Que Rico — Restaurant in Alexandria

I came looking for food that reminded me of home and after reading other reviews I decided to give it a shot. I ordered “Titi’s plate” and a side order of mofongo balls. I had carne guisada, arroz con gandules, and a small side of habichuelas. The beans (habichuelas) had the wierdest taste. Wasn’t bad but they are not authentic habichuelas guisadas (bean stew). The arroz con gandules is solid and is the only thing I would buy from them again, if I was truly starving and had no time to make it myself at home. The beef stew (garne guisada) was up to par but after tasting the beans I had to rethink the whole meal. Don’t bother getting the garlic “mojo” it’s flavorless and not worth $0.75 nor is the mayo ketchup, it tastes like they used miracle whip instead of mayo in it.

Now, let me get into the mofongo balls. They are NOT mofongo balls. They’re better off being called bifongo balls (plantain/amarillos). I bit into one ball thinking it was going to be of mofongo and was confused when I only tasted the Amarillo. I’m not a fan of amarillos, so if I would of known I would of purchased tostones instead, but I don’t know why I would of got tostones since they’re best when dipped into a good mojo and mayo ketchup (which neither were good anyway).

This place should not advertise itself as a Puerto Rican restaurant and instead say inspired by Puerto Rican food. I should have never went after I saw they have kebab as options. They told me it was “pinchos” but it’s not. Look at the pictures, that is not the meat we use for authentic pinchos in PR.

Not worth the $27 I spent. I’m better off spending $20 at an international market for the ingredients and making everything myself. No wonder no one ever gives Puerto Rican food the recognition it deserves, we’re stuck with places like this who just wanna make a quick buck on what they’re claiming to advertise. Also, it’s very expensive for what it is. They advertise on google that it’s $10-20 per person in reality it’s more than...

The food we ordered from the catering menu and it was absolute phenomenal experience. Pollo Guisado, Pernil, maduros, tostones, pasteles. I placed the order last week, and it was ready on time for pickup. Upon my arrival they immediately wheeled out a cart, and they loaded up my truck for me ensuring it was properly loaded for transport in minutes.

The cardboard packaging was excellent and properly vented, the portions were way more than anticipated with the full order trays. We had 20 people over, everyone ate a couple times and we still have food left over.

I’m Cuban and my wife is Puerto Rican and we’re both in agreement that the excellent taste of their food is 100% authentic Puerto Rican culture food.

Everything from the service, packaging, and taste is way above standard. Juan Carlos was very receptive to all my inquiries and informative throughout the process. We plan to call them every time we’re hosting a large gathering without question, I highly recommend everyone to do the same because it’s like home cooked food without the labor, a...

When I looked this place up on Google, the information wasn’t clear. Everything makes it seem like a restaurant where you can walk in, sit down, and eat, but that’s not the case: it’s only a food pickup spot. That was the first surprise when I got there, because I had made the effort to come expecting a different kind of experience.

The food I received was rice with small pieces of sausage, shredded pork, and fried plantains. The portion wasn’t bad, but the taste was quite salty for me. The cost was $22, and at the end of the order there’s also the option to leave a tip—which stood out to me, since there’s no table service involved.

In short, it wasn’t so much a bad experience as a confusing one: I expected one thing and ended up with something completely different. That’s why I think it’s important to note here that this place is not a restaurant, but simply a pickup spot, and that the food, at least in my case,...