Piman Bouk Haitian Restaurant — Restaurant in Miami

Disappointing. what an embarassment!!!! Save your money People!!! I dont understand these people giving these place 3, 4 stars talking bout its good, are you freaking kidding me. They must if never had amazing, goood Haitian food cuz no way you consider the cood at this place good. Unless they are writing their own reviews. cuz no way.

I’m Haitian, you think I want to write this about an Haitian place, no of course not. My girlfriend and I were spending the weekend in Miami, shes from England so she saw the nod for this place Piman Bouk on Tik Tok. We both were excited. We get there first of all. she would of liked to eat in there but PLEASE. no way this place is dining. we just walked in the door looked at each other, we were like to go then. We ordered a griot and the oxtail that everyone on the reviews are raving about. Second of all after you walk in. service sucks, the lady was not very welcoming, we are standing there, even if you are finishing up with a customer. you can say hello. After probally 10 minutes. finally talking our orders. We take the food back to our hotel. The griot, disqppointing, how can you not do griot justice, our national dish, come on now. no flavor, no seasoning, not even salt. was like boiled pork and then fried. smh. Wasnt even fresh. The oxtail lack seasoning as welll but ill give them that was tender. Plantains. omg. disappointing, not fresh at all. how hard it is to fire 4 pieces of plantains for 2 meals when the customer orders. Rice was ok, could of been better and hotter, was barely warm. I was embarassed, wanted my gf to experience and enjoy it. At least she has had experienced some great Haitian Food, but stilll this place was a...

Food was mediocre but not too bad. The biggest regret of choosing this restaurant was the incredibly rude service. I'm not Haitian but often enjoy the authentic Haitian food we have in Orlando. If this is what the Miami experience is for Haitian cuisine, I'll go anywhere but here. As someone who does not speak Creole yet, I understand that when going to a small restaurant like this I may or may not encounter fluent English speakers. That being said, the woman taking my order didn't let two English words out of my mouth "chicken dinner" before pretending to not understand me. She only did this because I was with a friend who spoke Creole. If you do not speak English, I would recommend not having a menu on your wall in English. Put the menu in Creole so I know what to expect. Google translate would work fine in a situation if I were by myself. The woman who took our order then proceeded to give us an unwarranted attitude throughout the rest of the experience. When we requested an additional side of tostones/fried plantains, first she pretended that she couldn't do it. Then she relented and gave us our request. For a restaurant that requires everyone to pay in cash, there is no excuse for this. As long as I am paying the price for it, they should be able to reasonably accommodate a simple request. Other Haitian restaurants (that do honest business - not cash only) allow side items to be ordered, so there's no reason why Piman Bouk should not be able to unless they were out of the food item. My hopes were high for this restaurant but after this experience it is not a place I would return to...

“Embarrassing” does not come close to describing my overall experience at this restaurant. Even though the restaurant was a hole in the wall, I walked in there with pride because I am proud of my culture’s cuisine. I was accompanied by a foreign friend and while we were going over the menu that was written in English, I spoke Creole when asking for clarification out of respect, but it was an error in the end because the young lady at the counter was extremely rude. She made smart remarks during her explanation and pretended to not understand the company I had with me. I am not sure if she realized how rude she came across. At first she rudely refused to accommodate our order, and then eventually consented. Even though my friend did not speak Creole, she was able to pick up the cues and tone, and I was extremely embarrassed. Even after she behaved rudely and claimed that “she walked too much”, I still held hope about the taste of food. Boy was I wrong! The pikliz was not “piklizing,” and for a white American to say that the pikliz was subpar is next level embarrassment. The rice was greasy, the turkey was salty, and we ended up discarding the rest of the food because of it’s mediocre taste. I am not from Miami, and I thank God that I will never recommend or step foot in such an embarrassing place that poorly...