Ahumao Smoke House — Restaurant in Cidra

You can’t go wrong with the sampler—it’s basically the Puerto Rican Netflix of food: a little bit of everything, and every option is a win. We ordered the small one with a couple of sides and, somehow, it fed 3 adults, 2 kids, and still had leftovers… like Mary Poppins packed the tray herself. It’s the perfect way to taste a slice of heaven on earth, especially the mini pastelillos, empanadillas, and longanizas that make any diet feel like a bad joke. The alcapurrias are on another level—about as Puerto Rican as it gets, the only thing missing was Tito Trinidad showing up with a piña colada while singing La Borinqueña. Everything was flat-out delicious, period. The spot has two entrances: the main one with a hill that feels like hiking El Yunque, and a back entrance through the parking lot (perfect for grandparents or knees with mileage). Oh, and yes, they take cards and there’s parking, because they really thought...

The worst place I've ever been in. Had to wait exactly 56 minutes,for the food to be served, just to find out that they had screwed up my order. Whe I told the waitress that they had my order wrong, she just argued that "she told them the correct dish. THAT IT WAS NOT HER FULT. Instead of asking how to make it right 🤷🤦🏻. I wasn't going to wait for an other hour so I kept the plate well you guessed it, it seems the cook forgot to use salt. But wait if you order mofongo get ready to be served mangu yes mangu in order to make a mofongo you need to fry the plantain not boiled it, if boiled the it's mangu. Any ways honestly go somewhere else. Don't waist your time and money. This place should get some new employees or close the doors...

Tenia este lugar en mi lista para visitar. Me gustan los lugares de comida donde ofrecen carne ahumada. Es un arte. Llegamos justo cuando abrieron, sentarnos y atendernos fue rápido. La comida demoro mucho en llegar. El precio de mi plato, "Brisket" con arroz estaba un poco caro. Eso sí, la carne estaba tierna, húmeda y de buen sabor. El arroz tenia carne de cerdo ahumado y se podía comer como un plato solo. La carne de cerdo ahumada con batata frita también estaba buena. Buen sabor a ahumado y las batatas estaban bien fritas. Como pueden ver en el menu, la proteina se vende aparte de los complementos. Estaba concirrido en el tiempo que stanamos ahi. Por lo que observe, se demoraron mucho en servir la comida por que estaban prioritizando las ordenes para lllevar que a las ordenes de los que estabamos ya ahi sentados. Eso no me agrada, si estoy en tu local, debería yo tener mejor experiencia que el que ordena para llevar.

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I had this place on my list to visit. I like food places that offer smoked meats. It's an art. We arrived right when they opened, and we were seated and served quickly. The food took a long time to arrive. The price of my dish, "Brisket" with rice was a little expensive. However, the meat was tender, moist and had good flavor. The rice had smoked pork and could be eaten as a dish on its own. The smoked pork meat with sweet potato fries was also good. Good smoke flavor and the sweet potatoes were fried well. As you can see on the menu, the protein is sold separately from the side dishes. It was pretty full in the time we were there. From what I observed, they took a long time to serve the food because they were prioritizing the takeout orders over the orders of those who were already seated there. I don't like that. If I'm in your place, I should have a better experience than the one who...