Pasteles! Pernil! Everything you need for Puerto Rican dishes (and they even sometimes have mavi…read morebark, quenepas, pastel and pastelillo de guayaba, turron, and morcillas)! If you can't find what you're looking for, just ask one of the employees. This grocery store is THE "go to" tiendita for all Boricuas and NewYoricans in Bell County.

Because my "second family" is Cuban and I have a great affinity for all things Cuban (not just the…read morecigars and the rums) I always have a complex about non-Cubans preparing Cuban like things. There is even a Seinfeld episode on point about this with the Dominicans rolling the crepes. If you don't believe me compare a Romeo y Julieta (DR) to a real one, or any of the other cigar companies that have a DR factory with non-Cuban torcedores to one from the motherland. With the limited reviews of this joint on yelp I was having to read between the lines that the ladies preparing the food were probably not authentic Cubans. But based on the very favorable four to five star reviews of the Cuban sandwich from other yelpers, they seemed to know how to put in work on the gentlesir's favourite panini type class of sandwich so I was sold on giving it the olde "college try" since the prices seemed quite reasonable and I needed to submit receipts for travel reimbursement to my organization that were not handwritten. Just a note for yelpers - the "grocery store" part of the business is actually called Killeen Nutritional Center which has a separate yelp business page and this is the page for the to-go restaurant portion of the biz. I wandered around there for several minutes trying to find the sammich counter until I realized I was at the deli (in the grocery store) and the girl behind the deli counter was actively ignoring me. So I spotted the door behind the registers the other way and walked into the sammich place I wanted to be in. They could really use a sign or something, or workers that will acknowledge your existence and direct you appropriately. I actually know some spanglish so I know enough to be helpful asking where ya boy can obtain his emparedado. There is "prepared food" cafeteria style that most people dining in seemed to be getting so there is a line for that. However if you are gentlesir in for a sammich then you go straight to the register to order it there, pay for it, then you go wait for it to come out. There are also people buying the pastries out of the case at the register which are neither sammiches nor prepared cafeteria style take out, so there is some light confusion and at one time there appeared to be three separate lines of people trying to get it in at the one girl working the one register at the counter. The Cuban comes with Swiss cheese, pork, ham, mustard, pickle, lettuce, tomato, onion, and mayo. Or if you are bi-curious: el cubano (es una balleza tambien) tiene queso suizo, pernil, jamon, mostaza, pepinillo, lechuga, tomate, cebolla, y mayonesa. Homey costs $3.35. You read that right. This is not the best Cuban I have ever had if we are being honest. It was not prepared by authentic Cubans, but they never represented that they were authentic Cubans so we have to temper expectations accordingly and especially at this price point. I have to review the sammich in accord with Antone's last non-chain outpost in the Med Centre who also was not Cuban, but they mastered the non-Cuban art of making Cuban food. I am pretty sure my order ticket they put in to the kitchen said something along the lines of me being a gringo, possibly a puta also but I will never know even though I always assume this is being said behind my back and the main reason why I learned spanglish. This thing came with a Shania Twain sized heaping of mayo. So much mayo. Goddammit I don't even like mayo, that racist stereotype has to end. Meanwhile I love mustard and that was nearly nonexistent. I also love pickles and there was little pickle to speak of. If I knew they were going to go HAM on the mayo I would have just told them to hold it entirely and slide some pickle magic into the sammich in its place - but I would have to be careful that nothing got lost in translation since sliding a pickle into something is a double entendre which we snuck past the censors, just like that lemon party joke. So that is my most useful tip I can give you for your visit, tell them to hold the mayo unless you want six pounds of it on your sammich just ruining everything and your good time. THAT IS NOT HOW A CUBANO IS SUPPOSED TO GO. The meats were extremely dry and I suppose the giant dosing of mayo was an effort to mask that desert dryness, which was exquisitely unsuccessful on me but may have worked its charm better on other diners. I put the sammich on par with Subway quality at best (especially the underwhelming tomato and lettuce quality) but not customizable at your own instruction as Subway is, so you don't need to take any responsibility for the creation of this monstrosity. This was my worst meal on my road trip through this area. However, I am still rewarding them with a three star yelp review (an #upgrayedd of stars taking into account the totality of the circumstances beyond the disappointing sammich) since unlike KMB they printed me a proper receipt I could actually use for reimbursement from my organization.

The food is so delicious! I've went a couple times with my girlfriends and also with my husband and…read morehave not encountered any issues. The food is so good recommended 10 out of 10.

Phenomenal. Empanadas with Pabellon filling might be the best thing I've ever had. Spicy sauce has…read moregreat flavor. This place is a not so hidden gem.

Defenetly if you want the best!!!!! this it's the place…read more Freshly made original Puerto Rican food from the owner and Chef Edwin Camuy from Camuy Puerto Rico Place extra clean. My favorite it's mofongo an any soup made. the flavor you don't only taste the freshness of the food but the most important you can taste the love and dedication of every recipe. Best place in town for (Chillo) or fried Red Snapper I can go there every day and not regret at all Everything has the unique flavor of the dish Unlikely other restaurants that no matter what you order every plate taste the same. Too bad this app only has five stars because I would give the 10 happily Take a look at the food certificates and certificates and not many have cooked for a president (look at the pictures on the wall )

Fish dish undercooke. aircond out of service…read more Prices higher than they have been. ..................

First, I must point out that I love Dominican culture and food. I travel 4-5 times a year to DR for…read morevacation and to buy cigars. There truly is no comparison to the food in DR vs the States however I was eager to check them out as they were highly recommended by my Airbnb host. For a plate of stewed beef (3/4 cup), arroz con grandules (1/2 cup), maduros (1 fried plantain), verde ensalada (1 tomato slice, 1 cucumber slice and 1/3 cup of iceberg lettuce), and tamarind drink came to $26. For lunch, for 1 person, I felt that per the quality of the meal it was overpriced. I have paid less in Washington Heights and or the Bronx, NY. The beef although seasoned well was super dry, everything else was okay but did not wow me. I usually tip however, I felt the meal did not impress nor cause me to want to recommend or visit again. I will say the people were kind and hospitable. I believe of they had less on their menu and perfected that with love they would really be something. Welp, that was my 2 cents.

Let me tell you, this place is a hidden gem. The atmosphere is upbeat and very friendly. We tried…read morethe buffet oxtails, goat, rice, rice and beans, plantains and salad. Food was presented vey well and the food was very delicious. We will be back here again.

It doesn't look like much from the outside but once inside it is nice and clean.. it wasn't very…read morebusy for a late lunch. The food was good and tasty and the portions was good for the price. The service was great.. Our server was very nice, knowledgeable and attentive.. We really liked this place and will return soon.

For the most part food is good. I however, last time we order out and ithe food was salty and…read moredidnt taste the same. Other times food was good.

I love the idea of sitting down wherever you want in the restaurant. Server immediately comes over…read moreand asks you what you would like to drink. The service is fast, and attentive. My food came out, snappy with great flavor and great portion sizes as well. I ordered the street taco plate with Al Pastor meat. They give you a green sauce on the side that peas perfectly with the beef. Indoors is filled with a bar area to sit down, booths, standalone tables with chairs. Plenty of seating for all occasions.

Me and some girls came here around midnight for drinks and every was so good. Our drinks were all…read moretasty and well made. We also got chips and salsa with queso. The salsa was just the right amount of spicy and the queso was tasty with a good texture. The chips were hot and seemed fresh. The employees were very kind and patient as well. The bathrooms were very clean too. I Def wanna come back to try the food.

Let me start off by saying I've came to this place for over 10 years and as a Killeen native, this…read moreplace is a staple. But it has SEVERELY gone down hill and I will never come here again! Today I order 2 Cubans and 2 beef empanadas. It took 30 minutes to get my food but I've gone here awhile and excuse the long wait times. Finally, I get my food and rush back to work since the wait took so long. Sit down to eat my food, get done with a quarter of the sandwich when I see a COCKROACH smushed against the 2nd half of my sandwich. I called the restaurant 4 times asking for a manager and got hung up on every time. I clocked out and drove back to the restaurant with the sandwich. I asked for a manager and the dark haired lady behind the counter barely let me tell her the issue before she took the bag with the sandwich and went into the kitchen. She came back out with cooks following her. I don't speak fluent Spanish but I do understand it. The cooks were calling me a liar, saying it was impossible and that I should eat at home. The "manager" told another lady at the counter with red hair to refund ONLY one sandwich. I was not going to accept that when I couldn't eat any of the food I purchased after that discovery. I asked for the head manager/"her boss" and after a while, I got the right person who heard me and refunded both of my orders. Regardless, I will never come back here. I know a lot of people who come here including soldiers and I'll be sure to spread the word. My whole experience was disgusting and unacceptable including the service.

The food here is good to me, the buttered shrimp and rice, the fried chicken, the plantains, the…read moreavocado tomato salad and the buttered corn are what I had today. Most of the dishes are pork and I'm allergic But for the price and the amount of food they give you, it is worth it for a meal that can feed 2 people. I'm rating this place a 3.5 due to the customer service here is not as friendly as I believe they should be. The atmosphere is like a hole in the wall spot that's not so clean to sit down and eat. But, if you want to they do have outdoor sitting in the downtown area of Killeen.