Borinquen

First time at the restaurant but have ordered delivery before. We went on a Friday at around 7 and it wasn't super busy. Service was fast and hospitable. The restaurant is well lit and decorated tastefully with a Puerto Rican vibe. Latin music playing but not too loud. I got the Lechon dinner with mofongo. The pork was well seasoned and juicy. I had never had mofongo and was pleasantly surprised. Very tasty. My wife got the lechon jibarito and she enjoyed it very much. She asked for extra garlic and she said that took it over the top. We both got a side of maduros and they were just ok. Overall our experience at Borinquen was amazing and we will be back.

Every time I go here the food is amazing The service is always great. Love their hot sauce that can bought at restaurant to take home. I always keep a bottle of their hot sauce at home and I am not much of a hot sauce person.

"If 'How'd you know I was Puerto Rican?' was a place, it would be Boriquen." That's why my cousins and I made a point to stop by Boriquen over the weekend for a quick jibarito hangout. Trust me, you can't go wrong with their steak jibaritos - they never disappoint. The music at Boriquen is so lively and festive, it feels like you're at a family party. And let me tell you, the Domino Menus are a brilliant and creative idea. Not to mention, the tables have Coquís in the Puerto Rican flag, which adds a nice touch. We'll be back soon :)

I don't have much experience with Puerto Rican food and I went here basically 45 minutes prior to closing so I may have had a biased perspective here but I was left pretty whelmed after eating here. The good about this place is that the food is pretty inexpensive and with all the carbs you're gonna get will fill you up. I just didn't think there was much flavor anywhere, and most everything, from the jibarito, to the rice, to the pastry was largely flavorless and dry. Pretty much needed to drown everything in their hot sauce to taste anything. TL:DR it's affordable but bland.

A friend of a friend suggested we visit Boriquen for their Jibaritos. This friend used to go to the Humboldt Park location. The Humboldt Park location no longer exists, but it is the same family. We arrived and they brought us a basket of soft baguette served with little packets of butter. I was hungry and really enjoyed it. We ordered a pastel and two Jibaritos, one with bistek and the other with pork. The service was so great and prompt. The pastel came out in less than 5 minutes and Maria suggested we eat it with some ketchup, which was really tasty, some of that sweet and savory. The Jibaritos came out a few minutes later and they were also DELICIOUS. We're presented their salsa Jibara, which was a phenomenal hit of acid. Delicious on the rice and Jibarritos. The meats were both really tender. I loved all of the garlic smeared on the top. The mayonnaise, so scrummy!The bill came out to about $38 bucks, but well worth it! I look forward to coming here again.

Well, this is a local gem that screams PR vibes. It's a quiet joint with a bar, music and tvs. Sweet family or date spot.The food is legit PR. I started with the antojos: bacalaito and alcapuria. Both were served fresh and hot. The flavors are authentic and delicious.The pollo guisado was also served piping hot and with a little salad. So tasty.The service is polite, quick and sweet. The food comes out hot and made to order. Wait for it - don't complain about waiting for fresh antojos; it's worth it. Omgosh, the Alcapurra is so good and a great size.I totally recommend this PR gem.

I use to go here years ago when I lived near by there and the sandwiches were great. But this time not so much. Maybe it being a Sunday night and they were trying to use up remaining platanos because they were so hard it made it very difficult to eat AND they could have added more dressing to the sandwich. But the service was great and it was a really cute little restaurant.

Do you love Puerto Rican food? Look no further than Borinquén!They have all the PR classics that you know and love. The flavors are rich and deep. Staff here is great to interact with; they always have a smile on.I haven't eaten in here, have only gotten takeout a handful of times. Will update once I go back and sit in!

I've only done takeout/delivery from this place, but the five stars is for the bacalaito itself. It was so good and I could have it again - I am a fan of Puerto Rican food and know different establishments do different things well, so wanted to highlight the strengths. We also liked the shrimp mofongo and pollo guisado.

I ordered the lechón dinner and mofongo. Lechón is very dry, mofongo is just a ball of very salty and greasy mashed plantains without chicharrones. Not worth it at all. Will not be ordering from here again.