La Placita Tropical (La Melaza) — Restaurant in Caguas

This is the place to go if you want the most tender Ensaladita de Pulpo con Mofongo ever! The Mofongo de Churrasco was excelente as well (if a touch too salty for my palette). Overall, the service and quality of the food (fresh and super delicious) was excellent... the cherry on top was the price; reasonably priced for a generous serving of food (big enough for two). Caroline is an excellent waitress, and her service was above and beyond. They have an indoor eating area, with AC, to the left of the outside bar so you can be cool...

Great stop! Service ja fast and friendly. My husband ordered the shrimp tostones and he said they were amazing. I ordered the carne frita and it was disappointing... piña coladas were good and the service was friendly. It is outside so flies may be a problem and there were stray cats (please dont feed them). This is a place for locals so you will see a lot of familiarity between them but it is also a great spot to get...

This food was out of this world and for such reasonable price! $17 for 2 very large plates of food and an alcoholic beverage. The setup is a little different here. You seat yourself and a waitress takes your order and brings you the food. When you're done, the waitress gives you a bill and you walk up to a separate window with the waitress to pay for it. They speak mostly Spanish at this place so know which meals you...