Rico Puerto Kafe - Restaurant

Frommer's Review

Although it's one of the newer restaurants in this neighborhood, it has already earned a formidable reputation for low-cost food that strictly adheres to the tenets of old-fashioned Puerto Rican cuisine. Its broad and wide interior, with its raw timbered ceiling and Mexican wood carvings evokes a country-western hangout, thanks to a woodsy-looking sports bar near the back. Local families who are nostalgic for the straightforward cuisine of their grandmothers are proud of the workaday kitchens that chug out generous portions, at reasonable prices, of food that's listed on a battered cardboard menu. Expect dishes that include grilled versions of fish, chicken, and skirt steak; shrimp in garlic/tomato sauce; fried pork chops; and flan. Rice with beans, and tostones (fried plantains) cost extra, as do mofongos, the fried-with-butter plantain cakes that seem to have become a part of the Puerto Rican sense of nationalism. If you're interested in a cross-section of the restaurant's finest, opt for either a small (which is actually large) or a large (which is actually humongous) sampler plate. It combines, with various sauces, many of the fried and seasoned specialties that are otherwise offered as independent platters.

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