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ChuckChuck
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If your planning to head here on the weekends get there early to get the whole experience. They have a parking lot and accessible washrooms. Food, service, and atmosphere always on point. The staff working are always so sweet. Food you see in the pictures is morcilla (blood sausage), yuca (cassava), arroz con habichuelas (white rice and beans), arroz con gandules (pr rice), 10lbs of lechon (roasted pork), tostones (fried plaintains), and pastillos (empanadas). We spent $254 for food but that's only because we come every few years but food is extremely affordable. They sell great drinks. Parcha mojitos (passion fruit mojitos), Pina coladas, etc. They take credit cards, cash, etc. The stores that are across the street take cash only so be prepared if you want to shop. Great prices. Lots of noise though so, if you have little ones sensitive to noise bring headphones. The roads are a bit scary if your not accustom to driving PR mountains but very doable. Just be patient and kind. True local experience. Everytime I come to the island this is a stop on either a Saturday or Sunday. You won't be disappointed.
Vanessa ClaudioVanessa Claudio
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The name "pork highway" doesn't disappoint and you'll definitely be rewarded for traveling a little further from the beaten path to this place. This was our first stop on our first trip to PR and it absolutely didn't disappoint. The line was long, but kept moving, and as an open air restaurant we could hear the live music and observe the mass of humanity around us. This is the greatest pork I've ever tasted. I highly recommend the arroz amarillo (yellow rice with tiny beans in it), plantanos maduros (sweet plantains), and a cold Medalla to go with it. The crispy pork skin each plate gets will break your teeth if you're not careful, but is possibly the best part of the whole plate. Speaking Spanish is recommended but ours was terrible and we still managed to get what we wanted and enjoy the whole experience.
Aaron ShaullAaron Shaull
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I placed my order online for my work group. We ordered 3 lb of lechon, the 164 oz arroz con gandules, two platano Maduro and two containers of abituelas guisadas. The total was just over $81 for enough for four grown adults to share. The transaction was smooth and easy and very quick. We arrived about 20 minutes after I placed the order. The young lady from the restaurant contacted me to make sure that we synced up our arrival time with pickup time. The food was prepared fresh right before our eyes and is absolutely delicious The skin is crunchy and crispy the meat is savory not too salty soft and tender. The arroz con gondolas has big chunks of pork in it already.. delish. Thank you for making our legit Puerto Rican let John experience as delicious as possible.
Roz PriRoz Pri
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Being foodies, and having seen this on Anthony Bourdains list for what he described as the best pork on the planet, this was a must visit while visiting PR. We rented a car and took the 50 minute drive. I don't know, everyone has a bad day and every piece or meat is different as someone who smokes meat I get it. This was a total disappointment, we ordered a pound of pork, arroz con gandules, plantains and a slice of cheesecake and of course drinks. The pork should have been the star and was not at all tender, it was tough and super salty, like inedible salty after 2 pieces I closed it up. The Plaintains and arroz con gandules were very good but the pork just fell flat for us on our visit.
RichieNYRichieNY
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Inspired for my visit by the late Anthony Bourdain, I showed up to the half empty parking lot and was greeted with a true look at Puerto Rico. A small road, what they call the 'pork highway', runs past this yellow gem, and Los Pinos is a beautiful, chill, open air paradise. The meat was absolutely the best pork I've ever had, and the Chicken is not to be slept on. Combined with a variety of local sides, it was one of the best lunches I've ever had. We were fighting for scraps of skin at the table by the end. Only 40$ for 3 of us to fill ourselves with as much pork as we could handle. 6 out of 5 stars.
Kristopher WilsonKristopher Wilson
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Nearby Restaurants Of Lechonera Los Pinos
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Don Felo

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Don Felo
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Km. 27.7, Carr. 184, Cayey, 00736, Puerto Rico
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