Viralata — Restaurant in Santo Domingo

They could of had 5 stars but things happen. I pull up to the valet there was no one there, the security guard tells me to just park in their parking area. There were no spots available had to drive around 3 times. Turns out valet was there just sitting down behind the red square where you couldn’t see him. Anyway restaurants beautiful place has an amazing vibe.

I ordered the pork leg chicharon. It’s described on the menu as something crunchy and when you order chicharon that is what you expect. It says it’s brought to the table and someone will cut it up for you etc.

Someone brings it to the table and just places it on a metal stand next to the table and just leaves. Another girl says in a few seconds someone will come to chop it up. 5 minutes passed some guy shows up in latex gloves pulls out the bones and chops it up and leaves it there. Another girl comes after him and puts it on the table. To many people and too long of a time literally 10 minutes. It was just akward.

If viralata management reads this. Debone the pork leg first in the kitchen and only have one person bring it to the table, chop it up and serve it. It took the guy more time deboning the leg than it did chopping it up.

Also don’t call it chicharrón it wasn’t chicharrón.

It was more like Puerto Rican style pernil. Don’t get me wrong it was delicious but it wasn’t chicharrón.

The fried yuca that came with it was delicious.

Then we had the cowboy steak. I ordered it 3/4th and it came perfectly cooked. But it wasn’t grade A meat and if I’m paying 2990 pesos (54 dollars) for a cut of meat I’d expect it to be grade A. For the same price I can go to to Turos and get a grade A cut for cheaper and it’s a more exclusive restaurant.

The presentation of the cowboy steak was ok but they definitely let the meat sit to long before brining it out. But it was delicious.

The yuca mash was excellent as well!

4 stars because I enjoyed myself and the food was good. But they need a...

Wonderful place

Parking: they hve a very nice parking spot on the building which also offers valet parking

Service: on time, waiting time for the food and drink is remarkably fast I was surprised by the speed and quality

Environment: It has 2 floors, yoy choose what best fits for you (if it is not that crowded), inside or outside, smoking available. Music is great, chill, volume is not that high, past a certain hour they do bump the volume up, which I found a little annoying, it made it really hard to speak with your mates (but hey, that's just me)

Menu: QR code available, I'm not sure if they have a physical menu, didn't ask. The menu is very well organized, fantastic variation and great details

Price: by far it was surprisingly cheap! This is why it earned its 5 stars, it is in the center of the city, in a great quite spot. Since prices are relative to each, cheap for me is

First time here to celebrate my friend’s birthday and we ordered a few drinks - FIRULAIS MOSCOW MULE, TOQUE PROFUNDO, and Mocktail COCO TROPICAL. All of which were so good, wonderful flavor combos.

We ordered a handful of appetizers like the Coconut and Sweet Plantain Ceviche, Mediterranean Burrata, Longaniza Teriyaki Eggroll, Sweet Spicy Tuna roll, and the Goat Cheese Croquettes.

First of all the ceviche was INSANELY delicious, hands down the best I’ve ever had. The sweet plantains really added a layer of greatness I wasn’t expecting. Anywhere i go i have to try the burrata and let me tell you this one was HUGE. I was shocked to see it that big tbh, I could barely finish it. It was surrounded by veggies with a glaze on top, simply wonderful. The eggroll was delicious WOW! It was packed with classic flavors and had such a perfect crunch.

All in all this place was amazing, the music was great, the vibes and decor were lovely. Definitely a spot ya...