El tio nica — Restaurant in Pinellas Park

How can I start. First of all as a incoming customer we recieved no greeting, we order the food, the beans where hard the rice was hard you can tell it was microwaved and the tajadas were stalled . The only good was the meat, Cole slaw,and the fried cheeses . The service was horrible the lady would not disengaged from her cell phone. We called her attention to check us out came out and didn't ask what we needed waited 5 more minutes got up to pay the party plate and got charged $53 for 2 people. Way to expensive for me to get up from a dine table an exitded my self, and didn't get any thanks coming in.I took 1.5 hours just try this place and it was a total disaster. Never again coming back. I would have chosen any other restaurant versus this. This owner needs to really see what going on on this rate of service and food who knows. Check cameras...

I had an amazing experience at El Tío Nica! I ordered the nacatamal and it was absolutely delicious – full of flavor and so authentic, just like a homemade dish. My boyfriend had the caldo de res and he couldn’t stop talking about how good it was. We also shared the tostones con queso frito, which were fresh, perfectly cooked, and so tasty.

The customer service was very family-oriented and welcoming, which made us feel comfortable the whole time. The owner was very friendly.

If you’re looking for true Nicaraguan flavors, this is definitely the spot. I’ll be coming...

The menu it is not updated, items are not marked with the price, so you get a surprise bill every time. I've been there three times in less than a month and noticed higher prices for the same item every time I go. Last time I was there they said the Credit Card machine was broken and asked us to pay with Zelle, which seemed very sketchy because previous customers paid with Credit Card. Every time we go we get excited and order many things to go. But after this incident we are not planning in going back. They should not take advantage of their customers...