I may have died and gone to Heaven I have found the Best…read moreEmpanadas in Springfield and can't wait to try the Cuban. Affordable and well worth the wait

Now this was a bit more of my standard for Puerto Rican food. The selections were aplenty and the…read moreplace was bustling with people in and out. They specialize in PR sandwiches on Pan de Agua bread so they didn't have any Pan Sobao which was frustrating at first. I then gazed over at the fritura that they had and to my delight they had fresh alcapurrias and empanadas! They were absolutely delicious and made with fresh ingredients. They had plenty of sweet bakery items too. Service was brisk but very friendly. People come here seriously determined to get their food and the they are out! The place was bright with plenty of windows and pretty clean. There's parking too!

Service is okay. Alcapurria is a fried food so I can understand if it has grease but the amount of…read moregrease made it inedible. Also it was just flavorless. Mofongo bowl was good, carne frita was okay. Boricua bite classic was good, though we upgraded to the meal and instead of a soda, we got a bottle of water. We asked for a ginger ale and got charge separately for it. Ambiance is great. Place is beautiful on the inside.

A real environment right when you walk in the establishment of Puerto Rico and great food!!read more

A better experience than last year. Our first time last We…read morestopped by before lunch and it was not appetizing, the food was still wrapped from the night before. But this yr we tried again for dinner, after our visit to a popular store we decided to try again here, and the experience was so much better with fresh food coming out all the time, the place was buzzing with people and good laughter and the food was yummy. We were very surprised with the staff singing someone a very cheerful happy birthday. Very Nice Thank you and we will see you next year again .

Service was horrible. Never asked if I wanted water and took away plates. Plastic silverware…read more Most of the food was picked over.

This place was pretty off-the-hook when we went there on a Sunday afternoon. The windows are dark…read moreso you can't see in but the Latin music was cranking. Once we went inside it was so loud it was in fact louder than just about any club I've ever been too. It was absolutely impossible to hear anything.. There were some tables and seats at the bar, and a DJ spinning Latin CD's at the back of the bar area. Disco lights were flashing and strobe lights were popping. We mouthed the words to the bartender a few times and eventually she understood we were asking for margaritas. We saw some pretty interesting food going around and got some menus. The menus were LONG. There were a lot of Puerto Rican items on the menu (and interestingly all around this town) and I wasn't all that familiar with them so I sort of picked stuff randomly. The bartender was able to figure out what I wanted because I was pointing to the things we wanted. It was still so loud my wife and I could only communicate by texting each other on our phones. It made me laugh to think of people who complain about places being too noisy -- this was a whole 'nother level. The food came and it was mostly very good. Potato croquettes (Rellenos de papa) stuffed with ground beef, a shrimp filled crispy fritter (pastelito de cameron), alcapurrias (fried green banana rolls with ground beef), mofongo con carne frita (a sort of mound of green plantain mashed up served with fried pork) and a side of mofongo de plantano maduros (which I think ended up just being regular plantains). I thought the mofongo con carne frita ($10) was supposed to come with white or yellow rice and possibly plantains and fried potatoes but it didn't come with any of those items. That's ok, we had enough food but it wasn't clear why it didn't. It was good. Mofongo on its own is sort of bland and starchy. The guy next to me had a ketchup bottle of something that looked like thousand island dressing and after some pointing I eventually got my own bottle. It was pretty tasty but did kind of taste like sort-of spicy thousand island dressing. Not sure what kind of sauce it is officially. The potato croquette was good and cheap ($1.25). The green plantain one was not my favorite. The plantains were good. The mofongo and carne frita was good. We actually ordered another shrimp fritter ($4). It was pretty tasty. It's not clear if there is a DJ playing music all the time or this was just a special occasion. The margaritas were a little sweet. They used mortons table salt for the salt which doesn't really work too well (I didn't get salt on mine). Not sure that this is really a "margarita" sort of place. We eventually just started drinking Modelos. The area is a little bit of a rough area and the crowd might make some people nervous but everybody seemed to be ok with us being in there. Some of the tables eventually ended up with hookahs, which is surprisingly popular apparently in Springfield. The Puerto Rican dishes I've seen in there I have now seen in a number of other local establishments. If you're looking for more traditional Mexican food this is really a different thing. I'm glad I went. FYI other people seem to refer to this place as Restauran El Mofongo. More pics here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Restauran-El-Mofongo/386389461524363?hc_ref=ARQcbo1tMy6l1WmgQvmqxfcwdmwh--f0H19Aq0tt3B6aRk0mjnhIbf-WpRyy7WT2GX8 Good online menu is here: https://springfield.deliveryexpress.com/r/221/restaurants/delivery/LatinSpanish/Mofongos-Springfield

I placed an order for pickup through their website and got to the store and was told the kitchen…read morewas closed and they didn't have any food for me. They refused to give me a refund, and then an hour later they completed the order even though I had not picked up anything. They stole my money and refused to give me a refund. I received no food. Absolutely horrible service that steals from their customers and communities. I will never recommend this restaurant and will never be eating here.

I like Latino's Kitchen food, but the heat there is unbearable. I was there today and it was…read more90-100 degrees and the employees looked dehydrated, tired, and strained. They shouldn't have to go through that. The food can't be healthy with such heat. Please, owner of Latino's kitchen...put in air conditioners to improve the working conditions of your workers and the place for customers.

Bland, greasy tasteless pulled pork. The day a good Spanish restaurant opens in Springfield they…read morewon't be able to keep up with demand. It amazes me how many bad Spanish restaurants there are in Springfield.

Went in for Puerto Rican Pan Sobao but they had none. Ended up getting Pan de Agua and it was meh…read more The service was ok but I really wasn't impressed with their food selection. The place was kinda dark and cold and there was one cook and one tending to the front of the restaurant...no one else. Took some pics of the minimal pastry selections that they had. There's plenty of parking.

This place hires just anybody. I came in to get lunch for today and had the most disgusting…read moreexperience ever! The server was waiting for me to place my order as I was looking at the various options I turned my head slightly and as soon as I did that she was digging so deep in her nose while hovering over the food. When I quickly looked up due to this bewildering and gross behavior the server quickly removed her hand and asked me what I would like to order. I'm not sure if this is a sick joke but hygiene and the dos and don't need to be reintroduced to this establishment. Not that they will ever be getting my service again. This is for future patrons that plan to dine there. Think twice they are hiring anybody!

One star due to the hours. It's like a ghost town. This place is either closed or never open. You…read morego in the morning , closed. You go in the afternoon, closed. Weekends, closed. Unless it's just a supplier for local stores and if that's the case they need to take it's open to the public and a bakery/ restaurant.

Delicious food, Good prices, friendly service, clean…read moreatmosphere. Definitely coming back!!

I went here to El Cafetin because I seen the girl on "TikTok" that did the review on their Puerto…read morerican Oatmeal!! The first time I went they had 1 of each left...The regular Oatmeal and the Corn meal one!! Let me just say this...It didn't disappoint!!! Honestly, This was my first time having Cornmeal Oatmeal...I am honestly hooked on it now lol...I went again last Friday and bought 2 more Cornmeal Oatmeal...lol...Get there before 10am or it will be gone...The people serving you are really nice and helpful if you don't know what you are doing lol (Like Me!) Lol The restaurant is very clean...The food is reasonably priced...I ordered a few other things like empanadas...Beef and chicken...they were awesome...Fried potato ball...that was good...fried plantain...awesome...Everything was awesome...my only complaint is...They're closed on weekends!!! Lol...Great place!!! Worth the money If you go...It won't disappoint you...

The place looks nice and clean. The service was very good. The food taste it's not the best…read morespecially the Kung Pao Chicken I couldn't eat it. The Lo Mein was fine.

Make sure you look at the Menu this place (Lady) always change the price she will go from…read more$1500-$27.00 for the same plate .