If you're looking for delicious, authentic Latin food, El Típico on Canal Street in Nashua is…read moredefinitely worth trying! This is a small restaurant with a huge variety of choices. It's not a self-serve buffet but you simply tell them what you'd like, and they prepare your plate. My go-to is the rice and beans with pulled pork, marinated chicken, and sweet plantains, and everything is always perfectly seasoned and tastes fresh. They also offer seafood, vegetables, empanadas, roasted chicken, desserts, and plenty of other options. The portions are very generous, especially for the price, making this a great affordable meal. The staff is always friendly and the service is fast. The only downside is that parking can be limited. However, there is additional parking available in the Margaritas restaurant adjoining parking lot, which makes it easier. Overall, great food, generous portions, affordable prices, fresh ingredients, and friendly service. A little hidden gem in Nashua that I highly recommend!!!

I ordered 2 lbs of assorted meats and the yellow rice. All I can say I don't have a clue why my…read moreDominican friends sent me to El Tipico. Maybe they really hate me? I have no problem with the fact that the floors were filthy, the TV was blasting, the tables were dirty, the garbage was overflowing, and the service was cold. It was the fact that the food was terrible. The keyword is "dry". So much so that it was all really inedible. Yes, the food was dirt cheap. But you get what you pay for. I'm sorry Dominicanas, if this is typical then I feel bad for you. Maybe I was supposed to go to Pollo Tipico? I'll have to ask my friends.

Very good. We had passion fruit drinks the food was delicious. Our server Maria was very amicable…read moreand attentive. Definitely recommend this place !!

Went with a large group from work. Everyone enjoyed their selection from the menu including…read moremofongo, grilled meats and fish.

Stopped by for their $7 lunch special and ordered two different meals. I ordered moro with pernil…read moreand atroz blanco with habichuelas rojas and bistec. The location is small with a couple of tables and difficult parking. It's worth a trip especially since they have really large portions with different meal options. Can't beat a $7 bargain.

The Food is alright. Not the greatest especially late at night. The service is actually alright…read more Ambiance is okay as well its on the smaller side but its fine

While I was doing DoorDash pick up, there was this little gem that I found. I actually went back to…read moretreat myself, so I placed the order. If you like Spanish & Dominican food, you need to go to this little gem parked away from the road like hidden away. Very nice people and the food is good I tried to take a picture of it to show you, but it wouldn't let me move forward.

On the evening of Sunday, August 30th, 2025, we ordered 4 large "pollo guisado" aka "stewed…read morechicken" dinners with white rice and habichuela beans with a side of lettuce/tomato salad for $13.99 each meal and 1 large side order of "habichuelas" aka "beans" for $10.50 for pick up via phone. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS OF WHAT THEY GAVE US BELOW. However, when my husband got to the store and AFTER he already PAID for the food order, the front cashier/clerk told him she had sold out of the white rice and that he had to wait an additional 25 minutes as she was making another batch of white rice. The problem is that this was NOT DISCLOSED TO US until he got to the store--and ONLY AFTER he had already paid for the whole order. This was an inconvenience for all of us because we had ordered the 4 dinners nearly over 30 minutes PRIOR to heading to pick up the dinners. Our meals should have been set aside by the cashier or helper, not wait until AFTER he got to the store and ONLY AFTER he paid AND left her a 15% tip for a PICK-UP ORDER to let us know they ran out of white rice. Had the store worker told him BEFORE him paying, he could have made the choice of leaving or waiting for an additional 25 mins. They should have given him the CHOICE to decide what WE WANTED to do, not FORCE us to pay then force him to wait an additional 25 minutes for the 4 dinners, which conveniently benefitted the cashier/clerk and store as they made sure they got the purchase sale through BEFORE letting us know they were out of the white rice! Later, when we got the 4 large dinners at $13.99 each, the LARGE order portions were very SMALL. The stewed chicken portions were small, the beans that were put on top of the white rice were less than 1/4 of a cup and mostly bean juice, and the side salad was extra small. Additionally, the almost $11 large side order of beans was 1/2 filled with beans and 1/2 filled with bean juice. This is NOT acceptable and very unprofessional. Therefore, due to this unfortunate cashier/clerk's decision of not notifying us that they ran out of white rice PRIOR to us paying for the 4 dinners, plus filling less than 1/2 portion of the 1 large beans container--and then, giving us only SMALL portions of all contents in our 4 large chicken stew order meals along with only 1/4 cup of beans on top of the rice with an extra small salad, WE DO NOT RECOMMEND ordering large dinners from Cibao Restaurant at 383 Amherst Street, in Nashua, NH. So, if you are looking for delicious tasting Dominican & Puerto Rican style well priced food, we recommend ordering from DON QUIJOTE RESTAURANT (+1-603-622-2246, at 362 Union Street, Manchester, NH, https://www.donquijoteunion.com/ . Don Quijote restaurant's food is amazing! Their large portion comes with 3 tender skinless chicken thighs in tomato with garlic, green pepper, onion, seasoned sauce with lots of great tasting habichuela beans and rice with a side order of salad. Don Quijote will give you what you paid for and serve you will actually get a large portion serving with their orders. Trust me, they send you so much food you'll have enough leftover for a second meal vs the other place (Cibao Restaurant) which leaves you wondering why they under serve their paying customers.

LOVED this place. We got two dishes: the LLapingacho and Chaulafan. I had never had llapingachos…read morebefore and this was an awesome first experience. Soft potato patties with peanut sauce, chorizo, eggs. I had leftovers for breakfast and will have again at lunch. Chaulafan was also excellent, and also provided leftovers. It was quite busy at lunchtime on Father's Day Sunday, but after ordering at the counter we had a table before the food arrived. We had fun browsing in the shop and had more than our leftovers to take home when we were done. This is a combined market and restaurant and the prices were very reasonable on both food and goods. Service was efficient and helpful - given how busy they were they were doing an amazing job keeping up. It is a small place but has several tables they were turning over fast. We ordered at the counter because we are waiting for a table to empty but I would guess you can order a table as well on a less busy day. We walked from the rail trail (a bit of a hike) so I can't speak to parking. I absolutely recommend this place and will 100% be back to try some of the many other interesting men

A friend recommended this place, that is actually a small bodega, saying it was good South American…read moreFood, not good at all; food was average, service ok and the ambiance of a bodega(market). The prices are not according with the quality of the food or the service/ place, will not come back.

I tried this restaurant for the first time via DoorDash. It was delicious. I got the stewed…read morechicken, the beef empanada, the yellow rice with pigeon peas, and the plantains. I will definitely be ordering from here again!

Plenty of delicious food at a reasonable price. Spanish rice, carnitas, chicken. Their lemonade was…read moredelicious. The restaurant was clean. Nothing fancy. It was cafeteria style so it was mostly self serve but the server did help with the tray which was nice. I think most people take out.

The place is pretty spacious, it's kinda a grab and go…read more They have the foot laid out on and you decide what you want on your plate. The food tastes fresh, and flavorful. The servers are never happy though. Kind of not the best service at all. Sometimes it makes me not want to go in there, so I'll have a friend who's Dominican order for me, they seem happier.

As a Cuban living in Nashua, I strive for Latin Cuisine Sabor Grille and now El Tipico are both…read moreamazing options... Sabor is more expensive Brazilian style but El Tipico is easy on the wallet and gives you the basics for a good meal! You can't get what El Tipico is selling you as a homemade cuisine for cheaper, Thank you for keeping costs down! $12 gets me a Rice, Beans some shredded pork and sometimes they give a surprise plantains if you order more... Awesome get it, Eat it, enjoy !

This small spot has some amazing Dominican food. After reading the reviews I had to take a trip to…read moreNashua to try this place out and boy it didn't disappoint. Take into consideration that it's very small and catered to people who get there food to go, that didn't stop me. I arrive on a Thursday around 1pm and there was only one person in front of me. After ordering there was at least 10 people in line waiting to order. Craziness lol. The pricing of all the food was the best part for me. They priced their food like how it should be and give huge portions. Now lets get to the review: Mofongo Carnitas- Took about 15 min to wait and it was sooo worth it! The plantains were perfect and so was the right amount of garlic and carnitas. The carnitas was very moist and it went well with the plantains. I'll be back for more food for sure. Be sure to check this spot out if you're in Nashua and want a great lunch that won't hurt your wallet. Trust me

Best pernil and chicharrones I've ever had. Carne is always tender and flavorful. I will never…read moreregret spending money and time here, it's is quite literally some of the best Spanish food in New England. The people who run it are wicked nice, and the restaurant is always clean.