Rico´s Steak & Grill — Restaurant in Cutler Bay

Nice to see a new Venezuelan restaurant be added to what can sometimes feel like limited options in the Cutler Bay area! Rico’s has a large menu including breakfast, lunch, and dinner options that caters nicely to families unable to decide on what they want to eat since they have a little bit of everything on their menu! Went for a dinner date night and was surprised to find it a little empty though this made for a nice intimate date. They also serve wine which was a plus.

We started our meal with two appetizers, the first being their Mini Cachapas $7.99 and the second, their Eby Tempura $11.95: 4 tempura shrimp in a crispy edible rice basket seasoned with honey mustard and pineapple sauce. My boyfriend is Venezuelan and raved about their cachapas, especially the crema they use which stood out to me over other Venezuelan places I’ve gone to. The shrimp appetizer was one of the highlights of the meal. The winning combination of honey mustard and pineapple with the deep fried shrimp was a unique spin on a dish that seems common. Also, the ultra crispy rice basket they served it in was like a massive Asian rice chip, very enjoyable to eat!

For our main entrees we had the Meditteranean Salmon on the Rock $18.95 (dry tomato sauce, capers, and olive oil) and the 12 oz. New York Strip Steak $18.95. Both were served on a sizzling plate which made the presentation memorable, the aromatic fumes as it came from the kitchen to table smelled incredible! My only issue and reason for lack of star is that I ordered my steak at medium-rare (I usually enjoy my steaks on the very rare side) and my Ny Strip was far from it. I think it just overcooked on the hot plate so it was more of a medium then well done by the time I finished eating it. The salmon on the other hand was absolutely perfect at a nice medium (which is what I prefer) and extremely moist/tender. I would go back and order the salmon again since I enjoyed it so much!

Want to come back to try their arepas which I’m confident will be delicious or any of their breakfast options since they seem super...

Found this hidden gem in cutler bay recently and am so excited to see Venezuelan cuisine in the area! The family that owns this restaurant makes everything with love and authenticity true to their roots in Venezuela. I highly recommend their in-house made sauces for your meal!! The prendan cheese cream sauce is TO DIE FOR! The cachapas are made from scratch and fresh, no pre-purchased harina, but from the corn kernels to your plate. The process is lengthy, but they prefer this method and it comes out tasting amazing! The empanadas are fried and perfectly crisp as well! The cafe con leche is delicious! The mini arepas give newcomers some insight into what a Venezuelan arepa is if they aren't familiar with it. They also have mini cachapas to give a taste. But order the pabellon arepa! And best prices I've seen in Miami for arepas too! The chicha is perfectly made and not too sweet!

The hubby said it took him back to his childhood in Maracay, Venezuela when he took a bite! ❤️🇻🇪❤️

Rico's Steak & Grill has been open in Cutler Bay for about 3 months now giving the growing Venezuelan community a chance to get some tradition homemade style Venezuelan cuisine in the Cutler Bay and Palmetto Bay region. We haven't had a bad meal there yet!! Go give them a try!!! The menu is large and ranges from your favorite grilled items to Venezuelan options like arepas, empanadas, cachapas, chicha, and more! They also have cantina at great prices with...

To start off, sticky tables and nobody outside to attend customers. A homeless guy walked up and sat down at one of the tables and drank leftover water and walked off (the table was never wiped down). The service was extremely slow because of the one employee working the front. I waited 20 minutes for a cup of coffee, the only decent thing that was there lol. Then waited an extra 35 minutes for 2 sandwiches, fries, and a small basket of mini tequeños. The sandwich as pictured below was awful. Let me add that it was the wrong sandwich since the waitress never wrote down the order and I guess she forgot what I wanted, again lol. The sandwich fell apart as I pulled it to my mouth and spilled onto my lap because of the low quality bread and ingredients as pictured below. The fries as pictured below, looked just like that upon arrival. Soggy supermarket brand fries. I was still charged for the sandwich and I didn’t even eat it and I was offered a compensatory drink for a $10.38 meal, AGAIN LOL. The other sandwich was awful but I won’t speak on it because I didn’t get a picture but the pork which was inside was old and dry. Anyway, $32(not including tip) for two 6 inch sandwiches, 2 decent portions of fries, and a cup of coffee. This place is a nightmare, please...