This Restaurant is a great place for lunch and dinner they cook with love and passion for customers and their family and friends to enjoy the area as well as you come patience ! read more

food is great when you get it. i made an order today - richard beans with pernil. the beans never arrived. i called back 2x, he told me the beans were on their way. the beans never arrived. will not order from here again, you do not get what youu ordered. not first time . 1 time sent me totally wrong order. shouldn't have forgotten about it , first red flag !!!! Really fucking mad !! I spoke to the same guy 5x when I called. He kept SAYING YOUR BEANS ARE ON THE WAY, I WILL EVEN MAKE IT A LARGE BEANS". STILL FUCKING WAITING 95 MINUTES LATER. I AM ON DISABILITY THIS IS WHY I USE DELIVERY SERVICE. read more

Good Spanish food, I've never sat down and ate. I usually order after I go food shopping on Lexington at Ideal supermarket. Pastelitos, bbq chicken, yellow rice, spaghetti and chicken soup are my usuals. I never get there early enough for breakfast they run out fast on weekends so I haven't tried their mangu which is my favorite Dominican breakfast item read more

Lechonera El Barrio - Spagueti Plain and Pollo a la BBQ - Dominican Near Me - New York, New York

- Come here when you crave Dominican food - Got the pastelitos, chicken + beans with rice, and parcha - The chicken has a lot of flavour - They have combos available that can serve about 4 people (main + rice + beans + salad + soda) - Good bang for your buck - They treat you different if you speak Spanish LOL read more

Food is amazing. I never ever write Yelp reviews, but felt this place is so underrated. Not many places in Manhattan taste this good, give amazing portion sizes all for under $15 bucks per meal. One of my favorites in the city now. read more

I went there to pick up some much needed Spanish food. I was very specific when I placed my order. I order combo #1 with tostones and $3 worth of mojito. They neglected to tell me they ran out of mojito and covered it up by pouring a little over my chicken and didn't pour any into a container. I noticed the container was missing when I went home so I returned to the store. As soon as I walked in I felt I was being ignored by the staff and the original server avoided me. When someone finally approached me to ask what I wanted I asked her for $3 worth of mojito in a cup. She chuckled to herself and told me they didn't have enough. So then I asked her can I at least have 2 small cups and she replied," we don't have anymore that's why we put it on your chicken. That was not my intention, what about my tostones and my rice! Everything tasted bland. The rice was clumped together and we were left dissatisfied and taken advantage of. I will not return to this store and will advice you to enter with extreme caution. read more

Definitely have to be racists towards those who aren't Latino/Latina. Husband was in line to order but was ignored! The lady took the order of the spanish speaking couple behind him instead. That is just fcked up! Trying to support local businesses but this is what happens. SMFH. read more

Love their mangu con tres golpes. The price has definitely gone up but we can't blame them. They still provide with a big portion size, one order is usually good for 2 people. read more

Delicious! Reminded me of the food of Cuba and the price is very well worth it and they don't skimp on portions! They also have an ATM inside in case their card reader isn't working. read more

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The food is excellent here. They never disappoint me at all. Now look here, I am going to educate you a bit. When you go to any Dominican restaurant, you must drink either Country Club or Red Rock (my fave is red). Next, for some people, you must eat your meal before going to the gym, because your booty will grow grande. Now if you are a lady, you are allowed to go for seconds. Please, do not act like a gringo here. Keep it simple, rice-beans-chicken, move forward. Cannot speak SPANISH, just speak normal English or just point to your desire selection. Everything is good here! Trust me! After you finish your meal, use the bathroom. Yes, sit and hold onto the bathroom sink and clear your whatever. Day dream about that meal. Wash your hands. Walk with your partner a least 10 to 15 blocks romantically. If she or he complains, tell them you are just following instructions. What we doing is preventing the atis. That is when we tend to get sleepy. Yup, girls you will love the meal and these tips. Now, the booty comment is just a joke, but if you ate 5 plates and rear have no growth, is ok. We love you anyway. 5 stars; that includes great customer service. read more

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Good fresh fast delivered Spanish food My favorite is the " carne guisada" with rice and beans . My mom is a fan of the Chicken stew with rice and beans. As Larry David would say...... Pretty-pretty good read more

This place i go even if there is a storm and is open. Is one of the best spot in Harlem. I highly recommend anyone who is around to try their food. They have delicious empanadas. A lot of people come here so spect a line of 1-5 minutes because they are fast taking your order. read more

Lechonera El Barrio - Dominican Near Me - New York, New York

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Rude and slow. This one particular employee had a bad attitude was too busy talking to everyone around her instead of paying attention to my order. She than had the nerve to get upset with me because she got the order wrong, thank God I checked before I left. This place is so much different since the owner and his daughter aren't there anymore read more

Lechonera El Barrio - Dominican Near Me - New York, New York

I love their food!!!!! Absolutely amazing!!!!! This is a 5 star restaurant. Great ribs, rice, oatmeal etc.

I'm not sure if it set a record for most sneering, reluctant service of all time, but it did set one for least interesting salad of all time, with a 98.4% Iceberg Quotient. Those few cucumber slices were all that stood in the way of pure iceberg doom. And, yes, I'll take some of the blame for requesting salad here. I can't give it the lowest rating as the pork was garlicky and cheap (it would have gone well with the rice and beans I ordered but didn't receive.) read more

Many locals coming here. There was too much work for the ladies here to get your order in fast. We mistakenly decided to sit down for table service, but learned that it would've been a LOT faster to wait in the cafeteria-style line, get food, sit and chow down, and get up and go. We got the oxtail stew with yellow rice, $10 (they gave us white rice but it would've taken forever to report the mistake and get it switched, so we sucked it up. It came with beans anyway. The meat was tender and the stew gravy is so savory), mofongo with roast pork, $6 (it was rather dry, and not riddled with as much lechon asada as I'd hoped. The gravy was the same as the one in the oxtail stew), and a papaya milkshake, $3 (very creamy). We asked for water, assuming they'd give us the iced tap in the pitchers right next to our table, but they gave us bottled instead. Rather than argue for what we wanted, we accepted whatever we got because we just wanted to finish fast and leave. The food was nice and hearty. If only service were more efficient, I wouldn't mind making the trek there again. read more

Lechonera El Barrio - oxtail stew - Dominican Near Me - New York, New York

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Take this as a no-frills, self-seating lunch spot. Their lunch special (even on weekends!) is the epitome of a good deal. For $7-$8 you get 4 large scoops of rice (yellow or white), beans (black or pinto) and your choice of protein. Although the ratio's a little off in terms of carbs (lots of it) vs protein (3-4 moderate sizes of chicken), you do get what you pay for. The chicken was so juicily tender and the sauce on the rice was spot on. If I'm back next time, would definitely like to try the ox tail. Heard it's a quick seller so get here before 1pm if you're craving it. read more

Lechonera El Barrio - Chicken stew over rice! - Dominican Near Me - New York, New York

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Food tastes good, but the portions (especially the roast chicken) have gotten significantly smaller. A true doggone shame. Ordered with co-workers, and they were left hungry! read more

If you want high end Spanish food this is definitely not the place. This is you're local spanish restaurant that is always pretty loud and busy. The waiters may never come to you if you are seated so you're better of ordering what you'd like at the counter and then sit. The food always seems to come out hot and fresh which is why I'd continue to go back. read more

Ordered for delivery food is good even though they had my order completely wrong! (realize 1hr later) and person who picked up the phone for delivery gave me the feeling they don't like their job, very rude asked them what did they have available at the moment she replied" what I wanted "so I asked again hoping she can tell me what's available she said everything the usual I'm a first time customer that found the place on yelp and tried ordering from the menu and nothing from there was available read more

I was in town visiting some peeps in Brooklyn and aside from seeing them, I was most excited about getting some delicious Puerto Rican food during my visit. See I'm a Chicagoan, now living in L.A., and there is no good Puerto Rican food in L.A. and I was craving some rellenos de papa, mmm-mmm. Anyway, I trekked out here after spending the day wandering around the city. I ordered a relleno de papa, mofongo de pollo and topped it off with a batido de mamey. Don't judge me, I was walking all day and I was starving! I was a little intimidated at first, because this is definitely a neighborhood joint and I didn't know what the norms were. Do I just sit myself down?? Do I order at the counter first?? Eek. So for you first-timers, sit yourself down and a server will make her way to you. If you're opting for carry-out, just order at the counter. After you get your check, take yourself to the counter to pay. Their staff is really nice and friendly. Anyway, I got my relleno first. It was huge! Very warm and tasty and not over-fried. It wasn't even all that greasy. Loved it! The mofongo took a while, but my server came by to check on me and let me know it would be coming up soon. It wasn't overpowered by garlic and the pollo was crispy and tasty. The portion was huge, so I only managed to work my way through half of it. Overall, I was pretty impressed by their menu offerings and it was a super cheap lunch. It's also a block from the 103rd stop on the 6. definitely recommend making the trip! read more

Absolutely in love with the food (el sazón). Those chicken Patelitos are to die for!! And the customer service is on point. Hands down the best Dominican spot around this way. read more

One of my favorite places in Harlem. When I used to live a block away, I would go maybe once a week. I love the Ox tail and the yellow rice more than I love most things in life. Always ask for more gravy. They don't mind lathering it on! One other thing they have there that I will tell you is going to change your life...their papaya shakes. I kid you not. They use a whole can of evaporated milk in that thing and it will make you want to get up and dance some bachata with the crew. Which I do. Gladly. read more

Excellent food, Horrible service. Took off a star because of that. Was looking for an early lunch after going to Mount Sinai & found this place through Yelp. The food tastes like 'healthy' Latin food! Fresh, flavorful, not greasy at all. Unfortunately I feel if you're a regular or a Spanish speaker, you will get served (or possibly not- keep reading). I feel there's little incentive for the Four/Five workers to be nice since they seem to have a steady stream of phone orders & the in-house lunch crowd. You place your order at the counter, eat, then pay. There was a group of 8 construction workers right when I entered, I thought great! Fast friendly service, they all got a mix of meat, rice, beans, a lil yucca, stew, spaghetti (yes, next to their RICE & pepper steak) in top speed. They finish & male worker with the threaded eyebrows barely acknowledges me (& I'm pretty sure he's fluent in both languages). I semi-assertively my order for the Lechon Asada, yellow rice, beans, & ask if I can have a piece of yucca. But can I have it in a to-go tim because I probably won't finish it. "Sure no problem!" He tells me to take a seat. Waitress brings me (white) rice with the beans (not in a cup), & pernil with a giant chunk of skin covering it. Not in a tin. I figure, maybe this is a sign not to eat colored rice- but I rarely eat colored rice:/ I eat anyway & it's all pretty tasty, pork perfectly cooked, not too salty, the bean juice tastes like it's been simmered for hours. Oh- waitress brings me a water- do I tip her? I'm done eating & want to wrap up just the rice & pernil. The waitress has sat down to snack & chat with some electricians, with her back towards me. Figure I'd just go up to the counter & it'd be faster. There's THREE people working on a phone order. Looks up but tells me one second. They all are involved & walk to the back & up front again. Lady come in and waits, she complains to me that they're so slow. Older man comes in & asks me why I haven't asked them for a container. I said I did twice.. I feel another person behind me. Finally young guy asks the lady what she wants, totally ignoring me. Counter woman asks whose next & was about to serve the older man until he's like, Pack her food! I point to the pernil/rice part & say only this, not the beans. She's shoving everything into little container (I carefully had segregated the drippy beans). I go to meet her at the register to pay but decided to open my package right there. Am not going home with bean soaked rice cuz I didn't ask for it! I tell her in Spanish that I only wanted the rice & pernil. Think she misunderstands me & makes a face, goes off to get beans. I leave $6 on the table & go to the garbage & dump out the beans part. What a sour ending! The food was very good though unfortunately. The place is Very Clean, that's a plus at least. read more

Awesome place for Puerto Rican food! My wife is Puerto Rican and Lechonera El Barrio won her over. We always order delivery from here and always have lefts overs. Combo #1 and some plantains on the side only ends up being 16 bucks and you'll have dinner for two for TWO nights. read more

Lechon, lechon, lechon how I love you let me count the ways. Tender, juicy, succulent morsels of slow roasted pig! Crunchy pieces of skin!! Smothered with beans on top of yellow rice!!! Splashed with lemon garlic sauce!!!! We ordered a combo meal to eat in (Had to pay $5 extra to eat in.) 1lb of lechon (Best I've had), 2 steaks (Over cooked and tough), Beans, Salad, Plantains, Rice, sodas for $30. The pork was super amazing. The beans were soupy, but delicious. Rice was whatever as were the steak and salad. We ate everything nonetheless. They have a ton of other stuff on the menu that I need to try. Fried fish, ox tail, shrimp, stews etc. Gotta go back. 5 stars for the pork and beans. Minus 1 for the other stuff. read more

I love their Spanish breakfast. Reminds me of my mother's cooking. Also have had the Cuban sandwich, and their roast chicken and rice also very good. Try their shakes read more

Oh man, this Puerto Rican restaurant was hotly anticipated. It seems like it took them forever to finish switching over from the bakery that used to occupy the spot. And then on opening night it was jam-packed. Well it's been a while and the place is holding up quite nicely. They have a nice sit-down area with bright murals, and are well set up to do takeout. They also do the neighborhood's ubiquitous rice-beans-meat plate lunches, but I haven't tried that because the Combos are such a good deal. We always get one of their Combo specials, ranging from $15 for Combo #1: a whole rotisserie chicken (cut up), rice, beans, salad, 2-liter Coke, and either maduros or platanos, all the way up to $25 for other combinations of food, including chuletas (pork chops) and beef stew. The chuletas are by far my favorite, though I'm sure each one takes at least a week off my life... I think they are deep fried or something. So delicious. One time we got takeout and they forgot the beans. I called and the dude sounded sincerely devastated for me. "No beans? Oh my God... I'm sorry, Mami..." We agreed that I would come back the next day and ask for Moreno and get my beans. So I went, not to be petty but because a combo makes two meals for my husband and me and those beans were going to be really good with round 2. No problems getting the replacement beans. Thanks, Moreno! Highly recommended. read more

Delicious pork (specifically pernil). The rice and red beans are worth the trip alone. Chiccharons are extremely generous and juicy. I'm going to try the cuban sandwich soon. The service is a little slow, but good things take time. The roast chicken is great for the price too, juicy, and tasty. read more

Lechonera El Barrio - Pernil Lunch Special - Dominican Near Me - New York, New York

My first time here and I loved it! The food was soo good. MUST HAVE PERNIL, yellow rice, beans, and a side order of Maduros. Smash maduros with your rice and beans and you'll be in for a yummy treat. :) Also, tried the fresh pineapple juice and it was yummy. Can't wait to go back...NEXT TRIP! :) read more

Lechonera El Barrio - Dominican Near Me - New York, New York

Great Spanish food in East Harlem. Lechonera replaced Sandys for me. Sandy's got new management, and new cooks, therefore the food went downhill. Flavorful, tender, authentic pernil, fluffy arroz con gandules, amazing pasteles, great roast chicken. All other cuchifritos in the neighborhoods food is way too salty, or something is just off about the flavor. Very highly recommended. read more

Lechonera El Barrio - half chicken - Dominican Near Me - New York, New York

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Good neighborhood spot for Spanish food. Huge portions for the standard pernil, roast chicken, beef stew, lechon, etc. Large serving our rice and beans with each plate. read more

The cannolis come from a higher being, I'm convinced. They're quite excellent and beautiful. Quite perfect, I'd say. A friend brought them to a housewarming party I had, and they were gone instantly. One friend called them "pseudo-celestial," which I found to be an apt description! read more

I'm Puerto Rican and I just took my whole family there for a holiday dinner. We had everything... lechon, pasteles, mofongo, yuca, arroz con habicuelas... The food was delicious, the service is excellent, and the prices are amazingly low. Get the mofongo relleno de camarones as an appetizer, then follow it up with lechon, arroz con habichuelas and pasteles. Finish it off with flan and coffee, you won't be disappointed. There are three kinds of Puerto Rican restaurants in New York. On one end are the "nouveau latino" places that are trendy and chic and charge you an arm and a leg for food plus ambiance. If you want the ambiance or are on a first date go there. The second kind are the "pan latino" restaurants that make all kinds of food and serve dishes from all Central America and the Caribbean. These are great if you want enchiladas or arepas , but if you want a special PR dish like you won't find it. The third kind are the rare gems like Lechonera El Barrio that make you feel like you are in a "fonda" in PR where they serve all the typical dishes and have certain specialties. I would definitely recommend the roast pork "lechon" it is delicious and not greasy. read more

Food is ok, good flavor. Combos are not as advertised (you don't get all what they say) and somehow you get little rocks in your meal.

If you are in need of your Boricua grandma cooking, you need to come here! The food was amazingly delicious. Yuca con bacalo y cebolla, to die for. Plus they have maví juice! The plate sizes huge, the prices, very low. I had a huge meal with drinks and dessert and spent less than $10. read more

Lechonera El Barrio - Yuca con bacalo. Arroz con habichuelas negras, carne guisada y amarillos. - Dominican Near Me - New York, New York

Friendly staff and delicious food! Glad this was my first point of contact with Dominican/Puerto Rican food. I had yellow rice bbq pork ribs with boiled and pickled veggies and got a side of the tastiest ocra and collard greens and lemonade. Two words: Bomb. Meal. In addition: great Latin pop music playing (some of my favorite songs) and they charged my phone for me. Thanks for everything!! read more

This place takes me back to mi Abuelita's house. Great food, ethnic music, and great people. You probably won't find a better carne guisada or pernil in any other restaurant read more

If you don't want to venture up to 116th Street where the heart of Spanish Harlem's food culture is, along with all the good rotisserie chicken places, in the low 100s, I think this place has the best roast chicken for the vicinity...and it's affordable at around $7ish for a half chicken with rice and beans. There are a few on Third Avenue in the low 100s which offer less seasoned and soggy fare. The famous roast chicken, Pio Pio in the 90s is expensive and overrated, and the only thing I really love about them now is the green Peruvian Huacayte sauce. Since it's a "lechonera," the suckling pig or lechon is the star dish here....and is deliciously yummy with crackling, crunchy, seasoned fatty skin! read more

A treasure: half a block from the 6 train a block and a half from the precinct don't be scared to go. One of the dwindling number of places left in manhattan that allows you to travel the world w/ out leaving the island. The family meals advertised behing the steam tables are less expensive than buying the ingredients and really fantastic. Despite the staff and the lack of a waitress that could care less if you are hungry or even there the food, value and novelty has earned it 5 stars. read more