleau, Florida

Fritanga Monimbo offers a fine variety of Nicaraguan dishes and attracts flocks of hungry diners every day. On my visit, the line was up to the door. The portions here are extremely generous, so you're better off getting a to-go container to take home the leftovers. Having previously vacationed in Nicoya, it was such a treat to revisit this special cuisine. The moment I saw it, I knew what I was getting: Combo #1 - CARNE ASADA! For the sides, I ventured for classic gallo pinto and plantains. In my opinion, the salsa picante offers a perfectly spicy complement to the juicy char-broiled steak. Made for a sublime meal. Be sure to take them on up on their offered specialty juices. The staff works hard to overcome the struggles of communicating with non-Spanish speakers as they maintain a staunch focus on moving everyone through the line. Overall, a phenomenally smooth and swift dining experience which'll have me repeating in no time. read more

Fritanga Monimbo - Carne ASADA with black beans and rice with a delicious side of yuca - Latin American Near Me - Fontainebleau, Florida

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I ordered the carne asada with gallo pinto & sweet plantains. The sides were "ok" but the meat itself smelled/tasted weird, I had to throw it out. Also the lady that served me had a nasty attitude, but it's not anything new according to some sources. It's the second time I've been here and experienced the same thing. I don't think i'll be going back. read more