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    3.7 (243 reviews)

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    Enchinas de pollo 3 Tacos Margarita
    Vanity H.

    The food was decent -my boyfriend felt sick after eating his tacos. The meat had way too much grease which is never good. His first bites he said were good but of course the longer it sat the more soggy -my enchiladas were fine.. nothing too special- i would say the pickled onions were a nice touch! The Margarita's liquor was nasty to me haha but i drank it. Didn't do anything for me. Service was good. Our waitress was nice and let us taste their frozen Margarita. I should've just gotten that one instead of trying on the rocks. The frozen one (though a sample) was very yummy! The restaurant itself has a great amount of seating and is filled with neon lights and painted "sayings". It was very colorful in there! This was right down the street from our car rental and we were starving so that's how we stumbled upon it. Didn't expect to be eating Mexican food when first getting there haha but definitely A LOT of Mexican spots in Puerto Rico

    Passion fruit margarita, very good, these cups need longer straws
    Djinou J.

    I will start with the ... Pros: Service: the waitress was very nice Happy hour: a well priced per the signs, I didn't take advantage of it but good to know Drinks: you get a little margarita sample and it was good so I ordered a passion fruit margarita which was yummy The carnitas on top of my mofongo was delicious Cons: The mofongo was horrible. I was under the impression that mofongo was native to PR so I assumed everywhere would make it well and I was craving it so I figured why not? Well, let's just say this was not the right place to eat this dish. The plantains were literally still formed and hard as hell. I had to cut into it with a knife which is unusual. This was like eating broken up tostones and it didn't have any flavor or sauce to accompany it. I had to ask for sauce so it could be edible. For all of that I could've just ordered carnitas with a side of tostones. I've had way better mofongo in NYC from Dominicans, no shade, but it's just the truth.

    This was such a perfect place to eat! Our waitress was super helpful! Shout out to Larisa for all the recommendations and making this a wonderful experience with delicious food!

    Steak fajitas
    Felicia J.

    This restaurant was just NOT it! My friend and I came here only because it was across the street from our hotel and only had a little over an hour until we need to leave for our tour... so we decided to come here, as soon as we looked at the menu, we should've left there weren't that many options that actually looked good from the pictures. Chips and salsa, which was so hot and unbearable. And i normally spice well as I eat a lot of salsa and other spicy food. So then the waitress brought out a green salsa, but it was so sweet and did not pair well with the chips. Moving onto the food, I ordered steak fajitas, and as you can see in the picture, there was no season on the food at all. It was so bland, I have never had tasteless fajitas like this before. I honestly didn't think that you could mess them up. My friend got the chorizo enchiladas and it was so hard for her to eat them because the chorizo was so hard like burnt bacon bits, and the sauce on it was so sweet and did not pair well Before our food came out, our waitress brought us a sample of a margarita and it was really tasty so we actually ordered one . If there was anything that this restaurant got right, it was the margarita.!!! We did the finish our meal first the most part . We would be billed for it anyways.. & we were about to go out and go drinking. We needed food on our stomach, even if it wasn't good. I will not give this restaurant one star, because the waitress was really nice and helpful, but I would not recommend this place to anyone ever !!!!

    Rob T.

    We wandered into Hijole and were promptly greeted and seated by a very friendly waiter. If you start with drinks, the Strawberry Rita not very "berry". If you order a Margarita, they offer rocks, frozen or Slushy". They like to make the slushy extra strong! The food was fairly typical/average Mexican cuisine rather than straight Puerto Rican. Also kinda pricey but that seems to be the norm around the resorts/hotels. We ate dinner early but this seems like the kinda place that would be fun later in the evening.

    Shrimp tamarind with chipotle sauce and rice topped with quesabirria dip. The rice was originally plain, white rice.
    Ra'Anne D.

    The music and food are amazing! Best quesabirria I've ever had! The service is excellent as well, but only come here if you have time to actually wait for food. We loved it.

    Margarita

    As an african american tourist this has been the best service we've received. We were greeted with sample shots of their frozen margarita and it was so strong and delicious! The drinks are great the vibe is awesome. I loved it and i'm so happy. Arianys is so kind and humble as well, she's doing a great job. The young man helping out is also very sweet. Thanks hijoles!

    Maria B.

    Phenomenal service, the food was savory, the environment was very welcoming too. We really loved the sauces offered with the complementary homemade chips. We ordered meat burritos and also the frozen margarita. Everything was perfection. The meat on our food was tender and well seasoned. The dishes were served hot and lots of cheese. Our server was very attentive and kept checking on us. The restaurant had nice music and they offered a great happy hour cocktails. Must visit if you are in Isla Verde!

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    The drinks and the food were amazing so much better than the Mexican place practically next door. If you are looking for Mexican come here!

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