I come here all the time never had an issue until today ! I called made a clear order thru the phone when I received it they had forgotten one of my meals & on top of that I ordered no onions on both my Jibarito sandwich meals & they still came w onions on both of the orders,they forgot my pincho, Then I ordered both of my parchas w no ice they still filled up the whole damn cup w ice. Had to wait there an extra 15-20 minutes for them to RE DO everything. Later got home & as I was eating my lechón sandwich i opened up the sandwich to put some hot sauce on that mf & Than I noticed It had a piece of aluminum foil on it. I called to complain.. they apologized & said they'll give me a discount on my next order for the fact that they rap the lechón around aluminum foil but it was the workers " fault " ... cool whatever then 2 hrs later I had warmed up the pastel that I didn't eat ! And half way thru my damn pastel I'm chewing & feel a strand of hair !! In my mouth I must've thrown that shit out so fast !! Ew . SMH def won't be coming back here , fuck that. Disgusting! read more

So delicious. The neighbor hood is rough, but stop in a get a Yuca acapurrio so delicious. read more

Fantastic!!! Food was delicious & service was perfect. They were quite crowded & we didn't have to wait long for our order to be taken. We'll definitely be back. Thank you!! We asked a friend where we could find a good jibarito (after we got horrible service from La Palma & Borinquen is now closed). Going to review La Palma next! read more

Stopped in for some good Puerto Rican food of course I got the usual Jibarito with white cheese. Never a let down. Very fresh. read more

La Bomba - Jibarito with rice and cola - Puerto Rican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I tried my first jibarito con Arroz y gandules and a order of tostones. I also had an horchata. The jibarito was delicious, I added mayo ketchup and made it even tastier. The arroz was cooked perfectly and the horchata had the right amount of sweetest. The service was quick and the price is unbeatable. Great place to check out. Will be coming back for more jibaritos. read more

La Bomba - Jibarito de asada you arroz con gandules. - Puerto Rican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

As someone who's never been to a Puerto Rican restaurant before, I am so pleased to have first had La Bomba! My friends and I walked in a little confused to see a carry-out counter and some fellas standing around, but we continued on to the back dining area. We got there under an hour before their 8pm closing time, but the extremely friendly woman serving us (she said she usually works the front) brought us all the appetizers she had left. We were hungry, we didn't care what we got 'cause it all sounded good... And with most appetizers priced from $1-2, we had at it. I don't know the names of everything we had, but the meat pie and fried plantain were good. And for the main course, I ordered the chicken stew (pollo guisado) with rice and beans. Let me say... It legit looked and tasted like a meal straight out of their home - just a huge plate of rice in the middle flanked by hot chicken on one side and a nice pile of beans on the other - so good! You know how you can feel happy eating a really good home cooked meal? That is La Bomba. It was a really hearty and flavorful meal. Yeah you wouldn't come here for a romantic dinner; the walls are covered in colorful murals, loud music is blaring from the speakers while their flatscreen TVs are also running. Come here instead for amazing Puerto Rican food! read more

I love lechon sandwiches but this one seemed little a bland to me. I had to put some hot sauce on it to bring out some flavor. Not sure...also whatever sauce they put on, mayo I think, they barely put any on. Just didn't think the roasted pork had much flavor. I think about other places in the area that have lechon and the sandwich stands alone, no hot sauce necessary. Menu looks great, tons of stuff. The Puerto Rican rice was delicious. I plan to give this place another shot, but not with the lechon sandwich. read more

Another great Puerto Rican place in Chicago! Lechon and Arroz con Gandules was fantastic and large portions. The alcapurria was light and flaky too! Recommended! read more

La Bomba - Puerto Rican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Best bacalaitos in Chicago! Get there early because they run out I love this place! There Sopas are also amazing, very delicious. The arroz con gandules doesn't compare to Mami's, but it's up there. If you go here get a Sopa or the jibarito, mofongo is okay. All of their frituras are good but the alcapurilla is very oily, it's good- but not my favorite of their frituras. I come back here as often as my wife is willing. I feel home here. read more

Shrimp with Rice the BOMB.COM!!! it's delicious and super FRESH.. Very Friendly staff! see Tavis and Cynthia read more

La Bomba - Shrimp with Rice - Puerto Rican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Love Puerto Rican food, ordered online and enjoyed tostones. Opened up flan and found mold growing on it. Yuck. read more

La Bomba - Moldy flan from La Bomba - Puerto Rican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I will preface this review by saying, I have no other experience with Puerto Rican food. We ordered 2 appetizers. One was a banana dumpling (fried) and the other was a Stuffed Plantain. Both came out fried. Well done fried. I ate half of each and could not distinguish between the two. All I could taste was the grease they were fried in. I ordered the Beef Stew and my wife ordered the steak with onions. My stew was very good as was the PR rice and beans I had on the side. My wife's steak was very thin, looked like Steak-Um or gyro meat. She said it was meh. The service was poor. 1 server in the dining room for maybe 6 tables. There were times we would not see her for 10 minutes or more. The tables around us were equally frustrated and looking for her. We got tired of waiting and went to find her taking orders at the take-out counter out front. After we left, she went outside to ask a gentleman in his car on the curb if he wanted lettuce on his order. I doubt we will be back. read more

A very authentic and affordable place! Amazing find! They have a to go counter in front or seating with servers in the back. There are nice murals on the walls and fun Spanish language music. My friend and I were the only non-Latinos in the place which was a great sign, and this place did not disappoint! Very flavorful and good portions. For appetizer, I ordered a meat pie which was crispy and had ground beef. A bit cold but otherwise great. My friend ordered a Puerto Rican tamale which was just fantastic with such a great texture. For the main course, I had the plantain steak sandwich which was large crispy plantains (instead of bread) with tender steak, veggies, & cheese. It was SO GOOD! You get a lot of great food for very cheap! Hard to beat that! read more

Delicious,delish mouthwatering,leaves your tastebuds dancing. Was unable to take a picture because my food was amazingly delicious presentation was very nice very appetizing had to dig in immediately my meal enjoying every mouthful I had the pork chops with white rice and a pastel which melted all in my mouth Porkchop was tender rice was very savory and we won't even talk about the habichuelas cooked just right and then the mofongo Wow! A savory explosion in my mouth read more

The food is very delicious the prices are great. My only complaint I wish the staff was a little nicer & friendlier. When I was ordering at the counter I asked the lady questions regarding certain dishes she looked bother. She hesitated on her answers never smiled never thank me. Not very good customer relations. read more

This Restaurant is run by an amazing young man who's care and attention to clients are above average! The employees, servers and the entire team is hard at work ensuring everyone is taken care of in a professional manner with quick service. The food? TO DIE FOR! I have been to all Puerto Rican/Hispanic Restaurants in Chicago, Lombard, Riverside, Berwyn, Naperville, pretty much all of Illinois and nobody compares to the freshness and great taste of food. Hot in temperature and fresh as fresh can be. If you ever try the food...you'll be a customer forever. Catering is amazing as well, Good job Guys! Elsie R. read more

The food is delicious, but service is awful. The ladies in the front don't know what to do when the place is packed. I'm sure the experience is different when you dine in. read more

I hadn't been to this PRican restaurant before, but this past Saturday I got off of work and was famished. Was supposed to meet a friend for dinner, but instead we met up earlier for a late lunch. He brought me here. The place looks small upon entering but moving forward towards the back its very spacious. I liked the setting for dining in. TV's on both ends of the restaurant, great because we caught the Bulls game while dining. The food was unbelievably AMAZING....cooked to perfection. I ordered the porkchop dinner and was very pleased with it. I will definitely be back. Thanks, La Bomba for a very pleasant lunch. Your staff is very friendly and attentive. read more

Our waitress Julieta apparently had no experience waitressing. She took our order, brought our food out before the appetizer and when I asked her for our drinks she gave me a dirty look and told me to give her a minute. The restaurant was empty. We were the only table she was waiting on. To add insult to injury our food was lukewarm and she didn't bring us everything we ordered. read more

I was looking for a last minute catering company for my sons' 16th birthday. Can I just say AMAZING! Both service and food. I ordered a large order of arroz con gandules, medium order of chicken, and the most amazing Yuca con Mojo OH and let's not forget the lechon! all this saved me time and the cost...get ready: CHEAP! I will be ordering from here again. And it's also a restaurant...so I can come in anytime to enjoy the food. read more

I made it here during my stay in Chicago this past week. I was going to try a Puerto Rican restaurant on Paseo Boricua but my friend recommended this spot. I came here around 3pm on Saturday. The place was pretty packed but not too bad. It was a bit confusing because when you enter, there's a buffet-style counter with Puerto Rican food that you can purchase to-go (I think) but you have to keep walking towards the back past another cash register to dine-in. I had to ask the person at the register if we have to seat ourselves or if we need to be seated since there were no signs or any that were visible. Luckily, we were escorted to our booth right away. This place had dim lighting for some reason. Not my type of deal but whatever. My friend and I both ordered a chicken "jibarito". We ordered that because it originated in Chicago so we wanted to see if they were any different than the ones we've had in LA. My friend had it with a side of "arroz con gandules" (Spanish rice with pigeon peas) and I had "arroz blanco con habichuelas" (white rice with red beans). The beans were off the hook! lol. It was so good. As for the jibarito, it was good. I like spicy food so I asked for the "pique" (Puerto Rican-style hot sauce) It is HOT but good. My only complaint with the food was the fried green plaintains that are used in lieu of bread; they were really greasy. The ones I've had here in LA are not as greasy. I wish I could have tried something else but either way, it was satisfying. The service is pretty hit and miss based on my observation. I saw tables that were being serviced by attentive waitresses and waiters and some that weren't. Mine was one of them. Our waitress was very nice but she only came to us once to ask if we needed anything after our food was served. I had to walk up to the cash register area to ask for my check and I paid then and there. It's kind of annoying but whatever. I would recommend this spot but would also check out other Puerto Rican restaurants in the area. read more

Great for cheap Puerto Rican food! Super fast service, food came within minutes of ordering. Definitely recommend ordering the jabrito which is their speciality dish of a sandwich with fried plantains instead of bread. Will come Here again! read more

I am puertorrican and I LOVED the food!!! The seasoning was great! I felt like eating at Puerto Rico and that's what we were looking for. The alcapurrias and relleno de papa....to die for!!!!! Good price, excelent service and ambient. Definitely going back!!!! read more

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Unbelievable! What service! I called two days before an event and they were able to help me out. I was in a bind due to family backing out on making food for the party (yes, family!) This place was willing to take on my order last minute and they deliver! Wepaaaa!!! read more

I went to LaBomba last week and I was just now able to write this review. I ordered the bistec encebollado and maduros. When I opened the maduros I was surprised that it was one giant plantain wrapped in alumminum foil. I was so used to the chopped up sweet plantains. It was delicious though. The steak was tender and flavorful and the rice was very good. When I walked into the restauraunt I went to the counter to place my order. And an older woman was talking to one of the cooks in Spanish. I stood there for about 5-7 minutes before she finally took my order. It was kind of akward and I was thinking that I was being ignored. Any other time I would have just left but I have heard good things about La Bomba. I had just driven from the south side to try it. The food was excellent but the service was definately lacking. read more

La Bomba - Is that a maduro or are you just happy to see me? - Puerto Rican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Stopped by before dropping a friend off at home. Didn't know what to expect and never had an el jibarito before but it was beyond delicious. Flattened plantain with steak in sandwich form, also had the beef stew with white rice and beans. The rice was cooked perfect to have along with the beef stew. I noticed there were these deep fried balls in a glass case which I found out were a mixture of plantains and meat. Had one while I was waiting, also very good. To drink ordered a Tamarind juice after asking what the orange colored juice was (passion fruit) and tried a sample. Place gave me a great first impression. Staff was very kind and helpful. This place def fits my criteria for places a come back to often. read more

Love their food!!, is great to have a place with delicious food and friendly staff. I had relleno de papa and a jibarito with chicken and white cheese... It was AMAZING... on the weekends it tends to be really crowded and sometimes you'll have to wait 15-30 minutes for a table but consider its worth the wait... Also the dinning area is a little too dark and the tables are close to each other. Wouldn't hurt some more lighting in the area read more

If your looking for arguably the best Puerto Rican food around Chicago and my personal favorite place to get Jibaritos then La Bomba is the place for you. This place single handedly made me fall in love with the cuisine and realize the plantain can be damn delicious! Do yourself a favor and venture out from downtown Chicago and make your way up here, you won't be disappointed. Not many places you can find this tastes at this price point. read more

La Bomba - Can't go wrong with El Jibarito's get the steak! - Puerto Rican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Can words even describe how much I freakin love La Bomba? Well i freakin love that place. The food is DELISH and really really really cheap. Once i came in towards the end of the day and i got a bag filled to the brim with yummy fried treats for next to nothing. Love it. Not being Puerto Rican myself, and not knowing much about Puerto Rican cuisine, i was a little intimidated coming here for the first time... but the employees made me feel right as home and steered me in all the right directions. Love it. When you go, make sure you get try the Lechon- then thank me later. :) read more

I tried the jibarito, platano, and alcapuria. For starters the jibarito was just out of this world, but the arroz con gandules served with it was cold though. The platano was a little too chewy and the alcapuria was super greasy and for that I give it a 4 of five. In overall I like the place very clean, and the jibarito was what did it for me. read more

First time here, and I can't wait to come back! The jibaritos were so damn good! Competing for the best spot in Chicago!! We split a steak and a lechon (pork) jibarito, and both enjoyed the steak one the most. The acapurrias were also tasty. The staff is very, very nice! Casual, local, family ambiance. read more

Well, I have read all of the reviews and they seem to be mixed in opinion. I have to say that this HOT spot is MOST def. the best place I have eaten from the many lil' ma/pop resturantes in the area. I have tried and I mean tried all of them and it is either the taste is off or I am just sick to my stomach . I can HONESTLY say I eat La Bomba and I am NEVER let down! La Bomba is under NEW management and the new owner is just a humble fellow from around the area. This place is clean and always busy . You can dine-in, carry out or have it delieverd to your place either way the food is GREAT. The prices are just so economically reasonable and you ALWAYS get a bang for your buck . The menu consists of : Fritters -which may I add are ONLY $1 Dinner plates- are ONLY $6 a plate; and they give you large portions. which is always a +... I say when you are in the neighborhood or just have that taste for some GREAT criollo cooking ( home cooked meal) . Pass on by and grab something off the menu I can say you won't leave on an empty tummy !!!! read more

By far my favorite Puerto Rican Restaurant in Chicago! The prices are great, the dine in area is cozy and the employees are really kind. I recommend trying Jibarito, Mofongo or any of the appetizers. I'm never disappointed when I come here with family and friends. read more

La Bomba is hands down the best place in Logan Square to get Puerto Rican cuisine. I always get the beef stew mixta with rice and beans which never disappoints, super filling. This place gets SUPER busy so if you are walking in to order be prepared to wait. My friend usually gets the el jibarito and every single time is blown away by how delicious the sandwich is. read more

you know I been coming here for years and the food is ok.. but getting worse service by the years. either doesn't come as I order or rude and lazy service. Also placed an order for my kids and my family last night. two hrs later pass, I get a call when Restaurant was closing. And man on other end asked me when I was coming for my food. I said, I ordered grub hub and always get delivery! I'm Not picking up order it's a deliver!? he said I got no drives I said that's now my problem... I ordered this hrs before closing which means your job is to have someone delivery it. Then he said you gotta cancel it! I said No you are gonna cancel it, I'm not gonna lose my refund. Unprofessional and rude! So i called Grubhub and they gave this restaurant a choice to either have their own drivers or use Grubhub drivers and they choice to have their own drivers. so the whole point is why are they calling me when it's their job to deliver it!? I had better this isn't even worth spending money on anymore of their now gonna do their part! Disappointed to the extreme! read more

I can't eat this every day because I think everything is a little on the greasy side, but it's a good treat every once in a while. Gotta go with the jibarito every time - delicious. read more

This place by far has the best Puerto Rican food in Chicago. They have their restaurant which is always on point then they have their food truck that's around Humboldt Park. Either way you can't go wrong. I've been coming here since I was a kid and the food is still amazing that I bring my family here now. Best Jabarito in the city. It's fresh made to order, the meat is always well cooked. Their rice is good. Always on point. read more

I've had family dinners at La Bomba, what keeps us going back are the jibaritos and the side of Puerto Rican rice. Be advised that the jibaros have a heavy garlic spread on them, so if you don't like that, let the waitress know! I do wish I could try their piononos as they have been out in every one of my visits, about 4. Sad to say the place closes at 7pm during the week, including the summer time, which resulted in my husband, little boys, and I being turned at the door on my last visit. I was very disappointed and have not returned since. Café Central near me never fails though. read more

Great Puerto Rican food, I tried the Jibarito, which is a plantain steak sandwich. It was amazing, but I would take it easy on the hot sauce, its very spicy. The service was impressive and they always made sure we had everything we needed. read more

Prices were very reasonable and taste great. The waiters were very pleasant. The place is small, crowded and inspite of fans very warm. Cuca's artwork proudly displayed. Take outs available. read more

La Bomba - Painted walls throughout the restaurant. - Puerto Rican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois