Amazing presentation of the food & service. Fast and Fresh food. The place is luxurious and clean. Price is super acceptable, I will literary eat everyday there. read more

Delicious delicious delicious. Great service. Great drinks. Tasty food. Best Puerto Rican food I've had in the Bronx. I was in Puerto Rico last weekend and discovered the best alcapurria of my life. I thought I would never eat one as delicious as the one I ate there. Today I ate one just as good :) read more

La Cocina Boricua - Center Pork Loin - Puerto Rican Near Me - Bronx, New York

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Very good food. Great service. I will recommend to anyone that likes Puertorican food.

I have been here a few times. The food is always great. However, their service can sometimes be a hit or miss. Their mojitos are pretty good as well and decent price. I would recommend this place if you are not in a rush. read more

We went to Made in Puerto Rico on East Tremont at 6:00PM. We were ignored by the hostess after waiting 10 minutes to be seated. Drove down here to LCB. We were greeted warmly and seated immediately. Great DJ although music was a little too loud and I had trouble hearing bae talking to me. We ordered mofongo, one with pork and the other with shrimp. So good! We cleaned our plates. Too full to have dessert there so we took a Tres Leches for home. We'll be back! read more

The service was a disaster. Our waiter left before our main dishes were served. A waiter (black hair, snake forearm tattoo) we asked for help afterwards refused to help us and demanded that someone else do the job. Then sat with his arms crossed, angry faced, ignoring everyone by the main entrance. It was really uncomfortable. The food was too salty, the bacalaitos were soggy and the shrimp alcapurrias were cold inside. I will never go there again and will not recommend it to anyone!! read more

Amazing food!!!!!!!! I will come back for sure. Get the arroz con pollo and La Bomba drink.

Not crazy about this place. Definetely one of the more decent places in the Bronx. The water cups were plastic and foggy. The quality you would get at a cafeteria and not a restaurant. The service was friendly but not top quality service. The food was OK. Can't really say I enjoyed my dinner so much I can't to go back. I would rather cook at home. 2 appetizers, 4 drinks, 2 entrees and the bill was $90 with tip. read more

I like it because it's a Hispanic place which makes me feel at home. The drinks are really strong which is good because by my second one I'm drunk and eating like a slob . The Arroz con gandules are to die for. The shrimp tacos are amazing as well. Overall good vibe to this place. I'd check it out if I were you ! read more

The food and drinks are great. I love it here. The karaoke can go on for longer than it should and it can be annoying when you're trying to hear music while you're turnt up. Hopefully the night life comes back soon. It's a great place to have a good time and eat great food!. read more

When you eat Spanish food everyday growing up it's hard to find a good Spanish restaurant. This place was well worth the visit. Rice and beans are delicious and my family had steak, shrimp, mofongo all on point. You will not be disappointed go here read more

My boyfriend took me here for Mother's Day and the way the music was blasting, you would have thought it was a club in side. When I first approached the guy at the door he told me it would be a 2 hour wait. However they were able to seat us 20 minutes later. When we walked inside it was empty, so we wondered why they initially said the wait would be so long. When we were seated the service was good and so was the food. It was reasonably priced for the neighborhood. read more

First time eating here. Over the moon. Everything we ate was absolutely delicious! Drinks were tasty and music was trendy. So happy to have found this jewel. Happy to have somewhere that serves authentic Puerto Rican food. Will definitely be back. read more

I had a very disappointing experience in this establishment this past Sunday 1/28/18. I met a few friends for brunch because I came here for my birthday last year and it was a good experience. Obviously the employees have changed and currently they do not understand what customer service means giving this restaurant a bad rep. We showed up around 3pm and sat a the bar because the place was full and ordered drinks. One of my friends ordered a mimosa and the rest of us had sangria from the unlimited menu. Normally unlimited places give you 90 mins to consume drinks and they either give you a small pitcher or carafe or the bartender has a pitcher ready to serve when they notice you low for your drinks; neither one of them happened and we had to continue letting the bar person (a girl) that we needed a refill which would cause her to make the drinks making us lose valuable time for drinking. We ended up having just three glasses each from which the last batch tasted HORRIBLE. Other customers finished their meal and left early. We were placed in that table. I had no utensils until after my entree came to me which meant me eating my appetizer with my hands. Two of my friends ordered the arroz con pollo (locrio) and I had the skirt steak with mash potatoes since there is no option for steak and eggs in the menu. I asked the server, which was the same girl; if I could have a side of fried/scrambled eggs and I would pay additionally but her reply was "we don't do that here." VERY RIDICULOUS! I did not say anything. My friends noticed that the menu said "all meals except the mofongo and the steak include a side order" or something like that. When pointed this to the same server she said "your side order is the chicken." I did not know that "yellow rice was an entree! My friends insisted to prove a point so the server went back to speak to someone to verify. She came back saying "there is a mistake in the menu but we will let you have the side order" like we were still wrong and she was doing us a favor. At this point I'm all disappointed and dissatisfied with the drinks, the meals and mainly the care this girl has for making people feel comfortable! So my friends told me "give the dessert a try; let's get the tres leches!" FROZEN! They were all frozen! I cannot believe that a place that has been open for so long has so many mistakes in one single table. The last time we were here we had such a great time and I even got a side order of eggs which was added to the check. Although the food is good I do not think you guys deserve an A for rating because that category is not only based on how the food tastes, it also includes an overall experience of your customers! YOU DROPPED THE BALL!! read more

Came here on a Friday using my groupon. You can order anything on the menu using groupon except their happy hour drinks, those you pay separate. You can sit at the table and get happy hour drinks, other places you have to sit at the bar. My husband and I love their churrasco dinner plate. They also have great mojitos and great tres leches. We have been going back almost every Friday after using their groupon for appetizers and happy hour drinks. Fridays after 9pm they sing karoke. read more

I've been to this restaurant with my family over 4 times already, as recent as last week, and it never fails to impress me with their wonderful food and great, strong drinks!! Our server Maria is always very nice! It's good to have a restaurant with good spanish food only a short drive from where I live. We've tried the alcapurria which is honestly the best I've had since I was a kid!! Cuchifrito places don't make them good anymore so I'm ecstatic that they make em' great here! Order it! Their empanadas, tostones topped with either steak, chicken or shrimp is great too! We've also tried their bistec en salsa with rice and their amazing beans! Yummy!! I have also ordered their cold salad cod fish...this was tasty but a little on the extra salty side (I know cod is salty but they could've done an extra rinse/boil or two). Now their drinks are sooooo good and strong! Our faves are the Passion fruit mojito, their PR flag something something martini (forgot the actual name)! Wow!! You'll feel really good after just 2! LOL So definitely try this place if you're in the area. You can always get a table or not wait long for one. They also have hookah too! Will need to go one day just for drinks and check it out! read more

Really really good food and drinks. Not the best location (if you don't drive) but once you get there the food is very authentic. I would definitely suggest it. read more

Terrible experience. My husband wanted pork chops and the waitress said they hadn't had any for two days. We then ordered the oxtails that were available with rice and beans. We waited 45 minutes for the the waitress who was also tending bar and cleaning tables to come by and tell us that our food would be out soon because the cook was alone and running behind. I had water and my husband had a soda. Shortly after the meal comes outing looks like a kids meal portion. we called the waitress and she was like "Oh no let me tell the cook this is not right" We don't require a massive portion by any means but with oxtails they were tiny bits and that is really just bone. We got up left $10 for the soda and left. The waitress followed us outside only to tell us that we had to pay for the meal because otherwise she would have to pay for it. We asked for the manager and she stated there was no one there. We told her that was part of the problem and left. Shameful that a neighborhood establishment provides this type of "service". Needless to say we will never go back! read more

Nice relaxing atmosphere had the sloe screw which was okay . Had yuca fries but "garlic " dipping sauce was not really garlic I don't know what it was and the dipping sauce to the calamari reminded me of A sweet and sour sauce. It was okay I would come back to try an entree next time however. read more

Excellent food, excellent staff. Went for the first time today and definitley will be going again. I went with my family and everyone loved the food and the service. read more

I took my abuelita here because she wanted PR food. She ordered the arroz con camarones which came in a small olla which we typically cook our beans in.. she has the best laugh because of it. She enjoyed it, so much food for such a tiny person. We also got the chicharron de pollo very good. The white rice and beans were good because my kids are super picky of white rice and who makes it..they ate it all... I got mofongo with camarones the shrimp are huge and good. The tostones came out hot and the sauce they give you is crack-tasty.... I had 2 martinis passion fruit delish... I cant complain my abuelita had a good time... the only thing is we had to wave the waiter a few times... other then that ill be back... read more

Great Puerto Rican bar and restaurant. Their happy hour is from 4-7 I believe and their prices are so great! Their alcohol content is a lot in the mojitos and margaritas they serve. They're appetizers are inexpensive and shareable. read more

Delicious and served was amazing. So glad we tried this place. Serving sizes very generous and highly recommend the coconut mojito.

I have been to this place several times and each time I go I am more disappointed. I went in yesterday and had a few drinks. As the night was going I saw a roach on the wall. The girl on my right so was grossed out. Then the people on my left were complaining that the rice was hard and was not given was she ordered. I'm glad I just went for some drinks and appetizers. The waitresses pay more attention to the people at the bar than the tables. I think it's time to find a better spot. read more

Having heard about this place & it serving good authentic Latin cuisine, we decided to take our mom out for to celebrate her bday and I must say that I wasn't impressed about the food here. We were better off cooking at home than having came here. It was a 1 & done for me at this establishment as I won't revisit. Not worth it. read more

This is my favorite neighborhood hidden gem. Have been coming here since it opened when it was much smaller. The food is AMAZING!!! Love the atmosphere & staff. I never have any complaints. I def recommend to anyone looking for eat some good authentic puertorican food. Come with an appetite... leave stuffed :) read more

Came here for my sister's small get together, the food was great and so was the service, clean place. Spacious. Music on point.

Ive eaten here like 6 times ,the food is great,ive eaten the arroz con pollo, bistec encebollado was huge and flavorful,mofongo was excellent the mojitos are well made and excellent,my hot spot read more

If you don't want to leave the Bx for good cuisine you don't have to La Cocina Boricua is a great spot for a good meal. Nice atmosphere a bit noisy but for good reason very sociable environment. Good portions of food at reasonable prices but light on Bacardi selections (I would think a PR spot would have all types of Barcardi!) outside of that lots of choices to choose from enjoy! read more

I love place. The service is great everyone is so friendly and helpful. It's affordable and I just loveeeeeeeee the food . I usually get the pionono with rice and beans on the side. Empanadas as appetizer. Definitely recommend this place. read more

Turned away customers because we didn't make reservations on a DEAD Wednesday night to use our groupon. #fail

I love this place, I've been here many times and the entire staff makes you feel at home. The food (everything) is excellent. The price is reasonable and the service is great. read more

Full disclosure: I did not eat the food here. I'm rating it on appearance (3 stars) and the customer service (1 star). Had a groupon that was close to expiring, so decided to check out La Cocina Boricua this weekend. Groupon said to make reservations, so we called and didn't get an answer. Closer reading of the small print said that emailed reservations were preferred. Okey doke. We sent an email for a reservation in about 2 hours. No response. But we figured no news was good news, so we made the thrilling trip to Zerega Avenue. Location was beautiful. Nice music, decor, art on the wall. We had plenty of time to enjoy it while we waited and waited and waited for someone. It was not crowded at all. In fact the bar was completely and utterly empty except for a few employees sitting at the end talking. But no one came by to assist us for a good 5 minutes or so. Finally, a young woman approached and just... stood in front of us, staring expectantly. Oh, crap. Is this one of those restaurants where you need a secret word? Finally, I said, "We emailed reservations a couple hours ago....?" I barely got the sentence out before she said, "We didn't get them. We can't seat you." Now, I KNOW that they probably have been getting a lot of traffic, and maybe all of those empty seats I saw were reserved. But good lord lady: 1) TRY to act like you're a pleasant person. I was being pleasant to you, and no one was paying me to do it. 2) Ok, you can't seat me, bcs you didn't get my reservation. That's definitely not my fault, and I'll even be chill and say it's not yours either (except it TOTALLY is). So here is where you at least pretend to have a solution. Give me another time that evening, ask if I want to sit at the bar, tell me I can order food to go. Hell, tell me you'll see what your boss can do to help resolve the issue, go into the back room, play a round of Angry Birds, then come back and tell me your boss says he can't do anything. But no. She just resumed her staring status, like she was daring me to ask for something else. I was so upset and confused, I just left. And my Groupon expires today. On the plus side, we went right next door to Estrellitas and had one of the best meals ever there. So at least now when people ask me about La Cocina Boricua, I can have a backup recommendation. I'll still try La Cocina someday, and will update my review to include a critique of the food. But it will have to be damn tasty for me to forgive service so rude within the first 5 minutes of me stepping foot in the place. read more

Nothing special, the service he is mediocre at best. And it takes forever for you to get your food. And when you finally get it......it's not worth the wait. Go to the Mexican Restaurant next door, waaaayyyyy better choice. read more

I loved their food! Everything was great except the horrible service!!! So went to La Cocina with my boyfriend on a Saturday night. Waited 10 mins to get seated- which is fine. BUT after we got seated, we didn't get a menu for about 20 minutes. I believe they are under staffed. Only 2 waitress and the water guy. So after she gave us the menu she said be right back. Which turned out to be 10 more minutes. (and this place is very small) order appetizers and now she gave us attitude because i told her we been waiting for a long time. After our food which was delicious (Ropa Vieja) I ordered a soda which NEVER came!! I'am not sure if she did it on purpose or what! I told the guy i ordered a soda a while ago and never got it. After that she never came back to our table and gave the check to another waitress. She couldn't even apologize, she simply didn't care and her attitude was nasty. With that said, this place has good food but NOT GOOD SERVICE! Not sure if I would be coming back. read more

What a fantastic night out my boyfriend and I had last night. We were craving some delicious spanish food with an inviting atmosphere that was not completely over priced. What we got was the most flavorful, fresh spanish dinner! Our pork mofongo and grilled chicken with mango salsa had us going crazy. We were planning on going to the Latin Kitchen on East Treamont Ave... but it was close... however this place was totally better! And to top off the experience, we had a heavenly slice of tres leche cake. Fantastic! The service was excellent as well... our waitress and the bus boys were constantly at our table and paying attention to us. We had not complaints with that! This was exactly what we wanted, and we plan on coming back here very soon! read more

I was really hoping that this location was great. Once you walk in it has a very "homelike" vibe for us fellow Puerto Rican's but it's 10:06pm and I have not received one item of food and we arrived at 9:10pm. I am not sure if today is an off day or if there is staff missing but the service is terrible! It took long to be seated, it took long for a waiter to come take our order, we haven't received our appetizer yet and nobody has come to check on our table. This can be a successful business with the right systems in place. Please look into it before it plunges. read more

?Are they crazy, or am I? It took two weeks to get a reservation at this joint. As somebody who has had no prob getting a table at the occasional upscale spot, I found this really odd... ?Or was the problem that we had a Groupon? On Monday, they said, "Call back Friday." On Friday, they said "Call back Monday." So who's the nut here? Eh? The sweetheart on the phone finally relented and gave me a table for the 21st--the last day of the deal. And then...when I got there... "Whatayou MEAN it's expired?! It's dated TODAY!" "Right, it's dated today, it's expired, see?" ?So, like, what Twilight Zone universe is this, exactly?! Adding insult to injury, GROUPON BACKED THEM UP IN THIS CHARADE. If I weren't so adverse to violence, I'd shoot them all, string up their dying bodies, and torch the place while they watch. Have a nice day. read more

Had a great time. Good food, reasonably priced. And although they do not offer parking Not hard to find parking. Will definitely be back

I really liked this restaurant when it first opened. I have found after the renovations and there constant Groupon deals that their food quality and service has diminished somewhat. The food is tasty but not as good as it use to be. I especially like their steaks and onions, pork chops, and empanadas. I did find some of their apps to be somewhat salty. The mojitos are excellent but I do caution that their drinks are strong which is okay with me! I especially like the coconut mojitos. Yummy! The weakest link in the menu is the dessert found the flan to be bland and the tres leche was just too sweet and not in a good way. It does have a nice ambience for a date night or girls night never gets too noisy. But don't think it is worth a special trip but okay if you are in the area. read more