Love my la pena Horeb! I saw it on door dash and I was ecstatic!!! Ahhh! Y'all don't even know! I…read morelive about 25 min away...but my food was hot when it got here...and it was correct! I put specifics and they actually read them and it was correct. I always get the mofongos, tostones, rice and beans, pernil...but I was sad I didn't see the flan! I hope they decide to add it. I am obsessed! This place is hands down better than any other restaurant on the peninsula and south side.

Last month, I ordered takeout from this spot that's been frequented from Sophia and myself. The…read moreboth of us were never disappointed with our meals. Pre-pandemic, this was a place where we would have dine-in visits with friends of ours from a social group or just the two of us. It was probably close to a year since we last appeared so it was time to stop by. Similiar to the past visits, I called in our orders. They greeted me promptly when I walked in where there was only one table occupied. Quick and easy. For our orders, which both served as dinner and lunch for work at our respective sites, we chose their Cubano sandwich with our usual sides (fries for myself and plantains for Sophia). As always, the sandwich was pretty good packed with ham and roasted pork, pickles, cheese and mustard (both had no mayo). I would've liked for more fries in the box, but I had enough for both servings. La Pena Horeb came through once again. You know I'll be ordering takeout from here down the road. Till next time :)

Was visiting last week from Pennsylvania. The host and Cook/owner came out greet us. The food was…read morestraight out of my Mom's kitchen "excellent flavor and not over cooked. The seating is limited but well decorated and nice atmosphere. I told the hostess it was my birthday hoping to get a Flan on the house but I guess times are hard. Overall the food was delicious the owner represented Aguada, P.R. Highly recommended.

As a Puerto Rican from NY where we got it on every corner or i can make it at home, this is the…read morebest one you'll find in VB. Authentic, yummy, not salty all around great food. Theres another popular PR spot around here that a lot of people like but honestly that one doesn't stand a chance next to Borincano, they other one is grease central. The chicharon de pollo is great, the chuleta, churrasco and the sorullitos!!! That stands the real test,the sorullitos were crispy on the outside and nice and soft on the inside!!!

When I'm in town visiting my family, I like to take my nephews out for an ethnic feast. This time…read morewe selected De Rican Chef. Restaurant is somewhat sizable, with vibrant decor. Our waiter Ronald was friendly and helped with recommendations. We went with the appetizer sampler that included beef empanadas, tostones, chicharones de pollo and one other delicious item that I forgot the name of. We added morcilla (blood sausage) and yuca fries to the appetizer round. Both were very good. We enjoyed the whole red snapper, churrasco mofongo, and bacalao guisado mofongo. All were excellent but we found the dishes with the mofongo to be our favorites. We ended with flan, tres leches cake, and platanos maduros. All three were great, the platanos were piping hot and high quality! Somewhat surprised that they didn't have coffee available but all in all, a great experience!

Not my first time here, it was as good as last time! They have a great Happy Hour menu but I had a…read more margarita and shrimp mofongo. No regrets! Plenty of plump shrimp and the garlic sauce was yummy. My friend said her Mojito was good as well, with nice presentation.

The beef empanadas were fabulous. Please give them a try, they will not disappoint…read more Thank you, Adriane's Jewelry Box

I'm from New York and Spanish food is my love language. I love this food. The service is impeccable…read moreand is a quaint atmosphere.

This is an authentic Puerto Rican restaurant! The food tastes very close to what my mother used to…read moremake. We started off with the Pastel wrapped in banana leaves, Alcapurrias and relleno de papas. I give the pastel a 4.5 out of five. The relleno de papas a 4 out of five and the Alcapurrias a 3 out of 5. Keep in mind I am comparing this to my mother's home cooking. The pastel was almost perfect. The meat as seasoned very well but not as tender as what my mother used to make. The masa was perfect! The relleno de papas was seasoned very differently than what I am accustomed to but still very yummy. The Alcapurrias were lacking in flavor. My son ordered the Bistec Encebollado with Rice and beans and he was so happy that this dish was very close to our family recipe. My daughter in law ordered the Pernil sandwich which she absolutely loved. My son tasted it and said it was the best he'd ever eaten! My husband ordered the Cuban sandwich which he said had a Puerto Rican flair to it. Puerto Rican Pernil is much different than Cuban Roast Pork which is what he is used to as we live in Miami, FL I only had the appetizers as I was not too hungry to begin with but I was able to taste everything and this restaurant is being added to my favorites list! I will be coming here every time I visit my family. The service was quick and very friendly!

I was craving Puerto Rican food and had no clue De Rican Chef had a location near Ocean view!…read moreNeedless to say, I hopped in my car and stopped by. This location is beautiful. I loved how spacious it is and the staff was so friendly. I ordered ahead online and waited less than 5 minutes for my food. I ordered the De Rican sampler and an order of chicken empanadas and everything was great. Can't wait to stop in again and hopefully catch the live band that comes and performs for time to time.

*Food: Appetizer: 11/10 (Empanadas)…read moreEntrées: 8/10 (Steak&Eggs, plantains) *Service: 10/10 Carlos made the experience fun as he made every item fresh, tailored to our taste, and showed intense passion for his cooking. He threw in multiple things to try & made it feel like a select food tasting. Special experience that felt underpriced. *Ambiance: 8/10 Interesting area with colorful decoration & theme. New York style art meets Latin culture in a unique sit down restaurant. Smaller store with outside seating, that is one of a kind. [5 being average]

Very cute place! Server was nice and patient. Unfortunately the food wasn't worth the price. We got…read morethe pork chop breakfast, one of the omelets, & tequenos. The omelet wasn't an omelet and it was just very bad. The tequenos were served w bottled sauce that wasn't meant for tequenos. It's a 4 piece but they're so small, all 4 can equal 1 good sized tequeno. I really wanted to like this place :( They also added their own gratuity which was 20% We planned to tip since she was so nice, but that caught us off guard for sure.

When driving up I was nervous about what to expect when I went inside. I was pleasantly…read moresurprised. It looked as though this place had recently undergone a remodel . It was clean and nicely decorated. My friend and l visited on a early Wednesday evening. We were seated immediately. After being seated it did take a little while for someone to take our order. But it wasn't too bad. The menu had a lot of appealing options. Only select items had prices on them. For appetizers we chose the oxtail empanada with cheese and the larger potato ball. Drinks we had mango margaritas which were on a happy hour specials for 5.99 ( Happy Hour is 11 a.m. to 9 p.m daily!) For dinner I had peril( roasted pork) with white rice and beans and sweet plantains. My friend had the roasted pork sandwiches between plantains. Pernil could have used more seasoning but was very tender 7/10 Potato ball- well seasoned, piping hot! 10/10 Mango Margarita 10/10 Oxtail empanada - not a lot of meat and kind of expensive for the size. $9.99. 6/10 Overall, I had a good experience and will definitely be back to try more items on the menu and another Margarita amd Potato ball.

I've been a lot of times and I will say the food is good. I have a Puerto Rican friend and I've…read morebeen spoiled by her cooking, so I will say La Yaroa is definitely not better than hers lol or dishes I've had in Puerto Rico. A lot of times I've went, they were out of stock out of a lot of dishes, so I whined up getting a lot of the same things. The grilled chicken they use is a chicken breast and every time I get this, it's been very dry. I recently had the Shrimp Trifongo and that was really good. The Trifongo consisted of 3 starches: mashed yuca, sweet plantain (maduros), and green plantain. The sweetness of the maduros gives a great touch. I guess this will be my go to dish here!