Great food- roasted chicken juicy and seasoned perfectly. Awesome price too. Came with rice and a…read moreside of beans. Shrimp Mofongo was delicious. Also had a side of plantains. Cute mom and pop shop. Friendly and my food was ready for pickup when I arrived. Lots of baseball memorabilia on the walks. Cute place.

First time in... my son and I ordered the chicken and rice for lunch .... WOW... that has to be the…read morebest Chicken rice and beans I've ever had... great spices ... its mild but you can add the spice to it... yes that hot sauce on the table and it HOT ! But very tasty ... loved it ... we'll be back !!!

I'm so surprised that there is not a line out the door at this place! The food was amazing I ate a…read moreplate and took the best nap ever! No lies told. Great portions, great service, honestly a 10 out of 10 experience! Food was nice and hot. my new favorite spot thank you!

I ordered the jerk chicken, chicken stew and beef stew. Both orders came with cabbage, rice and…read morebeans as the sides. The jerk chicken and chicken stew was $10 each and they gave you enough food for 2 people. I didn't receive my beef stew order and I wish they would have called me and asked me if I wanted something else. The jerk chicken had nice spices to it but it was a little on the dry side, even with the side of sauce they gave you to put over it. My husband ordered the chicken stew and he said it was really good. Overall I would order from there again.

The food is OUT of THIS WORLD! Pleasantly surprised at how…read moreflavorful everything is! I ordered the smashed potato & minced meat ball! It was enough for two. The potato salad was seasoned just right. The rice & beans with chicken made me feel like I was in the Islands. ALL soo great! I Highly Enjoyed!!

Not particularly fancy, not super-friendly to non-Spanish speakers, reasonably tasty, and hella…read morecheap. I just stopped in for some empanadas. The woman behind the counter pointed out everything on the steam table, and when I asked about empandas, showed me all four kinds she had. It wasn't clear to me that she fully understood my English, or cared, but the food looked good, and I got it almost right away. I had the beef and the cheese empanadas, and they were pretty flavorful, with a pleasant deep-fried outside. The beef was well-spiced. The cheese was just a layer of cheese on one side of the empanada, with nothing else in there, leaving a hollow shell. But for $2 apiece, this was a freakin' bargain. I'll definitely be back for the ox tail, which looked and smelled pretty good.

Have ordered from there many times. Good comfort food for sure. Just not in the best part of town…read more The good news is they might still have a delivery service. Give them a try, you won't be disappointed.

So delicious highly recommended definitely will be returning roasted pork and yellow rice hit…read moredifferent go get it

Unusual, interesting restaurant with great service and very pleasant owner. Food was excellent.read more

I am always excited to try a Caribbean restaurant's Brown stew with rice and peas and Happy Feet…read moredid not disappoint. The rice and peas were cooked well, the chicken fell off the bone and the cabbage was nice and tender, but the seasoning tho...it was on point! I do wish there was more carrots and potatoes in the dish because they soak up all that flavor The menu has all the staples Caribbean cuisine like Ox tail, saltfish, cocobread and curry. The portion size for each dish will easily be a shareable or enough for a full meal of leftovers. The customer service was great and the food was made quickly and packaged with care. No mess in the car seat! This is a amazing find in Utica and a must go if you love Caribbean food.

El Barajo has long been on my list of restaurants to try in the Utica area. We finally ordered…read morelunch from there via UberEats and were very pleased with our meal. We ordered the pollo guisado, camaronfongo, and a vegetable empanada. All three were delicious, but I especially enjoyed the pollo guisado. The chicken--all dark meat, which I prefer--was melt-off-the-bone tender and very well-seasoned. We opted for yellow rice and black beans as sides, which were excellent accompaniments. My kids also loved this dish. I really loved the flavors of the camaronfongo (basically mofongo with shrimp), but only wish that there was more broth to pair with the mofongo. The mofongo was a bit dry, and I needed some more sauce or broth to moisten it and cut through the density. The fried vegetable empanada was crispy and delicious. The portions were generous; our order was enough for two adults and two toddlers, with leftovers enough for an adult's full meal.

The food was cooked fresh and they provided great service. They make Empanadillas with your choice…read moreof filling so it's always fresh. A little bit of a wait but definitely worth it.

I'm not an expert on this sort of cuisine, despite having spent a few weeks in Jamaica and very…read moremuch enjoying the food there. I'd say that the food here seemed authentic, tasted great, the portions were good-sized and the prices fair. What more do you want? It's not fancy but it's a really good meal.

Very good and tender but I just hate the fact that I have to slowly chew because of broken bone…read morefragments mixed in when they'd scooped it into the bowl.

I Love Coming and getting Good food from the Social it's usually a four out of five unless the…read morebeans I get separately I will write them the most and also TOSTONES" which is fried plantains" which is Codfish inYucca,, also the Dominican spaghetti is my #1 there‼ Buen provecho come mucho y hace poco y tenga un buen día mi gente