Amazing Puerto Rican dishes! The Rellenos de papa is like a deep fried Sheppard pie in a ball …read more. but better! I'm glad I discovered it. Beef and cheese empanadas are packed full of juiciness. Can't go wrong ordering the pernil asado. I'll be back for more!

Foods good, place comfy and clean. The only thing that doesn't make it to 5 stars is the plastic…read moreplate and utensils. The price is pretty high compared to typical Latin foods. We had roasted pork w rice and beans. Beans are fantastic, pork too I am not a fan of the rice. Maybe because I'm Asian so I'm picky w rice. We also had chicken empanadas and guava n cheese empanada which was great too. We try veggie alcapurria my husband likes it I don't. Flan was ok. Overall great experience, we will be back for sure.

The food was delicious and the staff amazing. There wasn't a lot of choices because they had a…read morepower outage but what they had was very good.

So fresh and delicious! The chicharron de pollo is fantastic, the yellow rice OMG . Chimmi sauce is…read moreto die for. I ate this like twice a week when I was pregnant.

This place has the absolute dirtiest food style there is..I saw mice droppings near the food!! They…read moreuse left over food thats is days old..The people are also extremely dirty..There was a dead roach in one of the boxes they gave us..Please do yourself a favor and stay far far away ...

I Love coming here their food is so tasty and delicious. Brings me back to my highschool days is…read morePuerto Rico. Everything is a good price and taste fresh.

This place is amazing! I ordered a platter for a party and it was the best thing. The alcapuria was…read moremy favorite but everything was delicious. Highly recommended!

Great Puerto Rican food, a big selection on the menu and excellent service! Best plantains in Bostonread more

LOVED PAPI!!!! We only got drinks here, but I'm really bummed we didn't eat dinner here too…read more Core Values was the best drink I had during my entire week long stay in Portland. Our bartender was amazing, super friendly, and after chatting about what kind of drink I normally like, he recommend I get Core Values and it was the best recommendation!! The inside is super fun too with a great bar. Highly recommend!!!

After a few days of eating ourselves silly on seafood, my fiance & I were dying to find something…read moredifferent. We didn't expect to find good Puerto Rican food in Portland, but I'm so glad we found this local gem! Reservations are recommended; they were still packed during the off season. We were lucky enough to snag two seats at the bar during dinner time without a wait. The bartender is super friendly and gave us some excellent food recommendations. We ordered the beef empanadas, pernil, and pollo guisado. Everything was DELICIOUS. The beef empanada filling is hard to beat - this might be one of the best ones I've had yet. We both really enjoyed the pernil & pollo guisado, but the soup was probably my favorite. I'm a soup gal, and this was just a hearty and excellent bowl of soup. Pernil portions were very generous. Definitely a highlight of our trip!

Had a really disappointing experience at Cocorays. I ordered several items, hoping to try a variety…read moreof their menu, but unfortunately most of the food was either overcooked, burnt, or completely lacking flavor. The birria ramen was especially disappointing--it had almost no flavor, and the ramen itself wasn't even cooked properly. The birria tacos were also burnt, which made them hard to enjoy. Overall, a lot of the food I ordered was simply not edible. The only things that were okay were the horchata and the canned soda--everything else missed the mark. For the prices being charged, I expected much better quality. Sadly, this experience did not live up to expectations at all.

You got to try this spot out if you're in the area. It's so delicious. I've been multiple times and…read moreit does not disappoint. The owner is also always behind the counter working and it's great to see. You can feel the love inside that place. There is a parking lot and some tables inside if you want to eat there. I've eaten both inside and taken it to go. It hits the spot. I've gotten the birria tacos and the tacos al pastor. The rice and beans and the plantains are also real good.

Been here twice. To summarize: flavors were lacking, customer service is poor, all the hot sauces…read moreare empty and the place needs a deep clean, and the food is really expensive for what you get. My crab rangoon empanadas looked great but all the filling leaked out on the cook. When I had asked the worker how big the empanadas were (I was in the middle of my only break on a 9 hour shift so I needed to know!) he rudely said, "empanada sized." Oh, ok. Thanks for clearing that up. The $6 side of slaw was a joke. It lacked acid and salt. Sandwiches are fine but for 17$, it's simply too much.

I always struggle to recommend a place in the seacoast that I feel confident will impress the most…read morefussy foodies. Well this is it, my #1 place for value and quality (and I've been to almost every restaurant) I've tried most of the menu and have never been disappointed. The chef and I both recommend : Pork, yellow rice, red beans, guava BBQ, add spice. $13.99 The BBQ pork is tender, juicy, and brimming with the flavors of Puerto Rico. You can spend $100 downtown Portsmouth and leave less satisfied than from La Casita.

The service was amazing, place is super cute. Beside the chicken on stick everything was amazingread more

Great Puerto Rican joint. I got the Mofongo Tradicional de Plátano and the Pechuga Rellena de…read moreChorizo y Maduros. The Mofongo had delicious garlic notes and was sizeable, though there were some chewy pork belly fat pieces. The Pechuga was tender chicken in a tomatoey sauce, good but definitely less enjoyable than the Mofongo. The side veggies that I chose with the Pechuga were a large portion and cooked well. Any item in the "De La Finca" category comes with a side of your choice (any item in the "Por El Ladito" category). Also, they charge an 18% service charge by default. You can request to change it if necessary (noted at the bottom of your receipt)

I stopped in to papi viví's today on a whim because I wasn't hungry at all! But there was parking…read moreopen in front and I had been meaning to go for a while so I took that as a sign for a snack! I got a passion fruit juice, cheese empanada, cream cheese and guava empanada, and a side of yellow rice and beans. Everything was absolutely delicious!! The rice was so flavorful and soft. The portions were huge! The restaurant was very cutely decorated. There are stools to await food. The customer service was the icing on top!! I believe the owner was servicing me and he was sooo kind to me and to every customer who walked in was treated with the upmost gratitude and sincerity. I am excited to have finally tried this delicious food and I look forward to returning to try more!

Randomly in the area starving so a quick search and this place popped up. I almost drove by it…read morethinking it was a tiny bodega but I'm glad I stopped and went in. This place was so delicious I wanted to buy more and save it for next three days. The tripleta hit the spot, the three meats and the sauce with the toasty bread was amazing!! The fried app was perfect for a preteen. The Maryland fries hit for anyone from Maryland! I bought extra tube of sauce for home and dreamed about going back. I was told the chopped cheese is just as amazing but haven't tried it ... yet!

The food reminded me of a homecooked meal. From the outside looking in, it only looked like a bar,…read morebut once inside the staff is welcoming and cook all types of food. We tried the rice & beans and an order of tostones. We were only visiting for a few days from Brooklyn, NY on vacation and were just looking for something to eat quick. It was so good we ate from here twice!

Awesome and legendary hole in the wall greasy spoon know for Puerto Rican Comfort food and really…read morecold beers at night it becomes a little scene to drink and dance. Tons of fun.