If you are looking for authentic Dominican food in the Lynn area, Tony Tipico is absolutely worth the stop. I love coming here. It is such a nice treat to have this level of consistency in the food. Everything always tastes fresh, flavorful, and homemade. What I really appreciate is that this is the kind of everyday Dominican food many families actually eat back home in the DR. Real comfort food and classic street-food style offerings you would find throughout the Dominican Republic. The setup is buffet style, so you walk up, choose what you want, and they either plate it for you or pack it to go. The ox tails are outstanding, the chicharrón is always on point, and the rice and beans never miss. Honestly, I have not had a bad meal here yet. You can tell they take pride in the food and care about the quality. The only thing saving me is the 45-minute drive... because if I lived any closer, I would probably be a few more pounds overweight. read more

I'm a sick woman I wanted a hot soup I call they said they has sancocho I was haapy.i go home I have no idea the old chicken was going to be sooooooo hard.was the olla de presion not working??????? One rim of a planteen and a miniature size of potatoe.wtheck.for 14.00????? Pay attention fire the cook try the food.dont sell shifty food. read more

I had experienced something disturbing over there. One of the staff had put her hand inside the barrel, pushed the trash down, and was ready to serve without washing her hand. Plus, nobody was wearing a hair net or gloves. read more

Food is delicious and the portions are huge - and the price is very good for what you get! The fresh drinks are also sooo yummy, definitely worth trying. It can get really busy depending on when you go and parking can be a pain, but they do have a lot. It is definitely authentic and a great local spot. The times I have gone, I got takeout but they do have a few tables if you wish to eat there. It is one of those not so hidden, but unsuspecting surprises. The staff mostly speaks Spanish, but don't let that stop you (if you don't speak Spanish) from going in there. The food is already made and visible, set up like an assembly line where you can point to what you want if need be. Given the style, it is pretty quick to get in and out once it is your turn in line. read more

I called for a delivery at 7:44 to Tony Tipico restaurant on Essex st. It's 9:52 and I still haven't received it. I called to ask where it was at 8:44 and the guy who took my order said it's on the way. I called back at 9:20 and they won't answer any of my calls. ‍ read more

Unlike other reviews I read, This white girl from MHD (well not from there...) was treated perfectly well. I had the beef (large) and chicken (small) I pointed to what looked good. Which was hard because it all looked really good and Spanish rice (there were three different kinds) they were out of plantains, but there was a whole array of other things we should have tried, my Spanish is rusty and my teenage son was mortified that I even tried. I really wished I had a menu or someone could suggest a few more items. Next time. Place was packed and I didn't want to hold up the line. Very generous portions, we will make two meals of this. Thank you! read more

Tony Tipico - a plate of food with rice and meat - Dominican Near Me - Lynn, Massachusetts

Best and most authentic Dominican food in the area. My boyfriend and I have been coming for the past 15 years. Service can be spotty at times depending on who is helping you but otherwise still worth the trip. Serving sizes are usually on the more heavy side and relatively cheap (again, dependent on your server). The time of day you go is important as you may get their old rice and meats which aren't as satisfying as their food fresh. My favorite dishes are the oxtails, carne asada, guisado, rice and beans. Will always come back when I need my next fix! read more

If your in the city of Lynn and your looking for a good place to eat this is the best Spanish food if tried so far the food is fresh and homemade very delicious this is my go to spot to eat in the city of Lynn read more

This place has some of the best Dominican food ever! However, if you don't know exactly what everything is, don't expect to get the friendliest of service. Also, not the cleanliness place to sit and eat. Take it to go! They have yellow rice with red beans, rice with black beans or white rice. My usual go too, along with the pork on the side. Pastelitos, today I got chicken but usually prefer beef ones and a sweet potato ball with some plantains. Ask for a lime wedge because sometimes they don't give you one. Prices are pretty cheap. A plate with rice, beans and pork plus all those sides cost me around $10. Can't beat it. Parking can get dicey though. read more

Tony Tipico - Rice & beans, pork, pastelitos, sweet potatoe balls! Yuumm! - Dominican Near Me - Lynn, Massachusetts

I called this morning and was put on hold by a women I was by north shore mall and was on hold the whole drive all the way until I got to the restaurant! I walked in and the ladies there were eating and chillen hanging out and they weren't busy only two people ahead of me waiting for their order I showed them my phone for how long I was on hold and no one wanted take charge and the man that was working was treating like a liar and said that's impossible so he picked up the phone and said "hello" through the phone and he heard his voice through my phone because it was on speaker. If customers make a call for pick up it's because they are in a rush and want to be in and out not hanging around during these scary times! It's for the safety of myself and everyone else around me. read more

Good food, great prices. They finally have an official menu too. . Fried chicken is delicious. Rice is good, bistec, chicken and beef Stew great as well, everything is good. Mangu is always made just right. They also have juices they make, chinola(passion fruit) Tamarindo,cereza(cherry). Etc. Staff is usually pretty friendly, I've only had one rude worker. I personally prefer this tipico location over the other one in lynn. There's a good amount of tables and a tv. read more

Tony Tipico - Dominican Near Me - Lynn, Massachusetts

Good stuff cheap. Rotisserie chicken, potato ball, potato salad. Stop In on A Sunday night Pretty busy. It took a little while to get served walk up counter service I guess a few people were on break. But to my surprise very enjoyable food and service. Everything was clean and well stocked people are friendly and courteous. I got a whole chicken, 4 potato balls, in a good amount of potato salad and a can of coke, $14. Enough for three people and my dog. Definitely Will come back to try some other things on the menu. .......Argentine Cowboys Boston ma... read more

Tony Tipico - a group of people in a restaurant - Dominican Near Me - Lynn, Massachusetts

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Always a line and now I know why! Visiting from Hawaii we don't get this type of food at all. Everything was savory and tasty. Honestly this place made the most impact on my taste buds during my vacation. As they say, eat where the locals eat! read more

Tony Tipico - Dominican Near Me - Lynn, Massachusetts

Casual Dominican spot with the best stewed oxtails in town. This place is almost always packed but the line moves and the food is worth the wait. Not a classy joint and that's why the food is fire ! read more

Incredibly delicious food. I used to go here every weekend but the last time I went I was blatantly overcharged by the young lady that works there. I go there every weekend and get the same exact thing with no deviation, so I'm not sure why she thought I wouldn't notice. Customer service is not good at all but I didn't mind because the food was so good. After being overcharged like this I could never trust them again, so I won't be going back as sad as that is. I'm not saying don't go to this restaurant, just make sure you know the prices before ordering anything or they'll make up absurd prices while ringing you out. I wish them the best and I hope they change their ways. read more

So I called on 9/6 and ordered a huge platter for my friends and I at work. We specifically asked for this certain sauce like legit asked for four and they gave us none. So when we called to tell them to bring it to us because we wanted it for our meals the girl said "well you got your food though right " fighting with us. Learn customer service and we ordered in Spanish so there shouldn't of been any confusion. Also asked for fries and didn't get them. 2 stars due to the food was still decent for quick Spanish food.For the girl who answered my call on Friday 9/6 around 1045/11 am Ya mom's a hoe! read more

RACIST SKIMMERS!!! if you're not Spanish, DO NOT BOTHER! They give you the older food, the fattier food, smaller portions.. basically the scraps. Then they try to force you to tip even through you're just picking up and received scraps. And if you don't tip or tip enough for them, they call you negro in Spanish and talk crap until the next customer pisses them off! DO NOT BOTHER!!! read more

My favorite Dominican joint. Drove up here all the way from Worcester every time. The food is always the best. I love their chicharron and white rice with sweet plantains. The chicharron has a perfect flavor and perfect crispness to it. Their white rice has an amazing flavor. The food is always good here but their service isn't great. They tend to cater to their own kind first. You might have to wait even though if you arrived first cuz they will cater to their own kind first. read more

Tony Tipico - White rice and chicharrons. Fried and sweet plantains. - Dominican Near Me - Lynn, Massachusetts

So incredibly rude. Went there at 9pm when they close at 10pm and no one even acknowledged me. Once I asked for help and to ask if they were closed the staff looked at me crazy. Worst service. If you're closed, just say that.. no need to ignore customers just because you don't want to serve them. read more

Worst place I have ever seen, the food was dry, the customer service was lawful, I couldn't even hear the order bc of the very loud music, I brought some French fries and they were black because of the old oil, I have try Dominican food made by Dominican people and is awesome, but this place doesn't represent the country! Is not worthy read more

If u like Dominican food come here. There lunches are the best. (They give u enough for two people) With rice and beans with chicken and sauce/pork and sauce/beef and sauce/ steak and onions and peppers. A lot of fried foods also. Don't forget the bean sauce! Desserts and sweet beverages and beer/wine. read more

I loved this place until I overheard the staff making fun of me and my boyfriend. I guess they assumed that white girls can't speak Spanish. I responded to them in Spanish and that seemed the shut them up pretty quickly. Either way, I haven't been back since. I used to go once or twice a week and the food was always delicious. read more

The only reason this place for me has one star is because I can't put anything less we had to call 5 times then we had to wait before I hung at 15 mins even more they took another persons delivery while we were still waiting I'm telling you every time I call or go here there's always some bull shit with these people read more

This is so far a good place when you in a hurry and have no time to cook. The food is very taste I love the arroz con guandules and pollo guisado. The only thing that I didn't like is that on winter time the place is cold and the food well gets cold very quickly so it's hard to actually enjoy it. I always take it to go onsteso I can warm up when I get home. read more

What is there not to love about Dominican food? No, really though this place never disappoints. Rotisserie chicken with lime is great. Rice and beans with stewed chicken is also very tasty. Love the "potato balls" and the pastelitos are eh nothing special but I always get one to snack on. My wife is obsessed with the oxtail. They have just about everything you can think of when you think of Dominican favorites. Salami, fried cheese, platanos and so much more. Great for takeout. For two people you can spend like $14 and still have leftovers. Definitely inexpensive and fulfilling when it comes to Caribbean cravings. Staff not so friendly but I still always tip even if it's just a buck or two because once in a while you'll get a smile (rare though) unless you speak Spanish then you definitely get a little better customer service. It is what it is. Still will always drop by when I'm in Lynn. read more

Tony Tipico - a plate of food including fried eggs, rice and bread - Dominican Near Me - Lynn, Massachusetts

Nice food! I enjoyed tasty black bean rice with a nice chicken and sauce meal from this eatery tonight. Sunday night means you will stand in a line amongst loyal customers, and what does that tell you? The place is good! read more

If you're white or black the staff likes to talk about you like no one can understand them. Food is always old. Service is crap from most of the staff. The place always looks dirty And let's not forget the big full dumpster right next to the entrance read more

Love the food here. Love the Mondongo no where is it better. The ravo is bomb. Never had an issue with the food. The service could be the second worst ever. The line has no order the servers don't listen. I order something it isn't what I wanted had to throw it away and no refund. I was shocked that there wasn't even an attempt to rectify. Guess that is what you get. Again the food is so good, but not good enough to make up for the service. I will be back just will ensure that what I order is what I get. If not you bought you eat it or throw it out. read more

Friendly service, clean, brightly-lit family friendly. Good food at good prices. I enjoyed watching a baseball game on their big flat screen TV. I appreciate that it's open late on Sundays. read more

I don't know... Please wear Gloves when you're Handling Food !!! Especially when you put your fingers in the container and handle Utensils ..But we are in Lynn So ANYTHING GOES !!! I Like the Food Good Job Tony Tipico !!! Food : ***** stars !!! read more

Authentic local hole in the wall. No frills, tasty good food. The real deal! I shall return.

This place cooks VERY good overall. If you want to eat good Caribbean food and never tried it, this is a great place to start. They have a wide selection of Caribbean(Dominican) food that you can choose from. I go here often and never really have an issue with the food. It's an awesome place to pick up food and not have to wait long because it's already prepared. Although, I haven't been too satisfied with the platano maduros(fried sweet plantains) and quipe(deep fried bulgur). The "maduros" are either too dry or not fries enough and too oily. The "quipe" is either too dry and over cooked or the seasoning isn't right. I recommend this place. read more

Food is good and great price. But DO NOT EVER CALL FOR DELIVERY. It took them 2 hours till my food was delivered. My advice just pick up.

A second location in Lynn for this establishment. Same high quality caribbean fare, inexpensive prices. A great lunch spot for take out on the go. read more

Good food and good prices. The people are nice, and the food is always fresh because of the constant customers. They have all the things you'd expect from a regular Puerto rican or Dominican restaurant, and it's pretty clean too. read more

The best for late night cravings! It can get crowded in there but soooo worth the wait! Rotisserie chicken is always a staple in my house with a side of white rice and beans and sweet plantains. If you don't speak Spanish it's ok someone in there usually speaks English and if not just point...LOL. My all time fave here is the Ox tails in sauce TRUST me try them even if you never had them. read more

No set prices, each person taking your order gives a different price. They rip people off. They need to add a price menu. Food is good, but wether your Spanish or not your still gonna get ripped off!! read more

Food is great but it's just like every Dominican places for food. This place over charges the most comparing to other places in Lynn. If you don't have a friend that speaks Spanish to order for you then you're in trouble. 29 dollars just for a small order of rice and bean with fried chicken, fried pork and the potato ball. I rufused it. This was only for one meal. I'm just done with Dominican places. LANGUAGE BARRIER means cash. read more

This was first experience with real, authentic Dominican food and I will be returning! The place itself is small and set up cafeteria style where you ask for whatever you want piled onto the plate. Tasty rice and juicy, tender meats. You cannot find a portion this generous for $8 anywhere else!! read more

Food is always fresh , and is great. Love the Arroz con gandules, the rotisserie chicken, and fried pork. Lunch dish as low as $7. But recently the customer service has gotten worse, was allot friendlier before. I had a girl give me attitude and roll her eyes at me after I was confused on what size I wanted. I just walked away, I went back today I waited about 15 minutes to get served , I noticed the guy behind met got his order first ,most likely because he was cool with the person taking the order. I am Spanish also so no bias was used on me, I recommend going to the tipico on Neptune Blvd way better service. Stay away from this one unless you want to get into a bad mood . read more